Before you Apple iPhone X goes completely reset, it is recommended to make a backup first. The iPhone already does this itself via iCloud. However, if iCloud is not turned on or you do not have enough space left, you may have to restore an old backup after the reset. We therefore recommend that you first check whether the backup was successful.

In this instruction, we will first explain how to back up your iPhone x (iPhone 10) and then how you can restore it to default settings, a soft or hard reset, in various ways.

Perform iPhone X hard reset (iPhone 10 reset)

Backup iPhone X with Apple iCloud

• Open the iPhone
• Go to Settings
• Click on your Name at the top of iOS 11, just below search.
• You will now be logged in and you will see your Apple ID information.
• Click on the iPhone X, at the bottom you will see all your Apple devices you are logged in to with your Apple-ID. Your iPhone X is also listed here, click on it.

Make sure iCloud backup is set to On and that the last iCloud backup was recently created.

If this is all in order, you can reset the iPhone X and possibly restore your data after the reset. If iCloud backup is turned off, turn it on and create a backup first.

Reset iPhone X (iPhone 10 reset)

Before you reset the iPhone

• All your data and settings will be erased from your iPhone
• Your contacts will be erased from iPhone.
• Your photos and videos on iPhone will be lost.

Your data is of course still available in the backups made via iCloud.

To reset the iPhone 10, press the Volume + and Volume – buttons on the left side of the iPhone X together with the ON and OFF buttons on the right side of the iPhone at the same time.

After some time, the iPhone will restart, then the iPhone will be reset. It's that simple.