I have the same question. I had updated my SE to 13.1, but it caused my Apple Watch to no longer be able to send messages, so I went back to 12.4.1.
I guess security doesn’t matter on these devices.
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Apple Releases iOS 12.4.2 Update for Older iPhones and iPads
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I have the same question. I had updated my SE to 13.1, but it caused my Apple Watch to no longer be able to send messages, so I went back to 12.4.1.
I guess security doesn’t matter on these devices.
Sorry, but Tim Apple doesn’t love you, so it appears you're stuck.
At the moment, you need a phone that doesn't support iOS 13 in order to be presented with this new iOS 12.4.2 version. I guess at some point someone will provide a link to the firmware to download and install the usual way via iTunes/Finder.
Well then just forget it reinstalling iOS 12 on my 7+. The earpiece speaker works fine for phone calls but won't play stereo when listening to music. A tech told me to do a wipe and reinstall of iOS 12. Now I'm afraid to try it. If it forces me to go to iOS 13 then I loose the App Store on iTunes 12.6 and Apple Configurator 2 to install apps requires Mojave. I'm on El Capitan. What a headache!
Did someone here say "2012 Mac Pro unable to update to MacOS Catalina"? Its only got 12 cores, 32 GB RAM, and an AMD RX 580 graphics card - but sure, no planned obsolescence going on here.
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Hoping there are bug fixes -- noticed a few new buggy behaviour since what I thought was the last and final update and got a little worried there.
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5s FOR LIFE!!!
I get your point, but it really is apples and oranges for an old phone vs a still very powerful computer.Did someone here say "2012 Mac Pro unable to update to MacOS Catalina"? Its only got 12 cores, 32 GB RAM, and an AMD RX 580 graphics card - but sure, no planned obsolescence going on here.
Let me know how many Android vendors are updating their old devices from 5+ years ago.
This update is not for iPhone 8.
You have iOS 13.1 for that.
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I can’t see a good reason to do that
Wait wait wait. My iPad Pro was presented with 12.4.2. I checked at lunch to see why 13 hadn't downloaded yet.
iPhone 5S is one of the best supported device of the whole history.wow an update for my 5s, I thought those days were long gone now
Sure, but those who say that Apple is perpetuating planned obsolescence through software updates are still correct (at least in my opinion). The problem is on the MacOS side, so the release of this update doesn't change anything as your earlier post implies.
