I have a I phone 7 it won’t let me update

I have a iPhone 7 and it won’t do a software update

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 7:56 PM

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Dogcow-Moof

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Posted on Apr 6, 2023 12:16 AM

Do you mean you can't install any iOS updates at all?

If you are trying to upgrade to iOS 16, you cannot; the hardware cannot support anything newer than iOS 15, the last version of which as I write this response is iOS 15.7.4.

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Apr 6, 2023 12:16 AM in response to Muddyboyz1233

Do you mean you can't install any iOS updates at all?

If you are trying to upgrade to iOS 16, you cannot; the hardware cannot support anything newer than iOS 15, the last version of which as I write this response is iOS 15.7.4.

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