[Dr. Sivana]

Every time Apple updates my phone it pulls the old Microsoft trick of turning things on that I want OFF, especially iCloud.

I am running off an old iPhone 7. Maybe I am through with updates. I wish my Linux Pine Phone was more useable than it is.

[Rio]

iPhone 7 just got left behind with iOS16.

[Gaffer]

I agree. I’m tired of human factors engineers screwing with a product so they can keep their priced up jobs.

I don’t want CNET news, tips and advice. I don’t need Apple to suggest a damned thing for me and I don’t want to use iCloud, or Wallet or Apple Pay or any of that mess. I want a PHONE to use, send text messages and look at sites on the internet I want to visit. And I don’t want to sign in using my Apple ID to take advantage of all their crap. Nothing more.

[Red Badger]

Maybe I am through with updates.

You are. iOS 16 will not work on iPhone7: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/supported-models-iphe3fa5df43/ios