4 EASY Steps on How to soft reset iPhone 12

Nana Yaw Jr.
2 min readAug 10, 2022

how to do a soft reset on iPhone 12

So, in our previous articles on how to reset your iPhone, we did cover not all the iPhones but now we are looking into How to soft reset iPhone 12. Just like all the guides on reset your iPhones on the 8, X, XR and so on. we kept the guide simple and this isn’t any different.

Why will you want to reset your iPhone 12? Its simple, the phone might be messing up when you need it the most. This stage is really annoying when you want to use the phone but it isn’t functioning well. Like most iPhones, there is no way you can take out the battery to reset the phone.

But Apple brought out this feature so you can get the iPhone back in no time.

Now let’s go the steps to finally soft reset your iPhone;

how to soft reset iPhone 12

how to soft reset iPhone 12
  • Step #1: I assume you have your iPhone 12 ready in your hand now
  • Step #2: Quick press the Volume Down button, then the Volume Up Button Note that you’re not to hold them together. Just press these buttons one after the other.
  • Step #3: Now Press and Hold the Power Button for at least 10 seconds. While holding the Power button you will see on the screen “Slide to power off” ignore that and continue holding the power button.
  • Step #4: After 10 seconds of holding the power button, you should see the Apple logo Now it’s time to release the power button and let the phone do the rest while you wait.
  • Now the soft reset is done, you should see the Home Screen now. Enjoy your iPhone now

This steps to soft reset your iPhone 12 works on the 12 Mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max too. So if you ever need to soft reset your any of the 12 series, try this guide to get the iPhone working again.

What is a soft reset on iPhone 12, 12 Pro?

A soft reset on iPhone 12 and all the series is simply doing a quick restart to get your phone working again. Does not require any memory or data clear, just a simply restart to restore phone to normal working mode.

How do I reset my iPhone 12 when touchscreen doesn’t work?

doing a soft reset doesn’t require using your screen. With the volume up, volume down and the side or power button should be enough to get your iPhone 12 in a soft reset easily.

source: https://guidestofixit.com/apple/how-to-soft-reset-iphone-12/

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Nana Yaw Jr.

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