iPhone Users Don’t Need A PC or Mac To Restore Their Device With iOS 26 Update | Tech News

Last Updated:June 26, 2025, 12:47 IST

iOS 26 update will be coming in beta mode next month and the iPhones facing issues will get a new recovery mode to fix the problems.

The iOS 26 update comes with a useful recovery tool for iPhones

Apple is going to make your lives easier if the iPhone decides to randomly crash on you in the middle of a work day. Now, you don’t need to connect it via cable to a Mac or PC, just need to follow a few steps and have it up and running. The company is bringing its new recovery tool with the iOS 26 update for iPhone users that promises to make the process seamless and wireless at the same time.

The new iOS version will not officially release till the iPhone 17 series launch later this year but the iOS 26 beta 2 update has carried this new tool which shows us Apple is looking to simplify a very important issue. 

iOS 26 Update For Easy Recovery 

The new iOS 26 beta 2 update comes with a Recovery Assistant, which Apple says, “is a new way to recover your device if it doesn’t start up normally.” The company even mentions that any iPhone facing problems or issues while starting will boot into the recovery mode where it can look for the issue and try to solve them as well. 

If Apple does manage to make the tool work as advertised, you will no longer need to connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC in the wired mode and follow other processes to get the device working. 

No More Wires

So, if you have an iPhone running on the iOS 26 beta 2 version and faces issues, you will see the device going into the recovery mode and reportedly show you this message, “”This iPhone encountered an issue while starting. To aid in diagnosing and resolving it, it has booted into Recovery. Recovery will look for any problems and attempt to resolve them if found.” 

It does seem like a dream way to fix the issues and let Apple handle the heavy work. However, the report here, quoting a Reddit post says, you will still need another Apple device like the iPad to trigger the actions in the affected device. The iPhone on which the recovery mode is enabled, will let you follow the steps but the stable iOS version can be only installed using the secondary device to get the iPhone back in full shape. 

We’ll give it a go once the iOS 26 public beta rolls out early next month and see if Apple has finally found the convenient way to fix an iPhone without putting it through the loops.

S Aadeetya

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More

S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More

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