Unable to check for updates error in iPhone: Fix

Are you getting this error message "Unable to check for updates" message when checking for updates on your iPhone? Usually, this message appears when you manually search for updates while your phone is offline. Therefore, we recommend you to enable Wi-Fi/Cellular data and perform the same operation again. If you're still experiencing the issue, follow the remaining troubleshooting tips.

Fix 1 – Enable Wi-Fi/Cellular Data

Enable Wi-Fi or Cellular data and try checking for updates again.

Step 1 – Simply swipe down to access the Control Center.

Step 2 – Enable Wi-Fi or Cellular on your phone.

Now try the update process again after enabling the network connection.

Fix 2 – Force Restart iPhone

If updates are not showing up despite having Wi-Fi/Cellular data enabled, you should force restart your iPhone and check.

You must follow these steps thoroughly to force restart your iPhone.

Step 1 – Press the volume up button once.

Step 2 – Next, tap the Volume Down button once.

Step 3 – After a while, hold and press the power button.

Don't do anything else. Just continue to hold that power button and when the phone restarts, you will see the Apple logo appear on the phone's display.

You have successfully restarted your iPhone. Try updating your phone now.

Fix 3 – Use correct time, time zone settings

If your iPhone displays the wrong time or is set to an incorrect time zone, your phone will not update.

Step 1 – Go to your iPhone settings.

Step 2 – Swipe down a little and open the “General” settings.

Step 3 – On the next page, open the “Date and Time” settings.

# Step 4 – Next, make sure the “Automatic Setup” setting is set to “On” mode.

Step 5 – Check “Time Zone”. If the time zone is set incorrectly, change the time zone.

NOTE – If everything is set up correctly in the Date and Time page, do the following –

1. Disable the “Auto set up".

2. You will see the date and time settings there.

3. Just change these two slightly (e.g. adjust the time by a few minutes).

#4. Try updating your phone now.

If your phone still displays the "Unable to check for updates" message, go back to the date and time settings and enable the "Set automatically" option.

Fix 4 – Free Up More Storage

Just like any other update, iOS updates require at least 2GB of free space (in addition to the actual size of the update).

Step 1 – First go to the Settings panel.

Step 2 – Open “General” settings.

Step 3 – Tap to open “iPhone Storage”.

#Here you will get a comprehensive overview of all the apps and files clogging up your phone’s storage.

Uninstall any large apps or delete any large files from your phone to clear more storage space.

Next, try updating your iPhone and test it out.

Fix 5 – Reset All Network Settings

Still seeing the same error message “Unable to check for updates” when trying to update your iPhone? You must reset all network-related settings on your phone to resolve the issue.

Step 1 – Quickly open Settings on your iPhone.

Step 2 – Next, open the “General” tab therein.

Step 3 – There, turn on the “Transfer or Reset iPhone” option to open the setting.

Step 4 – In the following tab, open the “Reset” button in it.

Step 5 – Next, use “Reset Network Settings” to turn it on.

Keep in mind that resetting your network will delete any network SSIDs, passwords, or any other customizations you've made in your network settings.

Once completed, you will not encounter any problems updating your iPhone to the latest version.

The above is the detailed content of Unable to check for updates error in iPhone: Fix. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!