How To Fix Some Common iOS 11 Update Problems

A while ago, a post was made on HOW to upgrade your iPhone and iPad to iOS 11 and there are so many people who can’t wait to try official iOS 11?.

Wait! Considering that the journey to a new iOS is not always that smooth and effortless – the update may get failed, your precious data may get lost, your iPhone may equally brick etc.

Maybe as you are about to upgrade your iPhone or iPad, i will suggest that you should prepare yourself for the unexpected as those problems cannot be avoided, but there are methods to fix them.

To help you out, here in this post i have outlined the most common iOS 11 update problems you may meet and also offers the quick and practical solutions to each of them.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS DURING THE iOS 11 UPDATE:

1. Software Update Failed:
“Software Update Failed” is a common problem for every iOS update. You can choose “Close” option and try again, or wait for a few hours. This problem always happens when installing new iOS version over the air. If a computer is available, you can try to update your iPhone via iTunes.

2. Verifying Update Issue:
Generally, it will take a few minutes to finish the verifying procedure. But your device may just stuck on this verifying screen for endless hours.

How to fix?
✔ Make sure your iDevice has an active Wi-Fi connection.

✔ Lock your iDevice and then wake it again, repeat for 5-10 times.

✔ Hard reset your device.

✔ Restore your iDevice with iTunes.

PROBLEMS AFTER THE iOS 11 UPDATE:

1. iPhone/iPad Gets Bricked:
First try hard reset your device. If it does not work, you have to restore your iPhone iPad via iTunes or try DFU Mode.

SEE ALSO... Download iOS 11 Wallpaper

2. Lag & Random Reboots:
Factory reset is the solution.
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings to make it.

3. iPhone/iPad Data Disappeared:
This is a very common problem after updating to new iOS version every year. If you have backed up your iPhone or iPad in advance, you can restore your device with iTunes and iCloud backup. If you have no backup, you can try data recovery tool like "PhoneRescue" to help you get back the lost data from device directly.

SEE ALSO... Features Of iOS 11 That You Will Surprise You.

Yes that's how you can fix some of the problems you encounter when updating your Apple device to latest iOS 11. Credit to Bishop Paul for this article.