>From Apple's point of view, auto-update makes a great deal of sense. 1. They can quickly patch security holes that are introduced by hackers. 2. They can make sure your system always stays up-to-date. Google has been employing similar technique in their Chrome browser and users learned to trust and rely on this methodology.
So, I don't think the auto-update is as evil as many try to portray it. Just my two cents. V On Friday, October 4, 2013 3:01:32 PM UTC-7, Troy Sullivan wrote: > > I only use my 4s for apps and have 11.1 gb on it. being that I have a 16 > gb this is why I don't download music and delete books that I read when I > do read after reading them. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sieghard Weitzel <javascript:> > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Sent:* Friday, October 04, 2013 3:28 PM > *Subject:* Automatic iOS 7 download and space considerations > > Hello, > > > > Jonathan as always explains things like nobody else and I do agree that > the automatic downloading of iOS 7 is maybe not something Apple should > force on people even though it is also not new since they did the same with > iOS 5 and iOS 6. > > > > Here is a point, though, which I wonder about: > > > > People mostly complain that on something like a 16 Gb phone this update > takes up a lot of space and I would agree that it does. If you only have > maybe 3 or 4 Gb free space and this is almost 3 Gb it doesn’t leave you > with much. If you use a 16 Gb phone but you don’t really fill your device > with music and only use storage space for some apps, maybe a few books or > pictures, then you probably have at least 6 or 8 Gb free space in which > case it’s a mute point if half of that space is used up by the update since > chances are you won’t run out of space. > > > > If your phone is so full that maybe you only have 1 Gb free I wonder what > happens then. I somehow doubt Apple randomly can delete stuff from your > phone to make room for the update, it is my guess that if you went to > Software Update in General Settings it would have an “Download and Install” > option since it could not download the update and if you tried it you would > be informed that there wasn’t enough space. At that point you would have to > take off (un-sync) some music, pictures, books or apps depending on what > you have on your phone to fill it up should you want to install the update, > afterwards you could resync that content. > > > > So, maybe this is something to remember next year as a work-around. If you > have a 16 Gb device and don’t want a new iOS update to download, simply > make sure you fill your device with content and only leave maybe less than > 2 Gb free for use, this way there is not enough space for the update to > download and you are good to go. If you have 5, 6 or 8 Gb of free space or > even more then having the just under 3 Gb download sitting on your device > is a mute point. Should people have to do this? No, probably not, I think > Apple should put something into the Settings which just as you can turn off > automatic app updates allows you to turn off automatic iOS update > downloads. They could even have this set to On by default since then it’s > up to each person who cares enough to not want this to turn it off. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > > > > > a quarter or and have a smaller > > First, it is my understanding that this only downloads via > > > > is a point, though, regarding space. People complain that if they have . > > > > OK, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]<javascript:> > . > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected] <javascript:>. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]<javascript:> > . > > 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
