iPhone 6(S)/Plus should i update my iOS

[Reverend Benny]

Have a look at the releasenote for every 11.x.x release note and judge for yourself.

Also have a look on
https://www.cvedetails.com/product/15556/Apple-Iphone-Os.html?vendor_id=49

CVEdetails gives you an idea of what security vulnerabilities that has been found.
Spend a day reading up on it and if you still feel that a slightly slower phone is your main concern you should think again.

 

[Mrbobb]

And yet here are people who even have the same overall opinion who have admitted that going from iOS 9 to 10 was an improvement for them, for example. There are certainly quite a few who are already finding the fist beta of iOS 12 to be better (and this isn't just a beta but the first one too).

From the WWDC, Apple brags IOS 12 runs 30-40% faster, more precisely they said RESPONSE TIME, where it actually finish your tasks faster I dunno. But I wouldn't jump the gun, wait for more user feedback b4r diving, and then on what hardware? I didn't watch the whole thing.

 

[darngooddesign]

I've owned this iPhone 6+ since it was released in 2014. I haven't replaced my battery but I'm wondering if I should update my iOS to iOS 11 its currently running iOS 10. My concern is whether or not the phone will begin to slow down as right now its moving pretty fast.

You should replace your battery; it will make your phone run much better.

 

[FeliApple]

If it's fast and you are happy with it, stay. No performance hits can come from that.

 

[Reverend Benny]

You should replace your battery; it will make your phone run much better.

I did that on my 6S a while back and it was like a new phone plus the fact that I have a battery that I can rely on.
I got mine swapped for free as he said that the battery wasn't behaving as it should, but would have paid the $29 in a heartbeat to get a fresh battery and performance back.

Performance is no excuse not to upgrade, look at the link I provided and the security holes that has been patched, its a huge amount.
Seems like many of the worst ones seem to be fixed with 11.2. But still, update your phone and get a new battery, its well worth it.

 

[now i see it]

Yet not a single iPhone on any version of iOS since the beginning has ever been infected with malware. Zero. And billions have been sold.

Zero.

 

[Reverend Benny]

Yet not a single iPhone on any version of iOS since the beginning has ever been infected with malware. Zero. And billions have been sold.

Zero.

Google around a bit and you'll see that that statement is wrong.
And also have a look at CVEdetails.

Now, some find CVEdetails a bit messy, if that's the case have a look at wikipedia, they have listed far from everything but if gives you a rough idea.

https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Malware_for_iOS#Tools_found_in_the_wild_that_target_the_public

Bluebourne, Spectre and Meltdown is also vulnerabilities that has been somewhat patched in later version of iOS (and other platforms)

 

[darngooddesign]

The majority of those target jailbroken devices, which are not applicable to discussions of stock iOS security.

 

[Reverend Benny]

The majority of those target jailbroken devices, which are not applicable to discussions of stock iOS security.

Well that pretty obvious since when you jailbreak you disable many of the security functions that's built in by design.
One can argue that being able to jailbreak is a security vulnerability.

Bluebourne, Spectre, meltdown and a few that was listed on the wikipedia site do target stock iOS, and if you look at CVEdetails you find more.
Also, if you have a look at every iOS release you see a fairly long list of security voulnerabilities being fixed.

The bizarre thing is, noone would ever NOT patch a PC or Mac these days, but still seem to think its ok to not patch your phone or tablet.
I would argue and say I carry more sensitive information and rely more on my mobile and/or tablet these days and therefore its more important to keep it up to date.

 

[FeliApple]

Well that pretty obvious since when you jailbreak you disable many of the security functions that's built in by design.
One can argue that being able to jailbreak is a security vulnerability.

Bluebourne, Spectre, meltdown and a few that was listed on the wikipedia site do target stock iOS, and if you look at CVEdetails you find more.
Also, if you have a look at every iOS release you see a fairly long list of security voulnerabilities being fixed.

The bizarre thing is, noone would ever NOT patch a PC or Mac these days, but still seem to think its ok to not patch your phone or tablet.
I would argue and say I carry more sensitive information and rely more on my mobile and/or tablet these days and therefore its more important to keep it up to date.

At the expense of the most important thing - quality of use and reliability? How's worth it to have a massively secure device if it's going to take 10 seconds to open an app, will crash all the time, won't be able to enjoy it for, let's say, a relatively simple game because updates consume available resources, making the game/app crash at launch? (Has happened too many times). If battery life will make it so that at 1 PM I run out of battery because updates add visual animations and/or features that kill the battery in half the time? I'm "secure"? Yes. Am I guaranteed to be hacked? Hell no. Tell me, how many people were actually infected? I think there was one case where they tried a phishing hack on an activist but failed. There are no cases. It's perceived security. Even if they were, are they widespread? Like, for example, a WannaCry on iOS with millions of victims? No. Not ever. Not once. Is my experience good/acceptable? No. I'll take reliability and quality of use every single time.