Well, I hadn't even considered no passcode since to me not having a passcode seems to be a disaster waiting to happen.
-----Original Message----- From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 12:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IOS 26.1 actually Siegard, , you are slightly in error here, if you don't have a password set up for your phone, then you can be automatically updated if you have automatic updates enabled. I get updated regularly, as long as my phone has enough battery and I have Wi-Fi connection. as for Siri's intelligence, speaking personally, having experienced quite a few of the different AI offerings, I like stupid Siri! She's perfectly enough for me, and offers to go to ChatGPT when there's anything a bit more tricky… Beware AI, I see such horrible potential for it! All the best, from autumnal Ireland, Sandy and her uncle Zio Sent from The dark side of the moon > On Nov 18, 2025, at 5:34 a.m., Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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