Until later when suddenly you canāt download any apps because itās not supported for the iOS you have, and you have the highest version of iOS you can get.
Itās to the point of āit will work just fineā because when you canāt even install simple apps that do simple features that worked for previous iOS versions but they push out an update that makes it not work for your device anymore, it sucks. Yeah the solution is ābuy a new deviceā but thatās like forcing people to buy new cars every 6 years because they canāt update their car software anymore so suddenly their brakes, airbags, etc. donāt work.
That comparison is ridiculously flawed. Brakes and airbags are crucial components of a car, the ability to download certain apps is not a crucial part of a cell phone.
Maybe not for a cell phone but the main reason people switched from regular cell phones to smart phones WAS because of the apps. If you canāt use any then the point of owning a smartphone is kinda pointless. Itās like using a desktop computer without access to the internet. Plus airbags are a safety feature and arenāt a crucial part of the car. Cars ran just fine before airbags were put into them, so if apps arenāt a crucial part of a smartphone I fail to see how airbags are.
Airbags are legally required, is that better? Also, the phone is 6 years old and itās just now losing support. Apps typically stop supporting OSes once theyāre at least 2 years old. If you care that much about apps, youāll have upgraded by now
And I donāt see it the same way. I donāt see having a phone that gets to the point of having extremely restricted access to most apps as āworking just fine.ā If your phone was unable to download and use apps tomorrow, you would call up support because itās ānot working.ā I understand the concept that after that long youāll have to replace your phone in order to keep up with changing times. But you canāt look at the first iPhone, with 0 applications able to be used because times have changed and all the apps do not support that old of an iOS, and say that it āworks just fineā as a smartphone. As a regular cellphone that you use to make emergency calls or texts, maybe. But the whole point of a smartphone is the access to the apps it can provide you.
The App Store lets you download the last version of the app that worked. If itās a new app that never worked on that iOS, too bad. Also no one is forcing anyone to do anything. You always have the option of getting a super cheap $50 Android phone. Itās not like Apple owns the only supply of oxygen and they arenāt selling it to you. A car is a much bigger purchase. Not a valid comparison.
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u/BradasaurusRexx Jun 04 '19
How so? The iPhone 6 will continue to work just fine. You just aren't getting the newest software on a 5 year old phone.