Guide to Performing Hard Reset on iPhone 12 Devices

1. Mastering Hard Reset on iPhone 12 Devices

Follow the steps below to Hard Reset iPhone 12 devices:

Step 1: Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
Step 2: Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.

Step 3: Next, press and hold the Side button (the power button) until the Apple logo appears on the screen, then release.

During the process, the Slide to Power Off slider will appear on the screen. Ignore this screen; your task is to continue pressing and holding the Side button until the iPhone screen turns black, then release. At this point, the Apple logo will appear on the screen, and once the restart process completes, the screen will display again.

If you want to completely power off the iPhone, simply open the Settings app => General => scroll down and select the Shut Down option.

2. Location of Buttons on iPhone 12

On models like iPhone 8, iPhone X, and newer devices, Apple has changed many functions for the physical buttons on their mobile devices.

Specifically, you'll notice two Volume buttons on the left and a Side button (or power button) on the right side. There's no Home button; instead, users can combine the three buttons to perform various functions.

3. How to power on/off iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.1. Powering on iPhone 12 devices

To power on, turn on the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max devices, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Begin by pressing and holding the Side button. If the Apple logo doesn't appear on the screen, your device might be out of power. Try plugging it in and wait a few minutes, then press and hold the button again.

Step 2: Simultaneously press and hold the Side button + Volume Up or Volume Down button until you see two slider bars on the screen.

3.2. Power off iPhone 12 devices

Step 1: Simultaneously press and hold the

4. Activating Emergency SOS Feature on iPhone 12 Devices

By activating the Emergency SOS feature on iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, you can automatically call emergency services and send a message containing your location information to other users in your emergency contacts in case of danger or emergency.

Note: A small note is that you'll need to enter your iPhone passcode to re-enable Face ID and unlock your iPhone after initiating Emergency SOS.

Step 1: Simultaneously press and hold the Side button and the Volume Up or Volume Down button on your iPhone 12.
Step 2: Continue holding the buttons until the countdown screen for Emergency SOS appears on the screen. Slide the slider or wait for the countdown process to end to immediately call emergency services and notify your emergency contacts.

Step 3: In case you don't want Emergency SOS to automatically call emergency services, you can go to Settings => Emergency SOS => find and turn off the Auto Call feature, and you're done.

5. Disabling FaceID on iPhone 12 Devices

Suppose you prefer using passcode to unlock your iPhone 12 instead of Face ID, you can disable the feature that unlocks the device by facial recognition.

Step 1: Press and hold the Side button.
Step 2: Press and hold the Volume Up or Volume Down button.
Step 3: Next, press the Cancel button located at the bottom corner of the screen.

6. How to Enter Recovery Mode on iPhone 12

Step 1: Connect your iPhone 12 to your computer using a USB cable. Make sure you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your computer.
Step 2: If you're using macOS Catalina or later, open Finder. For older versions of macOS or PC, open iTunes.
Step 3: Quickly press and release the Volume Up button.
Step 4: Quickly press and release the Volume Down button.
Step 5: Press and hold the Side button until the Recovery Mode screen appears, then release it.

Step 6: If using iTunes, select your device in the iTunes window. If not, select your device in the Finder sidebar.
Step 7: The screen will display options to Restore or Update, choose Update to begin updating your device. Note that this process does not erase any data on the device.

To exit Recovery Mode, simply press and hold the Side button until the message 'Connect to iTunes' appears on the screen, then your iPhone will restart to normal mode.

7. Entering DFU Mode on iPhone 12

By putting iPhone 12 devices into DFU mode, you can troubleshoot issues if you've already performed a hard reset or entered Recovery Mode but it's not working.

Note: Before starting, ensure you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your device.

Step 1: First, power on your iPhone 12 if it's not already on.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable.
Step 3: Open iTunes if you're using a device running macOS Mojave or older, or PC. For devices running macOS Catalina or newer, open Finder.
Step 4: Next, on the iPhone 12, press and release the Volume Up button and Volume Down button.
Step 5: Press and hold the Side button until the iPhone screen turns black.
Step 6: Release the Side button, then press and hold both the Side button and Volume Down button simultaneously for about 5 seconds.
Step 7: Release the Side button, then continue holding the Volume Down button.
Step 8: Wait for about 5 seconds for Finder/iTunes to recognize that DFU mode is activated.

8. Exiting DFU Mode

Step 1: Quickly press the Volume Up button and release it.
Step 2: Continuously press the Volume Down button and release it.
Step 3: Press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo appears on the iPhone screen.

Above, Mytour has just guided you through the steps to perform a Hard Reset on iPhone 12 devices.

In addition, if encountering iPhone errors or iPad freezes, you can also refer to the guide on how to Hard Reset iPhone and iPad here.

Check out more: How to perform a Hard Reset on iPhone and iPad when experiencing freezing issues