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Force restart iPhone

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

Force restart iPhone X and later, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus

Press and quickly release the volume up button.
Press and quickly release the volume down button.
Press and hold the side button.
When the Apple logo appears, release the button.

Illustrations of two of iPhone models with the screens facing up. The leftmost model does not have a Home button, while the rightmost model has a Home button near the bottom of the device. For both models, volume up and volume down buttons are shown on the left sides of the devices, and a side button is shown on the right sides.

Note: If iPhone still doesn’t turn on, or if it gets stuck during start up, see the Apple Support article If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t turn on or is frozen.

Force restart iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus

Press and hold both the volume down button and the Sleep/Wake button.
When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.

An illustration of iPhone 7 with the screen facing up. The volume down button is shown on the left side of the device, and the Sleep/Wake button is shown on the right.

Note: If iPhone still doesn’t turn on, or if it gets stuck during start up, see the Apple Support article If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t turn on or is frozen.

Force restart iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, or iPhone SE

Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button.
When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.

Illustrations of two of iPhone models with the screens facing up. Both have Home buttons near the bottoms of the devices. The leftmost model has a Sleep/Wake button on the right edge of the device near the top, while the rightmost model has a Sleep/Wake button on the top of the device, near the right edge.

Note: If iPhone still doesn’t turn on, or if it gets stuck during start up, see the Apple Support article If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won’t turn on or is frozen.

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