How to Fix Software Update Failed on iPhone iOS 16

When you are trying to update your iphone to latest iOS 16 and iphone update is getting failed or any other issues like iphone stuck on update during iOS 15 or iphone error occurred during iphone update or any other issues during iPhone software update on iPhone iOS 16 can be fixed easily. So, lets see in detail below.

Updating iPhone to its latest version is always recommended and sometimes you can error message and after iphone update you will get to see few issues or bugs from apple iphone itself like after update iphone is slow or laggy or gmail crashing after update or cant delete apps after iPhone software update or Animation lag after iOS update or wifi not working after iPhone update iOS 16 and all these issues can be fixed very easily.

Fix Software Update Failed on iPhone iOS 16

Below iPhone iOS 16 troubleshooting methods will help you fix software update failed issues and any other issues with iPhone update iOS 16.

Check Internet Connection

FIrst thing you need to check is whether your iphone is connected to wifi internet connection and having good wifi internet signal and dont update your iphone when you are on mobile data as this can consume more data and your per day data has been reached its limit and then iphone iOS 16 becomes too slow and have issues with iphone software updated failed issues when updating iphone iOS 16.

Refresh Airplane Mode

Step 1: Open Settings app -> Tap on Airlane mode and turn it on

Step 2: Now, go back to your home screen and wait for few minutes.

Step 3: Now, open settings and turn off airplane mode.

Once you refresh airplane mode by turning airplane mode on and off then your issue of iphone software update failed during iphone update and cant update iphone to latest version iOS 16 issue will be resolved successfully.

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Set iPhone Date and Time to Automatic

Step 1: Open settings -> Tap on General

Step 2: Now, scroll down and tap on Data and time

Step 3: Turn on Set Automatically and toggle the button next to it and turn it on.

Sometimes, due to data and time also you will get software update failed error and once you set date and time to automatic then your issue with software update will be resolved.

Free Up Internal Storage

If you are not having enough internal storage space then iphone will not be able to download update on your iphone  due to less internal storage space and you need to free up internal storage space.

Step 1: Open Settings and tap on General

Step 2: Tap on Storage

Step 3: Now, check for data and apps which are consuming more internal space on your iPhone and delete all unwanted or unused apps and delete videos and photos and other files and free up internal storage space.

Once you free up internal storage space on your iphone then go ahead and update your iphone to latest version iOS 16 and you will not get any error of software update failed during iPhoen iOS 16.

Reset All Settings on iPhone

Step 1: Open settings -> General -> Tap on Reset

Step 2: Now, select reset all settings here

Step 3: Enter iphone passcode and select reset all settings in pop up box and confirm reset.

Step 4: Wait for your iphone to reset all settings and once its done, then go ahead and update your iphone to latest version iOS 16.

Once you reset all settings, then your settings will be restored to its original default settings and if any settings have been set incorrectly will be set to correctly on iphone and when you update your iphone your issue of software update failed issue will be fixed.

Why Software Update Failed on iPhone iOS 16

This can be due to your wifi internet connecting and due to lack of internal storage space and you need to delete unwanted files like videos, photos and unused apps and update your iphone to iOS 16.

Why is iOS 16 not available on my iPhone?

If you are having older version of iPhone below iPhone 8 then iphone iOS 16 is not supported and iphone iOS 16 is only supported on iPhone 8 or later and above model released after 2016 models on iPhone.

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