On Sept. 7, Apple released their new iPhone 7 and 7 plus along with a new IOS software update on Sept. 13. Like many others, I decided to update my phone, which I later on regretted doing. I updated my phone when IOS 10.1 came out. Those who had IOS 10 experienced a lot of malfunctions. Some people’s phones became really laggy and glitchy. Within two days, Apple released IOS 10.1, which helped solve those issues but not all were fixed.

Like thousands of others who still suffer from the malfunctions, the continuous new updates haven’t done much improving. It’s been more than a month since I’ve had IOS 10.1 and the update has ruined my phone. A glitch that I’ve experienced is a frozen phone when more than four messages pop up at the same time. The consistent freezing has made me mute group chats or other things that cause excessive notifications. In most occasions, the keyboard takes a couple of seconds for it to appear or at times the keyboard doesn’t appear at all making it difficult to use. Also, like many of the previous IOS updates, the battery life has been a huge issue. With IOS 10 it seems almost impossible not to charge your phone more than once every day. Since the irritating glitches haven’t been fixed, some people have gotten new phones that either haven’t been updated or are not from Apple.

Although there are many downsides to the update, there are still some good aspects to it. For instance, the change in format in the lock screen is convenient because it gives you more things to view without having to enter a password. Also while using iMessage, you can now play games such as Battleship with others who also have iphones. The bedtime option located in the clock app is helpful because it lets you figure out how much sleep you want to get that night.