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Waste of time

This thread has went on for 13 pages & not one person has mentioned this issue was already resolved like a month ago . Guess everyone missed the memo .

Sync with itunes . When asked if you want to download & install the update select do not ask me again then cancel .

The download is erased from the device & no auto download in the future .

Least till the next update rolls around. :rolleyes:

Case dismissed !!!
 
You're free to have your own lame opinion too. Typical fanboy you are.

Maybe you need to re-read my post... I said this guy has a fair point.

If Apple is pissing you off, then go find something that pisses you off less. Tried a Nexus4, wasn't a fan.

Grow up.

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This thread has went on for 13 pages & not one person has mentioned this issue was already resolved like a month ago . Guess everyone missed the memo .

Sync with itunes . When asked if you want to download & install the update select do not ask me again then cancel .

The download is erased from the device & no auto download in the future .

Least till the next update rolls around. :rolleyes:

Case dismissed !!!

Whoa, this true? Understand that Apple wouldn't want to publicize that. But pretty funny that someone found it easier to file a lawsuit rather than do some research...
 
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Doesn't work that way every time.
On my iPad I did have that option and followed it.

On my iPhone I did not. Simply updated by loading (not installing) the new iOS on my iPhone overnight while attached to iTunes (the way I charge my phone) and having WIFI on.

What you can do as a workaround is to follow my advice above and when complete, plug into iTunes and with the prompt follow the above instructions.

Perhaps this is also a way to avoid having your iPhone's WIFI turned off (while syncing/charging).
 
All one need to do is pen nicely asking for the feature, if noise and support is enough, Apple would likely provide the option there. In this case, need to resort to suing.. like nothing better to do?

I disagree.

I and others have complained about this on Apple's support forum. Nothing happened. Hopefully, this will make them look up and take notice.

Again, I support his cause.
 
He does have a point though. iOS7 takes up way too much space, which could render your device inoperable. Apple really needs to get thier ***** together and come up with an OS that doesn't suck, and one that doesn't suck all your storage space up. Streamline it, dammit!!!

:D :D :D :D
 
I havent read all the posts in this thread, but at least most of the people you are referring to are not really defending apple, and are not chastising the user for not wanting to upgrade.


Try reading a few more pages of posts before deciding you're qualified to clarify the intent… of posts you admit you haven't even read. :p

That is exactly what many are doing.

There are countless people here explicitly attacking anyone not upgrading period.
 
Except that Apple does not support and does not have to support jailbroken devices, including the do not have to provide a way for jailbroken devices to stay on and old iOS. And in fact it is in Apples legal right to force you to update.

The only thing illegal in your situation is that fact that you are spoofing your location to get content that is not allowed in the area you are currently in (which is pirating)...

I pay monthly fees for those few apps. I should be able to use them when I choose to. Within in reason of course. I don't sell it or give it to others. I guess letting someone use your Netflix password would be pirating also? That's not pirating. My EYEpad doesn't even have an eyepatch. ;)
 
I pay monthly fees for those few apps. I should be able to use them when I choose to. Within in reason of course. I don't sell it or give it to others. I guess letting someone use your Netflix password would be pirating also? That's not pirating. My EYEpad doesn't even have an eyepatch. ;)

Actually giving someone your netflix password would be considered piracy.
 
Some people are just addicted to bitching and complaining.

Too ... much ... irony.

To close caption, could have started the sentence with "ITT" :D.

I guess the trick here would be to reinstall and fill up the device before it had a chance to download said update. Except I guess reinstall would put 7 on it, and they don't tend to provide a way back.
 
Just a generalized question because there seem to be so many people here pretending to have law degrees. For those that are saying the guy has a case against Apple, do any of you actually read the End User License Agreement when you first purchase your phone or are you just one of those who's first lot in life is finding the wi-fi signal the second your phone is activated?

I haven't read it but it's very possible that in the EULA it states iOS6 is subject to automatic downloads of software updates when there is sufficient storage space. "IF" that is the case then the case will get thrown out.

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This thread has went on for 13 pages & not one person has mentioned this issue was already resolved like a month ago . Guess everyone missed the memo .

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Maybe you missed the memo but this article of discussion was just posted today on MR so rather than faulting your fellow members for discussing old news you should be looking to MR for posting outdated news.
 
Mark Manacher is a great man who stands up and fights for his rights. I will gladly support his lawsuit. Is there a donation website?
 
It *should* be illegal, but in theory Apple is selling you the hardware but licensing to you the software necessary to use the hardware.

The problem with that is that in order to use your iPhone, you must agree to the EULA for the software. If you disagree with the EULA, your phone is a brick.

In theory that means that they could make an EULA where your license to the current version of iOS expires when the next version comes out. Therefore, your phone could become inoperable unless you update.

What would be kinda sketchy is if they changed the EULA terms to become more restrictive on newer builds of iOS but you were forced to update.

Well it's a tricky situation, and one where such deception shouldn't be allowed in the first place and raises other questions of legality. What would become of the warrantee of the device, since at purchase it was sold fit for a purpose. The device had since been accessed and penetrated without the consent of the purchaser and is now in a not fit for purpose state (it uses storage he needs to add more contacts or other personal data). Does Apple now have complete control and priority over the users data as well? In such case, how could the current laws be interpreted as Apple owning and having full control over both the software and the hardware?

It's crazy, and I personally feel Apple need to be bought back into line if they think they can wield that much control over their customers and the law lets them get away with it.
 
I for one hope apple lose, I have three devices and all three devices automatically downloaded the updated firmware on to my devices without me requesting it taking up loads of storage.

Those of you who say connect to iTunes and sync to get rid of the firmware taking up the other space well this didn't work on any of my devices.

You should see all the posts from apple fans saying you must of pressed the button because it does not download the update automatically bla bla bla....
 
Oh come now, it's a small claims court lawsuit - there are no lawyers involved and they are fairly cheap and easy to make.

I think it's a pretty important kind of distinction too, as stated when Apple starts making decisions about what happens to your hardware I think they're crossing the line.
 
what a bunch of whiney ***********. Why don't they just install iOS7 like most of the world? You're going to have to do it eventually, legacy support never lasts long. Everything that works in iOS6 works in iOS7 except for jailbreak. The only difference is that iOS7 has a ton of more and useful features which is hard not to like, but aesthetics. If you don't want to upgrade based on aesthetics, that's just vain and silly.
What a sheep.
 
what a bunch of whiney ***********. Why don't they just install iOS7 like most of the world? You're going to have to do it eventually, legacy support never lasts long. Everything that works in iOS6 works in iOS7 except for jailbreak. The only difference is that iOS7 has a ton of more and useful features which is hard not to like, but aesthetics. If you don't want to upgrade based on aesthetics, that's just vain and silly.

Imagine you have a perfect looking wife who "does exactly what you want", and now someone comes along and tells you "hey look, we got the wife 2.0 which has many awesome features, but you have to exchange your wife, obviously". You look at wife 2.0 and the features and think "well, the features are neat, but wife 2.0 looks like a piece of ****, I don't want wife 2.0 not the features" ....

How is this vain and silly?
 
I haven't read it but it's very possible that in the EULA it states iOS6 is subject to automatic downloads of software updates when there is sufficient storage space. "IF" that is the case then the case will get thrown out.

The only thing in the EULA for iOS 6 that is relevant to the issue here is what I posted earlier in the thread. Apple says that it "may make future iOS updates available". What exactly that means though is rather ambiguous. A user agreeing to the EULA need not interpret that as meaning the device will auto-download something in the background, even though that is presumably what Apple means.

Of course in a court the issue will be how would that clause reasonably be interpreted, and my bet is for the majority of people, especially those that are non-tech savy who just want to buy a phone, they will not realize this means background downloads. But for a EULA to be enforceable it must meet the consciousnability clause.

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In theory that means that they could make an EULA where your license to the current version of iOS expires when the next version comes out. Therefore, your phone could become inoperable unless you update.

No that wouldn't happen, such a contract would not be enforceable due to unconsciounability. Read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconscionability#United_States
 
Well for one Android devices dont get forced to download any updates at all. Maybe get a notification but thats it.

That's true. Then of course it's also true that your lucky if you CAN upgrade your one year old Android device. Last generation of HTC One for example wasn't upgradeable to the current OS.

Every OS owner would like to do like Apple. And they eventually will. Like it or not.
 
Lol @ all the comments "stop whining and just do what Apple says and install iOS7" Did you have to turn in your free will when you bought that new iPhone?If he wants his device to stay on iOS6 then it's his own goddamn right, Apple shouldn't be semi-forcing him by already downloading that huge locked iOS file. Also this is an interesting sidenote if you look at the fast adaption rates of iOS, but Cook doesn't say that when he shows that exact same slide every year comparing iOS with Android...
 
Some time ago, iOS updates have rendered my old iPhone 3G almost unusable.
Luckily one was able to downgrade back then so I could restore the phone to a state where it functions properly (and it is still in use today).

Apple has a valid interest in keeping fragmentation of the market as low as possible, but it also greatly benefits from invalidating their gadgets prematurely by impacting performance via iOS updates. It is not just that the newer toys get faster and faster - the older ones are indirectly and gradually slowed down as well until you reach a point where getting a new device becomes a pressing issue.

Not being able to remove the 3GB download is another way of decreasing the older devices value. It may not see performance impacts while the user refuses to upgrade - but Apple decreases the devices value through taking away a good chunk of the memory. If you look at what apple charges for the devices flash capacity, it is a really impudent move.
 
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