Apple has never published a specific gigabyte figure for how much free space any iOS release needs, including iOS 27. What Apple does document, in detail, is what to do when Settings says there is not enough room: use its Recommendations, and know the difference between offloading an app and deleting one, because that difference…
iOS 27 failing to download over cellular? Apple's instructions call for Wi-Fi
Apple’s own instructions ask for a Wi-Fi connection to download iOS 27, not cellular data, and one of the four alert messages Apple documents for a stalled update says exactly that. Apple has also already documented and fixed a bug that stopped an update from downloading over a cellular connection at all, in the iOS…
Every Apple Device Updating Monday, and the Ones iOS 27 Leaves Behind
iOS 27 is one of five operating systems Apple has confirmed for Monday, September 14, alongside iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. A sixth, tvOS 27, has no release date attached to it anywhere on Apple’s own pages. iPhone 11 and later, plus the second-generation iPhone SE and later, are…
The iOS 27 Backup Setting That Decides Whether You Keep Your Health Data
One setting decides whether a computer backup made before iOS 27 keeps your Health and Activity data or leaves it behind. Apple’s own instructions for backing up with a Mac say plainly that saving that data requires turning on encryption and setting a password before you click Back Up Now. Health and Activity data recorded…
iCloud or Your Mac Before iOS 27: What Each Apple Backup Method Actually Saves
iOS 27 becomes available free on iPhone and iPad this Monday, September 14. Before it does, Apple’s own update instructions put one step ahead of everything else, including opening Settings: back up the device, using iCloud or a computer. iOS 27 becomes available free on iPhone and iPad on Monday, September 14. Image: Apple Apple…
iPhone 18 Pro's 14-Day Price Protection Clock, and the AppleCare Deadline Apple Has Not Published
Apple guarantees a refund of the difference if it cuts the price of an iPhone 18 Pro within 14 calendar days of when you receive it. It has published no matching deadline for adding AppleCare, even though many buyers assume one exists the same way it does for the price-protection window. Apple's price-protection window starts…
The Six Days Before iPhone 18 Pro Arrives: What Apple Has Published About Getting Ready
Between Saturday’s pre-order and Friday’s delivery, Apple has published exactly one dated event that touches the phone you are still carrying: iOS 27 ships free on Monday, September 14, four days before iPhone 18 Pro itself arrives. Past that single date, and past the short prep list Apple sends to anyone trading in a device,…
iPhone 18 Pro Shipping Terms: What Apple Publishes About Delivery, and the Silence on Store Pickup
Apple names two delivery speeds for iPhone 18 Pro and tells buyers a final date arrives only after the order is placed. What is missing from the pages we have on file for this launch is any mention of in-store pickup by name, so buyers weighing delivery against picking a unit up in person are…
Cancelling an iPhone 18 Pro Order: The Apple Upgrade Lease Carries a Penalty a Cash Purchase Does Not
Cancelling an iPhone 18 Pro order works one way if you paid outright or financed it with Apple Card Monthly Installments, and a different way if you leased it through Apple Upgrade. Apple’s published terms describe a refund for the first group and a warning about a substantial charge for the second, and the two…
iPhone 18 Pro Orders: What Apple's Terms Say Can Change After You Check Out
Apple’s published sales terms describe exactly one set of things that can change about an iPhone 18 Pro order once it is placed, and almost all of them belong to Apple, not the buyer. The price can change. The number of units available can change, even after an order is in. Whether Apple accepts the…