To put your iPhone into recovery mode, follow these steps based on your iPhone model: For iPhone 8 or later (including iPhone SE 2nd generation and later):
- Connect your iPhone to a Mac or PC using the original USB or Lightning cable.
- Open Finder on macOS Catalina or later, or iTunes on Windows or earlier macOS versions.
- Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
- Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
- Press and hold the Side (Power) button until the recovery mode screen appears. This screen shows a cable pointing to a computer or the "Connect to iTunes" message.
- On your computer, select your iPhone when it appears.
- You will be prompted to Update or Restore your iPhone. Choose Update to reinstall iOS without erasing data. If Update fails, repeat the steps and choose Restore, which erases all data and reinstalls iOS
For iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus:
- Connect your iPhone to your computer and open Finder or iTunes.
- Press and hold both the Side (Power) button and the Volume Down button simultaneously.
- Keep holding until the recovery mode screen appears.
- On your computer, select your device and choose Update or Restore as needed
For iPhone 6s or earlier:
- Connect your iPhone to your computer and open Finder or iTunes.
- Press and hold both the Side (or Top) button and the Home button together.
- Keep holding until the recovery mode screen appears.
- On your computer, select your device and choose Update or Restore as needed
To exit recovery mode without restoring:
- Press and hold the Side (Power) button until the recovery mode screen disappears and your iPhone restarts normally
This procedure is useful when your iPhone is stuck on the Apple logo, frozen, or having trouble updating or restoring over the air. Recovery mode lets you troubleshoot by reinstalling iOS via your computer
