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> which you do if you can push OS updates Unless Apple already inserted a secret backdoor that allows for forced updates, you don't have to update the phone wh
by johncolanduoni 11y ago
> which you do if you can push OS updates
Unless Apple already inserted a secret backdoor that allows for forced updates, you don't have to update the phone when it prompts you. The closest I've seen it get is a reminder that asks you if you'd like to schedule an update for 2:00 AM or some such time, and then asks for your passcode to do so. You still need to type it for the explicit purpose of updating for it to go through.
- crazypyro 11y agoWas there not a huge storm when iOS 7 came out because they automatically pushed the update?
- johncolanduoni 11y agoI don't remember that happening to my phone, but it's possible. Prior to iOS 8 Apple says (in these court documents) it is technically feasible to break into your phone anyway. I know that recent updates download automatically on Wi-Fi, perhaps that was what you're thinking of?
- nosuchthing 11y agoThere was the time where they auto-downloaded U2's album into everyone's iPhone..
- comex 11y agoThat was about iOS automatically downloading the update file in the background (and at the time lacking an option to delete it), not automatically installing anything.
- crazypyro 11y agoAh okay, thanks for the clarification.
- jonknee 11y agoStuff like carrier settings get updated behind the scenes, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Apple can force an OTA update. That's even a feature for enterprise customers.
- tonyarkles 11y agoI'm pretty sure, for me, it asks before allowing the carrier updates.