My iPhone will be Out of Date
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
Indonesia
July 23, 2019 1:52am CST
It's already an old phone version 4S. I have noticed some applications cannot be updated here as they require newer version of the phone. IPhone 4S has version 9. That's the latest already. More application require at least version 10 or later. I have no other version but probably change my phone to the one with Android Os, which I know accept all applications. My questions are why doesn't iphone update the older version like 4S? This means that iphone manufacturer has already left their older product. What do you think of this? What is your smart phone operating system, by the way?
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
@sophie09 Samsung phones are easy to use.
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@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
@yanzalong nope but my sister is, i find it very easy to use
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
@kepweng Android OS is more popular. Besides, its price is good.
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@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
@yanzalong I don't like it either. They should have done something with the older models and didn't leave the users behind.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
For the time being, I cannot afford to buy a phone, so I have to make do with what I have.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@yanzalong I like your attitude. Good luck.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
Samsung is better and doesn't require update for certain applications.
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@Janet357 (75638)
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23 Jul 19
@yanzalong but i dont like it much. i.still like nokia and apple products
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
Are there applications that require higher than your phone version?
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
@IamKYLE When an iPhone is broken, it costs quite a lot of money to get it fixed.
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@IamKYLE (2279)
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23 Jul 19
@yanzalong Oh I'm not sure about that because it's been so long since my iPhone 5s went broken
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@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
I think other phone companies also have this same kind of practice. When software updates do come it is made based on the current hardware of your phone. Iphone or any other phone manufacturer can only update its software based on the hardware capacity to accept updates. Yours is Generation 4 so software for that can only accept updates that are suitable for that model only. When software updates are made they can only accomodate those with the latest hardware components and the older you phone is the least update can that accept. Same with Android they have different version and as time goes by the older version will not update anymore because the newer version of Android will require much powerful hardware.
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@rsa101 (40962)
• Philippines
24 Jul 19
@yanzalong So there is really no difference with Android and IOS when it comes to updating it. In time as they make much better hardwares for the newer cellphones the software updates can only update the much newer models because it has a much better capacity and hardware wise much better than the older ones. So as time goes by the updates will become lesser and lesser until the company decides to stop making updates because the hardware's capacity to accept updates is already limited.
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
Thank for info. Now I can understand that.
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
24 Jul 19
I heard this problem from Iphone users. Seems once it get outdated, you need to buy new one. I still use Asus android phone
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
23 Jul 19
Iphone 5 is already an old one but its version accept all applications, I'd think.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Jul 19
@yanzalong I am not sure about that.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
24 Jul 19
I hope WhatsApp will still be in my iPhone 4S. Arw you using the same iPhone?
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
Old phones are not updated. They're being phased out and another latest phones come out in the market. I think that was I observed.
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