Using The iPhone 4S in 2022...

[@nicholashoi3155]

I have this phone on my shelf running ios 6, jailbroken with tons of tweaks. It's fun to look back what the old days were like with the skeuomorphic design.

[@SurfTheWebIsPapaMemes]

i have one too but it needs a sim card and prob it has icloud lock :(

[@bothead9505]

Well i had iphone 4

[@christiann7320]

Mine has temple run, minecraft, hill climb. Total throwback

[@thispc101]

add more tweaks to make it epic

[@Turbs94945]

Back when iOS and other OSs actually looked good...

[@ivanuremovic1199]

Legendary phone. It came out when I was just starting high school, and one of my friends got it as soon as it came out. It was a beast back then, and I don't really think any other phone was close to this one at that moment. I remember how we were amazed with it's performance, and how it was faster than any other phone. Also camera quality was one of the best, if not the best at the time.

[@eyesforthewise]

Androids were powerful as well

[@mark030a]

@@eyesforthewise Reaaally debatable. Most were on the cheap side for quite acceptable performance, yes, but at the time in late 2010 to 2011, Android as an OS couldn't even come close to iOS standards by a long shot. Especially if you consider the userbase at the time. Android Market was stagnating behind the App Store, and Game Center was the final nail in the coffin for the gaming part of the mobile market But Android was a beast when it came to versatility in its use, I'll give it that. And I guess it kinda caught up with iOS in late 2012-2013, as that's when I remember most Android devices gaining popularity, and Google Play Store taking off.

[@tansi5399]

@@mark030a bro chill

[@mark030a]

@@tansi5399 Nah.

[@tansi5399]

@@mark030a damn youre so rad

[@typicaltar3q]

The nostalgia never ends but the popularity don’t stop!

[@markhylis9561]

So... Both never ends?

[@and1wrd]

124th commenter awwhh o wanted to be 123th commenter lol

[@tvnawmayn9320]

Ok do stop telling me my 5s is old wtf!

[@psivewri]

Update: don't buy those gold replacement batteries! They're apparently horrible quality. Hope you enjoyed the video! I had a lot of fun using it and have also bought a cheap iPhone 5S. Maybe it'll feature in a future video :)

[@calebsheets-mccreary6791]

would love to see the 5s. used mine until the 11 came out. using an iPhone 12 now

[@bloxycola8272]

I used the same method to downgrade my iphone 4s like 8 months ago

[@stormyday849]

Just don't use one on iOS 8 or 9 especially 9

[@S-1_24-25]

Had a 5S but I upgraded to the 6S in 2019. Upgraded to an XR from a 6S in 2020.

[@arthurbttf]

Pin the comment!

[@HughJeffreys]

Oh God you showed the Gold "Business Batteries" as a replacement option. (if they even spelt Business right on the label.) Avoid, Avoid, Avoid!

[@todor2270]

*OH NO NATHAN*

[@irukhan07]

My thoughts immediately went to you showing these gold batteries with their labels off. lol

[@Moerfel]

I expected a comment from Hugh about this :D His inner repair guy screamed

[@KenjiWolfgang]

Yeah, PLEASE NO, ran into one of this for my galaxy S3, DO NOT buy these. terrible.

[@Waraich7400]

Which battery would you guys recommend, as I have an IPhone 4s with bad battery. It means a lot to me. TIA

[@MalcolmREBORN]

This was such a beautiful trip down memory lane. When you brought us back to iOS 6, I almost teared up. I still have mine (64GB model) in its box in my drawer.

[@serbkebab2763]

You got emotional thinking about a phone’s operating system? Ok.

[@Dogappel]

🦶

[@m00nd95]

I had to use a 4S with ios 9 for a few months back in 2019.. one of the worst smartphone experiences of my life lol. Nice Seiko btw, gotta respect a man with good taste.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Yikes, I think you have been better off with a $50 USD Android GO phone like the Alcatel Glimpse/Apprise, as it at least has 2GB RAM, and a lowend, but usable quad core SOC, will run most modern apps outside of demanding games, and with Android GO being slimmed down it's still very snappy on the limited hardware.

[@m00nd95]

@@Brian-jv8iy This is true, I was broke at the time and I needed a phone so I just used the 4s I had lying around. tbf it did most everything I wanted to do with a phone, it was just unbelievably slow at doing them. I could even post on discord on it back then but I doubt that would work nowadays. I'm using a pixel 5 now and it feels like a dream compared to the 4S

[@dosgos]

iOS 7 on these is about as smooth as a modern phone for basic tasks. Apple crippled these unfortunately.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@Brian-jv8iy Depends on what phone you have laying around as many older Android phones are no longer supported with security updates, and apps will no longer work on them period, like my old first gen Moto E which no longer supports my credit union app because of the older version of Android, and without a custom ROM running a new version of Android(many don't have the option for a custom ROM) leaves them in a state of security vulnerability, so spending $40 - $50 if that's all you have on a working modern Android phone even with Android GO 10 can be a better option than a much older phone.

[@yousefishere2304]

Me to my phone have been broken I had to use this stupid phone for 1 months until the new phone arrived 🙃 😑 the worst thing I have used 😂

[@seanyypotter]

So much nostalgia in one video, Nathan! I brought one of these back when they first released (I still have the Apple drawstring bag it came in), and this was my first ever iPhone and the things this little beast was capable of the time, was an absolute godsend. I wish I had still kept it all these years, but thanks for bringing back the nostalgia!

[@robotomo4249]

My mum got the iPhone 4 when it was released, this was the first smartphone anyone in our family had so naturally, it took some time to understand. I remember playing heaps of random games on it, my favorites being Omega Drive and some plane game that plays the saddest piano you'll ever hear when you crash. This phone is on some version of IOS 7 and it is very slow, but it gets the job done if you're patient. The battery still holds up very well, along with the design, camera and even the screen.The home button now however is failing. Personalty I just love the design that older phones had, small square screens, thick bezels etc. Don't get me wrong I love modern phones, I have an S20+ and couldn't be happier with it, but there's just something about older phone design that I just prefer.

[@realspeedghxst]

Yeah like Samsung's home button and rounded square camera that design is so iconic and you can tell by a mile it's a samsung but in 2019 everything changed and also the volume buttons on the left are now on the right side (which I hate cus I'm left handed) and the s7 edge I would say is Samsung's perfect phone

[@BigBoiiLeem]

I will say, the design of the iPhone 4 and 4s ranks near the top if you ask me. Like, I had a 4S for *years* and I absolutely loved it, it was comfortable, easy to use with one hand, and it felt solid and well built. It also had a bit of heft to it, which I'm a fan of.

[@captainkuijt]

Agreed. I recently bought one used and downgraded it to iOS 6.1.3, been using it as my daily driver for a week now as fun little experiment. Despite it being an 11 year old phone it still feels exceedingly premium in both build quality and appearance, much more so than modern smartphones in my opinion. The S7 Edge from Samsung comes very close, but I'm not a fan of the rounded edges and lack of heft to the phone.

[@forthosewhodare7325]

If you love the heft then you will love the Ip14 pm. Cus it'll literally make your arm feel numb after 20 minutes holding it next to your ear

[@k.b.5079]

The 4S and the 5S are my all time favorites

[@jeyendeoso]

remember back when phones who started getting LARGE screens like... 5" ... and they were called "phablets"? 🤣 nowadays pretty much every phone is now a phablet

[@--2]

My 6,1" iPhone 13 is just pretty averagely sized nowadays XD

[@planefan082]

I really hate this to this day tbh, and these more modern designs aren't that cool either. Whipping out my 4th gen iPod Touch and actually using it in public still feels so classy

[@lethall6609]

@@planefan082 buy iphone 13 mini. It would be good for u, it's probably the last time they release a mini ever again

[@planefan082]

@@lethall6609 Nah, thanks though. A few people I know got them and have a ton of issues. I quit Apple a while back; I no longer can afford their ecosystem nor like their practices. Again, though, I appreciate it.

[@lethall6609]

@Buck do u know that iphone 4 in the past used to be the size of the mini? Mini is even bigger. Its just people got used to the big size

[@poststalone8503]

I successful restored my iPad 2 to iOS 6, it’s amazingly fast and smooth. Brought a lot of memories playing PvZ. Wish Apple consider some system themes for customization, bringing older iOS icons!

[@hitangmehta1246]

does the downgrading process needs SHSH Blobs ?

[@Charliezard7]

What apps are supported?

[@matt.prod.editzz]

I use an iPad 4 from 2012 on iOS 10 and no app is supported >:(

[@Charliezard7]

@@matt.prod.editzz you need to jailbreak it then

[@poststalone8503]

@@hitangmehta1246 This is the video i watched! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bni6fnmeeZKJba8

[@caranook]

The 4S was my first smartphone and I loved it. I still have it, and it works perfectly well. I used it until 2016, right up until the os stopped being supported.

[@blankearth5840]

Those days just seemed more fun than the times we are in now. That skeuomorphic design is cooler, feels more connected to the real world

[@TyTystick]

I had to use one of these two years ago when my iPhone 7 broke. I have to say, Apple's icloud makes it really easy to just have all my stuff there once I signed in. Apart from the smaller screen, I didn't actually notice that much of a difference

[@vishwanthii1267]

Hi. I’m buying this phone for a back up. Is it a wise decision to do now

[@LKonstantina915]

I miss old UI designs, everything is flat now :( Also remember when your phone didnt track you and you had much more freedom with it.? yeah.

[@MultiWirth]

you never had a lot of freedom with iOS though

[@LKonstantina915]

@@MultiWirth Not talking about iOS only. At least you could install a different OS and do some tweeks that you cant do today, or at least became harder to do. Hell i remember rooting my phone to "hack" some mobile games haha those were the times. Nowdays this has become much harder..

[@MultiWirth]

@@LKonstantina915 buy oneplus... Couldn't be easier lol

[@dxerkin4]

@@MultiWirth jailbreak was a thing

[@Maximus20778]

every phone did that dude.....

[@DavisMakesGames]

I used a modded 4s until mid 2021 actually! Replaced the back with a clear one, replaced the battery, added Kryonaut thermal paste to the CPU because why not.

[@baoquoc3710]

yo, a pc geek? hello fella😀

[@redrush-hp9li]

wtf

[@DavisMakesGames]

@@redrush-hp9li Yep, I win the award for the most dripped out 4s

[@S-1_24-25]

My 4s is cursed. It cannot be downgraded for some reason and it’s really weak

[@NZSpides]

This was my first new iPhone. I still have it, but I obviously don't use it any longer. I'm actually really looking forward to getting the 14 later this year as the asthetics of the 4th gen iPhone are very present in this new generation, and I liked it. The rounded edges don't do it for me.

[@kepuexeold]

I'm using my 4S as a internet radio for my Philips DAB+ retro-styled radio. It has a iPod connector and i can plug the 4S in to listen to some radio streams. Works quite well. Even with the latest iOS. Otherwise it's slow as hell. D:

[@dosgos]

Oh the headphone DAC and amp are excellent. Get some good earbuds and be suprised.

[@sussei]

it can even still play spotify. granted almost all the features are dead but it can still search, edit and download your playlists offline and play it without a hitch

[@therepresentative1619]

4s is a beautiful phone.I miss the glass back

[@HighPeakMapping]

Nathan is slowly growing his hair back to what it was when he first started getting popular on KZbin

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice review! I still have my older Samsung devices as well, notably a Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus from 2012, and a Samsung Galaxy S4 from late 2013. You've mentioned the exact reason why I don't install system updates on older phones (unless they cannot be avoided): app support is only going to be guaranteed for a short amount of time, whilst each update of OS tends to affect performance of the device. It's why my Galaxy S4 still lives on Android 4.2. It can be upgraded to Android 5.0, and I could have done that a year or two ago (to get apps working again), but nowadays even Android 5.0 isn't enough for full app support. Therefore, it's not worth me updating the Android version.

[@lefteris.adamou.1]

I have the s4 and i downgrade it because i wanted the features that they removed in android 5.for eg the air view on the lock screen or magnitizer in the internet or swipe by tilting your head.i downgarde it to kitkat but now ive got sim card problems and the battery drains fast

[@Ignacio.Romero]

Just install a custom ROM, get rid of samsung's crapware

[@lefteris.adamou.1]

@@Ignacio.Romero what kind of rom? Is there a rom with more features about the air view and air gestures?

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@lefteris.adamou.1 I don't think ROMs support air gestures (at least now, idk if they did in the past). Although they never really worked that great, there's a reason Samsung dropped that feature with their newer phones

[@lefteris.adamou.1]

@@Ignacio.Romero why? It's so cool and it's like you're doung magical things with your fingers

[@stanmccorkle]

I would still be using my 4s if it was able to receive updates. It’s the perfect size. If apple made a phone this size, it would be what I always bought. I’m still hanging in there with the original SE because of the size. But my 2016 phone is not long for this world. Come on Apple make a new iPhone 4!

[@hhhmmmmmmmm]

Me too. SE/16, new battery $49. Actually returned the 13 mini bc I liked the se more. Perfect/wishlist phone for me would be SE/16 size, with 4S thickness for better battery n no bezels.

[@rafaelapresa7806]

Mini 12 recommend, but I miss iOS design before version 7, skeuomorphic

[@rgbAiQ]

Get a mini 12 or 13 its look great and handy

[@yesnt7298]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@someguywithmtndew5691]

12/13 Mini and new SEs are an option, i doubt apple will use 4 size again

[@johntitor7671]

Best iphone where ever i had. It is really beaty -and the most important-with the correct size for human hands.

[@mr_ice117]

The IPhone 4 and 4S were my absolute favorite phone. I liked every version from the original to the 4S. But when the 5 came out i hated it. There has never been a IPhone i liked since

[@yaredtilahun9664]

My favorite phone. Am using 5 years.

[@callumtaylor3473]

Photos look superb with the camera, I think a trend will come in to use old phones to take photos for a different colour scope and quality. A lot of people use earlier digital cameras for the same reason. Just got a 4s for £1.52 in a job lot and refreshing size to use!

[@XionLuis]

still my favourite iphone. such a beautiful design

[@FBHSswimmer2006]

In my opinion, iOS 6 was the pinnacle of when iOS was a great OS. It looked great, it was fast and responsive, very few bugs and issues with it. Then everything went to hell in a handbasket with iOS 7. Even today, iOS is buggy, the flat design is getting old, and it feels like every 4 weeks they are pushing out an update to fix said bugs but all it does is create new ones.

[@iH85CH001]

EXACTLY. I got an LG G5 back in the day when it came out, switching from my 6.1.4 iphone 5, and I still have that g5 to this day. Nothing new from apple or Android appeals to me, and seemingly the "upgrades" just take away more and more.

[@iH85CH001]

I still carry/use both of them daily tho.

[@CentralPALocos]

One of the best iPhones ever in my opinion right up there with the original iPhone SE and iPhone 6s. I used mine in 2017 and 2018 when I wasn’t able to use my other devices. It currently permanently resides on my beside as an alarm clock.

[@mlg_killer_hd]

This phone is perfectly usable for me on iOS 6 Idc what the challenges are i have like 200 old games and got around the challenges of social media apps not working thanks to jailbreak, heck i used an iphone 4s to comment rn

[@KofolaDealer]

Do you use an app for youtube?

[@mark030a]

Man, this makes me wish I was an iOS user in the 2011s... Fuck me for getting an Android in 2010, having it break down in 2012, move to Windows Phone and move back to Android in 2013. iOS was the shit at the time with Game Center and App Store. Sure, Android Market still holds close to my heart, and especially the Xbox catalogue of the Windows Phone 7, but my god did the iPhone players have the time of their lives back then. Now I'm with an iPhone 4S that I bought to relive those times, but leeching off of other people's libraries that they lend me... It is so embarrasing, but I'm having such a blast of nostalgia with Gun Bros, and a lot of other old apps!

[@Greatblakhoosh]

Hello. Does gmail work on ios 6?

[@IsaacWale2004]

Your voice is really satisfying to hear.

[@RenoF1]

i remember in elementary school when one of my classmates used the iphone 4 in class and the teacher took it from him and said he could have it back after the weekend. he stole the phone back when the teacher left for 2 mins and the teacher was furious when she found out after the weekend. good times.

[@marcelanddog3171]

I don't think a teacher even has the right to take something over a weekend, but only until the end of class.

[@iliketurtles2117]

@@marcelanddog3171 In my country, they could and needs a parent or guardian to claim it

[@alexanderdronie8290]

It was interesting seeing an older look on ios. Sadly ios hasnt changed significantly after 7.1.2 . I hope apple can at least give a visual refresh to ios.

[@danimayb]

That's exactly what I always say about IOS (But Apple fanboys shoot me down lol) Even though they do software changes/add features, IOS always basically stays the same... Since mid 7 as you said. And even those new features are few and far between slowly catching up with Google's android.. But whatever they do, You are still very limited in what you can actually do. I find IOS very boring and annoyingly castrated lol I've had a few iPhones over the years and even though the handsets change and the hardware slowly gets better, Nothing really changes.

[@joelrobert4053]

ios 16 seems very promising

[@timothy9969]

@@joelrobert4053 no. No it’s not it sucks. As you found out probably by now

[@joelrobert4053]

@@timothy9969 Not really. I’m actually glad ios 16 didn’t come with major features initially so it gives apple more time to iron out any other bugs before it’s released into the public

[@jorgebohyn]

The iPhone 4S was my very first smartphone. I enjoyed it a lot!

[@ZayPatino]

where my iphone journey started.. ive had every iPhone since.. I still remember when iPhone 5 dropped and changed the game.. i still love that phone .. that white and Gold

[@alaskashep3754]

I used a 4S in 2021 and it was a wonderful phone and i wish i hadn't sold it

[@alaskashep3754]

@Hideika an iPhone SE 2020 and a Huawei Mate 20 Pro

[@ladybassplayer23]

I still have this phone, looks brand new

[@relevation0]

The best size they ever made. They should bring it back.

[@JimmyJames10-k7v]

they did ….. iphone 13 mini and it sold terribly

[@eijentwun5509]

I still have mine and iOS 6.3 is a must on this....Functions better and lasts longer than any iPhone I have ever had. Its still working in 2022. Functions butter smooth. Skeumorphism was the correct way to go. I despise flat because it blends with the background and hard to distinguish whats an app or whats a background. Hate it on all OS's incuding Laptops.

[@unexplained_entity7514]

I do miss this era sometimes. I took for granted being able to use a phone with 1 hand back in the day,, but honestly it's just so comfortable. I remember loving this design and thinking it was a huge improvement over the 3GS for me personally.

[@bernlin2000]

Honestly I'm surprised a smaller form factor isn't available anymore: Samsung did this to a lesser extent with the Galaxy S10e, which has *only* a 5.8 inch screen, compared to the more common 6.2 inch+ sizes. Everyone is rocking a mini-tablet now. Hopefully we can scale back a bit and find a better way to improve displays besides blowing them up bigger and bigger.

[@char_ytt]

@@bernlin2000 iPhone 13 mini?

[@oliverkulil2686]

I just bought one for daily using. Runs iOs9 like a charm and spotify and messenger working. Thats all i ineed. I Strongly recommend, since it looks more classy then the newest iphones.

[@UdoKrawallo]

Great video, I also have the 4S, bought it as backup. Still looking great. I will try the downgrade for sure. 3G was disabled last summer here in Germany, so I surely can´t use it for that anymore.

[@LKonstantina915]

im sure theres going to be a fix to thius, like what are you going to do if you are in an area with bad signal?

[@Vuknovic_04]

U can bypass the activation on the iphone 3gs

[@UdoKrawallo]

Of course I don´t use it anymore. Have plenty of newer devices for that.

[@BritishGeekGuy]

@@Vuknovic_04 They was talking about the phone service btw, not the 3GS phone

[@TheSpotify95]

In some countries the mobile networks are switching off 3G before switching off 2G. This means that the device will still work for basic calls and texts - but no one will want to use EDGE or GPRS data in 2022. I don't suppose 150kbps maximum is going to cut it anymore. In Australia (where Psivewri is) 2G has been disabled before 3G - whereas in Europe, 3G is going before 2G (on the whole). So it's always best to make sure your device can support at least 4G, for high speed data access.

[@heathersailes4280]

The iPhone 4S was my first ever SmartPhone. At the time I switched from a flip phone as a totally blind person to the iPhone, I was amazed how much I could actually do with the iPhone independently with the accessibility feature of voiceover.

[@Delilah.Elizabeth]

The iPhone 4s was my first smartphone, too. Like you I was accustomed to the regular flip phone, and was totally amazed at the iPhone’s capabilities. I loved that phone!

[@Moerfel]

Still a beautiful phone. I have 3 iPhone 4S. One on 8.4.1, one on 6.1.3 and one one 5.0

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

I have two on 9.3.5. I’m thinking about downgrading one to 6.

[@axi0matic]

How's iOS 8? I would have though 7 may have been a good trade off between snappy performance and a reasonably modern looking interface, but do you find 8 to be better?

[@emilsecker7881]

Put 9 on them

[@echonomad94]

@@emilsecker7881 nahhh bro it will run like shit

[@emilsecker7881]

@@echonomad94 I mean, it’s unusable anyway so no biggie

[@RealDlovanSl]

Finally we got a new upload, really like watching your content!

[@TechDude3000]

Writing this comment from a iPhone 4s

[@Vijgcasdvkjhdasv]

Wow

[@Se7enFanBoi]

Cool

[@redoniljazi]

Me too but from a 4

[@pumpkin6192]

​@@redoniljaziUsing the KZbin app? None of the browsers in the 4s allows you to comment or even look at comments at all in the KZbin website

[@Primtadamt]

@@redoniljaziman it’s impossible stop the cap in ios 7 you can’t even login to youtube

[@cbry_82]

Still using one now, all stock, as a not-so-dumb-phone mainly for podcast listening, audiobooks, and syncing with my purchaesd music library from itunes. For me it's about the satisfying feeling of holding a tiny solid thing. I have an iPhone13 but the 4s is still my favorite outdoor activity phone! The last Steve iPhone

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

I still have my old 3GS running iOS 6… it’s an amazing phone but sadly it’s long since been past it’s prime.

[@9090oussama]

I use in 2022 i have is still working good 😊

[@Silkl4sh]

I still remember my iPhone 4s. It was unmatched ultimate apple experience back then. Though iPhone 5 pushed everything really forward I still miss 4s the most

[@siddcandy]

My first (and for a good 11 years the last) iPhone back in 2011… still a beautiful phone!

[@miguelangelo9536]

I woke up my 4th gen ipod touch last week. It has ios 6 and the experience is so slow like ios 9 in iPhone 4s. But it was my daily PDA until 2015 when I received my first smartphone (Android). Love the retina effect on display and safari read mode. Even with low resolution, it looks like paper. Maybe I'll return to ios some day. The apps have much better quality.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

It has half the cores, and half the ram.

[@miguelangelo9536]

@@EvilTurkeySlices and it costed 1/3 of the iPhone 4 price in 2011.

[@the_big_al_01]

My 1st iPhone!!

[@meandmyEV]

I’d be interested to see how some of the last Windows Phones perform now. Every once in a while I get the urge to buy an old Windows Phone to mess around with but phones like the Lumia 950 are still selling for more than $125 on eBay.

[@eemeli7093]

The modding community on lumia phones is still kinda strong

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

I am still using my old Lumia 435 for One - Notes & as an alarm clock but I broke my Lumia 640 XL I liked Cortana and the camera quality was really good with all the manual controls available took some really nice pictures back in the day also really liked the metro interface and how I can organize it - especially notes and folders for them!

[@bloxycola8272]

Install android on one of them

[@meandmyEV]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka I had a few different Windows Phones and I still think it was a great UI. I had a Dell Venue Pro for a long time and it is still one of my favorite phones of all time. It has a vertical sliding keyboard.

[@Aftrbrnr]

The Windows phones that came out around circa 2014 were Microsoft's best attempts and chances at becoming a serious Android and iOS competitor IMO, and they ultimately failed.

[@fluelssss]

There is something special about 4s. The best phone I had.

[@zunnuriman]

How about iPhone 5s?

[@BelsPlays]

So nostalgic… watching this from my iPhone 13 cool to see how far Apple has come :)

[@xrobertcmx]

Just moved back to iOS after using Android since my iPhone 4. Picked up the 13 mini (256GB). Reminds me a lot of these older devices.

[@iH85CH001]

I considered doing the same but decided to continue on with my 6.1.4 iphone 5 for now bc I want my headphone jack.

[@emilsecker7881]

Should’ve never left

[@emilsecker7881]

@@iH85CH001 eww, time to upgrade. But put iOS 10 on that first

[@iH85CH001]

@@emilsecker7881 absolutely not. IOS 7 and up is complete trash, always has been, and apple has just gotten worse and worse with every subsequent release. This was the last iphone I'll ever buy.

[@emilsecker7881]

@@iH85CH001 hell no. Not sure what you’re smoking, but stop. iOS is way better than android and always will be

[@messageoflove1969]

I am one more person who says “I have one of these in a drawer.” I forgot I even had it until I saw this video. The small size almost makes me want to start using it again. It would be fine just to use as a phone only and not as a “mini computer.”

[@jtdcjtdc]

nice video even very informative how to improve the experience by downgrading back to iOS 6. could be worth picking up as a 3rd phone for rarely used things like foreign SIMs and starter phone for a kid.

[@PackardKotch]

Speaking of old iPhones, it kinda shocked me that the iPhone 3GS can still play KZbin videos through the browser… it doesn’t freeze or hitch… with a 600mhz cpu and 256mb of 200mhz ram

[@Zerbey]

The screen was too damn small even in 2011, I remember that being my number one complaint and it's what ultimately drove me to Android for almost a decade before going back to the other side last year. Up until iOS 8 the phone ran fine, iOS 8 made it horribly sluggish and iOS 9 only improved things a little. Still have the 4S and it still works with 87% battery health, pretty impressive really! More of a curiosity these days than a useful phone, it's locked to Sprint and 3G and CDMA are no more so only useful as a WiFi device for playing media.

[@Connie_TinuityError]

can't you SIM unlock the phone so that it can be used on other carriers?

[@AmazingHaze420]

My first iPhone ever. Actually my first smartphone ever. Being using Apple since then. No regrets!

[@westtell4]

They look so adorably small

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

My second iPhone ever. Loved it.

[@frankstan3926]

despite the economic crisis i still think this is a right time to start up an investment

[@Ekene0223]

I'm so happy for taking the bold step in working and investing $2000 with Mr Steven Hatzakis after a week I received $6468 to my bank

[@jeffreybrad8505]

lots of story about him, he must be honest and for people to talk this good about him

[@kobwmoose]

wtf am i reading

[@thehamsammies]

Seeing that ios 6 is crazy... huge nostalgia

[@MTN1601]

Ah, a 11 years old phone…

[@umarmehfoozjalali138]

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[@MTN1601]

@@umarmehfoozjalali138 yes, you’re right

[@LKonstantina915]

if they still supported old phones, id still use them. I won a S10 and I hope ill keep it for the next 10 years or so. I still have my "old" phone, a huawei y7 from 2018. Its just stupid to throw something away if it still works fine..

[@ron_indrawan]

I kind of teared up when i saw the iOS 6 interface, the game center login screen and hearing the “Marimba” ringtone 🥺

[@nightcoreshinxo]

the iphone 4s was the only one i could afford so at least i know what apps i can use on it now until i can get a better iphone

[@artagle_14]

This is the best iPhone imo. It has almost all features of what makes iPhones in general great. The definitive iPhone is what I like to call it.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Thanks for taking me back to 2011. I now feel old

[@rons4620]

the design still looks good even now

[@jlpeng9036]

this was the phone that I used for the longest time. (2012-2015) tons of college good memory.

[@haidaralmosawi9484]

off subject but.. 6:08 these photos have a very surreal, lonely and nostalgic vibe...feels like you are alone in these places but in the same time someone is watching you.

[@Xdmangoat]

great video man I remember using that phone 10 years ago

[@tedarmavan]

One of the finest iPhone design in history. This and iPhone 5/5s with taller, still boxy flat design

[@Sinna94]

This is the most beautiful cellphone ever made!

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Ahhh A Psivewri vid a day makes sadness go away. Btw here its nightime

[@Steve-px3ze]

I still sometimes like to daily drive the iPhone 4s for nostalgia and make other people laugh

[@howell100]

i swear the old 4s with ios 6 runs better and noticeably easier on the eyes compared to an iphone 14 pro with ios16. sad how far apple has fallen in this post Jobs era

[@Vkng-vp9ke]

This was my First Phone, so cool

[@kylleramirez5307]

Finally, a new video! I've been waiting for this

[@pablouribe1522]

How could we forget the: You are not holding your phone right - Apple Moment

[@conner1321]

This is my current phone right now, because my other Phone broke down. Mine is running quite smooth on iOS9 and im supprised the battery isnt totally trash yet even after 11 years. The only thing im really missing is WhatsApp. They dont support it anymore on this Phone since last year :(

[@probablyjared]

Thanks for sharing this! I still have a 4s as a hand me down. Changed the battery and still one of the better sounding phones I used when paired with a headphone or earphones!

[@dosgos]

Very good audio processing.

[@ronaldnotmcdonald7952]

Funnily enough I am still using 2 of these in my GF's car for music. Her VW will only accept a 30pin connector for the AUX input so I loaded up the lastest compatible spotify and we're away! Only issue is when I need to download the "Daily Mixes" they have to remain on and can get very hot!

[@foxyloon]

Heh, I still have my 4S. Recently dusted it off and the battery still holds a charge, too! 3G is about to be shut down the US this year, so mine won't usable as a phone for much longer. Although iOS 9 is quite sluggish on these phones, there are tricks that one can do to make them way more usable. Stuff like disabling Spotlight search, enabling the "reduce motion" option under Accessibility, disabling background app refresh. Those things help a ton! As for apps that have a later iOS requirement, one can download the app through iTunes, and then attempt installing the app again on the phone. It'll ask if you're okay with installing an older version of the app, instead of nagging about an unsupported iOS version.

[@absolutely1337]

hahah my $25/month plan here in canada is nothing but 3g. works great for the price. don't see canada losing 3g ANY time soon.

[@BlameitonBhatia]

The nostalgia I got, My mother bought it in 2013, it was very expensive in India, but it was such a good phone, mum bought then my brother got it and then it was locked when someone opened find my phone and did something and we never knew what was his apple I'd.

[@hardyzme]

What happened next

[@MaiElizabeth]

I just bought one a month ago, for the nostalgia sake.

[@AnqueetasCZ]

When youre speaking about games which still works on iOS6. Recently, I've restored iOS 4.1 on my iPhone 3GS and try to download a few games, which i purchased long time ago. I've been so impresivelly surprised that this king of Brick from Dino era could run Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012 and it is quite good playable :D. Phone from 2009 with software from early 2010 can run game from 2014? :D Same with GTA SA on iOS 6 on the same device - no problem with that. This is where Apple's quality comes into play.

[@kraizyace2612]

One of the things I miss from that era was the original charging sfx that played when you plugged it in. I also miss the design language Apple used before everything started to become flat colors and simplistic shapes. Remember the original Books app?

[@Silent-en5xy]

I ve had a 4s running iOS 9.3.5 in the 5th grade and it worked perfectly well, using youtube, other google services, tiktok, instagram, and also playing games. This was back in 2015

[@edgerunner000]

This was so nostalgic.. would love to see one on the first ipad!

[@andykhouloussy]

This was the first ever smartphone i bought, i used it for around 8 years, you could tell i was attached to itt hahah. Still have it in its box in my drawer

[@DanielSouzaCabral]

The old "notes" yellow was amazing!

[@RobinsonPratoSaavedra]

I Love iOS 6 and the iPhone 4S

[@smgAaronofficial]

I still have this phone sadly it’s on my shelf 😢

[@oldsoultechy]

My iPhone is an iPhone 5 running iOS 10 and I love the size. I have an old iPhone 4 running iOS 7 and I love it! If only we had iPhone 4 size iPhone 14 when it comes out!