my phone is still showing the apple sign after the software updates

Press and release the Volume down button. Press and hold the Side button. Keep holding the Side button until you see the recovery-mode screen. iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Volume down button and the Sleep/Wake button.

If your iPhone is stuck on the Apple logo - Apple Support

After you update iOS or iPadOS, restore from a backup, or erase your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, your device displays the Apple logo with a progress bar. When this occurs, the progress bar might be moving very slowly or seem like it isn't moving. Let the device complete the update, restore, or erase process.

Apple logo with progress bar after updating or restoring ...