iPhone 11, Pro & Max : How to Force Restart, Hard Reset, Enter DFU and Recovery Mode

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If your iPhone 11, Pro, and Pro Max freezes or hangs up or stops responding, relax and don’t worry about it. It would help if you restarted your iPhone to get rid of these all-hanging issues.

Apple had to shift almost all core functionality from the Home button to iPhones with newer models. The primary functions of the iPhone are now three buttons: volume up, volume down, and sleep/wake. They also allow for turning off the phone, starting it again, entering recovery mode, and activating Emergency SOS.

How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone 11

Please follow these steps to Force Restart or Hard Reset an iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11, Pro Max

  1. Press and release the Volume Up button Quickly
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  2. Press and release the Volume Down button Quickly
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  3. Hold the side button until you see the Apple logo. Then release.
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IMPORTANT!During the Restarting process, you can see the slider to power off option. Just ignore it and don’t release the side button until the Apple logo appears.

How to Force restart iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, or iPhone 12

Would you please repeat the same septs to restart iPhone 11 that are already described in the top section?

Press the Volume Up button and release it quickly. Now, press the Volume Down button and release it quickly. Finally, press and hold the side button. Please don’t release until the Apple logo appears.

How to Force restart iPhone 8 or iPhone SE

For restarting iPhone 8, iPhone SE you need to follow the same steps that are already mentioned for iPhone 11 in the upper section.

First, press the Volume Up button and release it quickly. Second, press the Volume Down button and release it quickly. Now Finally, press and hold the side button. Then Release the button when the Apple logo appears.

How to Force restart iPhone 7

Press and hold the Volume Down button and the Sleep/Wake buttons together. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears.

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image credit: Apple

How to Force restart iPhone 6s or iPhone SE

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons together. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears.

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image credit: Apple

How to turn off iPhone 11

Apple has changed the iPhone’s method off for all new generation iPhones. So here we can let you know how to turn off your iPhone 11, Pro, and Pro Max.

  1. Press and hold the side button along with the volume up or volume down button.
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  2. Slide to power off option appears.
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  3. just slide left to right and the iPhone will be turned off.

How to put iPhone 11 into DFU Mode

If your iPhone hangs/freezes or failed to jailbreak it. Then DFU Mode is the best option to restore and update your iPhone using iTunes.

Please follow this setup to put your iPhone into DFU Mode

  1. Turn your iPhone off and connect to your computer using a USB cable.
  2. Make Sure iTunes is running
  3. Press and hold the side button for 3 seconds.
  4. Press and hold the volume down button. Hold both buttons for 10 seconds and Don’t release the side button.
  5. Now, release the side button and continue holding the volume down button for another 5 seconds.
  6. Just release the volume down buttons.
  7. if the screen is in black, then it is in DFU mode.

For others, iPhone models can read this article for entering DFU Mode.

How to Exit DFU Mode

  1. Press & quickly release the volume up button
  2. Press & quickly release the volume down button
  3. Press and hold the side power button until you see the Apple logo

How to put iPhone 11 into Recovery Mode

  1. Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.
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  2. Once your iPhone is plugged in, turn it off
  3. Press & quickly release the volume up button
  4. Press & quickly release the volume down button

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    Image: support.apple.com
  5. Now, press and hold the power button until you see the recovery screen.
  6. The charging cable on your iPhone screen indicates the activation of recovery mode.
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How to Exit Recovery Mode

Just, press and hold the side power button, when “Connect to iTunes” disappear release the button.

After following these steps, your iPhone hanging or freezing issue will not be resolved, then try other ways to fix it, like Update the iOS or resetting the iPhone, etc.

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