How to restore iPhone and iPad

It may be necessary to restore iPhone or iPad on various occasions, for example, if you decide to sell your device or if it begins to have some problems, such as lag, sudden slowdowns, and crashes.

You can restore your iPhone or iPad via iOS Settings or through iTunes. If you decide to restore the device via the iOS Settings, all data and apps will be deleted and the operating system will be restored to the factory state. If, on the other hand, you carry out the restore procedure via iTunes, also, in this case, all the data will be deleted, but in this case, the operating system will not be restored, but the most recent version of iOS will be downloaded and subsequently installed on the device. Obviously it takes longer to carry out the procedure through iTunes.

In this article, I will explain to you step by step both procedures, but before seeing how to restore the iPhone or the iPad I recommend you backup your device. If you don't know how to do it, I invite you to read our dedicated article " How to backup iPhone or iPad ".

I remind you that backup is necessary if you want to avoid losing the data on your device.

How to restore iPhone and iPad from iOS Settings

The procedure for restoring via iOS Settings is very simple and also quite fast, here is what you need to do:

• Access the iOS "Settings" by pressing the gear icon
• Press on the item "Generali" 
• Scroll down the menu and touch the "Restore" item 
• Tap on the item "Initialize content and settings" 
• Click on "Initialize Now" 

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Type the unlock code of the device if required.

The iPhone or iPad will take a few minutes to complete. Once the recovery procedure is completed, the device will restart and you will be faced with the initial configuration of iOS, from the latter you can choose whether to configure it as new or restore a backup made previously.

How to restore iPhone or iPad from iTunes

iTunes is already installed by default on the Mac, but if you own a Windows PC you must first download and install it. To download iTunes, connect to the official website and press the "Download" button.

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After downloading iTunes, you can proceed with the installation by double-clicking on the downloaded file and following the steps of the installation wizard.

At this point, you are ready to start restoring iPhone or iPad via iTunes

Connect your device via the Lightning cable to your PC or Mac;

Start iTunes, if required authorize the connection between the device and the software by clicking on the buttons that appear on the PC / Mac and on the mobile device;

• Click on the iPhone icon on iTunes at the top left.
• Select the "Summary" tab in the menu on the left.
• Click on the "Reset iPhone" or "Reset iPad" button.

Now click on "Restore"> "Restore and Update"> "Next" and finally "Accept" .

When the restore has been completed a message will appear warning you of the completion of the procedure. At this point, you can decide whether to configure the device as a new iPhone / iPad or restore a backup made previously.