In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of iPhone being stuck at the ‘Charge Battery’ screen after installing the latest iOS 26. The latest iteration of the OS is in the testing stage, we get that, but trust us, we haven’t seen a worse UI design than this. Seriously, it leaves our heads cracking as to what the UI/UX developers were thinking in the first place and how it got approved by the higher authorities.
While many fanboys are arguing that it is still in the beta stage, but that justification doesn’t hold true here because it’s not that there’s going to be any major UI change when the OS reaches the stable stage, there will be some fine tuning but the underlying concept is still going to be the same. All this proves how good the Windows Vista Aero theme was. And UI/UX isn’t just the only dent here [not talking into consideration the new naming convention for now].
Some unlucky [or should we call them lucky] users aren’t able to install the latest OS update. Whenever they are trying to install iOS 26, their iPhone gets stuck at the “Charge Battery” screen. The worst part is that they are not even able to access the DFU Mode. So, is there a way out? Well, there does exist a handy method using which you can easily rectify this issue. So, without further ado, let’s show you how this could be carried out.
Fix iPhone Stuck at ‘Charge Battery’ screen while installing iOS 26
Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device, and data by performing the below steps.
- Plug in your iPhone to your Mac.
- Then quickly press and release the Up Volume.
- Now quickly press and release the Down Volume.
- Then press and hold the Power button.
- When the Low Battery screen goes away, immediately press and hold the Volume Down button as well.
- Wait for 2-3 seconds and release the Power button while still holding the Volume Down button.
- After a few more seconds, the Mac should show that it has your iPhone in the DFU mode.
- Now launch iTunes and proceed with the on-screen instructions to rectify the issue.
Steps 5 and 6 are the most important ones; make sure you press the keys at the right time, or else it won’t boot into the DFU Mode. So, on that note, we round off this guide. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.
