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jowie1974 OP t1_j6ha7mj wrote

Reply to comment by Comfortable-Basil-47 in Is it worth updating to iOS 16? by jowie1974

Thanks. I just need to find out a way of updating my phone to the latest iOS 15 because it is currently stuck on 15.6.3 and the only path available to me is all the way to 16.3.

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Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6haq6p wrote

Here you go. I believe this method still works and gets you back to 15.6 RC(not the same as the one you have now) and lets you OTA update to 15.7.2.

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New link because I think Apple made it possible to update to 16.1.2 through the 15.6 method not 15.7.2:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-how-to-update-to-ios-15-7-2-for-iphone-8-x-xr-xs-11-se2-12-13-se3.2373742/

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jowie1974 OP t1_j6hbwec wrote

Thanks for the link! I'm looking through the instructions and it seems pretty complicated, a little out of my league these days 😂 I will have a ponder but most likely I will stay on 15.6.3 for a bit and then bite the bullet when I have to update to 16.3.

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Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6hc4mi wrote

Yeah 15.6.3 isn't terrible and decently secure. Good battery life. Don't update unless you have to. I'd say iOS 16.7 is where it stabilizes so consider updating then.

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jowie1974 OP t1_j6hc6v2 wrote

Mad isn't it... I'll probably be updating when everyone is jumping on iOS 17 Beta 😂

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Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6hco8m wrote

Only problem might be if Apple stops giving major updates to the 8 plus. It was released back in 2017 and Apple has a policy of 5 major updates with 2 more years of security updates so it's not likely. 16.7.1 or 16.7.2 is your best bet.

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jowie1974 OP t1_j6hczks wrote

Yeah but I assume that even if iOS 17 doesn't support the 8 Plus, I will be able to update to the latest iOS 16? At some point I will upgrade my iPhone, but right now it's stable and it does everything I want it to. I feel the same about iOS 15, which is why I don't want to update. I like everything being stable.

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