Force Restart
If your iPhone keeps shutting off and your it won’t charge or keeps crashing, it might be time for a hard reset. Whether it’s really shutting down on its own, or it’s rapidly depleting the battery due to rogue processes or Wi-Fi or cellular radio activity, a hard reset can help.
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Plug in
If your iPhone or iPad is rapidly discharging, plug it in. Once the charging cable’s in place, you should see it begin to charge, and you’ll be able to read the battery level. If it shows little to no charge, it means something drained your battery. If it shows a partially or fully charged battery, you may have another problem.
In either case, connect your iOS device to its charging cable, plug into an outlet or USB port, and start charging. Let it charge for an hour. If it doesn’t seem to be responding, try a different charging cable, a different USB outlet plug, or a different USB port on your computer.
Contact Apple
If you’ve tired the above solutions, and still your iPhone keeps shutting off, your device might be experiencing a more severe problem. Like any electronic device, batteries can fail, and circuits can short. If you have AppleCare , don’t walk, run to get it fixed. If you don’t, get an estimate and weigh the cost of repair against the cost of upgrading to a new device.
If you don’t live close to an Apple Store, you can call 1-800-MY-APPLE to set up a mail-in repair. If you don’t have AppleCare, you may have to pay for the call, but it’s less of a waste than having a dead iPhone or iPad.
How to hard reset ipad (all models)
The standard restart process doesn’t always work. Sometimes an iPad can be locked up so much that the slider doesn’t appear and the iPad screen doesn’t respond to taps. In that case, you need to try a hard reset.
This technique clears the memory that apps and the operating system run in (but not your data; it will still be safe) and gives your iPad a fresh start. To perform a hard reset:
Again, the steps differ based on whether your iPad has a Home button or not.
- For iPads with Home Buttons: Hold down the home and on/off buttons at the same time.
- For iPads without Home Buttons: Quickly press volume down, then quickly press volume up, then press and hold the on/off button. Skip to step 3.
Continue holding the buttons even after the slider appears on the screen. The screen will eventually go black.
If the iPad is completely frozen, the slider might not appear. Continue holding down the button until the screen goes black.
When the Apple logo appears, let go of the buttons and let the iPad start up like normal.
More options for resetting an ipad
There’s one other kind of reset that’s commonly used: restoring to factory settings. This technique isn’t usually used to solve problems (though it can work if the problems are bad enough). Instead, it’s most often used before selling an iPad or sending it in for repair.
Restoring to factory settings deletes all your apps, data, preferences, and settings and returns the iPad to the state it was in when you first took it out of the box. It’s a drastic step, but sometimes you need it.
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With Off, you can control your computers remotely.
Off has several commands it can trigger on your computers, including:
— Shutdown
— Restart
— Sleep
— Wake Up (WOL)
It works with any Windows PC or Mac. It doesn’t require any complex setup or configuration; anyone can use it.
Off is integrated into Siri. You can create voice commands like «Hey Siri, switch off my computer» or «Hey Siri, wake up my Mac».
Off is fully compatible with Apple’s Shortcuts app. With this, you can design your own automation routines that combine Off’s ability to control your computers with any other action available through Shortcuts. For example, you could create a ‘Finished Work’ routine that turns off your office lights and shuts down your computer at the same time.
If you’ve got kids, you can use Off to limit how long they’re spending on their computers. Use the app to schedule their computer to automatically turn off when it’s time for bed.
Off comes with an Apple Watch app. With just a tap on your wrist, you can control the computers in your home.
With Off, you’ll be able to save money on your electricity because it’ll be effortless to shut down your power-hungry machines. If you stream media from your computer to your iPhone or iPad, Off is invaluable as it allows you to fix problems by restarting without even getting up. You can set your computer to shut down at a scheduled time if you’re watching something in bed and don’t want your computer to be left on all night.
Off is secure, if you want to set a password to stop unwanted access you can.
Off requires the Off Helper application to be installed on any computer you wish to control. This is available to download for free from www.bridgetech.io
Off is compatible with:
Windows XP (32bit and 64bit)
Windows Vista (32bit and 64bit)
Windows 8 (32bit and 64bit)
Windows 10 (32bit and 64bit).
macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
macOS 11 (Big Sur)
Note: Off is only able to control your computer on your local network. It isn’t able to connect to them across the internet.
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The easiest way to restart an ipad (all models)
The basic kind of restart—in which you turn the iPad off and then turn it back on—is the easiest to do and the first thing you should try when you experience hardware problems. The process won’t delete your data or settings. Follow these steps:
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Your steps depend on whether your iPad has a home button or not:
- For iPads with a Home button: Begin by pressing the on/off button. The on/off button is located on the top right corner of the iPad.
- For iPads without a Home button: Press and hold the on/off button and one volume button at the same time. Skip to step 4.
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Let go of the on/off button.
Move the slider left to right to turn off the iPad (or tap Cancel if you change your mind). This shuts down the iPad.
When the iPad’s screen goes dark, the iPad is off.
Restart the iPad by holding down the on/off button until the Apple icon appears. Let go of the button and the iPad will start up again.
Your fixes?
If you were experiencing random iPhone shutdowns and one of the above fixes worked for you, let us know! If something else worked, let us know that as well!
Updated February 2020: Updated with instructions for latest devices.
