Apple Automatic Updates do not work

[toasted ICT]

iOS 16.4 on iPhone 14... Automatic Updates turned on. Phone connected to charger. Automatic Updates don't happen. Am I the only one with this problem?

My wife's iPhone 14, our ipads, mac mini all have the same issue...Automatic updates just dont seem to occur automatically. Same with our now retired iphone 6S plus.

Then there is this:
"We incrementally rollout new iOS updates," replied Federighi, "by first making them available for those that explicitly seek them out in Settings, and then 1-4 weeks later (after we've received feedback on the update) ramp up to rolling out to devices with auto-update enabled. Hope that helps!”

I have another ipad thats always on charge, used to play music to a bluetooth speaker...it hasn't updated in the last 6 months despite "automatic update" being turned on.

 

[Morac]

My dad’s iPhone 8 has never updated automatically or even notified him there is an update for over 2 years despite being set to do so. I actually found his phone on iOS 14.3 around December of last year as it never updated past that. I have to tell him to update his iPhone periodically.

 

[toasted ICT]

@Morac despite the settings my wifes iphone 14 doesn't notify update available either.... but checking settings / general / software update reveals the update.
Guess its just a bug (or maybe holding it wrong... hah)

 

[FeliApple]

@Morac despite the settings my wifes iphone 14 doesn't notify update available either.... but checking settings / general / software update reveals the update.
Guess its just a bug (or maybe holding it wrong... hah)

That’s odd. Perhaps they discriminate based on who updates and who doesn’t? I never update anything at all, and even my iPhone Xʀ on iOS 12 gets periodic pop-ups saying “iOS 16 is now available”.

My iPad Air 5 hasn’t gotten any pop-ups (it is - and will be, forever - on iPadOS 15) that I can remember, but I get a badge in Settings and a category in settings saying “iPadOS (version) now available“. Funnily enough, on the iPad it actually changes as point versions are released, it says “iPadOS 16.5 now available”. The iPhone Xʀ on iOS 12 just says iOS 16, no point updates. And there’s no category in settings for the iPhone.

 

[Morac]

@Morac despite the settings my wifes iphone 14 doesn't notify update available either.... but checking settings / general / software update reveals the update.
Guess its just a bug (or maybe holding it wrong... hah)

Yes manually checking will show an update, but nothing happened automatically.

My mom’s 13 is set update automatically and does so. It may take a month, but it does.

 

[toasted ICT]

"We incrementally rollout new iOS updates," replied Federighi, "by first making them available for those that explicitly seek them out in Settings, and then 1-4 weeks later"

Doesn't sound like a good idea when security issues are so prevalent... besides, it can be (seems to vary) way longer than 4 weeks before it will automatically update... like previous poster said... 2 years and zero updates.... my ipad (mentioned in my initial post) that just plays music... zero updates in 6 months.

 

[Bazza1]

Despite it being turned on, I've never had iOS auto-update, while app updates - if they happen at all - must be sporadic. I've often gone into my App Store account and found upwards of 25 updates waiting to be installed.

(21 today)

If Apple was really concerned with security and the like from 3rd Party providers, they would ensure their software worked.

 

[msackey]

My dad’s iPhone 8 has never updated automatically or even notified him there is an update for over 2 years despite being set to do so. I actually found his phone on iOS 14.3 around December of last year as it never updated past that. I have to tell him to update his iPhone periodically.

That's insane!

Yeah, I've never had automatic updates work on the iPhone or iPad. Why doesn't the iOS at a minimum just automatically run a script once a week to see if there are updates, or even once every two weeks?

 

[toasted ICT]

Why doesn't the iOS at a minimum just automatically run a script once a week to see if there are updates, or even once every two weeks?

I guess for the same reason that iOS doesn't update. Seems, these days, Apple's priorities have more to do with virtue signalling than product functionality.