Once it's installed, check out the best iOS 16 hidden features we've found so far and some of the more annoying features (and how you can fix them). Now that your phone is up to date and backed up, you're ready to download iOS 16. It's generally a good idea to keep your iPhone up to date anyway, since new software versions usually introduce important security bug fixes and other improvements. To check for an update, launch Settings, tap General and choose Software Update. This will ensure that the update appears in the Settings menu once iOS 16 becomes available. Now once you have all that set, open your iPhone and go to Settings > General > Software Update, wait a few seconds (or minutes) for the update to appear and. Make sure your iPhone is otherwise up to dateīefore updating to iOS 16, make sure your device is running on the latest version of iOS 15. From there, choose Summary and select Back Up Now.

Connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC with its cable, launch iTunes, and click the iPhone button near the top left of the program. If you're using a PC or a Mac running a version of MacOS that's earlier than 10.15, you can still create a backup of your device through iTunes.

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