I was an ex-Apple employee – this is why you should NOT get the latest iOS update if you have an older iPhone

The seventeenth update to Apple’s iOS operating system rolled out last month, but as millions of eager users rushed to download it, a former Apple employee has suggested owners of older handsets should think twice.

The former employee, who claims to have once been an Apple sales specialist based in Los Angeles, called the new update unnecessary for older-generation iPhones.

Despite new features like NameDrop and StandBy, he claims Apple users with an iPhone below iPhone 13 won’t get the full benefit of the update.

Responding to a comment that said: “Will it really slow down the phone?” he said, ‘Yes, yes, it will be.’

A former Apple employee and content creator (pictured) has claimed that the new iOS17 update will ‘slow down’ older generation iPhones

Sharing with his 627,600 followers on TikTok, Tyler Morgan said: ‘If you don’t know iOS 17 or any new iOS, it’s really going to slow down older phones.

‘iOS17 is designed specifically for the iPhone 15, so it’s definitely more compatible with the 15.’

The techie claimed that the update will be ‘fine’ with the 14 model, but will be visible from the iPhone 13 and below.

Speaking about whether the update is necessary, he said: ‘Absolutely not.

“This is something that Apple has done for almost the entirety of the iPhone since the iPhone 4.”

While the former Apple employee said the update is not ‘inapplicable’ to older phones, he said: ‘You just won’t get the full experience they’re advertising.

Instead, he claimed: ‘You’re going to have a very delayed problematic version of this.’

The most obvious problem, he claimed, is that the phone’s battery will drain faster.

He urged his followers to stick with their current update if they are happy with it.

He explained: ‘Here’s a good rule of thumb, if you’re happy with your overall phone experience on whatever update you’re available, leave it alone.

“You can still get security updates without updating iOS, to some extent.”

Since its posting, the video has racked up 3.9 million views and nearly 350,000 likes.

He said that while the new update will be compatible with the iPhone 13 and up, it’s “absolutely not” necessary to download it if you have an older handset

The video prompted thousands of comments from panicked iPhone users, many of whom had already downloaded the update on their older iPhones.

However, some users with older generation handsets claimed that they have yet to see a ‘noticeable change’ and some claimed that their older iPhones work better with the update.

One user commented: ‘I’ve been using iOS 17 beta on my iPhone XR just fine.’

Another agreed: ‘Honestly, my iPhone 13 just got smoother with iOS 17.’

MailOnline has contacted Apple for comment.

The video comes after multiple reports surfaced from iPhone users claiming their iPhone 15 phones were overheating.

Addressing the reports, Apple released the iOS17.0.3 update with notes that it would address ‘an issue that could cause the iPhone to run warmer than expected.