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iPhone 7 will boot into DFU but won't restore(ios 13)

as title says, just stuck on black screen, it gets stuck at 'waiting for

iphone' on iTunes restore. the phone sometimes displays the restore

thing with the laptop. on latest ios, any help or ideas on what it could

be hardware wise?

iPhone 7

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 10:27 PM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2020 11:00 PM

Did you try to connect in recovery mode, to restore it to factory settings?

If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


In case setting it back to factory settings does not work, the problem is hardware related.

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iPhone 7 will boot into DFU but won't restore(ios 13)

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