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Forced, no. Incessantly bothered, yes. iOS in specific starts popping up modal dialogs once it sees a new update.

by Karunamon 10y ago

JeremyBanks 10y ago
Microsoft and Apple try to protect users from themselves. Users get angry. Users get hacked. Users get angry again.
- Karunamon 10y ago
  If only we could divorce the security updates from the "new shiny" stuff. There was a time when I'd look forward to OS upgrades with excitement to see what improvements there are - now I dread them because there's a real chance I'll lose functionality and be forced into some computer illiterate focus group's views on how I need to use my machine...
elsurudo 10y ago
Yeah, it's pretty annoying on iOS. Every day...
wlesieutre 10y ago
I had a problem with this when the recent iOS 9.2 update was bricking iPad Pros. My iPad had downloaded the update but (having seen early reports of problems) I hadn't let it install. So naturally, it started incessantly popping up reminders asking to install it, and if you hit "Later" it tells you to enter your passcode and automatically installs it later. There's a small bit of text below the PIN pad that you have to tap to skip it, and it'll come back and ask you again over and over. It is definitely Windows10-esque. It keeps attempting to install despite the fact that Apple had pulled the release when they confirmed the bricking issue. As far as I can tell there is no way to stop it.
- reaperhulk 10y ago
  You can stop a previously downloaded update from actually being installed by deleting the downloaded data in the settings, but that's definitely not easily discoverable behavior.
  - wlesieutre 10y ago
    Hm, I'd looked through Settings for a way to cancel but couldn't find it. Now that you mention deleting the data, I'm guessing this is under General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage rather than somewhere related to updates?
no_flags 10y ago
That's true, but still less annoying than when I walked up to my PC to find a brand new OS I didn't ask for. I really wish there was a viable alternative to windows for gaming because I don't want to reward unethical behavior.
- robin_reala 10y ago
  Consoles. They still automatically update, but they don’t break any of your other applications when they do.
  - Karunamon 10y ago
    Every one of the major console vendors is known for unethical behavior. Microsoft goes without saying given the topic, Sony removes functionality post-sale and bullies people who talk about their security holes, Nintendo violates fair use on Youtube.

Forced, no. Incessantly bothered, yes. iOS in specific starts popping up modal dialogs once it sees a new update.

JeremyBanks 10y ago

Microsoft and Apple try to protect users from themselves. Users get angry. Users get hacked. Users get angry again.

Karunamon 10y ago
If only we could divorce the security updates from the "new shiny" stuff. There was a time when I'd look forward to OS upgrades with excitement to see what improvements there are - now I dread them because there's a real chance I'll lose functionality and be forced into some computer illiterate focus group's views on how I need to use my machine...

elsurudo 10y ago

Yeah, it's pretty annoying on iOS. Every day...

wlesieutre 10y ago

I had a problem with this when the recent iOS 9.2 update was bricking iPad Pros. My iPad had downloaded the update but (having seen early reports of problems) I hadn't let it install. So naturally, it started incessantly popping up reminders asking to install it, and if you hit "Later" it tells you to enter your passcode and automatically installs it later. There's a small bit of text below the PIN pad that you have to tap to skip it, and it'll come back and ask you again over and over. It is definitely Windows10-esque. It keeps attempting to install despite the fact that Apple had pulled the release when they confirmed the bricking issue. As far as I can tell there is no way to stop it.

reaperhulk 10y ago
You can stop a previously downloaded update from actually being installed by deleting the downloaded data in the settings, but that's definitely not easily discoverable behavior.
- wlesieutre 10y ago
  Hm, I'd looked through Settings for a way to cancel but couldn't find it. Now that you mention deleting the data, I'm guessing this is under General > Storage & iCloud Usage > Manage Storage rather than somewhere related to updates?

no_flags 10y ago

That's true, but still less annoying than when I walked up to my PC to find a brand new OS I didn't ask for. I really wish there was a viable alternative to windows for gaming because I don't want to reward unethical behavior.

robin_reala 10y ago
Consoles. They still automatically update, but they don’t break any of your other applications when they do.
- Karunamon 10y ago
  Every one of the major console vendors is known for unethical behavior. Microsoft goes without saying given the topic, Sony removes functionality post-sale and bullies people who talk about their security holes, Nintendo violates fair use on Youtube.