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Apple’s annual to Stop iOS Software Update Notification Reminders can bring great new features to your iPhone, but if you have an older iPhone that might not be able to use all of those features or would rather wait a few weeks to give Apple a chance to fix the inevitable bugs and issues, you might not be happy to find that your iPhone has automatically downloaded the update.
When you plug your iPhone in and join a Wi-Fi network, it will automatically download and install the latest version of iOS. From a safety point of view, this can be a useful feature. By making it easy for iPhone users to update their software, Apple can make sure that users have the latest software, which includes security patches to protect against malware and hacks.
Shortly after Apple releases an iOS update, iPhones will automatically download the installer from Apple’s servers. The user’s iPhone will then show a pop-up message that software is ready to be installed. Even though Apple isn’t installing the iOS update on your iPhone without your permission, some people would rather that Apple didn’t download the installer to their iPhone in the first place, especially if they don’t want to update to the next version of iOS.
How to Stop iOS Software Update Notification Reminders
Punt the iOS Update for 24 Hours
If you take this route, get used to pressing “Later” and “Remind Me Later” repeatedly, as in 24 hours you’ll be asked about it again. And 24 hours later, again. And another 24 hours later, you can go through the process yet again, until you either give in or move along with another of the options below.
Delete the iOS Update & Avoid Wi-Fi
The best way to stop being reminded about upcoming iOS updates is to delete the update from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and then avoid wi-fi. If you delete the available iOS update from the device, the update reminder will stop showing up. However, you must disconnect from wi-fi and stay away from wireless networks, because as soon as your device is left alone on wi-fi, the iOS update will download itself again and start bugging you again. This is not ideal, especially for people with slow Internet connections, but Apple really wants you to update your iOS device to the latest version.
- Open the Settings app and go to “General”
- Choose “Storage & iCloud Usage”
- Go to “Manage Storage”
- Locate the iOS software update that is nagging you and tap on it
- Tap on “Delete Update” and confirm that you want to delete the update
- Disconnect from wi-fi to avoid the software update downloading itself again
Accept and Install the Update
Another option is to just give up and let iOS install the software update. Whether or not you think this is okay depends on a lot of things, like how you feel about a certain iOS update, whether you know how to fix a failed iOS install, how busy you are, and maybe even your sense of right and wrong. You’ll be on the latest version of iOS, which is a plus.
FAQs
If you plan to go straight to iOS 16, you don’t need to download iOS 15.7 first. The bug fixes mentioned within the release notes are all contained within iOS 16 too. You can just hit the Upgrade to iOS 16 option that sits below iOS 15.7.
Notification Center shows your notifications history, allowing you to scroll back and see what you’ve missed. There are two ways to see your alerts from the Notification Center: From the Lock Screen, swipe up from the middle of the screen. From any other screen, swipe down from the center of the top of your screen.
You may unenroll your device so that it no longer receives these updates pushes. To do so: Go to Settings > General > Profiles and tap the iOS 15 & iPadOS 14 Beta Software Profile that appears > Tap Remove Profile. Once the profile is deleted, your iOS device will no longer receive iOS public betas.