[PJD642]

Coming from a BlackBerry Q10 (I tried the KEYone but Android just didn't work for me), I used to restart my phone every morning when I got up. My nephew upgraded recently and gave me his 6, which I absolutely love.

I haven't seen any commentary on here as to whether reboots/restarts are necessary or not with the iPhone. I double-click home and close apps, but I wonder how long the OS can run before it starts developing quirks and needs to be rebooted.

The phone is on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Am I worried about nothing? Thoughts?

[darius_robin]

iOS is optimized to run very well even with many apps in the RAM, so you don’t have to worry about any slow down or crashes. There’s absolutely no need to keep restarting or opening the app switcher too often.

[pr1nce]

Welcome to iMore and iOS. I’m a former BlackBerry user, so I remember the days when I would reboot my device weekly. As stated earlier iOS is optimized and runs great without rebooting or closing apps. Just enjoy your iPhone.

[TripleOne]

I rarely restart my iPhone.
Maybe once every few months?

[Spencerdl]

Welcome to iMore and iOS. I’m a former BlackBerry user, so I remember the days when I would reboot my device weekly. As stated earlier iOS is optimized and runs great without rebooting or closing apps. Just enjoy your iPhone.

Exactly....Welcome to iMore and just ENJOY your iPhone.

[mumfoau]

I have a weekly reminder set for Sunday at 7:00am to reboot my Apple devices!

[Ledsteplin]

I hard reset (reboot) when neccessary. I rarely soft reset (slide to power off).

[iwicked]

Probably every 3-4 months. However, given the dying battery of my iPhone 6, it drains to 0% once a month or so although it is not intentional.

[kataran]

I only restart before an iOS update

[Couver81]

I only restart before an iOS update

Same. I find that is really the only time it may be necessary.

Otherwise the usual app closing and cache clearing seems to do the trick if things are sluggish.

[Just_Me_D]

With the exception of trying to put the device in DFU mode, I rarely reboot my iPhone.

[calebt]

Mostly just for beta updates and there were quite a few there for a bit, but very rarely do I manually hard reboot.

[Tartarus]

Every once in a while, if I feel like it.
There is no method nor reason to my restarting the device.

[Jeff6146]

I hard reset (reboot) when neccessary. I rarely soft reset (slide to power off).

how do you reboot? someone posted on here something about push the power button until the slide to power off comes on then do something else until the screen goes blank. i think the home button. i’ve tried and tried but seri keeps coming up.

[Ledsteplin]

how do you reboot? someone posted on here something about push the power button until the slide to power off comes on then do something else until the screen goes blank. i think the home button. i’ve tried and tried but seri keeps coming up.

Depends on which phone you use. Not sure about the iPhone X and 8.
7 Reset:
Hold the power/wake button and the volume down button at the same time until the Apple logo appears. Then release.
older phones:
Hold the top or side power/sleep button and the home button at the same time until the Apple logo appears, then release.

[Jeff6146]

someone said something about clearing the ram so your phone is faster and he specifically said a lot of people double tap the home button and swipe all their apps clear but that actually takes more ram and battery to restart those apps again

[bamf-hacker]

Since I am often on a beta build I reset/hard reboot my devices once a week. So there is no cruft around to cause issues on the betas

[Ledsteplin]

someone said something about clearing the ram so your phone is faster and he specifically said a lot of people double tap the home button and swipe all their apps clear but that actually takes more ram and battery to restart those apps again

Clearing RAM helps. Here's how.
[GUIDE] How To Clear RAM On iPhone and iPad.

https://forums.imore.com/showthread.php?t=387222

[Wotchered]

Clearing RAM helps. Here's how.
[GUIDE] How To Clear RAM On iPhone and iPad.

https://forums.imore.com/showthread.php?t=387222

I completely agree, it really helps with speed.

[comiken205]

How do you clear ram and hard reset on an iPhone 8 Plus. I tried the volume power button combo and I almost dialed 911

[Rob Phillips]

How do you clear ram and hard reset on an iPhone 8 Plus. I tried the volume power button combo and I almost dialed 911

1. Quickly press and release the volume UP button.
2. Quickly press and release the volume DOWN button.
3. Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.

[comiken205]

1. Quickly press and release the volume UP button.
2. Quickly press and release the volume DOWN button.
3. Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.

Worked like a charm. Thank you!

[Rob Phillips]

Worked like a charm. Thank you!

You’re welcome!

[Lee_Bo]

About the only time I restart my iPhone and Apple Watch is when my watch starts doing too things, like showing battery stats when I know I never touched the watch face. I know it's minor but when that happens I restart my phone and watch.

[comiken205]

About the only time I restart my iPhone and Apple Watch is when my watch starts doing too things, like showing battery stats when I know I never touched the watch face. I know it's minor but when that happens I restart my phone and watch.

That’s awesome. I never restart my iPhone. But I needed to know just in case the need may arise.