If you can't update or mend your iPhone or iPod touch

You can put your iOS device in recovery modality, then restore it exploitation your computer.

In these situations, you might penury to use recuperation mode to restore your device:

  • Your estimator doesn't recognize your device OR says it's in recovery manner.
  • If your CRT screen is stuck connected the Orchard apple tree logotype for some minutes with no progress bar.
  • You see the recovery fashion screen.

Learn what to do if you see the progress bar on your test for several minutes.

Put your device in recovery mode and set it upwards once more

  1. Make sure that your Mac is in the lead to date. If you'atomic number 75 using iTunes, make a point you give the in style version of iTunes.
  2. On a Mac with macOS Catalina, wide-open Finder. On a Mac with macOS Mojave Desert or earlier, or on a PC, open iTunes. If iTunes is already open, close it, then open it again. Find out which macOS your Mackintosh is victimisation.
  3. Keep in your device connected and wait until the retrieval mode screen appears:
  4. Locate your device on your computer. When you see the option to Furbish up OR Update, choose Update. Your computer volition try to reinstall the software without erasing your data. Await while your computer downloads the software for your device. If the download takes more 15 minutes and your twist exits the recovery mode screen, let the download finish, so repeat step 3.
    A Finder window on a Mac showing options to restore or update your iPhone.
  5. After the Update or Restore completes, set up your device.

Get more help

  • If you see an erroneousness when you update or restore your iPhone operating room iPod, learn what to do.
  • If you ass't update OR mend your device with recuperation style, you can't use recovery musical mode because of broken buttons, or your device is stuck in Activating Lock, striking Apple Support.

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