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iPhone restore error 0xE8000015
What iTunes and Finder are actually telling you, and which component to look at first.
Software/network issue — do not blame the phone's hardware — iTunes could not connect (lockdown folder / driver / USB handshake) - host-side software; fix via driver reinstall, lockdown reset, or recovery-mode restore; no
Most likely: Software or host, not the phoneStop guessing which part failed
PhoneVitals reads the phone's own telemetry over USB and names the failing component with the evidence attached — battery gauge records, decoded kernel panics, board-level suspects. Your first device scan is free.
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