Having started this thread, I thought I should provide some closure about what I've recommended to my clients. The explanation that the over-the-air updates were pulled, but that iTunes updates were still available seemed to be a bandaid solution to me, so I recommended that they consider upgrading their phones from 5's to 7's. These are elderly people, but not hurting financially, by any stretch of the imagination.
Their primary concerns seemed to be about needing to use the connecter into the power jack for a patch cord while driving, but I think they'll be willing to do this, once they get used to the idea. The husband has normal vision, and connects his phone via blue tooth, and they don't want to mess with having a second phone trying to talk over Blue tooth. Sometimes it's really hard to give up technology that you love a lot, but I think they'll be willing to move ahead. Thanks to all on the list who provided answers to my inquiry. Jeffrey Turner -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 9:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5? As multiple articles describe, Apple has apparently pulled the over the air update to iOS 10.3 for the iPhone 5 and 5C for now. Whether this is permanent I have not read anywhere and according to one article I read you can go ahead and still update an iPhonen 5/5C to 10.3 with iTunes. Mike, just out of curiocity, if you have a 5S and also a 5C, why would you use the 5C instead of the much nicer 5S? Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 7:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5? Did you see the following from ILounge? iLounge Mobile Edition Apple pulls over-the-air iOS 10.3 update for iPhone 5, 5c; iOS 10.3.2 seems to end support for them Apple has pulled back the over-the-air update to iOS 10.3 for iPhone 5 and 5c devices without giving any reason, AppleInsider reports. The update was available for a few hours before mysteriously disappearing, despite there being no noted outcry of users who had tried and failed to install the update on the devices. The update can still be installed through the standard process using iTunes, and seems to function fine on an iPhone 5c. In a related development, The Apple Post has discovered that the beta version of iOS 10.3.2 appears to end support for devices with 32-bit processors — like the iPhone 5 and 5c. The beta only contains restore images for 64-bit devices, hinting at the possibility that 32-bit devices are about to lose support. Apple announced back in 2014 that new apps or app updates would have to support 64-bit processors, and recent speculation has swirled around iOS 11 ending support for 32-bit devices. A warning dialog discovered by developers working with the iOS 10.3 beta stated that apps that have not been updated to include 64-bit support “will not work with future versions of iOS.” Given the new findings in the iOS 10.3.2 beta, the change could come sooner than expected. If so, the 4th generation iPad would also be unsupported as it features a 32-bit processor. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Arrigo Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 7:04 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is IOS 10.3 available for iPhone 5? Noticing the same thing on my iphone 5C, it may be that these phones will no longer receive software updates, might be time to switch back to my iphone 5 S. Original message: > Hello Jeffrey, > I just tried to check for updates here on my iPhone5 and I am > receiving the same behavior as you describe for your clients that it > shows my software being up to date despite it being 10.2.1. I have > tried restarting the phone but to no avail. I thought I had seen > something which stated that 10.3 would not be supported on the iPhone5 > being that Apple switched to the APFS file system in this release and > that there may be some features which are not compatible. > On 3/31/17, Jeffrey Turner <jturner...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My clients do not have the upgrade available to them in software updates. >> Is >> this because they are using iPhone 5? >> Thanks, >> Jeffrey >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V >> iPhone list. >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >> itself. >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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