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- How to force restart the iPhone XS
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Introduction
Step 1
How to force restart the iPhone XS
- Quickly press and release the volume-up button (1).
- Quickly press and release the volume-down button (2).
Quickly press and release the volume-up button (1).
Quickly press and release the volume-down button (2).
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Step 2
- Finally, press and hold the side button (3) until the Apple logo appears, and then release.
- The screen will temporarily go dark as the iPhone shuts down and reboots. Keep holding the button until you see the logo.
Finally, press and hold the side button (3) until the Apple logo appears, and then release.
The screen will temporarily go dark as the iPhone shuts down and reboots. Keep holding the button until you see the logo.
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Peggy Biggs - May 22, 2019
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this method of shutdown would not work for me. And I can’t open up setting to go under general to shutdown either
raju kb - Sep 30, 2019
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Intead use 3utool in computer and restart. I used to do it
jillfarrell5707 - Oct 10, 2019
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Worked as it said it would. Thank you
clement.dominiquepascal - Nov 19, 2019
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pas moyen de redémarrer avec cette méthode… le mac ne reconnait pas l’Iphone XS
suhad patel - Mar 31, 2020
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i tryed one way fro force start my i phone xs
press up volume botton and relerese and down volume bottle and quicj release and then hold right side button hold longer time but not work out