My first smart phone was an iPhone 3, I really liked it until it stopped getting iOS updates and when I would update an app it would be uninstalled because it was no longer compatible with my os version. I switched to android and had been using it ever since… until February when I made the switch back and got an iPhone 14 Pro.
I was sick and tired of having to ROM my phone to get an updated os. Even when my phone was brand new the security patches were 6-8 months behind their actual release date.
I had been using an iPad and MacBook Air for work so I was not totally new to modern iOS.
My first smart phone was an iPhone 3, I really liked it until it stopped getting iOS updates and when I would update an app it would be uninstalled because it was no longer compatible with my os version. I switched to android and had been using it ever since… until February when I made the switch back and got an iPhone 14 Pro.
I was sick and tired of having to ROM my phone to get an updated os. Even when my phone was brand new the security patches were 6-8 months behind their actual release date.
I had been using an iPad and MacBook Air for work so I was not totally new to modern iOS.
Your experience is why I only get Google Pixels. They have their downsides, but they have a guaranteed 4 years of timely updates.
I had the nexus 4 for a time and even that I ended up having to use a custom ROM on it.
Nexus phones were different in that regard. No update cycle was guaranteed.