Unfortunately, Apple devices, whether iPhone mobile or iPad Tablet, are not infallible and can present failures, which undoubtedly leave us careless without knowing what to do on some occasions. In addition, there are some cases in which it becomes irremediable to have to reinstall the operating system of these devices . However, for the benefit of iOS users, there is a solution that protects a way to repair a specific software problem in the terminal and refers to introducing it in the “ recovery mode “, “ restore mode ”or mostly known as“ DFU mode ”.
While it is true, the method allows us to restore any of these iOS devices at the factory in a completely simple and efficient way , connecting it to iTunes. In addition, this may be required when you want to Jailbreak your device , which refers to the process of removing certain limitations imposed by Apple through the use of modified cores. The most important thing in these cases is that you make sure that you do very well.
Also, as usual, it is essential to introduce an iPhone or iPad in DFU mode once iTunes does not recognize it , when the screen has been locked with the Apple logo for many minutes or Well, at the moment you don’t see the screen to connect iTunes. In short, it is all the problems that can be linked to the software and that luckily, are solved by placing the electronic device in this method to finally recover it completely.
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Steps to set and activate the restore mode on the iPhone or iPad
First of all, keep in mind that performing a restoration is extremely simple . Below we detail the procedure you must carry out:
- Initially, what you should do is turn off the iPhone or iPad completely . That is, press the button on the top of the device, until the option “ Swipe to turn off ” appears on the screen and thus, just slide the control.
- When it is turned off, connect the USB cable to the iPhone or iPad and the other end to a computer with iTunes . While doing this step, you must keep pressed the home button located on the front of the terminal. However, if you have an iPhone 7, 8 or iPhone X you must press the volume down button .
- Subsequently, press and hold the home or volume down button, until it appears a Connect to iTunes screen.
- Once it appears on the screen of your device, you can release the home or volume down button . Now, in case that screen does not appear, it is necessary that you repeat the steps from the beginning again. To finish the procedure, iTunes will show you a window like the one we show you right away :
In this window, you can choose between restoring the current version held by the device or upgrade to the latest available version . If you choose the option to restore, you should know that all data saved on the iPhone or iPad will be lost . So it is always essential, make backup copies so that in case of a failure, not all data is lost.
Then, when you restore or update , you can try if your device is absolutely fine . If so, perfect because you can use it as if nothing had happened and continue enjoying it.
But, if you have not been able to restore the device with this procedure, there is still one thing you can do and is to put the device in DFU mode and thus try to successfully restore the iPhone . Therefore, below we explain how to do it.
How to put DFU mode on iPhone to restore it?
This refers to a more powerful solution or even more “ aggressive ” compared to the restoration. So if the latter is not enough, it is recommended with full responsibility to use the DFU .
Now, when you use this method, you must be very clear that this will completely delete the data from the iPhone and also, will be configured as a factory device , that is, completely new. Although, once the system is restored, the action of installing it, a backup you have is supported and that is why it is recommended, the importance of making backups constantly .
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In this sense, we let you know the steps you should take, if you want to restore your iPhone mobile :
- It is valuable to highlight that you need a computer that has iTunes and thus, open that platform there . Then connect the device with the USB cable .
- Subsequently, turn off the iPhone and press and hold the button on the side top , so that the shutdown bar appears.
- When you turn off your mobile completely, you must press the home button or the volume down button at the same time , if you have an iPhone 7, 8 or X; and the power button located on the front of the cell phone . This, at least, for 10 consecutive seconds . Therefore, it is recommended to count these seconds, otherwise, the process will not work in any way . Well, during this time the Apple logo will disappear from the screen.
- After 10 seconds, you can stop pressing the power button but you must keep by pressing the home button or the volume down button , until iTunes recognizes the iPhone .
- Now, when iTunes identifies that device, a window will appear that informs that it has detected a terminal in that state and pressing “ Accept ” will start the restoration.
To conclude, just wait for the restoration process to finish and you’re done, you’ll have to make your iPhone ready to use. However, in case you do not want to restore and you already have the phone in DFU mode , you just have to press and hold the home button and the button at the top until the device restarts normally.
What are the differences between DFU mode and restore mode on an iPhone phone ?
While it is true, both one and the other are very useful when there are problems with the terminal software . However, these present differences depending on the situation in which the fault is generated.
When we refer to DFU mode, it is essential to use it only if you want to load a specific version of the operating system . Since this solution skips the iOS iBoot bootloader, which is useful for Jailbreak users.
On the contrary, when you submit the terminal to the restoration method , it is usually carried out if the mobile has some problems but still, you want to restore the version you currently have installed, or change to the latest version available . That is, in these cases, just use the restoration.
Among other differences, we limit the following:
- The appearance of the screen . Once a white USB cable along with the iTunes logo appears on the phone’s screen, it’s because you’re in recovery mode . On the other hand, if the screen shows absolutely nothing and remains black , it is the most “aggressive” system, that is, the DFU .
- The preservation of data saved on the iPhone . As we have ratified throughout the post, using DFU mode is a much more forceful method than placing the mobile in recovery. Since it involves setting up the cell phone from scratch , as factory default. Which, without a doubt, causes the loss of data stored in the terminal , which you can then restore only if you have a backup.