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iPhone doesn’t notify for new updates

I set my updated updates up, so if a new update comes out it would notify me. For the past few iOS 18 updates, I have received no notifications and had to check by myself once I heard about the new update. Is there any way to make it notify you?


Does anyone have this problem too?

iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 18, 2025 5:45 PM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2025 5:48 PM

Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Automatic Updates > Make sure that is all turned on. You aren’t notified of a new update, but rather when a new update is going to try to install that night. Which then you must meet all the update requirements for it to do so.

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Feb 18, 2025 5:48 PM in response to I-Am-Smart

Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Automatic Updates > Make sure that is all turned on. You aren’t notified of a new update, but rather when a new update is going to try to install that night. Which then you must meet all the update requirements for it to do so.

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