Q: stop ios 10 update
I got up this morning. Read my email. Looked at a few news sites then took a shower. When I went to my computer there was no bandwidth. Checked the router, my iPhone 6s plus, was suddenly downloading iOS 10 (auto is not on so it's doing it without my permission or any requests). I can not find a way to stop it, so I placed it in airplane mode. This turns my iPhone into a useless brick. I can find no way to stop the download which will take all day because of it's size assuming it doesn't get a fault, which always occurs.
How do I stop the update?
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.3.5
Posted on Oct 1, 2016 12:14 PM
Thanks for the suggestions. Most of the suggestions where focused on preventing the install after the download. Since I was trying to prevent the download, the solution was to put the iPhone into airplane mode. After two hours I checked the phone and the download application had given up and things were back to normal. The Download and Install button is back, requiring me to start the download myself.
With the iPhone in airplane mode, freed up the network so all the other device could gain access to the internet. I will download and install the new iOS when I can be without use of the network for many hours (if not the whole day), maybe while I'm a sleep (hoping for the best).
Posted on Oct 3, 2016 5:54 PM
