Can’t get rid of Software Update notification Badge in lock screen

[Mr_Ed]

I use “stack” style notifications on my Lock Screen and I can clear all notifications except the one telling me a new iOS version is available. I’ve looked under “Notification” settings and don’t see any obvious way to eliminate those, but the biggest issue is once it is there, I can’t get rid of it.

I’ll decide when to update, thank you, Apple. I’ve seen the notification, and acknowledged it by tapping on it. It won’t go away, and there is no option to clear it.

Can anyone point me to what I’ve overlooked?

 

[DaveS86]

Try this:

Here's how to turn off iPhone update notification.

1. On your iPhone, navigate to Settings > General > Software Update.
2. Tap Automatic Updates.
3. You will see two options. Turn both of them off.

 

[Mr_Ed]

Try this:

Here's how to turn off iPhone update notification.

1. On your iPhone, navigate to Settings > General > Software Update.
2. Tap Automatic Updates.
3. You will see two options. Turn both of them off.

Thanks for the reply. I turned those off ages ago. Just double checked now to make sure they did not revert somehow, but they are still off.

I remember years ago I used to argue with colleagues that I liked working on Apple (computers at the time) because they were “not in my face, interrupting me” all the time. So much for that, I guess.

 

[DaveS86]

No worries, sorry it didn’t help. I guess a backup and reset might be in order. Bit of a PITA though….

 

[mcnatg]

Did you ever find a workaround for this? Just started happening to me, because I must be at the first update since I postponed upgrading to iOS 17 until recently. This goes up there in the annoyances column with the badge on Settings that cannot be dismissed ...

... just slightly lower down than the unable to dismiss "accept new iCloud terms" that showed up on my iPad when I upgraded to iOS 16 and has survived a call to Applecare and upgrade to iOS 17, still stuck in an endless loop of asking me to accept terms that I've probably accepted a few hundred times.

Apple's usability team really fails at their jobs when it comes to these mandatory notifications, but perhaps they get overruled by some other team? Shrug

 

[Mr_Ed]

Did you ever find a workaround for this? Just started happening to me, because I must be at the first update since I postponed upgrading to iOS 17 until recently. This goes up there in the annoyances column with the badge on Settings that cannot be dismissed ...

... just slightly lower down than the unable to dismiss "accept new iCloud terms" that showed up on my iPad when I upgraded to iOS 16 and has survived a call to Applecare and upgrade to iOS 17, still stuck in an endless loop of asking me to accept terms that I've probably accepted a few hundred times.

Apple's usability team really fails at their jobs when it comes to these mandatory notifications, but perhaps they get overruled by some other team? Shrug

No solution, I just gave up trying to fix it, and it seemed to go away on its own after several days. Don’t remember how many.

But hey! Just today it’s happening again for the 17.3 update. Can’t dismiss it any way that I’ve tried.

I’ve been an Apple customer since 1993 and was always happy to tell others how great the products were, but I swear these days they just piss me off on a regular basis. They put all that effort into the nice wallpaper customization, only to cover it up with this boneheaded notification that you can’t get rid of. 🤷‍♂️

 

[knotheadhank]

Mr Ed,
This was driving me crazy. I have 17.1.1 (which I regret installing) and the banner for 17.3.1 popped up on my lock screen. I couldn’t get rid of it either. I searched high and low and nothing suggested short of installing the new version worked. Finally the idiot I am held my finger on the banner out of frustration and it popped up with the option to dismiss it while the screen was still locked. I hit dismiss and it’s gone. Will it stay gone??? Time will tell.

 

[Mr_Ed]

Mr Ed,
This was driving me crazy. I have 17.1.1 (which I regret installing) and the banner for 17.3.1 popped up on my lock screen. I couldn’t get rid of it either. I searched high and low and nothing suggested short of installing the new version worked. Finally the idiot I am held my finger on the banner out of frustration and it popped up with the option to dismiss it while the screen was still locked. I hit dismiss and it’s gone. Will it stay gone??? Time will tell.

OMG! Thank you! That works.

Why would Apple make THAT notification behave differently from all others, then not publicize how to get rid of it? Like you, I searched all over for how to dismiss it and found nothing.

It just feels like Apple wants to force the upgrades, without saying “we want to force the upgrades”. Pretty shabby, IMO.

 

[Saturn007]

The notification nag for iPad OS 18 kept appearing — on the Lock Screen. An utter nuisance.

No setting to change it. Wasn't bothered by this for iOS 17.

The method described here — press and hold on the notice works and gives you a Dismiss option.

Who in the world would ever have thought to do that? Most of us tap the notification and it sends us to the nag screen to update.

No doubt all of this is due to quantitative metrics run a OK — Apple loves declaring how fast and how many upgrade to the latest OS. It highlights it in PR, earnings reports, etc. Hence, the frustrating pestering nag, nag, nag with hidden settings.

Complain here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Pick your device and let 'em have it!

Here, too, Apple is falling down as there is no place to give feedback on the iOS or iPad OS!