Your device may be too old and thus your device may not be allowed to download the update because your device may not support the latest software versions. For example, an iPhone 6 will not be able to download and run iOS 14. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n2. Not enough space<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIt is possible that your device doesn’t have enough storage space to complete an update. If this is the case, there are two things you can try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go to Settings > General > [Device name] Storage to see how much storage you have. You can make room by removing apps, music, photos, or videos you do not need. <\/li> Or, alternatively, you can update your device via iTunes or Finder. If you want to do this, see that section (#4) below. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n3. Manually delete the update and try again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTry removing the downloaded update content and retry again. This will simply restart the update process. Here is how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > [iPhone Storage or iPad Storage] Storage.<\/li> You will see your list of apps. In the list, you should see the iOS or iPadOS update. (If you do not see the update, use your computer to update your device, see below).<\/li> Tap the update. Then tap Delete Update.<\/li> After deleting the update, go to, again, Settings > General > Software Update and update your device. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n4. Update with iTunes or Finder (Catalina, Big Sur or later)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you cannot update your device, you can use your computer (PC or Mac). This is very simple. Follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with your USB cable. <\/li> In iTunes (if you are using a PC or if you are using a Mac running Mojave or earlier) or in Finder (if your Mac running Catalina or later), select your device. <\/li> Click Check for Update. And then follow the onscreen instructions. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this article, we explain how you can troubleshoot common problems with your iOS or iPadOS update. We will mainly focus on resolving the wireless (over-the-air) update problems. It is important to keep…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4,224],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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