-snip- i heard new versions have bugs and i do not want to end up losing my BTC
Speaking of security, you were actually using a version (
v4.3.x) with high security risk if you're using Lightning.
Check their security page for the bugs that your previous version has:
github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security(
the first two moderate and high risk issues affect v4.3.x)
So, it's more preferrable to use the latest version instead of reinstalling that old version.
And there're always been bugs since those are unintended behaviors overlooked by the developers, maybe the rumors are just too vague in detail.
It isn't limited to Electrum.
For the specific bugs, you can check the latest unofficial v4.7 announcement here in this board (
already linked by others) and you'll see the minor bugs reported by users.
Mostly minor issues, not much of a concern.