How to Hard Reset iPhone 12 devices

You do not know how to hard reset iPhone 12 devices? How to put iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max devices into Recovery Mode, DFU?

1. How to Hard Reset iPhone 12 devices

Follow the steps below to Hard Reset iPhone 12 devices:

Step 1 : Press and quickly release the Volume Up button .

Step 2 : Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.

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Step 3 : Next, press and hold the Side button (the power on and off button) until the Apple logo is displayed on the screen, then release.

During the process, the slider will appear Slide to Power Off. Regardless of this screen, your task is to continue to press and hold the Side button until the iPhone screen displays a black screen, then release your hand. At this time, the Apple logo will be displayed on the screen, after the reboot process is completed the screen will display again.

In case if you want to completely power off the iPhone, just open the Settings app (settings) => General (general settings) => scroll down to find and tap the Shut Down option .

2. Position the buttons on iPhone 12

On the iPhone 8, iPhone X and newer devices, the apple house has changed many functions for the physical buttons on its mobile devices.

Specifically, you will see 2 Volume buttons on the left and Side button (or power button on the right) on the right side, there is no Home button, instead the user can combine the 3 buttons above to perform functions. different.

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3. How to power on and off iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.1. Power on the iPhone 12 devices

To turn on the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max devices, follow the steps below:

Step 1: First press and hold the Side button . If the Apple logo is not displayed on the screen, chances are your device has run out of power. Try plugging in charger and wait for a few minutes then press and hold the button again.

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Step 2: Press and hold the Side button + Volume Up or Down button at the same time until 2 sliders are displayed on the screen.

3.2. Power off the iPhone 12 devices

Step 1: Press and hold the Side button + Volume Up or Down button at the same time until 2 sliders appear on the screen.
Step 2 : Release your hands from the buttons, then slide the first slider on the screen to power off the device.

4. Enable Emergency SOS on iPhone 12 devices

By enabling Emergency SOS on iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max devices to automatically call emergency services and send location messages. account to other users of the emergency contacts in case of danger or emergency.

Note: On a side note, you'll need to enter your iPhone's passcode to re-enable Face ID and unlock your iPhone after performing Emergency SOS.

Step 1: Press and hold the Side button and Volume Up or Down button on your iPhone 12 at the same time.

Step 2: Continue to press and hold the buttons until the Emergency SOS countdown screen appears. Slide the slider or wait until the countdown is over to call emergency services right away and notify your emergency contacts.

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Step 3: In case you do not want emergency SOS to automatically call emergency services, go to Settings (settings) => Emergency SOS => find and turn off the Auto Call feature . call) it's done.

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5. Disable FaceID on iPhone 12 devices

Suppose, if you want to use, enter a passcode to unlock your iPhone 12 instead of Face ID, you can disable the device unlock feature by facial recognition.

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Step 1: Press and hold the Side button .

Step 2 : Press and hold the Volume Up or Down button .

Step 3: Next, click on the Cancel button at the bottom of the screen.

6. How to put iPhone 12 into Recovery Mode

Step 1: Connect your iPhone 12 to your computer using a USB cable. Also make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer.

Step 2: On devices running macOS Catalina or higher versions, open Finder. On devices running an older version of Mac OS or PC, open iTunes.

Step 3 : Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.

Step 4 : Press and quickly release the Volume Down button .

Step 5: Press and hold the Side button until the Recovery Mode screen appears, then release.

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Step 6: If you are using iTunes, select your device on the iTunes window. If not, select your device in the Finder bar.

Step 7: On the screen will display options to restore (restore) or update (update), select Update (update) to start the process of updating your device. Note, this process does not erase any data on the device.

To exit Recovery Mode, simply press and hold the Side button until the Connect to iTunes message appears on the screen, your iPhone will now reboot to normal mode.

7. Put iPhone 12 into DFU Mode

By putting iPhone 12 devices into DFU mode to fix the problems in case if you have done a hard reset or put your iPhone into Recovery Mode but it's not available.

Note: Before you start, make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your device.

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Step 1: First power on your iPhone 12 if it is not already on.

Step 2 : Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable.

Step 3: Open iTunes that you have installed on devices running macOS Mojave or earlier or PC. On devices running macOS Catalina or later, open Finder.

Step 4: Next on iPhone 12, press and hold Volume Up button + Volume Down button and release.

Step 5: Press and hold the Side button until the iPhone screen goes black.

Step 6: Release your hand from the Side button, then press and hold the Side button + Volume Down button at the same time for about 5 seconds.

Step 7: Release your hand from the Side button, continue to press and hold the Volume Down button.

Step 8: Wait about 5 seconds for Finder / iTunes to detect that DFU mode is activated.

8. Exits DFU Mode

Step 1: Quickly press the Volume Up button and release your hand.

Step 2: Continue to press the Volume Down button and release your hand.

Step 3: Press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo appears on the iPhone screen.

Above TipsMake has just guided you the steps to perform Hard Reset iPhone 12 devices.

Good luck,

Marvin Fry

Update 18 April 2021