Albrecht

(replying to jiska 🦄:fairydust:)

@jiska „iPhones on iOS 18 will tell other iPhones on lower iOS versions to reboot – wirelessly!“ 🤯 I’m really curious about whether this is true and how it works. Definitely sounds crazy. I bet you‘re already looking into that as well.

Sören

(replying to Albrecht)

@albrecht @jiska this is likely untrue; however, iPhones *can* now wirelessly receive a command to install a software update.

Abdelkader Boui

(replying to Sören)

@chucker Which command are you referring to? iPhones and iPads enrolled in MDMs have had that option for ages. @albrecht @jiska

jiska 🦄:fairydust:

(replying to Abdelkader Boui)

@abdelkader_boui @chucker @albrecht there have been some rumors about a feature allowing Apple to wirelessly update iPhones in original packaging. Maybe that's the reference?

However, the update process might only work after authentication and for sure requires a validly signed iOS software image. Also, that feature might be blocked after first setup.