How to automatically install Background Security Improvements on iPhone

You can have your iPhone automatically install Background Security Improvements, which add protection in between software updates.

Last updated: October 14, 2026 11:33 pm

By Stacey Butler - Senior Staff Writer

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Background Security Improvements provides additional protection to your iPhone in between software updates. With Automatic Install on, these security improvements install on your iPhone on their own. In rare instances of compatibility issues, they may be temporarily removed, then installed in a future software update.

Important: In rare instances of compatibility issues, these security improvements may be temporarily removed and then installed in a future software update.

Turn on Automatic Install for Background Security Improvements

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Background Security Improvements, then turn on Automatically Install.

Learn more about Background Security Improvements

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Background Security Improvements, then tap Learn More.

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ByStacey Butler

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Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksChalk and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksChalk, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.