After performing a hard reset, your iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will reboot immediately. This involves unplugging your device and plugging it back in to its original socket.
Why would I perform a hard reset of my iPhone 8 or 8 Plus.
Although you shouldn’t rely on hard resets to turn off your iPhone, they can work well to restart it if your iPhone isn’t responding, freezing, or having a problem with software.
How can I do a hard reset of my iPhone 8 or 8+?
- Hold down the volume button on your iPhone’s side panel quickly.
- Hold down the volume button on your iPhone’s side panel quickly.
- Press the power button.
- Hold down the power button until the Apple logo appears. Your iPhone 8 will soon turn itself off.
Pro Tips
- You may need to hold the power button down for up to 30 seconds before you can initiate the hard reset.
- Also known as the Sleep/Wake or iPhone power button,
