FAST FIXES FOR iPHONE

These fast fixes can keep your iPhone in good order too

1 Restart your iPhone

If your iPhone isn’t responding and it’s running iOS 16, press and release Volume Up, then Volume Down then press and hold the side button to force a restart. Release the side button when the Apple logo appears. For older iPhones, see the help page at apple.co/3KTlr3t.

2 Update your apps

If an individual app is misbehaving, you might be able to fix it by updating to a new version of that app. Open the App Store app, and in the top-right corner, tap the icon showing your photo or a silhouette. On the next screen, find and update the app in question (assuming there’s an update available) or tap Update All.

3 Fix an app that’s unresponsive

If an individual app is playing up, open the App Switcher screen. To do this, on a phone with Face ID, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and let go in the centre. On a phone with a Home button, double-click it.

On the App Switcher screen, swipe left and right to get to the app that’s causing problems, then swipe it upwards off the top of the screen to close it. You can then reopen it from the Home screen.

4 Cabled earbuds misbehaving

If you use cabled earbuds in an older iPhone with a headphone port, and one or both of the buds keep cutting out or simply won’t play, try this. Get a plastic toothpick or other such implement and wiggle it gently inside the headphone jack. Chances are the headphone jack isn’t sitting correctly due to pocket lint getting in it. Dislodge this lint and everything should work correctly again.

5 A dirty screen

The best thing to use to clean a dirty screen is a microfibre cloth. Squirt a little low- or zero-alcohol cleaner on it if you wish, or just use a little water (add this to the cloth, not the phone). You can buy disposable wipes especially made for screens, or simply use those made for spectacles instead.

6 Wi-Fi Problems

If your iPhone won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network, open the Settings app and on the Wi-Fi page, turn it off and then on again. If that fails, check your router (is everything else able to connect?), or restart your iPhone. If all else fails,