Re: Switching off a Samsung phone

On 11/27/2024 11:42 AM, micky wrote:

In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:18:23 +0200, Steve Hayes
<hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
 

Three days ago my Samsung phone froze, and yould not respond to any
input from the touch screen.
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In the past when such a thing has happened I've found that it can be
cured by taking out the battery and rebooting.
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But with this particular Samsung model one cannot remove the battery
without special tools.
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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?
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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?

 You should be able to turn it off by putting it in a trash compactor.
 Not sure how to turn it back on, however. Still working on that.

Check the manual for your phone, or do an online search.  In my experience you can force a reboot or reset using the physical power button and one of the volume buttons on the phone.  They are usually on the side edge of the phone.  With my motorola phone, I can get to this screen by holding the power and down volume buttons at the same time and keep pressing them until the reboot/reset screen appears.