Hi! I see you're having trouble with the Nice G.O. app on your iPhone getting stuck on "Checking for Updates" when connecting a new device. Let's work through this together.

To start, could you tell me a bit more? For example:
- Is this issue happening during the initial setup of a new device within the app?
- Are you setting up the device from scratch or restoring from a backup?
- Do you have a stable internet connection on your iPhone when this happens?

Meanwhile, here are some initial steps that often help in this scenario:

1. Check Your Internet Connection: Make sure your iPhone is connected to a reliable Wi-Fi or cellular data network. Sometimes, slow or interrupted connectivity causes update checks to stall.

2. Restart the Nice G.O. App: Fully close the app by swiping it away from your list of recently used apps, then relaunch it.

3. Restart Your iPhone: This clears temporary glitches that might affect app functionality or network connections.

4. Check for iOS Updates Manually: Occasionally, if your iPhone’s iOS is outdated, apps can have trouble reaching their servers. Go to Settings > General > Software Update and check if an iOS update is pending. If your iOS update itself is stuck or doesn’t proceed, you may want to update the phone via a computer using iTunes or Finder.

5. Try Adding the Device Again: According to the Nice G.O. instructions for adding a new device, remove the stalled device entry if possible and redo the setup from the start, selecting your device type carefully1.

If you've already tried these or if the iPhone update check itself is what's stalling (not just Nice G.O.), please let me know that too; I can guide you on more advanced troubleshooting steps or alternative update methods.

Would you like to try these and tell me what happens?

iphone stalled on Checking for Updates when connecting new device during initial setup

Thanks for clarifying that the issue occurs during the initial setup of your iPhone when it gets stuck on "Checking for Updates." This is a known situation sometimes triggered by glitches in the update process during setup.

Here’s a focused step-by-step approach to resolve this:

1. Ensure Stable Wi-Fi: First, double-check that your iPhone is connected to a strong and stable Wi-Fi network. A weak or intermittent connection often causes the update check to stall.

2. Delete Partially Downloaded Update: Sometimes the update file gets corrupted during download. To remove it, go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage, find the update under “Software Update,” and delete it if present. Then try reconnecting to check for the update again.

3. Force Restart Your iPhone: This can clear temporary glitches. For most iPhones, quickly press and release the volume up button, then volume down, and then hold the side (power) button until the Apple logo appears.

4. Use a Computer for Setup and Update: If the issue persists, try connecting your iPhone to a Windows PC using iTunes (or Finder on Mac) and perform the update through the computer. This bypasses the over-the-air (OTA) update process that might be stalling.

5. Reset and Retry Setup: If none of the above works, consider erasing the iPhone setup progress by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. Then restart the setup fresh.

A few users reported success wiping the device while on the update screen by holding down the side button until a power menu appeared, then selecting restart and retrying the update2.

Would you like me to walk you through connecting your iPhone to a PC to update it directly? That can often get past these setup update stalls. Let me know how you’d like to proceed!