8 Things to Know About the iPhone 5 iOS 10.3.4 Update
The iPhone 5 iOS 10.3.4 update is small upgrade, but even tiny iOS updates can have an enormous impact on a device’s overall performance.
The iPhone 5 won’t get iOS 11, iOS 12, iOS 13, or any future iOS updates and that puts an enormous spotlight on the device’s iOS 10.3.4 update.
iOS updates for older devices can have a dramatic effect on performance. Sometimes the effect is positive. Sometimes, unfortunately, it’s negative.
Apple’s released a surprise iOS 10.3.4 update for the iPhone 5 and it comes with a key bug fix. It’s an important upgrade for those still hanging onto the iPhone 5, but those of you thinking about downloading the firmware should be extremely careful. Once you download iOS 10.3.4 on your phone you can’t go back to anything older than iOS 10.3.3.
That said, most iPhone 5 users will want to download iOS 10.3.4 because key functions like the App Store and iCloud will stop working on November 3rd. This due to a time rollover issue.
If you’re making the move to iOS 10.3.4 from the iPhone 5’s iOS 10.3.3 update, you won’t need to clear out a ton of space on your device.
If for some reason you’re coming to iOS 10.3.4 from something older than iOS 10.3.3, you can expect your update to be massive (several hundred MB or more) thanks to the features and fixes from iOS 10.3 and any other iOS updates you missed along the way.
This roundup will take you through our impressions of the iPhone 5 iOS 10.3.4 update’s performance. It will also guide you through the iOS 10.3.4 problems plaguing iPhone 5 users, fixes for iOS 10 problems, everything you need to know about the iOS 10 downgrade, and some information about the iOS 10.3.3 jailbreak.
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We upgraded directly from iOS 10.3.3 and the download and installation took us about 10 minutes to complete. If you're jumping up from iOS 10.3.1 or an older version, your iOS 10.3.4 download/installation is going to take a little bit longer. We recommend putting aside 15-20 minutes of quiet time so that you can monitor the process. You shouldn't anticipate any problems, but there's always a chance for a hiccup. For more on the iOS 10.3.4 download and installation process, take a look at our full walkthrough. We've been using the iPhone 5 iOS 10.3.4 update for several months and the software still feels pretty stable on our device. The iPhone 5's battery continues to work miracles. We haven't noticed any abnormal battery drain during our stay on iOS 10.3.4. If you do start to notice weird battery drain on your device, take a look at our list of tips. Chances are, it's not iOS 10.3.4 causing the problems. We've tested the iPhone 5's iOS 10.3.4 update with several different routers (including mesh Wi-Fi service eero) and Bluetooth devices. We haven't noticed any major issues. AT&T's LTE and 4G networks are also behaving normally. Random reboots were an issue for us on iOS 10.2.1. Our iPhone 5 also rebooted itself several times with iOS 10.3.2 on board. We haven't noticed any issues on iOS 10.3.4. The iPhone 5 feels pretty fast with iOS 10.3.4 on board. Animations and transitions are fluid and we haven't experienced any lag when opening up Control Center. We haven't noticed any lag when opening up and closing folders either.
That said, we've seen some clunkiness when opening up applications and when using the keyboard, but it's not as bad as it was on iOS 10.2.1 and older versions of iOS 10. The device obviously isn't as fast as the iPhone 7 or iPhone 6s, but it's still hanging in there as we close in on the end of 2019. The iOS 10.3.4 update is running well on our device, but you'll definitely want to take a cautious approach, particularly if you're having a good experience on your current version of iOS. The iPhone 5 probably won't get any more iOS updates so you'll be on your own if you run into problems. | ||||||||
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