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iPhone With an iPhone 6, should I update from iOS 9 to iOs 12?
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I can only back up the battery life experience. My 6s has a fairly new battery (7 months, 95%, changed by apple store), but it’s really really terrible on iOS 12. I usually don’t get through the day. Usage time is usually barely above 2 hours!
Note with iOS 12 it’s not straightforward to see the battery usage you get. I found the only reliable way to compare is to charge full during the night, then take it off in the morning and when you want to check, go to the battery settings, click on the 10day report, and select the current day. This will tell you onscreen and offscreen time for the current day, which will correspond to the values since the last full charge if you didn’t recharge inbetween.
The usage values you see if you don’t do that are useless, as they are for the past 24 hours, which usually include at least one recharge...
Note with iOS 12 it’s not straightforward to see the battery usage you get. I found the only reliable way to compare is to charge full during the night, then take it off in the morning and when you want to check, go to the battery settings, click on the 10day report, and select the current day. This will tell you onscreen and offscreen time for the current day, which will correspond to the values since the last full charge if you didn’t recharge inbetween.
The usage values you see if you don’t do that are useless, as they are for the past 24 hours, which usually include at least one recharge...
In plain English: "No". Keep it on iOS 9. iOs 12 will turn it slow and eat almost 60% of battery life.
The dip in battery life is true, but I haven't experienced it becoming slower. So whether to upgrade depends on whether battery life or app compatibility is more important.
Hi. Can you explain App compatibility to me from a to z pease. Cause I honestly see don't see app incompatibility on my 6s on iOS 10 and iOS 11 and in iOS 12 now. Still use Mail for emailing, Safari for browsing, Maps for directions, Reminders, Notes, Calendar, Photos, Contacts, and clock to wake me up from my mid-day nap. And they do exactly the same things on any OS. OK, Notes can scan pics or text now, I now have a nifty small program called Measures that I love. But I still use Letgo, Kijiji, eBay, Amazon, Flipboard, News 360, Buzzfeed, Reddit, Google News, SmartNews and some local news apps without any change at all. Maybe I don't get the app compatibility thing cause I'm far from a power user and still view my iPhone as a phone first and foremost. Not a camera or a dignified iPod. Sincerely, explain the thing if I may ask cause I hear a lot about it.
IOS 12.4 or whatever it is now works great on my iPhone 6 I haven’t really noticed or had any issues.
OP said back in April that his phone had bootlooped and hasn't been seen since. Pretty sure we're not going to get an update on this one.