How to disable Auto system software update

The way I stop the downloads from happening is to put my iPad in flight mode before charging. The downloads won't happen then. This is the only practical way I know of to prevent unauthorized download of point release iOS updates. Still a pain, because sometimes I forget to put it in flight mode and I must then delete the update manually.

The principle annoys me more than anything. It's my device, and my bandwidth. Apple should not be sneaking behind my back with 300+ MB downloads in the background when I have auto-updates disabled.

A SOLUTION:

Apple's daily iOS update reminders nagging device owners to update *their* devices to the latest iOS iteration, as evidenced by the postings on this site, have more than a few users frustrated with Apple's apparent "nanny" sandbox approach to mobile computing. This post is to share a problem specific solution that I have successfully applied for about a month now following a lot of reading through many posts (found at the "How To" channel on YouTube (link is in the next paragraph). It is titled: " How to stop your iphone ask for update "

Here's a link to the two minute instructional YT video fix:

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-7heNMtSQ )

which presents a *working* (so far) step-by-step, simple, and easily reversable solution for blocking both the big A's intrusive automatic downloads of their "wonderful" new iOS updates onto *my* device and also blocking their daily dunning nag notification to install it.

It's worth noting that this fix has a downside but for me it's not a significant problem: One of the steps requires enabling adult restriction mode in device settings and that will spur the ongoing need to *one-time* authorize various sites you may visit via mobile Safari that are on the big A's master list of restricted sites.

If readers of my post are interested, I suggest you invest the two minutes to watch the video. I will try to update this post if it turns out to only have been a temporary workaround but for now, I am optimistic.

me too!!! i hate it take up all my MB on my iphone!

If it takes up "all my MB on my iPhone", then you do not have nearly enough free space. It's time to free up a whole lot of space on your iPhone.

i have basic apps on my phone_the bare essential and yet i have only 2.5 Gb on my phone..every update from apple ranges from 950-1.2 GB..and that is taken from my phone memory WITHOUT my agreeing to it. so i think telling me to erase apps that are 50-250 MB is not really an answer! with each apple software up date i could add hundreds of apps! my biggest problem is that having no memory means less photo storage space!! after all this hassle -- ia m serious thinking of going back to android!!! i do not need apple telling me what to do!

I'm guessing an Apple employee. Your comments are far from useful in the context of this thread.