How to Fix the Stuck on Apple Logo Issue During iOS 9/9.2/9.2.1 Update

Updated Jul 29,2016 | by Mike

Yes! This is quite common and an annoying problem that may put some people into panic and start worrying about their hardware. If you are updating to a new iOS find the phone is stuck on Apple logo, try force rebooting your iPhone, hard reset it or put it into recovery mode.

Step 1.

Put your device through a hard reboot cycle by pressing and holding down the Home and Power button together for a period of approximately six to seven seconds.  Wait for the device to shut down and then automatically power back on. Let go off the buttons when you see the Apple logo and wait for the device to finish booting. If your device is still stuck on the Apple logo, proceed with Step 2.

Before we continue to step 2, it’s important to have a backup of your iPhone in iCloud or iTunes, because if you don’t, you won’t be able to retrieve your data.

Step 2.

Plug your iPhone to computer via the USB cable and make sure that the latest iTunes is installed.

NB: Defective USB cables and USB ports on PCs and Macs can mess up the data transfer process and corrupt your iPhone’s software. Considering the current scenario, make sure to you use a good USB cable and a better USB port. If you aren’t sure about USB ports in your PC, check it using the device manager and connect plug your iPhone to computer via the USB cable.

Step 3.

Press and hold down Home and Power button together for a period of approximately six to seven seconds. Then release the power button but keep pressing the home button.

Step 4.

You can view the Connect to iTunes screen and now you may let go of the Home button.

Step 5.

Restore your iPhone with iTunes.

This is the simplest way to fix the iPhone stuck at Apple Logo issue. You should keep in mind that this method is only applicable when you have a full backup of your iPhone/iPad. So we highly recommend our readers to keep the backup copy of their device. You can use IOtransfer as an alternative for iTunes to backup/restore your content on a PC/Mac.

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