How to force shutdown a Samsung smartphone
When you need to turn off your Samsung Galaxy Android phone in a normal situation, all you have to do is hold down the power button on the screen and then choose the desired option from the menu. Despite this, the situation is complicated when you have to turn off a smartphone with an inoperative screen sensor, with a broken screen or not being able to unlock it, a hanging phone, especially considering that modern Samsung batteries are not removable. Some, in this circumstance, wait for the battery to discharge completely, but this is not good for the battery (See What to do if Android runs out quickly). Despite this, there is a way to disable it in the described scenarios.
There are several ways to force shutdown a Samsung smartphone:
- Use the power button: Press and hold the power button for a few seconds until the power off option appears. Later, Tap the off button to turn off the phone.
- Use the volume key combination: Press and hold the volume keys and the power button at the same time for a few seconds until the power off option appears. Later, Tap the off button to turn off the phone.
- Use the settings menu: Go to your phone's settings menu and select the power off or restart option.
- If your phone isn't responding, Remove the battery if possible, If this is not possible, press and hold the power button for several minutes until the device turns off.
It is important to note that forcing a phone to shut down can cause system damage or data loss., so it should be used only as a last resort.
In this short tutorial: details about how to forcibly turn off your Samsung Galaxy smartphone using only hardware buttons. The method works for all modern smartphone models of this brand, even for a locked device with a totally non-functional screen or in cases where the phone is frozen. Sadly, the reason for writing this post was the new Note 9 (but on the bright side, thanks to Samsung Dex, full memory access, the data it contains and the applications is still enabled).
Turn off the Samsung Galaxy with the buttons
As promised, instructions will be very short, forced shutdown consists of three simple steps:
- Connect your Samsung Galaxy to the charger.
- Press and hold the power button and the volume down button. If a screenshot occurs at this point, ignore it and hold the buttons.
- Release the buttons after 8-10 seconds, the smartphone will turn off.
The specified combination itself causes (after keeping) “Simulated battery disconnect” (in the official wording of the manufacturer).
And a couple of notes that may be helpful:
- On some older models, long-press power button option works.
- Samsung's official web portal says that you should hold down these buttons for 10-20 seconds. Despite this, in my experience, works the 7 u 8.
