What is the matter with my iPhone?
Basically I bought an iPhone stuck in DFU mode from Amazon thinking there was a way I could fix it. Turns out I was wrong. Basically it won't show any signs of life, even when I plug it into iTunes nothing comes up. It's just blank. Any help, please.
As long as nothing is actually wrong with your iPhone, you can exit Device Firmware Update (DFU) mode without restoring the device in iTunes. To get out of DFU mode follow the same steps as a forced restart.
1. Hold down the Sleep button and Home button at the same time.
2. After a few seconds the Apple logo appears and the iPhone will boot.
3. Your iPhone is now out of DFU mode.
If the procedure doesn't work the first time, try steps 1-2 again. If something is wrong with your iPhone you may need to restore using iTunes.
Restoring using iTunes:
If your iPhone fails to boot up repeatedly you may have to restore it with iTunes and your computer. To restore the iPhone completely follow these steps:
1. Before you connect your iPhone with the USB cable, start iTunes. Make sure iTunes is finished downloading podcasts, updating, etc.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer and wait 10-15 seconds for the connection.
3. Press and hold both the sleep/wake button and home button on your iPhone.
4. After 10 seconds, release the sleep/wake button and continue to hold the home button only.
5. Wait a few more seconds and iTunes should pop up a dialogue box that asks if you are ready to restore your iPhone. Your iPhone is in recovery mode.
6. Follow the steps in iTunes to restore.
Sometimes when you press the home button and sleep/wake button together the iPhone will try to reboot again. If this happens and you see the Apple logo disconnect the iPhone and start from step 1.
After restoring your iPhone OS you can sync your contacts and music, or even restore from a backup (as long as you've synced your iPhone and made a backup previously on the same computer).
Kristina, nothing is happening, I've tried those methods about 3 times now. It doesn't seem to be working.
Faulty hardware has nothing to do with itunes
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