@peemee I didn't know people polished out scratches on iPhones.
@matigo I was using the term roll back loosely. What I really meant was reinstall. I’m talking about how Apple controls both the hardware and software and decides to artificially disallow system changes it doesn’t like. With Linux, if you have the system software and hardware is compatible it’s your choice.
These days…
You can't roll back iOS.
You can't roll back iOS apps.
You can't roll back MacOS?
You can't roll back MacOS App Store Apps.
You can't update iOS or MacOS to its last point update if a newer release exists; they insist on making you take a fully up-to-date leap. (I think MacOS might be a bit more flexible than iOS on that front and security fixes might be allowed and obviously, you can get to the last point update if you do updates in a timely fashion).
(Maybe you can roll back MacOS on Apple silicon, I’m not sure. Apple silicon Macs are more locked-down security-wise. I don't think you can roll back to an earlier MacOS release via Snapshots either).
Oh great, now I’ve updated Firefox on the phone it won’t open anymore. And people wonder why I usually have lots of apps that haven’t been updated. Then there are the operating systems that I’ve chosen to not update as well. To be fair, running an older OS might conceivably cause issues. But if a given app version officially supports a particular OS version why should there be a problem? No, the real problem is that controlling Apple won’t let you uninstall or roll back software. The fatherless children that they are!
@joeo10 You’re right. So why are you using an avatar in which you are wearing a fetish on your face that symbolises Guantanamo style obedience?
@33mhz I hope the healing process goes nice and smoothly. Immobility is crap. Happy pnut birthday.
// @matigo
Wow, some of the stories I'm hearing about American hospitals during the bio-terror have left me agog. It was even more evil than I realised. Not that other countries were much cop either. I don't know why I hadn't heard of the Remdesivir horrors before.