iOS 12 Errors: Most Common Problems and How-to Fixes

iOS 12 installation problem will come at any time, nothing to happen although you have tapped Install at the beginning, getting stuck in the middle and more. If you encounter "not installing iOS 12 on your iPhone/iPad" error, the following tips may lead you out. Alternatively, you can find out solutions from article "Can't Update Your iPhone to iOS 12? Here's What to Do!".

How to troubleshoot:

At first, you should check storage and network on your device before installing iOS 12.
• Storage – Insufficient space will cause sudden disruption. Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage to make sure that there is enough free space. If not, delete unnecessary photos, videos, apps etc, to free up space on iPhone/iPad.
• Network – Stable network connection is essential, either cellular data or Wi-Fi. You can choose to reset Network Settings through Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings before enabling network and then install iOS 12 with great connection.

Some users find that it doesn't connect Wi-Fi or the Wi-Fi icon doesn't show up after it is well connected while some others give feedbacks of slow speed and frequency drops when running iOS 12. Try the following troubleshooting tips to get Wi-Fi worked.

Tip 1: Restart Your Router and iPhone/iPad
Unplug your router and plug in again 5 minutes later. Meanwhile, restart your iPhone/iPad. After all devices are powered on, connect the network on iPhone/iPad.

Tip 2: Forget the Network
Go to Settings > WLAN > Tap on info icon of the connected network > "Forget this Network". It will help remove all data of current network. Next, re-connect Wi-Fi by typing password.

Tip 3. Rest Network Settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

Also Read: Fix Wi-Fi Not Working Problem on iPhone

Unstable LTE/4G is the most common iOS 12 cellular data error, not limited to one carrier, but existing on AT&T, Verizon and other services. Certainly, glitches definitely occur if you're in somewhere hardly accessing internet, for example subway, mountains. If carriers offer strong signal but cellular data still doesn't work on your device, follow us.

Tip 1: Re-connect Cellular Data
Go to Settings > Cellular > Turn it off and turn it on 1 minutes later.

Tip 2: Reset Network Settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

Have you been experiencing Bluetooth problem on iOS 12? Not working properly, not connecting to Bluetooth devices and other issues frequently annoy users. To get rid of this kind of iOS 12 error, we suggest that:

Tip 1: Re-connect Bluetooth
Go to Settings > Bluetooth > Turn off and then turn on it 1 minutes later.

Tip 2: Disconnect iPhone/iPad from All Devices
Go to Settings > Bluetooth > tap on info icon of connected device > Forget This Device > Forget Device. Now, restart your iPhone/iPad, open Bluetooth and try to connect to the accessory again.

Tip 3: Reset Network Settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Networking Settings.

Siri turns to be a more intelligent personal assistant with the new feature named Siri Shortcuts combining notifications, learning and voice commands on iOS 12. However, improper workflow happens that Siri can't recognize voice and gives the message like "Sorry, I couldn't hear what you said". Why does Siri act up and how to fix this iOS 12 problem?

Tip 1: Check Wi-Fi or Cellular Data Network
Siri can't work without network connection. Make sure that Wi-Fi or Cellular Data has been enabled before you using Siri. Bad connection will also lead Siri to not recognize your voice. Use another Wi-Fi or switch from Cellular Data to Wi-Fi for fixing Siri not working error.

Tip 2: Enable Hey Siri
Go to Settings > Siri & Search > Turn on "Hey Siri".

Tip 3: Restart iPhone/iPad
Disable "Hey Siri" and power off your device. Next, restart the device and turn on "Hey Siri".

Tip 4: Reset Settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings.

App Store plays an important role which embraces thousands of Apps ranging from SNS, entertainment to business, learning and more. On iOS 12, App store not connecting error arrives and posters in community tell that some other errors - like App not loading, installation freezing – appear frequently. To troubleshoot iOS 12 App Store problem, you may need to:

Tip 1: Ensure Stable Wi-Fi Connection
If you are using a Wi-Fi with poor signal, it will be very slow or even unable to connect App Store. Find and switch to a good Wi-Fi connection.

Battery drain is the biggest problem which Apple hasn't perfectly solved till now and it happens to iOS 12 as well. Battery life issue is not tricky to fix but some available solutions can partly reduce big consumption of battery.

Tip 1: Find Apps Which Eat Big Battery
Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Usage and check apps that consume battery the most. Delete some apps which are not essential and update essential ones to the latest version.

Tip 2: Turn on Low Power Mode
Go to Settings > Battery > Turn on Low Power Mode.

Tip 3: Turn Off Raise to Wake
Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > disable Raise to Wake.

Tip 4: Reset Settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings.

Also Read: Save Battery Power on iPhone