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How to restart the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Want to restart your iPhone 7 but the older method isn't working? Here's how!

Jason Cipriani Contributing Writer, ZDNet
Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET in the How To section, as well as across several more online publications.
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The first step when troubleshooting any sort of electronic device is to restart it. Restarting, or performing a "soft" reset of an iOS device often fixes a keyboard that's decided to stop working, a camera that won't open and myriad other bugs and hiccups.

If you find yourself with an unresponsive iPhone 7 and attempt to restart it using the traditional method of holding the wake and home buttons at the same time, you're in for a surprise.

You now need to hold the wake and volume down buttons at the same time. After a few seconds of holding in the buttons, the Apple logo will appear on your iPhone's display, indicating it has restarted. Then you should be back in business.

Editor's Note: This post was originally published September 19, 2016, and has since been updated.