Author: Mason Cooper

iOS is generally reliable, but updates can fail, storage can fill at the wrong moment, and devices occasionally refuse to start for no obvious reason. When an iPhone or iPad gets stuck — on the logo, in recovery mode, or on a black screen — most owners assume a repair shop or a full restore is the only way out. Often, neither is necessary. Why a factory restore is the last resortApple’s own recovery route works, but it typically ends in erasing the device and restoring from a backup — assuming a recent backup exists. For many people it does…

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