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Restore iPhone Firmware Without iTunes, First of all, you need to Download iTunes The latest version x32-bit or x64-bi t any of them which is your computer, for your windows or macOS. ITunes allows to restore and unlock the iPhone and iPad in easy steps iTunes it self-restores the iPad and iPhone but in some cases, your net problem can be an issue that it would take a long time to restore an iPhone or iPad so therefore we need to find out a new way of restoring them. For example, you can restore iOS 10/iOS 10.1 to iOS 9, iOS 9.3, iOS 9.3.5 without iTunes after downloading the IPSW file; you can upgrade your iPhone iPad to iOS 10 without losing any contents. What’s more, it enables to resolve the frustratingly unresponsive “Slide to Upgrade” screen, to fix the Software Update Failed error, due to storage space limitations on the target device.
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Apple's iPhone 5 is a typically smart phone of high intelligence, which makes you better enjoy your daily life. However, sometimes you may fall into bad situations, such as your iPhone 5 experienced problems loading due to an application conflict or errors from a recent firmware update. Or in some cases, you want to sell your own iPhone 5 for your own reasons, you got a second-hand iPhone 5 and want to delete the data on it without passcode, etc. At this moment, iPhone 5 factory settings restore is always useful. The next content will show you how to restore iPhone 5 to factory settings in 2 methods.
How to Restore iPhone 5 to Factory Settings?
You can either restore your iPhone 5 to factory settings though iTunes or without the use of iTunes. However, restoring iPhone 5 will delete all data and contents, including music, videos, contacts, photos, text messages, notes, etc. you'd better backup your iPhone 5 before the restore. There are 2 ways for you to back up iPhone 5 data:
- 1. Use iTunes to backup: you can sync your iPhone 5 with iTunes, or control-click (right-click) your iPhone 5 in iTunes under Devices and choose Back Up.
- 2. Use iCould to backup: go to Settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage on your iPhone 5.
After you have backed up your iPhone 5, you can try the following 2 methods to restore iPhone 5 to factory settings.
Method 1: Restore iPhone 5 to factory settings with iTunes
Before restoring, you should verify that you are using the latest version of iTunes.
- 1. Connect iPhone 5 to your computer and select your device when it appears in iTunes.
- 2. Select the Summary tab and click the Restore button to restore iPhone 5 to factory default.
- 3. After a restore, your iPhone 5 will restart. You then will see 'Slide to set up'. Follow the steps in the iOS Setup Assistant.
If you get a second-hand iPhone 5 and don't know the password on it, you can also easily restore the iPhone 5 to factory settings without passcode by connecting it to iTunes. But the first thing you should do is: hold down the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the notice 'Slide to power off' appears, slide the red button to power down iPhone 5 and then hold down the Home button about ten seconds until the notice 'Please Connect to iTunes' appears. Then you can follow the above instructions to restore the iPhone 5 without a password.
Method 2: Restore iPhone 5 to factory settings without iTunes
If you have no iTunes, you can restore your iPhone 5 like this:
- 1. Press 'Home' button on iPhone 5 and tap 'Settings' icon on the main screen.
- 2. Tap 'General' and 'Reset'.
- 3. Tap 'Reset All Settings' to restore iPhone 5 to its default settings. Tap 'Erase All Content and Settings' to restore iPhone 5 to its original factory settings.
- 4. Tap 'Erase iPhone' to confirm.
You can choose either of the 2 methods to restore your iPhone 6/6 Plus to factory settings according to your need. If you forgot to backup iPhone 5 data and want to directly recover the important files, such as SMS, contacts, photos, etc. try iPhone Data Recovery to help you.