PSA: iOS 26.2 Turns on Automatic Software Updates for Some Users

After installing iOS 26.2, if you're conscionable tapping done screens, you could miss the update turning connected automatic bundle updates.


At the "Software Update Complete" signifier wherever you usually pat connected proceed to get to the Home Screen, determination mightiness beryllium an other small spot of information. Some users are seeing a informing that aboriginal updates volition beryllium automatically downloaded and installed, with the enactment toggled connected automatically if the Continue fastener is tapped. There's a subtle "Only Download Automatically" enactment that does not opt you into automatic updates if you're paying attention, but it's casual to miss.

You won't spot iOS 26.2 crook connected automatic bundle updates if you already person them on, and it doesn't adjacent look to beryllium showing up for each users that person automatic update installation turned off. You mightiness privation to treble cheque your settings conscionable successful case, and adjacent if iOS 26.2 didn't crook connected automatic bundle updates, it's worthy knowing astir the anticipation due to the fact that it's an enactment that Apple tin sneak into immoderate update. If you've ever had an update mysteriously instal connected your instrumentality erstwhile you didn't manually bash it, it's astir apt due to the fact that automatic bundle updates was softly turned backmost on.

If you did instal iOS 26.2 and accidentally turned connected automatic updates, you tin undo it by going to General > Software Update > Automatic Updates and toggling the enactment off. From there, you tin take to let updates to automatically download, and toggle disconnected the automatic installation of strategy files.
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