Updated my iPhone 8 with iOS 12 😡

[biosurfer1]

Just keep giving Apple more money for the latest/greatest iPhone, I have a bunch of stock and my kid needs to go to college some day.

And remember, the new iPhone is TOTALLY different from the last iPhone

[David]

I had a 6 and saw no need to upgrade. Battery life seemed to deteriorate so I had an Apple store replace it. I still had to charge it during the work day . Then it started intermittently not connecting to Verizon. I had a new SIM card installed. That didn't fix it .

So Verizon made me a deal where an 8 was the best price for replacement. I reluctantly agreed. Then I realized the 8 allows for a wireless charging! A quick look on Amazon got me a charger for home and office for about $15 each. Then I was happy .

[KevinTodd]

I've had a series of iPhones since they were introduced, culminating with an iPhone X that I've had for three months. I've never had an issue with a software upgrade; large or small. If anything, the biggest gripe is how long the updates take sometimes, but that is relatively minor.

[masraum]

I've had very good luck with my current phone which is also my first Apple phone. I've had this phone for about 2.5 years. I don't plan to upgrade, but I do plan to get the battery replaced.

[A930Rocket]

I’ve only had the 8 since last December. Battery life isn’t a problem, although I use it all day. My last phone was a 4S, so I tend to keep them a long time.

I went through the settings and deleted all kinds of old artifacts, but I’m only using 1/3 of my 64 gb of storage. Got rid of some seldom used apps too.

I’m tempted to back it up, wipe it clean and start over. It seems slower since the update.

I did the carrier update at the same time.

Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche

Forgot to add, Verizon had a carrier update along with the 12 install. Maybe it’s a carrier issue?

[mepstein]

Originally Posted by masraum

Nice. Maybe I'll try that route, backup, wipe, upgrade, restore. I'm surprised that that the restore doesn't also restore the issues that were causing the problems.

I’m no tech but the way I understand it, is it restores the data but not the glitches. Well, not usually. When I had windows computers, it was pretty standard procedure to reformat, reinstall or update and then reinstall data to get rid of a problem or virus.

I had thought about getting the latest iPhone but mine is working so well, I’m not going to spend the $1k just yet.

[A930Rocket]

I finally erased and reset everything as a new phone and set it up manually. Downloaded my favorite apps. Everything works like it should. Including the telephone.

The only thing I can’t restore is one app that would take a picture and send it as a jpeg, pdf, etc. I have the app, but not what was stored in it. Not a huge problem.

[wildthing]

I upgraded my SE a few days ago. No issues, though I don't think I've made a phone call on it recently.

+ Nice battery usage graph and detail
- can't see that Bluetooth is connected

That is all.

[A930Rocket]

After wiping it out, I thought it was be the iOS program it came with, but it’s still ios12.

So far. So good.

[RKDinOKC]

Got a 7plus, update everything automatically, it's on 12.0 Just works.

Recently got a text from Verizon. Told me I could upgrade to unlimited voice/text AND DATA for $60/mo.
Paying $55 for unlimited voice/text and 3GB data. Have never gone over the 3GB because am mostly on wifi.
Went ahead because the cost was actually only $4 more after taxes etc AND put me on a rewards program that gives me $5/mo can apply to my bill.
Seems to me like Verizon is giving me $1/mo to go to unlimited data.