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When you perform a hard reset, your iPhone 8 or 8 Plus immediately restarts. A hard reset is the equivalent of restarting your computer by unplugging it, then plugging it back in.

Why Should I Perform A Hard Reset On My iPhone 8 Or 8 Plus?

Although you shouldn't rely on hard resets to turn your iPhone off and back on, it can be a reliable way to turn your iPhone off and back on when its unresponsive, frozen, or experiencing a software crash.

How Do I Perform A Hard Reset On My iPhone 8 Or 8 Plus?

How To Perform A Hard Reset On Your iPhone 8 Or 8 Plus

1. Quickly press the volume up button on the side of your iPhone.
2. Quickly press the volume down button on the side of your iPhone.
3. Press and hold the power button.
4. Release the power button when the Apple logo appears on the display. Your iPhone 8 will turn back on shortly after.

Applies To: iPhone 8,iPhone 8 Plus

Pro Tips

• You may need to press and hold the power button for 15-30 before the hard reset is initiated.
• The iPhone power button is also known as the Sleep / Wake button.

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My iPhone 8 isn’t charging above 90% no matter how long it is left charging this started recently I have turned of optimised charging but it hasn’t mad a difference. I don’t think it’s the battery as I got a new one in the summer and the battery health is at 100% I don’t know what else to try now.

2 Reply baby girl 3 years ago

i got the phone from my dad and he dont rem the i cloud password just need to reset whole thing but trusted phone number is no longer the same either

0 Reply yaube 2 years ago Reply to baby girl

how do i fix that?

0 Reply Luis D Rodriguez 3 years ago

It worked, although it says it’s dead. I’ve tried charging it for a couple days and it wont charge even though it says it is. I cleaned out my charging port but its the same situation. My Iphone is broken on the back where the battery is but I’m not sure if that’s the problem

1 Reply Joe 3 years ago

I blocked my phone by forgetting the pin – I was forced to change the pin and forgot what the new pin was by the time I actually needed it. Performing the procedure above reset the phone completely/back to factory settings.

I knew this would happen and went online to find the key combo, but you should make people aware since this isn’t what most people want to do.

0 Reply Tina 4 years ago

My phone don’t want to turn on at all I’ve trying these but luck

0 Reply Author David Lynch 4 years ago Reply to Tina

Check out our other article to learn what to do when an iPhone 8 won’t turn on.

0 Reply mark clouatre 4 years ago

My iPhone 8 went blank and won’t restart even if I try a hard reset.

0 Reply Joe 4 years ago

My iPhone 8 Plus stops charging at 1%. I can’t even update its software. What could be the problem? I’m really stressed. I just bought it.

0 Reply doris longstaff 4 years ago

I have the Apple logo with a line under it that stopped 3 quarters of the way and it won’t go any further.

0 Reply Julianne 4 years ago

my phone is on the apple logo then turning to a black screen then after a while it turns black then within a couple seconds turns back on the screen with the apple logo. I tried doing the first part and it turns off but then turns back on. I tried multiple times but still the same result. What do i do?

0 Reply Liam Shotwell 4 years ago Reply to Julianne

If a hard reset isn’t preventing the Apple Logo from appearing, you may want to attempt a DFU restore.

0 Reply Chely Robinson 4 years ago Reply to Liam Shotwell

that is exactly what mine is doing right now. Jullanne is saying the apple logo DOES appear but goes black and then turns back on to the apple logo but nothing goes further from there. So what is the solution to this?

0 Reply John Sebastian 4 years ago Reply to Chely Robinson

I had to replace the battery to solve the problem.

0 Reply Ben 4 years ago Reply to Chely Robinson

Having the same issue as you describe. Can you please share what you found as a solution as I do not want to restore my iPhone and lose all my data. Just want it to restart. Thanks in advance.

0 Reply taurie 4 years ago

it worked after a few tries, and holding it down for 15 plus seconds…. thank you!

-1 Reply Liam Shotwell 4 years ago Reply to taurie

Awesome! Glad this was helpful for you!

0 Reply Khethiwe 4 years ago Reply to Liam Shotwell

We are doing this but after the Apple logo, its still not charging.

0 Reply Jerry 5 years ago

I have an iPhone 8 running the iOS before the current. I get a tottaly different screen than you describe. After step 3 I get a Slide to power off, not the apple logo And my iPhone won’t restart until I plug it into a power adapter Jerry

0 Reply Anna 4 years ago Reply to Jerry

How did you do? I’m having the same experience as you.

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