iPhone stuck in Verifying Update for iOS 17.2.1

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iPhone stuck in Verifying Update for iOS 17.2.1

My Iphone 12 has been stuck on the “verifying update” screen for days now - even after doing a hard reset it stays stuck on the screen as I try to update it. Plus the phone doesn’t work when it’s off wifi because it’s not updated - so the update has to be done. The phone stays plugged in & connected to wifi when I try to do the update but still nothing works. Sometimes it’ll be stuck for more than 20 minutes before I have to do a hard reset so is there any way getting passed this?

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Posted on Jan 8, 2024 05:39 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Jan 8, 2024 06:08 PM in response to brigrant

Verifying update can take longer than 20 minutes. If you have VPN installed on your iPhone delete the VPN profile and app and try again.

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Mar 19, 2024 11:14 AM in response to brigrant

The same thing is happening to mine but it has been stuck in the verifying mode for over 15 hours. I have even hard reset it and then tried again, but after hours and hours, it will not update. I have over 40gig of available space and my cellular will not work without the update. Help!

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iya01

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Mar 24, 2024 09:42 AM in response to Laurenp2024

Have you resolved it yet? I am experiencing the same thing - over 40 GB of available space, and the phone tells me that cellular will not work without the update. I even tried doing the update via Finder on my Macbook Pro while my iPhone 12 Pro Max is connected via cable, to no avail. I have also reset my network settings as recommended by others. I'm hoping yours was resolved and if you could tell me how you did it! Thanks!

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iPhone stuck in Verifying Update for iOS 17.2.1

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