{"id":509,"date":"2014-01-20T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T21:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/?p=509"},"modified":"2016-01-28T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:59:37","slug":"running-ios-7-on-an-old-iphone-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/running-ios-7-on-an-old-iphone-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Running iOS 7 on an old iPhone 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/files\/2014\/01\/iphone4upgrade.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-514\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/files\/2014\/01\/iphone4upgrade.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/files\/2014\/01\/iphone4upgrade.png 540w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/files\/2014\/01\/iphone4upgrade-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/edbilodeau\/files\/2014\/01\/iphone4upgrade-482x300.png 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After putting it off for what seems like forever, I recently decided to give in to the nagging iTunes dialog box and upgrade my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/apple_iphone_4-3275.php\">iPhone 4<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_7\">iOS 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have a first-gen iPhone 4, meaning that it runs the older <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_A4\">A4 processor<\/a>. I was already seeing performance issues as I updated my apps to versions designed to take advantage of the newest iPhone hardware Apple had to offer. Everything still worked, but the responsiveness left a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, upgrading to a new OS is probably the last thing one would normally do. Still, hope springs eternal, and after my research failed to turn up any horror stories, I decided that I had little to lose, so I went for it.<\/p>\n<p>Short version: everything is fine.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more details for others contemplating the same upgrade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are running iOS 6.x on a first-gen iPhone 4, you are already used to somewhat sluggish performance. With iOS 7 I find my phone is slightly less responsive, but still very much usable.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0 changes to the iOS 7 UI have a much bigger impact on the usability of the phone than raw performance. The UI isn&#8217;t all that bad and I&#8217;m sure that I&#8217;ll eventually get used to it. First impressions though are that everything just feels kind of &#8220;off&#8221; and not what you would expect from using an Apple product.<\/li>\n<li>Most if not all of the buttons in the UI are gone, replace with text and line-art icons. I seem to have problems &#8216;clicking&#8217; on these elements, but I can&#8217;t tell if that is because the target size has moved or changed, or if the phone just isn&#8217;t responding fast enough to my gestures.<\/li>\n<li>Battery power seems to drain off a bit faster, but it is still too early to say if this is a will become a major problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those are my initial impressions. I&#8217;ll update this post if\/when I experience any other issues that I think might be of use to others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After putting it off for what seems like forever, I recently decided to give in to the nagging iTunes dialog box and upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS 7. 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