[Solved] iPhone Stuck in Recovery Mode? | iphonexpertise - Official Site

What is Recovery Mode

When the iPhone has serious operating problems, a possible and extreme solution is to reset the device. In that case you need the help of Mac / PC to then open iTunes. Just simply connect your iPhone to Mac / PC using the Lightning cable and then open iTunes. Once iTunes detects your iPhone, click on the tab Summary and click Restore. However, in some cases, it is necessary to activate the recovery mode device before performing the reset process.

Apple created the recovery mode for iOS to prevent the iPhone or other iOS devices from suffering further damage. It is part of the iPhone bootloader, called iBoot. The function of iBoot is to check, scan and look for errors. When there is something wrong with the iOS firmware or updating your iPhone, the device will automatically enter that recovery mode to load iBoot.

When to use Recovery Mode?

You can put your device into recovery mode to carry out the process restore via iTunes. Here are the situations where you may need to put your device into recovery mode:

1. In the recovery process when iTunes cannot detect the device or indicates that the device is in recovery mode.
2. If you have a message "Connect to iTunes”On the iPhone screen
3. Your iPhone is stuck on a black screen with the Apple logo for more than a minute with no progress
4. iPhone won't turn on
5. Problemi con il touchscreen dell'iPhone
6. Forgot your passcode
7. You can't update iOS and your iPhone is stuck in a continuous reboot loop
8. The process of updating or restoring the operating system does not work

 

How to Enter and Exit Recovery Mode

How to enter recovery mode

1. Make sure your iPhone is fully charged.
2. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your Mac / PC.
3. Connect your iPhone to your Mac / PC.
4. Launch iTunes.
5. Force restart your iPhone while connected to the computer by holding down the power and home buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.
6. Once the Apple logo appears on your iPhone screen, release the Power button but hold the Home button until you see the iTunes logo and a USB cable.
7. Done. You are in recovery mode.

Important to note if you just want enter recovery mode you don't always have to connect your iPhone to your computer. You can also simply plug the device into the power source and do the last two points above. But, usually you enter recovery mode to restore iPhone and then you need to connect iTunes on computer. After successfully entering the recovery mode, iTunes will automatically detect the device and a pop-up will appear. You will be given three options: Cancel, Update o Restore. It is important to note that if you press the "Restore”You will lose all data. So if you want to restore iPhone make sure you have backed up your data before.

How to get out of Recovery mode

To exit the recovery mode simply perform the process of forced restart pressing the power and home buttons for a few seconds until the Apple logo appears. If this fails, you can try using the program ReiBoot and follow the guide: how to exit recovery mode

Repair iPhone Stuck in Recovery Mode

Below we see the most effective solutions to fix an iPhone stuck in recovery mode and get it back to working as usual.

# 1. Forced restart

If yours iPhone is stuck in recovery mode, you don't need to restore it and thus lose your device data. Often a simple forced restart of the iPhone can fix iPhone stuck in recovery mode. To do this, press and hold the power and home buttons for a few seconds until you see the Apple logo on the iPhone screen.

#2. Use Software to Exit Recovery Mode

If hard reset doesn't help you get out of recovery mode, try using third-party software. This software can help your iPhone get out of recovery mode. One of these software options is dr.fone. In addition to helping iOS devices to get out of the recovery mode loop, it can also fix several errors that occur when restoring with iTunes.

Download the version DEMO by dr.Fone for iOS on your Windows PC or Mac:

Then follow these steps:

1. Launch dr.Fone on your computer and connect your iPad / iPhone to the computer
2. From the main screen of dr.fone, access the "REPAIR"

Select Standard Mode to try to fix iPhone without erasing data. Or click on the “Exit Recovery Mode” link at the bottom right.

Then proceed with the repair and follow the instructions that will be shown in the program.

The first step will be to download the updated firmware for your iOS device. Enter the model and version of your iPhone / iPad and then click on DOWNLOAD to download the firmware package.

Immediately after the download, the program will automatically repair the device.

# 3. Restore iPhone in iTunes

If software solution like dr.fone doesn't help, then you need to restore your iPhone. The reset process will erase the data from your iPhone. You can restore iPhone using iTunes by following these instructions:

a) Launch iTunes on your Mac / PC.
b) Connect your iPhone to Mac / PC using a Lightning cable.
c) In the "Summary" tab, click "Reset"
d) iTunes will download the firmware first.
e) At the end of the process the device will be set as new.

# 4. Restore iPhone in DFU mode

DFU is short for Device Firmware Update, a condition where the iPhone cannot load iOS or the bootloader but can be detected by iTunes. This mode can be used to restore jailbreak iPhone as well.

You can rely on this technique if restoring the iPhone didn't work. Restore iPhone in DFU mode is the last method you can do to try to fix the iPhone stuck in recovery mode.

Steps to enter DFU mode and restore iPhone

1. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your Mac / PC.
2. Make sure you have a stable internet connection.
3. Connect your iPhone to Mac / PC using a Lightning cable.
4. Enter DFU mode by holding down the power and home buttons simultaneously for about 10 seconds. Then, just release the power button, but hold down the home button.
5. If your iPhone has managed to enter DFU mode, a pop-up message will appear.
6. Click on "Restore”In the popup message.
7. iTunes will download the firmware for your iPhone. Let the process complete.