{"id":957842,"date":"2026-07-25T06:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957842\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:57:26","slug":"ios-27-access-the-new-iphone-recovery-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957842\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 27: Access the New iPhone Recovery Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since iOS 26, a malfunctioning iPhone has been able to boot itself into Recovery Assistant<\/a>, with no Mac or PC required. However, you could only get there if your device failed to start up and dropped into recovery on its own. <\/p>\n

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In iOS 27, currently in beta, Apple has removed that limitation, and you can now manually boot into a Mac-style recovery screen whenever you like. <\/p>\n

The new recovery mode lets you troubleshoot, update, or erase your device without necessarily plugging it into anything. It can connect automatically to a known Wi-Fi network, and it shows your battery percentage in the corner of the screen. Here’s how to access it.<\/p>\n

How to Boot Into Recovery Mode<\/p>\n

Accessing the recovery mode is similar to the equivalent mode on Apple silicon Macs<\/a>, and it works the same way on iPads running iPadOS 27.<\/p>\n

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  1. Turn off your iPhone, then wait about a minute to ensure it has fully shut down.<\/li>\n
  2. Press and hold the Side button<\/strong>. The Apple logo will appear as it normally does during startup \u2013 continue holding the button and you’ll see “Continue holding for recovery…”.<\/li>\n
  3. Release the button when “Loading recovery options…”<\/strong> appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your iPhone will then boot into the new recovery screen instead of loading iOS.<\/p>\n

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    What the Recovery Options Do<\/p>\n

    The recovery screen offers five options:<\/p>\n