{"id":46980,"date":"2020-07-16T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2656882"},"modified":"2020-07-16T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T15:45:00","slug":"how-to-turn-automatic-ios-update-downloads-on-or-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/16\/how-to-turn-automatic-ios-update-downloads-on-or-off\/","title":{"rendered":"How to turn automatic iOS update downloads on or off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-hero\" class=\"col-sm-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos5.appleinsider.com\/gallery\/36150-66992-Automatic-iOS-Updates-xl.jpg\" alt=\"article thumbnail\" width=\"691\" height=\"389\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-social\" class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"social-share col-xs-2\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"social-share comments col-xs-2\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Apple&#8217;s latest iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 releases include a new Settings toggle that allows the device to automatically download future software updates. Here is how to turn automatic downloads of iOS updates on or off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Apple has long allowed iPhone and iPad users to automatically install software updates overnight after they were manually downloaded. The new feature in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 further automates the process by downloading new operating system versions without user intervention. That said, the system still alerts users before installing the software.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>A new message that reads &#8220;iPhone will automatically download updates over Wi-Fi&#8221; is placed under the new toggle below the&nbsp;<strong>Automatic<\/strong>&nbsp;header in the Software Update panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>To enable automatic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ios\">iOS<\/a>&nbsp;update downloads:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<ul>\n<li>Head to&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>General<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Software Update<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Customize Automatic Updates<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enable the &#8220;Download iOS Updates&#8221; toggle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 embed\">\n<div class=\"align-center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Users may prefer to turn off automatic iOS update downloads so they can manually initiate the download at a preferred time, such as when they are at a home or work with faster Wi-Fi or if their home Wi-Fi has a data limit. Major iOS updates can be up to a few gigabytes in size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<p>Apple on Wednesday&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/07\/15\/apple-releases-ios-136-ipados-136-macos-10156-tvos-1348-watchos-628\">released iOS and iPadOS 13.6<\/a>&nbsp;to the public with new Apple News+ audio, daily briefings, and more local coverage, as well as the ability to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/07\/15\/how-to-add-your-symptoms-to-the-health-app-in-ios-136\">log symptoms in the Health app<\/a>. Other changes include minor feature additions and bug fixes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/07\/15\/apple-releases-ios-136-ipados-136-macos-10156-tvos-1348-watchos-628\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/07\/15\/apple-releases-ios-136-ipados-136-macos-10156-tvos-1348-watchos-628<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/> Andrew O&#039;Hara <\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p> Andrew O&#8217;Hara <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3998-ICN.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Apple&rsquo;s latest iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 releases include a new Settings toggle that allows the device to automatically download future software updates. Here is how to turn automatic downloads of iOS updates on or off. 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