How to turn off iPhone XR

How to turn off iPhone XR

Following in the footsteps of the iPhone 5C, Apple decided to unveil on 12 September 2018, at the Steve Jobs Theater, theiPhone XR. This is a "cheaper" mid-range iPhone that goes alongside its older brothers XS e XS Max. In this guide today we will talk in detail about how to turn off iPhone XR listing all the available solutions.


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How to turn off iPhone XR: traditional method

The first solution to be able to turn off yours iOS device is to use the new side button whose name was changed due to the deletion of the Home button. So, for turn off the iPhone XR now you need to press the simultaneously side button located on the right and one of the two buttons to adjust the volume located on the left side (Volume up or Volume down).


At the moment the cursor is displayed Swipe to turn off, just release the keys and make a simple swipe from left to right on the writing. Once turned off correctly, the iOS smartphone can be turned on again by pressing and holding the side button until the bitten apple logo appears on the screen.


How to turn off iPhone XR without using the keys

There is a method that allows you to turn off your device without using buttons. This is possible by taking advantage of an option present in the Settings. All you have to do is open the Settings pressing the icon gear that you find on the home screen of iOS, choose the menu Generali, scroll to the bottom and press on Switch off. At this point, just swipe from left to right on the slider to turn off yours iPhone XR.


This method is very useful in case the side button is damaged and therefore you cannot turn off the terminal. To turn it back on, just connect it to a power outlet using the charger and Lightning cable both supplied in the package without having to press any buttons.


How to turn off iPhone XR: other solutions

If your intent is to restart the iPhone XR and not to turn it off completely, then you can take advantage of theAssistiveTouch or the forced restart if the device gives no sign of life.

In the first case, to use theAssistiveTouch you must first enable it by going to Settings > Generali > Accessibilità > AssistiveTouch and carry on ON l'interruttore present in corrispondenza della voce AssistiveTouch (it will turn green). Once this is done, press on Edit main menu and in the next screen tap on one of the gray icons available, on + or simply add a new one by pressing on + present at the number of icons.


In the next step, choose Restart from the drop-down menu that appears. To restart your iPhone XR, now just tap on floating square present on the screen and choose Restart per due turn consecutive.

In the case of a forced restart, however, you have to press and quickly release the keys Volume up, Volume down and that lateral until the text appears Swipe to turn off. Continue to hold down the side button until the iPhone screen becomes completely black.

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