How to Disable iPhone Updates in iTunes

When you connect an iPhone or iPad to a computer Disable iPhone Updates in iTunes and there is a new version of iOS system software, a pop-up will tell you that a new version is available and ask if you want to update to the new version. Also, if you connect an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iTunes and click the “Check for Update” button, the same iOS software update process starts and the software will download and try to install.

If you accept an iOS software update in iTunes and then decide right away that you don’t want to install it, you can stop the update process by acting quickly on a Mac or Windows PC. Speed is important. If you wait too long after clicking the update buttons in iTunes,

It may be too late (depending on how far along the download is) and you’ll have to let the update finish installing and maybe think about going back to an older version. Note that this actually stops iTunes from downloading and installing the iOS update. It doesn’t just stop the iOS update notification, which you can do from the device.

How to Disable iPhone Updates in iTunes

1. Click “File” followed by “Preferences” on the main menu in iTunes. If you are using a Mac, click “iTunes” and then click “Preferences.”
2. Click the “Devices” tab in the Preferences dialog.
3. Click the check box next to “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from Syncing Automatically.”
4. Click the “OK” button to save your changes.

What is iTunes?

Apple’s music and video player is now iTunes. Even though a lot of iTunes is no longer used, its features live on in Apple Music and the iTunes Store. We look back at how iTunes and the iTunes Store got started, where iTunes is now, and what downloading music will be like in 2022.

The interface on desktop and mobile hasn’t changed much over the years, so those who know how to use Apple Music or, to a certain extent, any other music streaming service, minus full track streaming and playlists, will feel right at home.

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