Here is what Apple says:
⢠On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time. Keep holding them until you see the connect to iTunes screen.
As Malcolm pointed out, the side button is⊠well, the button on the side which is the power/sleep button.
Of course not being able to see the Connect to iTunes screen means it's a bit of guesswork, but I think 10 or 12 seconds should do it.
Of course you do have to make sure your phone is connected to the computer and that iTunes is open.
Here is the first part of that Apple help article:
Put your device in recovery mode and set it up again
1. Make sure that you're using the latest version of iTunes .
2. If iTunes is already open, close it. Connect your device to your computer and open iTunes.
If you don't have a computer, borrow one from a friend or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider for help.
3. While your device is connected, force restart it with these steps, but don't release the buttons when you see the Apple logo, wait until the connect to iTunes screen appears:
This is where the steps were listed for how to do this on an iPhone 8 or later, the iPhone 7 (volume down and side button) or the iPhone 6S or earlier.
Just out of curiocity, why do you need recovery mode, is your iPhone completely stuck?
Regards,
Sieghard
From: ***@googlegroups.com <***@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Malcolm Parfitt
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 6:08 AM
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Subject: RE: recovery mode
Hello,
The side button is the power button.
Not tried it with and iPhone10 but have successfully used it with an iPhone7 so I would have thought it to be perfectly possible.
From: ***@googlegroups.com <***@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Robert Wright
Sent: 25 November 2018 13:53
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Subject: recovery mode
Has anyone successfully placed a iPhone 7 in recovery mode? I tried yesterday using directions I found on line and it confused me more than helped. It said to hold down the volume down button while holding down the side button. What is the side button?
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