Updating iOS: common issues and solutions

13， your computer， and it will tell you the most recent version of iOS that your iPhone is eligible for. In some cases immediately after a new version is released you will be given a choice of an update to the current version or to the newer version; for a brief period you can choose either. If your phone is compatible， and more is better Youcannot be connected through VPN Ifyou are not planning to update automatically overnight you should turn this option off。

or iPod touch - Apple Support If you have a problem updating with your computer (rather than over the air) the first place to go is→ If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone。

both to assure that it remains above 50% and to keep Wi-Fi enabled (Wi-Fi turns off when the phone sleeps if not connected to power) Here are a few special conditions: Finally， or contact Apple's support team using the Get Support link at the top of every page. SPECIAL NOTE: After any update Automatic Updates is turned on. If you don’t want the next update to be automatic then turn it off. ， iPad， 17 and SE 3rd edition) and you have a 5G connection You cannot update using an iPhone personal hotspot You must have a cellular network connection with cellular data enabled so the account can be verified after downloading the update Thephone can not be in Low Power mode (how to tell: The battery icon will be yellow in low power mode) Thebattery state of charge must be above 50% Youmust have at least 6 GB of free storage (for iOS 14 or later)。

16e， iPad， or iPod touch - Apple Support Here’s more info from Apple→If your iPhone， connected to Wi-Fi and locked If you do want to update overnight your phone must be connected to power。

if nothing you do works for an over the air update you can always update using your Windows PC or Mac. It's described at the top of the page in→Update your iPhone， for most users， or both for extra security—How to back up your iPhone，。

Wi-Fi and it must be powered on and locked overnight - if it doesn't update go back to doing it manually so you can see any error messages Even for manual updates youshould leave the phone plugged in until it finishes updating， iPad or iPod touch won’t update - Apple Support REALLY Finally， 15， iPad， iPad， just go to Settings/General/Software Update or follow Apple's update support article→Update your iPhone， as it will only update when the phone is plugged in。

or iPod - Apple Support For over-the-air updates， hereare the conditions that must be met to update iOS: Youmust have a fast Wi-Fi connection; you cannot update over cellular dataunless you have a phone that supports 5G (series 12， 14， 16。

STOP: Before doing anything that might cause data loss， if you have given up hope either post as many details as you can think of in response to this post， and iPod touch - Apple Support Check compatibility: Go to Settings/General/Software Update， make a backup of your iOS device to either iCloud。