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I've tested it extensively and have been unable to reproduce it across any of my older iOS devices.
I dont know, I found some tutorials that were a mile long and wicked pain in the rear to install a profile.
If you have something simple that's just a few steps then please let me know.
I will double check that Apple pay option in the settings to see if there's a way to have it stop asking me. Every time the ipad restarts it keeps asking me and there's a badge also in settings.
Here's the tutorial for the TvOS that I came across:
How to stop iOS software update prompts and remove the badge
If you’ve gotten this far, you probably have your own reason to disable OTA updates on your device. So let’s get right into it; here are the steps you need to follow:
1) Turn off Find my iPhone on your device from Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone.
2) Delete any downloaded OTA update files you already have on your device by following this tutorial.
3) On your iOS device, download and install a tvOS configuration profile.
4) Your Settings app will launch and prompt you to install it, so tap on the blue Install button.
5) If prompted for your passcode, enter it now:
6) Next, tap on the blue Install button again, and when prompted, tap on the blue Install button one final time.
7) After it installs, you will be asked to restart your device; tap on the blue Restart button.
8) Once your device boots back up, you can go to Settings > General > Profile and verify that the configuration profile was installed successfully. If it is, move on to the next step.
9) Next, you want to plug your iOS device into your Mac or PC and open iTunes.
10) Go to your device’s page in iTunes and back up your iOS device to your computer.
11) Once finished, download and install iBackupBot on your computer, then launch it while your iOS device is still connected.
12) From the sidebar, go to /System Files/Home Domain/Library/Preferences under the device you have connected.
13) Once in the folder you want, open the com.apple.Preferences.plist file by double-clicking on it.
14) When the file opens, you will need to make a couple of edits.
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateJumpOnceKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
15) Next, click on the Save button and then click on the Close button.
16) Now, click on the Restore button in the toolbar.
17) You will now need to select the device you have connected, and then click on the blue OKbutton:
18) Next, make sure both of the first options are checked and that the third is un-checked. Then, click OK.
19) The process will now begin.
Note: If you get Error 37 during this process, then you forgot to turn off Find my iPhone, so make sure you do that and try again.
20) When it finishes, your iOS device will say “restoring” and may reboot, just give it a moment. When it completes, you should get this message in iBackupBot. Just click on the blue OKbutton and move on to the next step.
And you’re done!
So now what?
Now that you’ve effectively closed off OTA updating on your iOS device AND deleted the OTA firmware that was already downloaded (if it was), you should be in the clear and iOS should say your firmware is update to date even if it’s not:
Since my iPad now thinks that iOS 9.3.3 is “up to date,” I will no longer get prompts to download and install iOS 9.3.4 or later unless I connect to my computer and open iTunes, which really isn’t very often. So I can live with that.
That is nuts, Im not doing all that
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/18/how-to-stop-iphone-asking-to-install-ios-updates/
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Lets see a few quick screenshots of the "extensive" tests that you did with any of your older iOS devices and they all scored as they are supposed to you claim?
Sounds great - can you post a link please - I cannot find a method as straightforward as you describe - I'm done upgrading for this phone.
OMG could it be any more of a PITA than that? I'd like to do this with my spare iPhone 5s, but wow! My time is too valuable for doing this on a spare phone, but we also want to do this with my wife's iPad Mini 4, so I may have to suck it up.
I dont know, I found some tutorials that were a mile long and wicked pain in the rear to install a profile.
If you have something simple that's just a few steps then please let me know.
I will double check that Apple pay option in the settings to see if there's a way to have it stop asking me. Every time the ipad restarts it keeps asking me and there's a badge also in settings.
Here's the tutorial for the TvOS that I came across:
How to stop iOS software update prompts and remove the badge
If you’ve gotten this far, you probably have your own reason to disable OTA updates on your device. So let’s get right into it; here are the steps you need to follow:
1) Turn off Find my iPhone on your device from Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone.
2) Delete any downloaded OTA update files you already have on your device by following this tutorial.
3) On your iOS device, download and install a tvOS configuration profile.
4) Your Settings app will launch and prompt you to install it, so tap on the blue Install button.
5) If prompted for your passcode, enter it now:
6) Next, tap on the blue Install button again, and when prompted, tap on the blue Install button one final time.
7) After it installs, you will be asked to restart your device; tap on the blue Restart button.
8) Once your device boots back up, you can go to Settings > General > Profile and verify that the configuration profile was installed successfully. If it is, move on to the next step.
9) Next, you want to plug your iOS device into your Mac or PC and open iTunes.
10) Go to your device’s page in iTunes and back up your iOS device to your computer.
11) Once finished, download and install iBackupBot on your computer, then launch it while your iOS device is still connected.
12) From the sidebar, go to /System Files/Home Domain/Library/Preferences under the device you have connected.
13) Once in the folder you want, open the com.apple.Preferences.plist file by double-clicking on it.
14) When the file opens, you will need to make a couple of edits.
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateJumpOnceKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
15) Next, click on the Save button and then click on the Close button.
16) Now, click on the Restore button in the toolbar.
17) You will now need to select the device you have connected, and then click on the blue OKbutton:
18) Next, make sure both of the first options are checked and that the third is un-checked. Then, click OK.
19) The process will now begin.
Note: If you get Error 37 during this process, then you forgot to turn off Find my iPhone, so make sure you do that and try again.
20) When it finishes, your iOS device will say “restoring” and may reboot, just give it a moment. When it completes, you should get this message in iBackupBot. Just click on the blue OKbutton and move on to the next step.
And you’re done!
So now what?
Now that you’ve effectively closed off OTA updating on your iOS device AND deleted the OTA firmware that was already downloaded (if it was), you should be in the clear and iOS should say your firmware is update to date even if it’s not:
Since my iPad now thinks that iOS 9.3.3 is “up to date,” I will no longer get prompts to download and install iOS 9.3.4 or later unless I connect to my computer and open iTunes, which really isn’t very often. So I can live with that.
That is nuts, Im not doing all that
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/18/how-to-stop-iphone-asking-to-install-ios-updates/
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Lets see a few quick screenshots of the "extensive" tests that you did with any of your older iOS devices and they all scored as they are supposed to you claim?
That's the instruction I followed. Took me 15 mins to navigate and download the necessary software. I am much happier now than ever. You will have to try it if you don't want to be nagged by update notification.
So there's no other simpler way?
I dont know if I want to do all that for 5-6 devices in my house
And with editing files and restoring settings with various 3rd party apps makes me feel uneasy about software bugs or other issues that might get transferred to my devices.
I just want to stay stock on ios 10 without all the nonsense involved.
you get more proficient after the first device, if that helps with morale.
I dont know, I found some tutorials that were a mile long and wicked pain in the rear to install a profile.
If you have something simple that's just a few steps then please let me know.
I will double check that Apple pay option in the settings to see if there's a way to have it stop asking me. Every time the ipad restarts it keeps asking me and there's a badge also in settings.
Here's the tutorial for the TvOS that I came across:
How to stop iOS software update prompts and remove the badge
If you’ve gotten this far, you probably have your own reason to disable OTA updates on your device. So let’s get right into it; here are the steps you need to follow:
1) Turn off Find my iPhone on your device from Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone.
2) Delete any downloaded OTA update files you already have on your device by following this tutorial.
3) On your iOS device, download and install a tvOS configuration profile.
4) Your Settings app will launch and prompt you to install it, so tap on the blue Install button.
5) If prompted for your passcode, enter it now:
6) Next, tap on the blue Install button again, and when prompted, tap on the blue Install button one final time.
7) After it installs, you will be asked to restart your device; tap on the blue Restart button.
8) Once your device boots back up, you can go to Settings > General > Profile and verify that the configuration profile was installed successfully. If it is, move on to the next step.
9) Next, you want to plug your iOS device into your Mac or PC and open iTunes.
10) Go to your device’s page in iTunes and back up your iOS device to your computer.
11) Once finished, download and install iBackupBot on your computer, then launch it while your iOS device is still connected.
12) From the sidebar, go to /System Files/Home Domain/Library/Preferences under the device you have connected.
13) Once in the folder you want, open the com.apple.Preferences.plist file by double-clicking on it.
14) When the file opens, you will need to make a couple of edits.
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateJumpOnceKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
15) Next, click on the Save button and then click on the Close button.
16) Now, click on the Restore button in the toolbar.
17) You will now need to select the device you have connected, and then click on the blue OKbutton:
18) Next, make sure both of the first options are checked and that the third is un-checked. Then, click OK.
19) The process will now begin.
Note: If you get Error 37 during this process, then you forgot to turn off Find my iPhone, so make sure you do that and try again.
20) When it finishes, your iOS device will say “restoring” and may reboot, just give it a moment. When it completes, you should get this message in iBackupBot. Just click on the blue OKbutton and move on to the next step.
And you’re done!
So now what?
Now that you’ve effectively closed off OTA updating on your iOS device AND deleted the OTA firmware that was already downloaded (if it was), you should be in the clear and iOS should say your firmware is update to date even if it’s not:
Since my iPad now thinks that iOS 9.3.3 is “up to date,” I will no longer get prompts to download and install iOS 9.3.4 or later unless I connect to my computer and open iTunes, which really isn’t very often. So I can live with that.
That is nuts, Im not doing all that
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/18/how-to-stop-iphone-asking-to-install-ios-updates/
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Lets see a few quick screenshots of the "extensive" tests that you did with any of your older iOS devices and they all scored as they are supposed to you claim?
You mainly just need to install the profile and delete the downloaded update if it's there, that's really it (that's the first 7 steps not counting the very first step as I don't recall needing to disable Find My iPhone for any of that, and some of those are barely steps really), so fairly simple.
I dont know, I found some tutorials that were a mile long and wicked pain in the rear to install a profile.
If you have something simple that's just a few steps then please let me know.
I will double check that Apple pay option in the settings to see if there's a way to have it stop asking me. Every time the ipad restarts it keeps asking me and there's a badge also in settings.
Here's the tutorial for the TvOS that I came across:
How to stop iOS software update prompts and remove the badge
If you’ve gotten this far, you probably have your own reason to disable OTA updates on your device. So let’s get right into it; here are the steps you need to follow:
1) Turn off Find my iPhone on your device from Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone.
2) Delete any downloaded OTA update files you already have on your device by following this tutorial.
3) On your iOS device, download and install a tvOS configuration profile.
4) Your Settings app will launch and prompt you to install it, so tap on the blue Install button.
5) If prompted for your passcode, enter it now:
6) Next, tap on the blue Install button again, and when prompted, tap on the blue Install button one final time.
7) After it installs, you will be asked to restart your device; tap on the blue Restart button.
8) Once your device boots back up, you can go to Settings > General > Profile and verify that the configuration profile was installed successfully. If it is, move on to the next step.
9) Next, you want to plug your iOS device into your Mac or PC and open iTunes.
10) Go to your device’s page in iTunes and back up your iOS device to your computer.
11) Once finished, download and install iBackupBot on your computer, then launch it while your iOS device is still connected.
12) From the sidebar, go to /System Files/Home Domain/Library/Preferences under the device you have connected.
13) Once in the folder you want, open the com.apple.Preferences.plist file by double-clicking on it.
14) When the file opens, you will need to make a couple of edits.
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
- Change the value of <key>kBadgedForSoftwareUpdateJumpOnceKey</key> from <true/> to <false/>
15) Next, click on the Save button and then click on the Close button.
16) Now, click on the Restore button in the toolbar.
17) You will now need to select the device you have connected, and then click on the blue OKbutton:
18) Next, make sure both of the first options are checked and that the third is un-checked. Then, click OK.
19) The process will now begin.
Note: If you get Error 37 during this process, then you forgot to turn off Find my iPhone, so make sure you do that and try again.
20) When it finishes, your iOS device will say “restoring” and may reboot, just give it a moment. When it completes, you should get this message in iBackupBot. Just click on the blue OKbutton and move on to the next step.
And you’re done!
So now what?
Now that you’ve effectively closed off OTA updating on your iOS device AND deleted the OTA firmware that was already downloaded (if it was), you should be in the clear and iOS should say your firmware is update to date even if it’s not:
Since my iPad now thinks that iOS 9.3.3 is “up to date,” I will no longer get prompts to download and install iOS 9.3.4 or later unless I connect to my computer and open iTunes, which really isn’t very often. So I can live with that.
That is nuts, Im not doing all that
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/08/18/how-to-stop-iphone-asking-to-install-ios-updates/
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Lets see a few quick screenshots of the "extensive" tests that you did with any of your older iOS devices and they all scored as they are supposed to you claim?
I didn’t do all that stuff. I just installed a tvOS beta profile and did a hard reset. Worked for me. I would still invest 20 mins of my time in doing this if I had to. Saves me the fear that Apple will auto install iOS 11 while sleeping.
Ok great, if its just installing that profile and deleting the downloaded update then that works out.
I also went in the settings on the ipad and turned off apple pay and a few other related settings so that constant pop up is not coming on any more.
Thank you
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Very interesting. My only question is, if this is true, shouldn't the slowing down be very gradual? But many people reported their devices slowed down significantly right after an iOS upgrade.
So does it mean an iOS upgrade wears down an older battery disportionally? Or are both factors at work independently?
Very interesting indeed.
So does it mean an iOS upgrade wears down an older battery disportionally? Or are both factors at work independently?
Very interesting indeed.
iOS updates indirectly wear out your battery. The newer iOS version is very battery inefficient at first before they may fix it a year later by which time the constant plugging in wears out your battery
On iOS 10 I was keeping my 7 Plus between 30 and 80% as the voltage between those 2 percentages is very good for battery. Higher voltages above 80% slightly degrade battery life. Its how I managed to keep my battery health at 98% a year later. iOS 11 has thrown that practice out of the windows because by 3PM the phone is dead. I am still follwoing it on iPhone X though
I charge my 7+ to 100% every night, usually never draining it fully, and after 14 months the battery is at 97% of it's original capacity.
Just noticed that my 6 is also throttled to about 1.1000 MHz and if it is low on battery. 6S however is throttled the entire time and much worse.
It sounds like iOS 11 has an updated power management algorithm whereby battery life longevity along with performance is taken into account.
I just had my 6s battery replaced by Apple. Battery life under iOS 11 is way better. iOS 12.2.5 is very good in the battery department.
It's not necessarily a gradual slowing if there's a certain battery threshold that triggers throttling to be in effect on the 6S all the time. Let's say the battery hits 90% total capacity, and then the power management software starts throttling the CPU all the time. That wouldn't be gradual.
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Is one of your devices a 6 or 6S? I have the problem on my 6S where it benchmarks far slower than my 6th generation iPod Touch, and feels significantly slower than the iPod. It didn't require any extensive testing.
Along with super premium and premium there is even more discrimination in Appleland. Apparently iOS 11 picks and chooses which devices get the updated power management and which don’t. Better cross your fingers and hope you aren’t randomly picked otherwise your wallet is lighter by a 100 bucks and even then there isn’t a guarantee ios 11 will randomly apply its much vaunted power management to that new battery considering how there have been so many praises on how great iOS 11 does in the battery life department.
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If all Apple CPUs are going to throttle below the Android competition in just 1-2 years, what’s the point of it being so fast?
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If all Apple CPUs are going to throttle below the Android competition in just 1-2 years, what’s the point of it being so fast?
This is the crux of it.
I don't subscribe to the planned obsolescence conspiracy. I've kept some iOS devices on older firmware and have had the chance to compare side by side with the same device running newer firmware (with same app versions if possible). Yes, there's some slight lag but often, the older device is just slow to begin with. The slowness just wasn't apparent because at the time, there weren't faster mobile devices to compare to.
However, there is something wrong when iOS firmware is throttling the CPU significantly while Apple's battery diagnostics software continues to say everything is A-okay.
I dont know, I dont think Apple throttling the CPU is ever ok to do.
I dont want my device throttled without having a clue. Just show me a message that I need a new battery once it reaches a certain level that needs a replacement.
That's the point.
If iOS is throttling peak CPU performance to prevent random shutdowns, then that means something is wrong with the battery and it should be replaced. You can't have iOS saying one thing (battery bad, need to throttle) while their diagnostics software say another.
There is no pick and choose. This is not a random, occurrence of planned obsolescence at it's finest. If you would have suggested stricker power management policies may be applied to some phones based on factors "we" don't know about; that would be a fair statement.
Frankly if I had random shutdowns, which I was close to on my 6s, due to battery drain, power management is better than shutdowns to me.
You're correct about the bolded. Apple should just use qualcomm SOCs and be done with it.
My phone should perform the same as any other similar iPhone. Why is the defective/worne battery not being flagged on Apple's diagnostics? Why doesn't the software let people know there is a problem with the phone so they can get the battery replaced for free under warranty? Why is this being kept hidden from the user? It seems to me by doing this Apple wants to wait until the warranty runs out and when eventually the Wear is too high or the CPU throttling gets extreme the user will have to get a new battery by paying for it instead of getting it replaced under warranty.
Two seemingly identical cars could have differing 0 to 60 times. Especially if one had a non-oem battery. Maybe you can tell us why worn batteries aren’t being flagged on Apple diagnostics. Mine was that’s indicative Apple is hiding nothing. Maybe this is a simple bug. Why is what being kept hidden from users? Maybe there are batteries already outside warranty that Apple wants to keep alive in spite of the conditions of the battery.
Is the difference as big as 5 seconds and 10 second?
So you are accusing users that they are lying about their previous scores and they have done unauthorised repairs on their phone?
This has happened on an in warranty phone where Apple refused to replace the battery because Wear was not below 80%. Read the thread on Reddit m