How can I disable automatic updates on my iPhone?

Pat Schaefer wrote:

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

So get rid of your Apple gear and switch platforms. You’ve been arguing about this for five pages now and it’s getting tiresome to respond to respond to someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about.

That's too funny! I was trying to post that exact picture. I was contemplating trying to post the GIF but realized I've never bothered to learn how to do that. And then I had to do some actual work.....

Kurt Lang wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/ecad212d-a9f3-4203-b2d3-1bd90b9cd815

That poor horse died on the first page this banal thread. The Author will never seem to get that they and ONLY they are concerned about updates to their phone. I'm sure everyone will sleep better after their last post, which surely won't be their last post. They must be taking some odd pleasure in keeping this thread alive, though the horse has been dead for some time.

I see that my detailed response is gone. I didn't get a notice, so it was probably collateral damage due to being connected as a response to a different reply removal.

And yes, Pat is keeping this topic going no matter what anyone says, despite the fact it long ago became a utter waste of time for everyone.

"Thank you for letting me know, however when you have the set the automatic updates off, there are no ways the iOS gets updated automatically, the iOS gets updated automatically only when you have selected automatic updates on the device"

Which is EXACTLY what I said in your other, nearly identical topic.

How to avoid surprise iPad software updat… - Apple Community

Are we done with this nonsense now? I know for sure I am, no matter how many more inane posts you make.

Pat Schaefer wrote:

"what they didn't say, which you KNOW is true"

THEY being 2 first level Apple support

and 1 second level Apple support person

with access to Apple support databases

They did not say that because

neither the first level nor the second level support people

could find it in any of their scripts.

KNOW so I know something Apple support personnel do not?

You think you're the first person to come here who wasn't informed correctly? You're not. And whoever you spoke with didn't know what they were talking about either.

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.

I have to stop paying attention to your posts. You simply refuse to accept how it actually works. And no matter what anyone tells you, you have this illogical need to keep this thread going. Believe what you want to believe. Even if what you want to believe is not true.

You take care as I certainly won't respond to you again.

Pat Schaefer wrote:

let's put that on the support pages

why is it not documented?

How about put it right on the screen of the device after an update, where the user must hit Continue to proceed. Oh, that is exactly what they do: "Software Update Complete - Future software updates will be automatically downloaded and installed for you as they are released. You can manage this in Software Update settings."

Face it, you got tap happy and did not even bother reading it before tapping Continue and are now claiming you did not see it. Well, now you know. Not sure why it is everyone else's fault you did not read it.

Pat Schaefer wrote:

"How about put it right on the screen of the device after an update, where the user must hit Continue to proceed"

Because that is the wrong place to document it.

So, any change in your Settings that would require action on your part to change back should not be disclosed to the user on their device after an update where the change was made, and instead a user should have to look for a Support Article to figure out what happened?

Makes no sense. If a user had to resort to a Support Page to figure out what happened, it is too late for them to roll back the update that has already been performed. That is why you are told on your device after the update, so if you want to make that change to prevent future updates, you can. Take some responsibility for not reading the info provided on your device after the update and quit trying to blame it on the fact that it is not available on a Support Page. Having it documented on a Support Page would not have helped you at all.