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by xigency 3698 days ago
You're lucky El Capitan works for you.

Usually with iPhone/iPod Video upgrades, getting the latest version of iOS with an older device can significantly degrade performance. (And I'm sure it's the same with iPads.)

At least on a Macbook you can reinstall the operating system, but an iPhone 4 is stuck like that.
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odbol 3698 days ago
El Crapitan has so many problems it's ridiculous. They broke not only all kinds of Open Source software with their overly paranoid system protection, but also a bunch of hardware by messing up the USB drivers. There are now tons of musical instruments, Arduinos, and other USB devices that don't work with El Crapitan. Apple's response was: ... there was no response.

Us hardware manufacturers are still looking for a fix. Our customers are angry at us and blaming us, and we can't do anything. There's no way for our customers to even tell Apple what's wrong, either.

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VonGuard 3698 days ago
USB Overdrive is as close as you'll get to a solution. This is the company that can't even make iTunes usable with 16 years of work.
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taurath 3698 days ago
My HTC One has gotten dreadfully slower since release from Android releases. I don't think it's exclusive to iPhones - in fact I think android phones are more prone to it.
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clapinton 3698 days ago
I guess I'm also lucky to have the latest 6.0.1 on my Nexus 5 running smoothly. Yes, it did get a bit slower after some updates, enough for me to notice it, but considering it shipped with 4.4, I'm still pretty happy with it.

But you're right: it's definitely not exclusive to iPhones. Planned obsolescence, some would argue.

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Splendor 3698 days ago
> Usually with iPhone/iPod Video upgrades, getting the latest version of iOS with an older device can significantly degrade performance.

Is this claim based on anecdotal evidence or some other source?

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xigency 3698 days ago
There was a class action lawsuit filed just a few months after an upgrade was released:

http://mashable.com/2015/12/31/iphone-4s-ios-9-lawsuit/#l.Zf...

Edit: I'm not sure if this has been fixed with the later iOS 9 versions.

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atom-morgan 3698 days ago
Anecdotal. But literally everyone I know says this including me.
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jlarocco 3698 days ago
Probably anecdotal, but I've had the same experience.

It affects iPad, too.

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