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From: Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
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Subject: Re: Switching off a Samsung phone
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:58:33 +0200
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On 27 Nov 2024 18:29:10 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
wrote:

>Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>> Three days ago my Samsung phone froze, and yould not respond to any
>> input from the touch screen.
>> 
>> In the past when such a thing has happened I've found that it can be
>> cured by taking out the battery and rebooting. 
>> 
>> But with this particular Samsung model one cannot remove the battery
>> without special tools. 
>> 
>> Would it have the same effect if I wait a few days for the battery to
>> go flat, and then try to charge it and restart it?
>> 
>> Has anyone else foudn a way to switch off and restart a phone when the
>> touch screen doesn't respond and you can't remove the battery?
>
>  Others already posted the volume-down+power buttons method to force a
>reboot.

Yes, I tried it and it worked. 

Thanks very much to those who suggested it. 


-- 
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web:  http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
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