When you get the option to Restore or Update - you should choose Update. Keep holding the Power button until you see the recovery mode screen.Ĥ. Press and hold the Power button, and don't let go when the device restarts. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. iPad models with Face ID: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.You will see the Apple logo but continue holding both buttons until you see the recovery mode screen. iPad with Home button: Press and hold both the Home button and the Power button at the same time.Try the following steps until the recovery mode screen appears: Connect your iPad into your computer via the USB cable, and open iTunes or Finder.ģ.

If you're using Finder, ensure that your Mac is up to date.Ģ. If necessary, delete it from the computer completely, and empty the recycle bin. Check iTunes to keep it updated to the latest version. To restore iPad from recovery mode, follow these steps:ġ. You can get more details here: If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Yes, this might sound silly, but it works in many cases. When you find your iPad is in recovery mode and won't restore or update, the first way you should take is put your iPad in recovery mode and set it up again. Use iTunes & Finder to exit recovery mode loop We'll walk you through the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following paragraph to fix the issue and get your iPad back to working condition again. So if you've ever had iPad stuck in recovery mode issue, then this article is for you. More specifically, users stated that they get error 9, 14, 4013, 4014, 4005 and the like and go back to recovery mode loop even though they follow the prompts shown on the screen.

Many users of iPad have reported that their iPads gets stuck in recovery mode during software update. However, this process might not always go as expected. You connect your device to the computer with a Lightning-to-USB cable, locate it, select 'Check for Update.' click 'Update' if an update is available, and leave it alone. Updating your iPad to the latest software (iPadOS) version should be easy. When I plugged it into computer and opened iTunes to make a restore, it said it's extracting the software and then the Apple logo appeared with the empty progress bar, then gets stuck 'waiting for iPad.' Any help? I just updated my iPad to the latest software version, but half way through, the iPad was stuck in recovery mode and only showed the iTunes icon with a USB charger.

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