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Do you trust all the updates your devices ask you for?

I could have put this under technology, but trust seems more like a larger life issue. I don't know, I disabled auto update on my phone. Like to look them over first.
My circumstances are more complex. I cannot get into the App Store because I can't remember my password and they've won't give it to me.

I am using my daughter's MacBookPro. And most updates require downloads and my daughter does not remember her admin password so essentially njI am technologically crippled, an outcast, a cyber leper.

And this laptop and operating system are so old that on the rare occasion I get as far as clicking 'upgrade' the display breaks out in helpless giggles.
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@Mamapolo2016 Wow that sucks. Can't you talk to a rep and do some kind of reset? Maybe change accounts.
I' m not sure because all the tech notes are written in ancient LAtin
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
SW-User
Yes, but windows sucks at them lately.
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SW-User
@Peaches Sure you can get a laptop, just know in three or for years it's there's a chance it got probably outdated as well when using Windows.
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Tinkerhell · 41-45, F
I used to, until nothing worked anymore...
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@Tinkerhell Same, or similar. I don't have a ton of memory on my phone, so with all the updates installing, it started to get sluggish. Most things don't need to be updated I have found. They run fine from factory specs.
I do not trust anything on The Net..
SoftServe · 26-30, M
try the “nut”.
Firespirit · 26-30, M
Nope its why I don't update to often
Love4All · 56-60, F
Apple? Trust?
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SW-User
Not always, and I often don't trust the updates where they just say, "bug fixes". I think some updates create more problems than they fix.. IOS not mentioning any names 🙄
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@SW-User That's been my experience too. Most of my phone functions are running at factory specs.
SW-User
@DanielChristensen I don't blame you although I have a couple of paid-for apps that I rely on for use on my iPhone so ultimately I have to keep the phone updated for them to work, but every time a new update is released I always read up on it and hope that there won't be a serious issue like battery drain etc.
SW-User
No they update things and make them broken
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@SW-User That is what I am discovering. Growing pains.
SoftServe · 26-30, M
No sloes everything down
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@SoftServe Yeah, same.
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I have IOS and do the same, or even phone tech support to be certain.
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@bijouxbroussard You discuss the updates with a tech before installing?
@DanielChristensen If anything looks wonky I do. There was something called Mac Defender, an app which appeared out of nowhere and claimed to protect Mac products. I didn’t touch it, but called my own AppleCare rep and asked about it—it was malware, and AppleCare showed me how to get rid of it. I posted a question about it here to let other Mac users know if they happened upon it.
DanielChristensen · 46-50, M
@bijouxbroussard I've run across those sorts of insidious things several times. Sucks when you have to go to the repair shop.

 
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