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(CNN) - If it's not damaged, don't fix it, right? Well, some of you, users of Apple products, may have no other choice this weekend.
Apple warns owners of older iPhones and iPads that if they don't update their devices to the latest iOS software before Sunday, they won't be able to connect to the internet.
IPhone and iPad products from 2012 and earlier will need the update before midnight UTC on November 3 to maintain an accurate GPS location and continue using the App Store, iCloud, email and web browsing, according to Apple.
All this is due to the problem of GPS reset time, according to Apple, something that happens every 19 years when GPS devices must be reset to accurately measure time and dates, according to the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity.
Apple said that during the last restart on April 6, third-party GPS products were affected.
So, if you have an iPhone 5, 4 or iPad mini, iPad 2 or third generation iPad with cellular capability, this notice is for you.
The updated software version number must be 10.3.4 or 9.3.6, depending on the device.
iOS 10.3.4: iPhone 5 and iPad (fourth generation) Wi-Fi + cellular
iOS 9.3.6: iPhone 4s, iPad mini (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (CDMA models only), iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + cellular
If you are not sure which version you have your iPhone or iPad, follow these instructions:
1. Open the Settings application
2. Open General , then open About
3. Look for the number next to Software version
If you can't update your devices before Sunday, Apple said you'll have to back up and restore using a computer because software updates over the air and iCloud Backup will no longer work.
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