What’s up guys! Via from AppGeeker. Today, I’m gonna show you how to put your iPhone
into DFU mode and do a DFU restore to fix the software or hardware issues.
Before we’re kicking off the tutorial of entering into DFU mode in iPhone, let’s
make a quick understanding of what DFU mode is.
DFU is the abbreviation for Device Firmware Update.
A DFU restore is the deepest type of system restore for iPhone
that lets the device connect with iTunes or Finder even when it’s frozen, unresponsive
or broken and then reinstall the firmware to get everything
working again. It really deserves a try before you bring
it to any Apple Service Center to do the repairs.
The main caveat to remember here is that doing a DFU restore will delete everything from
your iPhone. So, make sure that you have a recent backup.
If you don’t have one, we’ve put a link in the description below to help you do the
backup. Alright, what you need to prepare for the
DFU restore is a computer with latest iTunes or Finder installed, your iPhone, and an Apple
USB cable. Depending on the iPhone models you’re using,
the steps to get iPhone into DFU mode are different.
So, you can use the timestamp in the description below to quickly skip to the part for your
iPhone to perform the DFU restore.
Alright now, let’s start with putting an iPhone 6s, 5s, or below into DFU mode.
The first thing you need to do is to connect your iPhone to a computer, then launch iTunes
or Finder. Next, you’ll need to perform some button
presses to enter into the DFU mode. There’re two buttons involved in this DFU
restore process: The Home button and the Power button.
As the process is a little bit complicated, make sure that you read the detailed guide
here first. You got it? Ok let’s do it.
First, hold down the Power button and Home button at the same time.
8 seconds later, let go of the Power button but keep holding the Home button.
When the display goes black and your computer shows you a message saying "iTunes has detected
an iPhone in recovery mode.", release the button and now your iPhone is
in DFU mode. Turn to your computer. To restore the device,
click the OK button, and hit the Restore iPhone option.
Then, it’ll wipe clean your iPhone data and firmware.
Now, it’ll install the latest version of iOS into the device. This can take 15 to 20
minutes. Once done, it’ll restart and then be up
and running. Here, you can set it up as a new phone or restore from your iTunes or iCloud
backup.
Take notes that you’re only gonna put an iPhone into DFU mode
when its screen is completely black and iTunes or Finder can recognize your device saying
that it detects an iPhone that’s in recovery mode.
If you see the Apple logo or anything else on the screen or the phone exits the DFU mode
by itself, just repeat the steps to try again. Next, I’ll show you how to put iPhone 7
or 7 Plus into DFU mode. The same as before, attach your iPhone to
the computer and run iTunes or Finder. Then, read the complete tutorial first.
Now, let’s get right to it.
Hold down the Side button and Volume Down button for 8 seconds.
Then, release the Side button while keeping holding the Volume down button.
When the screen turns black and iTunes or Finder says that it detects an iPhone, let
go of the button. In your computer, click OK button and press
the Restore iPhone button to DFU restore your device.
OK, the final part is gonna tell you how to go to DFU mode in iPhone 8, X, XS, XS Max,
XR, SE 2nd generation, 11, or 12. Here I’ll use an iPhone 11 as an example
to walk you through the process. Get your iPhone hooked up to the computer
and fire up the iTunes or Finder. Now, you can pause the video to take a look
at these complete steps first before setting out to enter into the DFU mode.
When you’re ready, quick press the Volume Up button, the Volume down button, then keep
holding the Side button. When the screen goes black, hold the Volume
down button while continuing to hold the Side button for 5 seconds.
Then, release the Side button but keep holding the Volume down button. When iTunes or Finder
says that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
Let go of the Volume down button and your iPhone should be in DFU mode, with nothing
showing up on the screen.
To complete the DFU restore process, hit the OK button, click Restore iPhone option, and
you’re done. For your information, exiting DFU mode is
easy, too. Here’re the detailed instructions to do
that for all iPhone models. Take a look if needed.
Alright guys, I really hope that this video can help you put iPhone into DFU mode and
perform the restore. If it does, please hit the like button, share
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Also, feel free to get to the comments if you have any other questions about DFU mode
and I’ll give you the answers ASAP. See you in the next video.