Very good. Battery life has stabilized for me and it’s buttery smooth and fast moreso than it has been in a long time.
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iOS 15 makes iPhone XS feel overall sluggish
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I’m still very hesitant to swap my smooth running iOS 14.8 for the iOS 15.4, reading to many bad experiences. Hold the line please…
15.4 is a mess in general. I need to learn my lesson and just stop doing these updates except when getting a new device. They changed SOMETHING because both my iPhone 12 and iPad Pro 2020 sometimes like to go the Home Screen when Im trying to swipe to the app switcher or take me to the app switcher when Im trying to go home. It’s worse on the phone but then again my iPhone 12 has been a choppy mess since I got it with iOS 14. My XR with iOS 12 was the smoothest apple device I think I ever used In a decade.
Well it looks like the end to this fiasco is in sight! Sort of..
With the new Apple hardware subscription service there will be no need for planned obsolescence techniques once the iPhone ultimately becomes ‘subscription only’ (probably a few years off as it’ll be phased in).
I would imagine there’ll be a limit on how long they will operate once they’re subscription only, so you might be able to keep the phone maybe 4-5 years, at which point it has to get replaced, and the old one is returned for ‘recycling’.
At least it’s a more honest approach from Apple, and these ‘issues’ with lag and stutter will be a thing of the past!..
With the new Apple hardware subscription service there will be no need for planned obsolescence techniques once the iPhone ultimately becomes ‘subscription only’ (probably a few years off as it’ll be phased in).
I would imagine there’ll be a limit on how long they will operate once they’re subscription only, so you might be able to keep the phone maybe 4-5 years, at which point it has to get replaced, and the old one is returned for ‘recycling’.
At least it’s a more honest approach from Apple, and these ‘issues’ with lag and stutter will be a thing of the past!..
iPhone 13 pro max here and there is still frame drops in animation when closing certain apps or sliding left and right on the app screen
You’re on 14.8 and you’re still considering updating your iOS after reading this thread?!..
I’m sorry and feel for all you guys and dolls with (serious) issues in this release!
Let iOS 16 be a better experience…
Just updated to 15.4.1 from 14.8.1 on one of my devices on Tuesday. It seems "okay". The animations throughout the whole OS seem slightly more jittery. Safari is a lot more stuttery, especially switching tabs. App opening and closing is not as smooth as iOS 14.
All in all it's mostly visual issues I've had. The performance still seems to be good. Of course this is just a first impression. Will see if I notice anything else.
All in all it's mostly visual issues I've had. The performance still seems to be good. Of course this is just a first impression. Will see if I notice anything else.
Apple’s subscription model allows to replace a device every year iirc. So the devices taken back early have to be marketed somehow (2nd hand, refurb etc.), as recycling after one year would be a very bad thing to do on multiple levels!
Also, Apple can’t simply „switch off“ a device after 4-5 years and demand recycling. That would cause a - justified! - uproar among customers and governments alike.
The trend is currently going towards a _prolonged_ device lifetime (even laws are underway to support that), so Apple needs to find better ways to keep their customers satisfied. Maybe they even get their act together to ensure long-term and consistent software quality. ?
Sounds like Science-Fiction, I know, but a man can dream, right?! ;-)