How Apple is Crippling Its Old Devices with New Software
Several months ago, we warned everyone about suspicions we had, and then reports began to come in, so we warned everyone again DO NOT UPGRADE iPhone 4, 5, or 6 generations to the new OS.
Each time there's an update or upgrade to the OS, strange things happen to existing equipment. Does Apple really have that big switch to "turn off" older versions of the iPhone so people will buy new ones? Well, we really don't know -- but the occurrences sure seem too frequent to be coincidental.
Some upgraded anyway, and now are sorry.. . .
I’m still using an old iPhone 6 and I was ready and eager to replace it this fall with one of the new models. I was waiting. But something happened along the way and now I’m considering switching to Android.
What happened? iOS 11. I’ve made a mistake to update my old device to the new system. And iOS 11 made my iPhone 6 unusable.
Maciej Lipiec
Product Designer. User Experience Director @ K2.
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How Apple is Crippling Its Old Devices with New Software