1. Press and hold the power button until the Android logo appears.
  2. Tap on “Power off.”
  3. Press and hold the volume down button until the Android logo appears.
  4. Tap on “Reboot system now.”
  5. Press and hold the volume up button until the Android logo appears. ..

Method 1: Switch Off Your Phone Using the Power Button

On older Android models, pressing and holding the power button will open the power off menu. After that, simply tap Power off to turn off your phone.

Samsung has changed the way they operate their devices, and now pressing and holding the power button will no longer open the power off menu. Instead, it will activate either Google Assistant or Bixby Voice on Samsung devices.

To power off your phone using the power button, you must long-press both the power key and the volume down button to access the power menu.

To hard reset your phone, press and hold the power key, volume down key, and volume up key for a few seconds to put your phone into Recovery Mode. Once there, select Wipe data / Factory reset using the volume keys and select your choice with the power key.

Method 2: Turn Off Your Android Phone With Quick Settings

To turn off your Android device, use the Quick Settings menu.

Method 3: Shut Down Your Android Using Voice Commands

To turn off your Samsung Galaxy device, first set up Bixby Voice. Then, press and hold the Bixby button (the old power key), wait for Bixby to activate, say “Turn off the phone,” and confirm your choice.

According to a recent report, Google Assistant will soon be able to turn your phone off via voice commands. However, it’s not clear if this will be exclusive to Google Pixel phones.

Method 4: Power Off Your Android Using the Accessibility Menu

The Samsung Accessibility or Assistant menu is designed for users with physical impairments, offering a way to access hardware buttons with assistive touch options. This menu includes a variety of options for users with different disabilities, such as those who have vision impairments, hearing impairments, or paralysis.

To turn on the Assistant menu on a Samsung phone, press and hold the power button and then select Settings.

To power off your device, tap the floating Assistant icon on the home screen, and then swipe to the left. ..

  1. Open the Settings app and scroll down to the Accessibility section.
  2. Toggle on the “Accessibility” option.
  3. Scroll down to the “Settings” section and change the “Accessibility” setting to “On.”

To turn off your device, first tap the floating accessibility icon. Then, choose the Power off button. ..

Method 5: Turn Off Your Android Using ADB Commands

The Android Debug Bridge is a tool that enables developers to perform various functions. It’s the most complicated way to turn off your phone, but it can be a useful method if your phone suddenly becomes unresponsive.

Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging

To enable Developer Options and USB debugging on your computer, you will need to go to Settings > About Phone and tap on the Build number seven times. After you have done this, go back to Settings and select Developer Options from the menu. Under USB debugging, enable the option to allow your computer to recognize your Android device. ..

Set Up ADB

The next step is to extract the SDK Platform Tools from the archive. This command-line software will enable you to interact with your Android device. Once extracted, open the platform-tools folder and locate the SDK_HOME folder. In this folder, you will find a set of tools used to develop Android applications.

  1. Open the Settings app and scroll down to the bottom to find the “Phone power off” option.
  2. Toggle the “Phone power off” option to off and then close the Settings app.
  3. Reboot your phone by pressing and holding down on a reboot button until you see a screen that says “Reboot now.”
  4. After your phone has rebooted, open the SDK Platform-Tools app and follow these steps: a. Choose “Phone platform tools” in the top left corner of the main screen and then click on “Create new project.” b. In the resulting project window, enter a name for your project and click on “Create.” c. In the resulting window, enter a location for your project (for example, “/Applications/SDK Platform-Tools/”) and click on “Finish.”

cd C:\Users\WORK\Downloads\platform-tools

If your phone’s hardware keys don’t work, you will not be able to turn it on using ADB commands after it has powered down. Instead, use the command “adb reboot” to ensure that it restarts. ..

Fire It Up Again

If your phone doesn’t turn on after being powered down, try pressing and holding the power button for a few seconds to turn it off. If that doesn’t work, you may need to restart your phone.