iPhone has become one popularly-used device, which may occur some unhappy problems of updates. The issues on updating on iPhone may be various, but some common problems may be focused by lots of iPhone users. This guidance will show you some most-asked questions on iPhone updates. If you want to know them and their reasons, follow me to read the contents shown below.

Part 1: Most-asked Questions about iPhone Updates

As for the most-asked questions on iPhone updates, I would like to list them here for you to refer to.

1.1 How iPhone 5 Won't Update

One of the questions may be “how iPhone 5 won’t update”. The reasons are various.

1. Maybe the Wi-Fi network is not stable or your iPhone 5 has no enough space to download the new iOS version.

2. Maybe your iPhone 5 is out of power or the service of your iPhone 5 is overloaded.

3. Maybe you have many 32-bit apps, but you should know that when iOS 11 is released, it only supports 100% 64-bit, which can prevent you from updating on iPhone 5 successfully. iPhone 5 is running on 32-bit chipsets, which is not supported by iOS 11 any more. You will fail if you want to update iPhone 5 to iOS 11. By updating your iPhone/iPad/iPod to the latest iOS version, you could get the first hand experience.

1.2 Why Won't My iPhone Update Apps

It is sensible to update iPhone apps to the latest version. However, in some cases, you may fail to realize this goal. The reasons for you are unable to update apps on iPhone are diverse.

1. Maybe there is no enough space on iPhone for you to update apps.


2. Maybe the Wi-Fi network is not so good or you forget to connect iPhone to Wi-Fi network.


3. Check out whether you have turned on the “Airplane Mode”. If so, turn it off.


As for the two questions listed above, you can try to reset or reboot your iPhone to fix them. You can also use some ways to clear iPhone space for the new updates. Connect your iPhone to stable Wi-Fi network is necessary for updating on iPhone.

1.3 How to Stop Software Update on iPhone

As we all know that software update on iPhone will take much space and use lots of data traffic, which may bring inconvenience for iPhone users. As for how to stop software update on iPhone, you can check out the following steps to assist you.


1. On iPhone home screen, you need to click on “Settings > iTunes & App Store”. If you iPhone uses iOS 9 or later, this may be named as “App and iTunes Stores”.

iTunes & App Store

2. Drag down until you find the area of “AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS”. Here you may see 4 panels under this menu, including “Music”, “Apps”, “Books” and “Updates”. You can click to turn them off to stop the automatic downloads.

stop the automatic downloads

1.4 Why My iPhone 6 Not Working After Update

If your iPhone 6 not working after update and you even can not activate it, may be the new version of the system is not compatible to your iPhone 6 or you do not connect iPhone 6 with good Wi-Fi network. In order to cope with this issue, you can try the following steps.

1. On your computer, download and install the latest version of iTunes and then plug your iPhone 6 into computer. Click on your iPhone 6 icon and then you will see the activate interface on iTunes.

plug your iPhone 6 into computer

2. Enter your Apple ID and password. Click on “Continue” and then your iPhone 6 will be activated to work properly. Thus, the issue of iPhone not working after update can be solved.

1.5 Why iPhone Camera Not Working After Update

iPhone camera can be used to take pictures and videos. If this feature can not work normally after the update, maybe there is something wrong with the settings on iPhone or the iOS system. In order to address this problem, you can try the following solutions.

1. You can reset iPhone 6 by holding on the sleep/wake button and the home button together until the Apple logo shows up.

2. You can also move to “Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings” to see whether the camera can work properly after the resetting.

Reset All Settings

3. If you still can not fix the issue of iPhone camera not working after update, you can go to a nearby Apple store to fix it.

1.6 How to Stop iPhone Update Once Started

In some cases, you may need to stop iPhone upstate once started. In order to realize this target, you can refer to the following steps to help you. Here I would like to take iOS 11 for instance.

1. Move to “Settings> General> Software Update” to check the status of the downloading. You can see the software is still updating.

check the status of the downloading

2. Move back to the home screen of your iPhone and then click on the home button. Click on “Settings> General> Storage & iCloud Usage”. After that, click on the tab of “Manage Storage” and scroll down the interface to find the icon of iOS 11.

Storage & iCloud Usage

3. When you see the software update page, you need to click on “Delete Update” and you can stop the software updating process.

click on Delete Update

By this way you could enable or disable automatic app updates in iOS.

Part 2: How to backup iPhone to Mac via iTransfer for Mac

After you have a clue on some most-asked questions on iPhone updates, you can continue to read this guidance to know how to backup iPhone to Mac via Leawo iTransfer for Mac in case your iPhone data is lost after the appearance of iPhone update issues. iTransfer’s functions play important roles in transferring files among computers, iOS devices and iTunes. If you want to back up iPhone to Mac, it is also you best choice. This software should be put in the first place when you encounter transfer problems. As how to use this powerful tool to realize the backup aim, you can check out the following steps. Here I will take photos for example.

iTransfer

Leawo iTransfer for Mac 

☉ copy files among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs with ease.
☉ copy up to 14 kinds of data and files without iTunes.
☉ Support the latest iOS devices like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc.
☉ Play back, view, and delete data and files on iOS devices.

Step 1: Run Leawo iTransfer for Mac and Plug iPhone into Mac

On Mac computer, you need to insert iPhone into Mac via suitable USB cable and then the device will be detected by the software automatically.

launch Leawo iTransfer

Step 2: Choose Photos

Tap the icon of iPhone in the interface and then move to “Photos” menu under the panel of “LIBRARY”. Choose your desired photos and then right click on one of them to invoke the menu tab of “Transfer to> My Computer”.

Choose Photos

Step 3: Set Output Folder on Mac

In the next panel, you need to check “Save to folder” and click on “Change” button and then browse Mac computer to find a proper folder as the output location for the exported pictures from iPhone. Afterwards, click on “Transfer Now” button and Leawo iTransfer for Mac will start moving pictures from iPhone to Mac folder at once. In a few seconds, iPhone photos will be available on Mac folder.

Set Output Folder on Mac

If you want to back up other files from iPhone to Mac via iTransfer for Mac, you just need to select the corresponding category to achieve your aim. The functions of this tool is quite powerful. If you want to know more information on it, you can move to the introduction webpage of it to check out.