Apple Stops Signing iOS 16.2 Following iOS 16.3 Launch, Downgrading No Longer Possible

[PhilBoogie]

Upgraded an old iPhone 12 to iOS 16.3 and it's extremely laggy, even the animation when you return to the home screen lags out. I don't know if Apple is again throttling phones so that people upgrade, but I have no problems whatsoever on my 13 Pro Max. The 12 is set up as new and has nothing on it except for stock apps.

The trick is to never upgrade. Sure, I have to deal with 'Allow paste?' bug, but at least I don't have to deal with new bugs. I wish I could install an old version of iOS on a new phone. Perhaps I shouldn't buy a new one every year...

 

[Vespi]

Tbf.. ios 16.3 is far better than 16.2 performance and battery wise for me

 

[Wildkraut]

Interesting... First I've heard of this... Do you have any links to any up-to-date news?
The US right to repair act was basically sabotaged into impotency.

Yeah sure, under…

Designing products that last longer and can be repaired

10. Highlights that goods with digital elements require special attention; stresses in particular that software updates have to be made available for a minimum period in line with the Digital Content Directive; insists that consumers should be fully informed about the availability of updates at the time of purchase; adds that functionality updates should be reversible and not lead to diminished performance; notes that practices that unduly restrict the right to repair or lead to obsolescence could be considered unfair commercial practices and therefore be added to Annex I to the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive;

Texts adopted - Right to repair - Thursday, 7 April 2022

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