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Hi My iPhone 8 plus home button is vibrating non every second stop, and I tried to force restart by holding the side button but it does not work

Hi My iPhone 8 plus home button is vibrating non every second stop, and I tried to force restart by holding the side button but it does not work

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 6:25 AM

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Posted on Mar 2, 2021 6:37 AM

carly1225 wrote:

Hi My iPhone 8 plus home button is vibrating non every second stop, and I tried to force restart by holding the side button but it does not work

That’s no surprise, because that’s not how you force restart.


On an iPhone 8 or later:

  • Press and quickly release VOLUME UP
  • Press and quickly release VOLUME DOWN
  • Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears (up to 30 seconds)


The operative word is “quickly"

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Mar 2, 2021 6:37 AM in response to carly1225

carly1225 wrote:

Hi My iPhone 8 plus home button is vibrating non every second stop, and I tried to force restart by holding the side button but it does not work

That’s no surprise, because that’s not how you force restart.


On an iPhone 8 or later:

  • Press and quickly release VOLUME UP
  • Press and quickly release VOLUME DOWN
  • Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears (up to 30 seconds)


The operative word is “quickly"

Hi My iPhone 8 plus home button is vibrating non every second stop, and I tried to force restart by holding the side button but it does not work

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