How Long Does IPhone Recovery Mode Take (Support New IOS 14)

Part 1. How Long Does It Take to Get iPhone Into Recovery Mode

You can either use a software to enter the recovery mode on your iPhone iOS 26 or you can use the manual steps to do so. Both will give the same result but the steps to be performed are completely different than one another. The following shows both the methods for you.

Case 1: About 5 Seconds Using Free ReiBoot "Enter Recovery Mode" Feature

The easiest and quickest way to get into the recovery mode on an iPhone is to use a FREE software called Tenorshare ReiBoot that allows you to reboot your iPhone into the recovery mode in only 1 click. If you are wondering how long does it take iPhone recovery mode, then you would be amazed to know that the software only takes about 5 seconds to put your device into recovery.

The following should teach you how you can use this method to enter the recovery mode on your iPhone.

• Download the software and get it installed on your computer.
• Plug-in your iPhone to your computer via a USB cable and hit Trust on your iPhone.

• When you see the main software interface, click on the option that says Enter/Exit Recovery Mode.

  

• On the following interface, click on the option that says One-Click to Enter Recovery Mode.

  

• Wait while your iPhone reboots into the recovery mode. This should only take about five seconds.

  

• Your iPhone should now be in recovery mode.

  

You can now perform whatever actions you wanted to in recovery mode on your iPhone.

Case 2: About 1 Minute or Longer Using the Manual Steps

If you would like to give a shot to the manual method to reboot your iPhone into the recovery mode, you can do that as well but it is going to take significantly longer than the above method. This is because you will need to press a key combination and hold it down until your phone enters the recovery mode.

If you ask how long does recovery mode take on iPhone 5, this could take anywhere from one minute to several minutes depending on how quickly you get used to the key combination.

Your iPhone must be connected to your computer when you perform the following steps.

Enter Recovery Mode on an iPhone 8 or Later

• Press the Volume Up button and release it.
• Press the Volume Down button and let it go.
• Press and hold down the Side button until you boot into recovery.

Enter Recovery Mode on an iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

• Press and hold down both Volume Down and Top (Side) buttons on your iPhone.
• Release the buttons when you enter the recovery.

Enter Recovery Mode on an iPhone 6S or Earlier

• Press and hold down both Home and Side (Top) buttons on your iPhone.
• Let go of the buttons when your phone enters recovery.

If you want to find out how long does it take to restore an iPhone in recovery mode, it totally depends on what your iPhone model you have and what software version you are updating to.