Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6haq6p wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:59 AM

Reply to comment by jowie1974 in Is it worth updating to iOS 16? by jowie1974

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.

EDIT:

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/

jowie1974 OP t1_j6hbwec wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:16 AM

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.

Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6hc4mi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:19 AM

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.

jowie1974 OP t1_j6hc6v2 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:20 AM

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

Comfortable-Basil-47 t1_j6hco8m wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:27 AM

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.

jowie1974 OP t1_j6hczks wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:32 AM

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.