How to force a hard reset on iPhone 5s

Alas, any, even a new, Apple iPhone may freeze and not work under the influence of insurmountable circumstances, for example, when infected with a virus. This trouble can also be due to the installation of applications from an unknown and unverified source, as well as when the smartphone’s RAM is heavily loaded.

In this case, doing without the iPhone will reset the hard reset will not work. You will have to resort to the Hard Reset function. Of course, the saddest thing is that in this case, all saved files will be permanently deleted from the iPhone’s memory, although the iPhone will work again.

Restoring iPhone with Home

Still, you do not need to do a hard reset on the iPhone 5S or iPhone 7 without considering all the options. First, try to bring your smartphone back to life through the "Home" mode. After waiting a bit, try to restore access by holding the "home" key. Hold this button for at least 3-4 seconds.

Then try holding the combination of two keys at the same time: 1 “home” button, which is located at the bottom + 2 “sleep mode” button, which is located on the top of the smartphone. If the screen goes blank, this means that the smartphone has begun to reload data and you can soon turn on the iPhone again by pressing the "sleep mode" button. At the end of the restoration of the device’s functions, be sure to delete the incorrect program, as the iPhone may freeze again.

It is advisable, after restoring the functioning of the smartphone, to remember what caused it to freeze. If these were incorrect actions on your part, then try to use it more carefully in the future, but if no wrong actions were taken on your part, then the problem could arise due to poor-quality filling of the device. In this case, you must urgently contact the Apple service center to resolve problems with the device.

If after three minutes both options did not give positive results, you will have to resort to a hard reset of the device with the removal of all information on the iPhone 4S hard reset.

This type of forced reboot - a hard reset of the iPhone - although it will lead to the complete loss of all information, however, your iPhone 6 hard reset will be able to reanimate.

Before using this method, you should try to create a backup copy of your machine. Consider the possible options for how to hard reset iPhone 6S or iPhone 4.

Backing up your data

There are two ways to create a backup: using the iTunes software or using an iCloud cloud account.

1. Connect to the iCloud program. Your iPhone must be connected to the Internet. Go to the "Settings" menu and find the "iCloud" program. Activate the "Backup" function, then give the command "Backup to iCloud", and then - "Create a backup copy". It will take a short period of time to complete the required backup.

2. Connecting to iTunes. There is a need to connect the iPhone to the PC and launch the iTunes function. Find the device at the top of the window that opens the menu. Find the "This PC" feature to activate the "Back up a copy now" line. The resumed backup phase will last from 1 to 5 minutes.

Reset data from iPhone

After completing the backup, we will proceed to reset the iPhone data. We find the program "Basic" in the settings menu. Scrolling down the screen, select the "Reset" command, and then "Erase content and settings." Then enter the device password. To continue the reset, you must enter a password on the "Restrictions" line, plus also set a password for the screen lock. If it so happened that you forgot the password for the "Restrictions" parameter, you will have to involve the computer and iTunes to bring the iPhone to zero settings. When you forgot the lock screen password, you will first have to start the iPhone in the recovery process.

Restoring data from a backup

If you restore a copy from a backup, you will receive an updated device as when you purchased it. After the data reboot stops, the smartphone will offer to reconfigure it by resuming functions.

In order to restore all smartphone files from its backup and remove the blocked activity mode, you must enter the Apple iPhone ID on the “Find iPhone” request. This must be applied to prevent its theft.

This method is one of the simplest and most affordable, which will use your PC and iTunes.

Connect your frozen iPhone to your computer. iTunes will notify you that a new device has been detected by iTunes. Information on your device will appear in the PC menu, namely its number and version of the operating system. iTunes will also provide serial number and firmware version information. In the window you will see the button "Restore" the device. The data destruction process can take up to 20 minutes. You need to press this button to start formatting a faulty iPhone. During the data reset period, your device may reboot. The state of the smartphone after the reboot will be reset.

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