Coffee anyone ?

[SageHill]

Morning all. Navigating a phone update. You know the little balloon that pops up on your phone screen that says xyz will be installed later today- whether you want it or not. No thanks. Not interested. I have my phone the way I want it. I’ll pass. Well after several weeks it beat me, I forgot to turn the phone off overnight. Dang. I get a cheery hello in 12 languages. Icons are redesigned, moved around. Type is smaller, not what an older person needs. Tap this, no THIS now. What is it about phone service and Change? They propel it into life (usually with increased cost) and bask in its chaos. “Ok Boomer” wafts through conversations like a skunky dog. Better service, more options. Shut. Up. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. End of rant. TIL look at my rearranged for my convenience e-mail accounts. Signing off. If I can….

I'm with you on that. Mine did it (or rather DH did it - security and all junk ). Phone says try the new xyz -- looks like you may be able to back out -- did, hate it, can't back out. GGRRRRRR

 

[Finnie]

Morning all. Navigating a phone update. You know the little balloon that pops up on your phone screen that says xyz will be installed later today- whether you want it or not. No thanks. Not interested. I have my phone the way I want it. I’ll pass. Well after several weeks it beat me, I forgot to turn the phone off overnight. Dang. I get a cheery hello in 12 languages. Icons are redesigned, moved around. Type is smaller, not what an older person needs. Tap this, no THIS now. What is it about phone service and Change? They propel it into life (usually with increased cost) and bask in its chaos. “Ok Boomer” wafts through conversations like my skunky dog., slinking in the corner but you can still tell she’s there. Better service, more options. Shut. Up. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. End of rant. TIL look at my rearranged for my convenience e-mail accounts. Signing off. If I can….

I’m just guessing that you have an iPhone, because I have the little update icon showing too. I looked it up, and it’s a major overhaul, so I turned off my automatic updates. If you go to settings and click on the update it takes you to this screen:

Yours might not say off like mine does. But if you click on the off (or on) you get this screen:

(Yours might look different now that you’ve updated.)

You can toggle all those to off, and then even if it keeps bugging you to do the update, it will not update until you want to. (I know, too late for this time. But it might help for next time.)

I’m not fond of watching long videos. But I found this one (2 hours!! ) and he systematically goes through all the changes. I’ve been watching it in increments as I feel like it. I have actually found it riveting, and I think once I learn enough about iOS 26, I ought to be able to do the update and not get completely discombobulated.

 

[Mini Horses]

I'd rather go thru menopause again than set up a new phone!!