How to Enter DFU Mode in iPhone, iPad and iPod Manually

How to Enter DFU Mode in iPhone, iPad and iPod Manually. Usually DFU Mode becomes necessary when you intend to Restore iPSW in iDevice or to Jailbreak your device using Redsn0w or Sn0wBreeze, except you use Absinthe, you won’t need to enter DFU Mode.

DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) Mode is a state that you can put your iPhone into where it can interface with iTunes but does not load the iPhone operating system or boot loader (this is what really differs DFU mode from recovery mode). iDevices in DFU mode have dark screen but not off.

To enter DFU Mode, follow the steps below:

Step 1: connect your device to PC/laptop using USB cable and open iTunes

Step 2: make sure that iTunes detects your device.

Step 3: hold down the Power button for 3 seconds

Step 4: hold down the Power button once more for 3 seconds, wait for the Apple logo appears.

Step 5: Without releasing the Power button, also hold down the Home button for 10 seconds

Step 6: after the screen blinks and Apple logo disappears, release the Power button without releasing the Home button for 10-15 seconds, until your device is detected by iTunes in Recovery Mode.

Step 7: if you follow the steps properly, your iPhone/iPad/iPod screen will be dark, but if you fail, there will be iTunes logo and USB appear on the screen.

Step 8: to get out of DFU Mode, you just have to hold down the Power button and Home button concurrently until Apple logo appears on the screen.

Done 

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How to Enter DFU Mode Using Redsn0w

DFU Mode is a necessary state to Restore or Jailbreak using certain tool like Redsn0w. if you find difficulties entering DFU Mode manually, follow the step below to enter DFU Mode manually:

Redsn0w is multi functions tool, such as Jailbreak, Upgrade iOS Preserve Baseband  for iPhone SU and guide you to bring your iPhone, iPad, and iPod into DFU Mode. Here, I talk about DFU pwnd function or entering DFU Mode. Differs from other tools (like Absinthe), Redsn0w only has one button, namely Jailbreak.

I suggest you to enter DFU Mode first, before you Jailbreak your iPhone using Redsn0w or Sn0wBreeze, in order to make the Jailbreak or Restore process easier. Most Restore process failures happen because the iPhone is not in DFU Mode.

Entering DFU Mode Using Redsn0w
step 1: download Redsn0w here Redsnow 0.9.15b3 for Windows – Redsnow 0.9.15b3 forMac.

Step 2: open Redsn0w and click ‘extras’

Step 3: click pwnd DFU

Step 4: click ‘next’

Step 5: this step is very important, please be careful in following the instructions given to enter DFU Mode successfully.

1. Hold down the Power button for 3 seconds.
2. Without releasing the Power button, also hold down the Home button for 10 seconds
3. Without releasing the Home button, release the Power button BUT KEEP holding the Home button for 15 seconds.

Step 6: if you follow the steps properly, Redsn0w will automatically Exploit your iPhone using LimeRa1n.

step 7: Now your iPhone is in DFU Mode and ready to be Jailbroken or Restored.

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