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Restarting phone?

nikkisharif

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But this is shutting the phone down...?

Sorta-ish. I don't think it totally shuts it down, like on a computer. It's a process it has to do to restart (re start, it has to be off in order to start).
It doesn't really matter, anyway

It's a hard "restart". But technically it is and it isn't LOL.

This thread is a catch 22 in itself Lol but I think the OP got the answer they wanted.
 

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When I do that I don't get apple logo

What device do you have? The above only works for the 7 & 7 plus. If you have a previous device then you'll need to press & hold the power & home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears.
 
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Power off or (soft reset) is push the power button to get the slide to power off. It doesn't completely shut down, although it turns off.
A hard reset (full reboot) is a full reboot.
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.
 

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