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How to Force Restart an iPhone With a Home Button [Video]

How to Force Restart an iPhone With a Home Button [Video]

Posted October 19, 2015 at 1:04am by iClarified
These are instructions on how to force restart an iPhone with a Home button. You may need to do this if your iPhone has frozen or is functioning abnormally.



Step One
To force restart your device, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least ten seconds.
How to Force Restart an iPhone With a Home Button [Video]


Release the buttons when you see the Apple logo appear.
How to Force Restart an iPhone With a Home Button [Video]

Your device will now reboot.
How to Force Restart an iPhone With a Home Button [Video]

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p000ter
p000ter - October 22, 2015 at 6:00am
all though most of us know this. there are always new iPhone owners and jail breakers coming on the scene. no harm. no foul and making sure the new folk are just as well informed as we are. nice job I clarified!
Chip
Chip - October 20, 2015 at 9:59am
This old news. This bin like this since iphone 1
Alad
Alad - October 19, 2015 at 11:06am
OMG IF YOU DO THIS WHEN JAILBROKEN IT WILL DESTROY YOU'R PHONE
Gabe
Gabe - October 19, 2015 at 7:28pm
Ha! Good one.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - October 19, 2015 at 7:38pm
Jailbreaking isn't everything then l.
p000ter
p000ter - October 22, 2015 at 5:56am
no. not at all. it's just a hard reset. it doesn't destroy anything. I'm jail broken and had to do it a day or two ago. no issue.
Alad
Alad - October 22, 2015 at 11:25pm
I know I was just kidding
O
O - October 19, 2015 at 9:08am
BREAKING NEWS. 100% HEADLINE!
redsixths
redsixths - October 19, 2015 at 5:40am
wow..thanks iClarified
Sadra
Sadra - October 19, 2015 at 3:02am
So I guess iClarified has ran out of news!!!
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - October 19, 2015 at 3:04am
Not if the news doesn't come, and if it doesn't come, this means I have begun.
Betovhs
Betovhs - October 19, 2015 at 2:00am
Must be a slow day
Gabe
Gabe - October 19, 2015 at 2:27am
Honestly. Lol. If you own an iPhone and didn't know this, you shouldn't own an iPhone.
Question
Question - October 19, 2015 at 1:49am
Even a caveman can do this :)
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - October 19, 2015 at 1:24am
I actually found this on my own without any researching or what the booklet says.
Luciano
Luciano - October 19, 2015 at 1:22am
That's when Geohot was jail breaking trick
tp,,yyy
tp,,yyy - October 19, 2015 at 8:32am
Yep. 8 years ago.
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