Problems can arise even if you've been using your phone for a while. You can get rid of most of them by restarting your phone.
On rare occasions, your problem will be so deep that restarting won't fix it. You might want to do a factory reset in that situation.
A factory reset will wipe all of the apps and data from your phone, and return it to the state it was in when you first took it out of the box.
You probably want to restore your data from a recent backup since a freshly erased iPhone isn't very useful. If you want to back up and restore your phone, here's how.
Data such as settings, photos, videos, messages, and app data can be stored on the cloud.
The backups can be used to restore your phone.
If you want to create a backup, you can use the iCloud service on your phone.
This is the first thing. The settings app needs to be opened.
There are two At the top of the screen, hold your Apple ID in your hand.
There are three. It's possible to tap on the cloud.
There are four. If you want to back up, you can tap on the cloud backup.
There are five. If you don't turn it on, the iCloud backup will be green. Turn it on if it's not.
If you keep your phone locked and connected to the internet, it will create backups if you turn on the iCloud backup feature.
There are six. If it's in the last few hours, that may be good enough. Wait for the backup to complete if the backup is not fresh and you are connected to a wi-fi network.
If you want to back up your phone to iCloud on a Mac or a PC, you're going to need to use a third party.
This is the first thing. You need to connect your phone to the computer to use it.
There are two There's an icon in the left corner.
There are three. You can back up your most important data in the backups section. You will have to wait a bit for the backup to be created.
You can back up your phone and save it on your computer. The This Computer radial button should be checked in the backups section.
If you're using a Mac with macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, you won't be able to find music on it. You can use Finder to back up your phone.
This is the first thing. You can open Finder on your computer.
There are two Click on the location in the left side menu on your phone.
There are three. Click back up now in the backups section of the general tab
There's a way to make a full backup of the iPhone on that Mac. If you want to back up all of your data on your phone, you need to tick the Back up all of the data on your phone to this Mac radial button.
This is the first thing. The settings app needs to be opened.
There are two The general could be tapped.
There are three. Near the bottom, you can tap to transfer or reset the phone.
There are four. All settings and content can be erased by tapping. You may have to enter your password to keep going.
There are five. You can continue by tapping.
There are six. It will take a few minutes to reprogram your phone.
You'll be greeted with the initial welcome screen after a complete reset of your phone. It's time to put it back together.
This is the first thing. You will be asked to set up your password.
Don't forget to make sure your phone is connected to the internet.
There are two Go to the apps and data screen and tap Restore from iCloud backup.
There are three. You'll be asked to sign in to the cloud. You can use your Apple ID to sign in.
There are four. You can enter the password that Apple gives to your other devices. If you want, you can have the password sent to you.
There are five. The terms and conditions should be agreed to by you.
There are six. There's a list of backups on the Choose Backup screen. You can tap the backup to install it.
There are seven. Wait for the restoration process to finish after you have reviewed the data in the backup.
There are eight. The next few screens will show you how to set up your phone.
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