{"id":28241,"date":"2016-10-19T18:01:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28241"},"modified":"2022-07-14T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T09:30:44","slug":"force-reset-iphone7-7plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/force-reset-iphone7-7plus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Force Restart the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has made some rather big changes to iPhone 7. Lack of a headphone jack aside, the new iPhone 7 comes with a <strong>force sensitive home button that uses Apple\u2019s own \u201ctaptic engine\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing as the home button for the iPhone 7 is software based, iOS will be able to detect if the home button malfunctions. Should it malfunction, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/10\/15\/apple-workaround-home-button-fails-iphone-7\/\">dialog box will open automatically<\/a>, informing the user that the home button on their phone may require servicing.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the warning, iOS will also <strong>load an alternative onscreen home button for temporary use<\/strong>, allowing the user to use the phone as normal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/force-restart-any-iphones\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/force-restart-any-iphones.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-45227 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/force-restart-any-iphones.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuide to force restart or reboot any type of iPhone models.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/force-reset-iphone7-7plus\/iphone-home-button-need-service.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"799\" alt=\"iphone home button needs service\"><\/figure>\n<p>While previously, users can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/force-restart-any-iphones\/\">force restart<\/a> their iPhones by holding down on the iPhone\u2019s power button and the home button simultaneously for 10 seconds, for iPhone 7 and 7 plus, try this instead:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press and <strong>hold down the power button<\/strong> located on the right side of the iPhone 7.<\/li>\n<li>While holding down the power button, <strong>press and hold down the Volume Down button<\/strong> on the left side of the iPhone 7.<\/li>\n<li>Hold down both buttons <strong>until the screen turns off<\/strong>. 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