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Q: Stuck on "Preparing iPhone for Software Update" in iTunes
It's been over an hour and a half since this message appeared in iTunes while updating my silver iPhone 5S 32 GB.. is there any way for me to determine if iTunes is actually doing anything, or if it's just stuck?
For clarity, this step has no progress bar.. it's just a message with an animated barbershop-esque bar that doesn't show any progress (nor does it appear to be intended to show progress).
I want to give it however much time it needs to update.. but I don't want to leave it setting there all day if it's not doing anything.
Posted on Sep 18, 2014 7:30 AM
by iRuney,Solvedanswer
Apple Watch
Solution: quit iTunes and retry. This (thankfully) does not leave your phone in an unusable state.
Posted on Sep 18, 2014 9:26 AM