With the release of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, Apple made some changes to the methods used to force restart its flagship device. These changes come just a year after — the first iOS device to don a solid state Home button.These changes not only affect force restarts, but also alter the process for entering recovery-mode and DFU mode. Have a look at our brief video walkthrough inside for a look at the changes in action.As we noted in our hands-on video walkthrough of the, pressing and the holding Sleep/Wake button (now officially renamed the Side button) + either volume buttons invokes the emergency dialing (SOS) functionality on the iPhone 8.This behavior is present on all iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models running iOS 11. With this change in functionality in mind, a new method for force restarts, recovery-mode, and DFU mode needed to be implemented, and Apple has done just that. How to force restart iPhone 8To force restart (hard reset) the iPhone 8, press and release the Volume Up button, press and release the Volume Down button, and press and hold the Side button until your device reboots, then release. All three button presses should be done in relatively quick succession.

This is how you hard reset the iPhone X or force restart it so that you can get back to using it when the new iPhone freezes up. If you can’t turn it off normally, you may need to do a hard reset. Here's how to restart your iPhone 8 / 8 Plus if it is unresponsive, frozen or won't power on or off.

After holding the Side button for about ten seconds, the iPhone will force restart. Video walkthroughHow to get into recovery-mode on iPhone 8Step 1: Connect your iPhone 8 to your Mac or PC with a Lightning to USB cable.Step 2: Press and release the Volume Up button, press and release the Volume Down button, and press and hold the Side button until your device reboots.