Spinning on Update Now while setting up new phone
In process of setting up my new IPhone 14 Pro, it decided to update software to 16.3.1 and now it's been spinning at "Update Now" for about two hours. Suggestions?
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and now it's been spinning at "Update Now" for about two hours.
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