babowa
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Q: How does one turn off an iPhone?

Just got an iPhone 6 and am unable to find an easy way to turn it off. There are no instructions in the online manual that I can find. I am used to turning my cell phone off - whether that be for the evening, overnight, or at a meeting or concert.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), 2012 i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM

Posted on Feb 13, 2015 6:21 PM

by ChrisJ4203,Solvedanswer
ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203
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A:

Hold down the sleep/wake button until the Slide to Power Off Screen appears, slide and off it goes. The sleep/wake button is on the side of the iPhone 6.

Posted on Feb 13, 2015 6:22 PM

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  • by ChrisJ4203,Solvedanswer

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 13, 2015 6:22 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:22 PM in response to babowa

    Hold down the sleep/wake button until the Slide to Power Off Screen appears, slide and off it goes. The sleep/wake button is on the side of the iPhone 6.

  • by pogster,Helpful

    pogster pogster Feb 13, 2015 6:29 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:29 PM in response to babowa

    Sounds like you could use the owners manual. Page 11.

    http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 13, 2015 6:51 PM in response to pogster
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:51 PM in response to pogster

    Thanks to both of you - I did read/look at quite a few pages - page 11 did not occur to me........ Actually, pretty much like an iPad!

     

    Scary thought: Since I now know how to turn it on/off, I can answer questions here, LOL.......

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 13, 2015 6:51 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:51 PM in response to babowa

    You're welcome. Enjoy!!

  • by pogster,Helpful

    pogster pogster Feb 13, 2015 6:53 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 13, 2015 6:53 PM in response to babowa

    No problem. Enjoy the new phone.

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Feb 14, 2015 12:25 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 14, 2015 12:25 AM in response to babowa

    babowa wrote:

     

     

    Scary thought: Since I now know how to turn it on/off, I can answer questions here, LOL.......

     

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 14, 2015 8:27 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:27 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Additional comment here about the workings of an iPhone 6:

     

    So last night I turned it off - great. I just turned it on and it would not be happy with just the touch ID - I had to "log in" twice: touch ID AND pass code. Is that how it is supposed to work? In order to avoid that, is there a way to leave it on, but disable absolutely everything on it (preferably with one 'kill' button)? Would the 'do not disturb' setting in conjunction with 'allow calls from: No one' be sufficient to effectively put it in a comatose state? And, last thought on that: would there still be background processes going on such as connecting with Apple's servers/checking on updates/whatever?

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Feb 14, 2015 8:33 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:33 AM in response to babowa

    babowa wrote:

     

    Additional comment here about the workings of an iPhone 6:

     

    So last night I turned it off - great. I just turned it on and it would not be happy with just the touch ID - I had to "log in" twice: touch ID AND pass code. Is that how it is supposed to work?

    Yes, that's the way it's supposed to work. After a restart (and also after not unlocking it for some period of time I don't recall), you need to use the passcode.

     

    If you put the phone in Airplane mode, it will disconnect all the connections to the outside world. The phone will not ring, you will not get email and messages.

  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Feb 14, 2015 8:38 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:38 AM in response to babowa

    If Touch ID doesn't recognize your finger, you'll be asked to try again. After three attempts, you'll be given the option to enter your passcode. After two more tries, you'll need to enter your passcode. In addition, you'll need to enter your passcode to unlock your iPhone or iPad in these cases:

    • After restarting your device
    • When more than 48 hours have elapsed from the last time you unlocked your device
    • To enter the Touch ID & Passcode setting

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 14, 2015 8:40 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:40 AM in response to babowa

    Actually, putting it in Airplane mode is how I charge mine every night as Meg suggested. I do not need my device during the night, since I still have a home phone. Then in the morning when I get up, I take it out of Airplane mode and the notifications begin! I don't recall the time period either, but powering off and/or resetting the device requires the passcode to enter the device again. I think the time period of inactivity is something like 48 hours. I'm looking for it now.

     

    EDIT: An excerpt from this support document. Use Touch ID on iPhone and iPad - Apple Support

     

     

    If Touch ID doesn't recognize your finger, you'll be asked to try again. After three attempts, you'll be given the option to enter your passcode. After two more tries, you'll need to enter your passcode. In addition, you'll need to enter your passcode to unlock your iPhone or iPad in these cases:

    • After restarting your device
    • When more than 48 hours have elapsed from the last time you unlocked your device
    • To enter the Touch ID & Passcode setting

  • by ckuan,

    ckuan ckuan Feb 14, 2015 8:43 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:43 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Got there first

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Thanks everyone: Airplane mode it is - I will try that tonight - much easier.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ckuan
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ckuan

    Only because I had to go back to the support document. I had already posted the other information, and found I was correct in my belief of the 48 hours.

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ckuan
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    Feb 14, 2015 8:46 AM in response to ckuan

    ckuan wrote:

     

    Got there first

    Actually, I did. I think it still counts even though I forgot the time range. 

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