Whether you’re using an iPhone or Android, your smartphone is basically a small computer that fits in your pocket. And like all computers, your phone may encounter software bugs and glitches. While these aren’t things you’ll see often, it’s possible that you accidentally triggered someone and caused your phone to react undesirably or become unresponsive.
For example, your phone may not turn on even after charging all night. Or an app might freeze while it’s running and you can’t exit the app no matter what you try to swipe. Before scheduling an appointment with the technical support teams, one fixed action can solve all your troubles: Forced restart.
What is a force restart?
Forced restart is a feature built into your phone that you can guess exactly what it does from the name. Whether the phone is responding or frozen, it instantly shuts down and restarts. This is similar to powering off a desktop computer. Whatever the device is dealing with, it should turn off.
For this reason, force restart should not be preferred as the standard way to restart your phone. This process ignores the usual, careful shutdown protocols the device goes through when you tell it to normally shut down. Use force restart only when necessary. But it can be your best solution when you have to.
How to force restart iPhone?
While the force restart command on an iPhone differs from the old one, Apple combined these commands into one: Quickly press and release the volume up button, quickly press and release the volume down button, then press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo.
If you have an older iPhone that can’t update to iOS 16, your force restart command may differ. In this case, you may need to check the device manual for the command required for your device.
How to force restart Android?
Because unlike Apple’s iPhones, Android smartphones have different manufacturers, so each may have different hardware commands. But most Android phones can be force restarted by responding to pressing and holding the power button for about 20 seconds.
Your smartphone may also have other forced restart commands. Some Samsung users may have to hold down the volume down and power button for seven seconds to force a restart. You can refer to your model’s manual to see if it has a specific command.
Although examples are few today, if you have a phone with a removable battery, you can remove the battery to turn off the phone instantly.
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