Blue-Tooth On/Off While Updating iOS?

By Ekaj, 17 September, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi everybody, I hope all is well with you. Subject is pretty accurate. I thought I could upgrade to iOS 26 yesterday, but first had to update to the latest version of iOS 18. I did an iCloud backup yesterday and all went well. Anyway, I'm wondering whether or not blue-tooth needs to be turned on when updating anything Apple? Does it really matter? I just performed another iCloud backup and will upgrade later this morning. Stay tuned for my initial impressions of Apple's latest and greatest? software!

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By TJT 2001 on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:06

It doesn't matter whether Bluetooth is on or off. Also, I haven't heard of needing to update to a more current version of one iOS release before updating to the next major versionβ€”you should be able to skip updates and just install whatever whatever the most current iOS version is.

By Earle on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:07

I really don’t think it matters whether or not Bluetooth is on or off. I personally leave it on because I have an Apple Watch. I never remember to turn it off and I’ve never had a problem.