Scumbags. It's typical of everything too. The last phone I had I had owned for the best part of a decade and it still did everything I needed and worked fine. But the battery stopped lasting and I would need to leave it on charge all day just for it to survive the night. I actually spent $30 buying a brand new battery for it, and wouldn't you know, the new battery dies just as quick. I presume it was a similar update that was essentially designed to make it unusable. I only used the damn thing as an alarm clock.  I still have an iPod Classic that's probably 15 years old and going strong, though. It's so old Apple have probably forgotte  1ffa  n they made it and to make a killer update. This is why I use Linux now and I have been scared away from buying any new electronics. I predict Microsoft will make Windows more than figuratively unusable and the trend will continue for most manufacturers and devices. Even my 10 year old (Garmin) GPS complains endlessly about out of date maps to try and make you buy new ones. I can still use it, but they could easily disable it and force me to update the maps. The bastards are forcing me back into 90s technology just as all these touch screens and AIs become affordable because all the new stuff is so predatory.