iOS 12 introduced a new Auto Update feature that allows your device to
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How to enable AutoUpdate in iOS 12
The new feature is inSettings → General → Software Update → Auto Update. When you turn it on, your device will automatically install all available software updates.
It is not yet known whether there will be updatesinstalled in the background, or the user still has to confirm the installation. Recall that previously, Apple demanded the adoption of various agreements before installing each iOS update.
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A new switch in Settings will be available on every supported iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
The function has nothing to do with auto-update applications, which has been available for many years in the settings of iTunes and the App Store.
In iOS, when a new version is released in Settingsan update screen appears. IOS 12 users will still be able to manually manage the software update, as well as install it instantly or set a timer at night.
macOS has been supporting automatic updates for some time, not only the main software, but also security updates, system files, etc.
Auto Update: Pros and Cons
By default, the function is disabled, which is even good.
Users who are always thoughtlessinstall new versions of the system, they will probably want to enable the function to always stay on the latest available version. But there are those who first read the postscript for the update, and only then decide whether to install it. Such users will prefer not to use the feature.
Given the fact that in earlier versions of largeUpdates always contain bugs, it can be assumed that you are unlikely to be happy to wake up one morning and find a newly updated smartphone with many problems and errors.
You decide whether to enable the function or not. Perhaps in the future, Apple will leave it as the only default option so that more smartphones for statistics work on new versions.