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by ricardobeat 3738 days ago
Same here. I hesitated to upgrade to 9.3 when prompted but went ahead anyway, guess what I'm going to do next time...

It baffles me that Apple let this bug go live when it was reported multiple times during betas. And the impossibility of avoiding the issue by using a different browser only adds to injury.
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fnayr 3738 days ago
Then get ready to have to daily respond to an unwanted popup dialog trying to force you to update. It's infuriating that Apple thinks it's ok to repeatedly harass you to update with NO option to turn off the prompts.

This issue alone has made me want to switch to Android and I'd never thought I would say that.

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Buge 3738 days ago
I'm not sure if Android is any better. My Samsung phone would have an update popup several times a day it seemed like. One day I was in Chrome, about to click on a link and the update poppped up right under my finger causing the phone to update.
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NicoJuicy 3738 days ago
I don't understand why everyone loves Samsung... I always go for a Nexus... Which at least has fast updates and is the best type of Android Phone in my view.

PS. Sony also does a hell of a good job :)

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giovannibajo1 3738 days ago
Updating is vital for the security of your device, and Apple has been repeatedly praised for getting literally hundred of millions of people to timely update their devices.

Sometimes, an update can be broken, and Apple better be fast at fixing it. It doesn't change a thing on the fact that Apple must continue forcing users to update as soon as possible their devices.

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disposeofnick9 3738 days ago
Most people don't connect unpatched devices as easy pickings for fraud and abuse.

I was at the mechanic the other day, and this loud-mouthed boor bragged about never doing updates. The kind of guy whom would surf for porn on iOS 6 Mobile Safari and wonder why his contacts complain about X-rated spam.

For users like that, Apple has to just force people to update without their permission some number of years out because they won't do so willingly. Maybe enterprise-provisioned should have a greater exclusion, but not much more.

Because PEBKAC.

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jlarocco 3738 days ago
The annoying login and update prompts are going to push me to Android faster than anything.

I get prompted to log in to iTunes or iCloud literally 5 or 6 times just opening the Music app, navigating to a playlist, and clicking on a song. It's infuriating.

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