Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Annually? Never?
Don’t overthink it.
In the age of modern smartphones, there are not many reasons to completely turn your phone off.
In the video [below], I explain the few instances where restarting your phone can be helpful and why you shouldn’t worry about doing it regularly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPcHzInnGg
MacDailyNews Note: And the same advice goes for iPad and iPod touch.
A reminder, because we get asked it so often, to force restart iPhone X and later, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus:
- Press and release the volume up button.
- Press and release the volume down button.
- Press and hold the side button.
- When the Apple logo appears, release the button.
Volume up, volume down, then hold side button for Apple logo.
Force restart iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus:
- Press and hold both the volume down button and the Sleep/Wake button.
- When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
Force restart older iPhones:
- Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button.
- When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.