Restart iPhone

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If your iPhone isn’t working right, try restarting it.

Turn iPhone off then on

  1. To turn iPhone off, do one of following:

    • On an iPhone without a Home button: Simultaneously press and hold the side button and either volume button until the sliders appear, then drag the Power Off slider.
    • On an iPhone with a Home button: Press and hold the side button or Sleep/Wake button (depending on your model), then drag the slider.
    • Note the Power/Side or Sleep/Wake button can be configured in Emergency SOS settings to do different things
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  • All models: Go to Settings settings.png > General > Shut Down, then drag the slider.
  1. To turn iPhone back on, press and hold the side button or Sleep/Wake button (depending on your model) until the Apple logo appears.

If you can’t turn iPhone off and on, try forcing it to restart.

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