Iphone 4 stuck on Recovery Mode While updating Software?!?!

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Iphone 4 stuck on Recovery Mode While updating Software?!?!

I started to update my iphone 4 from ios 7 to ios 7.0.3 without plugging it in to my computer. A message poped up that said "verifying update", then the screen went blanc as if it were restarting. The apple logo came up for asecond, and then went into recovery mode. I tried to hard restart it but that didnt work. I havent bcked up my Iphone in almost a month, so I really dont want to have to reset it. Any advice would be AMAZING. Thanks!

iPhone 4, iOS 7, Iphone 4 stuck on Recovery Mode!!!!

Posted on Nov 4, 2013 5:39 PM

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Answer 1

KiltedTim

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Nov 4, 2013 5:52 PM in response to Keslerfan99

Anything that was on your phone is already gone. You don't have a choice at this point. You MUST restore it using iTunes.

WHY did you not bother to back it up at all? Backup to iCloud is AUTOMATIC if you're connected to a WiFi network and power. Why you wouldn't turn this on is beyond me.

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Keslerfan99 Author

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Nov 4, 2013 5:54 PM in response to KiltedTim

Why did this happen though? Is there anything i can do to prevent this in the future?

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KiltedTim

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Nov 4, 2013 5:55 PM in response to Keslerfan99

Sometimes things go wrong during an update. It's impossible to say what happened at this point.

You can avoid data loss in the future by backing up on a regular basis. As has already been pointed out, iCloud backups are automatic. They require absolutely no user intervention after they are turned on.

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