I want to update my iPhone

If you have an iPhone 6 it cannot update further then iOS 12.5.7

If you have an iPhone 6S it can update to iOS 15.8

Go to settings>general>software update and make sure to turn off low power mode and to connect to a Wifi network

if updating wirelessly is not working please 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:

1. Open a finder window
2. Connect your device to your Mac via a lighting to usb A or a lightning to usb c cable On the iPhone 15 series, use an usb c to usb c cable.
3. Select your device in the left sidebar of the finder window
4. click general, then click check for update
5. Click download and update.
6. 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.

1. Open iTunes
2. connect your device to the computer with an lightning to usb a or a lightning to usb c cable. On the iPhone 15 series, use an usb c to usb c cable.
3. Click device button in the iTunes toolbar
4. In the summary tab, click check for update
5. Click download and update, follow The on screen instructions
6. If asked, enter your iPhone passcode.

See this user tip I wrote about updating for further reference on the matter

Updating/upgrading your iPhone - Apple Community

You need about 8 GB device storage and good Service and/or Wi-Fi.

If they are On, turn Off Hotspot & VPN.

Charge the battery > 70%.

Go to Settings -> General -> Software Update -> Download and Install.

See the following Apple articles:

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support (IN)

If your iPhone or iPad won't update

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

You can do the update via PC, see this Apple article: Update software on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch in iTunes on PC

Update software on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch in iTunes on PC – Apple Support (UK)

If you have a Mac see this Apple article: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Finder

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Finder - Apple Support

or see:

WheelieNick wrote:

If you have an iPhone 6S it can update to iOS 15.8

If it is an iPhone SE 1st gen, 6S, 6S Plus, 7 or 7Plus you can update to iOS 15.7.9, see -> Apple security releases -> Apple security releases – Apple Support (UK)

About the security content of iOS 15.8 and iPadOS 15.8 - Apple Support

..waited for this to appear two days ago and it works fine in my SE-1 iPhone..

Apple security releases - Apple Support //support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222