Grant, With all due respect, read the earlier messages in this thread. The problem is that my friend's cellular provider is also his ISP. He has a shared data pool for both wifi and cellular. So theoretically, yes, he could run around the house every night turning wifi off on all his devices so that nothing ever downloaded, but that's a really dumb solution to a problem that wouldn't exist were Apple not trying to force people into something they didn't want to do. Actually, Sabahattin's article helped. What my friend did do was block all Apple domains from his home IP. It's a pretty radical solution that should not be necessary, but hopefully one that will work for him. Cheers, Donna > On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:25 PM, Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think iOS updates download over cellular networks, do they? I've > always been advised that I need to connect to Wi-Fi to download a new version > of iOS, even when I try to initiate the update myself. Therefore cellular > data usage should not be a problem. As well, once the update finishes > downloading it should show up under settings, general, storage and I cloud > usage where it can be deleted. Once it is removed, it should not re-download. > > I hope this helps somewhat! > > Grant > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:46 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Anne, >> >> Thanks. Unfortunately, the setting you're talking about only pertains to >> purchased content, not to IOS itself. The problem that my friend is having >> is that his ISP is also his cell carrier, so whether he's on wifi or using >> cellular data, it all comes from the same pool, and he has a data cap. >> There are approx six i-devices and Macs in his household, so the auto >> download of the operating system is chewing through his data. I'm sure that >> to all those happily living in Cupertino, this seems like a ridiculous >> problem, and it is. But, there are a lot of people living in rural U.S. >> with less than desirable connectivity. It really seems to me that Apple >> should make not downloading a new IOS an option. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Donna, >>> >>> On my iPhone, in Settings/iTunes & Appstores, under the heading Automatic >>> Downloads, I have the following items turned off: >>> Music, Apps, Books, Updates. >>> I manage everything from my Mac and back up to my Mac. >>> I had to restore my iPhone the other day as it was behaving erratically and >>> the process was really easy because everything was safely stored on my Mac. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>>> On 19 Jan 2016, at 15:29, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Shawn, >>>> >>>> Yep, he knows that, but he's hoping for another solution. :) thanks, >>>> though! >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:26 AM, BBS <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Donna. There is no setting to stop iOS updates. However, if your >>>>> friend fills up his or her phone, there wouldn't be any room for the >>>>> updates to download. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Shawn >>>>> Sent From My White MacBook >>>>> >>>>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >>>>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >>>>> Skype Username: bbstheblindrapper >>>>> Facetime username: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:56 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: How to stop automatic downloads of IOS updates? >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> I'm actually posting this for a friend who lives in a rural area. He has >>>>> lousy internet connectivity, and wants to stop automatic download of IOS >>>>> system updates. anyone know of a way to do this? 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