Not as ridiculous as the amount of unintentional 911 calls the new SOS feature will cause
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How to hard reboot iPhone 8
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Not as ridiculous as the amount of unintentional 911 calls the new SOS feature will cause
Hmm, there does seem to be a lot of resetting going on with new 8's.
Just to confirm, the "new" procedure is UP VOLUME, DOWN VOLUME, hold SIDE BUTTON. Had to call Apple Support since my 8 screen was no longer responsive to touch.
The reset fixed it, but we'll see if it's a recurring problem.
Just to confirm, the "new" procedure is UP VOLUME, DOWN VOLUME, hold SIDE BUTTON. Had to call Apple Support since my 8 screen was no longer responsive to touch.
The reset fixed it, but we'll see if it's a recurring problem.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201412
This is direct from Apple's website. The new method is...well...whatever. I will just stick to powering off the phone when possible now. Perhaps that's why they did this.
This is direct from Apple's website. The new method is...well...whatever. I will just stick to powering off the phone when possible now. Perhaps that's why they did this.
Thank you!! It works but this is absolutely ridiculous though. If you don’t get the timing or combo right it won’t work. And with a case it’s harder to do especially with fat fingers such as myself.
Thank you all. Glad we solved this day one. But Apple wasn’t thinking at all when they did this
Thank you all. Glad we solved this day one. But Apple wasn’t thinking at all when they did this
Apparently it's new to the 8....so new even the manuals don't have it yet!
Yep got it to work and put my phone in DFU mode~
Edit: I take that back. It's not a DFU restore. Just tried it and only reinstalls iOS 11 software. all my data is still intact.
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Apple has a simple power button. Switching an iPhone of and on - which is what Apple expects you to do, is fairly easy in my opinion.
Looking at the first article, it seems Apple only wants you to do that when the device is not responsive. It‘s certainly not meant to be a device feature.
This was changed to support Emergency SOS and the force passcode features in more subtle ways.
Holding the side buttons is far more discrete than pressing five times rapidly. And it’s easier to do with your phone in your pocket.
Considering the millions of iPhones sold it is not unreasonable to suggest this design could save lives in situations where publicly calling the emergency services would place you at risk.
The side effect is a more complex reset routine which the majority of users will never do anyway.
Worthwhile IMO.
Holding the side buttons is far more discrete than pressing five times rapidly. And it’s easier to do with your phone in your pocket.
Considering the millions of iPhones sold it is not unreasonable to suggest this design could save lives in situations where publicly calling the emergency services would place you at risk.
The side effect is a more complex reset routine which the majority of users will never do anyway.
Worthwhile IMO.
The 6S/6S+ was the last to do that. And the 8/8+ has a different way than the 6S and the 7S.
It’s not too difficult IF you know how.
I’ve heard the X will require a decapitated chicken, a paper bag and an incantation to Steve Jobs to reboot.
Well, it's not really and iOS 11 thing given that reset still works the same way it always did on iPhone 7 and earlier iOS devices.
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That could lead to more unintended/accidental resets.
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Why the difference between iPhone 8 and 7 though given they are about the same as far as button functionality goes?