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How to restart (reset) Apple's iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max come in the same sizes as last year's iPhone 12 series and share the same design elements with Apple's 2020 models; like a full screen design and no Home Button on the front.
If you're upgrading from a device with a Home button, read on to learn how to turn it on and off, force a restart, enter DFU mode; enter recovery mode, activate Emergency SOS and temporarily disable Face ID.
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Below you will find step-by-step guides to perform button combinations for all of the above functions; along with explanations of what the more obscure functions do and why they might one day be useful.
How to hard reset iPhone 13 (all models)
- Press and quickly release the Enlarge button volume .
- First press and quickly release the button Lower the volume .
- Then press and hold the button side until the Apple logo appears, then release the button side .
During this process, you will see a slider to turn off your iPhone. You'll want to ignore it and keep pressing the side button until the screen goes black.
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At this point, the Apple logo will appear and; After rebooting, the screen will be activated again.
However, using the hard reset process prevents you from having to completely turn off your iPhone, which requires several additional steps.
However, if you want to turn off your iPhone, you can do so by going to the section General of the application settings , scrolling down and choosing the option To switch off .
iPhone 12 Button Basics
Therefore, Apple changed many of the functions of the physical buttons on its smartphones with the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X; So if you're upgrading from an older device to these 2017 models, you'll want to familiarize yourself with them.
Finally, face the screen of your new iPhone and you will see that there are two volume buttons on the left side and a single side button on the right side. With no Home button to speak of, these three side buttons work in combination to perform all the necessary functions.
In the new iPhone design without the Home button, Apple has redesigned the way you interact with the device. Here are some important functions you can perform with the side buttons:
- Unlock iPhone: To wake up and unlock your iPhone, you can simply lift it to wake up the screen, then look at the device to use Face ID. You can also press the side button once to wake up the screen.
- Take a screenshot: To take a screenshot, simultaneously press the side button and the volume up button and quickly release them.
- Access Siri: To summon Siri, you can press and hold the side button until the Siri interface appears on the screen.
- Turn off your iPhone or turn on Emergency mode: To turn off your iPhone or enter Emergency mode, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons until the “slide to power off” or “Emergency SOS” slider appears.
- Restart iPhone: If your iPhone is unresponsive, you can force a restart by pressing and quickly releasing the volume up button, pressing and quickly releasing the volume down button, and then pressing and holding the side button until the Apple logo appears.
- Adjust volume: The volume buttons on the left side of your iPhone let you increase and decrease the volume of ringtones, alerts, and media.
By familiarizing yourself with these functions, you will be able to navigate and control your iPhone efficiently, even without the traditional Home button.
