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phone locked up while updating

My phone has been locked up in an update cycle for more than 4 hours. How do I force it out of this cycle? How do I get it to recover?


iPhone SE (Gen 2)

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 7:55 PM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2022 8:02 PM

Hello jb.29, Try a Forced Restart to recover. If you have a successful restart to an iCloud backup and then try your update agan.

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


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phone locked up while updating

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