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title: "How to restart or soft reset your iPhone X?"  
description: "How to restart or soft reset your iPhone X?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-10-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50481/how-to-restart-or-soft-reset-your-iphone-x  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone x"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to restart or soft reset your iPhone X?

How to restart or soft [reset your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50483/how-to-factory-reset-your-iphone-x-master-reset) X?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

A **soft reset or restart** may accomplish a lot of wonderful things for [your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50411/what-to-do-if-your-iphone-x-can-t-be-detected-by-computer). It can also assist resolve small issues impacting an app or [**iOS**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50305/what-if-ios-12-freezes-or-stops-responding) functionality, in addition to providing your device a new start. To begin, restart or **soft reset your iPhone X by following these steps:** \

1. **Hold down the Side** and **Volume buttons** together until the slide to power off screen shows.
2. To turn your iPhone X totally off, **drag the slider.**
3. **Press and hold the Side button** until the Apple logo shows after your iPhone has turned off.
4. After that, your **iPhone will reset.**

**[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50484/how-to-reset-your-iphone-x-to-factory-defaults-using-itunes)**


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