My iPhone is stuck on recovery mode while updating to iOS 8

my screen only shows an iTunes icon.
What do i do without restoring my phone. I don't want to lose my stuff on my phone.
-om

ohliveyea wrote:
my screen only shows an iTunes icon.
What do i do without restoring my phone. I don't want to lose my stuff on my phone.
-om
If you didn't want to lose stuff on your iPhone, then you should have been making regular backups to iCloud or iTunes. Both are free services. There is really no excuse, other than ignorance or apathy. If you chose not to back up your data, then you're now facing the consequence of that choice. Life lessons are hard.
Your device is in recovery mode. You can try turning it off then back on again, which might clear out recovery mode (unlikely). If it doesn't, then you'll have to use this article: [If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support]
How did it get into recovery mode in the first place?

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