Phone keeps trying to update but won’t get through the preparing update stage.
What to do when update won’t complete?
iPhone XR, iOS 16
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Hello,
1 Do you have enough local storage? How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
2) As an alternative, try updating via your computer: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
3) Also see this: Updating iOS: common issues and solutions
Good luck.