How to Force Restart an iPhone 11 Pro Max

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How to Force Restart an iPhone 11 Pro Max

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

20 seconds

Introduction

Performing a force restart should not delete any data, but it can be useful if your iPhone 11 Pro Max is frozen or needs troubleshooting.

Step 1

Quickly press and release the Volume Up button (1).
Quickly press and release the Volume Down button (2).

Thank you so much! This truly worked! We didn’t know what to do with my phone when it froze this was a life saver more importantly because customer service closed earlier! Thanks again

Marco Jackson - 12/10/20

So my question is do you do this simultaneously?? Or one at a time?

jameciahardy - 01/11/20

this worked, but had to do it a few times, phew ! Thanks

lise bourgeois - 07/02/21

okay i see the coment everyone says it working but i pressed them down and nothing showed up .please respond

Ernest Toth 11 Clifton - 17/02/21

i’ve done this many times nothing happens need phone traveling in the morning

kjmil54 -

Step 2

Finally, press and hold the side button (3) until the Apple logo appears, and then release.
The screen will temporarily go dark as the iPhone shuts down and reboots. Keep holding the button until you see the  logo. Save

Und wenn das iPhone auf Tastendruck nicht reagiert?

Peter Hellweg - 07/03/20

Thanks. Finally I got my frozen phone to shut down. Instructions on another site didn’t say to press and release the volume up then down buttons quickly, then the sleep/awake button. That seemed to make all the difference.

Joe P - 03/02/21