IPhone 7 stuck on iTunes after updating iOS 10/11/iOS 12, what should I do?

Many iPhone 7 users will see a USB cable and an iTunes icon on the screen after updating to iOS 10/iOS 11, usually in this case, it is assumed that your device has already entered recovery mode. After a series of “Unknown errors” it came to a black screen with a picture of a cord and an iTunes icon, the service said that there was a problem with the board. Or did your iPhone 7 have a problem with a black display where a cord and an icon in the form of the iTunes program logo appeared, after a forced reboot, the phone does not respond to anything at all and does not turn on or charge. This article is written, what to do, iPhone 7 stuck on iTunes string after iOS 10/iOS 11 update?

Free recovery method using Tenorshare ReiBoot

Tenorshare ReiBoot, a free program will solve your problems, iPhone 7 is in recovery mode and after updating iOS 10/iOS 11 is stuck on the connect to iTunes icon, Tenorshare ReiBoot will help you exit recovery mode and your device will reboot itself after some minutes.

For Mac OS X 10.9-10.14

First download and install Tenorshare ReiBoot on your computer. Connect your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch to your computer using a USB cable. Then Tenorshare ReiBoot recognizes your device in recovery mode, click the “Exit Recovery Mode” button. Wait a little and the device will reboot safely. Do not disconnect the device during this process.


Solve stuck on iTunes logo in iTunes

The way to get rid of the cable and iTunes black screen is to restore to iTunes. But it will erase all the content, so make a backup before using it.

  • Download and install iTunes on your computer.
  • Open iTunes, connect your device to PC using a USB cable.
  • Wait until the image of the iPhone with the cable connected appears on the screen.
  • Click the “Restore” button in iTunes. The device will start working as usual again.

Fix your operating system with Tenorshare ReiBoot

The usual way is to force restart, but after the force restart, which is used to exit the normal recovery mode, the iPhone 7 still continues to boot into a black screen in which we see the cord and iTunes again and again. This situation means that the iPhone 7 is in the so-called Recovery Loop mode. Getting into the Recovery Loop can happen for various reasons, for example, as a result of errors after updating or restoring the iOS 10/iOS 11 firmware. Then you need to fix the operating system.