# Help! Iphone problem! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 8, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454 "2011-12-08T02:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/1 "2011-12-08T02:50:02Z")
The net on my Iphone froze, and is stuck on google search but won’t search anything! I tried to tap but safari is unresponsive…what should I do? ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/2 "2011-12-08T02:52:37Z")
Reset it. Hold the two power buttons for 10 seconds or so. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/3 "2011-12-08T02:55:39Z")
sim: Just so you know, I reported this thread to have it moved to IMHO where you’ll get better input. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/4 "2011-12-08T03:01:46Z")
> [@Meatros](#): > > Reset it. Hold the two power buttons for 10 seconds or so. Thanks! Its working now! I was having a panic attack for nothing! ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/5 "2011-12-08T03:02:49Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > sim: Just so you know, I reported this thread to have it moved to IMHO where you’ll get better input. Thanks & good looking out:) ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/6 "2011-12-08T03:04:40Z")
> [@slm2955](#): > > Thanks! Its working now! I was having a panic attack for nothing! No probs… ---
**Author:** ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/7 "2011-12-08T03:09:34Z")
You could pull the battery so it will re … ohhh wait. Sorry, couldn’t resist! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/8 "2011-12-08T04:07:27Z")
> [@obbn](#): > > You could pull the battery so it will re … ohhh wait. Sorry, couldn’t resist! Try harder next time :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/9 "2011-12-08T09:11:22Z")
> [@slm2955](#): > > …what should I do? Obviously post this in my [First World Problems](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629705) thread! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Woeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/10 "2011-12-08T16:56:27Z")
If this ever happens again, rather then resetting the whole phone, you can try closing the program first. Double click the rounded rectangle button on the bottom/middle of your phone. It will bring up a list of running programs. Press one of the icons and hold it until they all start shaking. Click the minus symbol, which will force the program to close fully. This should reset the program and allow it to launch properly. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/11 "2011-12-11T19:16:50Z")
> [@obbn](#): > > You could pull the battery so it will re … ohhh wait. Sorry, couldn’t resist! Even if the phone had a removable battery, why would you do this, when there are other easier ways to solve the problem? ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/12 "2011-12-12T15:35:16Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > Obviously post this in my [First World Problems](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=629705) thread! 😉 Next time I’m having technical difficulties I’ll be sure too! ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/13 "2011-12-12T15:36:25Z")
> [@Woeg](#): > > If this ever happens again, rather then resetting the whole phone, you can try closing the program first. Double click the rounded rectangle button on the bottom/middle of your phone. It will bring up a list of running programs. Press one of the icons and hold it until they all start shaking. Click the minus symbol, which will force the program to close fully. This should reset the program and allow it to launch properly. ok thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/14 "2011-12-12T16:37:33Z")
Closing from multi-tasking is going to be your best bet if Safari is not responding overall. Otherwise in Safari, hit the button that looks like two screens overlayed. This will display every open browser window. Close the ones not responding or stuck on something. Pulling batteries to resolve things isn’t an optimal solution for anything. It never fails to amaze me that google fanboys think this is the ideal and laugh at the iphone over not having the same ability. “Oh, you have a problem? Just disassemble the unit and put it back together. That will fix it!” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/15 "2011-12-12T16:59:30Z")
Who cares if it isn’t optimal? It’s handy that it’s _available_. It’s not as though you can’t reset an Android phone without doing it. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iphone-problem/605454/16 "2011-12-12T17:07:20Z")
Thanks y’all:)