When you need to reflash your phone or update iOS to the current version, the DFU mode becomes simply necessary. Also in any emergency situation without this regime can not do. If you decide to deal with the situation on your own, but do not know how to enter this condition of the device - this article will respond to all your questions.
How to enter the iPhone in DFU mode - Difference DFU from Recovery Mode
Many users of the iPhone phones came across the recovery mode (in the English-speaking interface "Recovery Mode"), but what is his difference from the DFU mentioned, and did not understand. The first leaves your device in working condition: you see a picture on the screen, the phone responds to the touch. The second option implies work with a phone without a direct entrance to the shell. In other words, the device does not respond to any touch and pressing the buttons, as well as its screen remains black and extinguished.
IPhone input algorithm in DFU mode
So, you will need your phone, personal computer and USB cord through which you connect the device.
Connect through the iPhone cable to a laptop or computer, be sure to turn it off.
- wait a couple of seconds from the moment of turning off the device,
- now simultaneously hold the HOME button, which is located in the center of the phone at the very bottom and Power from the end,
- squeeze exactly ten seconds to yourself,
- release your finger from the phone, with the power button POWER,
- continue to hold the HOME clamped key,
- after a couple of seconds, your computer recognizes iPhone in DFU mode,
- if nothing happens on the screen, simply repeat the algorithm again. It is possible that you just held the buttons clamped too long or a little. Press both buttons again and take up to ten if it does not work, just look at the second clock arrow.
How to enter the iPhone in DFU mode without pressing buttons
If you know exactly that one of the HOME or POWER buttons is broken or the algorithm described above does not work. Then try to follow the instructions in this article below:
- download the Utility "DFU", it is called
- save to your computer to drive C,
- connect the iPhone through the cable,
- make sure that the iTunes application is accurately disabled even in the background,
- call the command line by pressing Win + R or on Fn + Win + R laptops,
- enter the following phrase to the command line "C: / DFU / DFU IBSS.M68AP.Release.dfu" without quotes and press Enter.
Now your phone from Apple is entered into DFU mode without buttons.
There is also the second utility with the name "RedSn0W", it modifies the firmware directly. Download it and install it. Then go to parameters: "Extras - Even More - DFU IPSW" and expect within a few minutes while the program itself does not create a new firmware file.
Now you can run iTunes and flash the phone by selecting the created file. The utility function is that it adds an algorithm to the IOS firmware file, which automatically enters the iPhone to the DFU mode before installing the update. After that, the problem of the phone login to the DFU mode will no longer disturb you.
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