My phone says it needs an update but when I try to update it won’t let me. I just bought more storage as well.

AmandaM2029 wrote:

I just bought more storage

You purchased iCloud storage. You cannot purchase iPhone storage.

About storage on your device and in iCloud - Apple Support

If your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch won’t update - Apple Support

I would like you to realize and know one important thing and that is that there is NOTHING that you can do to increase the physical storage capacity of your iPhone. Your iPhone's storage capacity will forever remain the same as the day you bought it.

You have purchased ➔ iCloud Storage from Apple where you can create and save your iPhone backups and synch (Not Store) your Messages, Photos, Contacts, Calendars, Notes and Reminders. Note that iCloud Storage is NOT an extension of storage capacity of your iPhone. Just wanted you to know some facts. Thanks.

Now, which error message do you see when you attempt to update your iPhone? How much free space do you have on your iPhone?

Axel F.

You cannot buy more phone storage .

Check Settings, General, iPhone storage. If "Other" is more than few GB then...

:--> Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support