A Apple developed a system to update sealed iPhones in stores, preventing consumers from having to wait for an operating system update when purchasing a new cell phone.

Currently, when an iPhone is turned on for the first time, it downloads all available iOS updates. This process can take a few minutes, slowing down the user experience.

What do you need to know:

• A Apple developed a technology that allows you to update your iPhone software within the store itself.
• The technology works through a surface that remotely turns on the iPhone, updates iOS and turns off the phone.
• The process takes place while the cell phone is sealed in the box.
• Technology must be inserted in all stores Apple until the end of the year.
• In Brazil, there are two stores of Apple with this technology: one in Rio de Janeiro and another in São Paulo.

Anyone who has ever bought an iPhone, whether new or used, knows that the first time they turn on the device, the operating system requires an internet connection and downloads any available updates for iOS.

The new system allows stores to update iPhones remotely, without removing the seal. To do this, the boxes are placed on a special surface that allows the iPhone to be turned on and updated without being opened.

Implementation still in 2023

The system must be implemented in the stores Apple by the end of 2023. In Brazil, there are two stores of Apple, one in Rio de Janeiro at the VillageMall shopping mall and the second is in São Paulo (SP), at Shopping Morumbi.