iOS 9 was launched by the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), in September of this year and although it was speculated that it would offer good performance on the old iPhone, iPad or iPod Touches, this did not happen for everyone.
Apple was recently sued in the US by iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch users who accuse the American company of having deceptive promotion practices of iOS 9, claiming that it is compatible with old iDevices, without saying that its installation seriously reduces performance.
iPhone 4S is brought into discussion in the process, among other devices, having in iOS 9 performances much reduced compared to those offered in iOS 8.x, Apple being accused of not announcing this in advance and not allowing the installation of iOS 8 on these devices .
More than 100 customers of the Apple company are mentioned in the lawsuit and in it it is claimed that the iPhone 4S becomes practically impossible to use after installing iOS 9, the terminal works very hard regardless of the application, having a lag when registering touches, getting stuck or closing out of nowhere.
When iPhone 4s owners are faced with the dilemma of continuing to use a slow, buggy phone or spend hundreds to buy a new phone, Apple often benefits because consumers will often buy a new iPhone to keep their investment in the App ecosystem. Furthermore, iPhone owners will buy a newer iPhone when faced with the choice because it is familiar and they can easily transfer their information, media, contacts, and apps without a major disruption in usage.
These accusations regarding the lies in the promotion of iOS 9 are complemented by those who claim that Apple knew the impact this update has on old iDevices and that it launched it anyway without warning users that they will have reduced performance after its installation.
Finally, the lawsuit claims that Apple has created a closed ecosystem in which it forces its users to endlessly buy its devices in order not to lose the applications purchased from the App Store, stating that this would be an anti-competitive practice, although Google acts as.
For all these shortcomings, the plaintiffs demand damages of 5 million dollars from the Apple company, and if we look at things objectively, then Apple should be obliged to pay more than that for the way it thinks about its updates.
Year after year the Apple company releases updates for iOS and year after year significantly reduces the performance of users' iDevices, but we warned you every time about these problems and presented you with comparative performance tests, so you all know what to expect before making an update.
