How-To

How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

Saturday June 20, 2020 9:33 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

With the release of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple made some changes to the methods used to force restart its flagship handset. While rebooting an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus requires pressing and holding both the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds until the
Apple logo appears, restarting an

iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus

requires you to take three step which comprises of Volume Up button, the Volume Down button, and the
Side button on the handset.

When Should You Force Restart?

From time to time, your iPhone or iPad may suffer some form of a software glitch. It can be an iOS update gone wrong, unresponsive app, or just an iOS or iPadOS
bug that won’t disappear.

Force restarting is most useful when your iPhone or iPad is stuck and unresponsive. When you can’t even
turn off
your device, try force rebooting it—it usually resolves the issue.

How to Force Restart or Hard Reset the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

Quickly press and release the Volume Up button on your iPhone.
quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
Press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo appears.

Powering off normally still requires you to hold down the Side button for a couple of seconds until the “slide to power off” prompt shows up. In iOS 11 and iOS 12,
In addition, there is a “Shut Down” option under setting at the bottom of the General section.
Apple made this change because on iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, pressing and holding the Side in combination with either of the Volume buttons now activates
the
Emergency SOS feature.

Restarting Other Devices

Don’t have an iPhone 8? Make sure to check out our guides on how to force restart other Apple Devices , listed below:
How to Force Restart iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR

How to Force Restart iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

How to Force Restart iPhone 6s and Previous Models and Enter DFU Mode

How to Shut Down or Force Restart 2018 iPad Pro

How to Force Restart, Enter DFU, Recovery Mode on iPhone 11, 11 Pro and Max

How to Reset or Force Restart Your Apple Watch

How To Force Restart a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro

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How to Force Restart iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Saturday June 20, 2020 9:36 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

In case your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus is misbehaving and needs a quick restart, follow these steps to force it to reboot without having to power it
Down entirely.
The

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

features a haptic Home button instead of a physical Home button, therefore, the process of performing a force restart is different from that of earlier devices.
It’s also not the same with
restarting an iPhone 8

or later.

When Should You Force Restart?

From time to time, your iPhone or iPad may suffer some form of a software glitch. It can be an iOS update gone wrong, unresponsive app, or just an iOS or iPadOS
bug that won’t disappear.

Force restarting is most useful when your iPhone or iPad is stuck and unresponsive. When you can’t even
turn off
your device, try force rebooting it—it usually resolves the issue.

How to Force Restart iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

To force restart an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, perform the following three easy steps.

Hold down the Volume Down button on the left side of the device and the Sleep/Wake button on the right side of the device simultaniously.
Now, hold down the two buttons for about 10 seconds until the screen turns dark and an Apple logo shows up on the screen.
Release the buttons and wait while you iPhone restarts.

Alternatively, you can hold down the Sleep/Wake or Side button on the device to bring up a screen that will allow you to power down your iPhone completely. The same option
appears as part of the Emergency SOS screen if you press the Side button a total of five times.
Lastly, if you launch the Settings app and head over to the General area, you can scroll down to the bottom and tap on the “Shut Down” option.

Restarting Other Devices

Don’t have an iPhone 7? Make sure to check out our guides on how to force restart other Apple devices, listed below:
How to Force Restart iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR

How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

How to Force Restart iPhone 6s and Previous Models and Enter DFU Mode

How to Shut Down or Force Restart 2018 iPad Pro

How to Force Restart, Enter DFU, Recovery Mode on iPhone 11, 11 Pro and Max

How to Reset or Force Restart Your Apple Watch

How To Force Restart a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro

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How to Force Restart iPhone 6s and Previous Models and Enter DFU Mode

Saturday June 20, 2020 9:37 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

This guide explains how to force restart Apple’s iPhone 6s and earlier models, and how to activate Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) mode to troubleshoot
your device if necessary.
Basically, a hard reset force-reboots your iPhone, which is useful if the device is frozen, unresponsive or for any number of other inconveniences. glitches aren’t permanent; you can basically troubleshoot strange behaviors by restarting your iPhone. It takes no more than 10 seconds to “reboot” your phone, though
DFU mode,

in contrast, restores an iPhone if a reset or
standard

Recovery Mode

doesn’t troubleshoot the problem you are experiencing.
DFU mode lets the device interface with iTunes, update the firmware and restore the OS without automatically installing the last downloaded version. It’s
useful for installing older versions of iOS if a beta malfunctions, or if a jailbreak goes bad.

How to Reset iPhone 6s and Earlier Models

The older iPhones with the physical Home button have a much more straightforward force restart process.

Here is how to force restart an iPhone 5s, SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, or 6s Plus.

Press and hold down the Sleep/Wake button of your iPhone.
While holding the sleep/wake button, press and hold the Home button.
Continue to hold both buttons for about 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo appear.

How to Activate DFU Mode on iPhone 6s and Earlier

1Turn off your iPhone and connect it to a Mac or windows PC via a Lightning to USB cable
Ensure iTunes is running.
Press and hold down the on/off button along with home button at the same time.
.Keep holding both buttons down for about 10 seconds. (In case the Apple logo appears, you’ve held them down too long and will need to start again.)
Release the on/off button, but continue to hold the Home button for approximately 5 seconds.
In case the Apple logo appears, the on/off button was held down for too long and you’ll need to start again.
If you performed the above steps properly and your phone’s screen remained black, iTunes will alert you that a device was detected in recovery mode.
You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.”
If your device shows a screen telling you to connect the device to iTunes, retry the previous steps.

To exit DFU mode, just press and hold down both the Home button and the on/off button until the Apple logo appears on your iPhone’s screen.

Restarting Other Devices

Don’t have an iPhone 6s or earlier model? Make sure to check out our guides on how to force restart other Apple devices, listed below:
How to Force Restart iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR

How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

How to Force Restart iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

How to Shut Down or Force Restart 2018 iPad Pro

How to Force Restart, Enter DFU, Recovery Mode on iPhone 11, 11 Pro and Max

How to Reset or Force Restart Your Apple Watch

How To Force Restart a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro

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How To Force Restart a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro

Saturday June 20, 2020 9:38 am EAT by GeeksModo Staff

Force restarting a

MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro

is usually considered a last option, however, in case the worst happens and your machine becomes unresponsive, it’s the quickest way of restoring cernity to your device.
Before taking this extreme step though, make sure that you’ve explored all the available software troubleshooting options.

If it’s just an application that’s unresponsive instead of the operating system, hold down the Option (⌥) key then right-click the frozen app’s icon in the
Dock and select Force Quit.
In case the OS is unresponsive but the mouse cursor is still functioning, click the Apple () logo located at the upper left hand corner of the screen then select Restart. If not,
try holding down the Control (Ctrl) key and pressing the power button. If the system shutdown dialog shows up, choose Restart from the list of available options.

If you are using a MacBook that has physical function (F1–F12) keys, the power button is the key in the upper right corner of the keyboard (if it’s an older Mac with an optical
drive, this lso works as the Eject button).
Touch ID
button on a 2018 MacBook Air
If you are using a 2018 MacBook Air, the power button is the Touch ID button in the top-right corner of the keyboard, and if you are using a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, it’s the
Touch ID surface on the right hand side of the Touch Bar.

How to Force Restart Your Mac

Press and hold down the Command (⌘) and Control (Ctrl) keys together with the power button (or the Touch ID / Eject button, depending on your Mac model) until
the screen turns blank and the machine restarts.

If your MacBook freezes every now and then and you’re uncertain what’s causing the problem, try restarting your Mac
in Apple Diagnostics mode
to find out if it’s a hardware problem.