How to Restart or Force Restart iPhone 7 & 7 Plus

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How to Restart or Force Restart iPhone 7 & 7 Plus

31 May 2021 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Summary
Incompatible Apps could lead iPhone running slowly or even lose the sound. Restart iPhone could help iPhone out of many errors. If restart could not fix the problem, force restart could be tried. Here we will take iPhone 7/7 Plus as an example to show how to restart and force restart iPhone 7/7 Plus

Content

Part 1: How to Restart iPhone 7/7 Plus

1. With Power Button
2. With Settings Menu

Part 3: How to Force Restart iPhone 7/7 Plus

1. When Shall We Force Restart iPhone
2. How to Force Restart iPhone

Part 3: Fix iPhone 7/7 Plus Fails to (Force) Restart

Part 1: How to Restart iPhone 7/7 Plus

Restarting iPhone could solve many problems like poor network connect, screen will not adjust the direction, or run slowly. You can try to restart the iPhone to solve if you encounter such situations.

1. With Power Button

Step 1: Hold the side button until power off slier appears. Drag the slider and wait for the device to turn off.

Step 2: Press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

2. With Settings Menu

This method is for iPhone 7/7 Plus with iOS 11/11.1 or above edition. You can restart the iPhone without pressing any button.

Step 1: Confirm the AssistiveTouch has been enabled. Go to [Settings], [Accessibility] and then [AssistiveTouch] to turn it on.

Step 2: Back to the main screen and click the AssistiveTouch button. Go to [Device] and hold on [Lock Screen] until power off slier appears. Then drag the slider and restart the device.

Please click the Assistive Touch and then follow [Device], […] and [Restart] to restart the iPhone 7 (Plus).

Part 3: How to Force Restart iPhone 7/7 Plus

1. When Shall We Force Restart iPhone

Restart can not solve all the iPhone errors. If restart can not help you solve the following problems, please try to force restart you iPhone 7 (Plus).

1. iPhone 7 will not reaction to any touch

2. iPhone or App gets frozen

3. Can not be turn off

4. iPhone gets stuck

2. How to Force Restart iPhone

Since iPhone 7/7 Plus adapt the new Taptic Engine to be the Home button which is different from the traditional Home button, users can not force restart the iPhone 7/7 Plus with the usual button combination. Following will introduce how to force restart iPhone 7/7 Plus.

2. How to Force Restart iPhone

1. Press and hold the side button and the volume down button until the screen turns off.

2. Release the button until the Apple logo appears.

Force restart will refresh the RAM that used by Apps but not delete the data. This operation can close the stuck Apps and all the running Apps.

Part 3: Fix iPhone 7/7 Plus Fails to (Force) Restart

If your iPhone 7/7 Plus get stuck, no reaction even you press many buttons, or repeatedly restart, we need to draw supports from third party software to help iPhone recover from such errors. Here, we recommend Renee iPassFix, a overall iOS error solution, to fix the restart error for you.

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Step 1: Download and install Renee iPassFix. Then, connect iPhone to the computer and run the software. Next, select [Fix Device].

Step 2: After that, click on [FIX ME] to download the firmware and fix iPhone. Or, manually import the firmware. It is noted that all the data will be emptied when you check the option [Full Restoration].

Step 3: Finally, disconnect between iPhone and PC as it is finished.

Renee iPassFix can not solve the restart problem but also other existing system errors for your iPhone. Besides, if you forget the lock screen passcode of your iPhone, Renee iPassFix can help you remove it, too.

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