anyone else tired of forced Ios updates?

notcloudy wrote:

deggie wrote:

Nothing changed with the release of iOS 9 from recent prior updates. While the update may download you are not forced to install it unless you have to restore your iPhone. You missed the point about security updates, these were not to eliminate bugs they were to keep your iPhone secure. If security is far less important to you then you should move on to the android world, you won't see near as many updates (if any) and won't be nagged about them. You also will get a shot at 99% of the mobile spyware/malware.

Why not security updates separated from additional software that many users may not bother with. After all remember the mac vs pc commercial where the Pc guy was round with extra stuff - that was the lure of macs - not loaded with software you could not get rid of. Times do change.

Because iOS is not a stripped down OS X.

iOS has a lot of radios that the Mac do not have.

Furthermore the builtin apps are hard code, sandboxed and depended on each other.

BTW, there is only a few "unwanted apps" that do not take much space.

I have been a zx spectrum, commodore, hitbit sony owner.

android user on tablet and phones,I have been using windows from xp to 7.

One month ago I have bought an Ipad (Errare humanum est) and after many days trying it I think is the worst way of wasting money of my entire life.

1) You have to use determined and mandatory Os even if you legally want to downgrade or upgrade your own os need the aproval from apple in signing this os

2) After paying a lot of pounds for this device I am not free to install app from other places

3) I can not even use my storage inside the device for transferring a film, a photo or listening a song.

4) etc,etc,etc I am really unhappy.

I am absolutely fed up and tired of my Ipad and as result I got it parked at the shelf waiting for the hope and accepting the risk of install something in it despite of the fact of bricking it for having something that finally works. Or selling in Ebay assuming the lost of money

Kind Regards

Miguel L.

User of an Ipad3 ios 9.3 and absolutely desperate and bored!!

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miguellopez2001 wrote:

I am absolutely fed up and tired of my Ipad and as result I got it parked at the shelf waiting for the hope and accepting the risk of install something in it despite of the fact of bricking it for having something that finally works. Or selling in Ebay assuming the lost of money

It's too bad that you're unhappy with your purchase. But I'm not sure why you're addressing this to me. iOS devices hold their resale value very well. Sell it and buy something that suits you better.

Well, I see it every day since iOS 11 came out. I'm tired of deleting the download.

The updates are forced because banking and credit card companies will, at some point, require you to update the iOS to use their apps for security reasons. Apple should offer updates to security that don't force people to buy new products every time they introduce a new phone.

I've never owned an Android phone and don't intend to buy one. I am also not going to buy another Apple phone unless the iPhone 7 I have lasts another two years before I'm forced to update the iOS. I will also not update my iPad Pro. It works fast and fine as it is and once again, Apple isn't going to force me to get a new one before I want to because their updates slowed it down.

Every time I have updated the iOS on my iPhones in the last 3 years the bluetooth in my car stops working. Every time without fail. Last year Apple's customer service rep told me I needed to have my brand new car's software updated. That was total BS.

NorthTexasRedHead wrote:

Last year Apple's customer service rep told me I needed to have my brand new car's software updated.

Yes, that's fairly likely. Car manufactures are notorious for not keeping their software updated. But, even if they had, if your car took a couple of months to go from the factory to your garage, updates could have been released in the interim. That happens with all technology. Very often, if you buy an iOS device within a few weeks of an update, it will need to be updated. Computers need to do some updating out of the box.

I absolutely agree. Especially when There are known issues with these updates.. why would you keep forcing them out. Ill just keep deleting the updates. I haven't had two 5C's that were bricked after updates and Apple does not help you when this happens. Your just out the 8 to $900 to by a new one. I think the conspiracy theories that I used to laugh about are really true !!

Ok, do you prefer the word 'harassed' instead of 'forced'?

So, I (and I guess everyone else here) am tired of being constantly harassed by updates.

- I regularly get out of memory popups when using an app because the update auto-downloads and takes up all the free space. Do I have a choice? That's harassment.

- Every time I connect the phone to my computer to charge it, I'll get an update popup. Does it offer an option "no, I don't want that update".. no, it's either install now or later. That's harassment.

Imagine if I had expensive metered bandwidth? for example if I had the phone on a boat, I'd have paid thousands for the amount of times that 1gb update forcefully invaded my phone.

I think it's a total lack of respect to steal the user's time, space and bandwidth without consent.

I think it is helpful because it regroups people with a similar issue; from a larger group, the potential for a solution / workaround becomes higher.

For example I'd be happy to block the ios update servers on my home network without blocking the servers used to update the computers; I just don't know their addresses and maybe someone in the group will know them.

As far as the TOS, we're discussing a problem for which we're looking for a solution. It seems like anytime someone raises a problem which is not user related or write someone else than praising how apple does "something amazing that enlightens us so much in every moment in our lives", the TOS is raised as an objection to the topic. In short, Apple can never be at fault in a discussion.. either the user is at fault, or the TOS will be presented as an objection.

yes, it's completely ignored if you press cancel. I tried to check it and do download only, but then I'm still prompted for installs and the third option is to install the update making the box irrelevant.

It might be worth clicking to check the "Do not ask me again box" and then clicking "download only". After that, delete the downloaded file from your computer so that iTunes won't try to upgrade the phone later.

Turning off the updates in "iTunes & App stores" like the article on macworld and osxdaily say will just turns off the auto update, it doesn't fix the notifications.

You can block apple.com on the router, but the moment you're outside on wifi, the problem will pop up again..

so, yeah, not a solution, we're past that a long time ago.

I know this is an old thread but to Philcavana’s point the forced upgrade of iOS 11is royal mess! thought it was windows with all the performance issues. Please at least wait to force upgrades until it works and has some experience!

Butternc wrote:

I know this is an old thread but to Philcavana’s point the forced upgrade of iOS 11is royal mess! thought it was windows with all the performance issues. Please at least wait to force upgrades until it works and has some experience!

Apple doesn't force you to upgrade. You're certainly free to wait to install an update until you decided you want.

ThomasD3 wrote:

Since benchmarks show than on older phone (like the 5s), there is a measurable slowdown with the latest iOS, that means we're been harassed into downgrading our devices. Hopefully they stop supporting them after a while and I don't get updates 😀 (since I won't buy a phone without an audio jack)

What benchmarks are you referring to? This is the only one I have seen that is credible, and it shows the opposite - that updates do not slow down iPhones.

https://www.futuremark.com/pressreleases/is-it-true-that-iphones-get-slower-over -time

And this related article:

A New Phone Comes Out. Yours Slows Down. A Conspiracy? No. - The New York Times