How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone 13

If your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro locks up, you can try a force restart or hard reset.

iPhone 13 users are complaining about a variety of problems as we push deeper into the year. The list includes some of the usual suspects like lockups and freezes. While these are more common on older iPhone models, the iPhone 13 series isn’t immune.

If your phone locks up and you’re unable to scroll or swipe, you should try hard resetting it. This process only takes a few seconds and it should return your iPhone 13 to its normal state. It doesn’t wipe any data from your phone, it simply forces your iPhone 13 to restart.

If your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max is freezing up on a frequent basis, you might need to update your applications via the App Store or investigate other potential solutions. You’ll also want to check out our guide to fixing common iPhone 13 problems.

If you upgraded to an iPhone 13 from an iPhone model that’s older than the iPhone X, you might not know how to hard reset your phone because you need to use a new button combination.

Here’s what you need to do to fix your frozen iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max.

How to Hard Reset iPhone 13

Instead of using the old process, which required you to hold down two buttons to force restart the iPhone, you now need to press two buttons quickly and then press and hold a third button.

The process might take you a few tries to master, but once you’ve gotten the hang of it, you should be good to go should things go awry down the road.

If your iPhone 13 isn’t responding to gestures, here’s what you need to do in order to hard reset the device:

Press on the Volume Up button located on the left side of the phone and let go.
Press on the Volume Down button and let go.
Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

You need to press the volume up and volume down buttons very quickly, but not at the same time. The side button is what Apple calls the power button on newer devices.

After a few seconds of holding down the side button, your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, or iPhone 13 Pro Max should restart itself.

If you start having to do this frequently, you should try resetting all of your device’s settings in the Settings app. In more severe cases, you may need to speak with Apple customer service and see if they have a solution for your issues. Remember, your iPhone is covered by a warranty and there’s a chance you’ll need to send it in for repairs or a replacement.

If your iPhone 13 doesn’t startup or turn on normally, Apple recommends plugging the phone into a charger to let it charge for up to an hour.

If you still see a black screen or you’re still having issues with the touchscreen after following that step, you’ll want to get in contact with Apple’s customer support.

4 Reasons Not to Install iOS 15.5 & 11 Reasons You Should

Install iOS 15.5 for Better Security

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If security is important to you, you’ll want to think about installing Apple’s iOS 15.5 update right away.

iOS 15.5 brings 27 new security patches to the iPhone and they are essential if you want to keep your device and its data protected. You can learn more about these patches over on Apple’s security site.

If you missed iOS 15.4.1, it had just one new security patch on board. You can read more about it over on Apple’s website.

If you missed the iOS 15.4 update, it had a whopping 36 new security patches on board. If you want to learn more about these patches, head on over to Apple’s security site for the particulars.

If you missed iOS 15.3.1, it had one security patch on board. For more about it, head over to Apple’s security page.

If you missed iOS 15.3, you’ll also get its patches with your upgrade. iOS 15.3 brought 10 new security patches to iPhone users. If you’re interested in the details, you can read more about them right here.

If you missed iOS 15.2.1, you’ll get its security patch with your upgrade. You can learn more about the change over on Apple’s website.

If you missed Apple’s iOS 15.2 update, you’ll get its 30+ security patches with your upgrade. You can read all about them over on the company’s security site.

iOS 15.2 also included some important upgrades to privacy. The software brought the company’s App Privacy Report to Settings. This lets you see how often your apps have accessed your location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts and more during the last seven days. You can also see their network activity.

In addition, iOS 15.2 brought Apple’s communication safety features for kids. You’ll find these features in the Messages app, in Siri, in Spotlight, and in Search.

If you missed iOS 15.1, iOS 15.5 will bring its security patches to your iPhone. You can read more about them on Apple’s website.

If you missed iOS 15.0.2 you’ll also get its security patch with your upgrade. You can learn more about it right here.

iOS 15.0 also brought numerous security patches to your iPhone. If you’ll be moving up from iOS 14 and you’re interested in the exact nature of these improvements, you can read about them over on Apple’s security website.

Apple’s updated its website with new information about iOS 15’s batch of security patches. The company now says the software patched up an issue that could have exposed a user’s private Apple ID information and in-app search history. It also says iOS 15 patched up an issue that allowed apps to override Privacy preferences.

If you skipped iOS 14.8 or any older versions of iOS, you’ll get the security patches from those updates with your iOS 15.5 update as well.

In addition to those patches, iOS 15 comes with some security and privacy upgrades including improvements to Siri. Requests made to Siri are now processed on the device itself using Neural Engine. This makes it more secure.

If you’re an Apple Card user, you’ll now get a security code that changes regularly to use when you make online transactions.

Apple’s also included a built-in authenticator that’s similar to Google Authenticator. This will let you generate verification codes for enhanced sign-in security under your Passwords.

There’s also a Mail feature that hides your IP address.