How to Restart iPhone?

Restarting the iPhone will help your device fix minor errors or help it stabilize the system, making your iPhone smoother. The following article will guide you through how to restart your iPhone. It will help you when needed.

How to Restart Iphone?

1. Restart iPhone by powering it off and then on again

This is the simplest way to restart an iPhone. You can restart it by turning it off, then holding down the power button to turn your iPhone back on. There are 2 ways to power off your iPhone, with or without the power button. You can do:

Restart your iPhone with hardware key

Different iPhone models through different development periods have different ways of turning off the power. Check that your iPhone is using a version with Touch ID or Face ID to perform the correct power off.

How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12 or 13

1. Press and hold either volume up or the volume down button and the side button until the power-off slider shows up.

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. Drag the slider.

3. Wait 30 seconds for your iPhone to turn off. 

4. Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo shows up on the screen to turn your iPhone back on.

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

1. Press and hold the side button until the power-off slider shows up.

2. Drag the slider.

3. Wait 30 seconds for your iPhone to turn off.

4. Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo shows up on the screen to turn your iPhone device back on.

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

1. Press and hold the power button at the top of the device until the power-off slider appears.

2. Drag the slider and wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. 

3. Press and hold the top button until the Apple logo appears on the screen to turn your device back on.

Power off the iPhone from Settings (without the power button)

Go to Settings > Select General > Click Shutdown.

2. Force restart iPhone with hardware key

In case your iPhone suddenly freezes, hangs, cannot operate, and powers off in the usual way, you can force restart the iPhone with hardware keys. The operation will vary depending on the model.

1. Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.

2. Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.

3. Press and hold the power button (the side button).

4. When the Apple logo appears, release the button.

3. Restart iPhone with Virtual Home Button

In addition to using the hardware key, you can also turn on the virtual “Home” button and use it to restart the iPhone.

1. Open the virtual Home button > Select Device > Select Add.

Note: If your phone displays the Restart option right after opening the virtual Home button, there is no need to click Add.

2. Select Restart > Click Restart to confirm.

Frequently Asked Questions

My virtual “Home” button doesn't have a reboot item?

In this case, it is because the restart feature has not been set up on the virtual “Home” button. To install this feature, do the following:

Go to Settings > Select Accessibility > Select Touch > Select Customize control menu > Click the icon “+” > Select Restart > Click Done.

Virtual Home button frozen, can't open or move?

In this case, it may be caused by your phone being used for a long time, leading to malfunction, or by the operating system not being compatible. To fix it, try restarting your device or updating to the latest operating system version.

The iPhone does not turn on after shutting down

Usually, after turning off the power, the Apple machine does not turn on. It may be that the device is out of battery, or it may be because the device is suspended. If the device runs out of battery, please plug in the charger. If the device crashes, restart it by hard resetting. Specifically, you will press the Home button and the Power button at the same time for 5 seconds. Hold still until the screen shows the Apple logo.