iPhone stuck on recovery mode after iOS 26.5 update, nothing I try gets it out
Updated my iPhone to iOS 26 and now it’s stuck on the recovery mode screen.
It was fine during the update, then suddenly rebooted and went straight into recovery mode. Since then it just won’t boot normally at all.
I’ve tried force restart multiple times, used Finder restore/update, switched cables and USB ports, even tried another computer. Every time it just ends up back in recovery mode again.
At this point I’m mostly confused because nothing seems to actually change anything. I really don’t want to lose my data if possible, so I’ve been avoiding a full restore.
Apple support basically told me to just restore it, which doesn’t really help.
Has anyone actually managed to get out of recovery mode after an iOS 26 update without wiping everything?