While updates are primarily beneficial and are advisable for better security, access to the latest features, and performance improvement, there is a reason you can delay them. After updating the OS, the device is often introduced with the latest bugs and performance issues. This typically happens during the initial days following the release. Users who install updates very early report such glitches, which are addressed in subsequent minor updates. That’s why you usually get updates in the form of iOS 17.1.1, iOS 17.2.1, or similar.
So, if you heavily depend on your iPhone for your work and entertainment, you can wait a while before updating to the latest iOS version. This is especially applicable if you are going to install a beta update. Beta updates are unstable and can ruin your experience. Wait for a few weeks, let Apple address the significant issues with the update, and then go ahead with it.
