How Do I Download Apple Software Update?

Update iOS on iPhone

When you lot update to the latest version of iOS, your information and settings remain unchanged.

Before you update, prepare iPhone to back up automatically, or support your device manually.

Update iPhone automatically

If you didn't plough on automatic updates when you outset prepare upward your iPhone, do the following:

Go to Settings > General > Software Update > Automatic Updates.
Turn on Download iOS Updates and Install iOS Updates.

When an update is bachelor, iPhone downloads and installs the update overnight while charging and connected to Wi-Fi. You're notified before an update is installed.

Update iPhone manually

At any fourth dimension, you tin can check for and install software updates.

Go to Settings > Full general > Software Update.

The screen shows the currently installed version of iOS and whether an update is available.

To turn off automatic updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update > Automatic Updates.

Update using your reckoner

Connect iPhone and your reckoner with a cable.
Do one of the post-obit:
- In the Finder sidebar on your Mac: Select your iPhone, and then click General at the top of the window.
  
  To utilize the Finder to update your iPhone, macOS 10.15 or later is required. With earlier versions of macOS, use iTunes to update your iPhone.
- In the iTunes app on your Windows PC: Click the iPhone push nearly the summit left of the iTunes window, then click Summary.
Click Check for Update.
To install an available update, click Update.