New combination for iPhone 7 DFU mode [MERGED]

[Armen]

Just an FYI,

Apple has re-mapped the force restart, DFU mode combinations to the sleep/wake button + volume down on the iPhone 7.

 

[penajmz]

Interesting. Makes sense since there is no physical home button now.

 

[Nozuka]

I guess if they really plan to completely remove the home button in future iphones, they all ready took care of one problem.

 

[C DM]

Interesting. Makes sense since there is no physical home button now.

Is it not physical still, but just different in design essentially?

 

[Armen]

Is it not physical still, but just different in design essentially?

the new home button is essentially not a button when the phone is turned off since there is a software element that makes it work. Kind of hard to enter DFU mode if one of the buttons required doesn't work if the phone is off.

 

[C DM]

the new home button is essentially not a button when the phone is turned off since there is a software element that makes it work. Kind of hard to enter DFU mode if one of the buttons required doesn't work if the phone is off.

Right, the press on it wouldn't register as there isn't anything to pick it up. I haven't quite read up too much on it or seen it in action really, but it still seems that it's a physical button essentially, just one that doesn't really work when the device isn't on.

 

[spazma7ik]

Power+Home Button combo that is.

 

[veedubshafer]

I'm hearing it's going to be power + volume down button now.

 

[Nozuka]

No. It's now Power + Volume down

edit: Ah he beat me to it

 

[nia820]

I was wondering the same thing. I imagine Apple may make the hard reset combo power+ volume button.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I think I prefer the power/volume down button. Now you can do it one handed.

 

[veedubshafer]

I think I prefer the power/volume down button. Now you can do it one handed.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[robertkarlsen]

Since Apple removed the homebutton, how will the DFU/Hard Reset work now?

 

[jk4lebron23]

Should work the same way with applying the right amount of pressure to the home button

 

[penajmz]

No, it has changed to power button and volume down. The home "button" doesn't work when the phone is off.

 

[robertkarlsen]

No, it has changed to power button and volume down. The home "button" doesn't work when the phone is off.

Source for that...?

 

[penajmz]

Somebody posted it here somewhere but a quick google search retuned a few results. Here's one: http://m.imore.com/how-to-reset-enter-dfu-mode-iphone-7

 

[x-evil-x]

Source for that...?

a few reviews have mentioned it. Only physical buttons will work...

 

[robertkarlsen]

Thanks guys! ❤️

 

[CrAkD]

I was wondering about this

 

[Shadowbech]

Should work the same way with applying the right amount of pressure to the home button

Unfortunately that is not the case with 7/7+. When the phone turns off the stationary home button does not work so it won't be able to. Apple has redirected it. also refer post #17 of their thread

 

[jk4lebron23]

No, it has changed to power button and volume down. The home "button" doesn't work when the phone is off.

Seems easier to do actually

 

[scotio200]

Seems easier to do actually

Yes will be a one handed operation now

 

[TitsLegendary]

Are they positive about the timing on how to enter DFU? They say you hold power for 3, both buttons for 10, and then release the power. If you see the apple logo then it didn't work properly. In my experience, I would hold both buttons until the apple logo appeared then count to about 5 and release the power button until it went into what I thought was DFU mode. It always worked for me when downgrading software which I thought you had to be in DFU mode to do. Any insight?

 

[scotio200]

The way I do it, hold both buttons until screen goes off, count to 3 and relese the power button. The screen will stay black and iTunes will detect your phone. Once iTunes detects I release the home button (or volume down as it will be now)