Apple iPhone restart

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Procedure of reseting (restarting) Apple iPhone mobile phones. (In case of hardware jammed / crashed.)

For the procedure of factory reset visit Apple iPhone hard reset wiki page!

Also known as

  • Apple iPhone 3G / 3GS cold restart / reset / reboot
  • AppleiPhone 4 / 4S hardware / phone jammed / crashed

Notes

  • This procedure will not erase any user data from phone.
  • Apple iPhone mobile phone's battery could not be removed to reset the phone this is why this procedure is needed.

Compatibility

Restart procedure

1. First, try to close the open appclicatiob by pressing the home button for at least six seconds. This should close the application You are using. If that doesn't work:

2. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake (ON/OFF) button (on the top of the phone) until the red slider appears, after that slide the red slider. Keep pressing the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

3. Hold home and sleep buttons at the same time for about 8 - 10 seconds. Then phone will reboot.

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