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iPhone XR Stuck in Boot Loop (from low storage) !

Hello! Recently my phone started acting all buggy due to my low storage and I made the mistake of trying to restart it. It is now stuck in the boot loop.

I have tried doing the restart it doing the "volume up-volume down-power" combo, which did not work. I then connected my phone to iTunes through my PC. I tried to update my phone and in turn, I did not have enough storage to do so. After this, I tried the restore option, however, that also tells me that I do not have enough storage and that I should clear some space.

My dilemma here is that I cannot delete any storage since my phone is in the boot loop. Does anyone have any advice on how to help this?

Much thanks

iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 16, 2022 9:41 PM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2022 9:46 PM

I found this online to stop the boot loop if storage is full-


  1. If your iPhone is at the lockscreen, DO NOT enter your passcode. If your iPhone is currently boot looping, press and release volume up, press and release volume down, then hold the power button until you see the Apple logo. It will take longer than usual, but you should see your lockscreen eventually. Again, DO NOT enter your passcode.
  2. Call your phone. Use your friend's phone, request a call from any online service, anything. You just want to get your phone to display a call screen for at least a minute. Once you get the call, answer it.
  3. Once you are in the call screen, press the plus icon to add someone to the call. Your iPhone will request your passcode, enter it. Now swipe down from the clock to get to the control center. Hold your finger on the WiFi icon, twice, and get into "WiFi settings".
  4. The settings app will now open! Your friend can now end the call. From here you can back out from WiFi settings into General > iPhone Storage, and you can delete or offload apps on your phone to recover space! You need to free at least 600MB, but I'd free at least 1.5GB just to be safe. Your iPhone will appear to hang for seconds at a time while doing this, it is normal, you just have to wait!
  5. Once you've freed enough space, you should be able to go to your homescreen without crashing. However, your phone will be in a temporary messed up state where some apps might be invisible, none of your contacts will be recognized, and apps will be very funky in general. Just hard restart your phone using the instructions in step 1 and your phone will be as good as new!


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Jun 16, 2022 9:46 PM in response to Quazimodosky101

I found this online to stop the boot loop if storage is full-


  1. If your iPhone is at the lockscreen, DO NOT enter your passcode. If your iPhone is currently boot looping, press and release volume up, press and release volume down, then hold the power button until you see the Apple logo. It will take longer than usual, but you should see your lockscreen eventually. Again, DO NOT enter your passcode.
  2. Call your phone. Use your friend's phone, request a call from any online service, anything. You just want to get your phone to display a call screen for at least a minute. Once you get the call, answer it.
  3. Once you are in the call screen, press the plus icon to add someone to the call. Your iPhone will request your passcode, enter it. Now swipe down from the clock to get to the control center. Hold your finger on the WiFi icon, twice, and get into "WiFi settings".
  4. The settings app will now open! Your friend can now end the call. From here you can back out from WiFi settings into General > iPhone Storage, and you can delete or offload apps on your phone to recover space! You need to free at least 600MB, but I'd free at least 1.5GB just to be safe. Your iPhone will appear to hang for seconds at a time while doing this, it is normal, you just have to wait!
  5. Once you've freed enough space, you should be able to go to your homescreen without crashing. However, your phone will be in a temporary messed up state where some apps might be invisible, none of your contacts will be recognized, and apps will be very funky in general. Just hard restart your phone using the instructions in step 1 and your phone will be as good as new!


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Jul 31, 2022 3:55 PM in response to Quazimodosky101

Facing the same issue with my IPhone 13 Pro..pls advise (it keeps showing error 1110 when I try to update software through itunes)..I don’t have back up, so don’t want to try Restore option..since it is stuck on apple logo, I can’t delete apps/videos/pics to free up space

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Jun 16, 2022 10:04 PM in response to Quazimodosky101

Quazimodosky101 Said:

"iPhone XR Stuck in Boot Loop (from low storage) !: Hello! Recently my phone started acting all buggy due to my low storage and I made the mistake of trying to restart it. It is now stuck in the boot loop.[...]"

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Being Stuck in a Boot Loop:

When your iPhone is stuck in a boot loop, that typically happens when you unsuccessfully download some things or an install stalls.  So, refer to my User Tip: How to Fix an iPhone in a Boot Loop - User Tip

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iPhone XR Stuck in Boot Loop (from low storage) !

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