I’m using an iPhone 5c. If an iPhone XS is prehistoric, the 5c is what? Pre-Triassic?
If that’s the case, I’m wondering... it might have survived the Permian-Triassic extinction. That’s amazing.
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If that’s the case, I’m wondering... it might have survived the Permian-Triassic extinction. That’s amazing.
That's why the dinosaurs died out. Someone tried to call them regarding the meteor, but all their phones had run out of battery.
You see? They shouldn’t have updated. Had they stayed on iOS 12 like I did on my Xʀ, they would’ve had ample battery life. Perhaps dinosaurs could’ve survived, and perhaps the species could’ve communicated during the Permian-Triassic extinction to fight as best they could. Sad.
Unfortunately, the T-Rexes needed reachability which wasn't supported in iOS 12.
I've said it for so many years it feels like a sick joke, but Apple software continues to plague otherwise good hardware. The fact is we have all come to tolerate it though, because, for most users, they are not willing, or can't afford, to simply switch to another platform.
Why?
The XS Max is on its last legs in terms of software support. If people want to cling on to old obsoleted technology they can, but don't expect best-in-class experiences.
If you're happy with what you have then of course you can make that decision to keep using it. But I can assure you, you're missing out on a ton of great stuff by using an ancient device. iPhones are supported for a long time, but the intention is you should upgrade every couple of years or so.
In Siri and Spotlight preferences, there are switches to disable various categories of content scanning - among which is Images. There's also a "Spotlight Privacy... button where you can specify certain directories to omit.
Also, They wrote this really long policy statement about how you can feel extra super safe (despite preserving their wiggle room to do whatever they want). Not that one should ever accept the implication of settings, or a longwinded legalese. It's just that we've had thirty of our Earth years to make any formal complaints, and no one bothered to take an interest in local affairs, so there's no point getting upset about it now. Share and Enjoy!
New features are great, and I enjoy them, specially the ones that interact between devices across the ecosystem.
But I primarily use Apple products for their intuitiveness, very easy learning curve, stability, and rock solid like (up to a point) software.
I´m well enough and I live a quite comfortable life, but I´m not rich. Apple products allow me to buy them and them use them without having to worry about anything else for a very long time, like my refrigerator. I buy them when they come out and then use them through their entire life cycle. Then, when they stop being supported (software wise), I buy the next generation that is released. This span of many many years implies that yes, at some point during that life cycle, some new features wont be received by them, even though the are still being updated. It does not matter to me.
This were features that I didnt have yesterday (because they didnt exist), and I can continue to live without them after they are being unveiled to the world until I buy a new generation of the device.
This have another positive (in my view), outcome: Because I renew my Apple devices after so many years of use, the change, both in features and in performance, is DRAMATIC every time, which it isn´t the case if you upgrade every year of every couple of years.
Totally agree. My wife says I should be enjoying senility more, because I can hobble out the garage every morning and be joyfully surprised that someone left me a Porsche in there, while forgetting all about the taxes, and about tires that cost 600 bucks per corner. So, yeah, an operational phone gets to live a long time with me.
Yes lets hold off on the other terrible bugs. You know Apple could release 17.1 and fix the other terrible bugs and can do a rapid release or 17.1.1 to fix this issue right?
Thanks for quoting Apple's definition of obsolete from a hardware servicing perspective.
You’re welcome! And thanks for calling a device receiving current software updates obsolete. Really funny to read.
Yeah they no longer manufacture or sell it.
It's also missing a huge list of current iOS features, functionality and experiences - despite technically being up-to date in terms of software.
It still has the old camera app.
Its camera system is really bad, especially in low light situations.
It doesn't support 5G.
It doesn't support WiFi 6.
It doesn't have ProMotion.
It doesn't have Dynamic Island.
It lacks RAM.
And it will be cut off from iOS updates next year.
Absolutely reasonable for you to argue because it's still receiving iOS updates for one more year that it's still relevant.
My view is all the deficiencies listed above make it obsolete.
Don't forget...
- It lacks the Neural engine chips for machine learning
- Its battery will certainly certainly tired
- It lacks USB-C
- It lacks MagSafe
- browses the web
- moves messages
- manages eMail
- does GPS nav mapping
- participates in all iCloud sync functions
- Wallet runs NFC payment systems
- charges by Apple/Qi wireless
- works Tesla and BMW lock/start programs
- interpolates QR codes
- collects basic step counts and movement metrics
- supports Apple Watch through Ultra OS9
- runs all the bank/insurance apps
- docs with big screen TVs
- feeds BT audio
- connects to remote control my Nikon Z8
- manages telemetry with Apple FindMy and AirTags
- gets security updates, if not features
But, yeah, I'd like to OCR my note-taking photos. Wouldn't mind real-time language translations in live scenery. Satellite comms would be reassuring, especially out in deep horse country. However, in testing iphone 14-15 lab rats, I find that dynamic island is some needless, irritating bull****
Did they? I am 58 and in my early years we didn’t even have a landline at home.My parents were late to adopt a phone,but we survived.People have it too easy these days.
Well, to answer such a desperately needed call, they could‘ve asked for help to their friend with long arms, the deinocheirus. A simple call for help, and they could’ve survived!
Glad I chose to stick with the RTM iOS update that came with my iPhone 15 Pro Max which is iOS 17.0 (21A327)
I just had this happen at 2:49am. I was playing music in Standby mode (landscape, phone plugged in), and music stopped. I went to Apple Music to start it again, and put it back in Standby mode. Music played for about 15-20s, then Apple logo showed up indicating a full reboot. My battery info doesn't show a break, but I do have analytics data for this event. It is a memory panic, so there's a memory exception happening, likely in the kernel, causing this issue. 13 Pro Max on 17.1.
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