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title: "How to fix an iPhone 8 that get stuck on Recovery Mode after updating to iOS 11.3"  
description: "How to fix an iPhone 8 that get stuck on Recovery Mode after updating to iOS 11.3"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-10-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50543/how-to-fix-an-iphone-8-that-get-stuck-on-recovery-mode-after-updating-to-ios-11-3  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 8"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to fix an iPhone 8 that get stuck on Recovery Mode after updating to iOS 11.3

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Your phone was stalled because it encountered certain difficulties and the **system failed** in the middle of the procedure. It wouldn't harm to try again in such a scenario. As a result, here's what you should do: \
Use the **original Lightning cable** to connect your iPhone 8 to your Mac or Windows computer. Remove any other external devices from your computer's USB port to avoid generating a conflict. **Close any open applications** or programs on your computer to avoid any interruptions to iTunes during the restore process. \

1. When your iPhone is connected, immediately **press and release the Volume Up**, **Volume Down,** and then the Side/Power buttons until the phone **reboots**. Continue
2. Hold the **Side/Power button** even when you see the Apple logo.
3. Once you see the Connect to iTunes screen, r**elease the Side/Power button.** Your device has entered recovery mode, as indicated by this message.
4. When you **open iTunes**, you should get a notification that says, 'There is an issue with the iPhone that necessitates it being updated or restored.'
5. **Choose Restore** and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the iOS restore procedure in recovery mode.


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