How To Restart or Reboot an iPhone or iPad

Like any other computing device, iPhones and iPads may need to be rebooted every now and then, especially when they act slow, sluggish or weird.

Here are a few methods you can use to reboot your iPhone or iPad. be sure to watch the YouTube, as a video is worth 1000 words:

Steps to restart your iPhone/iPad (Method 1):

Please completely read through instructions before implementing. If you hold the buttons for too long on a phone, it will contact first responders because it thinks you have an emergency.

  1. Hold power and volume up until ‘Slide to Power Off’ appears.
  2. Slide to power off.
  3. Wait 15 seconds or so.
  4. Hold the power button until Apple logo appears.
  5. Sign in and check if the issue is resolved.

Steps to restart your iPhone/iPad (Method 2):

Please read through all the steps prior to starting. The steps need to be performed in one continuous sequence without pausing

  1. Press the volume up key
  2. Press the volume down key
  3. Press and hold the power button until you see the “Slide to power off message at the top of your screen
  4. Let go of the button and sclide to power off
  5. Wait 15 seconds or so
  6. Hold the power button until you see the Apple logo, then let go
  7. sign into your iPhon/iPad and then test whatever prompted you to restart the device in the first place to see if the issue is resolved.