How to Reset iPhone: Easily Erase Data, Like New

Resetting your iPhone is the best way for you to sell your mobile phone to someone else so that your existing data can be erased and the system runs like a new device. This can also be done if your iPhone hangs or lags.

There are three types of reset that exist on the iPhone, namely hard reset, soft reset and reset without using iTunes. In a soft reset, the system does not erase the data on the iPhone while a hard reset will erase the data completely.

Various applications, photos, videos, will be deleted if you choose a hard reset. Don't forget to back up your phone before doing an iPhone reset.

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How to Hard/Soft Reset iPhone

Resetting the iPhone is important for those of you who want to delete all the data on your mobile phone or reload the system on the device. Now for those of you who are still confused about how to do it, follow the following steps:

1. Hard Reset/Factory Reset

If you want to sell your iPhone to someone else or make the iPhone settings return to the first time you bought it, you can do a hard reset.

Hard Reset is a way to completely reset your iPhone. Your data, such as photos, videos, notes, existing apps will be lost and your iPhone settings will be restored.

The first step you must do before a hard reset is to back up the data on your iPhone to iCloud or use Finder for those of you who have a Mac.

So, when you buy a new smartphone, you can simply restore the data from iCloud and Finder.

Here are the steps to perform a hard reset:

Click Settings, then select General. Look for the section "Reset."

Select the required reset. For a hard reset, you can select Erase All Content and Settings. If your iPhone has a password, you will be asked to fill it in and confirm the erasure.

Wait for the process to finish. After that you will be asked to enter the Apple ID password. This is done so that the account and Find My iPhone are deleted on the device.

2. Soft Reset

Soft reset on iPhone has a different way for each type. This happens because not all iPhone series have a Home Button. The following are the ways to soft reset the iPhone according to the types that exist:

Press and hold one of the volume keys and the side key until the power-off slider is displayed.

Pull out the slider, and then wait 30 seconds for the device to turn off. If your device freezes or becomes unresponsive, force restart it.

To restart it, press and hold the side button (on the right side of the iPhone) until the Apple logo is displayed.

Soft Reset iPhone SE (2nd or 3rd generation), 8, 7, or 6

Press and hold the side button until the power-off slider is displayed.

Pull out the slider, and then wait 30 seconds for the device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.

To restart it, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo is displayed.

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Soft Reset How to restart iPhone SE (1st generation), 5, or older versions

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