If your iPhone has been sitting in Recovery Mode — more specifically, stuck on the Restore screen — for an extended period of time with no visible change in the progress bar, here's what you ...

Wait for the Recovery Mode screen to appear. If your iPad doesn't have a Home button: Press and release the volume button closest to the top button.

Do this until you see the Recovery Mode screen (computer and cable icon). iPhone 7/7 Plus: Follow the button combination in the previous step and hold until the Recovery Mode screen appears.

Keep holding them until you see the Recovery Mode screen. You will be presented with the option to “Update” or “Restore.” Try “Update” first, as this preserves your data.

If a forced restart doesn't work, restart in Recovery Mode instead by connecting your device to a computer, then selecting your iPhone on the computer via the Finder (macOS 10.15 Catalina and ...