Hi Carla, you may not agree, but it is a fact that your phone would not have "automatically" updated unless you gave it permission by entering your passcode. No iO S update installs without you entering your passcode to confirm youw ant to proceed. The "Get Started" message is simply a last step and you can't use your iPhone without tapping on it. As far as AI goes, there have been no major advancements as far as I can tell and I am in fact already using the developer Beta of iOS 26.2. However, while you don't have to turn on Apple Intelligence in Settings > Apple Intelligence and Siri, not doing so in the long run I don't think would be advisable since at this point the word is that as of iOS 26.4 which will most likely be released in April, Siri will be completely different and finally much smarter due to a deeper integration with google Gemini. Personally I can't wait for a much smarter and more useful Siri because Apple has been promising this for years.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: IOS 26.1 My phone automatically updated to 26.1 last night and now it says get started. Do I have to do anything different? I don't particularly want all of the A I stuff but I do have to click on get started. Any help would be appreciated. Carla -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/001f01dc5711%2437eb2490%24a7c16db0%24%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB69296339D6F0327D58FBFCD1C7D6A%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
