I reset my phone but won’t load

So I’m wanting to hand down my iPhone 8 to my little cousin for his birthday, and when I erased all data to reset the phone, it didn’t load. Like when you erase all data it brings you to a loading screen. Yea it’s stuck on the loading screen and has not made any progress and it’s been about 3 hours. I can not turn off the screen or restart my phone. Please tell me what I should do please

iPhone 8

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 7:03 PM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2021 7:15 PM

See this for help on what to do before giving away an iPhone. What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


Use this information to force restart the iPhone. Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

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