Level 1 (4 points)

How to stop a forcing IOS update?

I keep getting notifications that my iphone 11 will start updating within an hour. Right now I’m on IOS 26.7.1 and it wants me to update to IOS 27. I wasn’t planning to update it but the application for my job is requiring me to update to at least IOS 26 so I downloaded the IOS 26.

I already deleted the IOS 27 update on my storage and turned off any kind of automatic update but i keep getting notifications that it will update anyways. I don’t want to update because iphone 11 is such an old model but I have no choice but to stick with this phone.

Posted on Oct 9, 2026 1:36 AM

2 replies

Servant of Cats

Level 9 (55,707 points)

Oct 9, 2026 2:03 AM in response to 000Wowok

Is your phone enrolled in an employer's or school's managed device system?

If so, you may have no choice as to whether to install the update. It may be the policy of the organization that owns (or has been given permission to manage) the iPhone to require the update – a policy they are enforcing via a MDM system,

000Wowok Author

Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 9, 2026 3:29 AM in response to Servant of Cats

Yes they did instruct me to install something on my device management. My manager literally said “I’m using android hehe” and didn’t do anything when I told him my situation🥲. Thank you so much this helped me understand a lot.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256372985