Here’s how to reset iPhone 13. Did you buy an iPhone 13 series smartphone to replace a much older model? You may not be familiar then with Apple’s new methods for turning off iPhones, starting with the iPhone X and working your way up to the most recent iPhone 13 models released this year 2021.
If you are not sure cHow to turn off or restart your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max, this is what you will have to do.
How to turn off the iPhone 13 with the buttons
There are two ways to turn off your iPhone 13 series using the buttons.
One method is hold down button raise the volume or that of decrease the volume and the button side simultaneously until you see the shutdown slider.
Alternatively, you can quickly press the volume up button followed by volume down button and then press and hold the button side to access the shutdown slider. If you use this method, the slider SOS it will not be displayed. If you are nervous about accidentally activating a 911 call, you can use this method.
After using either button sequence, drag the slider to turn off the phone to the right. Yes you cancel Either of the two methods with the cancel button at the bottom, you will have to enter your access code to access the phone.
How to turn off iPhone 13 in settings
If you don’t feel comfortable using the buttons to turn off your iPhone, you can do so in Settings. Here’s how to do it:
- Tap on Settings on the Home Screen.
- Please select general.
- Scroll down and select To turn off.
- Drag the Off slider to the right.
- Press Cancel to cancel.
How to reboot (turn on) the iPhone 13 with the buttons
If you need to restart your iPhone (instead of shutting it down), you have a few more options.
Restarting the iPhone with the buttons is similar to the second shutdown method discussed above. This is what you will have to do:
- First, quickly press the button. raise the volume one time.
- Then quickly press the button. decrease the volume one time.
- Hold down the button side and keep holding it down even when you see the shutdown slider.
- Hold down the button side until you see the Apple logo.
- Drag the slider to Slide to power off to the right.
Be careful when using this method. For example, suppose you do not press the start button first. turn up the volume and then that of lower volume before pressing and holding the button side. You could activate the SOS function and automatically dial emergency services, which is not recommended.
To turn on your iPhone 13 when it is off, press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.
How to force restart iPhone 13
You may also run into a situation where you have to force restart your iPhone 13. In this case, your phone hangs and you need to do a force restart.
For it:
- First, quickly press the button. raise the volume one time.
- Then quickly press the button. decrease the volume one time.
- Hold the button side UNTIL you see the Apple logo.
- Release the button.
How to reset iPhone 13 with AssistiveTouch
There are other options to restart your iPhone if you are not comfortable with the button method described above.
For instance, AssistiveTouch is a useful accessibility feature of the iPhone that allows you to perform tasks without using the buttons on the phone, including restarting the phone.
AssistiveTouch is not activated by default, so you will have to activate it. To activate AssistiveTouch:
- Open the app Settings on your home screen.
- Touch Accessibility.
- Then press Play.
- Choose AssistiveTouch.
- Activate the slider for AssistiveTouch.
- Play the AssistiveTouch on the iPhone screen (bottom right).
- Please select Customize the top-level menu.
- Select one of the current buttons.
- Please select Restart.
- Tap on Done.
- Select the AssistiveTouch button on the home screen in the lower right.
- Please select Restart.
- Confirm by tapping Restart.
How to restart using voice control
You can also restart your iPhone hands-free using the Voice control, another Accessibility feature. If you’ve never used Voice Control, you’ll need to set it up and activate it first.
To restart iPhone 13 using voice control:
- Open the Settings app on your home screen.
- Touch Accessibility.
- Select the Voice control.
- Move the slider from Voice control.
- You should see the blue and white microphone icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Say “Reboot the device“.
- Press Restart in the pop-up menu to confirm.
It is done. Now you know how to turn on / off your iPhone 13 series smartphone.
You can follow similar steps to restart iPhones on older models, including the latest generation iPhone 12. If you’re having trouble with any built-in features, you may need to restart your iPhone and restore it from a backup to resolve the issue.
