{"id":238122,"date":"2023-10-08T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238122"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:59:13","slug":"ex-apple-worker-reveals-why-some-iphone-users-should-avoid-ios-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/ex-apple-worker-reveals-why-some-iphone-users-should-avoid-ios-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Apple worker reveals why some iPhone users should avoid iOS update"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I was an ex-Apple employee &#8211; this is why you should NOT get the latest iOS update if you have an older iPhone<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An ex-apple sales specialist called the new has blasted the new iPhone update<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The former worker said it&#8217;s not necessary for older iPhone users to download<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Apple releases iOS 17 update to address overheating iPhone 15\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The seventeenth update of Apple&#8217;s iOS operating system came out last month, but while millions of eager users rushed to download it, one former Apple employee has suggested owners of older handsets should think twice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ex-employee, who claims to have once been an Apple sales specialist based in Los Angeles, called the new update unnecessary for older generation iPhones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite glowing new features such as NameDrop and StandBy mode, he claims Apple users with an\u00a0iPhone below iPhone 13 won&#8217;t receive the full benefit of the update.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a comment which read: &#8216;Will it really slow down the phone?&#8217;\u00a0he said: &#8216;Yep, yes it will.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76203999-12597137-An_ex_Apple_employee_and_content_creator_pictured_has_claimed_th-a-81_1696771431678.jpg\" height=\"1128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An ex-Apple employee and content creator (pictured) has claimed that the new iOS17 update will &#8216;slow down&#8217; older generation iPhones<\/p>\n<p>Sharing to his 627,600 TikTok followers, Tyler Morgan said: &#8216;If you did not know iOS 17 or any new iOS really will slow down older phones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;iOS17 is designed specifically for the iPhone 15 so obviously it&#8217;s most compatible with the 15.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The tech whizz claimed that the update will be &#8216;fine&#8217; with the 14 model, but will be noticeable from the iPhone 13 and below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: iPhone users say Apple&#8217;s iOS 17 update is RUINING their battery life, with reports of charge draining within hours<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking on whether the update is necessary, he said: &#8216;<span>Absolutely not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is something that Apple&#8217;s done for pretty much the entirety of the iPhone after like the iPhone 4.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>While the former Apple employee said the update is not &#8216;un-runnable&#8217; on older phones, he said:\u00a0<span>&#8216;You&#8217;re just not gonna get the full experience that they&#8217;re advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead, he claimed: &#8216;You&#8217;re gonna get a very laggy problematic version of that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The most noticeable problem, he claimed, is that the phones battery will drain more quickly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He urged his followers to stick with their current update if they&#8217;re happy with it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He explained: &#8216;Here&#8217;s a good general rule of thumb, if you&#8217;re happy with your overall phone experience on whatever update you&#8217;re on, leave it alone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can still get security updates without updating iOS, to a degree.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Since it was posted, the video has raked in an impressive 3.9 million views and close to 350,000 likes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76204001-12597137-He_said_that_while_the_new_update_will_be_compatible_from_the_iP-a-80_1696771431601.jpg\" height=\"1128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He said that while the new update will be compatible from the iPhone 13 upwards, it is &#8216;absolutely not&#8217; 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