Hi, again. My message bounced back to me earlier today. What is DFU mode? I'm simply not familiar with what that is. All the best, Brian
> On Sep 19, 2016, at 3:49 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 change, it’s been replaced by the Volume Down button during the process.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 > > > > Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more iPhone 7 videos > > 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: > > > > Guides > > iPhone 7 > > > Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were announced on 7th September 2016 > > View THe Guide > > > Original Article: > http://9to5mac.com/2016/09/18/iphone-7-how-to-force-restart-recovery-dfu-mode > > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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