How to Fix iOS 15 Software Update Failed Error — iMobie

Check the internet connection

iOS update needs a stable wifi connection and enough battery. So if your update takes a long time to download even update failed, you need to check your wifi connection. Firstly, restart your Wi-Fi and make sure you have a strong and stable Internet connection.

How to successfully update iphone software on mac/pc

AnyFix – iOS System Recovery is the ultimate iOS system repair tool that supports you to upgrade or downgrade iOS. You can upgrade or downgrade to any version of iOS as long as Apple is still signing it. Therefore, you can take an early peek at the latest iOS beta version, and successfully update to iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 if you’re suffering from software update failed error. All it takes is just a few clicks of the mouse, no complicated manual operations.

Besides, AnyFix allows you to check for iOS problems and fix the corrupted system. You can fix all the update issues, like iPhone or iPad won’t update, update requested, stuck on verifying update, etc.

With AnyFix, you can choose to update to the latest iOS version directly. Or, you can repair the iOS system and then update it on your iPhone. Here we will first whos you the steps to update to iOS 15.

Step 1: Get the latest version of AnyFix on your Mac or PC > Launch the software and connect your iPhone via USB cable.

Step 2. Click on Upgrade/Downgrade iOS from the main interface.

Step 3. Select 1 click to upgrade iOS/iPadOS and click Start Now.

Step 4. Download the firmware version from the list > Head to Upgrade after downloading.

Step 5. Once the Upgrade is completed, you can check it on your device now – iOS 15 is successfully updated on your iPhone.

How to delete downloaded software updates on iphone?

Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Locate the iOS version you just downloaded (for example, iOS 14.7.1) and click > Tap Delete Update and then confirm the process.

Further Reading: How to Transfer Data to Computer to Free up Space >

If you can’t reach the update server or can’t verify the update

If you try to update your device, you might see one of these messages:

Manage your iphone storage

Sometimes, an iOS software update failure can appear if your device doesn’t have enough space to download and install an update. So you need to manage the storage to free up some space by deleting unwanted apps, photos, videos, cache, and junk files, etc.

Open Settings > General > Tap “iPhone Storage” to view and manage storage.

Wait for few hours

Although the new iOS is shiny and very attractive, you won’t need to rush to the great mass fervor of downloading new iOS. Just wait for a few hours and even several days, it will be much smoother to download iOS over the air. In the meanwhile, there are many things to do: back up your iDevice, reclaim enough storage space, or read iOS reviews online.

Why does ios 15 update keep failing?

Firstly, let’s start with the reasons why you’re unable to update your iPhone or iPad. Maybe one of the reasons caused the error:

• Not enough available storage space on your device.
• Downloading the update takes a long time.
• Unable to reach the update server.
• The update doesn’t complete.

If you have met any problems with iOS 15, you may want to know more iOS 15 updating issues you may meet so that you can make a good decision on whether to update to the new iOS on iPhone iPad.

Close software update failed window and try again

On the “Software Update Failed” pop-up, you will see two options: “Close” and “Settings”. Tap on the “Close” button to exit this error message, and wait for a few minutes, and then tap on “Download and Install” again. This time if it still stuck on that error screen, close it and try again.