How to Force Restart iPhone X

How to Force Restart iPhone X

If you need to force restart an iPhone X you will need to learn a new method, because Apple has changed how you force reboot iPhone X compared to prior iPhone models. This is partially because the iPhone X no longer has a Home button, so the longstanding method of forced rebooting is no longer possible with iPhone X.

Now with iPhone X, you will force restart the device by using a series of button presses instead. This tutorial will detail exactly how you can initiate a forced restart, sometimes called a hard reboot, of iPhone X. The sequence is a little strange at first mostly because its different, breaking the habit you may have developed with force rebooting earlier iOS devices, but once you get the hang of it you will be able to force restart iPhone X almost as quickly as you could earlier devices. Youll also need to be sure you press the buttons in the proper order as described, otherwise the iPhone X will not force restart.

You must press the buttons in sequential order for iPhone X to force restart, the first two buttons are pressed and then released, and the final button is held until the force reboot occurs. Heres how it works: It may feel like it takes a while to see the Apple logo appear on screen, but once you do see it you will know you have successfully forced the iPhone X to restart. Remember, , if it fails then just start over and try again. If you try and press the buttons concurrently youll likely either or initiate the Emergency Calling feature, neither of which you are likely trying to do if you simply want to force the iPhone to restart.

The proper way is: Up, Down, hold Power. This is yet another evolving change in the iOS world, but it turns out that force restarting iPhone X with the new button sequence is actually , though it is different from , which is also different from . With the steps changing on several occasions, perhaps well see another change with forced restarts on iOS devices down the road, time will tell. Oh and by the way, you can also preform a regular reboot of iPhone X by simply turning it off and back on again. You can do that with the Power/Volume button press, or with the method that works on all modern iOS versions by and then simply turning it back on again.