iOS 15 had a difficult time updating from 14 on my 6s. That’s a sign right there Apple is unlikely to support it under 16. Sad thing is there will likely be millions of those out there that are still usable. I personally use mine as a backup when I’m charging my X. Apple should consider providing maintenance support for iOS 15 on devices that still run it.
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iOS 15 Nears Estimated 90% Adoption Ahead of iOS 16 Reveal Next Week
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You’ll know by next June (to be safe). I know I’m not touching iOS 16 until then that’s for sure.
Absolutely false. This could describe any of the last 5 years of updates.
iOS 15's adoption was slowed by being optional and allowing users to remain on iOS 14, something they've never done before.
LOL. No. There aren't "tons" of them. And the ones that are, are not interacting with anything new. They aren't downloading new apps. They are holding on to a phone that makes calls and sends SMS, and they don't need anything more.
In the modern smartphone era, you're pretty much forced to update every time.
perhaps you wait for a .1 or .2 release, but holding onto an old OS is just not sustainable.
I'm quite sure using iOS 14 in 2023 will be quite inconvenient.
perhaps you wait for a .1 or .2 release, but holding onto an old OS is just not sustainable.
I'm quite sure using iOS 14 in 2023 will be quite inconvenient.
Be advised we still have no idea what models will be allowed to use that. iOS 15.x is being used by a very wide range of iPhone models which is great.
I don't understand your comment. How is using iOS 14 "quite inconvenient" or an old iOS "not sustainable"?
Like the iPhone, iOS is basically a mature platform with incremental changes year over year. One could argue that with security updates and ongoing app support, most users would be perfectly content.
My biggest qualm is that Apple should stop major yearly releases at this point. Just give us improvements as you make them.
they have been.
Most of the biggest new features announced last year at WWDC didn’t come in 15.0, they came as they were ready.
When they announce new operating systems, they aren’t announcing big huge updates that all come on one day anymore.
They’re announcing a roadmap of features that should come out within the next year.
I'm glad iOS doesn't suffer from OS fragmentation like Android does.
I am using 15.5.1 on my iPhone Pro 13 but sticking with 14.8 on my iPad Air 4, iPad Pro 2017 and 2019. The home screen layout is far better on 14.8 for me and I get to keep my Dark Sky widget on the iPads.
Well, my 9th gen iPad came with ios15, so no choice there 
I also have no context for anything from there, to ios8 since I never updated my older iOS devices
I still carry my iPod Touch 5 (rel. Oct. 2012) b/c it's slim and fits nicely in my pocket, and it uses the same lightning connector as my new iPad. But these days, it's a glorified flashlight and calculator. I probably stopped using it around 6 to 7 years later
I also have no context for anything from there, to ios8 since I never updated my older iOS devicesI was using a 1st gen iPad Air. Came out in 2013, but I got a used device in 2016. It was on ios8 and I never updated from that. Even though I have a new, 9th gen iPad I got last year, I still use that from time to time for "legacy apps and games". But there, I've had it for 6 years (with the device being 9 years old by release date).
I still carry my iPod Touch 5 (rel. Oct. 2012) b/c it's slim and fits nicely in my pocket, and it uses the same lightning connector as my new iPad. But these days, it's a glorified flashlight and calculator. I probably stopped using it around 6 to 7 years later
My sister just upgraded from an iPhone 6 to an SE 2022, and it was running iOS 12.whatever. She was doing fine on it, just didn't want to replace the battery again.
The 6 was only her second iPhone (first was an original iPhone 2g). Some people just don't care about smartphones.
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I have a Bakelite rotary wall phone in the basement hooked up via an ObiHai to Google voice! I have a bit of fascination with old analog phones.
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Haha I’m the same, when we replaced the phone system at work I acquired a couple of the old ATAs. I now have a wired phone and a fax machine too, no idea why but it was fun to set up and test 😂
Good to see such high numbers. Maybe some are waiting for the final version of iOS 15 before updating
Sometimes "being poor" is not a "willing" situation - but that being said some people are stuck with older tech for various reasons.
There are sooooo many billions of us on this planet, not everyone can use a device newer than 10 years.
(A lady I know from Indonesia and another from the Phillipines both buy older laptops here with Linux, and older Android phones with custom newer ROMs to send back home. $25 for an old phone or laptop that gets someone online and connected who otherwise has no options is a hella real thing)
My 12.9 M1 iPad pro came with ios15 when I boight it or I probably would’ve just kept ios14 with it.
I was using ios14 on my 12 pro max until just recently. I was basically forced to upgrade as I bought an AW7 (upgrade from AW4) and the watchOS version on it required ios15. Otherwise I would have stayed with ios14.
I have my backup 7plus on ios14.8.
I was using ios14 on my 12 pro max until just recently. I was basically forced to upgrade as I bought an AW7 (upgrade from AW4) and the watchOS version on it required ios15. Otherwise I would have stayed with ios14.
I have my backup 7plus on ios14.8.
Untill all landline service is canceled (because the switch it's connected to get decommissioned) ( in Norway this wil happen this year or next), i doubt the voip adapters support rotary phones
Apple TV HD 15.5.1
Right before an app starts playing content the home bar appears.
