iPhone 6 stuck at Apple Logo Loading Bar after Update at the last 0.5mm to completion


Hello… please here I am experiencing this in 2021 on my iPhone 6, it was working fine for years the last OS i was using before the problem was 12.4.9 just out of my stubbornness I woke up this morning that let me update the OS to the latest, I upgraded to 12.5.1 and got stuck on the Apple logo progress bar at the very end 0.5mm for i’d say 8 hours, when the phone booted to home screen, I realized that couple things aren't working, date and time was wrong and in the phone settings. “Date and Time” wasn't working, “Privacy” wasn't working “Reset” wasn't working, and what I mean by wasn't working is that When You click those items “ it becomes Highlighted in gray and freeze the settings app and then Crash to home menu again, until u go back to settings to repeat same process which gives same results. So I decided to reset the phone using 3Utools via PC, it did reset but again it got stuck on the Last 0.5mm for roughly 8hours again. When it booted to home screen, same thing happened, somethings in phone settings doesn't work, Same things that weren't working before. So this time around I downloaded the Firmware via iTunes and 3Utools, I restored the phone on normal recovery mode initially, phone got stuck on the last 0.5mm progress bar, waited for the 8hours to see if it will boot to home screen as it does before, this time around it didn't, i waited more hours about 14hrs still stuck in that position. So I decided to do more restore using 3Utools and iTunes in DFU mode, it just never came up to home screen anymore. I DFU restored and waited in that last 0.5mm progress bar for 24hrs it never came to home screen anymore…. Please has anyone experienced this before and fixed it?? I have no other phone.

iPhone 6, 12

Posted on Jan 25, 2021 10:42 AM

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Jan 27, 2021 5:45 AM in response to iMarr

Hello iMarr,


It's always important to make sure your iPhone works as expected. It looks like you've tried restoring your iPhone and it appears to stall when it nears completion. Is that correct?


To verify, have you covered all of the steps in this link? If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This link offers a few additional suggestions that might be useful: Apple logo with progress bar after updating or restoring iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


If those steps don't resolve the issue, your best bet is to work with Apple directly using this link: Contact Apple Support


Take care.

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Jan 28, 2021 1:12 AM in response to ryane77

Hi ryane77, I tried all troubleshooting steps I've seen online and know, non of them worked. When I connect my phone to PC when restoring and after restoring. You know first when restoring your device it shows the first progress bar which usually completes, then it starts the second progress bar that on a normal iPhone with no issue doesn't take up to 2minutes to complete, but thats where it usually get stuck on my device at the very end 0.5mm to completion. As i can remember, I've updated my device several times and restore several times, the second progress bar i know, doesn't even reach the end to get to home screen or the "Hello" welcome screen when you dont skip the setup, but facing this issue it gets to the very end and doesn't even complete. On the PC, It shows that my device has been successfully restored and should proceed with the "Set Up" but all i can see on my phone screen is that Apple progress bar at the very end 0.5mm to completion. My device details, size, serial number, charge times, OS version, files and every other things does show in the PC but on my home screen all i see is the Apple progress bar that doesn't complete. I've removed all of my stuffs from the phone including Apple ID, there's nothing in the device. And also, when I try calling the phone number in the iPhone, it does connect and ring but doesn't make any sound on the phone, just the stationary progress bar on the screen that's all i can see. Took it to local third party repairers thinking its a hardware problem, they tried all they can even changing the Memory IC thinking its corrupted and other IC's on the logic board, that didn't help either, still stuck on that Apple progress bar 0.5mm to completion. They gave me my phone back that they've never seen anything like it. I'm out of options, in my country there's no Apple store that i can go file a report to, this online stuff is the only thing i have.

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Jan 28, 2021 5:03 AM in response to iMarr

Hi iMarr,


We appreciate the reply! If you've tried the steps in the post above and those did not resolve the issue and you've had a hardware repair before, we recommend getting back in contact with the service provider who did the previous work. You can find contact information here: Find Locations


Kindest regards.

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Jan 28, 2021 7:21 AM in response to ryane77

Thank you ryane77, but I'm always seeing this message when i try to navigate to where I'm to get the support "We’re sorry, Apple Support is currently experiencing high demand and has limited availability. Please try again later for more options." I don't know maybe is from my location or country. And even when i "try again later" as it says, same message comes on. Wanted including that in my previous reply that the "Contact Apple Support" always come up with that message but I couldn't edit the post. Now also this "Find locations" giving same message.

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Feb 28, 2021 10:34 AM in response to iMarr

I have the same problem. Tried everything and nothing works! and when i try 3U Tools and ios start i found everything not work setting stuck and phone not ringing when somebody call.. this problem start when ios 12.5 update and i downgrade to ios 12.4.9 it worked fine then i try 12.5 again i found same problem then i try to downgarde but i cant because apple stop support 12.4.9 then i wait for update and found same problem on 12.5.1 now i stuck in apple logo and progress bar.. the problem not in our iphone but in ios 12.5.1 thats is the truth and i dont know why apple dont resolve this problem with new update or let us to downgrade to 12.4.9

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