If your iPhone has been stuck in Recovery Mode for a long while, here are a couple of things you can try on your own, before you contact Apple Support.
Anyone who’s used an iPhone — or any other modern electronic device — is or will eventually become familiar with the typical song and dance of occasional troubleshooting methods. Sometimes, an iPhone will lock up; sometimes, it may get stuck during an update; and sometimes, you might have to make use of Recovery Mode to set things right again.
The problem is that those very troubleshooting techniques can run into problems themselves. Even Recovery Mode, which is specifically designed to help you restore your iPhone by hooking it up to your computer, has the potential to freeze on you. You can expect to spend some time staring at the Restore screen during the process, but as long as the progress bar keeps moving, you’re in good shape.
