Did You Just Fail Updating To iOS 13? Here Is How To Troubleshoot

The tech giant Apple has just launched its iOS 13 for the general public. At the moment, it is available in the form of an OTA download for users. Did you try to update your device, but fail? Here is our guide to help you get through some common solutions and problems.

Delete And Re-Download The iOS 13 Update

This is, of course, the easiest and obvious way to troubleshoot the iOS 13 update. You need to redo it. This guide will show you the steps to re-download the file and update your device again.

1. Go to the "Settings" section
2. Choose "General"
3. Choose “iPhone Storage.”
4. From the app list, find the iOS 13 update
5. Choose the update
6. Choose Delete
7. Now you can download the iOS 13 update again.

Clean Up The Storage Of Your iPhone

One common reason for an iOS 13 update failure is due to the lack of the phone's storage space. This problem is quite easy to solve, but you will need to make some sacrifices deleting some of your videos, photos, apps, or music. However, after the update, you could download them on the phone again.

1. Go to "Settings"
2. Choose "General"
3. Tap “iPhone Storage.”
4. See what is there you could delete temporary

You need to delete files to have enough free storage space required by the update.

The Error ‘Unable to Check for Update’

It is another widespread error when you try to update your iPhone to the new version. It does not give much explanation, with the tech giant only says that it is an error while the phone checks for an update with its software.

To resolve this issue, you need to restart your device. According to Apple, you could also try to update your iPhone via a different internet connection.

Update With Finder (Catalina) or iTunes

If these solutions still do not work, the company recommends us to update our devices via Finder app (macOS Catalina) or iTunes. Here is the guide to accomplishing that:

1. Connect the iPhone to a computer.
2. Start Finder or iTunes, then choose your device.
3. Choose "Summary"
4. Choose "Check for Update"