iOS 16

Apple stops signing iOS 16.0 & 16.0.1, halting downgrades from iOS 16.0.2

iOS 16 firmware downgrade

Just last Thursday, Apple publicly released iOS 16.0.2 with a patchwork of bug fixes for the company’s latest mobile operating system – iOS 16. Just some of the remedies included with the update were a solution for the freaky camera vibration when using third-party apps and a resolution for the excessive clipboard permission prompts users would get upon pasting text copied from one app to another, among other things.

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iOS 16 is now available for all iPhone users who have an iPhone 8 or later. In most cases, the update should download and install within minutes.

However, when updating an iPhone to iOS 16 or one of its incremental versions, such as iOS 16.0.2 or 16.1, you may face problems such as your iPhone staying stuck on the Apple logo, or the screen turning black/blue/white with no progress bar. It's also possible that your iPhone keeps rebooting more than it should, ultimately leading to a failed iOS 16 update.

To get you out of these situations, PhoneRescue by iMobie can be a helpful companion! It's a piece of software for your Mac and Windows PC that can fix most iOS 16 update issues.

So, if you're unable to update your iPhone from iOS 15 to iOS 16 or iOS 16 to one of its future versions, read along and learn how to fix this.