How to cancel and iphone update?

I was getting the new update for my iphone 4 but i have to delete everything on my phone for it to work but i can't use my phone because it says i need to plug it into itunes. Is there a way i can cancel the update?

You are going to be stuck in this screen, so the only thing to do now is to continue what you're doing on iTunes.

I can suggest one thing though, and that's a hard reset. Hold the Power button and the Home button at the same time until the screen blacks out. Then turn on your phone again and see if that bypasses the plug-into-iTunes screen.

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