UPDATE: someone turned on automatic update on my iphone
please check your phone if you do not want to be updated
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Original Title: UPDATE with constructive information
iPhone SE (3rd generation)
Pat Schaefer wrote:
I never saw a screen like that before
so it turns the security update on
how then does the IOS update get turned on too?
That is the confirmation screen following any iOS update to let you know the update was successful. Like most users, you probably just clicked continue without reading any of the information on that screen. It will turn on both Security Updates AND iOS Updates after the install and like the screen says, it is up to you to go into Settings and turn those off. That will prevent a future iOS update. I do suspect at one time you did turn it Off, but a manual update was performed that turned it back on and were unaware that happened as stated in the update confirmation screen.
The iOS update is the version number like 18.6 and if a Security Update is applied, it will be followed by a letter as seen in the example provided in the link. That could look something like 18.6 (a).
"The FACTS is, whether you like or not, with Automatic Updates off, your phone won't update. When you manually update your phone the next time, a notification will tell you Automatic Updates are now on and YOU have to go into Settings again, to turn them off. NOTHING is going to change this, no matter how many people you ask."
OK, I believe apple wants something like that to happen
let's put that on the support pages
so those 3 apple support people won't get it wrong again.
why is it not documented?
changing a users choice without asking is a pretty big deal in my book
Not applicable.
apparently apple
added a check box for automatically update security updates
which turned on the other updates
oh and this has happened to my wife's phone
something seems seriously wrong in apple town
did you unleash the AI
I am warning those users in the community
who do not automatically upgrade
that something changed my settings
and updated me to latest without my consent.
Check your settings
if you do not want to upgrade
So, if we understand correctly, you tapped continue after seeing that screen, which would be the normal thing to do. But since it also told you that going forward, automatic updates would be on going forward, it's then up to you to go back into settings and turn off the switches if you don't want your phone to update automatically. And you'll need to do this every time.
No one has asked you, but WHY do you want to skip updates, which more often than not provide security patches, designed to keep your data and phone safe? I think you'll find that most of us senior members of the forum, install updates immediately when they are released. The data on my devices is way too important to be compromised, IMHO. Simply said, staying up to date with updates is the best way to protect your phone.
I did not turn on automatic update
I NEVER turn it on
Automatic update bit me in the *** in the early days.
each update broke the iTunes lphone link
Maybe repaired in a few months.
my daughter concurs
Yes everything was set to automatic but I know we turned that all off
Besides on apple support site
By default, your device automatically applies Rapid Security Responses. If necessary, you'll be prompted to restart your device. To check your device settings:
I posted earlier
Pat Schaefer wrote:
Besides on apple support site
By default, your device automatically applies Rapid Security Responses. If necessary, you'll be prompted to restart your device. To check your device settings:
I posted earlier
Correct, by default they will be installed automatically. If you do not want that to be the case, then you have to turn it off. After you manually update, you will have to go back into Settings and turn it back off if that is what you want. You have to take that explicit action to turn off the default setting of the last update that you performed. That is seen on the Software Update Complete screen that was posted, yet continues to be ignored.
The option for automatically installing the Rapid Security Responses was added in iOS 16.4.1.
About Rapid Security Responses for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Apple Support
You sent me this link and you did not read it
Besides on apple support site
By default, your device automatically applies Rapid Security Responses. If necessary, you'll be prompted to restart your device. To check your device settings:
I posted earlier
So I screwed up my system upgrading in IOS 16
it turned it on without me
and moved me to IOS 17 I guess.
I am "systems analyst" for 3 iPhones
they must be in sync
or I would go crazy
I did not turn it on 3 times.
my daughter has attested to it, no automatic update
I never saw a screen like that before
so can this be construed that
Apple has FORCED an update on setting on a user
Who has Auto update turned off.
and riddle me this batman
so it turns the security update on
how then does the IOS update get turned on too?
How about the truth.
iPhone users MUST upgrade
there is no way to NOT upgrade.
here are my settings
clearly impossible because you MUST accept the Security Updates
which AUTOMATICALLY turns on IOS updates.
i expect sometime around midnight
my iPhone settings will be corrected.
This is not a dead horse
but it certainly stinks like one.
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Pat Schaefer wrote:
How about the truth.
iPhone users MUST upgrade
there is no way to NOT upgrade.
here are my settings
clearly impossible because you MUST accept the Security Updates
which AUTOMATICALLY turns on IOS updates.
i expect sometime around midnight
my iPhone settings will be corrected.
This is not a dead horse
but it certainly stinks like one.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/6791ea2f-b306-46e7-b910-9cfb679a0411
The truth is you are arguing with only other users on this user to user only forum. We aren't Apple. We can't speak for Apple. Everyone has tried to help you with your question. Yet you keep arguing with other users. If you don't like how Apple has implemented Automatic Updates, complain to Apple. This isn't a complain to Apple forum. Apple doesn't participate here, nor read here for user feedback.
You can use this link to express your thoughts to Apple directly --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple
You lost me here
"both will be turned on after an update."
News to me,
since when?
I just learned about RSR today
and I guess I triggered it with some IOS 16 update
I have been updating since IOS 7 (?)
3 phones every update
IOS update never reset itself that I can recall.
like I said not a fan
Always seemed to break iTunes iPhone link for backup.
Do you have a link that says update resets IOS update?
Every update resets automatic update setting?
sorry, I'm from Missouri ; )
"Once you complete the update, you'll see a prompt informing you that, as part of the update, the company has enabled automatic updates on your device, even if you had previously switched them off. This means that, unless you do something, Apple will start downloading and installing future software updates to your devices on its own."
this is from a recent article I found online.
the article is discussing exactly what we have been discussing today.
I had posted the link
but the moderator found parts of the article to be objectionable.
I am sure you can find this article for yourselves
and make your own judgement.
Very interesting, he even ran a test to verify results.
My screen said, I quote:
"CONTINUE"
nothing else
the update had been downloaded without my knowledge
and installed
the iPhone was asking if I wanted to continue with the SETUP
You know pick a floating language etc. etc.
the screen you are so proud of has never been on my iPhone.
and why the article could not be linked here?
How can I disable automatic updates on my iPhone?
