What if it is paused when updating?

Updates can sometimes take a long time to complete, often it is just a matter of waiting it out ...

eg: you may see the apple logo and progress bar on the screen several times, before the update completes.

(lots of factors are involved ... wi-fi speeds / cellular connection / amount of free space on iPhone etc.)

Trouble-shooting, if needed.:

If your iPhone or iPad won't update - Apple Support

If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support

Hey there Daviddaniel69,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We'll be happy to look into why the update didn't finish. Since writing this, you may have finished the update or may have seen an error message indicating why the update did not complete.

Let's start with the guidance here: If your iPhone or iPad won't update - Apple Support The first bullet list gives you some reasons why iOS may not update. You'll want to check into each of those individually. If you did run into an error message, the first step is to remove the update and try again, following the steps lower down the page.

Take care.