How to reflash iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and Chinese 6S yourself? How to reflash the iPad 2, 3, 4?

This article will tell you how to correctly review the iPhone and not lose data from it.

Imagine that your iPhone worked properly for a long time and never broke. But the moment has come and everything has changed. Now you are tormented by frequent mistakes and freezes. Often there is a reboot for no reason. It is possible that the last time you have not been updated so well or you do not like the new version of the system.

These problems make you choose. Go to the service center where it will be restored, but for a lot of money. Or you can solve the problem yourself using a flashing. This method may be used by the specialists of the service center. Do not be afraid to install the firmware yourself, because it is not at all difficult. This does not need special programming skills.

What is flashing?

Re -flashing for the iPhone

First of all, this operation is the restoration of the phone to the working condition. Remember that during such an operation, all information will be deleted.

Therefore, if your device is still working, then connect it to the PC and create a backup. Transfer all the pictures, videos and music to the PC itself, because after the recharge, the device will return to the factory parameters and become clean.

First, it is worth making a reservation that regardless of the model used, the firmware installation operation will not be different, so you can not look for something indicating in the instructions that it approaches your device. IPhone flashing is carried out in several stages.

Stage 1. Preparation

How to reflash an iPhone?

• To get started, load the firmware that has an expansion .IPSW. Each model has its own
• It is not difficult to find out the desired version. Usually, the name immediately indicates its version and model of the gadget. You will find the latter on the cover of the phone from the back side
• The complexity of the correct selection of the version according to the model is the existence of GSM and CDMA iPhones. The difference is that they cannot work in the same cellular networks. Therefore, we must choose the right model. By the way, if you try to install GSM firmware on CDMA, then you will not succeed
• When you decide on the model, find a resource where there is access to downloading firmware files. You can choose any version of the OS, not necessarily the newest. The main thing is that she is signed by Apple
• Another thing that needs to be done before updated is disconnecting the iPhone search function. With an activated function, the operation cannot be carried out
• Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes. To do this, open the program and, if it needs to be updated, then the program itself will inform you
• After all the necessary actions, proceed to flashing itself

Stage 2. Re -flashing

How to install a firmware on an iPhone?

There are two ways to install a new firmware - Recovery Mode or DFU Mode. The first mode is emergency and is needed to return the performance of the device.

DFUMODE is, in principle, the same Recovery Mode, its difference is that it makes all operations bypassing the operating system and carries out the flashing directly using Firmware. It makes sense to use this method only if there is a jailbreak or in the absence of an opportunity to perform an operation through Recovery Mode.

Carrying through recoverymode

Installation of firmware on iPhone

• So, turn on the iPhone and wait until the screen is completely turned off
• Connect it to a PC with holding the Home key
• The device will be recognized in recovery recovery mode
• Open iTunes and wait until the smartphone will be detected. Here you have two options:

1. The program will not give any signs. In this case, click on the smartphone icon and find the recovery point, and then click Shift (for Windows) or ALT (for Mac OC) and select it
2. The program will issue a window with a proposal to carry out the restoration, if this happens, then confirm the operation

• The file manager will open with the offer to choose the firmware. Find the desired file and run it
• Further, the program does everything independently, you just need to wait until the operation is completed. Using a long pressing of the power key, turn off the smartphone
• Fast clip to Power button Turn on the device
• Now iPhone is ready to work

Firmware execution via DFU MODE

IPhone - how to load the firmware?

1. Before starting the operation, transfer the smartphone to DFU Mode mode
2. Connect the device to the PC and turn it off
3. Squeeze the Home buttons together and turn off, and count up to ten seconds
4. Next, release the shutdown and hold Home until the end of the device recognizes the Aytyuns program
5. Next, follow the same actions as when working through Recovery Mode
6. Click in Aytyuns the name of your device
7. In the menu, find the recovery point
8. Select it with a clamping shift or ALT button, depending on the OS
9. In the new window, indicate the path to the firmware and run it
10. Wait for the operation to end
11. Now you can safely use your device

This method is suitable for those who installed Jailbreak on the gadget or for some reason to flash through the Recovery Mode.

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