
If the restore process won't finish, learn what to do.Īfter the restore finishes, you can set up your device from your archived backup, which must be from an earlier version of iOS or iPadOS. If asked, enter your Apple ID and password, which disables Activation Lock. If the download takes more than 15 minutes and your device exits the recovery mode screen, let the download finish, then repeat step 2. This erases your device and installs the current non-beta version of iOS or iPadOS.

For iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, or iPod touch (7th generation): Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and volume down buttons at the same time.Then, press and hold the side button until you see the recovery mode screen. Press and quickly release the volume down button. For iPhone 8 or later: Press and quickly release the volume up button.Continue holding the top button until your iPad goes into recovery mode. If you're not sure, see which buttons you need to press to restart your iPad. Press and hold the top button until your iPad begins to restart. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button. On an iPad without a Home button: Press and quickly release the volume button closest to the top button.

Connect your device to your computer, then put your device in recovery mode with these steps:.Make sure your Mac has the latest version of macOS or the latest version of iTunes.If you don't have an older backup that was made using the current version of iOS or iPadOS, you might not be able to restore your device with your most recent backup. Note that backups created while using beta software might not be compatible with older versions of iOS or iPadOS. To remove the beta immediately, without updating to a later version of iOS or iPadOS, you need to erase and restore your device.Īfter erasing and restoring your device, if you have an archived backup, you can set up your device from that backup.
