How to update iPhone without Wi-Fi?
I have iPhone SE (2nd Generation) and iMac Retina 4K 21.5-inch 2019
My iPhone does not have 5G but I've always been able to download the latest updates over cellular, no problem. However, for this latest update iOS 26.7.1 it will not update. Just hangs on 'Update Requested' for ages, then says 'Software Update Failed. An error occurred downloading iOS 26.7.1. Try again later'.
I tried the upgrade to iOS 27 instead. Same result.
Did something change for these updates that no longer allows cellular updates on 4G or for this iPhone model??
Tried to do the update manually, using iMac. But there's no option to download the update without installing. Last time I updated this way, it crashed my iPhone after download, during install. As my phone's hotspot is what I use for my internet (no Wi-Fi), I guess this is what caused it. I had to factory reset my phone.
I have no access to Wi-Fi anywhere. How can I get these updates please? Is there anywhere to download them from, to my iMac, so I can manually install them without needing internet at the time of install? I can't factory reset my phone every time there's an update!
Thanks for any suggestions.
