My phone has been stuck in a reboot loop for 24hrs. It won't stay in Recovery Mode(DFU Mode) Long enough for me to restore it. I have tried to get in and turn on Find My iPhone, but as soon as I click it my phone would Start rebooting again.

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My phone has been stuck in a reboot loop for 24hrs. It won't stay in Recovery Mode(DFU Mode) Long enough for me to restore it. I have tried to get in and turn on Find My iPhone, but as soon as I click it my phone would Start rebooting again.

Yesterday morning I went to charge my phone and he wouldn't stop rebooting it's self. I went on youtube and figured out how to put it in recovery mode (DFU Mode). Now before I put it in recovery mode i disabled the Find My Phone feature in iCloud. I want to restory my iPhone but it wont stay in recovery mode long enough for it to restore. It will shut off and start rebooting again. I can get in my phone if i force shut it off and turn it on again...but it will only let me use my phone up to 10 seconds and it will start rebooting again. Or if I try to turn my "Find My iPhone" feature back on it will shut off and start rebooting again. Can someone please help me fix my phone. I've had it for 2 years now and I would like to keep it.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1.2, My recovery mode wont stay on.

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 7:48 AM

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CarlAVII

Community Specialist

Sep 24, 2014 7:04 AM in response to Elliiee

Hello Elliiee,

The steps detailed below can help stabilize your iPhone.

Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.

Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIsand corrosion.

Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.

After at least 30 minutes, if:

The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.

The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.

Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.

If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.

If the display turns on, go to step 4.

If the display remains black, go to next step.

If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.

My issue is still not resolved. What do I do next?
Contact Apple Support.

iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802

Cheers,

Allen

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