iOS 16 Update Paused? How to Get iOS 16 on Your iPhone

Part 1: 5 Tips to Fix iOS 16 Update Paused

Suffering from iOS update paused, you need some feasible methods or ways so iOS 16 can be installed. Luckily, we have some things you can try out. 5 of them are described in this part.

Related Read:
1. Things to do before installing iOS 16
2. iOS 16 Problems and Fixes

1. Check Network Connection

First of all, iOS 16 updating requires Internet connection to download the required files. If your iPhone is on mobile data, ensure that your internet is working and that you have not run out of your data package. As it takes large data to download the file, it is recommended to update to iOS 16 with a stable Wifi network.

2. Check iPhone Storage

iPhone storage that is completely or almost full will also stop you from updating to iOS 16 as there is no more space for iPhone to download package and make iOS update paused. Check iPhone storage in Settings > General > iPhone Storage, and remove the useless data or apps.

3. Charge iPhone

Looking at Settings, you can’t find any reason and it just says that iPhone update paused. In this scenario, check if your battery percentage. iPhone will most probably stop you from updating to iOS 16 when the battery is less than 50 percent or lower, so your device will not be turned off while installing. Plug in iPhone for charge and then update.

4. Restart iPhone and Try Again

Restart fixes a lot of problems and in situations where your iPhone is acting up and you do not know why, just restart the iPhone. iOS 16 update paused? You can also restart your iPhone and then try to update software again.

iOS 16 is compatible with iPhone 8, iPhone SE 2nd and later, so to restart it:

• Press and release the Volume Up button, then press and release the Volume Down button,

• Press and hold the Power button until you see the Apple logo.

  

5. Reset Network Settings

Network is important to download the online iOS 16 package. After changing Wifi or mobile data, and restart iPhone, you can choose to reset network settings to fix iOS update paused error caused by unknown network problems. No data will be lost.

• Open Settings and tap General. Scroll down to locate Transfer or Reset iPhone.

• Then select Reset > Reset Network Settings. Enter your iPhone password to confirm.

  
• After iPhone restarts, turn on Cellular data or connect to the Wifi network by entering the password. Then update to iOS 16 again.

Part 2: iPhone Updated Paused iOS 16? Try to Use Comptuer

If everything has failed to update iOS 16, then there might be a bug in iOS 16, which is normal as it was just released. You can use Tenorshare ReiBoot in this case to update your iOS system without data loss it can also fix the iOS problems as well as update to the latest version of iOS 16. How to use it, read in the instructions below:

• Download and run ReiBoot on your PC or Mac. After connecting your device to it, click the “Start” option.

  

• On the dashboard, you will see the “Standard Repair” option, click it to avoid data loss.

  

• After that, download the latest firmware package according to your device.

  

• Once you have downloaded the package, click the “Start Standard Repair” option to start the process.

  

• The repairing process will be completed in a few minutes, and your iPhone will be updated to iOS 16 without any data loss.

  

Conclusion

If iOS 16 update paused, find out the causes that are hindering your iPhone from updating and possible solutions. And when you have tried everything and still no result, only resort to Tenorshare ReiBoot to update to the latest iOS 16 or fix iOS problems.