How to Disable iOS 11 Update Download on iPhone - Complete Guide

Do not like iOS 11 update download and the update notice on your iPhone? Here we give you a complete guide on this case, and introduce you 3 methods of how to disable iOS 11 update download on iPhone.

Updated Jul 09,2019 | by Niko

iOS 11 has been released for a while. You would get constant notice to update iPhone or iPad to iOS 11. Although there are many new features in iOS 11 update, some of you still would like to disable iOS 11 update download on their iPhone as problems also found. In this case, the update reminders would be very annoying.

This article will introduce you 3 ways to disable iOS 11 update download on your iPhone.

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After iOS 11, then came iOS 12, and in this fall, iOS 13 is also coming with a wide range of new features. If you have no plan to upgrade iOS 13, you can also follow the methods in this post to disable update notification.

Method 1: Disable the automatic update download

1. Go to the Settings of your iPhone.

2. Scroll down to find iTunes & App Store and then tap on it.

3. Under AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS, turn off the button for Updates as below to disable automatic iOS 11 update download.

Method 2: Delete the downloaded iOS 11 update package

If you find that the iOS 11 update has already been automatically downloaded, please follow the steps below to delete it:

1. Go to the Settings of your iPhone

2. Tap General and then Storage & iCould Usage

3. Tap Manage Storage, scroll down to find the downloaded iOS 11 update package

4. Tap on the iOS 11 icon and then tap Delete Update button

Method 3: Block iOS 11 update notice on your Wi-Fi Router

Even the iOS 11 update package is deleted, you will still get the update notice. If you are familiar with Router settings, you can disable iOS 11 update download notice by blocking the Apple update domains on your Wi-Fi Router.

1. Go to the Settings page of your Router. (You can ask your network provider for how to open the Setting page)

2. Find the settings where allows you to block domains. And then enter the following domains to block list:

appldnld.apple.com

mesu.apple.com

Conclusion

The above three methods are very helpful in disabling iOS 11 update download on iPhone, and you can try the most suitable one for you. If someday you would like to update your Apple system to the latest version, you can just change the settings back.

Although there are some disadvantages in present iOS 11, you may still need to update your device to the iOS 11 for security reason.

If you do not know whether you should update your device to iOS 11, please read the article:

iOS 11.2.5 is Available for iPhone and iPad, Should You Update?

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