Q: ios 9 automatic download making me furious

Same here! And one another issue about apple, have you ever wondered how many questions you have to answer everyday? I have 3 apple devices, phone, ipad and macbook. And they **** asking me do you want to upgrade to ios 9 **** 0? Enter your password for mail, sign in again and again and again to appstore, enter your icloud password, answer this answer that.... **********

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Why don't you just sell them and use something else

Because I use them for business, everything is connected, beside the fact that Apple keep pushing me do things and asking me lots of questions, I love the harmony between my devices. How difficult could-it be for apple to make it possible for us to choose what to download and what not to?

So it is your choice to use Apple technology, why complain about your choices so much?

I can relate to your issue about numerous requests from apple for passwords etc. but I think that unfortunately it's a sign of the times, Apple is apparently doing it's best to protect your data and personal info and these numerous requests and double checking have become a necessary evil in my opinion. Just think, if it is unpleasant or annoying for you and I how do you think a  hacker or data thief will feel? They might even give up trying to hack your account!

BUT when My iPhone5, iPhone 6, iPad ask me every day it I want to update now and gives me no way to say "please stop asking me this for a week or so until I an happy with reviews  I have read about the new iOS and I am ready for this update" The only reply I can give is not now then it asks some thing like how about later? This gets old if you need to refuse every day for several devices until you are ready to try the new iOS!

Hi Csound1 & Ocellatus

I hope you and won't mind if I respond to your reply to Ocellatus,
I see this forum not only as a place for us to voice our opinion about iOS software and hardware updates and see if others feel the same was as we do, But also to see if anyone in the forum has found a solution for particular issues we may have. I personally have been helped several times in this community by voicing my opinion here. Also while some of us are not 100% happy with how the iOS works we are happy enough to remain a loyal customer and to take advantage of this community.

And thank you both for your input to this community!

Fredy

Thanks Fredy

Thank you for your contribution!

Hi Fredy,

Thanks for the positive approach. What I wrote was a bit sentimental but it's a feedback at the end for apple. If nobody complains or thanks to them, how will they be aware of how happy or unhappy their customers.

Have a nice day!

Your welcome

FYI Initially I hesitated to reply, I was just a little concerned that one [or maybe even both of you] would tell me to mind my own business or to go jump in a lake or something but it seems you are both very nice people!

Thanks
Fredy

My Android device does the same. Every day I get a reminder of an update until I take it.

Google and Apple are likely in the same predicament. If you don't offer/advocate/promote the updates, there will be anger in the community about security gaps and harmful exploits if and when they happen.

One can debate how they go about this, but those of us in support roles will testify that the majority of users stay up-to-date without issue.

Clearly Apple likes to publish the number of users who have updated to the newest OS. But, this marketing message becomes a negative once folks realize that the download was pushed to them and for some reason they clicked once when they intended not to.

Everyone is missing the reason why many do not want the latest OSX or IOS. For a decades it has taken Apple at least three "releases" to get rid of bugs that are found only when enough poor souls find them. Thus, since 10.7.5 I stay one generation behind. There is never enough goodies in a new release to take the risk. In fact, for several releases Apple has only been changing how cute the UI is. (MS loads many tiny releases, with major releases years apart. Much less risk.)

With OS X -- so far -- Apple has left the update OS as a true option. It only says "Free update." Nevertheless, I never update without checking. My guess is screwing up businesses in not in Apple's favor. Which suggests that making a "pro" iPad is pure marketing. Until IOS adopts a policy like OSX, I will not be buying an Ipad "pro." It's unfortunate the only company who's auto updates I avoid is Apple.

I entirely disagree.

LACAllen wrote:

 

My Android device does the same. Every day I get a reminder of an update until I take it.

 

At least my Android (CyanogenMod) allows me to turn off that dang reminder by stopping System Updates. It'll never bother me again unless I restart my phone. On the negative side, my phone auto downloads updates as soon as I'm connected to any WiFi. It does not have to be charging to auto download.

Thank you so much!

@SergZak said:

You can delete the auto-pushed update under:

Settings/General/Storage & iCloud Usage/Storage/Manage Storage. Pick the iOS update from the list, tap on it and tap Delete App.

If you are running iOS 7 or 8, the exact location mentioned above may not match exactly since it was changed a bit in iOS 9. I'm sure you'll be able to find it with what I provided.

Also, be warned that it may indeed be re-pushed to your device again without your permission nor knowledge so keep checking the section above and delete it again.

My wife and I both have iPhone 6, and I wanted to stay on iOS 9.2.1 because my wife had horrible issues with 9.3.1

Today, my iPhone 6 rudely changed the "slide to unlock" message to "slide to upgrade" (which FORCES you to accept the upgrade or you don't get to use your phone at all). I tried turning the phone off and on again, but each time I would check the General - Software Update setting, it showed that the update was in progress and would be completed X minute (counting down: 7, 6, 5 ...) -- I knew I had to act quickly or my phone would have been permanently stuck with the newer version.

Thankfully, I found this thread, and your article specifically gave me the information that I needed to STOP the upgrade that will still in progress. -- I have now turned off the OTA upgrade capability, and I know how to quickly delete the upgrade if Apple tries to force it on me again without permission.

Freedom isn't free, but it's worth the price.

Thanks,

Doug