Looking to put your 2020 iPhone SE in recovery mode? You can put your iPhone SE into recovery mode for a variety of reasons, including to restore it from an unsuccessful software update. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can easily put your 2020 iPhone SE in recovery mode.
Please note that your iPhone SE will get wiped if an IPSW firmware is flashed via Recovery Mode. This is the best way to wipe your entire device clean and restart your phone. To boot your iPhone into recovery mode, you will need to connect it to either a Mac or PC with iTunes installed. For macOS Catalina, however, you only need to open a finder window.
Read: The Best iPhone SE Tips and Tricks
What is Recovery Mode?
To put your iPhone SE into recovery mode you’ll need to use the iBoot procedure. You will be able to verify that the firmware you are trying to install on your iPhone SE is signed and the version that is installed is the latest. Your iPhone SE will display a logo asking you to connect it to iTunes when it is in recovery mode. It is only way to tell if your iPhone SE is in DFU or recovery mode.
How to Put iPhone SE (2020) in Recovery Mode
Step 1: Connect the iPhone SE to your PC using a Lightning cable.
Step 2: Press and release the Volume up button. Next, press the Volume up button quickly and then release it.
Step 3: Press the Side button and continue holding it. The iPhone will restart. Don’t forget to press the Side button.
Step 4: After a few seconds, you should see a logo prompting you to connect the iPhone to your computer. Now you can release the Side button.
Step 5: If there’s iTunes on your PC, you will automatically get a prompt asking you to Restore or Update your device. The Update option allows iTunes to update your iPhone SE with the most recent iOS version without affecting your data. Selecting Restore will wipe out all your data.
To exit the recovery mode, you need to disconnect the iPhone SE from your computer. Then press the Side button and it will boot into iOS. Drop us a line if you have any problems while booting your iPhone SE to recovery mode.