feature cellphones Current and especially iPhone is he Manzana A new one is developed every year devices i operating system With new functions and features, the implementation of which accelerates the aging process of some devices.

in present, cellphones produced by the company Cupertino may have a useful life of up to 6 years If they are well cared for and their operating systems are Update Regularly as scheduled (one big update per year).

Despite this, Manzana made a decision to publish an additional update of A iPhone 5s that not only entered the market 10 years and that it is outside the support period for these devices, but is currently discontinued and not in production, nor shops and are only available to users who have purchased them.

Why was the iPhone updated 10 years ago?

Although it is not common in A company Develop and distribute software updates to users, the truth is that in this case Manzana The reason for doing this update was mainly to ensure that safety i Privacy Among the people who still use them devices.

despite iPhone 5s They received the last update of the operating system in 2018 5 years After its official launch, the company technology Continued development of security updates, or “patches,” among which is an update iOS 12.5.7, which also includes compatibility for other types of devices such as some iPad.

This is the new version iOS 12which was the last operating system it supported iPhone 5sAct as additional privacy insurance as it prevents Cybercriminals And bad customers leave cyber attacks intended to breach the privacy of these systems cellphones.

According to web page Assistant Officer Manzana, would not specifically elaborate on what issues were discovered that led to the release of the feature. Apple will not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until the investigation is complete. research and available fixes or relevant versions”.

How long can an iPhone last?

According to the official page ManzanaThe current version of your operating system is compatible with several models iPhone Among them, corresponding to the 8 and 8 Plus models that were released on the market 2016 year And as of today they’ve supported six version changes, so that’s to be expected iOS 17 No longer compatible with these cellphones upon launch public.

With the same update logic, iPhone XXR, XS and XS Max will no longer be compatible with the operating system iOS 18 In 2024, the iPhone 11 will stop being updated in 2025 iOS 19 and the series iPhone 12 will have the latest update iOS 20 per year 2026 year.

Therefore, each person can estimate how many and which different feature updates there are operating system iOS wants to be accessible iPhone What do you want to buy? In addition, the price is an important factor: the more modern model, the price increases and has a longer shelf life; On the other hand, the older, his the price Reduced, but your system will crash in less time.

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