Apple’s Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi explained the reason for the delay in automatic iOS updates. According to the experienced manager, the company is doing this deliberately, depending on a certain strategy.
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When Apple releases a new iOS version, those who manually control it from the Settings menu can install it immediately. However, there is a different situation for users with automatic updates turned on. These users receive the update with a delay of several weeks.
1 to 4 weeks delayed
Craig Federighi that they are gradually releasing iOS updates and prioritizing a new update in Settings He said they gave it to the controllers. Apple is intentionally applying a delay of 1 to 4 weeks to users with automatic updates turned on.
With this update strategy, the company aims to identify and fix potential issues before the new iOS version is widely released. In other words, we can say that those who manually update their devices act as a kind of test user for the company.
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