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My iPad is stuck verifying when I try to update to 15.0.2 (iPad Pro 9.7")

Everything had been fine up until recently. During the latest public beta some issues appeared where my iPad is no longer able to update. The update is downloaded fine and such, but it cannot verify it at all. Since I thought this is probably an issue with the beta, I dropped out from the beta program and restored it to stable, but the issue still keep happening on every update. First it was 15.0.1, now it's 15.0.2 and still can't verify update.


When I connect it to my Mac and try to update via Finder, it says my iPad software is up to date at iPadOS 15.0 even when there should be an update available.


I've tried restoring my iPad and am at a loss of what can I try next. This latest update contains some security updates, so I'm especially concerned to get this updated as soon as possible, but don't really know at the moment what can I try.


If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what I could try before I start considering having iPad examined at a repairs shop (if they can even do anything to something like this) or replaced I'd really appreciate it.

iPad Pro 9.7-inch WiFi, Cellular

Posted on Oct 11, 2021 9:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2021 7:53 AM

Well, I actually managed to find a workaround for this.


After searching for possible solution or at least some information if anyone else was having issues like this as well, I came across this MacRumors post: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ipados-15-0-1-software-update-failed.2314895/post-30423483


Apparently the solution to this issue was to just insert a sim card -- working or otherwise -- in the device before installing the downloaded update. At least it worked for me, although I'm not entirely sure why exactly.

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My iPad is stuck verifying when I try to update to 15.0.2 (iPad Pro 9.7")

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