You are yanking power away from the OS without allowing it to shutdown normally
. It is a last resort measure. Just holding the top power button until asked to power off is the preferred way to remove power.
Use the Home button to unlock your device or make purchases using Touch ID. Press the Home button once to go to the Home screen. Press the Home button twice to bring up the App Switcher. On iPhone X and later, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons
to restart your iPhone
.
Normally, pressing the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons on an iOS device
results in a capture of the present screen as a photo
. That photo is then stored in the Camera Roll album of the Photos app. Perhaps you didn't press the buttons simultaneously and ended up turning off your iPhone.
Press and quickly release Volume UP button
. Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button. Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. (DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF).
- Navigate to Settings > General.
- Swipe down and tap Shut Down.
- Swipe the power off slider from left to right.
- Step 1: Open up Settings.
- Step 2: Select Advanced Features.
- Step 3: Hit Device Assistance App, followed by Device Assistant App.
- Step 4: Choose your new Device Assistance App—Google Assistant, Internet or S Voice.
Are you asking if you can use the home button to “ACCEPT” a call? If that is the case, the home button is not designed for that, and cannot be programmed for that either.
If the phone is locked, you swipe to answer, if the phone is unlocked, you will get an answer button
.
To add the home button function on-screen, turn on AssistiveTouch in the Accessibility section of Settings. To use the home button,
tap the AssistiveTouch button and then tap the home button when it appears in the pop-out menu
.
How do you do a hard reset?
Power the phone off all the way,
press and hold the Volume Down key and press than release
the Power key, still holding the volume down key for about 10-15 seconds. When you see some additional options pop up on the screen you can let go of the keys.
The Sleep/Wake button is on
the upper right
, either on the upper right side on most of the current iPhone models. You might also find it on the upper right top of the iPhone. It will be easy to confirm you have the right button was pressing it will turn your display on and off.
How do you force shutdown an iPhone?
Press and hold both the volume down button and the Sleep/Wake button
at the same time. When the Apple logo appears, release both buttons.
2. Scheduled Power On/ Off Feature. Almost every Android phone comes with scheduled power on/ off feature built right into the Settings. So, if you want to turn on your phone without using the power button, head
to Settings > Accessibility > Scheduled Power On/Off
(settings may vary across different devices).
Reboot your phone
Rebooting would help if the reason why the power button is not responding is because
of any software or application glitch
. When you reboot the device, it would help restart all the apps. For Android phones, rebooting can be done by pressing the home key plus volume key and power key simultaneously.
How do I clear my iPhone after emergency call?
- Start the Settings app.
- Tap “Emergency SOS.”
- If you want to disable your phone's ability to automatically call 911 when you press the Power button five times, turn off “Call with Side Button” by swiping the button to the left.
The main reason is that
the home button breaks relatively easy
,” commented LeoB. “That's true.
