How to Put iPhone in Recovery Mode

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iPhoneHeat

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Sometimes, in order to restore your iPhone firmware using iTunes, you need to put iPhone into Recovery Mode. Lets learn how to enter iPhone in Recovery Mode in order to restore its firmware.

Step 1
Open iTunes and connect the iPhone via USB.
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Step 2
Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time.
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Step 3
Continue holding the both buttons until your iTunes pops up a message telling you that it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode.
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Your iPhone screen will look like this:
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Posted in: iPhone, iPhone Guides, iPhone Tutorials on April 28, 2009

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  4. amrinder 28 October 2009 at 7:09 am #

    i was update my iphone 3g with the help of itunes and after that it got locked
    the update was iPhone2,1_3.1.2_7D11_Restorewhat will i do to make my iphone again unlocked
    please help

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      Sorry Updated Baseband is not unlockable, atleast for now

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  5. Andre 4 November 2009 at 1:36 am #

    Thanks, very helpful :)

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  6. Scottp 28 December 2009 at 11:40 pm #

    Thanks!! That did it! :)

    Reply
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