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Easier to Use 16GB iPhone 5

Easier to Use 16GB iPhone 5

If you own a 16GB iPhone 5, you should be extremely excited about the upcoming iOS 9 update for a few reasons. 

First off, you won't need as much free space to install the update. While iOS 8 required more than 4GB of free space, a ton on a 16GB device, iOS 9 will require just 1.3GB of free space to install. That's a huge change and a welcomed one. 

iOS 9 will also be smart about installing updates. Now when you get a prompt, you'll be able to choose when to install the update. You'll be able to set it to install while you sleep or when you aren't using your device in the middle of a work day. That's not all.

iOS 9 also comes with a new feature that will automatically delete and reinstall applications so that you can safely, and efficiently, install a new update. Again, that's going to be huge for those of you who don't have a lot of free space to work with. 

And finally, iOS 9 will introduce something Apple calls "App Thinning." With iOS 9, the "App Store allows users to download apps that are specifically optimized for their device." This means that "apps will download, install and launch faster while taking up less storage space" than ever before. 

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. therealdesib

    08/01/2015 at 11:37 pm

    You shouls correct the portion about Metal, Mr Mills. Metal optimization is only for 64 bit devices (5s, 6, 6 plus, A7 and A8X ipads)

    The older 32 bit devices don’t support metal. Iphone 5 is a 32 bit device running on an older A6 chip, which does not support metal.

  2. D

    08/18/2015 at 8:28 am

    IOS already allows for a pass code more than 4 digits. You have to turn off ‘simple passcode’ under pass code settings. It will then allow any complex alpha numeric or plain long numeric pass codes

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