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title: "How to put your iPhone into recovery mode"  
description: "How to put your iPhone into recovery mode"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50309/how-to-put-your-iphone-into-recovery-mode  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to put your iPhone into recovery mode

How to [put](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/369/introduction-to-the-asp-dot-net-web-api) [your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50411/what-to-do-if-your-iphone-x-can-t-be-detected-by-computer) into [recovery](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/310588/can-drinking-caffeine-interrupt-your-recovery-from-a-surgery) [mode](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81372/us-congress-should-go-in-remote-mode-for-proper-functioning)\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

The [**iPhone 7**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50888/how-to-fix-an-iphone-7-plus-microphone-that-stopped-working-after-ios-11-3-update) lacks a physical Home button in favor of a capacitive Force Touch Home button, **recovery mode has been shifted to the volume down button.** \

1. If your iPhone 7 isn't already **turned off,** do it now.
2. For 3 seconds, **press and hold the On/Off button on the right side** (iPhone 6 and later) or top (all other iPhones).
3. **Swipe the confirmation slider t**o the right to turn off the light.
4. On your iPhone 7**, press and hold the volume down button.**
5. Make sure your **iPhone 7 is connected to your Mac** or Windows PC and that iTunes is open.
6. When you see the Connect to iTunes screen, **release the volume down button.**
7. **Now your iPhone should be in recovery mode**
8. [**Read more**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50884/how-to-fix-an-iphone-7-plus-that-is-overheating-after-updating-to-ios-version-11-3-1)


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