To be completely honest, there’s barely any difference ever since the X. Incremental upgrades will get you a better camera, but the XR had such a great battery life and remains super snappy, so if you aren’t really a camera guy there won’t be a lot new besides ProMotion and Dynamic Island.

I do a backup and full factory reset once every major OS version releases, but only then.

I have never had any issues, bugs nor anything similar that’s widely reported when new versions of iOS are released, and I believe that’s because upgrading always leave remnants of lingering trash. But that’s me.

Synch with a cable, let it finish, check the option to synch over wifi, save it, enjoy.

I find really funny that this conversation exists around the phone universally thought to be overpriced, made by a pretentious company, and regarded as inferior and behind the competition in innovation because it’s seen as a fashion item instead of a phone.

I would say that, like owning an iPhone, buying Casetify is reduced to: people like it and can afford it. That’s pretty much it.

I do believe they are super overpriced tho, not defending them. But reading all the condescending comments has been truly amusing, haha.