How do I PREVENT my iPad updating itself without my permission?

My iOS devices have never updated on their own. I suggest that you are inadvertently allowing the update to occur and you don’t realize it. At some point, after the uninstalled software downloads, you will get a pop up message asking if you want to install now, or defer it until later when it is connected to power. If you select the later option without realizing it, then it will update in the evening while connected to power while charging.

iOS Devices will not update without user input.

Hi Diana.McCall

I have never, ever, ever had an iOS device update on its own. User input must be involved. I know that there are ways to block the download on the router which I am unfamiliar with, but unless that is what you are suggesting, I stand by my original post.

Search diligently must be the key. I have never seen it explained, but I can deal with it my own ways. I will have to look further.

Anyway, my point was .... well you know what it was, so no sense rehashing. 🙂

Hi 6ixslinger. You don't have to set the iPad up anew after an update. If you experience a request to re-activate the device, it looks like initial setup, but it's only a few steps.

I do agree with Demo, that you have the option to continually decline the update. But the sense of that "later" option may be (intentionally) misleading, although it is described in the details of the prompt.

That is not true is it? We should always be honest shouldn’t we?

Fact is that every device running iOS will download an update of the operating system without any prompting at all. I just noticed the latest one 11.02 taking up 101.7mb of space in my storage & I didn’t download it myself.

What it doesn’t do is install the update without being told but the question was -How do you stop the download not the installation. Presumably the installation wouldn’t happen without the annoying unasked for download?

The original question was how do I prevent my iPad from updating without my permssion. The true and correct answer is that it will never, ever update on its own. It will download the software automatically on its own, but it will not install the iOS software without user input. You must give the software permission to install.

That is a fact.

Hi. Try searching the internet.

Demo. I absolutely agree with all you said. But there is magic available out there, and it doesn't involve blocking URLs on the router. You just need to search diligently.

Take a look at the post by Diana.McCall. Apparently there is a “magical” trick, of which I am unaware.

Install the tvOS profile to avoid iOS updates.

minacrime. You said it, I didn't. Now the secret's out and everyone will know. 😉

minacrime wrote:

Install the tvOS profile to avoid iOS updates.

Where are you getting this profile?

I got mine from Apple.