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Do you want to provide some evidence for that completely outlandish claim of yours?
I believe they are talking about the iCloud breach that happened a few years ago, nothing to do with phones. If I remember correctly, people were socially engineered (tricked) into giving out their passwords or Apple was tricked into resetting them can't remember all the details. The other part of that statement, well, I'm glad Apple takes privacy seriously...
Seems like an Apples and Oranges argument; the thesis of which is "this orange sucks as an apple". In other news, air, we breathe it.
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And yet, most Android users don't care. Android 6 or 7 or 8 and they all still happily use their devices and could care less (or even know better) that they aren't on Android 8.
Recent history is proving that having the latest macOS or iOS isn't necessarily a good thing.
As if we were to believe every iPad and iPhone user owns the very latest Hardware. It would seem by the title of this article that most users of Apple devices own the latest iterations of both the iPad and iPhone.
Meanwhile in the real world however there are many individuals that continue to use devices such as the iPad 2, iPad Mini and iPhone 4s on a daily basis all of which represent the pinnacle of their individual formats and since that time there has been little in the way of innovation. All of which being sacrificed by Apple's obsession of how thin they can produce a device at the cost of higher quality. Compare the superior build quality of the iPhone 4s to the iPhone 6 the results are startling.
Meanwhile in the real world however there are many individuals that continue to use devices such as the iPad 2, iPad Mini and iPhone 4s on a daily basis all of which represent the pinnacle of their individual formats and since that time there has been little in the way of innovation. All of which being sacrificed by Apple's obsession of how thin they can produce a device at the cost of higher quality. Compare the superior build quality of the iPhone 4s to the iPhone 6 the results are startling.
Thanks for the reply. I figured that’s what he was talking about but thought he needed to be called out for the patently false statement. Cheers!
iOS didn't leak it. People lost their passwords.
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I agree, it's a terrible idea. Wouldn't go near one.
I chuckle every time I see one of these because they mean very little as positioned.
The questions should be:
Never forget that Apple severely restricts the ability to go back to a previous version.
The questions should be:
- The percentage of iOS devices on iOS 11 where iOS 11 is an available option
- The percentage of Android devices on Android 8 where Android 8 is an available option
- The percentage of all iOS devices on iOS 11
- The percentage of all Android devices on Android 8
Never forget that Apple severely restricts the ability to go back to a previous version.
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All that matters for developers, security experts, and investors is what version people are on. The other things only matter if it's some kind of contest.
Are you serious about the selective memory?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_photos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_San_Bernardino_attack
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/13/technology/security/fbi-apple/index.html
All the while profiting indirectly from a backdoor.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/15/graykey-iphone-unlocking-box/
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I have a sneaky suspicion that number would be significantly smaller if we were not harassed to update and had the ability to downgrade.
Why not say, 24% of IOS users are running vulnerable code? Call the issue what it is, users aren’t patching like they should and they are vulnerable to issues Apple will never fix for their device either because they consider it EOL or they won’t backport the fix.
https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-49/product_id-15556/Apple-Iphone-Os.html
If you are running anything other than the latest IOS release, you're like someone running around without vaccinations. Not that Cisco is perfect bu their EOL policy is WAY more transparent.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html
I just wish Apple was more transparent about this and that people knew that staying on an old release is not without its own security issues. Everyone gets to make their own call but it’s such a gray area.
https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-49/product_id-15556/Apple-Iphone-Os.html
If you are running anything other than the latest IOS release, you're like someone running around without vaccinations. Not that Cisco is perfect bu their EOL policy is WAY more transparent.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html
I just wish Apple was more transparent about this and that people knew that staying on an old release is not without its own security issues. Everyone gets to make their own call but it’s such a gray area.
Users, no. Developers that want to actually see a return on their investment certainly will. What’s the point of implementing new OS features of the vast majority of the Android market can’t use them?
An ecosystem is far more than the end user.
Yes and No. I see this as targeted toward the user audience. Not those you mentioned. Either way, the title and article is disingenuous.
Where I work you have to have Android 7.x or higher and iOS 11.2.6 or higher. Yes, this caused some angst.
And some upgrades.
Yeah, it's not clear. They sometimes update older OSs if the bug is severe enough. Seems like they also provide all security updates for the past 3 macOS versions, judging by the downloads page, but they don't state this anywhere.
I'm right there with you. As much as I would like to update, I don't think the performance hit is worth the new features I may or may not use in iOS 11.
You probably didn't like >3.5" display, OLED, precision pen input, etc. either until Apple adopted them but reality is names are easier to remember just like how people have names and numbers (SS#) associated to them but are referred to by name.
And, guess what? Apple have code names too but not as easy to remember.
- 1.0: Alpine (1.0.0 - 1.0.2: Heavenly)
- 1.1: Little Bear (1.1.1: Snowbird, 1.1.2: Oktoberfest)
- 2.0: Big Bear
- 2.1: Sugarbowl
- 2.2: Timberline
- 3.0: Kirkwood
- 3.1: Northstar
- 3.2: Wildcat (iPad only)
- 4.0: Apex
- 4.1: Baker
- 4.2: Jasper (4.2.5 - 4.2.10: Phoenix)
- 4.3: Durango
- 5.0: Telluride
- 5.1: Hoodoo
- 6.0: Sundance
- 6.1: Brighton
- 7.0: Innsbruck
- 7.1: Sochi
- 8.0: Okemo
- 8.1: OkemoTaos
- 8.2: OkemoZurs
- 8.3: Stowe
- 8.4: Copper
- 9.0: Monarch
- 9.1: Boulder
- 9.2: Castlerock
- 9.3: Eagle
- 10.0: Whitetail
- 10.1: Butler
- 10.2: Corry
- 10.3: Erie
- 11.0: Tigris
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My OS is Oreo - updated when I was informed of the new version. It cannot be done except whenever the carrier notifies the user that it is available. Older phone users may not be notified until later - if ever. But the older phone still is as functional as when it was new. When it is obvious that it is not as responsive, then it can be replaced. Often the operating systems in older phones are not updated.
Before Apple users get their knickers all twisted, they should realize not everyone needs or wants an iPhone, especially considering the price. And it is a one-maker phone so it's no wonder that most iPhones are up-to-date with their OS.
Before Apple users get their knickers all twisted, they should realize not everyone needs or wants an iPhone, especially considering the price. And it is a one-maker phone so it's no wonder that most iPhones are up-to-date with their OS.
I think Google is, albeit it’s somewhat out of their hands. Certainly they’ve taken steps to make as much of the OS an ‘app’ as possible so it can all be independently updated piece by piece without requiring a full OS update be pushed by the device manufacturer.
As for the OEMs, you ought to be glad that you get any updates once their product is discontinued. Had a Sony Android TV 2015 model and was shocked to see it update recently to Nougat.
I agreee. It’s nice to have choice of which OS version you can use on Android. Apple continually is removing that choice from their users, tightening the noose.
Not really. The acccount security wasn’t bypassed, it was guessed. Quite the difference. But great try anyway.
As far as greybox. Android doesn’t even need special hardware.
You can't tell which version is newer without looking up the version number of each name, and the numbers (1-11) are low enough that they're easy to remember.
I want to have one device roll back to iOS 10. If only there was for Apple to be happy and I can be happy at the same time.