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I have an iPhone 14 and the battery health is already down to 87%.
How many times would someone have to change a battery in an iPhone X
to keep it running this long?
Jolly Roger wrote on 28 Jul 2024 16:27:43 GMT :
How many times would someone have to change a battery in an iPhone X
to keep it running this long?
Once or twice. My wife's parents are still using the iPhone X we
gifted them after replacing the battery.
Given no smartphone is more exploited than the iPhone is, and given
that the iPhone has two to three times the number of zero-days as
Android, maybe you should follow Tim Cook's advice and get your mom an Android phone. :)
Andrew wrote:
Just as Windows XP and Android 4.4 devices are regularly updated,
the only safe thing do to with any of them (Windows XP or Android
older than Android 10, including an iPhone X or older) is to
throw it over the next bridge.
At work we continue to maintain a Windows XP computer because the
specialized software for our simulators only works with that
version of Windows. The IT department doesn't like it, however
it's not connected to the internet so we have a waiver and remain
safe.
I get your point that even an old Windows XP, which isn't updated all
that often nowadays, can be as useful as an iPhone that can't install
iOS 18.
Actually that was not my point at all. I was just commenting on how
useful Windows XP can be far beyond its supported life cycle.
There's nothing wrong with old tech that still does what you need it
to.
Your Name wrote on Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:54:10 +1200 :
There's nothing wrong with old tech that still does what you need it
to.
what people like Chris and Jolly Roger have been erroneously claiming
is that the old tech is fully supported.
There's nothing wrong with old tech that still does what you need it
to.
what people like Chris and Jolly Roger have been erroneously claiming
is that the old tech is fully supported.
Note: Neither Chris nor I have said that
The title of your OP is literally "you should throw it over the next bridge". Apart from the environmental damage that would cause, your
inability to keep on-topic even for your *own thread* is laughable.
Just like Windows XP is no longer supported.
Not at all "like".
WinXP EOL was in 2014. In 2017 it received an exceptional update to deal
with the global WannaCry exploit and another in 2019 to patch a similar vulnerability.
How's that the same as the "unsupported" iOS 16 receiving regular updates
in the last year alone?
Andrew wrote:
Just as Windows XP and Android 4.4 devices are regularly updated,
the only safe thing do to with any of them (Windows XP or Android
older than Android 10, including an iPhone X or older) is to
throw it over the next bridge.
At work we continue to maintain a Windows XP computer because the
specialized software for our simulators only works with that
version of Windows. The IT department doesn't like it, however
it's not connected to the internet so we have a waiver and remain
safe.
I get your point that even an old Windows XP, which isn't updated all
that often nowadays, can be as useful as an iPhone that can't install
iOS 18.
Actually that was not my point at all. I was just commenting on how
useful Windows XP can be far beyond its supported life cycle.
Jolly Roger wrote on 29 Jul 2024 15:27:03 GMT :
There's nothing wrong with old tech that still does what you need it
to.
what people like Chris and Jolly Roger have been erroneously claiming
is that the old tech is fully supported.
Note: Neither Chris nor I have said that
You have to admit, I was the one who informed this newsgroup of the
published fact that Apple was forced to admit they only support 1 release.
<https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/about-software-updates-depc4c80847a/>
You're not supposed to take it literally. It's called metaphor. Look it up. >> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphor>
The point is that you're agreeing with two opposite positions. You claim
that come september the iphone X is effectively junk and should be thrown away, whilst at the same time agreeing with badgolferman that old tech is useful. So which is it: junk or useful?
Just like Windows XP is no longer supported.
Not at all "like".
An operating system is either fully supported, or it's not.
You know full well that's not true. There are many modes of support. For example, Microsoft uses mainstream, extended and extended security support. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/policies/fixed
But that's only if you use the latest service pack version of the main OS. Older SP versions don't get the same support.
Red Hat has three phases: full, maintenance and extended. https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
Android just has supported and unsupported:
https://endoflife.date/android
With support only lasting about three years up to now. We've to wait four years to see how well Samsung/Google do in supporting it for longer.
iOS has active support and security support:
https://endoflife.date/ios
Which is also about three years, however newer iOS supports much older hardware than android. This is based on evidence and facts, like the
android data.
While I understand that you wish to live in the past, most phones sold
today are Android, and most Android phones are Samsung phones, and the new >> Samsung phones are supported for seven years and seven releases.
Like I've said, let's see how that pans out. Samsung haven't supported anything for longer than about three years so we have four years to wait to see what caveats or changes they make to that claim. Which is what I
suspect they'll do.
Apple is on record for five years.
Plus a history for the last 10 years of supporting all their phones for
five years or more.