I have an iphone 4 now for about 3-4 years running the last update for iOS 6. i was wondering if it's worth it to make the jump to iOS 7. my phone time to time likes to restart itself and i believe that it's due to the old age or maybe iOS6 itself, and i'm not sure if it would be the best idea to make the upgrade. would my phone be a lot slower with iOS7? or should i be expected a similar speed?
iPhone 4
As far as I know, Apple has stopped signing the latest version iOS 7 which is 7.1.2. So I don't think it would be possible for you to upgrade to iOS 7 at this moment. However, you can definitely upgrade to iOS 8, but I would not recommend that for iPhone 4.
I think it would be a nice upgrade for you to get the new iPhone 6/ 6 Plus or at least the ones which support iOS 8, like iPhone 5S and iPhone 5. iOS 8 is great upgrade compared to iOS 6, so you are definitely missing out on a lot of stuff.
It would be a good idea as you probably may be able to download some more applications.
Unfortunately, it would require you to back up and restore the phone and some applications you have may not be transferrable to the new system.
Don't do it, it has issues like no sound after 7.1.2.
yugi.chris123 wrote:
my phone time to time likes to restart itself and i believe that it's due to the old age or maybe iOS6 itself
Could be old age, but that's a problem with your particular handset and not iOS 6.
samridh wrote:
As far as I know, Apple has stopped signing the latest version iOS 7 which is 7.1.2. So I don't think it would be possible for you to upgrade to iOS 7 at this moment. However, you can definitely upgrade to iOS 8, but I would not recommend that for iPhone 4.
Apple still signs iOS 7.1.2 only for the iPhone 4, because that is the latest version of iOS it's compatible with. iOS 8 is not compatible with the iPhone 4.
mariksmit wrote:
Unfortunately, it would require you to back up and restore the phone
Updating does not involve restoring. A backup is a good idea in case something goes wrong, but restoring is not necessary.
bgeyer wrote:
Don't do it, it has issues like no sound after 7.1.2.
That's not a problem with iOS 7.1.2. Just because you are experiencing this does not mean all iOS 7.1.2 users are.
All that being said, my iPhone 4 is still on iOS 6.1.3. I simply do not like the UI changes in iOS 7 and later. But from a performance standpoint, running iOS 7 should be fine, and as mariksmit points out, you'll be able to run more apps, as more and more will require iOS 7 or later. In fact, iOS 7.1 increased performance specifically for the iPhone 4. So if you don't mind the UI changes, I say go for it.
samridh wrote:
As far as I know, Apple has stopped signing the latest version iOS 7 which is 7.1.2. So I don't think it would be possible for you to upgrade to iOS 7 at this moment. However, you can definitely upgrade to iOS 8, but I would not recommend that for iPhone 4.
I think it would be a nice upgrade for you to get the new iPhone 6/ 6 Plus or at least the ones which support iOS 8, like iPhone 5S and iPhone 5. iOS 8 is great upgrade compared to iOS 6, so you are definitely missing out on a lot of stuff.
Tell me, how are you going to update an iPhone 4 to iOS 8? I'm curious...
Well, if you are gonna mock someone here because of a sheer mistake, I would suggest you go to some other support community website.
Thank you stevejobsfan0123 for pointing out that Apple still signs 7.1.2 for the iPhone 4. I needed some clarification on that myself and on that process I learnt something new, so if someone asks that question again, I can answer them properly.
No problem.
should i update my iphone 4 to iOS 7?
