- much less responsive -->the phone struggles with the software its not the screen. It lags basically.
- it stutters a lot --> it happens frequently enough for me to notice. Much worse user experience
- don’t like the new layout --> Everything that differs. I just want the old user experience back.
- use 0 of the new features --> don't know/care. I just want the old user experience back.
- fake green Apple --> I would point you to a certain individual and the movement he started against fake green producers like Apple, but I cannot mention his name here and cannot tell you why I can't mention his name. :) IMO its quite ironic and prooves the fake greenness of Apple beyond a reasonable doubt.
- turn its older phones --> So how come you have not updated your 6s and newer devices to iOS 15.5?
- iPhone 8 friendly version --> like 13.x or 14.x that many people are using according to what I read.
All in all, everything is possible, because it's just a computer not a religious object, like many fanatics think.
I believe the only reason fake green Apple doesn't let me downgrade at least to the previous version I was using is its bottom line.
Its just planned obsolescence: Making an average users old phone slower and less responsive is a silent call to buy the new phone and throw the old one away.
Of cousre it creates megatonnes of e-waste, but fake green Apple doesn't bother to care..