Along with its 2017 iPhone lineup, Apple also announced the latest iOS 11 at its September 12 keynote. The latest version of iOS brings several improvements such as a redesigned Control Center and App store, new features in iMessage, Do Not Disturb While Driving feature, improved Siri, as well as better camera capabilities.
The latest iOS 11 has started rolling out on all compatible iPhone and iPad devices, and Apple has informed developers that the limit for OTA (Over-the-Air) App Store downloads has been increased to 150MB. Now, this wasn’t the case with iOS 10 which had less than 100MB limit for Over-the-Air App Store downloads.
“We’ve increased the cellular download limit from 100 MB to 150 MB, letting customers download more apps from the App Store over their cellular network,” Apple wrote on its developer blog.
First, you’ll have to make sure that your is device is eligible to get the latest iOS 11. The list of devices eligible to get the latest version of iOS include the newly launched iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus. While older devices include the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone SE, iPhone 5s will get the iOS 11. That said, legacy Apple devices which include the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, or iPhone 5C you will not get the new iOS 11.
iOS 11 will also be available for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (second generation), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (first generation), 10.5-inch iPad Pro, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, iPad (fifth generation), iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad Mini 4, 3 and 2. In addition, even the sixth generation iPod Touch is eligible to get the new iOS 11 update.
To install the latest update, just head over to your device’s “Settings” tab, then go to the “About” section and click on “Software Update”. Here you can also check if the iOS 11 OTA has arrived for your device. You’ll be prompted if the update has arrived. Then all you need to do is just click on download and install the iOS update. You can also install the iOS update on your MacBook using iTunes software.
Alternately, you can choose to install iOS 11 using iTunes. To do so, just connect your iPhone or iPad to a PC or a MacBook and make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your system. Then launch the iTunes app, tap on the device icon in the upper left corner of the app where you’ll see details about your iOS device. Just click on ‘Summary’ and then tap on ‘Check for Update’ to download the latest iOS 11.