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How to Factory Reset an iPhone with Buttons
Do you want to factory reset your iPhone with buttons?
Factory resetting your iPhone with buttons on the devices is a speedy way to reset the iPhone. However, you may encounter different issues, like “you can’t factory reset your iPhone with buttons”‘, or “nothing happens when you hard reset your iPhone with buttons”. Even the problem may appear on your iPhone 14 or the former iPhone models.
In this article, we’ll show you how to easily factory reset your iPhone with buttons.
All iPhone models are supported, including iPhone 15, iPhone 14. All iOS versions are supported, including iOS 16/17 or later.
Why factory reset your iPhone with buttons?
- Fix the common issues that happen on your device by resetting it.
- Erase all data on it before selling, trading in, or transferring your iPhone.
- Factory reset your iPhone and then rearrange the contents on it or reinstall apps, or release the spaces.
If you are looking for how to hard force restart your iPhone with buttons(or hard reboot, which means force turn off and immediately turn on your iPhone with keeping everything), check our article: How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone.
How to Save your Data When you Want to Factory Reset/Hard Reset Your iPhone with Buttons?
Backup, Backup, and Backup.
Do back up your iPhone in a comfortable way for you. Take back up your iPhone via iCloud for example.
Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup (toggle the switch to green). Tap Back Up Now.
Make sure you have enough space on your iCloud account, or else, you won’t back up all your data successfully.
How to Back Up Your iPhone 2022?
Factory reset your iPhone with buttons.
Option 1. Reset your iPhone with buttons from “Erase All Content and Settings”.
Apple has designed a feature for factory resetting the iPhone on the devices with “Erase All Content and Settings”. Easy and useful.
Tap Settings > Tap General > Tap Reset.
Tap Erase All Content and Settings > Tap Erase Now.
Here it’ll require you to enter your passcode. Enter it.
It’s possible that it’ll require a screen time passcode. When you turn on screen time and screen time passcode on your iPhone, you need to enter the screen time passcode to reset it.
If you don’t use that screen time password, it won’t ask you for it.
Tap Erase Now.
For all iPhone models running on iOS 15 or later, including iOS 16/17.
Tap Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings. Tap Continue, then enter your passcode to proceed.
Forgetting your screen time passcode and can’t reset it? Read this: How to Reset an iPhone or iPad without Screen Time Passcode.
Option 2. Reset your iPhone with buttons via SD iPhone Unlocker(Disabled iPhone supported).
SD iPhone Unlocker app is developed to resolve iPhone issues for many various errors, disabled iPhones, frozen or bricked iPhones, and more. For example, when someone has forgotten the passcode on the iPhone, it’s possible that he can’t reset it with the device buttons. Option 2 is the ideal way.
For a disabled iPhone, the software will guide you to put it in recovery mode for a fix.
The SD iPhone Unlocker can factory reset and unlock the forgotten iPhone passcode and gives you a reset iPhone like brand new.
You need a computer, a PC, or Mac to reset it with this advanced third-party app.
Note that by using the app, you will erase all data on it and reset it to factory settings.
Free download it and install it on your computer.
Step 1. Run the app. Then head to Wipe Passcode.
Step 2. On the next page, click Start. Then connect your iPhone to the app with a USB cable. Click Start.
If your iPhone is active(not disabled or bricked), the software will proceed and directly show you the iPhone information.
If your iPhone is disabled(or bricked, or stuck), the software will show you how to put your iPhone in recovery mode or DFU mode to fix it.
Step 3. Confirm your device information and download the firmware. Hit Start.
The app should start to download the firmware and you should wait for a while. During the process, if your disabled or unavailable iPhone exits the recovery mode, don’t panic. Just let the download finish and put it in recovery mode again. Generally, if the downloading lasts longer than 15 minutes, the recovery mode should exit.
Step 4. Enter “0000” and Click Unlock. Wait for a few minutes, when you see the screen show you “Wiped passcode successfully”, you’re done.
When your iPhone opens, disconnect it from your computer and set it up as new or restore it from the backups.
Video Tutorial on How to Factory Reset iPhone with Buttons.
SD iPhone Unlocker Video Tutorial for a Factory Reset, Disabled/Unavailable iPhone supported.
Things to Do After Factory Resetting Your iPhone.
Restore your iPhone to a previous backup or set it up as new.
When the iPhone boots up, swipe up the “Hello” screen.
Follow the instructions until you reach the Apps & Data Screen.
Select “Restore from iCloud” or “Restore from iTunes Backup” when you need to restore it from iCloud or your computer； Select Don’t transfer Apps & Data when you need to set it up as new.
What to Do If a Factory Reset with Buttons Brick your iPhone or Make Your iPhone Disabled, or Stuck on a Screen (updating, Apple Logo, etc.).
There are very few chances of a factory reset your iPhone with buttons bricking your iPhone. However, with the comments in the online communities, some people say they get the iPhone errored or stuck when resetting the iPhone or the resetting gets loops status or iTunes errors.
For all the above problems, you’d better unlock it with SD iPhone Unlocker app.
Common Questions:
Does a hard reset of the iPhone with Volume/Home/Side buttons remove the “iPhone is disabled” message?
No, when the iPhone got disabled, you have to reset it. When you hard reboot your iPhone with volume buttons or home buttons, it will still be stuck the previous screen saying “iPhone is disabled, try again in X minutes” or “iPhone is disabled, connect to iTunes”.
Is it safe to transfer iPhones to others after Erasing All Content and Settings?
Yes, when you factory reset your iPhone with the Erasing All Content and Settings buttons, you’ve formatted your iPhone and its memory and uninstall the iOS software and reinstall it. It’s safe to transfer your iPhone or sell it then.
Reset with Erase All Content and Settings buttons & Reset with iTunes/Finder Restore Comparison.
Both actions will reset and update the iPhone to the latest iOS versions. If it’s convenient for you to reset with iTunes or Finder Restore buttons, you can accomplish the same results with iTunes or Finder buttons on the computer.
We hope this article helped you learn how to factory reset your iPhone with buttons on the devices or on the computer. You may also want to see our guide on Factory Reset iPhone 12 without Passcode, and What Happens If I Sign Out of My Apple ID.
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