Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Learn how to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.

You can update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS wirelessly.

If you're using iOS or iPadOS fourteen.5 or afterward, you lot might run across the pick to choose between two software update versions. You can update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS 15 equally presently equally information technology's released, or continue to use iOS or iPadOS 14 while however getting important security updates for a period of time.

If y'all can't see the update on your device, employ your reckoner to update your device manually. Learn how to update your device manually if you're using a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, or if you're using a Mac with macOS Mojave or earlier or a Windows PC.

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on wirelessly

  1. Back up your device using iCloud or your computer.
  2. Plug your device into power and connect to the net with Wi-Fi.
  3. Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
  4. If yous see 2 software update options available, choose the one that you want to install.
    The Settings app on iPhone showing options to update to iOS 14.8 or iOS 15.
  5. Tap Install Now. If you see Download and Install instead, tap information technology to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now. If you don't know your passcode, larn what to do.

You might see that your device is up to appointment and that in that location's an upgrade bachelor. For example, fifty-fifty if your device is upward to date with the latest version of iOS xiv, at that place might be an selection to upgrade to iOS 15. You might want to upgrade iOS when you pair an accessory with iPhone.

If you lot see an alert when updating wirelessly

If you need more space when updating wirelessly

If a message asks to temporarily remove apps considering the software needs more space for the update, tap Continue to allow apps to be removed. After installation is complete, those apps are automatically reinstalled. If you lot tap Abolish instead, you can delete content manually from your device to add more space.

Customize automatic updates

Your device can update automatically overnight while it's charging.

  1. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
  2. Tap Automatic Updates, then turn on Download iOS Updates.
  3. Turn on Install iOS Updates. Your device volition automatically update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. Some updates might need to be installed manually.
    The Automatic Updates page in Settings on iPhone showing options to download and install iOS updates automatically.

Upgrading to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS software provides the latest features, security updates, and bug fixes. Not all features are available on all devices or in all countries and regions. Battery and system functioning may be influenced by many factors including network conditions and individual use; actual results may vary.

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