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iOS 13.6 Beta Adds Toggle for Turning Off Automatic iOS Update Downloads

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The second beta of iOS 13.6 that was released this morning adds more granular control over the downloading and installing of iOS updates (via Jeremy Horwitz).

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In earlier versions of iOS, new software downloads automatically in the background and then can be installed through an Automatic Updates feature. In iOS 13.6, there are new toggles for customizing Automatic Updates.

You can now decide whether or not your iPhone or iPad can automatically download iOS updates when connected to WiFi, and when those updates are installed. There's a Download iOS Updates toggle for turning on automatic downloads over WiFi and an Install iOS Updates toggle for installing software updates overnight as an iPhone charges.

This new toggle will be a welcome change for those who do not want iOS updates to download automatically without permission, as this can eat up valuable storage space. Note that this option is enabled by default, so if you want to turn off automatic downloads, you'll need to toggle it off.

The Automatic Updates customization settings can be found by opening the Settings app, choosing the General section, tapping on Software Update, and then choosing the Customize Automatic Updates option.

This feature is limited to developers with the iOS 13.6 beta installed, but it will be available to everyone when the iOS 13.6 update is released.

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On the flipside, I appreciate this as someone who initiates my own updates. This means they’ll be on my phone when I go to initiate the update (if I’m reading this article/the attached image properly). I know it’s heavily encouraged to update automatically, but…I like the choice.

I sound like the people I usually harp on in this forum, oh well. :p

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Who wouldn’t want to install updates
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Sometimes updates come out and introduce new bugs. It’s nice to be able to have an update out for a couple days and assess whether I want to actually install it or wait for the next update, where those bugs will ostensibly be fixed.
(That’s arguably a never-ending cycle, I know—I’ll happily update once I’ve assessed that a given bug isn’t going to heavily affect my everyday use.)
 
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Everyone who jailbreaks just got a little too excited if you catch my drift.
They hate those auto download updates
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Who wouldn’t want to install updates
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People who jailbreak, people who don’t like to update right away, people who are very picky about when they update, people who are very picky about what’s taking up storage on the phone, and I could go on
 
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MacRumors said:


The second beta of iOS 13.6 that was released this morning adds more granular control over the downloading and installing of iOS updates (via Jeremy Horwitz).

iosautomaticupdatecustom.jpg

In earlier versions of iOS, new software downloads automatically in the background and then can be installed through an Automatic Updates feature. In iOS 13.6, there are new toggles for customizing Automatic Updates.

You can now decide whether or not your iPhone or iPad can automatically download iOS updates when connected to WiFi, and when those updates are installed. There's a Download iOS Updates toggle for turning on automatic downloads over WiFi and an Install iOS Updates toggle for installing software updates overnight as an iPhone charges.

This new toggle will be a welcome change for those who do not want iOS updates to download automatically without permission, as this can eat up valuable storage space. Note that this option is enabled by default, so if you want to turn off automatic downloads, you'll need to toggle it off.

The Automatic Updates customization settings can be found by opening the Settings app, choosing the General section, tapping on Software Update, and then choosing the Customize Automatic Updates option.

This feature is limited to developers with the iOS 13.6 beta installed, but it will be available to everyone when the iOS 13.6 update is released.

Article Link: iOS 13.6 Beta Adds Toggle for Turning Off Automatic iOS Update Downloads
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If only they could allow users of macOS Mojave to turn off that nagging reminder to “upgrade”

It seems bizarre that Apple would even allow this option, after all they know more than their customers and know EXACTLY what their customer’s needs are. ?
 
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NickName99 said:
This is great news. Many users prefer to wait at least a few days in case any significant bugs show up.
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cmaier said:
Anyone who lived through past updates that did things like disable all cellular capability by accident, and would prefer to wait a couple days to make sure that the update isn't majorly busted?
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Well, for the most part, updates don't usually get automatically downloaded (let alone installed) in the first few days after their release. That said, this option is still certainly a good one to finally have regardless.
 
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I'm confused by article. I have settings/General/software updates/automatic updates set to Off. I never get a download I don't ask for. What happens is I check to see if there is availability, if it says there is, I download it, then I install it.

so according to the article it is going to do what it already does.
 
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Ooh. Cool. I've been hoping something like this would make its way in, especially for those of us in the dev beta program. Having it auto download, but not auto install, is nice. It means I can decide to install if/when I want to, and when I make that decision, the OS is already on device, saving what is often for me the longest pole in the tent when installing the OS: the download (I have pretty crappy broadband where I live).
 
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I'm surprised they did this after they seemed to be moving in the direction of giving people less control over updates.

This will be good for people on extremely metered connections, such as folks out in rural areas on fixed cellular or satellite connections. Considering how big some updates can be, such people may prefer waiting until they're on public Wifi somewhere before doing their updates.
 
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MauiPa said:
I'm confused by article. I have settings/General/software updates/automatic updates set to Off. I never get a download I don't ask for. What happens is I check to see if there is availability, if it says there is, I download it, then I install it.

so according to the article it is going to do what it already does.
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That option is really in relation to automatic installation of updates rather than automatic download.
 
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phenste said:
On the flipside, I appreciate this as someone who initiates my own updates. This means they’ll be on my phone when I go to initiate the update (if I’m reading this article/the attached image properly). I know it’s heavily encouraged to update automatically, but…I like the choice.

I sound like the people I usually harp on in this forum, oh well. :p



Sometimes updates come out and introduce new bugs. It’s nice to be able to have an update out for a couple days and assess whether I want to actually install it or wait for the next update, where those bugs will ostensibly be fixed.
(That’s arguably a never-ending cycle, I know—I’ll happily update once I’ve assessed that a given bug isn’t going to heavily affect my everyday use.)
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Don't update to major new 1.0 releases is my tip. Wait at least a month or two before jumping on the wagon.
 
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