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Apple Changed How You Force Restart the iPhone

Apple Changed How You Force Restart the iPhone

Posted September 17, 2016 at 10:34pm by iClarified
Apple has changed how you Force Restart the iPhone for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

With all previous generation iOS devices you simply hold down the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons to force reboot. Some people call this a hard reset.

iClarified noticed yesterday that this method does not work on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. After a bit of testing, we discovered that the combination of buttons needed to force reset has been changed to the Sleep/Wake and Volume Down buttons.


We created a video to demonstrate. Click here to take a look.

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Apple Changed How You Force Restart the iPhone
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AppleGuy299
AppleGuy299 - September 19, 2016 at 3:20pm
Now it only requires only one hand.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 21, 2016 at 9:52pm
I always did it with one hand since the reset method was mentioned the first time.
clown
clown - September 19, 2016 at 1:30pm
Nice copying from the JB iphones.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 19, 2016 at 1:49pm
1. They had no choice but do it anyway. 2. At least I don't have to lose my security to get it now!
ottslk
ottslk - September 18, 2016 at 3:37pm
Must've taken A LOT OF TESTING given the incredible amount of buttons on the iPhone 7!
MS500
MS500 - September 18, 2016 at 12:26pm
isn't that like the Samsung / Android?? Who copying whom again?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 18, 2016 at 12:54pm
It makes sense at least because they have no choice but to use this as the method and seeing how most androids have a home button built in meaning the volume buttons are their only way.
BadApple
BadApple - September 18, 2016 at 8:11pm
Not only that they copy the way to reset from android, but the sounds on the keyboard,sound of locking the screen,the way they show notifications,it's a completely joke it feels like I m using a Samsung. BadApple
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 18, 2016 at 10:26pm
It's not like there were other buttons on the phone to use anyway, I don't see how big of a deal keyboard sounds are or the lock screen (who cares anyway), but yeah I do agree about notifications, but android is guilty of some things to and when it does, it feels like a watered down iPhone. BadSamsung.
Piky
Piky - September 18, 2016 at 12:07am
Is this new on all iOS 10 updated devices or just iPhone 7
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 18, 2016 at 12:09am
iOS in general!
City023
City023 - September 18, 2016 at 2:04am
Just the iPhone 7. Cause the home button is solid and doesn't press down like before. Nothing to do with iOS10
Name14
Name14 - September 18, 2016 at 12:40pm
Calm down dude! Take a pill and chill. Not everyone is a tech nerd.
ottslk
ottslk - September 18, 2016 at 3:39pm
In this case he should've have answered, if he doesn't know the answer as a non tech-nerd... weird explanation.
ottslk
ottslk - September 18, 2016 at 3:39pm
shouldn't
AbbeyRoad
AbbeyRoad - September 21, 2016 at 8:53pm
why on earth do some of us feel the need to express ourselves like this?
AbbeyRoad
AbbeyRoad - September 21, 2016 at 9:02pm
^ this for Mukai (natch)
iH85CH001
iH85CH001 - September 18, 2016 at 12:03am
In this case I assume this is also the new combination for DFU?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - September 18, 2016 at 12:09am
Yes.
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