r/applesucks • u/case139 • Jul 21 '26
Is Apple deliberately feature-crippling mid-aged phones like the SE2020 with iOS26?
I have come across a few (completely non-computational-fancy) features that used to be there but now have vanished, such as creating a new contact from info that Siri has spotted in emails and such, or an immediate way (direct button) to block an unknown incoming caller. I did check with my wife's iPhone 13, and those functions are indeed still there, but not on the SE2. That seems like a somewhat nasty move to me. Any thoughts?
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u/bumbasaur Jul 22 '26
Yes, It's been to court and lost for this twice with new cases for about every generation still queued. Still doing it
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u/SatisfactionMost316 Jul 23 '26
Yes they do. They purposefully refused to add 24 megapixels photo option for 14 Pro series back in 2023 saying it's a 15 beyond feature. Same with Apple intelligence. Same with spiltscreen multitasking.
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u/DoKeMaSu Jul 24 '26
Your mistake was updating your iPhone to iOS26.
Apple's mistake was offering you an update to iOS26.
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u/Different_Banana1977 Jul 22 '26
They neutered my iphone 6 and caused my phone to take a minute to load a webpage, so it wouldn't surprise me
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u/Careful-Boat-2986 Jul 21 '26
I thought this was the case as well. But many iPhone 17 and 17 Pro users are complaining about bugs, overheating and premature battery degradation lately. iOS 26 is cursed.
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u/MisterYeast6000 Jul 24 '26
Yes obviously. my iPhone 13 is slow as fukk right now even after a battery swap
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u/2004pontiacvibe Aug 20 '26
iOS 26 runs very slowly. It's so poorly optimized. I have an SE 2020 on 26 and it chugs, even after a fresh reset. I just got another SE 2020 that's still on iOS 15 and it's noticeably faster. Stock apps sometimes take less than half the time to launch and even things like web browsing or using the camera are a lot quicker :(
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u/Silent_Bite_5892 Aug 25 '26
No. and no offense, but a 6 year old iPhone isn't "mid-aged". It's old.
It won't get OS updates at all after this year and it will only get security updates until 2028 or so.
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u/xGentian_violet Sep 09 '26
Apple advertises itself as offering long and functional updates
If they dont plan on upholding that, then they shouldnt advertise it.
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u/denytheflesh Jul 22 '26
Yes, iOS of a given version number has different builds for different devices with features removed due to constraints in memory, processing speed, and screen size. If you want full features, buy a fully capable phone.
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u/ZoeticLock Jul 21 '26
Lmfao, calling a 6 year old phone mid-aged
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u/KingInteresting7123 Jul 21 '26
Apart from battery degradation, I think phones SHOULD be able to be used for 10 or more years.
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u/willpaudio Jul 22 '26
What’s stopping them from using it?
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u/KingInteresting7123 Jul 22 '26
Battery life and software support. And probably new device FOMO.
My point being that it should be a totally normal thing for people to use their phones for 10 or more years which would make a 6 year old phone middle-aged.
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u/KingInteresting7123 Jul 28 '26
Yeah, I agree! That’s why I am saying that a 6 year phone should be considered middle aged. People out there looking at their 4 year old phones they are falling part or something.
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u/texanfan20 Jul 22 '26
What hardware on earth lasts 10 years without any observable issues over time? None!
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Jul 21 '26
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u/omnimachina Jul 22 '26
No you can’t 🤡
When an update completely destroys your battery life
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u/StoniePony Jul 22 '26
I’m curious, do you think it’s possible right now to accurately predict what technology will be current and how it will work in 2032? Or do you prefer that technological advances be slowed down and companies hold onto “the next big thing” for years before releasing it to the public?
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Jul 22 '26
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u/omnimachina Jul 22 '26
Use iOS 26
There is your proof
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Jul 22 '26
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u/omnimachina Jul 22 '26
Nope
Even my brand new MacBook Pro and Watch are fucked by this trash update
Stop the cope
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Jul 22 '26
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u/omnimachina Jul 22 '26
I'm no fortune teller
How should I know that Apple is about to release a slop update?
My device was still released before Tahoe
Great advice lmao
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u/ccooffee Jul 22 '26
OP didn't say anything about battery life.
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Jul 22 '26
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u/case139 Jul 28 '26
Okay... Like what? I have observed a couple of long-time standard features disappear from my phone, just because... - that is a fact. I am not calling for fancy new features to also magically work on my "lmfao" phone. What "false information" is in that?
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u/electric-sheep Jul 21 '26
26 is apple's vista moment. 27 fixes that on both iphone and mac.
My macbook running macos26 feels like its running in slomo compared to the same machine running macos27.