

Press and hold down the Power button and Home button at the same time for 8 seconds.Ĥ. iPhone 6s, 6, SE (1st generation), 5s, 5, or earlier, iPad with Home buttonģ. Click OK and let go of Volume Down button.Ħ. After 8 seconds, release the Side button while keeping holding the Volume Down button until iTunes or Finder says "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode." If Apple logo appears, the Side button was held for too long.ĥ. Press and hold down the Side button and Volume Down button for 8 seconds.Ĥ. Connect the device to Mac or PC with USB cable.ģ.

If the screen doesn't remain black, you're not in the DFU mode and need to try again.ĩ. Keep holding the Volume Down button until iTunes or Finder says that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. If the Apple logo appears, you just help the Side button too long and you need to start over.Ĩ. After 5 seconds, let go of the Side button but continue to hold down the Volume Down button. Hold the Side and Volume Down buttons for 5 seconds.ħ. Press and hold the Side button until the screen goes black.Ħ. Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.ĥ. Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.Ĥ. Connect iPhone to a computer with USB cable.Ģ. IPhone 8, X, XS, XR, SE (2nd generation), 11, 12, or newer, iPad without Home buttonġ.

DFU is the deepest type of system restore for iPhone or iPad which lets the device interface with iTunes or Finder and reinstalls the firmware without any hassle. One of the most common steps when troubleshooting an iOS device with significant bugs or software glitches is to do a DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) restore.
