iOS 12.5

[Chris]

Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125

[Ant]

Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
wonder how much longer.
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[Chris]

Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
>> and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.
>
>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125
>
> Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
> wonder how much longer.

Depends on the severity of the problem. Apple did also update iOS 9.x last
year - 3 years after the previous update - because of a GPS issue.

[Ant]

Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?

[Arlen Holder]

On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:39:11 -0600, Ant wrote:

> Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?

Hi Ant,

FACTS:
o Apple has _never_ even once ever released a _tested_ iOS release!

You're not an apologist, where the only people on the entire planet who
aren't aware of the many "serious problems" in _every_ iOS release...
o Are the apologists themselves

Everyone else owns adult cognitive skills
o To wit...

o Apple iOS 9.3 Has A Serious New Problem
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/03/28/apple-ios-9-3-safari-link-problem/>
"it turned out iOS 9.3 was bricking a number of older devices,
something Apple (to its credit) quickly admitted. But now real anger is
building among users of iPhones and iPads of all ages after web browsing
in Safari became largely unusable following the upgrade."

o Apple iOS 9.3 Update: New Fix For Serious Problems
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/03/30/apple-ios-9-3-safari-links-fix/>
"Temporarily pulled last week after causing problems with older iPhones
and iPads, Apple has also confirmed it is tied to a bug which impacts
web surfing and promised to provide a fix soon (presumably in the shape
of iOS 9.3.1)."

o Apple Admits To Serious iOS 9.3.1 Problem
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2016/04/06/apple-ios-9-3-1-security-problem/>
"Despite claims this generation of iOS would focus on optimisation as
opposed to major features, each major iOS 9 release, 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3,
has suffered from significant problems."

FACT: Apple has never sufficiently tested core iOS code (proved by Google)
ASSESSMENT: It doesn't matter because consumers only believe MARKETING
--
One bug.... and the entire untested core iOS house of cards falls down.
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/7Mc1sX9XISA>

Google asked "Was it really that easy?", to which the answer was "Yes".
HINT: iOS code dates to 1985 and Google proved it has never been tested.

[Joerg Lorenz]

Am 16.12.20 um 04:18 schrieb Arlen Holder:

> On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:39:11 -0600, Ant wrote:
>
>> Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?
>
> Hi Ant,
>
> FACTS:
> o Apple has _never_ even once ever released a _tested_ iOS release!

You are a braindead and stupid Troll.
Same fake news as every day.

[Arlen Holder]

On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:11:31 +0100, Joerg Lorenz wrote:

> You are a braindead and stupid Troll.
> Same fake news as every day.

Hi Joerg Lorenz,

Thank you for (again) proving me 100% correct about Type III apologists.

Like all Type III apologists, Joerg Lorenz calls any & all facts he simply
doesn't like (& which he has no adult defense to), trolls.

Just as often, these Type III apologists call all facts they simply don't
like "lies by liars", again, because they have no adult response to facts.

And yet, not a single fact ever comes out of these Type III apologists.
o Not even one.

More so, they can _never_ show my facts _ever_ to be materially wrong.
o It's like dealing with utter infants, these Type III apologists.
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[Chris]

Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> In misc.phone.mobile.iphone Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
>>>> and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.
>>>
>>>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125
>>>
>>> Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
>>> wonder how much longer.
>
>> Depends on the severity of the problem. Apple did also update iOS 9.x last
>> year - 3 years after the previous update - because of a GPS issue.
>
> Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?

Like?

[Ant]

Security holes.

[Lewis]

In message <RY-dnVzc6OzO4EfC...@earthlink.com> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.ipad Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> > In misc.phone.mobile.iphone Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> >>> Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
>> >>>> and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.
>> >>>
>> >>>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125
>> >>>
>> >>> Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
>> >>> wonder how much longer.
>> >
>> >> Depends on the severity of the problem. Apple did also update iOS 9.x last
>> >> year - 3 years after the previous update - because of a GPS issue.
>> >
>> > Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?

>> Like?

> Security holes.

As far as I know, the only update to 9.3 was for GPD.


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[Joerg Lorenz]

Am 16.12.20 um 22:34 schrieb Ant:

> In comp.mobile.ipad Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> In misc.phone.mobile.iphone Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>>>> Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
>>>>>> and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.
>>>>>
>>>>>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125
>>>>>
>>>>> Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
>>>>> wonder how much longer.
>>>
>>>> Depends on the severity of the problem. Apple did also update iOS 9.x last
>>>> year - 3 years after the previous update - because of a GPS issue.
>>>
>>> Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?
>
>> Like?
>
> Security holes.

Looking back in four to five years time even 14.3. will have had
"Security Holes".

[Chris]

Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.ipad Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> In misc.phone.mobile.iphone Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Ant <a...@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>>>> Chris <ithi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Released today to enable COVID exposure notifications in older iPhones 5s
>>>>>> and 6/6 plus that can't run iOS 14.x.
>>>>>
>>>>>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209084#125
>>>>>
>>>>> Same for old iPads. It's nice that Apple is still supporting them. I
>>>>> wonder how much longer.
>>>
>>>> Depends on the severity of the problem. Apple did also update iOS 9.x last
>>>> year - 3 years after the previous update - because of a GPS issue.
>>>
>>> Hmm, didn't v9.3.x have severe problems beside the GPS issue?
>
>> Like?
>
> Security holes.

Well it's software that's been largely abandoned for 4 years so there will
be vulnerabilities which won't be patched.

[Arlen Holder]

On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:46:55 +0100, Joerg Lorenz wrote:

> Looking back in four to five years time even 14.3. will have had
> "Security Holes".

Hi Joerg Lorenz,

FACTS:

I fully realize you're utterly immune to facts, but remember, Google proved
_multiple_ times, that iOS code, some of which dates back to 1985, couldn't
possibly ever have been tested.

o Google proved Apple couldn't possibly have tested for even basic security/privacy in iOS 10 to 12 for over two years
<https://groups.google.com/g/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/c/gM5ioMg9m8w/m/7U2rz7emAwAJ>

In fact, the recent bugs were so egregiously untested that Google asked:
o "Was it really that easy?"

To which the answer was, "Yes".