Carrier Settings Update On iPhone: What It Means & How To Do It!

In this video, an Apple expert explains what an iPhone carrier settings update is and shows you how to check for them. Many people dismiss this pop-up because it’s vague and doesn’t provide any details about what the update is or how it will impact your iPhone. A carrier settings update on iPhone is an update released by Apple or your wireless carrier that improve your iPhone’s ability to connect to your wireless carrier’s network. If a wireless carrier updates their network or introduces new technology, your iPhone also needs to update in order to connect to the network properly. If you put off updating your carrier network settings for long enough, you may run into some network connection issues. Therefore, we recommend updating carrier settings on an iPhone whenever an update becomes available. How do you know if a carrier settings update is available on your iPhone? When an update becomes available, you’ll receive a pop-up notification on your iPhone’s display that says: “Carrier Settings Update. New settings are available. Would you like to update them now?” You can also check for a carrier settings update on iPhone in the Settings app. Open the Settings app, tap General, then tap About. If a carrier settings update is available on your iPhone, a pop-up will appear in this menu after a few seconds. If the pop-up doesn’t appear after 15-30 seconds, there probably isn’t a new carrier settings update.