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How to fix iphone stuck on preparing update?
Hi everyone, My iPhone was stuck on "Preparing Update" screen for hours, and it hasn't progressed any further. Already tried waiting it out, but there's no movement or change. Restarted the phone mu...
Mine wouldn’t budge from “preparing update,” and after a couple of failed restarts it even got close to a boot loop. Deleting the update file, freeing up space, switching wifi, even recovery mode “Update” didn’t cut it.
What finally worked was reinstalling ios using an ios repair utility. These tools basically re download the firmware and reinstall the system without wiping your data, kind of like a “refresh” for ios. It’s safer than jumping straight to a factory restore, which would erase everything.
If the update file itself got corrupted, these utilities can bypass that and push a clean install. Took me about 20 minutes, and all my photos and chats were intact.