

For the iPhone, hold down the Siri button + volume down buttons simultaneously, wait for the power menu, and then drag the 'Slide to Power Off' toggle to the right. Last but certainly not least, the iPhone and Apple Watch may need a good-old restart. Turning a device off and back on again is often the easiest way to fix a gadget when it's acting up, and in the case of Apple Watch updates being stuck on the Verifying screen, this rule does apply. For the Apple Watch, hold down the side button, wait for the power menu to appear, and then drag the 'Power Off' toggle all the way to the right. Open the app page on the Apple Watch, tap the Settings app, tap 'General,' and then tap 'Software Update.' This will show the same 'Verifying' message at first, but after placing the Watch on the charger, it should begin downloading all the necessary files and complete the update within a few minutes. It may initially seem like there's nothing someone can do to get past it, but that's not exactly true.Īnother option is to access the update directly from the Apple Watch and not through the iPhone app. It's a fine security protocol to have, but as many Apple Watch owners have pointed out, this 'Verifying' message tends to get stuck and not go away.


After checking for the update and finding it, the Watch app shows the update version, a changelog of its new features/bug fixes, and then says it's 'Verifying' the update to make sure it's safe to download. Apple then directs users to open the app, go to its settings, and install the software update there. Whenever Apple releases a new version of watchOS, users get a notification from the Watch app on their iPhone alerting them to it. As annoying as this can be in the moment, the good news is that there are a few tips to get past this screen and finish an update. Appleregularly releases software updates for the Apple Watch, but unfortunately, they don't always work as intended. Over the years, many Apple Watch owners have complained that it gets stuck on a 'Veryifying' screen - thus making it impossible for the update to complete.
