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It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?
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On 29.07.26 15:44, Chris wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is incorrect. Which is it?

You do not understand the concept. End of discussion.
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is incorrect. Which is it?

You likely need extra room for the decompression of the downloaded file and then the file swaps during installation.

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Great job Apple. <slow hand clap>

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badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

You likely need extra room for the decompression of the downloaded file and then the file swaps during installation.

I appreciate that, but itrCOs before all that. When it makes the decision
about decompression etc it pops up a message saying to optimise storage and make room. This message simply says it wonrCOt download as thererCOs not enough space. Even though there is.

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badgolferman wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

You likely need extra room for the decompression of the downloaded file and then the file swaps during installation.

Hi Chris, (Welcome back badgolferman, I was worried about you)...

I do not know the answer, but I think the two numbers "can" be true.
At least if we assume the 4.71 GB is not the total temporary storage
required to perform the update, where four things will consume space.

1. The downloaded update package (4.71GB)
2. Temp working space (as badgolferman noted) as the OS stages files
3. Snapshot/rollback space (given iOS uses APFS snapshots for recovery)
4. Caches and other temporary files created during installation

Googling, I've seen the requirement be double or even triple the size of
the update (i.e., for 4.71GB it could be 10 or 15GB required to install).

There may be other factors, such as the difference between a major and
point release may require substantially more side room on your device.

Since you're likely close to the limit (based on your observations)
updating through a Mac (Finder) or Windows PC (Apple Devices/iTunes) often succeeds with less free space on the phone because the update package is downloaded to the computer instead of stored entirely on the iPhone.

In summary, my tentative assessment is that what's actually happening is
that iOS is checking whether it has enough space for the entire update
process, not just the 4.71 GB download.

If I am wrong, just let me know as this is just after a bit of research.
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On 29.07.26 18:30, Chris wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Great job Apple. <slow hand clap>

Idiot: Not Apple is the problem. You are. Completely incapable of using
a digital device properly.
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On 29.07.26 18:30, Chris wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Great job Apple. <slow hand clap>

You so often come here an try to play the expert on iOS-devices and you
fail on such a trivial issue? Unbelievable!
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.


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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After >>> kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download >>> the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.



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On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After >>>> kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that >>> the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave >> the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have 20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is
cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.



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On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After >>>>> kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that >>>> the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave >>> the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have >> 20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.
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Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After >>>>>> kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that >>>>> the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have >>> 20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is
cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

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On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that >>>>>> the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have >>>> 20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is
cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.
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On 2026-07-31 01:02:19 +0000, Nick Charles said:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. >>>>>>>> After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to
"download the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two >>>>>>>> values is incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point >>>>>>> that the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage >>>>>>> StoragerCY. Oh and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now >>>>>> gave the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is >>>> cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.

Yep. It's pretty pointless leaving the device powered (even if in
low-power 'sleep' mode) on when you're definitely not going to be using
it. It just wastes battery power and means you'll have to recharge
sooner.

One problem with mobile phones and tablets (and some other devices like
TVs) is that the "off" button doesn't actually fully turn the device
OFF, as can be seen if you plug in the charger and the screen lights up
with the "recharging" info. :-(


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Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After >>>> kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is
incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that >>> the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave >> the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have 20GB minimum free at all times.

Easier said than done when System Services uses 15GB or more, and apps
cache so much stuff and there's no iOS method to remove it rather than
delete and reinstall. My stuff probably only adds up to about 50GB.

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On 31.07.26 03:02, Nick Charles wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is >>>> cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.

Bullshit. BTW: iPhones do not have a Power Off button.
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On 31.07.26 08:46, Your Name wrote:

On 2026-07-31 01:02:19 +0000, Nick Charles said:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. >>>>>>>>> After kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to
"download the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two >>>>>>>>> values is incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point >>>>>>>> that the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage >>>>>>>> StoragerCY. Oh and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now >>>>>>> gave the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that >>>>> can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is >>>>> cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.

Yep. It's pretty pointless leaving the device powered (even if in
low-power 'sleep' mode) on when you're definitely not going to be using
it. It just wastes battery power and means you'll have to recharge
sooner.

Your ignorance is unbelievable.

One problem with mobile phones and tablets (and some other devices like
TVs) is that the "off" button doesn't actually fully turn the device
OFF, as can be seen if you plug in the charger and the screen lights up
with the "recharging" info. :-(

Stop using them.
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Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is >>>> cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.

I donrCOt think the phone has a true power off button. Besides, constantly restarting the operating system is prone to causing some other software
glitch.

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Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 8:45:00rC>PM EDT, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Charles <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jul 30, 2026 at 5:13:02rC>PM EDT, "Your Name" <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2026-07-30 16:22:51 +0000, Nick Charles said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

It's update time on an increasingly full iphone.

I've got 10GB available storage and 26.6 is clocking in at 4.71GB. After
kicking off the update, it tells me there's not enough storage to "download
the update". That's clearly not true unless one of the two values is >>>>>>>> incorrect. Which is it?

And now it has gone ahead downloaded something anyway. To the point that
the storage is completely full and I canrCOt even open rCLManage StoragerCY. Oh
and itrCOs crashed the phone.

Following the crash 2-3GB of extra space magically appeared and it now gave
the option to optimise storage. Managed to install fine.

So, Great Job Apple!

Maybe you should delete some stuff to make room for future updates. Have
20GB minimum free at all times.

All modern operating systems create a lot of "temporary" garbage that
can hang around (especially from web browsers, memory management
swapping, etc.). When the device is restarted, a lot of the garbage is >>>> cleared out and storage space "magically" reappears.

Yet another good reason to shutdown and restart your devices from time to time.

Yep. I shut all of mine down every night.

I am also not interested in my iPhone/iPads ringing at 1am. Assuming its not
just a wrong number, whatever the "news" is it can wait until 8am.

ThatrCOs why they make Do Not Disturb.

That's why they make power off/on buttons.

And if someone needs to get hold of you in an emergency?

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