4 years, 8 months ago

Why Do I Keep Refusing to Install OS Updates?

SUPPORT REQUEST : From : LOOP DETECTED For longer than I care to admit, I have opted to delay updating my phone’s OS. Logically, I know the update would probably have new features I’d find useful, and I obviously can’t keep delaying forever. Software updates are a modern locus of dread, one of those inconveniences that are dismissed as the price we pay for even greater convenience—though many people are, like you, uncertain of the trade-off. Updates are a digital form of hygiene, a concept that has been linked to holiness since the 17th century, and I imagine many well-meaning people have already informed you of the enhanced security measures they provide and warned of the bugs that will persist if you don’t keep up. Technology has made our lives better in countless ways, and updates offer many additional improvements: new games; better maps; fresh wallpapers, fonts, and emojis.