Ask HN: Are iPhones designed to last for a couple of years?
I bought an Iphone SE in January 2021. The battery performance was already rather poor - lasting less than a day with fairly light use.
I've purposely not upgraded IOS because I do not want to pull even less use time from the battery. But now my hand is being forced due to App Store needing the latest IOS to install new apps or update my current apps.
Given that some of my most used apps (eg Signal) require being up to date to open them, I appear to be left with the choice of either bricking the phone or running it at a highly reduced battery. Yes, I can text and make calls, but I could have bought a Nokia burner for that.
I've purposely not upgraded IOS because I do not want to pull even less use time from the battery. But now my hand is being forced due to App Store needing the latest IOS to install new apps or update my current apps.
Given that some of my most used apps (eg Signal) require being up to date to open them, I appear to be left with the choice of either bricking the phone or running it at a highly reduced battery. Yes, I can text and make calls, but I could have bought a Nokia burner for that.