Is PWNED DFU the same as DFU?

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Is PWNED DFU the same as DFU?

I am curious what PWNED DFU mode is, I know what DFU mode is, and it is device firmware update. You go into DFU mode by pressing the home and power buttons for 10 seconds, and when the screen is dark, and iTunes recognises it, it is DFU. Recovery Mode is when it shows the iTunes and the lightning/30 pin connector on your iPhone, and in some cases before iOS 5, it is the activation screen if there is like a "slide to emergency" on the phone. What is PWNED DFU and is it similar to DFU, or are there some differences?

iPhone 3G, iOS 11.0.2, $20,000 18 karat gold iPhone, 6.7in

Posted on Mar 21, 2018 2:59 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 22, 2018 10:09 PM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

The difference between DFU and Pwned DFU mode is that one is a safe way to upgrade your device firmware (that would be DFU mode), and the other you can only do after you have jailbroken your device. Of course, that is why you have been advised several times to not do it:

APPLE'S JAILBREAK WARNING

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Mar 22, 2018 10:00 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Recovery mode is having the iTunes logo on your phone and a lightning connector telling you that it should restore, and DFU mode is the phone connected to iTunes, and even if you press the home button, nothing happens. They are both the same process.

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ChrisJ4203

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Mar 22, 2018 10:03 PM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

Putting your phone into Recovery Mode, and putting the phone into DFU mode are two separate operations. Apple does not mention, nor do they recommend DFU mode. You can put your phone into Recovery Mode while connected to the computer and iTunes, and connecting can verify that it is in Recovery Mode. Not the same process.

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Mar 21, 2018 3:01 PM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

You don't want to go near it.

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Answer 5

Mar 22, 2018 9:42 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Ok, I knew what it is, but just curious if they are the same. PWNED DFU could void warranty, while DFU is mentioned in Apple’s website.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263

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Answer 6

Mar 21, 2018 3:02 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

What did you mean by "You don't want to go near it?"

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Mar 22, 2018 9:49 PM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

It means don't do it, not matter how many times people on YouTube tell you you should.

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Mar 22, 2018 9:50 PM in response to therravit

No inappropriate posts of yourself, please. This is not a social media network, this is a forum that helps people get answers to technical questions related to their Apple product or iDevice.

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ChrisJ4203

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Mar 22, 2018 9:52 PM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

No where in that support document does it mention DFU. It mentions Recovery Mode. Two different things.

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Is PWNED DFU the same as DFU?

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