Should I update my iPhone 5 to iOS 9?

I've done some research and it should be okay, many sites say that if you have iPhone 4s maybe not and if you have iPhone 5s or later, it'll be fine, but I haven't read any sites mentioning iPhone 5. I haven't heard any incidences where an iPhone 5 has had any problems but my dad doesn't want me to upgrade. I really want to though…

Nope i can't really think of why not but don't you don't need it plus it will only take up space

I've updated an iphone 5 that I use for software testing and it works fine.

Apparently problems may occur if you have not been keeping them up to date and you try to go straight from ios 7 to ios 9.

Back it up using itunes, just to be safe - at worst, you would have to reset and restore it.
(But i don't personally know of anyone that's had problems, over a dozen or so iphones / ipads I know of).

There are many reported issues here and some of the upgrades are dodgy - your dad may have a point you don't want to brick it.

Updating a device will always prove beneficial for you. If you can update it do update it. You may also install Leo Privacy Guard to make your device totally secure.

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