Why is my update stuck on requesting
i went to update my iPhone but my wifi was bad so I shut down my wifi until I got home and then I turned it back on and went to general and checked my software update and it’s saying requesting
iPhone 8, iOS 16
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Try and restart your settings app, due to the connection Being lost you Will need to reset the update
If this is not working restart your iPhone, or update via a pc or mac instead
Update your iPhone using a Mac with macOS Catalina or higher
On a Mac with macOS Catalina or higher, you will use the finder in order to upgrade your iPhone. Make sure to Back up your device before starting the upgrade process.
On a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, you will follow the following steps:
- Open a finder window
- Connect your device to your Mac via a lighting to usb A or a lightning to usb c cable
- Select your device in the left sidebar of the finder window
- click general, then click check for update
- Click download and update.
- If asked, enter your iPhone passcode
Update your iPhone via a Mac running macOS Mojave or earlier, or on a Windows PC
On macOS Mojave or earlier, or on a windows machine, we won't use the Finder to upgrade your iOS
Instead, we will use iTunes. Make sure to Back up your device before doing any update or upgrade to your phone.
- Open iTunes
- connect your device to the computer with an lightning to usb a or a lightning to usb c cable
- Click device button in the iTunes toolbar
- In the summary tab, click check for update
- Click download and update, follow The on screen instructions
- If asked, enter your iPhone passcode.