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iPhone 11 should i upgrade ios on my iphone 11?

sw1tcher said:
I have iOS 26.4.2 on an iPhone 14 (6GB RAM) and an iPhone SE 3 on iOS 18.7.8 (4GB RAM). Even with the extra RAM, there is still a bit of lag on the iPhone 14, but not on the iPhone SE 3.

For example, when I'm browsing through the "Offers" section of the AmEx app, whenever I add/save an Offer, there's a slight lag in saving it. After the Offer is saved, I'll swipe up to see what other Offers are available. When I do, there's a slight stutter before I can continue to swipe up to see other Offers.

I do not have this lag and stutter issue on the iPhone SE 3.

I also have lag with the Apple Stocks app on the iPhone 14. It seems to take an extra second or two for it to update. No such problems on the iPhone SE 3.

I don't think it's a RAM issue with iOS 26. It just sucks. I'd downupgrade my iPhone 14 to iOS 18.7.8 if I could.
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Interesting how I have none of those issues you describe on my 11 Pro Max with iOS 26. Yet your 14, which is three years younger then mine does.

Of course, I'm not doing what you are and not using the same apps.
 
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Even if you have the 512GB iPhone 11 Pro Max, I don't recommend upgrading to iOS 26.x

Just stay on iOS 18.x and make sure to scroll to the very end of the Software Update page to see iOS 18.7.8 [or iOS 18.7.9 in a few days time] and also disable developer beta and public beta updates.
 
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I have an iPad 9 and in normal task it doesn’t lags only time it lags is in when I open a heavy website in safari and then it lags horribly 3gb ram is a bottleneck for A13 I think
 
I have heard rumors that the iPhone 11 family will not get iOS 27 update it is said iOS 26 will be the last update the 11 family will get
 
@kaitlin4599 Another important thing: After updating to iOS 18.7.8, make sure that automatic updates are turned off, to prevent an automatic update to iOS 26. Some of the 18.7.x updates have silently turned on automatic updates at least on some devices (they did on several of mine).
 
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winxmac said:
Even if you have the 512GB iPhone 11 Pro Max, I don't recommend upgrading to iOS 26.x

Just stay on iOS 18.x and make sure to scroll to the very end of the Software Update page to see iOS 18.7.8 [or iOS 18.7.9 in a few days time] and also disable developer beta and public beta updates.
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Too late!

I went to iOS 26 with the first developer beta release. Been on it and fine ever since.

PS. Don't know what's so special about iOS 18. I was on it for a while and I do not see how it stands out compared to iOS 17 (which is on my iPad) and previous versions of iOS.
 
Tripps9000 said:
I have heard rumors that the iPhone 11 family will not get iOS 27 update it is said iOS 26 will be the last update the 11 family will get
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As have I. Which is one reason in a gathering storm of reasons that is going to be forcing me to update phones some time this year.
 
rui no onna said:
I have an iPhone SE2 on 26 which has the same A13 chipset as the iPhone 11 but only has 3GB RAM. It stutters more and is noticeably laggier.

Note, there’s an important security update 18.7.8 available. You should be able to find it on Settings - General - Software Update. You just need to scroll down to the bottom. It’s very inconspicuous so quite easy to miss.
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but how come it doesn't lag on my ipad 9th generation? You sure your battery is fine?
 
rui no onna said:
Some common websites like Amazon and Best Buy can be pretty heavy. Those sites lag on my iPad 9.
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They don't on mine and I'm being completely honest with you. Once again, are you sure your battery isn't below 80%?
Not even Pixelmator etc lag on my iPad and I have many tabs open as well.
 
iHorseHead said:
but how come it doesn't lag on my ipad 9th generation? You sure your battery is fine?
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It does on mine. Safari is extremely laggy, as is any site, or app, that has a lot of those embedded junk ads. (The battery is perfectly fine BTW.) Another factor could be that I access iCloud in various ways.

Added info. iPhone SE3 works fine.
 
BSDnostalgia said:
It does on mine. Safari is extremely laggy, as is any site, or app, that has a lot of those embedded junk ads. (The battery is perfectly fine BTW.) Another factor could be that I access iCloud in various ways.

Added info. iPhone SE3 works fine.
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Yeah I also notice that safari is the only thing that lags too much otherwise I have played RDR in it for a considerably long time it didn’t lag at any moment
 
iHorseHead said:
They don't on mine and I'm being completely honest with you. Once again, are you sure your battery isn't below 80%?
Not even Pixelmator etc lag on my iPad and I have many tabs open as well.
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Battery is fine. Maybe we just have different performance expectations. I normally use either A17 Pro iPad mini and M1 iPad Pro.

My iPad 9 pretty much had different degrees of lagginess from the 26 dev beta to 26.3. The dev beta 1 was brutal, practically unusable. I don't really know about 26.4 as I skipped that on the iPad 9. It's already on 26.5 beta now (it's my guinea pig). I haven't really used it since updating to 26.5 though.

Like I mentioned in another post, the iPhone SE2 feels smoother on 26.4 compared to 26.0-26.3.
 
rui no onna said:
Battery is fine. Maybe we just have different performance expectations. I normally use either A17 Pro iPad mini and M1 iPad Pro.

My iPad 9 pretty much had different degrees of lagginess from the 26 dev beta to 26.3. The dev beta 1 was brutal, practically unusable. I don't really know about 26.4 as I skipped that on the iPad 9. It's already on 26.5 beta now (it's my guinea pig). I haven't really used it since updating to 26.5 though.

Like I mentioned in another post, the iPhone SE2 feels smoother on 26.4 compared to 26.0-26.3.
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What are you talking about? What app did you use to see your battery life? Because mine literally doesn't lag.
 
BSDnostalgia said:
It does on mine. Safari is extremely laggy, as is any site, or app, that has a lot of those embedded junk ads. (The battery is perfectly fine BTW.) Another factor could be that I access iCloud in various ways.

Added info. iPhone SE3 works fine.
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I use Adblock pro anywany. It's $4 a year for me.
 
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iHorseHead said:
What are you talking about? What app did you use to see your battery life? Because mine literally doesn't lag.
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iMazing - 90.2%.

Again, it may be down to individual expectations. I'm used to faster iPads and when I use the iPad 9, I notice more lag.

Mind, I tried using it again just now (26.5 beta) and it does seem like performance has improved over earlier iPadOS 26 releases. Still some hiccups but not as bad as before.
 
rui no onna said:
iMazing - 90.2%.

Again, it may be down to individual expectations. I'm used to faster iPads and when I use the iPad 9, I notice more lag.

Mind, I tried using it again just now (26.5 beta) and it does seem like performance has improved over earlier iPadOS 26 releases. Still some hiccups but not as bad as before.
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What individual expectations? Amazon doesn't lag on it at all. What are you talking about? What lag? Everything opens instantly. Even watchseries.bar doesnt lag with it's 100000 ads.
I'm no longer going to argue.
 
kaitlin4599 said:
but if i update phone might run slow due to aging processor that wasnt designed for the new ios
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I have the same iphone as you do and mine is not slow but it's not lighting fast and I don't think it ever was zippy do da fast. Guess, it depends on your programs and how it's used. If your post is from a poster that is really worrying, my phone does the job very well. If you think the small increments are worth the money then have it. Again, it all depends on how you use it and the programs.
 
rui no onna said:
I have an iPhone SE2 on 26 which has the same A13 chipset as the iPhone 11 but only has 3GB RAM. It stutters more and is noticeably laggier.

Note, there’s an important security update 18.7.8 available. You should be able to find it on Settings - General - Software Update. You just need to scroll down to the bottom. It’s very inconspicuous so quite easy to miss.
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Same for me re your first paragraph.
 
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