Here are reasons to regularly update your smartphone
1 Bug fixes
Many a times, certain versions of operating systems are found to be causing troubles for smartphones, leading to a bad user experience. Such problems are even found in newly launched handsets. A classic example of it would be the iPhone 4S which received an upgrade just after the launch of the device. Apart from battery, there are hundreds of components inside a smartphone that need to operate optimally to perform well but it anything malfunctions, it can be corrected through software upgrades or at least some basic repair work can be attempted by the company.
2 Security
Most smartphone users performs multiple activity such as online banking and purchasing of goods ands services online, in this process data's are been saved automatically,which leaves users with a constant quest for security. Today cyber criminals are exploiting smartphones in everyway in order to find out a loophole in the security so that they can steal the confidential data for their gain. This is precisely why Phone manufacturers also invest in legitimate hacking of the devices in order to find loop holes that need fixing. So as and when a loophole is found out, a security patch is released by the company as an individual upgrade or as a part for a bigger update file in order to safeguard users from such attacks.
3 Stability
This is just like computers that run software, which is your operating system, on its hardware. When any changes to the software are made it affects the performance of the whole system. These changes can be caused by any application or any additional service like Adobe Flash that is being used by most smartphones today. So in order to counter any ill effect, the developers and manufacturers of the devices work in tandem testing out applications and software which might cause instability to the device and release software patches in the from of software upgrades, helping the operating system stay in the best possible shape and enhancing device's stability as well.
4. Hardware issues
Like software, a smartphone's hardware is another component that sometimes malfunctions and it can be caused by the some error in the operating system or due to some upgrade that was released for the device recently. For example, the hardware volume rocker or control key on the iPhone 6 stopped working after the operating system was upgraded. But, Apple promptly issued an upgrade to resolve the issue. Although such issues are rare but there are possibilities as developers and device makers keep experimenting with various options for the benefit of users so there are always possibilities of such happenings.
5 Additional features
Software upgrades also bring in additional features to smartphones as well. This has a great way of making a smart phone looking like a recent version of it's product. The importance of this update can not be overemphasized
