How to put your iPod Touch or iPhone into DFU mode

Having trouble putting your iPod Touch or iPhone into DFU mode? Follow these instructions to find out! Wondering why you would want to put your device into DFU mode? Say you want to Jailbreak your device. In order to restore it to the custom firmware, you need to put it into DFU mode. I will explain more about that later.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• iPod Touch or iPhone
• Sync Cable
• PC or Apple Computer
• iTunes Software

1. Connect your device to the computer and open up iTunes.

2. Hold down the POWER button for 2 seconds

3. After the 2 seconds is up, hold down the bottom button along with the power button for 10 seconds exactly.

4. After the ten seconds, release the power button and continue holding the bottom button until your computer makes a noise and iTunes says that your device is in recovery mode.

5. Your device is now in DFU mode! Now you can restore it to a custom firmware by holding down SHIFT and clicking RESTORE. Find the firmware file and hit open. iTunes will do the rest.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you hold both buttons down for EXACTLY 10 seconds.

• If you don't get it the first time, try it again!

• DO NOT restore your device with a firmware you are unsure of. Doing this could damage the device!