Reset All Settings doesn't erase any of the personal information from your iPhone, but it does restore everything in the Settings app to factory defaults. You'll have to optimize your battery settings, choose your favorite background image, and enter your Wi-Fi password again, but all of your apps, photos, and contacts will still be on your iPhone.

Why Should I Reset All Settings?

Many iPhone problems are caused when Settings isn't set up correctly or by corruption within individual Settings app files. Restoring the Settings app back to factory defaults doesn't fix every iPhone software problem, but it is a go-to fix for Apple technicians because it does solve a lot of problems that would be very difficult to to track down by hand.

How Do I Reset All Settings?

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Tap General.
  3. Scroll down and tap Transfer Or Reset iPhone.
  4. Tap Reset.
  5. Tap Reset All Settings.
  6. Enter your passcode, if prompted.
  7. Tap Reset All Settings again to confirm your decision.
  8. Your iPhone will shut down, complete the reset, and turn itself on again will automatically turn back on when the reset finishes.
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Trudy
Trudy
1 year ago

Thanks for the info but my constantly freezing like every 10-15 seconds freezing and needing a hard reset to restart is now worse after doing the reset. Not blaming you but sheesh now what? Back to waiting for. 3-4 week delivery for new phone.

Ingred
Ingred
3 years ago

I entered my passcode, but now its asking for another 4 number passcode that I don’t know.

JBo
JBo
3 years ago

I Reset All Settings as iPhone11 wouldn’t turn off. Now I can’t get into any of the settings and iPhone still won’t turn off.