This tutorial will guide you how-to do shift restore on iTunes for PC (Windows). The shift + restore method below applies to iPhone, iPad, and iPod. By restoring iOS firmware, all content on the device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod) will be erased and will be reset to factory settings. Make sure to backup before restoring the iOS firmware to iPhone, iPad, or iPod.
If you are going to do this on Mac, please use Alt/Option keyboard button instead.
Follow these steps to restore iPhone firmware using SHIFT + Restore method.
- Put the IPSW firmware file on Desktop (or any folder which can be accessed easily)
- Open iTunes.
- Connect iPhone to computer using USB cable.
- Put your iPhone into DFU mode.
- When you have successfully entered DFU mode, a popup alert will appear on iTunes and say:
iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.
click OK.
- Now, HOLD ON the SHIFT button on keyboard and click the restore button on iTunes together, then a dialog window to select IPSW firmware file will appear.
If you only click the Restore button without holding the SHIFT button, iTunes will display this alert instead:
- Once a dialog window appears to browse the IPSW firmware file (*.ipsw file), select the IPSW firmware file on Desktop (step 1).
- Please wait while iTunes restoring the firmware file to iPhone.
- Once your iPhone has been restored, a dialog box will appear on iTunes (will automatically closed after 10 seconds):
Your iPhone has been restored to factory settings, and is restarting. Please leave your iPhone connected. It will appear in the iTunes windows after it restarts.
- Click Ok and Done.
Congratulations. You have successfully restored your desired firmware to the iPhone. You will be asked to setup as a new phone or restore from the last backup. Select one and click continue.
If you found any unknown error while restoring, please search on this website to find the solution.
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thks, it's helps. But all the purchased games gone.
where to download of categories
You can restore them all if you have backup on iTunes.
Simply right click on your iPhone via iTunes, click Restore.
Hi,
I have done all the steps mentioned above, the only stupid thing i did was to uninstall the itunes and reinstalled ……..now whatever i do (Jail break..unlock) my itunes still shows the same message "The SIM card inserted in this phone does not appear to be supported "….is there any way to fix this.
Thanks heaps in advance
If anyone has a soultion/fix to the above problem, please email me srikanth2929@gmail.com
everything u mentioned is gr8 and very helpful thank u!
but when i want to update the iphone firmware using the shift-restore in itunes, the iphone should be on or off?
and what version of itunes should i use? pls rply
You should put iPhone into DFU mode
Hi,
i have FU i phone but accediently i lost my 3.1.3 firware can you pls tell me from which source i can update to the same…
pls help
You can see the download page.
sorry i didnt get you???
you mean to say from itunes or what???
Did u ever get this problem fixed? I have the same problem right now
hi
i heard this method deletes music and apps – it's basically a restore after all. If you use Shift+update instead of restore, does it still delete music 'n' all?
By restoring iPhone, it means you are going to delete any data and restore the iPhone to factory settings.
so i have the same problem where my phone's sim card isn't working. so i did exactly what this said and restored the firmware. but then after it was done, the same message came up. "the sim card inserted in this iphone does not appear to be supported" i used the 3gs 4.3.3 firmware. please help?
He asked to shift+update, not shift+restore!
im downloaded new virsion 4.2 for 3g the after downloading massage came insert compatible sim card with support carrier what mean
My phone doesnt show up in the dialog box after I hold down shift and click restore… HELP MEEEEE!
THNKZ FOR THE HELP I HAD SUCEESFULLY MY IPHONE 3G TO IOS 3.1.3.
iTunes says "the iPhone ' iPhone' could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (23). -What does that mean?