We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Will iOS upgrade kill my phone?

elsien
elsien Posts: 37,308 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
I have a refurb iphone 5 (not sure which version).
It's still on iOS 7.1.1.
Some of the apps such as iplayer now won't work unless I update the iOS but it will have to go straight to 10.1.1 which I don't think I can roll back if there are any problems.
Memory is saying capacity 13.3GB, available is 3.9 GB.
I don't use the storage much for music or books, and can transfer the photos elsewhere.

Any comments appreciated. (Other than get a new phone.)
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.

Comments

  • Crabman
    Crabman Posts: 9,939 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I don't have an iPhone so this may not be too useful, but I recently upgraded a 1st gen iPad to iOS 9 (I think - the lastest update available for it) and there has been a noticeably negative effect on general performance.

    Hopefully someone with an iPhone 5 will reply :)
  • Big_Graeme
    Big_Graeme Posts: 3,220 Forumite
    10.1.1 is working fine here with a family with 4 iPhones from 5s upwards.
    Mine is the 5s and I have had zero issues.
  • Bogof_Babe
    Bogof_Babe Posts: 10,803 Forumite
    Crabman wrote: »
    I don't have an iPhone so this may not be too useful, but I recently upgraded a 1st gen iPad to iOS 9 (I think - the lastest update available for it) and there has been a noticeably negative effect on general performance.

    Hopefully someone with an iPhone 5 will reply :)

    I did my iPad Mini the other day, to 9.3.5, and haven't used it since. What sort of problems are you finding?
    :D I haven't bogged off yet, and I ain't no babe :D

  • 20aday
    20aday Posts: 2,610 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
    iPhone 5 should run fine on iOS 10.1.1.

    I use the Public Beta (iPhone 7 Plus) and iOS 10.2 seems slightly faster even though it's not been RTM just yet.

    Some people like to turn things like animations off and notice a slight improvement in the general responsiveness.

    Can be done under Settings>General>Accessibility>Reduce Motion
    It's not your credit score that counts, it's your credit history. Any replies are my own personal opinion and not a representation of my employer.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.8K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.2K Life & Family
  • 260.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.