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How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

Posted September 22, 2016 at 2:25pm by
These are instructions on how to put your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus into recovery mode. You may need to use recovery mode if you're having trouble restoring your iPhone using iTunes.



Step One
Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable.
How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

Step Two
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons at the same time.
How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

Don't release the buttons when you see the Apple logo.
How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

Keep holding down both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen. You are now in recovery mode.
How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]

iTunes will popup a message letting you know that there is a device that needs to be updated or restored.
How to Put Your iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Into Recovery Mode [Video]


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