How to Restart iPhone

The fact is that restarting your computer, smartphone, and other technological devices can help fix different technical issues. This also applies to iPhone. However, the way to restart your iPhone may vary depending on the model. This article will guide on how to restart any iPhone model.

How to Restart iPhone X, 11, 12, or 13

1. Press and hold the Side button and the Volume Up or Volume Down button until the the "slide to power off" slider appears.

The volume button is placed on the left-hand side of your iPhone device, and the side button is located on the right side.

2. Tap on the white circle and drag it to the right.

3. Wait for a few seconds until the screen goes black and your iPhone is turned off completely.

4. Press and hold the Power button on the right side until you see the Apple logo on the screen to turn your iPhone back on again.

RELATED: How to turn off iPhone 12.

How to restart iPhone SE (2nd, 3rd generation), 6, 7, 8

1. Press and hold the power button on the right side until the "slide to power off" slider appears.

2. Drag it to the right.

3. Wait for a few seconds for your iPhone to turn off completely. This time the screen will go black.

4. Press the power button on the right until you see the Apple logo to turn your iPhone back on.

How to restart iPhone SE (1st generation), 5 or earlier

1. Press and hold the power button at the top of your iPhone until the "slide to power off" slider appears.

2. Drag the slider to the right.

3. Wait for a few seconds until your device is completely turned off.

4. Press and hold the power button at the top again until you see the Apple logo on the screen to turn your iPhone back on.

How to restart your iPhone without buttons

If you don't want to use buttons, you can access the Settings app to restart your iPhone. Here's how:

1. Go to Settings.

2. Tap on General.

3. Scroll down and tap on Shutdown.

4. Drag the power off slider to the right to turn off your device.

5. Press and hold the power button until you see the Apple logo to turn it back on again.

How to force restart iPhone

If your iPhone suddenly freezes or becomes unresponsive and you can't restart it the regular way, you need to force restart your iPhone. When you perform a force restart, the data or settings on iPhone won't be deleted. It only erase unsaved data. The process also varies depending on your iPhone model.

Force Restart iPhone X, Xs, XR, 11, 12, 13

1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button on the left side of your device.

2. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.

3. Press and hold the Side button on the right side of your device.

4. When you see the Apple logo, release the button.

Force restart iPhone 8, SE (2nd generation and later)

1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.

2. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.

3. Press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo and then release the button.

Force restart iPhone 7

1. Press and hold the volume down button and the sleep/wake button.

2. Wait until you see the Apple logo, release the buttons.

Force restart iPhone 6, SE (1st generation)

1. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button.

2. Wait until you see the Apple logo, release the buttons.

What to do if you can't turn on your iPhone after turning it off?

If you can't turn on your iPhone again, maybe your device is out of battery or your device is suspended. If your device runs out of battery, you need to plug in the charger and wait for 30 to 60 minutes for it to get enough power before trying to turn it on again.

If you device crashes, you can try restoring it to factory settings via your iTunes. Otherwise, you should contact Apple support. 

Summary

It's important to know how to restart iPhone to tackle some technical issues with your device. However, make sure to backup iPhone to avoid losing data when your iPhone freezes or becomes unresponsive.