Developers are aware of the challenges that glitches pose within the programs they develop and provide a recovery mode to prevent damage as you fix the issue or restore your device.

There may come a point and time when you’ll need to restore your iPhone 16, or enter recovery mode. At the very least, you’ll probably need to force restart your device occasionally when it hangs. We ...

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If you've ever had an iPhone update go bad, you may have used recovery mode to resuscitate your device. A device booted into recovery mode can't do anything by itself, but it can be connected to a ...

iPhone users have reported that their device is stuck on “SOS mode,” preventing them from making calls or sending text messages amid a major cell phone outage Thursday affecting thousands of users ...

Your iPhone's status bar is a helpful dashboard that provides a glance at the vital signs of your smartphone. You're probably used to seeing the Wi-Fi and cellular data icons in this indicator field, ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. What's worse is that when you get back to ...

The next iPhone update is almost here. Apple iOS 17.3 contains a stunning new feature, called Stolen Device Protection. It’s expected to go on general release in the next two weeks. But if you’ve ...