---
title: SoftwareUpdateSettingsAutomaticActionsObject
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
path: devicemanagement/softwareupdatesettingsautomaticactionsobject
---

# SoftwareUpdateSettingsAutomaticActionsObject

This object configures various automatic Software Update functionality.

## Declaration

```data
object SoftwareUpdateSettingsAutomaticActionsObject
```

## Properties

Download: Specifies whether the user can control automatic downloads of available updates: Allowed - the user can enable or disable automatic downloads. AlwaysOn - automatic downloads are always enabled. AlwaysOff - automatic downloads are always disabled. Available: iOS 18+ | iPadOS 18+ | macOS 15+ | visionOS 26+ InstallOSUpdates: Specifies whether the user can control automatic installation of available updates: Allowed - the user can enable or disable automatic installation. AlwaysOn - automatic installations are always enabled. AlwaysOff - automatic installations are always disabled. note: The device uses this only with automatic downloads enabled. InstallSecurityUpdate: Specifies whether the user can control automatic installation of available security updates: Allowed - the user can enable or disable automatic installation. AlwaysOn - automatic installations are always enabled. AlwaysOff - automatic installations are always disabled. note: The device uses this only with automatic downloads enabled. Available: iOS 18+ | iPadOS 18+ | macOS 15+ | visionOS 26+

## See Also

### Objects

- [SoftwareUpdateSettingsBetaObject](devicemanagement/softwareupdatesettingsbetaobject.md)
- [SoftwareUpdateSettingsDeferralsObject](devicemanagement/softwareupdatesettingsdeferralsobject.md)
- [SoftwareUpdateSettingsRapidSecurityResponseObject](devicemanagement/softwareupdatesettingsrapidsecurityresponseobject.md)