When you want to wipe the data on your iPhone 7 to sell it or give it to others or when your iPhone 7/7 Plus can't work correctly, like stuck on Apple logo on the screen, you can consider resetting your iPhone to factory settings. In this tutorial, we show you how to reset iPhone 7 to factory setting without iTunes on iPhone itself when you iPhone works well and with iTunes if your iPhone has frozen. Before proceeding, one crucial thing you need to know is that factory reset iPhone will ERASE EVERYTHING from your iPhone and reset it back to default factory settings. Therefore, you’d better make an iPhone backup at first. Please see following quick navigation to get basic info on how to restore iPhone 7/7 Plus to factory settings
How to back up iPhone 7/7 Plus in the easiest way
You can back up iPhone with common iTunes and iCloud if you have no other exporting data reading requirement. Otherwise, you can't miss EaseUS MobiMover Free, the top one and 100% free iPhone data transfer software in the world. With MobiMover Free, you can download iPhone files to the computer in a manageable way, sync data between two iOS devices and transfer files from PC to iPhone in an easier way than ever after factory resetting.
Now, download and install EaseUS MobiMover Free on your computer, then follow the steps to safely back up your iPhone to computer.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your PC and trust the computer. Launch EaseUS MobiMover and go to "Backup Manager" > "Back up".
How to Force Restart (Hard Reset) iPhone 7
To force restart an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, follow these three simple steps.
- Hold down the Volume Down button on the left side of the device and the Sleep/Wake button on the right side of the device at the same time.
- Now, hold the buttons for approximately 10 seconds until the screen goes dark and an Apple logo appears on the screen.
- Release the buttons and wait while you iPhone restarts.
You can also hold down the Sleep/Wake or Side button on the device to bring up a screen that will let you shut down the iPhone entirely. The same option appears as part of the Emergency SOS screen if you press the Side button a total of five times.