{"id":376,"date":"2024-04-04T09:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/?p=376"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T11:42:18","slug":"how-to-repair-ios-free-of-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/blog\/how-to-repair-ios-free-of-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"How to repair iOS free of charge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articletext\" class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<h2 id=\"repair-ios-free-in-which-situations\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-repair-ios-free#repair-ios-free-in-which-situations\">Repair iOS free in which situations?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>People are using their iPhone or iPad extensively, and using it to visit a large number of apps and other applications. Often they find that the smartphone or tablet is not working as desired.<\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-medrectangle-3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<p>In some cases, the phone is not starting and in other cases, the\u00a0<a title=\"iPhone cannot connect to WiFi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-wifi-cantconnecttowifi\">iPhone cannot connect to WiFi<\/a>\u00a0or the smartphone may be hanging. It is both expensive and incovenient to get paid technical support to\u00a0<a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"repair without data loss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-9125735-13670148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">repair without data loss<\/a>\u00a0the gadget. In many cases, the local repair store may be closed, especially on weekends.The repair store, will also charge a fairly large amount to fix the gadget. Hence most people, especially those who have a limited budget would like to find out if they can\u00a0<strong>repair iOS free<\/strong>\u00a0of charge and save money, with some tricks like putting their iPhone in DFU mode &#8211; see below what it means.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"first-step-in-fixing-ios-determine-problem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-repair-ios-free#first-step-in-fixing-ios-determine-problem\">First step in fixing iOS: determine problem<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The first step in fixing the iOS gadget is determining the problem which is being faced.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the iPhone is stuck in the recovery mode, the famous\u00a0<a title=\"Device Firmware Update\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-reset-howtoputiphoneindfumode\">Device Firmware Update<\/a>\u00a0mode (also called DFU mode), or shows a spinning circle.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-131\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-helpsmartphone_com-medrectangle-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"CPaV2YSA2egCFYkRGAodDiIIBA\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-medrectangle-4_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<p>In other cases, the user may face a white or black screen of death. Some users find that the gadget is frozen, or is in a boot\u00a0<a title=\"restart loop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/blog-apple-fix-iphone-restart-loop\">restart loop<\/a>. In other cases, the restore or update of the Operating system (OS) has failed.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-106\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-helpsmartphone_com-box-4-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-adl ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"CILDoYWA2egCFZmEmgodfQcFAQ\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-box-4_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<p>Some users find that their iphone is infected with malware or viruses because they didn&#8217;t use a\u00a0<a class=\" external \" title=\"VPN client\" href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.rusvpn.com\/click.php?ctag=a587-b1-p&amp;p1=hsmintxtclient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPN client<\/a>\u00a0to protect their data, which make it difficult to use the device. Alternately the malware may delete the important data stored in the gadget. There are instances when the user has accidentally deleted the data, like phone number, contact number and wishes to restore the same the information.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/apple\/repair-ios-free\/iphone-vpn.jpg?resize=400%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to repair iOS free of charge? : iPhone VPN settings\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPhone VPN settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"haveyouread\" class=\"box_validation\">\n<h3 id=\"hyread\">Have you read?<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"hyreadlist\">\n<li><a title=\"How to backup an Apple iPhone to iCloud?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-backupiphonetoicloud\">How to backup an Apple iPhone to iCloud?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to restore an iCloud backup on Apple iPhone?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-restoreiphoneicloud\">How to restore an iCloud backup on Apple iPhone?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ReiBoot Free Iphone Repair Software: why and how to use it?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-free-iphone-repair-software\">ReiBoot Free Iphone Repair Software: why and how to use it?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"second-step-find-a-suitable-repair-software\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-repair-ios-free#second-step-find-a-suitable-repair-software\">Second step: find a suitable repair software<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The second step in repairing iOS is finding a suitable\u00a0<a title=\"free iPhone repair software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/blog-apple-free-iphone-repair-software\">free iPhone repair software<\/a>. Since Apple smartphones and tablets are used extensively, there are a large number of free softwares for fixing the iOS problems.<\/p>\n<p>The user should find a software which will fix the specific problem. If there are multiple softwares for repairing the same problem, he should choose the more popular software. Most of the software download websites will specify the number of downloads of a particular software, and a software tool which is more popular will be downloaded more often.<\/p>\n<p>The user rating of the software should also be considered while choosing the software.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to go with a secure solution, and are not afraid of some small charge, you may try the\u00a0<a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"ReiBoot recovery software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-9125735-13670148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">ReiBoot recovery software<\/a>\u00a0that will solve nearly all possible iOS software issues, and the\u00a0<a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"UltData data recovery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-9125735-13653773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">UltData data recovery<\/a>\u00a0software to get back your data.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-135\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-helpsmartphone_com-banner-1-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-adl ezfound\" data-google-query-id=\"CMqqkIWA2egCFZqEmgod-8QB-w\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144\/helpsmartphone_com-banner-1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"third-step-using-the-repair-software\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-repair-ios-free#third-step-using-the-repair-software\">Third step: using the repair software<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The iOS repair software will have different options based on the problem faced, and the user should choose the right option. The user will also have to specify the gadget model number and version, since the repair software is different in each case.<\/p>\n<p>The firmware for repairing the iphone or ipad will then have to downloaded on the computer. The gadget should then be connected to the computer, and the repair tool should be run. If the right repair tool is chosen, most of the problems will get fixed quickly.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"possible-issues-repairing-ios-with-a-free-software\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/en\/apple-backuprestoreapple-repair-ios-free#possible-issues-repairing-ios-with-a-free-software\">Possible issues repairing iOS with a free software<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>However, if the right tool is not selected, or the problem faced is not very common, the software tool may not be able to fix the problem initially.<\/p>\n<p>In these cases, the user may have to try other software or firmware tools, before fixing the problem. Firmware based tools are usually preferred since they fix a wider range of problems compared to apps from the iTunes store.<\/p>\n<p>As the software to\u00a0<strong>repair iOS free<\/strong>\u00a0of charge might come with iPhone virus if downloaded without a\u00a0<a class=\" external \" title=\"Virtual Private Network\" href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.rusvpn.com\/click.php?ctag=a587-b1-p&amp;p1=hsmintxtvirtual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Private Network<\/a>\u00a0to protect data and phone, we recommand using the\u00a0<a class=\" external noclass\" title=\"repair without data loss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-9125735-13670148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">repair without data loss<\/a>\u00a0safe alternative that works in most cases.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.helpsmartphone.com\/images\/medium\/apple\/repair-ios-free\/iphone-pin.jpg?resize=400%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to repair iOS free of charge? : iPhone restarted after iOS repair asking for PIN code\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPhone restarted after iOS repair asking for PIN code<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_0\" class=\"OUTBRAIN\" data-src=\"http:\/\/outbrain.ezoic.net\/default\/?variant=113372_1_119_100x240\" data-widget-id=\"AR_4\" data-ob-template=\"ezoic\" data-external-id=\"113372_1_119_100x240\" data-ob-srcurl=\"http:\/\/outbrain.ezoic.net\/\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"chrome\" data-os=\"win32\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"0\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-strip-layout AR_4 ezfound\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget-section ob-first\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share_buttons centered\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repair iOS free in which situations? 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