Getting this “Home would like to send you critical alerts” message on your iPhone screen? The ‘Home’ app let’s take control of all your connected device directly from the iPhone or any other Apple devices. Whenever you are setting up the Home app on your device, you are bound to pass by this message. But, it may catch off guard if the device suddenly becomes unresponsive while this message shows up. We have mentioned the reason behind this issue. Then, you can implement the solution to fix the problem.
Why am I getting this message?
The devices on the Home app controls crucial features of your house. Starting from controlling temperatures of your bedroom to switching off/on your bedroom lights, the use of the Home app can not be explained in a single line. iPhone silences your calls, notifications while it is in the Silent Mode. But, the Home app may need to some crucial notifications when it is an emergency. This is the reason why the Home app asks for your permission.
But, your iPhone is not supposed to be frozen on this screen. It is clearly a case of a bug or glitch in the iOS. So, the way out of this problem is to force-restart the device.
Solution – Force restart the iPhone
You can easily get out of this situation. So, force restart the iPhone following these easy steps.
Step 1 – At first, tap the Volume Plus button on the iPhone.
Step 2 – Next, tap the Volume Down button once.
Step 3 – Finally, keep pressing the Power button until the iPhone screen turns off. You will see the ‘Slide to power off‘ console during the process. But, ignore that and keep pressing down the button till you see the Apple logo on the iPhone screen.
This will return the iPhone to normalcy once again. You can later decide upon the Home notification system.