Don's Home Technology smart phones and tablets ios Reset Restore

last updated 6 July 2022
Apple support will sometimes ask you to reset your iPhone to fix up a problem, but it also resets a lot of things that create new problems.
There are several kinds of reset (I've got to find them)
Network Reset
You may need to
1. restore syncing messages between mac and iphone.
Mac: Messages - Preferences - iMessage - add your apple ID
iPhone: Setings Messages  turn on iMessage
2. Restore carrier settings Settings - General-About - Carrier