How to Enter and Exit the Recovery Mode in iPhone

The Recovery Mode is a vital feature found in iPhones that allows you to restore your devices. It can come in handy if you forget the lock screen password. Further, using it you can also erase the data and be able to set it up again.

However, accessing the Recovery Mode can be challenging for some users, especially if they don’t know to enter and exit it. Fortunately, accessing it will be quite easy once you’re done reading this guide.

In this guide, you will get to know how to enter and exit the Recovery Mode in iPhone.

How to enter Recovery Mode in iPhone?

The Recovery Mode

The process to enter recovery mode is the same for iPhones 8th generation and newer. Here are the things to follow to enter Recovery Mode in iPhones –

  • Connect the iPhone with your PC or Mac
  • If you get a prompt on iPhone, you should select “Trust”
  • Then, press and hold the Side + Volume Down keys simultaneously until the power slider appears
  • After that, use the slider for turning off your iPhone
  • Once the iPhone is switched off, you should press and hold the Side key
  • Continue to hold the Side button until you get the Recovery Mode screen (Recovery screen will be the one that shows cable and a laptop)

If your iPhone boots into the system, you should try the process once more exactly as mentioned. This way, you will be able to access Recovery Mode in iPhone easily.

How to exit the Recovery Mode in iPhone?

Once you have restored your iPhone in the Recovery Mode, your device will restart automatically into the system. If you have changed your mind and wish to boot back from recovery mode, you’ll be able to exit the iPhone Recovery Mode easily.

To exit Recovery Mode, you should remove the cable and press and hold the Slide button. Wait until the Apple logo appears. Once the logo appears, you’ll need to let go of the Slide button and wait for your device to boot into the system.

Aviral Sharma
Aviral Sharma
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Aviral Sharma is a talented and passionate writer who has been using words to express his thoughts ever since he learnt how to hold a pen. He is passionate about outer space, history, sports and most importantly technology. Aviral is a regular writer for rootmygalaxy.net and has been getting better by the day. He currently own Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, iPhone 13 and a HP Pavilion laptop

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