iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 Plus stuck in recovery mode

[udontno]

My parents needed to use a back up phone (iPhone 7 Plus). When setting up, my dad entered his passcode wrong and got locked out. When they attempted to restore the phone, they got it stuck in iPhone Recovery mode. I have tried plugging it into multiple computers to restore (says downloading for hours and never downloads), I have tried putting it in DFU mode (can't get it to go into DFU mode).

What can I do, short of throwing it into the garbage?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Try pressing the volume up, volume down, and then press and hold the power button until the phone reboots. If that doesn’t work, try pressing the volume down and power buttons at the same time and continue to do so until the phone reboots.

 

[udontno]

Try pressing the volume up, volume down, and then press and hold the power button until the phone reboots. If that doesn’t work, try pressing the volume down and power buttons at the same time and continue to do so until the phone reboots.

After rebooting, it goes back to the restore screen.

 

[DualShock]

Apple's directions for recovery mode are here:

If you forgot your iPhone passcode or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

Locked out of your iPhone and forgot your passcode? Use a computer to put your iPhone into recovery mode so you can erase your phone and set it up again.

support.apple.com

IIRC DFU mode will result in a blank screen, as opposed to recovery mode which shows a cable and computer on the screen. It's a bit tricky to get it into DFU because you need to release buttons at just the right moment.

How to Use iPhone DFU Mode

The iPhone Device Firmware Update (DFU) Mode makes low-level changes to the iOS software running the device to help you solve phone problems.

www.lifewire.com

When you connect it to a computer and it

says downloading for hours and never downloads

does it actually download anything? Or is it just downloading very slowly?

Not that it would make much difference but are you trying to connect the phone to a Mac or Windows?