In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Turn on device
• Turn off device
• Unlock device
• Lock and unlock device
Turn on device
Press and hold the Side button until the Apple logo displays.
Turn off device
Press and hold the Side button and the Volume up or down button until the slider appears. Drag the slider to turn your iPhone completely off.
Lock and unlock device
Press the Side button then slide the bottom bar up. To lock iPhone, press the Side button.
Note: iPhone locks automatically if your device is idle for 30 seconds. To adjust the screen lock time, select the
iPhone X is arguably the most innovative iPhone Apple has ever created. With that, the company has made several changes in terms of interacting with the device, including turning off iPhone X.
Follow along as we guide you through how to turn off iPhone X.
How to turn off iPhone X
There are two ways to turn off iPhone X, via software or hardware.
Hardware method
- Press and hold either Volume Up or Volume Down and the Side button for a few seconds.
- The power off slider should appear. Simply swipe the slider, and iPhone will turn off.
Alternatively, if iPhone X is not responding via software, press the volume Up for 1 second, followed by Volume down for 1 second, and press and hold the Side Button until iPhone turns off and shows the Apple logo again.
Software method
- Head to Settings > General. Swipe all the way down to the bottom and tap Shut Down.
- The power off slider should appear. Simply swipe the slider, and iPhone will turn off.
On previous generations of iPhones, you could simply press and hold the power button for a few seconds and it would show the software power off slider. However, without a Home button on iPhone X, Apple has re-mapped that gesture to Siri instead.
For more help getting the most out of your Apple devices, check out our how to guide as well as the following articles:
- HomePod: How to create a Stereo Pair
- iPhone & iPad: How to turn on Messages in iCloud
- iPhone & iPad: How to cycle your Cellular radio
- How to go back on iPhone
- iPhone & iPad: How to view the last time you opened an app
- iPhone & iPad: How to clear cache
- Apple Watch: How to turn off Nightstand mode
- Apple Watch: How to always show last app used on wake screen
- Apple Watch: How to set a passcode
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