
Once you tap on the Restart option, you will immediately see the screen of your iPhone going black for a few seconds and Restarting with Apple Logo. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on the Restart option to confirm. Tap on the AssistiveTouch button and it will open the Assistive Touch Menu.įrom the Assistive Touch Menu, navigate to Device > More and tap on the Restart option. You should now see the virtual Assistive Touch button at bottom right corner of the screen. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch > move the toggle next to AssistiveTouch to ON position. It cannot be used if your device has become unresponsive. However, this method can only be used if you are able to use your device. Hard Reset iPhone (Any Model) Without Using ButtonsĪs mentioned above, the easiest way to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone is by using the Restart option as available in the Assistive Touch Menu. Release both buttons and wait as iPhone completely restarts and displays the Lock screen. Press and Hold Power (Side) and Home buttons at the same time, until you see iPhone starting with Apple Logo. Hard Reset iPhone 6/6S and Earlier ModelsĪs mentioned above, older models of iPhone with an actual Home button can be Force Restarted by pressing and holding both Power and Home buttons for about 10 seconds. Release both buttons and wait for iPhone to completely restart and display the Lock screen.ģ. Press and Hold Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time, until the display goes dark and you see Apple logo appearing on the screen of your device. In iPhone 7, Apple replaced the Home button with a non-moving version, which resulted in a new procedure to Force Restart iPhone 7. The above steps can be used to fix an iPhone that is freezing, becoming unresponsive, glitchy or not running as expected. iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus: Simultaneously press and. There are a few different ways to hard reset your iPhone depending on which model you have: iPhone 6s and earlier: Press and hold the power button and Home button simultaneously until the Apple logo appears. Release the Power button and wait for your iPhone to completely restart. The hard reset will unfreeze your iPhone and hopefully fix the volume button problem.


Next, press and hold the Power button (Side button), until the screen goes black and you see Apple logo appearing on the screen.ģ. If the above steps do not work, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Volume Down button simultaneously for about 10 to 20 seconds. Next, press the Volume Down button and quickly release it.Ģ. Press the Volume Up button and quickly release it. The Current Models of iPhones (iPhone 8 and above) do not have a Home button, which has made Apple release a new method to Force Restart iPhone.ġ. Tip: The easiest way to Hard Reset any model of iPhone is by using Assistive Touch (See the last method below). Hence, you should resort to Hard Reset only when all other troubleshooting methods have failed to fix problems on your device or if the device has become totally unresponsive.
