iPhone 7: How to force restart, enter Recovery Mode, and enter DFU mode
9to5Mac / Jeff Benjamin
Since the Home button on iPhone 7 isn’t a mechanical button anymore, and is
instead a capacitive solid-state button controlled by software, it’s no
surprise that performing hard resets, entering recovery, and entering into DFU
mode no longer works the same way on iPhone 7.
The good news is that you’ll only need to adopt a new button combination to
perform each of these tasks. Have a look at our full video walkthrough, and
we’ll show you how.
How to force restart iPhone 7
To force restart (hard reset) the iPhone 7, press and hold the Sleep/Wake
button + Volume Down button for 10 seconds. Because of the Home button change,
it’s been replaced by the Volume Down button during the process.
The side-effect to this method is that the Volume HUD appears on screen each
time you wish to force restart the iPhone 7. Not a big deal, but not as
“clean-looking” as in the past.
How to get into Recovery Mode on iPhone 7
Step 1: Connect your iPhone 7 to your Mac or PC with a Lightning to USB cable.
Step 2: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume Down button until
the screen turns off. Continue holding the Sleep/Wake button + Volume Down
button, even after you see the Apple logo appear.
Step 4: Release the Sleep/Wake + Volume Down button once you see the Connect to
iTunes message appear on the iPhone 7’s screen.
Step 5: Launch iTunes, and you should see a message stating that “There is a
problem with the iPhone that requires it to be updated or restored.”
Video tutorial
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How to get into DFU mode on iPhone 7
Getting into DFU mode, as you can probably guess, also requires a change.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone 7 to your Mac or PC with a Lightning to USB cable.
Step 2: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume Down button
simultaneously for 10 seconds.
Step 3: Release the Sleep/Wake button while continuing to hold the Volume Down
button for 10 additional seconds. Unlike Recovery Mode, which presents a
Connect to iTunes message on the screen, the iPhone 7’s screen will remain
blank while in DFU mode.
Step 4: Launch iTunes, and you should see a message stating that “iTunes has
detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can
be used with iTunes.”
The Volume Down button takes on an additional role on iPhone 7
How to exit Recovery mode or DFU mode on iPhone 7
As long as there are no issues with your iPhone, getting out of Recovery Mode
or DFU Mode is easy.
Step 1: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume Down button
simultaneously until you see the Apple logo appear (or the connect to iTunes
message disappear when in Recovery Mode). You iPhone should boot back to the
Lock screen.
Although there is no longer a mechanical Home button on the latest iPhone, it’s
still relatively easy to force restart, enter Recovery Mode, and enter DFU mode
by strategically wielding the Volume Down button + Sleep/Wake button
combination.
To learn more about the new iPhone 7, be sure to watch our Top iPhone 7
features video, embedded below:
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Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were announced on 7th September 2016
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Original Article:
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