iPhone 12 Pro Max 1110 error

Apple, I'm waiting for a solution. I don't accept losing my data.

The problem is that your device does not have enough space to install a system update during the restart. The solution is free up some space on your device, but it is not possible cause it cannot turn on. AFAIK, there is not a way to free up space using the recovery mode.

I am having the same issue right now. It looks like apple devices are not ready for this scenario. I am running out of space cause it is a nightmare transfer my media files to my pc. Now I have more than +200 gb of media that must be deleted during the restoration process to make my phone work, or I will not be able to use my phone until apple fixes this issue (if they do it someday). This situation is frustrating, I even bought a couple of repair tools that promise to fix the system but they did not work either.

It does not work, the reason is that the storage is almost full, Do you know if there is a solution already or will we have to restore and lost our data. Of course, this is exactly what we want not to do. There must be a way to free up space from the iPhone in recovery mode.

There is no solution. I bought three different tools, and no one could fix it. I even got reimbursement from them. I had to factory restore my iPhone and lost all my data. I am pretty sure that I will not buy an iPhone anymore.

I have been struggling for the last 15 hours on fixing this issue with no success. I also paid for couple of softwares to repair this with no luck. It should be pretty easy to fix. You can delete some apps or allow user to delete some media or other data.

I'm having the same issue. Because I do not want to lose any of my data, I have purchased a new phone. I have tried several tools as well with no success thus far. It is frustrating as I depend on my phone quite a lot. Did not have a recent back up because my cloud storage was full. Nonetheless, I will keep my phone as is in hopes someone finds a solution.

Hi there Error1110, 

We understand that when attempting to update your iPhone, you’re encountering an error message. 

We’d like to have you work through the steps in the following article, based on the verbiage of the error you’re seeing. Even if the error number is not shown, there may be more in the message that can point you in the right direction. For example, some times an error can have a number but say, "an unknown error occurred [error number],”. 

iOS update and restore errors

Let us know if you have any questions. 

This happened to my SE2 with nearly full storage as well. I was using the Twitter app when suddenly the app crashed. iOS home screen was still working but I could not start any other apps. I restarted but got in the dreaded boot loop.

If you Google for "itunes error 1110", then most reports are from the last few weeks, which suggests that this error/regression was introduced recently. Hopefully Apple will produce a fix when enough people report it. It's really crap when your phone gets bricked because of full storage.

References

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253260914 [this]

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253234723

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253292610

I've taken the phone to the Genius Bar and also talked with Apple technical support on the phone. The only solution Apple is able to provide at the moment is to reset the phone to verify the hardware is still good and get the latest OS (15.1) on the phone. Still holding out, as I don't want to lose all the data. Still upset that the phone is essentially bricked from rebooting it after clearing off a data to free up space on it.

I have taken the phone to multiple phone repair and recovery shops in town. Since the phone is stuck in a boot loop and doesn't get to a stable state, they can't offer any of their solutions for data extraction.

Now to look into a data recovery solution that sacrifices the phone to get the memory. Any suggestions?

Opened another thread and updating there as new options are explored and tried.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253386433

Hello ~Try this information from a prior post by one of our knowledgeable senior posters here in this forum *Axel Foley*

Try and Force Restart your iPhone exactly as shown below and see whether that resolves the issue:

• Press and quickly release Volume UP button
• Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button
• Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF). 

~Katana-San~

Did anyone succeed to get his data after error 1110 or I have to restore the phone and loose all my data ?!

and did the iPhone worked after the restore ? Or it’s a hardware problem and still the iPhone will not work ?

please advise as I am without my phone 11 pro max for more than 2 weeks now

Did anyone succeed to get his data after error 1110 or I have to restore the phone and loose all my data ?!

and did the iPhone worked after the restore ? Or it’s a hardware problem and still the iPhone will not work ?

please advise as I am without my phone 11 pro max for more than 2 weeks now

Apple has zero documentation on this error code! (issue: iTunes displaying "Error 1110" when trying to restore phone.) Even the various discussion groups have no workaround. Please help Apple. Phone is bricked (more specifically, stuck in reboot loop).

Next time, you have to pay for a backup solution!

Apple clearly can take your data from phone & use the PC/Mac as a temporarily "buffer" storage until update is completely successful , even in case of problems at least data is safely reside on PC/Mac (encrypted of course) so you don't lose.

But alas, Apple way is to pay for it!

Next time: prepare to backup through various free backup service like your own cloud & time machine (local server) (check nextcloud) , you can also use google photo for backup (free 15GB) , for other data you can spread some through dropbox, onedrive ..etc.

Be warned though, Apple's ecosystem from ground up is constructed around forcing customers pay for service, so restrictions will always -always- apply.

Would be great if they had a light weight OS that could be the "Update" image. Doesn't even need to have a GUI, maybe just an image to show the phone is alive and connectable to a machine to pull all the data.

Once you have your data recovered, clear off some space on the device and then actually update to the latest OS.

Understand not wanting to release an OS like that out in the wild, but should at least give the Genius Bar this capability.

Really don't want to lose all the data on this phone and hoping for a quick solution to this problem. Bricking a phone for using it's storage is not great... I had the same symptoms as another user. Was using an app and it was getting glitchy. So closed all the apps out and started deleting some pictures to clear out a little more space. Then rebooted and now its stuck in a reboot loop. And get error 1110 when I try to update to 15.1.