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It can be annoying when your iPhone has no service, but here's how to fix it.
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It makes sense that your service is unreliable when you are in a remote area.

The "No Service" notification on the top of your phone's screen can be hard to understand if you're in a big city.

If you don't have service on your phone, you can try some fixes.

The iPhone screen showing the power slider that says “slide to power off.”
Slide the power button in the slider to the right to switch off the iPhone.
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If you restart your phone, you can restore service. This isn't completely understood, but that's technology. We don't have to know how it works.

Follow the instructions below to turn off an Apple device.

This is the first thing. Hold down the side button and press either the volume up or volume down buttons.

There are two The power button is on the right side of the screen.

There are three. Hold the side button until the Apple logo appears after the phone shuts down.

It's a little different to turn off the iPhone 8 Plus or earlier.

This is the first thing. Hold down the side button when pressing.

There are two The power button is on the right side of the screen.

There are three. Hold the side button until the Apple logo appears after the phone shuts down.

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