If your iPhone isn't responding, and you're not able to power it off and then on again, you can force restart it to hopefully fix the issue.  Forcing a restart is different from a normal restart.

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Sometimes the iPhone just needs to be restarted out of recovery. Disconnect the USB cable. Force restart: Press and quickly release Volume Up, then Volume Down, then press and hold the Side button ...