Why can't I activate my phone after upgrading?

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cannot activate my phone after upgrade

I never set up icloud and its not letting me into my phone

 

[DarlaMack]

Re: cannot activate my phone after upgrade

I never set up icloud and its not letting me into my phone

How was your phone set up before the upgrade?

 

[anon(4668389)]

Mine got stuck on that step too. I force reset the phone and then when I was prompted about that I skipped it, then got into my phone without an issue.

 

[Bren_nan]

Re: cannot activate my phone after upgrade

If you run into this issue after you update try plugging the device into iTunes and see if that will assist in activating the device. I've read about this step being tried in other forums and it seems to work for some people