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0 pointsmaximilianburke10h ago0 comments

I haven't been able to update my iPhone in months because it just does not have enough room available to download the update. I just checked now and it needs 13.2 GB free to be able to update to iOS 26.5 (from 26.3). On a 64gb device!

It just seems like massive software development malpractice to tie together critical operating system updates with whatever else they've bundled.

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jonhohle8h ago

You can do a tethered update and get a local backup at the same time.

ttkari6h ago

I have a 32 GB iPad, I think it's the year 2020 model. The OS alone uses 19 GB ("iPadOS" 12.3 GB + "System Data" 6.4 GB) so yeah, not much chance doing any OTA updates on that one with the requirement of 13+ GB free.

Maybe some day the fruit company with all their billions will be able to innovate a solution for deploying for example browser fixes so that they can be installed without requiring tens of gigabytes of free storage on the device. Meanwhile, we're stuck using a computer and iTunes for that.

zx80808h ago

I thought one just get a new iphone when run out of storage.

Alifatisk6h ago

That’s insanity

greatgib6h ago

Exactly what you need to buy and use apple products...

dyauspitr5h ago

It’s insane. It’s always an ordeal. They put so little storage on these phones that 20% of it is for iOS/system already. On top of that requiring 13-15 GB for an update is a huge pain.

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