I mean How long Apple will support iphone 6? IOS 12;13?Apple will support it at least 5 years - so to Sept 2019.
But I think there's more to your question. Don't be coy.
I mean How long Apple will support iphone 6? IOS 12;13?
I mean How long Apple will support iphone 6? IOS 12;13?
Ios 11 will be likely be the last supported version with Apple.I am wondering here about the 5S.
Ios 11 will be likely be the last supported version with Apple.
2013 was release time. So updates through mid 2018. That's 5 years of support
Just like iPhone 5 (2012-2017)
iPhone 4s (2011-2016)
Based on current trend, it will get at least iOS12.
iPhone 5 is dropped on iOS11. If the trend remains the same, iOS12 will drop iPhone 5S, and then iOS13 will drop iPhone 6.
However, Apple just put the A8 into the new homePod. So sounds like Apple might support it longer. The issue with the iPhone 6 will be the 1GB RAM, which starts to become a bottleneck.
True, however with the way Apple updates the iDevices, once it is dropped from support, it means you won't get any further security updates nor updated built-in apps like Safari.It will last for as long as you use it and take care of it without breaking it.
The battery might die but you can get that replaced for cheap.
Just because Apple stops providing firmware updates for an older device it doesn't mean that the device all of a sudden stops working.
In contrast with Android. You might be stuck on Kitkat, but at the same time you can run the latest version of Chrome.
True, however with the way Apple updates the iDevices, once it is dropped from support, it means you won't get any further security updates nor updated built-in apps like Safari.
In contrast with Android. You might be stuck on Kitkat, but at the same time you can run the latest version of Chrome.
Iphone 6 always slow
Yes but it's at the developer's discretion which is not different to iOS. For example Chrome requires iOS 9. Until recently Whatsapp required iOS 6 and just switched to requiring 7.Is that how the Google store works? You will get later updates to Chrome, Firefox, and other apps even when the Android version that you are on has long stopped being 'en vogue'?
If so, this is a very big difference between iOS and Android.
Yes, there is a contrast between iOS and Android. Due to the update lag nature of the Android platform, one of Google's effort to tackle that is to break up the OS into components that they can update some stock apps separately through the Play store (ranging from the messaging app to Chrome and the system web view). Although this doesn't solve the problem completely, at least users of older version of the OS are not totally abandoned on some of the Google stock apps.Is that how the Google store works? You will get later updates to Chrome, Firefox, and other apps even when the Android version that you are on has long stopped being 'en vogue'?
If so, this is a very big difference between iOS and Android.
i have ios 10 on my iphone 6 and it has brought it down a snails pace.It will get at least iOS 12.
May run slow as molasses, but that's a whole different question.
I'm still rocking the iPhone 6 as daily driver & other than occasional lag it's been awesome.
i have ios 10 on my iphone 6 and it has brought it down a snails pace.
Same here. There's the occasional hiccup, but still a great smartphone.
You say that but both in my personal experience and as mentioned by joe blow below, the phone has held up really well.
The 1GB of RAM will be the bottleneck moving forward. It is worse on the 6 plus, since it is already "laggier" than the standard 6, having to resale its UI twice.i have ios 10 on my iphone 6 and it has brought it down a snails pace.
Based on current trend, it will get at least iOS12.
iPhone 5 is dropped on iOS11. If the trend remains the same, iOS12 will drop iPhone 5S, and then iOS13 will drop iPhone 6.
However, Apple just put the A8 into the new homePod. So sounds like Apple might support it longer. The issue with the iPhone 6 will be the 1GB RAM, which starts to become a bottleneck.