How do I force quit or restart an iPhone?

Wednesday, 15th October 2008

My post about forcing a frozen iPod to restart seems to be very popular so I thought I’d post a similar article for those of you with iPhones.

How to force shutdown (reset) an iPhone: To force shutdown/reboot the iPhone 3G, press the sleep/wake power button first followed by the home button. Hold the buttons down for a few seconds until the screen changes. You should see the black background and white Apple logo to indicate the reset was successful.

Quit a frozen iPhone application: Very occasionally you may find that an iPhone application can freeze and lock up. To resolve this simply hold the Home button when in the application for about 6 seconds to quit it. You should then be able to reopen the application without restarting the phone.

Hope you find this useful…

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4 Responses to “How do I force quit or restart an iPhone?”

  1. Hillary Martin Says:

    Good read, thanks for the information, it was really informative.

  2. Eugene Says:

    Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene

  3. Tim Reynolds Says:

    Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up.

  4. Lorraine Says:

    Well done, useful & succinct - thanks

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