Share analytics, diagnostics and usage information with Apple

Apple asks customers to help improve iOS by occasionally providing analytics, diagnostic and usage information. Apple collects this information anonymously.

iOS 10 and later

If you have iOS 10.3 or later, go to Settings > Privacy, scroll down and tap Analytics or Analytics & Improvements. Then tap Share iPhone & Watch Analytics.

iPhone showing the Analytics & Improvements options, with Share iPhone & Watch Analytics turned on.

If you have iOS 10 to iOS 10.2, go to Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & Usage, then select Automatically Send or Don't Send.

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iOS 8 and iOS 9

Go to Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & Usage, then select Automatically Send or Don't Send.

When you turn on Automatically Send, you can also turn on Share With App Developers. This helps developers improve their apps by allowing Apple to share data, as well as statistics about how you use their apps.

iOS 5, iOS 6 and iOS 7

Go to Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage, then select Automatically Send or Don't Send.

iOS 4 and earlier

By default, opting in is a one-time decision. If you'd like to change your decision, you can use iTunes to reset warnings for your iOS 4 or earlier device.

  1. Connect your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to your PC or Mac.
  2. Wait until your device appears on the left-hand side of the iTunes window under Devices.
  3. Select your device and click Reset Warnings at the bottom of the summary screen.

If you can't see this option, right-click (Mac or PC) or Control-click (Mac) the icon for your device, and from the shortcut menu choose Reset Warnings.

The next time you sync after resetting warnings, you should see:

To disagree and stop sending Apple diagnostic and usage information, click No Thanks.

If you can't see the window above

  1. Disconnect your device from your computer.
  2. Open an application on your device.
  3. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake buttons until the power off slider appears, then press and hold the Home button until the application closes. If you're using iOS 2.x or earlier, press and hold the Home button until the application closes.
  4. Connect your device and sync it with iTunes.
  5. The option to agree or disagree to diagnostics collection should appear again.

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