How do you remove the iOS 9.0.2 Software Update notification pop-up?

Hi there,


Apparently iOS 9.0.2 is available for download. I noticed something very annoying, though. Every day at seemingly random times I get a notification pop-up that it is ready for download and I have to apply it. This pop-up appears regardless of what I am doing - I have had it spring out of the background while using an application that requires concentration and attention, which the pop-up just pushed to the background. I don't want to install the update yet. But I see no way to configure the device to not show that reminder. Any ideas?


I guess it's not device-specific because I see it both on an iPhone 5 and an iPad 2 Air.


Cheers,

Dimitar

Posted on Oct 6, 2015 10:33 PM

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Oct 7, 2015 3:52 AM in response to legriv

Yes there is a way to disable it. First let me explain why you are getting that notification. Even if you have automatic updates turned off, the new IOS update still downloads to your phone and iPad. It is already in your phone and iPad right now waiting for you to completely install it. It is not installed but it is sitting there in your phone and iPad waiting for you to click on it to install. So what you must do is the following:


On the iPad Air 2, Click on the Setting icon. Then click on General. click on Storage & iCloud usage. It might just say Storage on your device. When the next page pops up you will see at the top the word Storage. Under it you will see Manage Storage. Click on it and wait till the list is fully populated. Depending on how many apps you have this can take a couple of seconds to about half a minute. Look through this list till you see the new iOS update. Delete it. Then your pop up notice should go away. Don't worry about loosing the update. You can always get it later in the future. If in the future you get the pop up again, then that means Apple has again downloaded it to your phone or iPad without your permission. Simply do the above all over again to delete it and get rid of the new pop up. This is the only way to get rid of the pop up without installing it.

Oct 7, 2015 3:56 AM in response to Wanderoldies

Thanks, Wanderoldies, that worked OK. Do you also know if it's possible to prevent the device from automatically downloading updates in the background? I've already done it for all categories I could select under "Settings" -> "App and iTunes Stores", but I don't think this covers OS updates as well. A search on the Internet hints that it's not possible, but who knows...

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