[2025] Fix iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo with Loading Bar in 5 Ways

Question

I was going to backup my phone this morning with iTunes. But an error appeared advising me the update could not proceed because of an error. And now the screen of my phone is stuck on apple logo with progress bar. Can anyone help? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Recently, there are many complains from iPhone users, saying that their iPhone stuck on Apple logo with loading bar while updating or restoring their devices.

In that case, you can't access the iPhone until the Apple logo screen is removed. The good news is that this iPhone stuck on Apple logo with progress bar issue can be fixed with 5 methods mentioned in this article.

If your iPhone stuck on Apple logo while updating, the reasons to this problem may include the following points:

If your iPhone stuck on update progress bar for too long, you should check if the problem lies in the cable connecting your iPhone. Otherwise, you can try each of the following methods until the problem gets fixed.

	Charge iPhone	Hard Reboot	iOS System Repair Tool	iTunes	Recovery Mode
Success rate	30%	50%	99%	70%	75%
Difficulty	Easy	Easy	Easy, no skills required	Complex	Complex
Required Time	40-50 mins	10-15 mins	10-15 mins	40-55 mins	1-1.5 hours
Data Loss

1 Fully Charge Your iPhone

If your iPhone stuck on Apple logo with loading bar, you can try to run out of the battery then re-charge your iPhone for over 30 minutes.

That's because your iPhone might be in a low battery during updating and the power remains can't support it moving on to complete the updating process.

Note

To make sure if your iPhone is indeed in low power, you can press any button on the device to see if there is an updating message like "iPhone will restart when the update completes". If this message pops up, charging your iPhone can solve this iPhone stuck on update progress bar problem easily.

2 Hard Reboot to Fix iPhone Stuck with Apple Logo and Loading Bar

The second thing to try the time your iPhone update stuck on Apple logo progress bar is by hard rebooting your iPhone, one of the most general ways to fix iOS issues. And for different iPhone models, there are different methods:

You can also follow the video here to hard-reboot your iPhone:

3 Fix iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo with Loading Bar Without Data Loss

If still your iPhone update progress bar not moving after several attempts, there might be something wrong with your iOS system that requires you to fix it first.

That's why an iOS system repair tool comes into play. By fixing potential iOS system issues with iMyFone Fixppo, you can try restore or update your iPhone again later without seeing your iPhone stuck on Apple logo in white screen for several hours!

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The steps to use Fixppo are quite easy. Let's have a quick look.

Step 1: Download Fixppo to your computer and launch it, click Start Repair to proceed.

Step 2: Connect your iPhone to the computer, and choose Standard Mode, which will retain all your iPhone data when fixing the iPhone problem.

Step 3: When the firmware file for your iPhone is shown on the screen, click on Download button to get it, which will then be used to fix your iPhone stuck on update progress bar problem.

Step 4: When everything is ready, click the Start Standard Repair for Fixppo to begin fixing your iPhone stuck on progress bar during update issue.

The process won't take long. When it's done, you can go check if your iPhone still shows Apple logo and progress bar. You can then update or restore iPhone normally without interruptions.

You can also watch the video to fix iPhone stuck on Apple logo and loading bar:

4 Restore iPhone with iTunes to Fix iPhone Stuck on Apple Logo While Updating

If you prefer to try iTunes, then restoring your iPhone to fix iPhone update stuck on Apple logo problem can be a choice.

Note

iTunes will erase all your iPhone content and data, so please make a backup before trying to restore your iPhone with iTunes.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes. If you're using macOS Catalina or the higher version of macOS, you may need to open Finder.

Step 2: Click the Summary from the left side, then choose Restore iPhone on the right.

Step 3: Click the Restore button. Once confirmed, iTunes will begin to erase your iPhone and fix the iPhone update screen stuck issue.

5 Restore iPhone in Recovery Mode

For those whose iTunes can't detect their iPhone, restoring iPhone in recovery mode with iTunes is better. But likewise, this method will risk losing all your iPhone data.

Here's how to use recovery mode to fix iPhone update stuck on Apple logo progress bar:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes.

Step 2: Follow steps here to put different iPhone models in recovery mode:

Step 3: When your iPhone is detected in recovery mode by iTunes, it will notify you and ask you to restore the iPhone. Click the Restore button.

Step 4: The restoring process will be updated on the top right. Once done, your iPhone will restart and you can get a brand new iPhone without stucking on the Apple logo with loading bar.

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Using iTunes to restore your iPhone is a great option, but it will cause all data loss. To secure the iPhone data, Fixppo serves as a better choice.

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It's also important to take actions to prevent this iPhone stuck in update screen with progress bar problem. And here we've listed several tips you can consider.

For your iPhone stuck during udpate, we've included several common questions below:

1 What does Apple logo with progress bar mean?

If you try to update/restore/back up your iPhone, then when the process is finished, your iPhone will restart and showing this Apple logo with progress bar screen.

2 Why is my iPhone just showing the Apple logo and not turning on?

That may be because your firmware file or the iOS system is damaged. And you can try to force-restart iPhone, restore with iTunes or try Fixppo to fix the Apple logo issue.

3 How to recover iPhone stuck on Apple logo without losing data?

To restore iPhone without losing data, you can either try Fixppo to fix your iOS problems or try to force-restart your iPhone with simple steps mentioned.

We've discussed about several methods to fix iPhone stuck on Apple logo with progress bar issue. And it's very likely to successfully fix this problem with these methods, you can try them all!

For recommendation, iiMyFone Fixppo tops the list as it can fix the problem in 4 clicks without losing data, helping you regain full control of your device easily. Try it free!

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Melvin Cooper

Melvin Cooper has over 10 years of experience in the technology industry and is an expert at providing tips and handy solutions to Apple and Android users. Dedicated to helping millions of users improve their experience with mobile devices, he has maintained an impressive record of solving problems.