Re: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Well this issue changes by the day. Even on 1% battery, without charger, my iPhone 4S is trying to download iOS7.02. So contrary to what David C. has stated, it looks as if the charger is now irrelevant. Which is odd, because I was able to stop the download a few days ago by disconnecting the charger, so something has changed. My tests also suggest that the unit downloads the update whether locked or not. So it seems the only way to stop this download now is to turn WiFi off. And who knows, Apple may be able to remove that barrier for those of us holding out...? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
This situation is changing faster than my posts are being posted. The iPhone is now trying to download the update, while unlocked, without a charger and with WiFi turned OFF, which is new. Needless to say, it isn't getting very far on 3G. Indeed, it even tries on Airplane mode, which is daft! But it does appear that Apple have now lifted all the barriers to downloading this auto update. And presumably we will now find, as Frankie Lynch seems to have done, that the update will go ahead and install, even without the OK from the user? Completely outrageous behaviour by Apple if so. Spoken as a long-term customer, who started using Apple gear in 1984. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Having investigated a bit further: 1. To avoid the download completely, turn off Wifi when connecting the charger (locked/unlocked is irrelevant as far as I can tell, without more tests and wasting of space); 2. To restore any space taken by the download, I reckon we should await the next iOS7 update, start the download, let it switch to the new update, which it will start from scratch, and then disconnect the power to stop it, which seems to be what happened with me yesterday. I reckon it had previously more or less finished downloading 7.0, but on resuming, it started from scratch with 7.02, and I am assuming it deleted the iOS7.0 download. Might be useful? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
Hello from Dublin. I came upon your helpful discussion after I caught my iPhone downloading iOS7 in the background without my knowledge. I reckon David's information here is the most useful for those of us wanting to prevent the download for now, never mind the update. (I don't want the iOS7 on my phone yet because I find Reminders crashes on my iPad in iOS7 after editing a large entry). I reckon the key words in David's post are : locked, plugged in, and on a wifi network, though I am not sure about the locked point, as I found the phone downloading when not locked. But I definitely found that it won't download if the unit is (a) not on power or (b) not on WiFi. So the simple way to prevent the download altogether is to turn Wifi off when charging. I also noticed that the download started from scratch after I powered the phone off and on again, which suggests it is removed by powering off, though I didn't check the phone capacity to confirm this. That may provide a way to save space for those of you with less capacity. Slán. On Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:18:08 AM UTC+1, David Chittenden wrote: Actually, this specifically fits into Apple's policy of It Just Works. The new iOS is downloaded for you, no muss, no fuss, in the background, whilst the unit is locked, plugged in, and on a wifi network. Therefore, you do not need to worry about such things as how often should you check for updates. When it is ready, you are notified so you can decide whether to upgrade now or wait until later. It Just Works. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
