You will never have no patch at all if you upgrade to a new phone regularly as I recommended. It is better to have a patch that doesn't require reboots like an Android browser patch than it is to have a patch that requires a reboot like an iOS browser patch than it is to not have a patch like an old iPhone or Android.

So you should buy new phones to avoid clicking on “yes” when it asks you whether you want to upgrade “later on tonight” and enter your security code?

Yes. Better to upgrade immediately without any action than "later tonight" with a security code

Who gives a shit about having to reboot their phone?

The people who leave their devices vulnerable instead of rebooting. Why not require a reboot for updating any app then?

Look, I get it. You spent hundreds of dollars on something, and want to feel good about it. On the particular issue of security updates though, it is a poor choice.

Way to build a strawman.

It’s a strawman because it’s an absurd notion. Much like your tu quoque. You are actually claiming that iOS is inherently insecure because firmware updates require a reboot. You are actually claiming that end users don’t upgrade because of this?! It’s absurd, not to say obtuse. I’m a huge fan of radical candor, so at the risk of reproach, what a stupid hypothesis!

I'm saying that iOS is insecure because it requires reboots for updating your browser. Remember when Windows required that? I have seen plenty of people with reboot notifications on their phone that they ignore for days or even weeks at a time, so no, it is not absurd.

Also, you should familiarize yourself with the definition of strawman. It does not a synonym for absurd.

I know perfectly well what a straw man is and your post is a classic example. You've deliberately and intentionally misrepresented the proposition that iOS is inherently insecure because updates require a reboot. It isn't. It is a stupid position to take, and seeing as I do not believe for a second that you as an individual are stupid, I can only assume that you're doing it deliberately to get one over on "fanboys". Please stop with your absurd propositions and stop being obtuse.

A strawman is misrepresenting the other person's argument. It is not stating falsehoods in general. Now that we have increased your vocabulary....

> iOS is inherently insecure because updates require a reboot. It isn't.

And why not? When applications with many dangerous exploits like iMessage and Safari require reboots to update, this puts users at risk. I already told you that I have seen people delay updates because they don't want to reboot, and I find it hard to believe that you haven't seen this behavior as well.