iPod Touch

How and why to put your iPhone or iPad in recovery mode

An iPhone in recovery mode showing a white cable pointing towards a MacBook

Whether you’re having problems with your iPhone or iPad or perhaps would like to start anew, recovery mode can be a helpful solution. It’s a feature built into iOS and iPadOS for device troubleshooting that lets you update the device or reinstall the operating system to fix issues and restore it to its original factory settings.