According to a report by Apple Insider citing Bloomberg , Apple has developed a new device to upgrade the iOS operating system for new iPhones that have not yet been unpacked .
Bloomberg originally wrote :
Apple has prepared the system to load the latest software onto unopened iPhones. When customers buy a new iPhone from an Apple retail store, the device sometimes comes with outdated software. For example, the first iPhone 15 models shipped with iOS 17 pre-installed, but iOS 17.0.1 was already available by the time the devices were available for purchase. Buying a new iPhone without the latest software isn't ideal, especially if there are some eye-catching bugs.
But that's about to change. Apple is planning a new system for its retail stores that will update iPhone software before it goes on sale .
The company has developed a special mat-like device on which retail stores can place unopened boxed iPhones. The device then connects wirelessly to the phone, wakes up the iPhone, automatically downloads updates, installs the latest version of iOS, completes the system upgrade, and then shuts down—all without unpacking the phone. The company aims to start rolling it out to its offline retail stores by the end of this year.
Here is an AI-generated image of this device based on the above description:
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