Silly iPhool, apples are for eating. Android devices might not be supported by their vendors for more than a few years but that doesn't mean that much for the type of person who I expect to find here. I'm using an 8 year old Samsung SIII which runs Android 9, I can update it to 10 but have not done so yet. Updates within the current version are OTA, just like they were when the thing runs the stock distribution (which I never used).
Just make sure to buy a device which has good developer support and you shou
Correct, the iPhone 6 no longer supports the current version of iOS. However, iOS 12 (the latest version it supports) is still receiving security updates and was patched to version 12.4.8 earlier this month.
I wonder if Apple will drop iOS v12 support after they release iOS v14. I was surprised to see Apple still releasing updates for its v12 when they released v13 for the newer iDevices.
That's a good question. It looks like there are a decent number of devices out there which won't run anything higher than 12. I have an iPad mini 2 which I use regularly which runs 12 and isn't eligible for 13. If they stop issuing security fixes for it, I will probably stop using my email account with it and basically only use it for streaming, games, and web browsing for sites where you don't need to be logged in.
Hmm... I wonder what phone he forgot... (Score:5, Informative)
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Silly iPhool, apples are for eating. Android devices might not be supported by their vendors for more than a few years but that doesn't mean that much for the type of person who I expect to find here. I'm using an 8 year old Samsung SIII which runs Android 9, I can update it to 10 but have not done so yet. Updates within the current version are OTA, just like they were when the thing runs the stock distribution (which I never used).
Just make sure to buy a device which has good developer support and you shou
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Correct, the iPhone 6 no longer supports the current version of iOS. However, iOS 12 (the latest version it supports) is still receiving security updates and was patched to version 12.4.8 earlier this month.
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I wonder if Apple will drop iOS v12 support after they release iOS v14. I was surprised to see Apple still releasing updates for its v12 when they released v13 for the newer iDevices.
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That's a good question. It looks like there are a decent number of devices out there which won't run anything higher than 12. I have an iPad mini 2 which I use regularly which runs 12 and isn't eligible for 13. If they stop issuing security fixes for it, I will probably stop using my email account with it and basically only use it for streaming, games, and web browsing for sites where you don't need to be logged in.
Re:Hmm... I wonder what phone he forgot... (Score:2)
Yeah. Same here with 6+, original iPad air, etc. :(