A force restart is useful when an iPhone 14 is frozen or will not respond to the normal power-off controls. It does not erase the phone.
- Quickly press and release Volume Up.
- Quickly press and release Volume Down.
- Press and hold the Side button.
- Keep holding even if the screen goes dark.
- Release the Side button when the Apple logo appears.
Use the sequence fairly quickly. A factory reset is unrelated and should not be used merely because an app or the screen stopped responding.
After completing the steps, check the result for Force Restart iPhone 14 before changing another setting. If it did not work, return to the same control and review the selected option rather than making a broader reset.