
If iTunes is currently running on your Mac or PC, quit it. The 5 steps to put iPhone X in recovery mode to restore your device are as follows: Step 1: Update iTunesįirst, update to the latest iTunes release.

So first simply try updating the software via iTunes.

You should know that if you restore your iPhone via iTunes when in recovery mode, it will wipe your entire device. Follow our guide below to find out the new steps.

Because Apple has changed the steps for force rebooting the iPhone X, the steps for enabling recovery mode in this new iPhone are also different. When your iPhone is bricked, there’s usually no other option than to put it in recovery mode and try to update or restore it using iTunes.
