Pulled the trigger and updated. So far so good. The speed is obviously there, promising battery too from what I can say for several hours.
Do you upgrade every year?
Of course that the usage pattern is the key, but with the same usage pattern, battery life WILL plummet if you update far enough.
lots of variables that's outside the knowledge of customers
Hmmm..it seems the battery really last longer on 18.4 than 18.3.2….
I have some tactics to recognize it early and it seems pretty impressive at the moment.
Exactly why I bough both at the same time for a cross hemispherical flight.
That's true, I brought the 5W (from SE) and 20W along (DE-AU). Off course the aircraft had USB ports but transit-ing airports with the MagSafe was brilliant (also for charging the APP2) whilst many sat tethered at the lounges...waiting. Used quite the old car at the destination also that had no USB.heh
They do make charging cables!
I’m on an iPhone 12 mini and running iOS 18.4, and I haven’t experienced any problems - or changes in that regard. I wouldn’t hesitate updating.Hi guys, I’m currently running 18.3.2 on my 13 mini, would you recommend updating to 18.4?
Any of you with Mini, how it behaves on 18.4?
I'm currently in DE whose coverage, service and pricing is very poor and incrementally held back to price gouge severely. The Telekom monopoly is unaffordable but the dynamic tower sharing amongst the other telcos makes it difficult to pin point any issue with an actual contracted provider or the device itself as it's not displayed on the phone.Carriers really tout their 99%-ish coverage, but it's the little things that make, and break.
I'd never put a charging cable with data wires still active into a public usb-port at an airport/airplane, though. That would be a prime spot for intelligence gathering and dropping of mal-/spyware, APTs for state actors (which will probably also affect battery life at the least)That's true, I brought the 5W (from SE) and 20W along (DE-AU). Off course the aircraft had USB ports but transit-ing airports with the MagSafe was brilliant (also for charging the APP2) whilst many sat tethered at the lounges...waiting. Used quite the old car at the destination also that had no USB.
I'm currently in DE whose coverage, service and pricing is very poor and incrementally held back to price gouge severely. The Telekom monopoly is unaffordable but the dynamic tower sharing amongst the other telcos makes it difficult to pin point any issue with an actual contracted provider or the device itself as it's not displayed on the phone.
Matter of fact (in my case) it became obvious why I lost 1/3 of the signal strength everywhere when 5G was provided. But this only after digging with ph support for 3/4 hr what they changed w/out transparency but were also unable to revert back to. Thankfully I was past my 2 yrs and could look at another provider going from sub 50 Mbps to 300 +. Also interesting, they (new provider) offered unlimited GB for the first month BUT signal was quite weaker and slower until past that time.
Telco criminals
That's true, I brought the 5W (from SE) and 20W along (DE-AU). Off course the aircraft had USB ports but transit-ing airports with the MagSafe was brilliant (also for charging the APP2) whilst many sat tethered at the lounges...waiting. Used quite the old car at the destination also that had no USB.
Good point. Cannot recall if the a/Ports had usb hubs or universal power points, as I just breezed past the tethered bodies.I'd never put a charging cable with data wires still active into a public usb-port at an airport/airplane, though. That would be a prime spot for intelligence gathering and dropping of mal-/spyware, APTs for state actors (which will probably also affect battery life at the least)
It's good enough 99% of the time. In the few cases that battery life is not sufficient (like extended traveling), it's not a fluke that Apple's sadly discontinued MagSafe battery pack is a perfect fit for the 13 Mini and the 13 Mini alone.
I’m not sure how USB is more likely to have zero-day exploits than Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/cellular. Remember how Apple planned to do OTA software updates for new iPhones in their sealed boxes?I'd never put a charging cable with data wires still active into a public usb-port at an airport/airplane, though. That would be a prime spot for intelligence gathering and dropping of mal-/spyware, APTs for state actors (which will probably also affect battery life at the least)
They didn’t just plan to, they actually do.I’m not sure how USB is more likely to have zero-day exploits than Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/cellular. Remember how Apple planned to do OTA software updates for new iPhones in their sealed boxes?
I remember reading that was canceled, but can’t find it now.They didn’t just plan to, they actually do.
Rolled out to all Apple stores almost a year ago.![]()
Apple's in-box iPhone software update system arrives in April
Updating the software on a just-bought iPhone could become a thing of the past, with a new system rolling out to Apple Stores in April that will update the software on devices still in the packaging.appleinsider.com
Nope, definitely not canceled.I remember reading that was canceled, but can’t find it now.
A proper one, yes. I use their (then available) clear case+MagSafe and it's fantastic. I won't lie, the teal clear case + blue Mini are a match made in heaven. Initially bought Apple's iteration and hated it being so slippery and having the exposed lower section didn't instil much confidence.Yes; I have a carry-brick for extended jaunts
I use an Otterbox on my Mini, so a lot of accessories just won't work.
Absolutely, even though I admittently had to look the acronym upIs this what is meant by MVNO?
This is absolutely true. I've owned iOS devices for well over a decade and I've been burned too many times by iOS updates to not have identified a pattern (also true for macOS but I digress).Not true. I’ve used original iOS versions for years on end and battery life never worsens. I’ve tested two same-model iPhones. One updated with good health and one not updated with poor health. The original version iPhone is infinitely better.
Battery health is irrelevant if the device isn’t updated. Battery life is obliterated by iOS updates.
We can discuss compatibility if you stay behind. We can discuss whether the device isn’t really useful for you if not updated. We can discuss Safari breaking. But not battery life.
Yours is a forever-perpetual myth perpetuated by serial updaters who don’t know any better and tolerate garbage.
Try staying behind once and let me know.
Yeah, we all learn about it at some point. I was burned twice. I updated an iPod Touch 4G from iOS 4 to iOS 5 (because I didn’t know better) and an iPad 4 to iOS 7 (for compatibility and because I still didn’t know better and hadn’t learned). 2013. That was the last time I updated willingly. Apple forced my A9 devices out of iOS 9, but that wasn’t a deliberate update, Apple literally bricked my devices and I had no choice. And both devices were, of course, significantly affected, with a significant performance decline and a massive battery life impact.This is absolutely true. I've owned iOS devices for well over a decade and I've been burned too many times by iOS updates to not have identified a pattern (also true for macOS but I digress).
And as if there was any doubt left on the table, my mother recently had her iPhone 7 Plus battery replaced at the Apple Store. Battery life stayed nearly identical. Yes, really. What does that tell you?
What do you mean battery life stayed the same?And as if there was any doubt left on the table, my mother recently had her iPhone 7 Plus battery replaced at the Apple Store. Battery life stayed nearly identical. Yes, really. What does that tell you?
A proper one, yes. I use their (then available) clear case+MagSafe and it's fantastic. I won't lie, the teal clear case + blue Mini are a match made in heaven. Initially bought Apple's iteration and hated it being so slippery and having the exposed lower section didn't instil much confidence.
I did learn from the, then, winding down of SE OG accessories, and bought two blue Apple silicon cases also.