How do I stop my iPad 3 from automatically downloading iOS upgrades

Good advice!

For reference my iPad 2 needs at least 2.9 for the install. I'm keeping it filled up. So it's currently saying not enough space available.

But in my case with my iPhone and Mini, the update has not downloaded with over 23GB free and while on WiFi and connected to my computer. It hasn't in nearly two weeks.

That's probably because your iDevices were *not* one of the "selected few". I have no idea what Apple's criteria is in which devices get the auto-pushed download. I have the following devices:

iPhone 4 8GB (not the S)

iPhone 4 16GB (not the S)

iPhone 5 16GB (not the S)

iPad mini 16GB

iPad 3 16GB

iPad 4 16GB

The only device that got the auto-pushed iOS 7 update onto it is the iPad mini. As I mentioned above, Apple's logic/criteria for the pushed update is unknown to me.

It's not doing them all at the sane time. Or it could have tried when wifi went off. Who knows. Just be aware it could.

BTW, to those experiencing this iOS 7 auto-forced download, please voice your opinion to Apple about it at the link below. I have done so and I urge others to do so as well. Maybe if enough people let Apple know how they feel about this, it may get resolved in some way.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

Any unexpected and unauthorised downloads by an apple device that leads to excess usage charges on a broadband account sounds like a lawsuit in the making!

Apple should fix this intentional "bug".

My feedback to apple has been submitted.

My personal opinion on this is that *notifying* users that an update is available (such as the "1" badge on the Settings icon) is perfectly fine, and with that I have no issue with. What is NOT fine is when the actual update (~750 MB - ~950 MB) is automatically pushed to the device without the user's knowledge nor permission, using the device owner's bandwidth and possibly incurring charges if a data cap limit has been exceeded. It's then extracted and prepared for immediate installation (bloating the update to ~3.1 GB) and not allowing that space for use by the owner of the device and not allowing the user to delete that ~3.1 GB update so they can regain and use the storage space they paid for. Instead, users have to find ways to prevent the pushed update from getting on the device in the first place (I spent days this past weekend doing just that).

Please voice your opinion:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

I have received onfollowing notification from my network provider. 57% just in 6 days. What I'm going to rest of the days?

08/10/2013 07:46 PM

Dear customer,

This email is about your mobile service number - 0XXXXXXX.

Since Wed 02 Oct '13 you've used 57% (586MB) of your 1GB monthly data. Your next bill is due to be issued on Sat 02 Nov '13. Once you reach 100% of your data allowance then extra charges will apply for excess usage above your allowance.

Call us on 132200 if you want to increase your data allowance.

If you no longer wish to receive email notifications, log in to the Mobile Data Usage Meter - https://es.telstra.com/MobileDataUsageMeter/index.jsp, navigate to 0XXXXXX, select the Usage Notice menu item and change your email notification preference to 'Off'.

If you have received this email in error or have not chosen to receive email notifications for your mobile data usage, please call Telstra on 132200.

Thank you,
The Telstra Team

Apple how can I prevent automatic download of iOS7?

Maybe Apple will pay your bill for using your data allowance for pushing the iOS 7 update...

Seriously, I would contact Apple about this...either go to the Apple Store and bring the email as proof along with the device which the update was auto-pushed to.

This is seriously wrong of Apple to be doing without user's knowledge nor consent. As I mentioned before, it's perfectly fine to send a courtesy update notification...and that's it. *A notification*. What is wrong is using people's data (sometimes capped or limited) to push a ~750 MB - ~1 GB download to the device (which bloats up to ~3.1 GB when extracted, with no easy way to remove it from the device).

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

i have a similar situation that i already posted here, but got no reply. if anyone could help, please find the details on this link:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5430911

I also thought that all what downloaded over wifi.

But, strangely, on my wife's iPhone, she got a big chunk of data over the 3G. Like 600MB, in just few minutes, when she was not using her phone in office.

I think I will also call Apple, because it maxed out her monthly allowance, in few minutes.

Back to these silent push of the new iOS7, I really hope Apple will implement a solution to authorize (or not).

And also to remove it, manually directly from the iOS.

If I keep 3Go of free space, it's for taking pictures and videos.

I don't want to keep my phone full, all the time, just to avoid Apple pushing an update. That's a very unconvenient work around, in my opinion.

It may be inconvenient but it works and it's about the only way to keep the 3.1 GB file off the device. You can also block Apple's update server from within your router's settings to prevent it from downloading again (if you managed to remove it.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5379403?answerId=23345362022#23345362022