3 Ways to Fix iOS 15/14 Update Bricked My iPhone

Part 1: Why iPhone get bricked after the iOS 15 update?

If you don’t know what “Bricked iPhone” means, it’s actually when your iPhone stops responding and you are not being able to operate it. Especially you will face this situation when iPhone is updated to the latest iOS 15 or any other version. So it’s a little risky to update the iPhone, but you will definitely get a working solution from this article.

There are various reasons that your iPhone/iPad gets bricked. This usually happens if the iOS update is not installed completed or properly. Also, it's better not to update iOS on the first day it's released as Apple Server might be too busy. So your iPhone bricked after the iOS 15 update is because your iOS software update started but it didn’t actually complete! It stuck and now you can’t use your iPhone, let alone upgrade it to a new iOS version.

Part 2: Force Restart it to fix iPhone/iPad won't turn on

If you are one of the iOS device users who say, “iOS 15/14 bricked my iPhone”, then this part might probably give you immediate help. Sometimes a simply forced restart can fix your iPhone/iPad back to its normal form. But if you don’t find your solution after restarting your iPhone, you must follow a proper solution from this article. Here is how to fix iPhone bricked after iOS 15/14 update by force restart.

1. First, you need to hold the “Sleep/Wake” and “Home” buttons together for iPhone 6s or iPhone SE(1st generation), until the Apple Logo appears on the screen.

2. For iPhone 7, hold the “Sleep/Wake” and “Volume Down” buttons together.

3. For iPhone 8/ iPhone SE (2nd generation), or iPhone with Face ID, such as iPhone X/Xs/Xr, iPhone 11/12/13, you need to press and quickly release the volume up button and the volume down button in turn, then hold the side button. Once you see the Apple Logo, please release the button.

4. If it fails to restart your device, you need to try Part 3 of this article for the more effective solution.

Part 3: How to fix iPhone/iPad bricked without data loss?

You can easily fix iPhone bricked after iOS 15/14 update issue by using iTunes. But there is a big chance of losing important data from your iPhone/iPad. So if you don't want to lose your data, you can use Dr.Fone - System Repair. This amazing software will solve various kinds of iOS issues like black screen, reboot looping, stuck on Apple logo, blue screen of death, etc. and more. It’s compatible with almost all iOS versions and all iOS devices. It runs on both Windows and Mac computers. You can easily solve iOS 15/14 update bricks iPhone issue without any problem.

Here is how to fix iOS 15/14 update bricked iPhone without data loss.

1. Download and install Dr.Fone - System Repair (iOS) in your PC and launch it. After that, when you see the main interface of Dr.Fone - System Repair (iOS), you need to choose the “System Repair” option.

2. Now connect your iPhone to your PC by using a USB cable and wait till the software recognizes your device. Then select the “Standard Mode” option and retain data after fixing the device.

3. Now you need to put your device to the DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode by following the on-screen instructions. First, hold the Power and Home button at the same time for at least 10 seconds. Now, release the Power button while holding the Home button until the device enters the DFU mode.

4. Now you will have to provide your device name, model and number, etc. to download its firmware. Now click on the “Start” button to start downloading.

5. The download will continue now and you’ll have to wait for some time till the necessary firmware is downloaded to your device properly. You need to make sure that your device doesn’t disconnect from your PC. Once the firmware is downloaded, click Fix Now to start fixing the bricked iPhone.

6. Finally, your device will restart into normal mode after fixing this issue. If it doesn’t, you can click on the “Try again” button to repeat the full process.

Part 4: How to fix iPhone/iPad bricked with iTunes?

One of the most obvious ways to fix the iPhone bricked after iOS 15/14 update issue is using iTunes. But the major problem in this process is, it has a big chance of wiping all the data available on your iPhone. As iOS 15/14 update bricks iPhone, you need to put the iPhone in Recovery Mode and restore it with iTunes. You must back up your iPhone to iTunes before updating it to iOS 15/14. Without keeping a backup, there will be no other way left for you to solve iPhone bricked by using iTunes and not lose all your data. So if you don’t want any kind of problem regarding this issue, the simplest solution will be to use Dr.Fone - System Repair and fix your device easily.

But if you still want to follow your heart and use iTunes, then here is how to use iTunes to fix iPhone or iPad bricked issue.

1. At first, you need to put your iPhone into recovery mode. Connect your iPhone to the computer using a lightning cable.

2. Now, press the Home button of your iPhone and don’t leave it for at least 5 seconds while you connect your iPhone to your PC. Then, launch iTunes on your PC and the symbol of iTunes will display on your iPhone’s screen. Your device will go into the recovery mode now.

3. After you launch iTunes, the problem of your device will be detected immediately. Then you will get a popup message that will ask you to restore or update your device. This issue can be easily solved by restoring your device as it ways occurred while upgrading to iOS 15/14. So click on the “Restore” button till iTunes fixes the issue of your iPhone.

4. If you have already backed up your device before in iTunes, you can easily restore your device again. Go to the “Summary” option and then click on the “Restore Backup” button to restore the backup.