How to Uninstall an Update on iPhone [2 Ways]

When a new update is released for your iPhone, it will automatically download to your iOS device when connected to Wi-Fi. Chances are you are asked to install iOS updates every day. If you don't want to update iOS, do these messages annoy you? So, how to uninstall an update on iPhone?

In fact, you can eliminate this annoyance by deleting software updates downloaded to your iPhone. This operation can also help you free up space on your iPhone. Of course, you can still download it again when needed.

How to Delete iOS Update from iPhone - 2 Ways

In this section, we introduce two most common ways to help you solve this problem. You can choose according to your needs. If you are worried about losing your original mobile phone data, you can back up your mobile phone data first.

Way 1. How to Delete iOS Update on the Device Directly

You can find iOS update data directly on your device. You can refer to the detailed steps below to learn how to uninstall an update on iPhone. This method also applies to other iOS devices, such as iPad, iPod. Or you can also use this way to solve the question of how to uninstall a beta update on iPhone.

Step 1. On your iPhone, open Settings and tap General.

Step 2. Select iPhone Storage > Locate and tap the downloaded iOS software update.

Step 3. Tap Delete Update and confirm the data that you want to delete.

At the same time, some users have also encountered a lot of mobile phone failures caused by deleting iOS updates, such as iPhone frozen during update iOS, iOS updates unable to connect to the network, etc. These situations are not uncommon. In order to avoid these unexpected situations causing you to lose data and cause irreparable situations, we recommend that you back up your iPhone. We introduce a free and quick backup method in the next section.

Way 2. How to Undo an Update on iPhone by iTunes

Alternatively, you can always rely on iTunes to stop iOS updates. This step is a little complicated, but don’t worry, we have detailed instructions for you below.

Notes:Risks of downgrading using iTunes✎...

The process is a bit complicated and takes more time.

This operation will erase the existing data on your iOS device. Therefore, it is recommended that you prepare an iPhone backup first.

Even if you have a backup on iTunes, you may not be able to restore your data 100% due to compatibility issues.

Step 1. Connect the iPhone to the computer with USB cable > Open iTunes.

Step 2. Make iPhone in recovery mode or DFU mode > Then iTunes will access it and a pop-up window will ask you to update or restore the device.

Step 3. To downgrade the iPhone, tap the Restore icon > And the iPhone's last backup will be restored.

When you try to restore your iPhone via iTunes, you might get the message " iTunes cloud not be restore error 4014", so we recommend that you make sure that iTunes is working properly and updated to the latest version before trying, or use another better way to avoid this issue.

How to Upgrade/Downgrade an iPhone

For some reason, you may not be satisfied with your current or updated iOS version. Fortunately, you can choose to downgrade or upgrade iOS. Using iTunes to update iOS system may cause some unknown problems, and the complex interface of iTunes may confuse many users.

So here we recommend using FoneTool to help you upgrade iPad. With its powerful functions, you can easily upgrade or downgrade iOS system in just a few simple steps.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer > Open FoneTool > Go to Toolbox > Choose iOS System Repair.

Step 2. Choose iOS Upgrade/Downgrade on this page.

Step 3. Then you can choose the option according to your needs. We take go to the Upgrade section as example > Click Start.

Step 4. Choose the firmware version  > Set a storage path from the Target Path > Click Download to get the firmware.

Step 5. Once the download process is completed, tap Start Upgrade to begin the task.

Bonus Tip: Backup iPhone to Avoid Data Loss

Before you learn how to remove an iOS update, you’d better to backup iPhone to protect your data. iTunes is an official product of Apple, and sometimes accidents will occur on Windows PC. And it is not easy to use iTunes to backup and restore data. If you are looking for an easier way to backup your iPhone data, we highly recommend FoneTool.

FoneTool is a reliable and free iPhone management software that can easily manage iOS system, backup data between computer and iPhone, or transfer data from iPhone to iPhone. With just a few clicks, you can quickly backup your data and keep it safe.

★ Highlights of FoneTool

1-Click Backup. You can full backup iPhone/iPad to PC or other external hard drives with one click.

Selective Backup. It allows you to preview and selective backup iPhone videos, photos, messages, contacts, music, etc.

Unlimited Backup Storage. FoneTool supports you to choose the storage path before backing up.

No Require of Network. It uses the USB connection to create a stable and offline process.

Wide Compatible. FoneTool works well with iPhone/iPad/iPod models with the latest iOS, and Windows 7/8/10/11.

Now, you can free download FoneTool and follow the guide to backup iPhone without losing any data.

Step 1. Free download FoneTool and open it on your PC > Connect your iPhone to the PC > Tap Trust on your iPhone.

Step 2. Choose Phone Backup on the left panel > Choose Full Backup > Click on Get Started.

Step 3. Enable backup encryption if you needed and tap OK > Finally, tap Start Backup to begin the process.

Once you backed up iPhone quickly, you can go to My Backups page to check and view your backups. When you need to restore iPhone backup without erasing, connect the target iPhone with the computer and tap the restore icon. FoneTool supports you to restore data with different Apple IDs.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to uninstall an update on iPhone. If you want to get rid of the iPhone always asking you to update messages, or want to clean up your phone memory, you can refer to the above two methods to delete iPhone updates. In addition, in order to prevent data loss, you can use FoneTool, a professional data backup software, to protect your data.