How to turn off Samsung

You just bought a new Samsung phone which is actually your first smartphone ever! After using it for a while, you have begun to understand the dynamics behind how your new device works but, given your inexperience, you still haven’t been able to figure out how to turn it off completely. You know, of course, how to turn off its screen, but you still haven’t figured out how to turn it off completely and how to forcibly reset it in case of freezes (which, alas, can always happen).

Since it seems a rather trivial matter to you, you would not want to ask for help from those who know more than you and would prefer to understand how to proceed in complete autonomy. How do you say? Did I fully hit your need? Well, you don’t have to be ashamed at all: nobody is born already an expert in technology and, moreover, there are no stupid questions but only questions that need to be answered!

Precisely for this reason, in the following bars of this tutorial, I will explain to you in detail how to turn off Samsung both by following the standard procedure, and by putting into practice some slightly more complex steps, to deal with particular scenarios that may occur. Take all the time you need and keep reading: everything is explained below!

Index

• How to turn off Samsung: standard procedure
  • How to turn off Samsung with a broken button
• How to turn off Samsung stuck
• How to turn off Samsung without touch

How to turn off Samsung: standard procedure

The standard method to turn off a Samsung completely is really simple to put into practice: it all lies in identifying the side key on / unlocking the device and holding it down for a few seconds.

I anticipate right away that the procedure is valid for all devices produced by the Korean big: therefore, if you are interested in knowing how to turn off Samsung S20 or how to intervene on any other model of smartphone or tablet from the same manufacturer, the steps you need to take are always the same.

To begin with, therefore, locate the power or unlock key of the device: depending on the model of smartphone or tablet in your possession, it can be located on the long right or left side of the screen, often near the volume keys.

Once you have located the button in question, press it for about two seconds: following this operation, you should see the device shutdown menu superimposed on the display. It consists of two virtual buttons: Turn off, which is used to completely shut down the device, and Restart, which instead allows you to restart Android.

To achieve your intent, therefore, all you have to do is press the Turn off button twice in a row: by doing so, the shutdown sequence of the smartphone (or tablet) will start, at the end of which the screen of the device will become completely black. and the device will be completely turned off.

To turn it back on, press and hold the side button again for a few seconds, until you see the word Samsung appear on the display.

How to turn off Samsung with broken button

The side button on / lock your device no longer works? No problem: you can turn off – or rather, restart – the device at set times, using the automatic restart feature built into the latest versions of the operating system customized by Samsung.

To do this, open the Android Settings, by tapping on the gear symbol located on the Home screen or in the app drawer, tap on the Device and battery assistance item, tap the (⋮) button located at the top right and choose the item Automation, from the menu that appears.

Now, just tap on the item automatically on a schedule restart, moves to ON the trigger corresponding to the words On and indicates the day (or days ) of the week to automatically turn off the smartphone or the tablet, together with all ‘ time off.

Following this operation, the device will be switched off in the day and time indicated, if the following conditions occur: the screen is turned off, the device is not in use , the battery charge is higher than 30% and the blocking of SIM card is disabled.

If you prefer to opt for a “manual” shutdown, you should know that there are applications that allow you to add a virtual shutdown button to the screen. However, these apps require advanced permissions in order to function and for this reason they could put your privacy at risk: therefore, I invite you to follow this path only if you have no other choice.

One of the applications you might consider, initially free of advertising banners or privacy risks (check the online reviews anyway, as this may change in the future), is Shutdown: since the app in question is compatible with all models of Android smartphones and tablets, you can use this procedure to turn off the Samsung A51 or any other smartphone or tablet equipped with the Google operating system and with a damaged power button.

In order to get Shutdown, open the Play Store, search for the app using the dedicated function (or use the link I provided you a little while ago, to directly open the appropriate page) and press the Install button, to download the app on your device.

Once the app has been installed, open it and, if necessary, provide the permissions necessary for its operation: then press the OK button, locate the item relating to Shutdown from the screen that appears later and, after selecting it, move to ON the lever relative to the app. Finally, press the OK button and that’s it.

From now on, every time you open the app, you will see the shutdown screen typical of Samsung devices, through which you can turn off the device or restart it.

Note: some Samsung devices allow you to turn the screen off or on even with a double-tap, without using the side button. This option is available in the Settings> Advanced features> Movements and gestures menu. Check if it is present on your model.

How to turn off Samsung stuck

Don’t know how to turn off password-locked Samsung or an app that doesn’t allow the system to respond to commands correctly? In most cases, the problem is very easy to resolve.

First, from the lock screen, try pressing and holding the side button of the device for about 3 seconds – in the best case, you should see the shutdown menu appear. When this happens, you tap the button Turn off twice in a row and you’re done.

If nothing happens, continue to press and hold the aforementioned button for about 20 seconds, or until the screen turns black, in order to “force” the smartphone (or tablet) to switch off forcibly. Then, wait about 10 seconds and try to turn the device back on, which should now behave as usual.

If, on the other hand, your smartphone or tablet is stuck in Recovery mode (i.e. in the software that works outside of Android and allows you to perform various emergency operations), you can turn it off and bring it back to normal using the volume keys and the side key.

So, use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to highlight the Power off item, press the side button to confirm and, in the same way, select the Yes item and press the side button again, in order to turn off the device.

Then wait about 10 seconds and turn the device back on: if everything went smoothly, at the next start, you should be able to use Android regularly.

How to turn off Samsung without touch

You’ve really tried them all, but the touch-screen of your Samsung smartphone (or tablet) just doesn’t want to respond to your commands anymore? In this case, you can try soft-reset the device, which is a kind of temporary memory reset that could bring things back to normal. I anticipate right away that this operation does not involve the loss of personal documents, settings or other data on the device.

To do this, with the device turned on, press and hold the side button and the Volume Down button at the same time for about 30 seconds, or until the device restarts automatically. If the procedure was successful, the touch screen should return to normal operation, starting from the next start.

If the problem is not resolved, the possibility that the cause is attributable to hardware damage is unfortunately concrete: in this case, I recommend that you go to an authorized Samsung service center and expose your case to the person “in charge”, which will surely be able to provide you with precise indications on what to do.