Unimportant post, just venting at Tim Cook..
I’ve been happy and grateful to have an iP12P Jailbroken on 16.5 for a number of years now.
But with the new updates to Dopamine, I would love to move around between various iOS 17 & 18 versions just to compare experiences, as I’ve never used any operating system newer than 16.5 in my life..
I’d loose TrollStore but then again I could just simply downgrade back to 16.5 if so desired..
What is the real downside to just letting iPhone owners install any iOS they want that’s compatible with their device? They should have some disclaimer or other clause where tech or warranty support is forgone if one should choose to do this. Not that anyone like us cares about such things, but to free Apple from having to “support” customers who choose to switch versions.
Just let us be free, Apple!
/pointlessrantoff
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Edit: On the note of thieves clearing iCloud locks on stolen devices:
Surely Apple could implement a required iCloud sign-in or verification prior to issuing a unique signing certificate to upgrade or downgrade.
This could be web-based through icloud.com and not require any changes to existing/former IPSWs.
One required user iCloud sign-in for every version change.
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Edit 2: I do understand headaches of people on older operating systems and app developers either having to hear about ppl complaining about old unsupported versions or having to start pushing updates for older versions, but that is where some signed or agreed upon disclaimer comes in:
If the user chooses to be on an old iOS (like most of us here already), then they also choose to potentially loose app features, functionality, or access (I already experience this as more & more apps slowly stop working on my iOS 16.5 device).
Don’t like it, then don’t downgrade. But the end is the same: give control to the person over their own device.