Jul 25, 2023 · The problem was that the update was not installing and was stuck at preparing which was probably what was draining the battery. I tried everything from restarts to deleting update file from …

Sep 28, 2025 · If your iPhone is stuck on "Preparing Update" and you can’t update to iOS 18.5, check out this article for possible solutions.

Apr 11, 2024 · Find the update in the list of apps. Tap the update, then tap Delete Update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update and download the latest update. See this user tip I have …

Jan 11, 2021 · Each time an update or 'Reset & Update' is attempted, it returns the "Update was not successful" message either in the middle of downloading the update, immediately after completing …

Apr 11, 2024 · How to fix iPhone 15 software update issue, I have no idea why Apple hasn't created a page on this because it's extremely frustrating. I finally resolved this by connecting my iPhone via …

Aug 16, 2023 · stuck on preparing update trying to update my phone to ios 16.6 but it wont go further past “preparing update”

Oct 23, 2022 · It keeps saying preparing when trying to update watch My phone keeps saying it’s preparing the update when trying to update watch iPad mini 4, iPadOS 15 Posted on Oct 23, 2022 …

Sep 17, 2025 · If your iPhone is stuck on Preparing Update in iOS 26, don’t panic. Free up space, restart, or delete and re-download the installer.

My iPad keeps saying PREPARING TO UPDATE September 15, 2021, update for IOS 14.8 won’t download/install. Just keeps PREPARING TO UPDATE.

Oct 1, 2022 · You need about 6 GB device storage and good Service & Wi-Fi. If they are On, turn Off Hotspot & VPN. Charge the battery > 70%. See the following Apple articles: Update your iPhone, …