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How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]

How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]

Posted March 27, 2016 at 6:57pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how to disable automatic software updates on your Apple TV 4.

Step One
Select Settings from the Home screen.
How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]

Step Two
Choose System from the Settings menu.
How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]


Step Three
Select Software Updates from the System menu.
How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]

Step Four
Toggle the Automatically Update option to the Off position.
How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]

How to Disable Automatic Software Updates on Your Apple TV [tvOS 9]
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Sam
Sam - March 28, 2016 at 4:11pm
even disabling auto update, an update mesg keeps popping asking to update and what bugs me that the in mesg the "update" is selected. so if your kid press a button then u r history.
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Patient jail breaker
Patient jail breaker - March 28, 2016 at 6:03am
Even with these steps, your Apple TV 4 will still update. I suggest to always disconnect power when calling it a night, because when you wake up your screen will read "update completed."
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Alad
Alad - March 27, 2016 at 10:54pm
why should anyone do that?
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