Now this sucks. Have iOS 10.3.3 on my iPhone 7 plus , very useful update, though don't want throttling.
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Apple Releases iOS 11.2.2 With Security Fixes to Address Spectre Vulnerability
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For those waiting on others' reports before you do this . . . have updated two of our house's three iOS devices, an iPhone X and an iPad Pro 9.7" (the other one, an iPhone 7, isn't here right now), to this with no problem. None have ever been on beta versions, FWIW.
I’ve noticed my X continuously having its usage and standby mode times being identical. I attributed to some of the apps I have that haven’t been updated for the X.
Isn't the 5 over five years old now? At some point you have suck it up and get an updated phone.
Yeah, it's frustrating. There's a lot of people using older iPhones that don't care to upgrade. My mother is one of them; she loves her 5C and plans to keep it "until it dies" (her words). It does everything she wants and she's not really a power user. I'd hate for her to be insecure and have to buy a new phone because Apple won't fix iOS 10.
Stay on 10.3.3
It's unclear to me in real world end user (i.e. not server farm) how much these two hacks are real security threats.
Ran it a few more times, lowest I got was 10282, but other than that one time, keep getting 10470 and up, I got up to 10516
It’s worth noting that Apple won’t let you download an iOS update as small as 66 MB using cellular data despite allowing much larger app downloads. And, well, you can stream video online until you’re blue in the face.
This is kind of dumb.
This is kind of dumb.
You can easily overheat any new models with an iCloud restore. They will go into a thermal protect (reduced processing and screen brightness reduced) during these times, not just the iPhone X. The 8 and 8 Plus processors get hot too but hey, they are fast too. Boot times are amazing compared to older devices.
Is that 9408 (After) the new multi-core score from Geekbench 4? Try it again.
This behavior still drives me nuts. Some people don't have access to Wi-Fi all the time.
If Apple wants to display a scary warning before you download a cellular update OTA, that's fine. But if I can send hundreds of MBs over the air to sync my Photos Library or stream videos all day long, I should be able to install a security update without having to wait hours or days to connect to decent Wi-Fi or risk using some questionable public hotspot to (ironically) download a security update.
I wonder if those people experiencing overheating issues with apps such as Waze (navigation) were in hot environments.
You know that devices can't be supported forever. Sometimes there's a cost to remaining secure and that means updating the hardware that supports the newer/safer software. Upgrade the phone, that's the only option. Granted, there are millions of iPad 1, 2, 3's that are/were in great shape but are no longer viable. It's just a cost of a consumer unfortunately. You can drive a 1943 Ford but don't expect Ford to put anti-lock brakes and airbags in it to make you safer.
Funny, my 15 month old 7 Plus is still benchmarking at full speed. I literally just ran a bunch of tests and after this update installs I’m going to benchmark again to see what changes.
Every iOS release has included security updates. Those of you who stay on old patches are crazy. True of every other iOS release ever. True for this one.
If it is any consolation, for really light users, the security risk is limited by the relatively small amount of critical information stored or entered on their phones. Plus, their web browsing is less extensive and probably less likely to go to dodgy sites. Using gift cards as the method of payment behind the AppleID can keep credit card numbers off the phone.
