*unless one of the iOS updates surreptitiously re-enabled "upload to Apple servers" as they are notorious for doing...

Citation? As far as I’m aware, this has never once happened.

If your threat model includes Apple surreptitiously enabling spying features on your phone, sure.

Mine doesn't.

Did you read the comment I replied to? And read the second part of my comment? Not sure what your commment has to do with anything.

It's all good though, I'm still using an iPhone. But might switch, especially with so many people in HN comments telling me that Android would scan all my data and send it to Google without being able to substantiate that claim.