How to turn off iPhone 12: iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini

Have you bought and upgraded to a new iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro Max from your iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8 or iPhone 11? Well, Have you figured out how to turn off iPhone 12? 🙂

Well, there is no reason to shamed off if you are unable to turn off your iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro. The way these phones are shut down, in other words, turn off differs from previous iPhones and from almost every other device on the market. The steps by step guide will help you to find how to turn off your iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro.

How do I turn off iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max?

Method 1

Step 1: Press and hold the “side button” and “volume up/down button” as in the image.

You must simultaneously press and hold the Side key and the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons on your iPhone 11, iPhone 12,iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Mini. Do not let go of the keys, as they will take a screenshot of the phone.

Step 2: Drag the “slide to power off” slider button on the phone screen.

Once you press the buttons as in the steps 1, you should come up with the “slide to power off” slider button at the top your phone screen. To turn off your iPhone 12, drag it to your right.

Moreover, by dragging the “emergency SOS” slider button to the right, you can also activate the Emergency SOS mode from here.

Simply click the Cancel button at the bottom if you do not want to turn off your iPhone. Note that if you open the power menu, your iPhone goes into lockout mode. So if you pull up the power, make sure to enter your passcode to unlock it

Simply press the “cancel” button at the bottom of your iPhone doesn’t want to be switched off. Once you press the “cancel” button you will automatically be directed to the lockdown screen mode and you have to enter the password to unlock the iPhone.

Method 2

How do I turn my iPhone off without using the power button?

Another simpler way is to shut down the iPhone via Settings.

Step 1: Go to Settings

Step 2: Tap on “General”

Step 3: Tap on “Shut Down”

Step 3: Slide the “side to power off” button

On the internet, peoples search on the following questions as well. So, I thought to give short answers to all of the questions;

How do I force my iPhone to turn off? 

Simply, follow Method 1, steps “Press and hold the “side button” and “volume up/down button”.

What do you do if your iPhone is frozen and won’t turn off?

If the iPhone 12 is unresponsive, follow Method 1, steps “Press and hold the “side button” and “volume up/down button”.

How do I turn my iPhone off without using the power button?

You able to do it by following Method 2, steps “shut down the iPhone via Settings”

Is there a way to force shutdown an iPhone?

Yes of course, simply, follow Method 1, steps “Press and hold the “side button” and “volume up/down button”.

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