iPhone won’t turn on? Here’s how to force restart your Apple iPhone

What to do when your iPhone stops responding and it becomes almost impossible to power off gracefully? The answer is a forced restart.

Dibianchi Sharma: “Have you tried turning it on and off?” If you’ve watched the IT Crowd series, you won’t have trouble understanding the context of this joke. But for those of you who haven’t already, turning your device off and on again will fix most issues like display hangs, phone network issues, and devices not responding. Everyone knows

But what if the device becomes unresponsive and it becomes almost impossible to power down gracefully? The answer is a forced reboot.

This problem is less common for iPhone users, but it does happen. So, if you are looking for a way to force restart your iPhone, the following methods will help you.

How to Force Restart iPhone in iOS 16

• If your iPhone is running iOS 16, here are the steps to force restart your phone:
• Press and release the volume up button and repeat with the volume down button
• Then press and hold the side button.
• Release the side button when the Apple logo appears.

PS: The volume buttons are on the left side of the iPhone and the side buttons are on the right side.

How to Force Restart iPhone 7

• If you’re trying to force restart your iPhone 7, the process is slightly different. Here’s what you need to do:
• Press and hold both the volume down button and the sleep/wake button at the same time.
• Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears.

How to force restart iPhone 6 or iPhone SE (1^st generation)

• For restarting iPhone 6 and iPhone SE (1^st generation), the home button works. Please follow these steps:
• Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and Home button at the same time.
• Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears.

Apple’s new short film

Recently, Apple released a short film in honor of Data Privacy Day on January 28th of this year. This short film starring Ted Lasso star his Nick Mohammed is titled ‘A Day in the Life of an Average Person’s Data’. This short film explains how apps collect user data and how the iPhone provides protection. The video is divided into several chapters so users can skip to that part when they want to learn about different privacy features.