

Click on Update and iTunes will try to update to the latest available software without wiping any data on your device. ITunes will now give you a prompt asking if you want to Update or Restore. The iPhone is now in recovery mode (DFU mode). To do that, press the Volume Up button, then quickly press the Volume Down button and then press and hold the Side button till the iPhone reboots and you see the iTunes recovery screen on the iPhone. Now we’ll have to force restart the iPhone X. Step 2: Connect iPhone X to ComputerĬonnect your iPhone X to your Mac or PC using the Lightning cable that can in the box with the iPhone X. If iTunes is currently running on your Mac or PC, quit it. The 5 steps to put iPhone X in recovery mode to restore your device are as follows: Step 1: Update iTunesįirst, update to the latest iTunes release. So first simply try updating the software via iTunes.

You should know that if you restore your iPhone via iTunes when in recovery mode, it will wipe your entire device. Follow our guide below to find out the new steps. Because Apple has changed the steps for force rebooting the iPhone X, the steps for enabling recovery mode in this new iPhone are also different. When your iPhone is bricked, there’s usually no other option than to put it in recovery mode and try to update or restore it using iTunes.
