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<\/p>\nPeople whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to download updates so they\u2019ll be ready for installation. \u201cWho wants to wait for a long download?\u201d Apple thought. Unfortunately, lots of people do. The problem is that if you don\u2019t want to update right away, that download consumes precious gigabytes of your free space in the meantime. In iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, Apple has finally provided a setting you can disable to prevent iOS from downloading updates ahead of time. Find it in Settings > General > Software Update > Customize Automatic Updates, where you can turn off Download iOS Updates to be sure an update won\u2019t chew up your free space. But yes, you do have to update to 13.6 to get it.<\/p>\n
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