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  • How to force reset an iPhone 8 Plus
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Step 1

              How to force reset an  iPhone 8 Plus               
  • Briefly press the volume up button (1)
  • Then briefly press the volume down button (2)
  • You really only have to press very briefly

Briefly press the volume up button (1)

Then briefly press the volume down button (2)

You really only have to press very briefly

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Step 2

  • Finally, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears (3)

Finally, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears (3)

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Alex Busnelli - May 14, 2020

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What if my side power button doesn’t work?

Eric Bolinger - Aug 30, 2021

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Are there any preconditions? Like should the iPhone be ON before step 1?

Are there any side effects? Like resetting momory, settings, etc?