Waiting for iOS 19there are many rumors that suggest that iPhone XR, XS and XS Max will no longer receive this versionwhich makes many of the users who have these devices, worry, because they had no planned to renew it, or at least for now.
Today we will see what would happen if we continue using a iPhone that no longer receives updateswhat would be the possible problems we would face, and how long this phone would last being functional, before being obliged to change it.
What happens if I do not receive iOS updates
In the first place, and it is so obvious that we should not even comment, there is the problem that we will not be able to enjoy the next news of the system, that is, if they take out a new tool, or change the design of certain menus, funds, etc., we will not have them, since we will not have been able to update to that version of iOS, and, therefore, we will continue with the same thing we already possessed.
However, there are other problems, which we can catalog in 3 large groups, or at least as personal opinion.
- Lack of pieces: The first problem could come due to the lack of official pieces to repair the iPhone, that is, if we want to change the battery, or the screen is spoiled, we may get them online, however, Apple will no longer want to know anything about us, and we will not be able to repair it legally in one of its stores, because this device will be “discharged and obsolete.”
- Security problems: Not being able to download new patches, any vulnerability detected in the system, is a very juicy gap for hackers, so there will be no way to repair it, since Apple will not help us, and we could expose important personal data without wanting it.
- Apps that will stop working: Although this will not happen on the first day, it is true that, over time, applications and games will be updated to the new versions, a point where yours currently will no longer be compatible. This can happen 2 or 3 years later that you stay without increasing your version of iOS, so we could say that an “obsolete” iPhone would last at least a couple more years.
Therefore, if you have one of the aforementioned models, and this year you will run out of iOS 19, do not worry, because you have a phone for a while, unless there is a security problem, or you break part of the hardware without wanting, however, if not, you can enjoy it for a long time, since even people who do have the option to update, take a long time to do so.
Of course, if you are thinking of acquiring a second -hand iPhone, the thing changes, and we do not recommend that you do it for one that already It has no support for new versionsbecause you will risk all this, and the price will not be much lower than that you can find in a higher model, as is the case now with the iPhone 11, which will tell, at least for another year, with these updates.
