iPhone battery . New battery , or new iPhone ?

oldernonethewiser

elsien wrote: »

The ones I've already downloaded and been using for years won't update so no longer work - not sure there's a way round this?

If you don't update your iOS software then that could keep your old apps working. Currently iOS13.1.2 is the latest for iphones.



If you have updated then it might be that some of your apps have yet to catch up and hopefully will in the future once the developers get round to it.


However it is sometimes the case that this never happens and your old apps, do indeed become redundant.


I don't have many apps on my phone but only one currently doesn't work on iOS 13.


I have some apps on my Mac which do not work with Mojave so I haven't updated to that as yet.

badger09

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

My SE dates from May 2016. The battery is just about OK but my thinking is to replace it and look for another 3 years use, by which time Apple may have seen sense and offer a similar size phone at a reasonable price. I’m not willing to buy a large slab for £1000...

In reply to the last post, it pays to ensure you download all the apps you might need as future upgrades to iOS might not include the older phones and later apps won’t work on older operating systems.

I'm also a big fan of the diminutive SE as I have very small hands. I hope to hang on to it for as long as my most used apps (mainly banking & whatsapp) work and are safe to use.