Switching off a Samsung phone

Three days ago my Samsung phone froze, and yould not respond to any
input from the touch screen.

In the past when such a thing has happened I've found that it can be
cured by taking out the battery and rebooting.

But with this particular Samsung model one cannot remove the battery
without special tools.

Would it have the same effect if I wait a few days for the battery to
go flat, and then try to charge it and restart it?

Has anyone else foudn a way to switch off and restart a phone when the
touch screen doesn't respond and you can't remove the battery?




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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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