Fixed: iPhone Stuck on Verifying Update and Won’t Turn Off

“My iPhone has been on the ‘Verifying update’ screen for a day now, and it won’t even turn off because the screen is unresponsive and won’t let me slide to power off. I’ve tried locking and waking it a dozen times to no avail. What can I do? Please help!”
Sounds familiar? Or did your iPhone, too, get stuck on the “Verifying update” screen when you tried to install the latest version of iOS 15 or iOS 16?
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