Apple iPhones to come pre-installed with latest software update: report

Apple to pre-install latest software update on new iPhones

• Apple is working on a new system that will automatically install the latest software update even on boxed iPhones, according to Mark Gurman's latest newsletter. This is going to be a pad-like device where you can put the boxed iPhones.
• When a new software update is released, this device will be able to wirelessly turn on the iPhone, download and install the software update and turn it off.
• All of this will be done without having to turn on the iPhone. This way all new iPhones that are sold from the Apple Stores will have the latest iOS update running out-of-the-box.
• Apple plans to introduce this system in its stores before the end of the year. It's expected to arrive at Apple BKC and Saket as well.

Apple is already swift in rolling out regular and timely software updates even on older iPhones. With the new system, it will be able to ensure that any bug or issue is fixed even at the time of purchasing an iPhone. While Apple does ship iPhones with the new iOS update, any future update is missed out.

The iPhone 15 series, for example, shipped with iOS 17 out-of-the-box. But Apple had already released iOS 17.0.1 by the time the iPhone 15 went on sale. In certain situations, customers might not update their iPhones to latest software update. And these updates are critical for bugs or any issues that usually occur whenever there's a new update.

Another situation is certain iPhone 15 models unable to transfer data from an old iPhone. A software update was required to fix this bug but this wasn't possible without setting up the iPhone. With the new system, Apple will be able to prevent such situations from taking place.