How do i restart my iphone xs

Taps on the screen go unnoticed. Panicked swipes aren't registered. Frantic button presses are ignored.

When your iPhone's screen is black or frozen and not responding, a normal restart might not work for the simple reason that your iPhone has gotten itself in such a state that it fails to recognize you holding down the power and volume buttons -- or your silent prayers. If your iPhone is unresponsive and won't restart the usual way, then a force-restart can bring it back to life. Fear not: a force-restart does not erase anything on your iPhone.

From the iPhone 6s to the iPhone 12 and all models in between, here's how you can bring back a stuck iPhone with a force-restart.

Force-restart an iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone SE (2nd gen), iPhone X or iPhone 8

Force-restarting an iPhone released in the last four years is a three-button procedure:

1. Press and release the volume-up button.
   
2. Press and release the volume-down button.
   
3. Press and hold the side button until the screen turns off and then turns back on. You can release the side button when the Apple logo appears.
   

Force-restart an iPhone 7

Press and hold both the volume-down button and the side button until you see the Apple logo.

Force-restart an iPhone 6s or iPhone SE (1st-gen)

Press and hold both the sleep/wake button and the home button until you see the Apple logo.

Last option: Reinstall iOS

If your iPhone is really messed up and just won't start, you may need to reinstall its operating system. To do that, connect your iPhone to your computer and start iTunes. Next, perform a force-restart of your iPhone but don't let go of the button(s) when the Apple logo appears. Instead, keep holding until you see the recovery mode screen -- the screen with the iTunes logo and Lightning connector. 

When you see this screen on your iPhone, you should then see a window in iTunes on your computer to Restore or Update your iPhone. Click Update and iTunes will reinstall iOS -- and will do so without erasing your settings, apps and data.

If Update doesn't work, then you'll need to opt for Restore, which will erase all of your data and reinstall iOS and then prompt you to restore a backup in iTunes or iCloud that you hopefully created in the recent past.

If you notice that your Apple iPhone XS hangs, stays frozen or "thinking" for a long time, it does not react, perhaps because it is overloaded and you have thought about restarting quickly to free up its 4 GB RAM memory, in just three steps we will indicate you how to restart it.

A restart does not erase any data, it only consists of turning the device off and on again, if you want to erase all the content and restore the factory, consult the following tutorial: How to restore a Apple iPhone XS.

Before restarting, you must bear in mind that you must know the PIN code of the SIM card and the unlock pattern or password of the iPhone XS, since it will request it when it is turned on again.

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

Simultaneously press the unlock button and the volume up button for a few seconds until a screen with several options appears, the first is to turn off, followed by the option to view the medical data and the option to send an emergency SOS request.

2- Second step:

The Apple iPhone XS does not have a restart option as such, you need to turn it off and on again. Slide the power button from left to right to turn off your iPhone XS.

3- Third step:

Once the Apple iPhone XS has been turned off, press and hold the unlock or power button for a few seconds until you see the Apple logo, release the button. The phone will start up again. You must enter the PIN code of the SIM card and the unlock code of the device.

How to restart the Apple iPhone XS if it is not responding?

If you cannot restart the Apple iPhone XS since it is blocked and the previous method does not work, we must proceed to turn it off and turn it on again using the physical buttons.

To force a shutdown on your iPhone XS press and hold the power button (or unlock button) for at least 8 seconds until the Apple logo appears on the screen and release the button while it turns on again.

If the device still does not respond and you cannot restart it, it is possible that it is low on enough battery, in that case connect the iPhone XS to its charger and try the procedure again.

If it continues without responding and does not turn on or has entered a loop, it is possible that some internal component such as the motherboard, memory, screen or even the power button has been damaged so you will have to repair it or resort to the warranty.

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