iPhone 5 Stuck on slide to upgrade after iOS 9 update..

Hi Kissinuk

I downloaded Global and it worked! My phone is restored and it looks like I didn't lose any photos (which is what worries most of us!). I am so so so grateful for your help and harpreet0singh. Again thank you so much, you have been wonderful!

Hi

please could you let me know if it is possible to fix this stuck screen when I don't have a laptop to hook up to? I don't have iTunes on. Laptop but I have done this upgrade and am stuck on the slide to upgrade screen and really worried I have lost all my photos and videos.

thanks

Thanks for finding and posting this fix. I'd spent three hours on a Saturday night trying to sort this out before finding your post. I followed the Appple support recommendations, tried the reinstall (several times) and got stuck with the "turn off Find iPhone on your iphone" when I couldn't get in.

Downloaded and installed 8.4.1 and phone now back up and restoring data. I should have known better than to install a new apple ios without waiting for at least the first two sets of update fixes (i know once bitten should be twice shy). It's the same reason I hadn't updated from ios 7 once it became stable. How hard would it have been to put a notification on the front end that "You must turn OFF find iPhone before attempting to install this update".

What's even more surprising is that this issue has been evident from at least the 16th and the same update is still being pushed out to users. Customer service at its best.....

omg thank you !!!! this helped me a lot !

i still don't understand why it did this to my friends iPhone cause when i upgraded i had no problems

but anyway thank you for your info

http://blog.justfirmware.com/2015/08/iphone-ios-841-mirror-mega.html

I used this site to download IOS 8.4.1 based on Harpreet's post - it was much quicker than the ipsw site.

Thank you Harpreet, you are excellent.

HI Harpreet

Wondered if you could answer this question for me. I have exactly the same problem but i am on holiday in Brazil ! So i have my laptop with me atm and just downloaded itunes but will it work.. My phone also hasnt been backed up in a longtime due to full storage--I am so scared for my pictures!

thanks marina

I Currently don't have a working computer or laptop. is there going to be a new update that will fix my phone? Is there an eta for that? My phone stuck at slide to update.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO RECOVER ALL YOUR DATA: You DO NOT need to wipe your phone with this method. Simply click the Update button instead of Restore while clicking Option (Mac) or Shift (Win). It will open the window to select the IPSW just as if you hit restore but your phone will come back as if you did an update and you will not need to restore from a backup or start as a new phone. This is especially important if you don't have a recent backup.

sorry i dont understand.. I am not the best with computers etc.. 😟

For those of you using this method here is a modified simpler set of INSTRUCTIONS TO UPDATE and RECOVER ALL YOU DATA WITHOUT a BACKUP

Step 1 - Download IOS 8.4.1 IPSW as noted in the original post or google "8.4.1 IPSW"

Step 2 - Connect the stuck iDevice to iTunes. It should still appear in iTunes. If not soft reset by holding home+power until it restarts while connected to your computer. If you have a passcode, you will get an error initially. If so, swipe through the Hello screen on the device and enter the passcode. It will go back to being stuck but that will allow iTunes to connect.

Step 4 - Hold down the Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and and then click UPDATE (VERY IMPORTANT. DO NOT HIT RESTORE).

Step 5 - Browse to the 8.4.1 file you downloaded and select it. This should Update to the previous IOS version and you will be back in business. Note: This WILL NOT wipe phone.

When you iPhone asks for a password just skip this steo, it solves the problem but you can't set a password. If you try to set a password, the bug will appear again.

If you Option/Shift click Update rather than Restore you can follow these same steps without the need for a backup or any loss of data.

ok now i have another problem

When i connect the phone - it is stuck on hotspot so my laptop is recognizing my phone over any other wifi. as i am abroad it is locking and i am unable to do anything !

this is a nightmare for someone like me !

please help!!!!

Just turn off the device by holding down power and the hotspot will no longer appear. Alternately, go to System Preferences->Network and edit the network list so that WiFi is above hotspot in the list and it will prefer the Wifi. Lastay, if you plug in an Ethernet cable it will use that network instead.