[General] I need to reboot it.

[Silverobama]

Hi.

Today my phone shut down and I went to store. the worker there helped me to fix the problem. When I went to the store, I said to the worker "There's something wrong with my phone. I need to reboot it".

I wonder if the italic sentence is natural.

 

[GoesStation]

We usually say we're restarting a phone. When I long-press my Android phone's power button, one of the options it presents is "Restart".

 

[Rover_KE]

There are comma splices in both your preamble and the italic sentence.

 

[Silverobama]

There are comma splices in both your preamble and the italic sentence.

Sorry. Is it okay now?

"There's something wrong with my phone. I need to reboot it".

But by restarting my phone, the problem didn't solve. I use an iPhone. There was something wrong with the system. What can I say?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Sorry. Is it okay now?

But restarting the phone didn't solve the problem. I use an iPhone. There was something wrong with the system. What can I say?

All kinds of things. For example:

- Can you fix it?
- I need to get it fixed.
- Can you show me what to do?
- How much would it cost to have you fix it?
- Can you help me out?
- I'm hoping you can fix it.
- Is it broken, or am I doing something wrong?
- Can you get it going for me?
- Can you get it started again?

 

[GoesStation]

Is it time for me to get a new one/phone?

 

[Skrej]

I'm not too bothered by using 'reboot' instead of 'restart'. We use both for computers, and smartphones are essentially handheld computers. The line blurs even more with tablets.

I don't understand why you'd need to take it to a store though, just to reboot/restart. It's a simple procedure. Do you mean something like a factory reset? You can do those yourself as well, but at least they're not so straightforward as an on/off button. I can understand maybe needing to visit the store for a reset.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

. . . I don't understand why you'd need to take it to a store though, just to reboot/restart. . . .

See #4. Silver tried that.