Continue on iOS 14 or upgrade to iOS 15? You will be able to choose without sacrificing security | iGeneration

The transition from the current version of iOS to the new one will happen differently this year, at least for those who want it. Apple says iOS will let you choose between two different updates in Settings.

You can either upgrade to iOS 15 as soon as the final version is available at the start of the school year and thus benefit from the changes of the new system, or continue on iOS 14 while receiving important security updates. If you choose the second option, you'll be free to upgrade to iOS 15 whenever you want.

This new option is not yet visible in iOS 14, it should appear closer to the final version of iOS 15. Will this slow down the adoption of iOS 15? Certainly not very much, since Apple preceded this option by enabling automatic system updates by default since iOS 14. The majority of users should automatically or almost automatically embark on iOS 15 when it is released, but those who will want to stay on iOS 14 for one reason or another so will be able to do so without sacrificing security. A priori, this new option will not be highlighted at the time of configuration, you will have to look for it in the settings.

This new possibility should in any case delight those who are reluctant to jump on day one on a major update for fear of bugs – which sometimes happens, it is true. As part of the "anti-waste" law, the idea of ​​imposing a dissociation between "comfort" updates and security updates had been put on the table but had not been retained in the end. . “We are tempted to change smartphones because we are forced to download comfort updates at the same time as security updates. In truth, they create confusion when it comes to the use of the device, and sometimes slow it down, because the options that we add without needing it solicit it to the point of saturating it”, had defended the deputy François-Michel Lambert (Liberties and Territories group).

Apple has a significant responsibility for this fear of the device slowing down after installing an update, but since the performance throttling scandal (which earned it a fine of 25 million euros for lack of information), the brand treats this phenomenon with more care. The performance of older devices is better taken into account by newer versions of iOS, and users are better informed about battery conservation measures that can affect speed.

The law on the circular economy provides for the submission of a report by the government on "the possible ways to limit the risks of software obsolescence related to updates to the operating system and software provided in same time as the purchase of the good as well as to impose a dissociation between the updates of comfort and the updates of security. “Apple therefore anticipates this report which should have been made a year ago.