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iPhone 5 stuck on Apple logo with progress bar not moving.

I've been trying to restore and update my iPhone 5 but its stuck on the Apple logo with the progress bar not moving. iTune is at the latest version andbeen trying different usb and still not working. Any idea how to fix it? I've waited for 6 hours and still no update on the progress bar.

Posted on Mar 3, 2014 5:23 AM

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Nov 5, 2015 12:43 PM in response to Briansyddall

Hi, my iPhone 5 halted in the course of upgrading from iOS 8.4 to 9.01 leaving me with a rigid progress bar as well.

Briansyddall's solution seems very similar to Shammi404's. This worked in my situation too, at least as far as restarting the iTunes connection.

It appeared it was NOT a hardware problem, but a disrupted or malfunctioning Apple Mobile Driver. After releasing the second button, the search for a USB-connection apparently started, the missing driver was detected and automatically restored.

Sofar sogood, the "unable to find by/connect to iTunes (time-out)" problem solved and update to the lates iOS installed.

Jun 28, 2016 9:17 AM in response to joimaiveeer

Did you see any error message when restoring with iTunes? If the answer is yes, you can find the exact problem according to the error message.

When you restore the iPhone, it’s suggested to disable the security software. Also, try to plug the iPhone into a different USB port or use a different computer.

If the basic hardware issues are excluded, try the following methods to get your iPhone stuck on Apple screen out of boot loop:

  1. Force the phone to restart
  2. Use Power, Home, Volume Up buttons without restoring. (See the YouTube video.)
  3. Update or restore in recovery mode
  4. Restore in DFU mode
  5. Fix iOS to normal with third-party software without restoring

iPhone 5 stuck on Apple logo with progress bar not moving.

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