Thanks for the feedback. BTW, I had updated to iOS 7.1.1 weeks ago so let's drop why I should update to the newest firmware or else the sky will fall....... because the pro/cons of updates isn't the point of my OP. Besides, I only updated because I hoped some of the UI was a less white and minimalist. Enough said. I need to consider that I have an older iPhone and I want to keep it in working order and it still works great for my needs.
What my issue is the forced downloads to my iPhone 4 when I didn't authorize it. I was under the false impression for months that since I had automatic downloads turned off, that was good enough, but it isn't.
I'm concerned with iOS 8 when it comes out, which is soon, and I wanted to prepare. I can't just ignore the update because it will be downloaded anyway and use up space. Like I said, with my iPad 4, that isn't an issue. It's my iPhone 4 that has 8 gig storage and it's still attached to a contract for another year so I'd like to keep using it. What I don't like is having my iPhone overrun by Apple because they think it's good for me. I can make my own decision when I want to download updates.
So it appears I will be able to delete the next update (probably be 8.0) that's downloaded....under Settings and then delete downloads. I will try that. But it seems there is no guarantee that I will need to keep deleting it after charging each time because that's when the downloads usually happen. If that's true, then that's nuts. I mentioned this issue to some friends and they didn't know about Apple automatically downloading updates to their devices.
I don't think many people know about this or probably don't care because they have lots of space left over. Probably most are clueless. When you look at a new update (if it's already downloaded) it will say "install update" or something like that. Most think (I originally thought that) that means they agreed to the download, but that's not the case.
What my issue is the forced downloads to my iPhone 4 when I didn't authorize it. I was under the false impression for months that since I had automatic downloads turned off, that was good enough, but it isn't.
I'm concerned with iOS 8 when it comes out, which is soon, and I wanted to prepare. I can't just ignore the update because it will be downloaded anyway and use up space. Like I said, with my iPad 4, that isn't an issue. It's my iPhone 4 that has 8 gig storage and it's still attached to a contract for another year so I'd like to keep using it. What I don't like is having my iPhone overrun by Apple because they think it's good for me. I can make my own decision when I want to download updates.
So it appears I will be able to delete the next update (probably be 8.0) that's downloaded....under Settings and then delete downloads. I will try that. But it seems there is no guarantee that I will need to keep deleting it after charging each time because that's when the downloads usually happen. If that's true, then that's nuts. I mentioned this issue to some friends and they didn't know about Apple automatically downloading updates to their devices.
I don't think many people know about this or probably don't care because they have lots of space left over. Probably most are clueless. When you look at a new update (if it's already downloaded) it will say "install update" or something like that. Most think (I originally thought that) that means they agreed to the download, but that's not the case.
