Apple, please give family IT admins a pester button

I was taking my dog for her perambulation through the leafy valleys and forests of one of the most densely populated parts of London this morning when it struck me how annoying it has become that I must now update multiple Apple devices across my family group. That’s pretty much mandatory given recent security warnings, and may involve additional updates over time. “Why must I spend so much time updating other people’s stuff?” I asked myself, managing to combine resentment and self-pity within one short sentence. “Why can’t they learn how to update their own stuff?” I muttered, dreaming once again of that inevitable lottery win that absolutely will change my life. “If only there was an easier way.” The one thing every family admin should do You can do this in IT. There you have a suite of tools to manage devices. But for families, there are no easy ways, I thought. That’s not to say you can’t do anything. Number one is the standard thing every family admin should do, though many of us don’t: Open Settings > General > Software Update. There, tap Automatic Updates and turn on Download (iOS, iPadOS, macOS) Updates and also turn on Install (iOS, iPadOS, macOS) Updates. From then on, t…

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