While Apple makes wireless updating available from iOS 5 and later versions, users can stil update iPhones from the computer using iTunes.

Connect your iOS device to your computer using the Lightning cable and open iTunes. Click the iPhone or iPad icon in the top-left corner of iTunes, next to the drop-down menu for the various ...

Before connecting your iOS device to iTunes, you are first going to want to make sure that you have your computer authorized for your account and that you are logged into your iTunes account.

Method 1: Over-the-air update If you are on a Wi-Fi network, you can upgrade to iOS 12 right from your device itself -- no need for a computer or iTunes.

When iOS 10 is ready for you, there's more to updating than just pressing the update button.

A newer version of iOS can require a small software update for iTunes that isnu2019t otherwise available.

To update your device, make sure your iPhone or iPod is plugged in, so it doesn’t run out of power midway through. Next, go to the Settings app, scroll down to General and tap Software Update.

Additionally, the update turns on dual SIM support for the aforementioned models as well as the iPhone XR. Here's how to update your device to iOS 12.1 so you can reap all these benefits and more.

iTunes Guy Kirk McElhearn answers simple (but common) questions including fitting an iOS 8 update on a packed iPhone, turning an iPhone into an iPod, and cross-border gifting.