If your iPhone 17 is unresponsive or frozen, then you can fix it with a force restart or hard reset. It is super easy to do this, and anyone can do it at home without any equipment.
In this guide, we have shared step-by-step instructions on how to force restart an iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro and solve any software issues it is facing.
You can follow these steps to perform a force restart on iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Force Restart iPhone 17
- Press and release the Volume Up button.
- Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
- Press and hold the Side button and keep holding it.
As you keep the Side button pressed, your iPhone’s screen will go black. Keep the button pressed until the Apple logo appears.
You can release the side button as soon as the Apple logo appears on the screen.
After a few moments, your iPhone will boot up and you will be able to use it like normal. The force restart process does not erase any data from your device.
The benefits of a force restart of the iPhone include:
- Fixes an unresponsive or frozen screen.
- Resolves minor software glitches.
- Restarts the device without using the screen.
- Does not erase data.
