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Primakov / Shutterstock Just like computers, iPhones sometimes stop responding during use. Rarely, they become so unresponsive they can’t be powered off. However, it’s possible to force an iPhone to restart in these situations and bring it back to life. Forcing an older iPhone to restart was easy—all you had to do was press and hold […]

Khamosh Pathak Force Restarting an iPhone or iPad works as a quick fix for many iOS and iPadOS issues. If your device won’t boot up, or if you’re experiencing a system-level bug, before rushing to the Genius Bar, see if a force restart will fix the issue. tmntag.cmd.push(function(){tmntag.adTag(‘purch_N_C_0_1’, false);}); When Should You Force Restart? Now […]

Macs are very stable, but not every Mac application is. Every once in a while, something you’re using is going to crash. Sometimes this means the spinning beach ball of death, sometimes this means clicking an open window doesn’t do anything, no matter what you try. Sometimes the Dock indicates an application is open, but you can’t […]