How to reset iPhone XS Max

Apple has always stood out for its well optimized products. However, like all devices on the market, they too suffer from many problems. It may happen that your little gem suddenly freezes due to some application or some virus. Despite being the flagship model of the XS line, too the iPhone XS Max can run into these unpleasant inconveniences. If your smartphone suddenly crashed or you decided to sell it, you need to reset it and bring it to factory data. In this guide we will explain how to reset iPhone XS Max with all available methods.

Index

• Preliminary operation
• Reset iPhone XS Max from Settings
• Reset iPhone XS Max via iTunes
• Reset iPhone XS Max via DFU
• Other interesting guides

Preliminary operation

Before proceeding with the reset of your smartphone, it is necessary to carry out some operations. Factory data reset results in the loss of all data saved within the device. This means that you will lose all photos, videos and application data saved locally. For this reason, it is necessary make a backup of your iPhone XS Max to keep your personal data safe, so you can retrieve it at any time. If you don't know how to save all your data on iCloud or iTunes, we recommend that you consult our guide on how to backup iPhone.

Also, you need to turn off Apple's anti-theft feature, that is Find my iPhone. If the function is active on the device, you will not be able to perform any type of reset, as the function also takes care of protecting the iPhone from malicious users.

1. Open the app Settings of the smartphone.
2. Select yours username at the top of the screen.
3. Select the item iCloud.
4. Finally, select the item Find my iPhone and disable the option by setting the toggle su off.

Once all the preliminary steps have been completed, you are ready to reset the iPhone XS Max. The choice of the method for the reset depends solely on your needs.

Reset from Settings

As a first method we propose the reset through the device settings. This is a quick and easy method, but it can only be used if the iPhone responds to touchscreen commands.

To reset the iPhone XS Max via settings, you need to follow the following steps:

1. Open the app Settings dell'iPhone.
2. Enter the section Generali.
3. In the new screen, scroll down and select the item Restore.
4. Select the option Initialize content and settings.
5. Enter the unlock code of the smartphone.
6. Finally, select the item Restore.

At this point, the reset procedure will begin, which will take several minutes and will restore your smartphone to factory data. Once completed, you can decide to configure it as a new device or restore a previous backup, recovering all the data that was stored before the reset. Also, this procedure will not download the latest available version of iOS.

Reset tramite iTunes

If you cannot use the iPhone touchscreen, you need to reset the iPhone XS Max using the multimedia software iTunes. All you need to restore is your smartphone, a PC with iTunes and a Lightning cable to connect the two devices. To reset iPhone XS Max using iTunes, you need to carefully follow the following steps:

1. Open the software iTunes on the computer.
2. Connect the iPhone to the computer via the Lightning cable.
3. Wait for the software to detect the newly connected smartphone.
4. Click on the icon related to your smartphone, located at the top left.
5. Enter the section Riepilogo using the side menu on the left side.
6. Click on the option Restore iPhone.
7. Finally, click on the option Restore.

Once this is done, the iTunes software will take care of downloading the latest version of iOS and restoring the iPhone XS Max. During the reset, the smartphone will restart several times, in order to allow iTunes to perform all the necessary operations. Once finished, you can decide to set up the device as new or recover data from a backup made on iCloud or iTunes.

Reset tramite DFU

It may happen that, during the restore procedure with iTunes, some sudden problem arises that does not allow you to complete it. There DFU mode, also known as recovery mode, is a particular mode of Apple devices. It allows you to restore the iPhone or iPad firmware by bypassing the device's bootloader. In this way, you can restore and update your smartphone without worrying about any problems that may arise with the traditional procedure.

To restore using DFU mode, we recommend that you consult our dedicated guide on how to hard reset DFU with iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. In this guide you can consult all the detailed steps on this type of operation.

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