With iOS 18 or higher, you can more quickly and easily kick off the shutdown or restart process via Control Center. Simply swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen until you see Control ...

Restarting your iPhone is usually the quickest cure for everyday annoyances, from apps freezing up to network hiccups. In fact, you should probably be restarting your iPhone more often than you think.

Still, if you're upgrading from a device with a Home button, keep reading to learn how to hard reset or force reset your iPhone 17 or iPhone Air, as the process can come in handy if your device bugs ...