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How to Unbrick your frozen iPhone or iPod Touch

Jun 27, 2008 06:51 PM

A teenager holding a smartphone while sitting indoors.

iPhones, iPads, iPods and iPod Nanos are great, but every now and then they get stuck or frozen and you can't do a single thing to get past that "brick" wall. When your iPhone or iPod Touch goes kaput, check out this tutorial to learn how to unbrick your frozen i-gadget.

These instructions work almost 100% of the time, so you can rest assured that you can still watch the latest episode of "The Big Bang Theory" on the car ride home tonight.

Connect your iPhone or iPod Touch to the computer to ensure there's a power supply first.

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