How to Restore iPhone without Updating in Recovery Mode

Category: Unlock iPhone

July 25, 2024 3 mins read

Question

"My iPhone is locked. iTunes said it would restore and update to the latest iOS version. How to restore iPhone without updating?"

Do you have the same issue? When you can't connect iTunes to restore, you may only left with one solution – put your iPhone into Recovery mode.

If so, don't worry, this article will show ways to restore iPhone without updating to the latest iOS version.

If your iPhone is disabled or locked you need to restore it so you can use it again, but meanwhile you don’t want to update it to the latest iOS. Here’s how to restore iPhone without updating in recovery mode.

1 Put iPhone into Recovery Mode

• For iPhone 8/X or later: press and release the Volume Up button and then press and release the Volume Down button. Press and hold the Side button until the recovery mode screen shows up.

  

• For iPhone 7 or 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until the recovery-mode screen shows up.

  

• For iPhone 6s and earlier: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until the recovery mode screen shows up.

2 Restore iPhone Without Updating in Recovery Mode

If your iPhone is already in recovery mode, follow the steps to restore iPhone without update:

Step 1: Open iTunes on your PC and then connect your iOS device.

Step 2: After connecting your device to your computer, put it into Recovery mode.

Step 3: Wait until you see the option to Restore or Update; select Restore.

Wait for the process to complete the restoration progress. Your iPhone will restore successfully without updating, and you can now set your iPhone as new.

Note

• Restore your iPhone in Recovery mode will not update it to the latest iOS version, but it will erase all the data and settings on your phone. So if you don’t have any backups, you will lose them.
• Please note that it can’t make sure that it will restore your iPhone with 100% success, it may cause some uncertain errors or damages.

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Step 1: Download and launch the program, and then click Start to begin the process. Then connect your iPhone to the program.

Step 2: Put your iPhone into Recovery Mode.

Step 3: Download the firmware and verify it.

Step 4: After verifying successfully, click Start Unlock to start the unlocking process.

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Note

This will erase all the data on your device, so it would be better to make a backup first. Also it will update the iOS version to the latest one.

If you have ever backed up the data on your iPhone in iTunes or iCloud, then the following two methods can meet your requirement of reset iPhone without updating.

1 Use iTunes Backup to Restore iPhone

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to computer and launch iTunes.

Step 2: Select your device and click Restore Backup.

Step 3: When the window pops up, enter your password and click Restore.

2 Use iCloud Backup to Restore iPhone

Step 1: Open Settings > General.

Step 2: Click Reset > Erase all contents and settings.

Step 3: See Apps & Data page. Click Restore from iCloud Backup on this page.

Step 4: Sign in to your iCloud account and complete the backup recovery.

You should now get the answer of how to restore iPhone without updating, follow the steps above and your problem will be solved quickly.

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