How to Reset iPhone of All Models [Soft/Hard/Factory Reset]

Category: iPhone Issues

September 13, 2024 4 mins read

Many users may encounter a situation where their phones start lagging or freezing. In this case, most of them can do nothing but resort to resetting their iPhones.

This seems to be a good idea. However, users get confused about how to reset iPhone mainly because they haven't done that before. Also, they fear that iPhone data may be accidentally deleted by their wrong steps.

Whatever the case is, this article covers all methods about how to soft/hard/factory reset iPhone of all models.

First of all, you should know that there are three types of iPhone resetting, namely: Soft Reset, Hard Reset, and Factory Reset.

They can be applied to different occasions and their operations also vary greatly. Here’s a clear comparison of them.

Soft reset iPhone is such a straightforward way to reboot your device that you can perform right at home. If your iPhone suddenly runs slowly or is heating for no reason, try a soft reset.

However, not all iPhone models perform this soft reset steps in the same way. If you're wondering how to make an iPhone soft reset for your different iPhone models, please check below.

Soft reset iPhone 8 series and earlier (iPhone with the Home button):

Soft reset iPhone X/11/12/13/14/15/16 (iPhone with the Face ID):

Factory Reset iPhone When Forget Password

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If your iPhone stuck on restore screen or in ghost touch, hard resetting your iPhone may help to fix the problems, which is always recommended to fix these iOS-related bugs on your iPhone. Or, factory resetting can also help.

Likewise, the ways as to how to hard reset iPhone vary depending on the iPhone model you have. Here's a detailed list of ways you can follow to hard reset iPhone of all models:

How to hard reset iPhone 4/5/6 series and earlier (iPhone SE 1st generation included):

How to hard reset iPhone 7/7 Plus:

How to hard reset iPhone 8/X/11/12/13/14/15/16 (iPhone SE 2nd generation and later included):

The last resetting technique for you is the factory reset. This kind of reset will erase all data on your device. If you want to sell the iPhone or take it for a trade-in, this part with 5 methods is the best for your to reset your iPhone to factory settings.

1. How to Factory Reset iPhone Without Password/iTunes/iCloud

If you want to sell, give away or trade-in your iPhone but can't enter it because the password doesn't work; Or if you want to erase all data and use the old iPhone as new, you should know how to completely factory reset your iPhone without a password.

In this case, there is no other method that can be more easier-to-use than using iPhone Factory Reset Tool - iMyFone Fixppo. It allows you to factory reset iPhonw with simple clicks, whether you can remember the passcode or not.

Factory Reset iPhone Tool:

• Fast & Efficient: Support factory reset your iPhone without iTunes/password/iCloud in 5 minutes.
• Easy-to-use & Reliable: With 3 easy steps, you can restore your iPhone to factory reset with all content erased.
• Data 100% Non-recoverable: You can wipe your iPhone data completely before selling, giving away or trading-in.
• Richful Features: Besides factory resetting iPhone, it also helps to fix 150+ iOS problems.
• Compatible with All iPhone Models: Easily factory reset all iPhone models including iPhone 5/6/7/8/X/11/12/13/14/15/16.
• Fully Support All iOS Versions: Whether your iPhone is running iOS 16/17/18, this software can force factory reset your iPhone.

This is a great video on how to factory reset iPhone when you forget password:

The steps to factory reset iPhone are the same for all iPhone models, the whole process takes 5-10 minutes only.

Step 1: Download and install Fixppo to your computer, launch it and connect your iPhone to the computer. Then, click Device Reset to proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Please choose the Hard Reset from the right side, which allows to factory reset your iPhone without iPhone password (If you can enter the password, standard reset is your better choice).

Step 3: Fixppo will detect your device automatically. Choose the firmware file you need and click on the Download button to get the firmware file needed for the factory reset process.

Step 4: With the downloaded firmware, please click the Start Hard Reset button, Fixppo will begin to force factory reset your iPhone in no time.

Fixppo can finish factory reset your iPhone in several minutes, please wait patiently. To save the trouble of manually factory resetting iPhone when you want to erase all iPhone data immediately, you can try Fixppo.

2. Hard Factory Reset iPhone in Settings

To hard reset your iPhone, you can also do that directly from settings. In this case, the iPhone passcode is required to enter your iPhone, or you won't be able to restore your iPhone to factory reset via this method.

Go to Settings>General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings. Enter the passcode to begin erasing all data on the iPhone.

3. Force Factory Reset iPhone via iTunes

As usual, you can learn how to hard reset your iPhone by using iTunes. However, there may be a breakdown during the process, if you want to try this method, please make sure to follow the steps correctly:

Note

This method works only when your Find My iPhone is turned off. If the Find My is turned on, iTunes won't work to make an iPhone factory reset.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes of the latest version.

Step 2: When your device is detected, tap on the phone icon that appears on the screen, then tap the Summary option.

Step 3: Then you can see two options on the screen, and you can choose whether to update or restore. In this case, you should choose Restore iPhone.

Step 4: After that, keep moving on by tapping Restore and Update to confirm more information. Then iTunes will start to download the firmware, wait for it to complete, and begin the process.

If iTunes can't detect your iPhone, then you can move on to try Fixppo, the best alternative of iTunes to factory reset iPhone. Or, try the following methods.

4. Perform iPhone Factory Reset in icloud

If you want to factory reset your locked or disabled iPhone without iTunes, try to do that by using iCloud. Though it's not hard to perform this operation, there is one requirement: the Find My iPhone feature must be enabled. If everything is ok with you, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer and go to iCloud.com.

Step 2: Log in to your Apple ID and passcode, then click on the Find iPhone option.

Step 3: Select All Devices Info window on the top and choose the device you want to factory reset.

Step 4: Tap Erase iPhone. For verification, it will ask for your Apple ID password. You can also answer security questions if you are using a trusted PC, or you can enter the verification code sent to your other Apple device.

5．Hard Factory Reset iPhone with Alternative Device

Here is the last solution you can get help from if you don't have a PC. You can make it happen by using the Find My app on your alternative iPhone.

Note

If your wait-to-be-reset iPhone is locked, which is often the case, please insert the SIM card into this alternative iPhone so that you can get the verification code needed later.

Now, let's see how to perform a factory reset on another iPhone with the Find My app:

Step 1: Open the Find My app on the other iPhone and click on Go To Settings to log in with the Apple ID and the password of your locked iPhone.

Step 2: Once you're finished, click Next, enter the verification code sent to your other phone then wait for your iPhone to sign into iCloud.

Step 3: Go back to the Find My app, click on your locked iPhone. Scroll down to find the Erase This Device option. Click continue, and then the Erase option. Enter your Apple ID password again and click erase.

Step 4: After that, please wait patiently for it too hard factory reset your iPhone to its original state.

We hope this article can help you understand more about when and how to reset your iPhone by using different methods.

If you are looking for a tool that can factory reset your iPhone without password/iTunes/iCloud/alternative device, you must try iMyFone Fixppo. With Fixppo, you can reset your iPhone to factory settings without hassle, try it now!

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