Recovery Assistant iOS 26 is a new built-in feature that allows your iPhone to repair itself or restore wirelessly using another device without a computer.

iOS 26 adds a new Recovery Assistant feature to all compatible iPhones, and it can help return the device to a working state, with no Mac or PC required. Recovery Assistant was introduced in the first ...

While recovery mode is the more straightforward method of fixing an iOS error, it might not always work. Should recovery mode not work, there is an alternative: Device Firmware Update (DFU) mode, ...

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 ...