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Vintage Snazzy (so my adult children say)
An iPad Mini 6 can be upgraded to the latest iOS (18.0.1).That's what is currently on my old iPhone, which I'll be upgrading within the week. New iPad Mini (6) should be arriving in a day or two - and (hopefully) that will have 17 or be upgradable to it.
Any tech is... But I like that particular saying. Produce or technology, it works!Apples are perishable products.
There's more to it than that. Apple adds new functions for developers to take advantage of in every version of the OS, and that enables ForeFlight to create certain new features more easily, or code more efficiently, or many other reasons. If they support whatever old OS anyone is running, they can't take advantage of any of the new tools in the OS, which causes difficulties in both development and support.Realistically they're probably doing this because they test every new version of foreflight with every supported device running every supported version of iOS. That actually adds up to a lot of testing, especially if their test scripts are fairly elaborate.
Any computerized product is. Including modern cars. Time to replace my ~10 year old iPad.Apples are perishable products.
Why would a person need to purchase as much storage /memory as they can? I have had IPads since Gen 1 and never needed the more than 256. The IPad 7 will offer 512.An iPad Mini 6 can be upgraded to the latest iOS (18.0.1).
Any tech is... But I like that particular saying. Produce or technology, it works!
There's more to it than that. Apple adds new functions for developers to take advantage of in every version of the OS, and that enables ForeFlight to create certain new features more easily, or code more efficiently, or many other reasons. If they support whatever old OS anyone is running, they can't take advantage of any of the new tools in the OS, which causes difficulties in both development and support.
As a LONG time Apple user (nearly 40 years now!) I have found that in general, the best thing to do is to buy the latest greatest thing as soon as it comes out, equip it with as much storage and memory as you can, and then use it until they no longer even have security releases of the OS for it. On MacOS, they usually continue with security releases two major versions back. For example, MacOS 15 (15.0.1) is the latest, but they're still putting out new security releases for MacOS 13 and 14 as well. On iOS/iPadOS it varies more, but right now 18 is current and they're supporting back to 15. So, iPad Mini 4 users, you're on borrowed time and should probably upgrade to the Mini 7 that just came out.
I agree (that you dont need the max storage/memory). I think this applies if you buy the most basic entry level apple device. Like for the Ipad Pro 11 that I just got, the storage max is 2TB. No way I need that as 512 or 1tb is more than I ever need for flying. Jeppesen plates and FF full maps only take about 40gb anyhow.Why would a person need to purchase as much storage /memory as they can? I have had IPads since Gen 1 and never needed the more than 256. The IPad 7 will offer 512.
It doesn't necessarily have to be the max. It *does* need to be at least one step, preferably two, higher than you think you need.Why would a person need to purchase as much storage /memory as they can? I have had IPads since Gen 1 and never needed the more than 256. The IPad 7 will offer 512.
Yep - I used to do a new phone every 2 years though the pace of innovation has slowed and so I'm now doing every 3 there. iPads, I do irregularly because that's what Apple does with the Mini which is my preferred one. I had the OG iPad for a few years until the Mini came out, and I did have a Mini 1 that broke that I replaced with a Mini 2, but I had that sucker for 7 years until the 5 came out so I'm glad I had a configuration that worked for so long.i dont think I use any piece of electronics longer than 3-4 years. I know I havent kept an ipad as the primary use for personal or flying for longer than 3 or so years. My current ipads are the Ipad Pro 11 (about 4 months old) and a Ipad Mini 6 (backup) which is a few years old as they just announced the 7. Neither of these will last 7 years, much less 5.
I dont think Ive ever kept a macbook pro for longer than 5 years either. Certainly not the iphone as I have the 16 pro max, or the watch, which is an ultra 2. So yeah - keeping it for that long has its own issues - namely storage aside, as everything gets more resource intensive - storage isnt the only thing that suffers.
It's like buying an ELT battery with a 2 year expiration date for $100 instead of one with a 4 year expiration date for $140. "Woot! I saved $40!"I see a LOT of people who upgrade as little as possible and try to spend the least money, and often they end up spending too little in the short term and being forced to spend more in the long term.
Just ONE reason I don't like foreflight.. now try not screaming at meView attachment 134325It looks like my perfectly fine I Pad Pro is on the list of models that can’t be updated.
Getting old isn’t easy at times.
Avare runs on Android Lollipop 5.01 from 10 years ago. Just sayin'Just ONE reason I don't like foreflight.. now try not screaming at me
Yeah - went ahead and just pre ordered the Mini 7. They have a trade in program though. My current IPad is worth $10! So probably just keep it around for some reason.I’ll probably break my “buy used” rule and buy new, as a new I Pad mini 7 is only $100 more than a used Mini 6 on Gazelle. The cellular (for the GPS) with 128 GB model should be just fine.