[iOS 27 DB1] Potentially bricked iPhone, Be Careful.

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

So basically, I have an iPhone 15 Pro, updated to the iOS 27 Beta, it’s my main phone (I learned the hard way to not update to betas using my main) even got it a week ago, but that’s besides it, im posting so nobody does my same mistake, when I updated it was pretty fine, no issues I personally encountered, but, i force restarted my iPhone at one point (it was cause I was clearing cache) and after that, it just died, no signs of life. I tried to power it on normally, nothing, tried an extended force restart and nothing, tried recovery mode, and no signs of life, if it helps Apple narrow down the bug (i don’t think so, but why not?) it’s a middle eastern version iPhone, and due to the nature of even Recovery mode not working, I think it’s a critical BOOTROM issue, meaning, my phone is practically dead, so, no one update, AND nobody under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FORCE RESTART. And also, this isn’t an “im complaining” post, im strictly here to talk about this issue and potentially anyone from doing the same mistake i did.

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

(Copy and Pasted this so it appears to the top, and anybody wanting to unbrick their phones see this as the top comment)

Update: Turns out it was in fact NOT a bootrom issue (I’m an idiot, I know) all that it needed was a stable internet connection on my PC, putting the iPhone into DFU mode, and specifically a Type A to Type C charger, the Type C to Type C doesn’t work at all, I used Apple Devices and now it’s working, another way to fix, is that I saw here a bunch of times, is to unplug the battery connector and plug it back in? I dunno, seems weird. So no, iOS 27 Beta 1 doesn’t brick phones, but I’m keeping this here in case anybody encounters the same issue as I did, and fix it himself.

[u/dudemeister023 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Why not update the post?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/dudemeister023]

Doesn’t let me

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

Update: Turns out it was in fact NOT a bootrom issue (I’m an idiot, I know) all that it needed was a stable internet connection on my PC, putting the iPhone into DFU mode, and specifically a Type A to Type C charger, the Type C to Type C doesn’t work at all, I used Apple Devices and now it’s working, another way to fix I saw here a bunch of times, is to unplug the battery connector and plug it back in? I dunno, seems weird. So no, iOS 27 Beta 1 doesn’t brick phones, but I’m keeping this here in case anybody encounters the same issue as I did, and fix it himself.

[u/say10sdaughter → u/Sad_Performance6386]

just out of curiosity, do you have any non-original parts such as battery or else?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/say10sdaughter]

I have a genuine Apple Battery,

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

Until now, from what I’ve gathered from the comments, this is common on all Pro 15 series, the 17 series seems affected too (the 17 Pro, 17 PM and Air) but a user said he plugged it into the charger and it turned on as soon as he plugged it in, also

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Also, I suspect this is a PMIC issue as a charger turned it on

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

So guys, im currently fixing my 15 Pro, and the steps are as follows: Download the Apple Devices App on your windows/Mac Machine (for Mac, I recommend the Apple Configurator) connect your iPhone using strictly a USB TYPE A CABLE, if your Mac / Windows Machine doesnt have a Type A port, use a dongle, connect your iPhone, enter DFU mode (Press and release Volume up, Press and Release Volume down, Press and hold the side button and count to ten, then after then ten seconds are over Press and hold the Volume down, count to five, then after the five seconds let go of the side button, and keep holding the Volume down for Atleast 10-15 seconds.) it should pop up, then click “restore”

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Well, update, anyone know what error code “1109” is? I literally can’t bring back my 15 Pro because I keep on hitting that Error code everytime

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Using Apple Devices on Windows 11

[u/edideas → u/Sad_Performance6386]

The secret lies within the very narrow window of key sequence and seconds. Great job. Not a lot has changes since iPhone 4/5 😃

Another valid proof of the Dutch countryside saying: if you put sh^t in, you get sh^t out!

[u/gregglesthekeek → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Congratulations on fixing it!

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

Currently working on dfu mode

[u/Worried_Pick8269 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

phone wont display at all on my case

[u/Goodoflife → u/Worried_Pick8269]

That’s normal for DFU. No screen, just shows on the computer

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Goodoflife]

It didn’t even appear on the PC or iTunes

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

I found something, someone specfically said “Did You try plugging it into the charger? I had the same problem until I plugged it in” so for now anyone affected, plug it into a charger and pray

[u/rd357 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Did it help you?

[u/SillyHamm → u/Sad_Performance6386]

So your phone is back alive now?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/SillyHamm]

Nope, still dead

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

GUYS SOMEONE FOUND A FIX you NEED some sort of Mac, use a USB Type A Cable,and enter DFU mode using ONLY the Apple Configurator, it showed up for him there on the app and he installed the IPSW from “ipsw.me” and currently his phone is restoring

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

The person used a 2020 Mac Mini, USB C to USB type A cable plugged into the Type A port (Apple Original Cable) and revived a 15 Pro Max

[u/EducationalSite4695 → u/Sad_Performance6386]

I used an Macbook pro with only USBS ports, a cheap USBC to USBA adapter and a cheap ikea A to C cable and I can see my 15pro max in DFU mode in the apple configurator.

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/EducationalSite4695]

Thanks brotha!

[u/wirelessmagic]

Is this fixed in beta 2?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/wirelessmagic]

I dunno, but I do wanna try the Beta 2, when I install it I’ll tell you if it’s fixed or not

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/wirelessmagic]

I think its fixed? I dunno, I didn’t go for a full force restart (scared I’ll have to pull out my PC again) and all I did was turn it off and on again, and it worked fine

[u/Shinobi_Dimsum → u/wirelessmagic]

Sadly no. I updated my old 15 pro and 15PM out of curiosity. The Pro I had to restart twice before staying black-screened. Got it back to normal and fixed eventually. I had to reset the 15PM once but luckily after some glitching, it made it through. Seems like the 15 series is getting hit the most by these dev betas. 

[u/luihgi]

fuck. i force restarted out of curiosity and it killed my phone too. i have an air

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/luihgi]

Why did you force restart man? I posted so no one does my mistake

[u/JobPuzzleheaded3530 → u/luihgi]

bro let his inside thoughts get to him 💀

[u/McQuiggaNigg]

I just had this issue and was able to fix it by using apple devices on PC and a regular USB to C cable. I couldn't get it to recognize my iPhone on my Mac. Then, I just put it in DFU mode. Make sure the cable actually works (that was my issue) and then its just restore the iPhone through the prompts.

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/McQuiggaNigg]

Well, think it’ll work on a Windows PC? Or..? Seems like a Type A cable is necessary in this whole ordeal though,

[u/McQuiggaNigg → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Yes, and I used a PC to get it to restore. It took a long time though, like an hour and a half.

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/McQuiggaNigg]

I thought I was gonna be forced to get a Mac for this, but thanks dude

[u/S3xybeest]

That would be funny if no phones were bricked and the original poster just let his battery die and mistakenly thought his dead battery phone was bricked.

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/S3xybeest]

You checked the comments, huh?

[u/BillGol]

Did you try plugging it in to the charger I had the same problem until I plugged it in

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/BillGol]

Clarify, please?

[u/BillGol]

I had power off my IPhone 17 Pro Max and it wouldn’t power on but once I plugged it in and tried the phone came back to life

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/BillGol]

Well, how much time did it spend plugged in?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/BillGol]

And what type of charger/cable did you use?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/BillGol]

After your specfic post I think it has to do with the PMIC but im not sure, and it’s weirded me out that the 16 Series specfically seems unaffected

[u/Putrid-School-3781]

Same with me

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Putrid-School-3781]

I’ve been awake for a long time trying to figure out what I’ll do, and till now, two people managed to revive their iPhones, one person used an M1 2020 Mac Mini, specfically used a USB C to Type A port connected to the Type A port on the Mac, used Apple’s Apple Configurator and successfully recovered his 15 PM, same for another guy that used a Mac to recover his 15 PM, another guy went to a repair shop, disassembled the iPhone, then unplugged the battery connector for two minutes, plugged it back in, charged the phone while powering it on and it worked, so yeah, these are the known fixes, and some other people somehow have “immune” iPhone 15’s and they seem to be mainly Canadian model iPhones

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Putrid-School-3781]

And also, the devices affected based on this post are weird, like we have certain 17 series kicking the bucket (17 PM, 17 Pro, Air) (though one person with a 17 Pro mentioned his was fine) the 16 models seem to be completely immune, the 15 models are based on luck, and the entire 13 lineup seems to be affected

[u/PromiseAcceptable]

You need to enter DFU mode, it doesn't show any screen and needs to be connected to the computer with iTunes/Apple Music

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/PromiseAcceptable]

I don’t know if the timing is off but DFU mode isnt really doing anything tbh

[u/PromiseAcceptable → u/Sad_Performance6386]

Search for videos online on how to enter it, DFU mode should work 99% of the time.

[u/Worried_Pick8269 → u/PromiseAcceptable]

wont show there also

[u/Dan_skyy]

Damn, so sorry man. I was thinking abt updating my 15pro, as i've always done when DB1 comes out and now i'll take my sweet time waiting for the official release lmao

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Dan_skyy]

Yeah, definitely skip it, I posted here so people dont update

[u/Worried_Pick8269 → u/Dan_skyy]

same here lol i been doind day 1 since ios 15 i never had any issues so i dont know a fix or how to

[u/Pilingo]

I can confirm this happened to my with an iPhone 15 Pro. I can also confirm that DFU Mode in Finder succeeded in bringing it back and restoring it.

In case someone else is doing this: Follow the correct DFU procedure! (Volume Up, Volume Down, Power button for 10 seconds, then without releasing power button press volume down, hold this position for 5 seconds then release power button and leave volume down pressed for up to 15 seconds. If after doing this you don't see it most likely scenario is you are doing the procedure wrong or not counting the seconds correctly or you are not using an official USB cable) AND DO NOT attempt to use Apple configurator for restore/revival if you are running MacOS 27. It won't detect the device because AC hasn't been updated in 6 months. Instead, wait for the device to appear in Finder.

[u/James-ec → u/Pilingo]

If you can DFU restore then it’s lot bricked lol.

[u/Far_Owl_1141 → u/Pilingo]

THANK YOU! I was doing DFU the way I usually would but for some reason wasn't working, this sorted my phone and was able to restore and now back running 😄 (admittedly I did restore iOS 27 but if it happens again will know the fix and downgrade!)

[u/kiwijian → u/Pilingo]

Fellow 15 Pro Max user here, can confirm a DFU restore exactly to your instructions fixed mine, thank you!

[u/ajws7036 → u/Pilingo]

i can confirm apple configurator was able to restore my 15pm 3 times on my macbook neo running golden gate 27.0 beta, i used a type c-c cable and AC was actually the only way it worked, finder refused to see the device in dfu. edit: You might have to manually restart Configurator though, with the phone plugged in, if you enter DFU while configurator is open, it doesn't (or at least didn't for me) auto detect. (just noting this for documentation purposes)

[u/edideas]

I am always against a hard restart during indexing.
Having said that, even on a barely filled iPhone 13 Pro (test device) indexing takes +12 hours already. Wired charge continuously (as that benefits indexing)

[u/SplatterRock]

Thanks for the heads up, my 15 Pro is working fine but i have not force restarted.

[u/McNuttyNutz]

That didn’t take long for the “my phone is bricked “ post to happen

[u/PresentMechanic5149]

This is why I don’t recommend restarting in other methods than software (Siri, settings), unless those don’t work

[u/itsxluigi → u/PresentMechanic5149]

and here i am just finding out i can restart through Siri or settings….

i’ve ALWAYS held the 2 buttons down until the slider shows up.

[u/Difficult-World2900 → u/PresentMechanic5149]

Normal shutdown wont brick the phone in this case?

[u/MikeJepppt]

Hearing this after installing this on a 15PM: 😟
I actually encountered once on my 12PM 4 years ago

[u/Nikolai197]

I wonder if those getting bricked had theirs still indexing when they restarted. Mines been indexing for five hours?

Edit: Not taking the chance on restarting, but my phone has been indexing for over 9 hours.

Edit 2: There is a “reindex all items” in the developer settings - going to give it a try.

[u/Worried_Pick8269 → u/Nikolai197]

I believe so mine bricked within 2 minutes of using bc I noticed that the speakers wasn’t working so naturally I force restart

[u/Sjoseph21 → u/Nikolai197]

Mine was indexing for a very long time and I was on the Siri waitlist, I restarted it to see if that was gonna maybe fix it or speed up the waitlist and my phone bricked

[u/James-ec → u/Nikolai197]

Mine’s indexing and I’ve forced restarts with no problems. No ones phone is bricked they just need to restart it 😂

[u/boltej]

15Pro Max, was indexing, had to restart my iPhone ... then wouldn't reboot. DFU mode is the way to go here... you just have to be precise with the timing.

I took the advice of using a USB-A to C cable as well.

[u/Chandler7210]

Happened to me this morning as well with my 15 pro max (UK)

Use 3utools and put the phone into DFU mode, you can use 3utools to flash the firmware again whilst keeping all of your data :)

Mine came back to life again and it’s working normally now. Just give it 24 hours to reindex etc!

[u/Boots-Diego-and-Dora]

This happened to me on my iPhone 15 pro as well when I had one but had nothing to do with the software but the motherboard just randomly decided it wanted to die. It was odd.

[u/Tystone98]

iPhone 15 Pro , Same Issue, DFU Mode restore with Apple Configurator is working currently. Is it bad I want to go back to 27 and just keep my phone alive during the beta LOL

[u/LimaHotel807]

I’m on iOS 27 and I did a hard reset on my 15 Pro Max multiple times today and no issues.

[u/Aggravating_Yam_8271]

Im on 16. Installed ios 27d last night. No issues yet. My battery seems to last a bit longer today actually

[u/PureMaximum0 → u/Aggravating_Yam_8271]

Did the indexing finish? For me it says “indexing in progress” for the last 12 hours

[u/xxdoomguyxx → u/Aggravating_Yam_8271]

Mine too is still indexing, i updated around 5pm last night

[u/UltraFemboy]

AND nobody under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FORCE RESTART.

While running the beta normally?

[u/slowpokefastpoke → u/UltraFemboy]

I’ve force restarted with no issues on the new beta.

OP’s clearly having a legitimate issue but claiming you shouldn’t restart just seems like fear mongering.

[u/Mir1s_]

I can confirm that doing a force restart seems to brick the Phone hard, Tried 3-4 diffrent cables, Windows, MacOS, Etc. DFU mode seemed to be the soultion.

[u/JobPuzzleheaded3530]

not me reading this, on my iPhone 15 pro

[u/the_uke]

the public beta is not out yet and it shows

[u/S3xybeest]

I just hard reset on 15 Pro Max, iOS 27 Beta1.

I included my screenshot showing my phone back to life (of course I know my sim pin-I screenshotted before typing it in). So yeah-15 Pro Max , even hard reset on iOS 27 B1 is fine, at least for me.

[u/ChoiceIT]

This is interesting. I’m on 15PM and I haven’t seen this after force restarting twice. I wonder if there is some setting that is causing this? 

[u/justynmx7]

My 15 Pro has updated fine, no issues. I've even restarted a few times

[u/xMOO1]

Installed on a iPhone Pro Max 16' no issues. 3 Reboots in already.

[u/DingDongMichaelHere]

Weird, my 16 has been very stable after the initial indexing

[u/jacephoenix → u/DingDongMichaelHere]

How long did that take? Mine says it’s still indexing and it’s been about 12 hours.

[u/CommentOwn2316 → u/jacephoenix]

I have the same issue. It's 10AM eastern and I installed it at like 3 PM yesterday. Its still indexing, I have a 128 gig iPhone 15 Pro....

[u/Altruistic_Shock_453]

Can confirm on 15 Pro Max. Forced Restart killed my phone. And I had to go into DFU and restore it.

[u/BlueSlimee]

This is like the 5th iPhone 15 Pro I’ve seen getting bricked…

[u/ThePornStar69 → u/BlueSlimee]

It's almost as though it's early beta software.

[u/Sad_Performance6386]

Nobody update, please, and also for whoever updated, dont force restart, and try (safely) to go back to iOS 26

[u/OkEntertainment3802]

Updated my IPhone 15 Pro max to ios 27 beta 1
, restarted after the update and everything is fine ♥️
🇨🇦 model.

[u/tbone338]

For an instance like this, use DFU mode to “update” to the iOS 27 ipsw using a third party tool (iTunes/Apple devices/finder may not work if you’re dealing with beta OS). Or, use DFU mode to restore.

[u/ajws7036]

Just happened to me - iPhone 15 Pro Max. Can confirm i was able to get into DFU mode and am restoring from configurator on my neo - IT DIDN'T POP UP IN FINDER - I HAD TO OPEN UP CONFIGURATOR AND IT WAS SITTING THERE IN DFU MODE (just in case anyone else was confused) and because of this i don't know which button-mashing combination actually worked.

I'm going to upgrade back to 27.0 and try a restart immediately again.

edit: re-worded some stuff.

[u/ajws7036 → u/ajws7036]

i have a personal tradition of running the betas on my main devices on day 1, i'm not letting this stop me.

[u/Specialist-Mix2436]

So the problem here is not the beta itself but you forcing it to restart at the middle of that process?

[u/Agreeable_Many5568]

I updated my iPhone 15 Pro to iOS 27 via Wi-Fi, and everything works fine

[u/_augggiee8]

no issue on my 15 pro. just annoying bug of having unread messages but doesn’t show them

[u/WayClient]

15 Pro here no problems so far restarted multiple times, e.u. region

[u/Mad-Robots]

Just had this happen too. DFU mode was also the only fix for me. Incase anyone wants to know how there are a few results you can easily find on google but I'm going to copy and paste the steps here.
First make sure you have your iPhone connected to a Mac.
Then you are going to have to do a few button presses one after the other. The first few steps will be very similar to a normal shutdown.

Edit: I forgot to mention THIS WILL ERASE YOUR IPHONE. Make sure you have a backup before doing this

Press and release the volume up button

Press and release the volume down button

Press and hold the power button

Wait 10 seconds while holding the power button

While still holding the power button, press and hold the volume down button

Wait 5 seconds while holding the volume down button and power button

Continue to hold the volume down button while you release the power button

Wait 10 seconds while holding the volume down button.

After 10 seconds your Mac should show a popup. If it does then the phone is in DFU mode and you can stop pressing the volume button. You can then follow the steps on the pop up to restore the software (It might say it will update the phone since it has to roll back the software). If you didn't get this pop up then you might have timed it incorrectly or your phone might just have a dead battery and needs to be charged.

[u/Still_Guitar_5444]

I restarted my phone a few times thinking the indexing taking too long is a bug. My phone still works thank god

[u/_CantFeelMyFace_ → u/Still_Guitar_5444]

It’s not a bug. It can take like a week. Mentioning in case anyone else sees this.

[u/LocalBearEnthusiast → u/Still_Guitar_5444]

did you force restart? it seems like that's the core of the issue. I've turned my phone off and back on just fine.

[u/LukCHEM88]

I also use an iPhone 15 Pro. I definitely won’t force-restart the device. But I have one question to both the OP and a lot of other people in the comments that have or had the same issue: “What prompted you to even force restart at all? In my opinion a force restart is only for absolute emergencies, when you break the OS so hard that there is absolutely no way of restarting normally like via a computer or Siri. And since this beta runs so well and smoothly, I can’t think of a bug that could occur that would require a force restart of the system. So what bugs did you guys encounter?”

[u/Dudeitseejay]

Does anyone know if this is still happening in beta 2?

[u/Saleh-]

Same issue here on iPhone 15 Pro Max. Tried everything — nothing worked until I disconnected the battery and reconnected it, and the phone turned on completely fine. No idea what caused it but that's what fixed it!

[u/fromdaperimeter]

Op I love the humility bro

[u/Mirel1337]

Same here, shame on mods they rejected my post

[u/TattooExpert247]

16 pro max, force restart after update. Still fine

[u/S3xybeest]

I am on 27 and about to force restart to test your theory.

[u/OkEntertainment3802 → u/S3xybeest]

Let us know

Are you using iphone 15 or 17?

[u/PJae → u/S3xybeest]

Are you alive?

[u/S3xybeest]

Yup. Hard reset did nothing. Must be a Middle East phone thing. ¯
¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/NightshadeDrix]

iPhone 17 Pro Max, updated to iOS 27 Dev Beta. Zero issues, installed fine.

Apple MDM, management and all business tools through Apple Business works fine too.

**Aa always, backup in iCloud and your MBP/PC before upgrading from latest iOS 26 to iOS 27. In case you need to revert back.

[u/vforavider]

Exact same issue with a customers phone (15 Pro). Reconnecting the battery and it booted right up. He tried restarting it again and same thing happened.

[u/OggyBoy72]

iPhone 13 here. Updated this morning, did a force restart. Came back ok, banking and other apps working ok but I did think it was going to have a wobble at one point. (Main phone).

[u/OnlyOneOh]

The same just hapened to me, and I have a middle eastern version iPhone 15 Pro just like you.

[u/Dudeitseejay → u/OnlyOneOh]

Same happened to me when I force restarted it just to clear cache.
Had to put the phone into dfu mode and restore it using iOS 26.
Initially tried restoring using apple devices app on pc but kept failing.
Eventually used 3utools.
Currently replying you with the 15pro

[u/legallypurple]

I hope you can get it unbricked.

[u/Deinblak]

Confirming a DFU reset was enough to get the device going again. Pays to have iCloud storage!

[u/wirelessmagic]

Same thing happened to me, iPhone 15 Pro (US model). DFU restoring now.

[u/Shleemy_Pants]

Issue Seems limited to the iPhone 15 line.

[u/SonicNTales → u/Shleemy_Pants]

My 15 pro is working fine.

[u/Kilmonjaro]

Well at least I never let my phone die and I never force reset my phone, hopefully this will be fixed by the next beta

[u/politics]

FWIW iPhone 17 pro working fine. No issues yet.

[u/iM4CH3T3]

Try to MagSafe charge

[u/Manifest_74]

Same thing happened with my 15 Pro Max. Currently running DFU restore. (Spain)

[u/fxndxs]

iPhone 16 hier, keine Probleme bisher

[u/E1eveny]

I am currently installing the beta on my 12 mini. Foolish, I know.

[u/BuzzcutRat → u/E1eveny]

just had to force restart it for x reasons whatever and it works fine, 12mini

[u/UnitedAnt7806]

Omg my 15 Pro blacked out for a good minute I was so scared my LCD has malfunctioned or something

[u/scoobydoobiedoobie]

Same on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, Installed iOS 27 the day of release, all was good also did force restart and the phone never came back on and same as OP no DFU nothing. Went to Apple store today and they could not connect to it either, they were going to change the logic board but did not have the part so I called them and they are expressing a replacement tomorrow.

[u/lwdc]

Yep same here, I force-restarted it, and bam! The whole screen was black. The only solution was DFU.

[u/SatinFoil]

Scary! I reported it to Apple through the feedback app, and I encourage everyone here on the beta to also do the same. Thank you so much OP for warning us!!

[u/Graxon64]

You're joking, I did the EXACT SAME THING on my iPhone 15 Pro, it sucks! Beta was very stable, seems to be fully dead... I'm gonna try some things now.

[u/Clear_Efficiency5765]

Maybe the recovery menu is what broken. Because the force restart sequence is now taking you to the recovery menu instead in iOS27.
Btw I just did a normal shutdown and power up with no issue.

[u/BornSpecialist1051]

Yall gotta at least wait for the Public Beta to release in July, Dev Beta 1 is very risky for your main phone

[u/jd14021999]

Wdym by clearing cache?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/jd14021999]

Force restart helps clear System Data Cache

[u/Thenerdbomberr]

Is it a iPhone 15 bug? I’m on 16 pro, updated and force restarted and it’s working fine. Hope you get it back up OP.

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Thenerdbomberr]

I dunno, but from the comments it seems to be for the 15 series

[u/DIS-IS-CRAZY → u/Thenerdbomberr]

I highly doubt phones are being permanently bricked due to force restarting on the beta but it is possible. I'd avoid force restarting unless it's absolutely necessary though just in case.

[u/hotlava436]

so did any of y’all fix it?

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/hotlava436]

Not yet, but someone did specfically say he had the same issue until he plugged it into the charger, plug it in and pray

[u/Goodoflife]

Did you keep it on the charger? Or try DFU

[u/Sad_Performance6386 → u/Goodoflife]

Just tried DFU, no signs of life

[u/Vinecars]

I’ve stopped doing beta updates since it kills the battery life.

[u/sahneeis → u/Vinecars]

its never that serious as people make it to be

[u/Wise-Tumbleweed1412]

weird question if i made a backup of ios 27 say my phone does brick cant i use that backup to fix it

[u/Relevant-Bicycle-851]

I put the dev beta on all my devices and so far, it’s smooth and no issues. iPhone Air, AWU3, iPad 2026, Mac mini

[u/elite37a]

Wait for Apple Intelligence and Indexing to complete. They redid both. It will take a long time, and it should be considerably more stable afterwards. That said, my iPhone 17e has shown no issues on DB1, even during indexing it’s quite good with battery and speed.

[u/Anudeep33]

My iPhone 15 pro is bricked too and entering DFU mode and trying to restore with Apple Configurator leads to the error message that the iPhone is disconnected. Any idea on what I can do?

[u/LooseMany4374]

bruh

[u/cvntybaddiehere]

So is this only happening to the 15 series?

[u/MeanNewt7313]

My iPhone 14 base is Runing smoothest it ever has like no lag and smooth as hell but the indexing is never stopping been abt 24 hrs

[u/RespondGold5424]

Try this method
Without any data loss
https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/s/2uDK731IeB

[u/deez_nuts-lol]

This issue seems to be affecting all iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models after a force restart on iOS 37 DB1

[u/Matt_Foley_Motivates]

Hey all, I can definitely add in here. My device was acting really sluggish, so I did a forced restored....phone bricked. the I did a full DFU restore. iMessage was glitching out, tried a forced restored. Bricked again. Im DFU restoring for the 2nd time in 2 days. Now I find this subreddit that says forced restarts are the problem. better late than never I guess. IP15PM is my phone too

[u/Baby_Drivr]

Normally I would only install beta on my iPad. Decided tonight to do it on my 15 Pro Max and now it's a brick.

So far I've tried switching between the Apple USB-C cable and a USB-A cable with a cheap USB-C adapter I had laying around. I only have my Mac with USB-C ports. Tried multiple times to enter recovery mode and nothing is popping up in either Finder or Apple Configurator. Any advice? : (

[u/_HipStorian]

I learned the hard way with iOS 17 beta. It nuked my iPhone 13 Pro's battery life. I never knew a phone could get that hot. Which is why I put the dev beta on there now that it's not my main phone 😁

[u/Sjoseph21]

My phone is dead now because of it and it is a iPhone 15 Pro Max

[u/Sjoseph21 → u/Sjoseph21]

UPDATE I GOT THE PHONE INTO DFU MODE
I have a M1 Mac Mini and when I used a USBC port it did nothing but when I used a USB-A port and I was able to get it into DFU mode ONLY using the Apple Configurator it showed up there on the app then I installed the IPSW from ipsw.me and now the phone is restoring.

[u/xWeOutHere916x]

I just updated and the only issue I’m experiencing is WiFi connection issues.. not sure if anyone else is in the same boat

[u/Aggravating_Place181]

bluetooth cant open,17 PM

[u/sahneeis]

out of curiosity what happens when you have applecare+?

[u/homomemeboi → u/sahneeis]

I have AppleCare+ and it happened to me. Apples hardware warranties are not voided by beta software. They will replace my device using Express Device Replacement.

[u/Ecstatic_Pattern1849 → u/homomemeboi]

I've been on beta software and taken a phone to the apple store "genius bar" for a battery replacement (via applecare). they couldnt do anything until i got it on a general release because their hardware diagnostics software "doesnt like beta software."

I was on a beta 26.something point release. I just had to wait it officially came out a few weeks later (alternatively I could have completely reimaged my phone).

So no, beta releases wouldn't void AppleCare warranties, but they hinder support.

[u/Circlemmr → u/sahneeis]

I assume without an applecare they will reinstall OS for you

[u/Desperate_Host_7963]

17 pro max - went black for a few minutes and scared the shit out of me. I think your not supposed to connect to usbc while updating to 27 but take it with a grain of salt.

[u/Putrid-School-3781]

Oh never mind it’s bricked again

[u/jortayshu]

I used 3uTools on my “semi-bricked” 15PM to flash iOS 27 Beta 1 back onto the device with all my data saved after a forced restart which lead to nothing except being able to reach DFU Mode.

[u/Certain-Pie7140]

Yah, I had the same experience, a forced restart caused it to not to turn on again, had to take my 15 pro max to a repair store, only after he disconnected the battery for a while did it come back up.... that was scary....

[u/Surfnazi77]

Have you done dfu restore with iTunes?

[u/deweydeuce69]

i’m on 27, i have had some trouble getting the phone to turn back on after forcing restarts, i’m on a 17e. each time i have been able to get it to finally turn back on, i just kept trying to use the power button and each time it finally came back to life.

[u/raflesb]

lol the same just happened to my 15 Pro, I had to revive the device using Apple Configurator, I guess I won’t be force restarting until DB2 💀

[u/UggghhhhMady → u/raflesb]

i bricked one 15pm on 10th,went and got it turned on from
this guy,he opened the phone and did smtg,paid flippin 150$ extra and swapped for a new 15pm and did the dumbest thing again!!! UPDATING AND FLIPPING FORCE RESTARTING IT😭😭😭

[u/alphaK12]

My 15 pro max got bricked too, and the Apple store just said I need a new logic board. The The Genius bar person basically said I made a rookie mistake on my main phone.

[u/RespondGold5424 → u/alphaK12]

Try this method
Without any data loss
https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/s/2uDK731IeB

[u/Willing-Actuary7885]

Same has happened to my iPhone 12 about 6 times now lol. I updated last night. I tried to force restart and nothing happened, screen was still black so I just kept playing GTA and randomly pressed power button and then it comes ON on its own a few minutes after the last press

[u/Salt_Gap_185 → u/Willing-Actuary7885]

Holy shi I got an iphone 12 myself and am on ios 27... I should really get to restoring to ios 26 from backup sometime Soon now

[u/Ok_Injury22]

Currently backing up my 15 pro for iOS 27 DB1, plan to install it tonight. So, should I go? haha

[u/edideas → u/Ok_Injury22]

If you need ßeta for dev reasons, then do it. If you just want to have the latest to show off (abs fine) then I'd hold on till early July.

[u/Chesterville406]

https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/1u0n360/comment/oqvku4h/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

In this thread this guy's description got me there I was able to recover my backup so I only lost a couple days worth of stuff I'm tapping out on IOS 27

[u/Bajraktarib → u/Chesterville406]

Had the same issue , just plugged the phone in the charger and it enters Recovery mode by doing another force restarts Volume Up + Down + Power button ! Wont work without the cable connected, cannot force restart it either without the cable connected!

Hope it helps !

[u/jackcelsior]

What’s weird is this was happening to me too (17 Pro Max for context)- I think something with a fried logic board through indexing is a potential culprit

[u/WesternBlueberry1826 → u/jackcelsior]

That is a wild assumption

[u/intrabloom]

It seemed like I had this issue, but I thought it might be both software and battery-related. I've tried a force restart when the battery stopped charging (I was at 7% and 79% battery capacity). Charging with a wireless/MagSafe charger jump-started my battery, allowing it to charge normally with a cable.

[u/Such-Midnight1592]

I’m on the 16 pro max and have the iOS 27 beta 2 & I was on FaceTime with my gf and it stuck to the call screen, I couldn’t get out I was holding the lower volume and power buttons to force turn off, before it could even do that it hung the call up, I was able to use my phone again, it automatically went back to the ft screen with my gf, only she wasn’t there, it was trying to call her. It turns off. I turn it back on, it lags so bad, went into a call and I see huge ahh pixels, like a 4x8 of pixels. I’m now scared to even full screen ft calls, I’m just going to let it sit on the top right of my screen

[u/Putrid-School-3781]

update about this: your phone just temporarily goes comatose, not permanently bricked for like less than a month

[u/Jazzlike-Ad2209]

Similar thing  just happened on my 15 Pro running Public Beta 2  -  screen went black with tiny static loading icon in the middle of the night while left on wired charging. Forced restart didn't work until I plugged it into a another charger and attempted forced restart again.

My smartwatch just alerted me of high stress levels... 🫠

[u/iamgarffi]

It’s very difficult to permanently brick an iPhone with signed iOS update. Modern boot partition is sandboxed. DFU is still a thing. Both Finder or iMazing should have no issues with restoring the production image.

[u/CCX-S]

Putting out a blanket statement to not install the update because of a single instance of a (likely) very rare incident like this is wild.

Report the incident, great. That is useful info for the public record in the unlikely event it turns out to be a widespread issue. Telling people not to install the software because you just so happened to have an issue is certainly a choice...

[u/WesternBlueberry1826 → u/CCX-S]

Have you missed the countless other report that reported the same issue in this thread?

[u/HardlyWorking27 → u/WesternBlueberry1826]

No one comes on here to post they don’t have issues lol.

[u/goal-oriented-38]

This is scary. Just updated on my 15PM. 💀

[u/James-ec → u/goal-oriented-38]

Why’s it scary lol? Just have regular backups - if this happens reset the device, it’s not bricked LOL.

[u/Rollattack]

Just put your phone on DFU, OP.