A hidden new feature included in iOS 13.6, released in mid-July, gives users more control over software updates for their iPhones and iPads.

As reported by ZDNet, iOS users can now choose to run software updates automatically or download and install updates later at their convenience.

Previously, Apple offered a single "auto update" option that automatically downloaded and installed updates. However, in iOS 13.6, this has been changed to "Customize Automatic Updates," which splits the update into two steps: one to download the update and one to install it.

Finding this new feature is very easy: simply open "Settings" on your iOS device, go to "General" and click on "Software Update" and you should be able to access the aforementioned options.

Select "Customize automatic updates" and you will see new options for "Download iOS updates" and "Install iOS updates."

These options sound very similar, but serve different purposes. The first option downloads the update automatically and allows you to manually install it at a convenient time.

If Apple releases a new update but you do not have time to go through the installation and restart process, you can choose a more appropriate time.

On the other hand, if you choose the second option, the iPhone will install the update on its own overnight, regardless of whether the update was downloaded automatically or manually. The iPhone must be charged at that time.

If you want the update to be installed without any input from the user, you can turn on both of these options, just as you did with the previous "automatic update" feature.

Both options require a Wi-Fi connection.