Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          10 - 30 seconds            

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  • How to force restart the iPhone 7 Plus
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Introduction

Step 1

              How to force restart the iPhone 7 Plus               
  • To force restart your device, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons for at least ten seconds.
  • This Force Restart procedure is different from previous model years since the iPhone 7 series does not have a physical Home Button to press down.

To force restart your device, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons for at least ten seconds.

This Force Restart procedure is different from previous model years since the iPhone 7 series does not have a physical Home Button to press down.

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Step 2

  • Continue holding both buttons for about 10 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Continue holding both buttons for about 10 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Step 3

  • Once the Apple logo appears, release both buttons and your iPhone will restart.

Once the Apple logo appears, release both buttons and your iPhone will restart.

You have successfully restarted your iPhone 7 Plus.

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Morgan Cordry - Mar 18, 2017

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This threw me off when my wife’s iPhone 7 froze. Plain and simple write up!

Chris Mason - Mar 19, 2017

Glad to have helped :)

mufi suma - Apr 22, 2017

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not work my phone disable

and I can’t restore it

Saleka Chang - Nov 15, 2017

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Still doesn’t work