How to enter iPod touch DFU mode. 

 

Procedure for iPhone, iPod touch DFU mode for 5^th, 6^th generation and all kind of iPod shuffle and iPod nano generations.

 

           DFU mode is very useful for unlocking and unhides hidden features of iPod touch, jail-breaking iPod. DFU / Device Firmware Upgrade mode is useful for downgrading to earlier version of iPod iOS. You can change system file of iPod touch.

         IPod DFU mode means iDevice /iPod touch/ iPhone/ iPad firmware upgrade.    DFU mode comes before iPod load installed operating system.

 (1)    First install iTunes latest version into your laptop or computer.  You can say that iTunes is the iPod friendly device manager. You can restore reset and install iOS to iPod from iTunes.

(2) Open iTunes, connect iPod touch via USB cable to computer.

(3) Power off iPod touch.

(4) Then click and hold power button until you get power slider on the top of iPod touch screen.

(5) Slide power slider towards right side to turn off power. Wait few second until iPod touch completely power off.

 

(6) Press only power button and hold it for 3 to 5 second.

(7) Along with the power button also simultaneously press & hold power and home button for 10 to 15 second. Leave the power button but keep press & holding home button for another 20 seconds.  ITunes detect a new device iPod touch and pop up a message within iTunes. That new device iPod is detected or prompt you that you are in DFU mode. But screen of iPod touch will remain blank.  

 

(8) If you have done above procedure without connecting to iTunes. Then iPod may prompt that connect to iTunes.

  It prompts you to restore and upgrade iPod touch. You need to manually restore iPod. Go through my post regarding iPod restore manually.

(9)  If you have successfully entered into DFU. that mean iDevice/ iPod/iPhone/ iPad firmware upgrade mode. IPod screen remain black.

(10) Keep in mind you cannot enter into DFU mode at first try. You should read the procedure and keep trying, it may take 2 to 3 attempts to enter DFU /Device Firmware Upgrade mode successfully.