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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa109.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.ultfone.com/iphone/hard-reset-vs-soft-reset-on-iphone-ipad-ipod.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.ultfone.com/iphone/hard-reset-vs-soft-reset-on-iphone-ipad-ipod.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/iphone\/hard-reset-vs-soft-reset-on-iphone-ipad-ipod.html","crawl_time":1774789509,"first_indexed_time":1590561695,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,ultfone!www,\/iphone\/hard-reset-vs-soft-reset-on-iphone-ipad-ipod.html s443","src_root_hash":"7317729518973121309","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How to Hard Reset iPhone- Easily Guide","meta_descriptions":["This article shows you the differences between hard reset and soft reset on iPhon and how to hard reset your iPhone. Read on."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Hard Reset iPhone 13\/X\/8\/7\/6\/5\/4\nJerry Cook\nUpdated on 2023-05-30 to  \niPhone\nThere are many types of resets  associated with your iOS devices or other mobile phones, such as soft reset,  hard reset, second level reset, master reset, master clear, and factory data  reset. In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets,\nsoft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad,  and iPod\n. You will learn the differences between them on the definition,  when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note.\nDefinition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone?\nTo know the differences of hard  reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings.\nHard Reset iphone?\nA hard reset or hard reboot,  also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your  iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is,  original factory settings restore.\nWhen you do a hard reset on your  device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore,  you are recommended to\nbackup  your iPhone\nbefore you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices.\nWhat Is Soft Reset?\nA soft reset is a restart of  your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory,  reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start  fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time.\nIf you use the correct way to  soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings  or other content.\nHow to Hard Reset iPhone 13\/X\/8\/7\/6\/5\/4?\nHere are the guides to show you  how to hard reset\/reboot and how to soft reset\/reboot your iOS devices.\nHard Reset\/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod\nHow to Soft Reset\/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod?\nThere are ways to soft  reset\/restart your device. Here we recommend\nUltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)\n,  which is the free software to help you reboot iOS device without iTunes, without  Home & Power buttons, without data loss and damage.\nIt supports all iOS devices  including:\niPhone models:\n>iPhone 13, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s\/6s Plus,iPhone 6\/6 Plus,iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS\niPad models:\niPad Pro,iPad Air, iPad mini 2 (iPad mini with Retina display), iPad 4 (iPad with Retina display), the new iPad (iPad 3), iPad 2, iPad 1\niPad models:\niPod touch 5G, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 1G\nFree download UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) on your  Windows 8.1\/8\/7\/XP\/Vista. Mac users who run Mac OS X 10.9\/10.8\/10.7\/10.6 go to  UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) for Mac.\n1.\tConnect your device to computer and run\nUltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)\n. In the interface, click \"Enter Recovery mode\" first.\n2.\tThen click \"Exit Recovery Mode\" and your device will restart.\nWhen to Perform a Hard Reset or a Soft Reset on iPhone, iPad or iPod?\nThere are many scenarios that  you need to either perform a hard reset or a soft reset on your device. Please  note that both of them can fix most of the same issues and a hard reset can  solve all the problems that a soft reset can't.\nWhen to Perform a Hard Reset?\nA hard reset can help with most  of issues, including:\n1.\tiPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen\/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc.\n2.\tApps crash, keypad\/touchscreen has something wrong.\n3.\tiPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls.\n4.\tDevices make noise, or won't sync.\n5.\tFirmware or software corrupt.\nSince a hard reset will delete all data on your device, we advise you to do a soft reset first to see if it can solve your problem.\nWhen to Perform a Soft Reset?\nA soft reset can actually solve  many simple problems on your device, and we just list some of them, including:\n1.\tiPhone or other devices cannot receive messages, make\/receive calls, emails and can't sent files.\n2.\tNetwork related issues like iPhone cant' connect to Wi-Fi.\n3.\tiPhone or iPad is stuck in recover mode loop after iOS 10\/9.3\/9.2\/9\/8\/7 update, reboot loop, Apple logo screen of death, and etc.\n4.\tiPhone or iPad is frozen or hung and became unresponsive.\n5.\tiPhone won't be recognized in iTunes.\nNow you would be clear about the  differences between hard reboot and hard\nreboot on iPhone\n,\niPad\n, or iPod. 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In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets, **soft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad, and iPod**. You will learn the differences between them on the definition, when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note.\n\n## Definition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone?\nTo know the differences of hard reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings.\n\n### **Hard Reset iphone?**\nA hard reset or hard reboot, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is, original factory settings restore.\n\nWhen you do a hard reset on your device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore, you are recommended to [backup your iPhone](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-11-update\/3-ways-to-back-up-ios-devices-before-ios-11-update.html) before you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices.\n\n![](https:\/\/images.ultfone.com\/tips\/iphone\/restore-iphone-2.jpg)\n\n### **What Is Soft Reset?**\nA soft reset is a restart of your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory, reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time.\n\nIf you use the correct way to soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings or other content.\n\n![](https:\/\/images.ultfone.com\/topics\/iphone\/free-iphone-5s-reboot.jpg)\n\n## How to Hard Reset iPhone 13\/X\/8\/7\/6\/5\/4?\nHere are the guides to show you how to hard reset\/reboot and how to soft reset\/reboot your iOS devices.\n\n### Hard Reset\/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod\n- 1\\. 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Please note that both of them can fix most of the same issues and a hard reset can solve all the problems that a soft reset can't.\n\n### **When to Perform a Hard Reset?**\nA hard reset can help with most of issues, including:\n\n- 1\\. iPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen\/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc.\n- 2\\. Apps crash, keypad\/touchscreen has something wrong.\n- 3\\. iPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls.\n- 4\\. Devices make noise, or won't sync.\n- 5\\. Firmware or software corrupt.\n\nSince a hard reset will delete all data on your device, we advise you to do a soft reset first to see if it can solve your problem.\n\n### **When to Perform a Soft Reset?**\nA soft reset can actually solve many simple problems on your device, and we just list some of them, including:\n\n- 1\\. iPhone or other devices cannot receive messages, make\/receive calls, emails and can't sent files.\n- 2\\. Network related issues like iPhone cant' connect to Wi-Fi.\n- 3\\. iPhone or iPad is stuck in recover mode loop after iOS 10\/9.3\/9.2\/9\/8\/7 update, reboot loop, Apple logo screen of death, and etc.\n- 4\\. iPhone or iPad is frozen or hung and became unresponsive.\n- 5\\. iPhone won't be recognized in iTunes.\n\nNow you would be clear about the differences between hard reboot and hard [reboot on iPhone](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-system-repair.html), [iPad](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-data-recovery.html), or iPod. If you have any question, don't hesitate to leave a comment below. 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Cook](https:\/\/twitter.com\/jerrycook1123 \"Jerry Cook\")\n- Updated on 2023-05-30 to [iPhone](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/iphone\/)\n\nThere are many types of resets associated with your iOS devices or other mobile phones, such as soft reset, hard reset, second level reset, master reset, master clear, and factory data reset. In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets, **soft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad, and iPod**. You will learn the differences between them on the definition, when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note.\n\n## Definition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone?\nTo know the differences of hard reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings.\n\n### **Hard Reset iphone?**\nA hard reset or hard reboot, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is, original factory settings restore.\n\nWhen you do a hard reset on your device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore, you are recommended to [backup your iPhone](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-11-update\/3-ways-to-back-up-ios-devices-before-ios-11-update.html) before you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices.\n\n![](https:\/\/images.ultfone.com\/tips\/iphone\/restore-iphone-2.jpg)\n\n### **What Is Soft Reset?**\nA soft reset is a restart of your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory, reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time.\n\nIf you use the correct way to soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings or other content.\n\n![](https:\/\/images.ultfone.com\/topics\/iphone\/free-iphone-5s-reboot.jpg)\n\n## How to Hard Reset iPhone 13\/X\/8\/7\/6\/5\/4?\nHere are the guides to show you how to hard reset\/reboot and how to soft reset\/reboot your iOS devices.\n\n### Hard Reset\/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod\n### **How to Soft Reset\/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod?**\nThere are ways to soft reset\/restart your device. Here we recommend [UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-system-repair.html), which is the free software to help you reboot iOS device without iTunes, without Home & Power buttons, without data loss and damage.\n\nIt supports all iOS devices including:\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| iPhone models: | \\>iPhone 13, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s\/6s Plus,iPhone 6\/6 Plus,iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS |\n| iPad models: | iPad Pro,iPad Air, iPad mini 2 (iPad mini with Retina display), iPad 4 (iPad with Retina display), the new iPad (iPad 3), iPad 2, iPad 1 |\n| iPad models: | iPod touch 5G, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 1G |\n\nFree download UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) on your Windows 8.1\/8\/7\/XP\/Vista. Mac users who run Mac OS X 10.9\/10.8\/10.7\/10.6 go to UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) for Mac.\n\n- 1\\. Connect your device to computer and run [UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)](https:\/\/www.ultfone.com\/ios-system-repair.html). In the interface, click \"Enter Recovery mode\" first.\n  ![](https:\/\/images.ultfone.com\/howtouse\/reiboot\/enter-recovery-mode.jpg)\n- 2\\. Then click \"Exit Recovery Mode\" and your device will restart.\n## When to Perform a Hard Reset or a Soft Reset on iPhone, iPad or iPod?\nThere are many scenarios that you need to either perform a hard reset or a soft reset on your device. Please note that both of them can fix most of the same issues and a hard reset can solve all the problems that a soft reset can't.\n\n### **When to Perform a Hard Reset?**\nA hard reset can help with most of issues, including:\n\n- 1\\. iPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen\/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc.\n- 2\\. Apps crash, keypad\/touchscreen has something wrong.\n- 3\\. iPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls.\n- 4\\. 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Boilerpipe Text	Hard Reset iPhone 13/X/8/7/6/5/4 Jerry Cook Updated on 2023-05-30 to iPhone There are many types of resets associated with your iOS devices or other mobile phones, such as soft reset, hard reset, second level reset, master reset, master clear, and factory data reset. In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets, soft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad, and iPod . You will learn the differences between them on the definition, when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note. Definition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone? To know the differences of hard reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings. Hard Reset iphone? A hard reset or hard reboot, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is, original factory settings restore. When you do a hard reset on your device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore, you are recommended to backup your iPhone before you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices. What Is Soft Reset? A soft reset is a restart of your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory, reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time. If you use the correct way to soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings or other content. How to Hard Reset iPhone 13/X/8/7/6/5/4? Here are the guides to show you how to hard reset/reboot and how to soft reset/reboot your iOS devices. Hard Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod How to Soft Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod? There are ways to soft reset/restart your device. Here we recommend UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) , which is the free software to help you reboot iOS device without iTunes, without Home & Power buttons, without data loss and damage. It supports all iOS devices including: iPhone models: >iPhone 13, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s/6s Plus,iPhone 6/6 Plus,iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS iPad models: iPad Pro,iPad Air, iPad mini 2 (iPad mini with Retina display), iPad 4 (iPad with Retina display), the new iPad (iPad 3), iPad 2, iPad 1 iPad models: iPod touch 5G, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 1G Free download UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) on your Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista. Mac users who run Mac OS X 10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6 go to UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) for Mac. 1. Connect your device to computer and run UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) . In the interface, click "Enter Recovery mode" first. 2. Then click "Exit Recovery Mode" and your device will restart. When to Perform a Hard Reset or a Soft Reset on iPhone, iPad or iPod? There are many scenarios that you need to either perform a hard reset or a soft reset on your device. Please note that both of them can fix most of the same issues and a hard reset can solve all the problems that a soft reset can't. When to Perform a Hard Reset? A hard reset can help with most of issues, including: 1. iPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc. 2. Apps crash, keypad/touchscreen has something wrong. 3. iPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls. 4. Devices make noise, or won't sync. 5. Firmware or software corrupt. Since a hard reset will delete all data on your device, we advise you to do a soft reset first to see if it can solve your problem. When to Perform a Soft Reset? A soft reset can actually solve many simple problems on your device, and we just list some of them, including: 1. iPhone or other devices cannot receive messages, make/receive calls, emails and can't sent files. 2. Network related issues like iPhone cant' connect to Wi-Fi. 3. iPhone or iPad is stuck in recover mode loop after iOS 10/9.3/9.2/9/8/7 update, reboot loop, Apple logo screen of death, and etc. 4. iPhone or iPad is frozen or hung and became unresponsive. 5. iPhone won't be recognized in iTunes. Now you would be clear about the differences between hard reboot and hard reboot on iPhone , iPad , or iPod. If you have any question, don't hesitate to leave a comment below. Share this content with your friends if you find it helpful.
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In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets, soft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. You will learn the differences between them on the definition, when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note. ## Definition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone? To know the differences of hard reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings. ### Hard Reset iphone? A hard reset or hard reboot, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is, original factory settings restore. When you do a hard reset on your device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore, you are recommended to [backup your iPhone](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-11-update/3-ways-to-back-up-ios-devices-before-ios-11-update.html) before you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/tips/iphone/restore-iphone-2.jpg) ### What Is Soft Reset? A soft reset is a restart of your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory, reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time. If you use the correct way to soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings or other content. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/topics/iphone/free-iphone-5s-reboot.jpg) ## How to Hard Reset iPhone 13/X/8/7/6/5/4? Here are the guides to show you how to hard reset/reboot and how to soft reset/reboot your iOS devices. ### Hard Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod - 1\. Connect your device to your computer via a USB cable. - 2\. Select the device when it appears in iTunes. In the Summary pane, click "Restore" button. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/tips/iphone/hard-reset-iphone.jpg) - 3\. Click "Restore" again to confirm the hard reset (the restore process). ![](https://images.ultfone.com/tips/iphone/hard-reboot-iphone.jpg) - 4\. After restore, you will see the "Set up" welcome screen. Follow the steps to set up your device. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/tips/iphone/hard-reset-iphone-set-up.jpg) - 5\. [Recover iPhone data after restore](https://www.ultfone.com/iphone/recover-iphone-data-after-restore.html). This also applies to iPad or iPod. ### How to Soft Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod? There are ways to soft reset/restart your device. 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A hard reset can help with most of issues, including: - 1\. iPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc. - 2\. Apps crash, keypad/touchscreen has something wrong. - 3\. iPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls. - 4\. Devices make noise, or won't sync. - 5\. Firmware or software corrupt. Since a hard reset will delete all data on your device, we advise you to do a soft reset first to see if it can solve your problem. ### When to Perform a Soft Reset? A soft reset can actually solve many simple problems on your device, and we just list some of them, including: - 1\. iPhone or other devices cannot receive messages, make/receive calls, emails and can't sent files. - 2\. 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Readable Markdown	## Hard Reset iPhone 13/X/8/7/6/5/4 - [![Jerry Cook's photo](https://www.ultfone.com/images/icon/jerry_cook.jpg)Jerry Cook](https://twitter.com/jerrycook1123 "Jerry Cook") - Updated on 2023-05-30 to [iPhone](https://www.ultfone.com/iphone/) There are many types of resets associated with your iOS devices or other mobile phones, such as soft reset, hard reset, second level reset, master reset, master clear, and factory data reset. In this article, we will cover two of the most common resets, soft reset and hard reset on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. You will learn the differences between them on the definition, when to perform the resets, how to do it, and cautions you should note. ## Definition: What are Hard Reset iPhone and Soft Reset on iPhone? To know the differences of hard reset and soft reset, the first thing you should figure out is their meanings. ### Hard Reset iphone? A hard reset or hard reboot, also known as a factory reset or master reset, is the restoration of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the state it was in when it left the factory, that is, original factory settings restore. When you do a hard reset on your device, all settings, applications and data added will be erased. Therefore, you are recommended to [backup your iPhone](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-11-update/3-ways-to-back-up-ios-devices-before-ios-11-update.html) before you hard reset your iPhone or other iOS devices. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/tips/iphone/restore-iphone-2.jpg) ### What Is Soft Reset? A soft reset is a restart of your iPhone, iPad, iPod. It will close applications, clear the device's memory, reset all of the operating system software routines ad allow things to start fresh, just like that we often turn off our computer from time to time. If you use the correct way to soft reset or soft resboot your iOS device, you will never lose data, settings or other content. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/topics/iphone/free-iphone-5s-reboot.jpg) ## How to Hard Reset iPhone 13/X/8/7/6/5/4? Here are the guides to show you how to hard reset/reboot and how to soft reset/reboot your iOS devices. ### Hard Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod ### How to Soft Reset/Restart iPhone, iPad, iPod? There are ways to soft reset/restart your device. Here we recommend [UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-system-repair.html), which is the free software to help you reboot iOS device without iTunes, without Home & Power buttons, without data loss and damage. It supports all iOS devices including: \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| iPhone models: \| \>iPhone 13, iPhone 7, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s/6s Plus,iPhone 6/6 Plus,iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS \| \| iPad models: \| iPad Pro,iPad Air, iPad mini 2 (iPad mini with Retina display), iPad 4 (iPad with Retina display), the new iPad (iPad 3), iPad 2, iPad 1 \| \| iPad models: \| iPod touch 5G, iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 2G, iPod touch 1G \| Free download UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) on your Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista. Mac users who run Mac OS X 10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6 go to UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot) for Mac. - 1\. Connect your device to computer and run [UltFone iOS System Repair (ReiBoot)](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-system-repair.html). In the interface, click "Enter Recovery mode" first. ![](https://images.ultfone.com/howtouse/reiboot/enter-recovery-mode.jpg) - 2\. Then click "Exit Recovery Mode" and your device will restart. ## When to Perform a Hard Reset or a Soft Reset on iPhone, iPad or iPod? There are many scenarios that you need to either perform a hard reset or a soft reset on your device. Please note that both of them can fix most of the same issues and a hard reset can solve all the problems that a soft reset can't. ### When to Perform a Hard Reset? A hard reset can help with most of issues, including: - 1\. iPhone or other devices is stuck in black screen or frozen/hung screen, Apple logo screen of death, etc. - 2\. Apps crash, keypad/touchscreen has something wrong. - 3\. iPhone or other devices can't hear, can't make or receive calls. - 4\. Devices make noise, or won't sync. - 5\. Firmware or software corrupt. Since a hard reset will delete all data on your device, we advise you to do a soft reset first to see if it can solve your problem. ### When to Perform a Soft Reset? A soft reset can actually solve many simple problems on your device, and we just list some of them, including: - 1\. iPhone or other devices cannot receive messages, make/receive calls, emails and can't sent files. - 2\. Network related issues like iPhone cant' connect to Wi-Fi. - 3\. iPhone or iPad is stuck in recover mode loop after iOS 10/9.3/9.2/9/8/7 update, reboot loop, Apple logo screen of death, and etc. - 4\. iPhone or iPad is frozen or hung and became unresponsive. - 5\. iPhone won't be recognized in iTunes. Now you would be clear about the differences between hard reboot and hard [reboot on iPhone](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-system-repair.html), [iPad](https://www.ultfone.com/ios-data-recovery.html), or iPod. If you have any question, don't hesitate to leave a comment below. Share this content with your friends if you find it helpful.
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