Most of the time, this hardware works well for what the phone needs to do.

As a result, your iPhone can slow up or freeze.

However, there’s no direct way to erase the RAM in iOS.

An iPhone Control Panel.

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Instead, your iPhone needs a soft resetor a manual restart.

Now, wait about 30 seconds, and then turn your phone back on.

Wait for 30 seconds, and then hold the side button again until you see the Apple logo.

Apps tab of the App Store open on an iPhone.

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On an iPhone SE (1st Generation), the top button summons the power-off slider.

It resolves a range of software and hardware bugs, so it’s a handy trick to remember.

Are There Other Ways to Speed Up an iPhone?

Images showing the side buttons of different iPhones.

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Your iPhone could slow down for a few reasons, and here’s how to quickly fix some.

In such a case, connecting to another web connection or toggling Airplane Mode can help.

Further, insufficient storage or poor battery health could also lead to performance issues.

The flash on an iPhone 15.

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Head to controls > General > iPhone Storage to seehow much space your iPhone hasand free some more.

Similarly, head to parameters > Battery > Battery Health & Charging to see if the battery needs replacement.

If you’re facing severe problems, consider contacting Apple support.