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DoStuffAndStuff

How to power off without screen access?

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I need to post my phone to my insurer for repair, and I'd like to power off the phone before surrounding it in bubblewrap and enclosing it in a parcel. Problem is that the screen is a completely solid colour when on so I can't see anything. I've reset the phone already but now I don't know how to turn it off.

I read you can do it by holding down volume up, volume down and power button for 10-20 seconds, but every time I do that it just seems to restart the phone and the screen turns back on.

Any ideas?

Posted Feb 5, 2018, 3:48 PM UTC

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Jevta_•

If I understand correctly you have display issues but everything else works fine.Then I might suggest you sending it like that because the battery will eventualy drain. Hope that helps

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Jevta_•

Why don't you give yourself a call? If it's shut down it won't ring :D

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DoStuffAndStuffOP•

I can already tell its turned on still because when I turn on the screen (touchscreen still works) the screen goes solid white then solid yellow.

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PollsmorS8•

There's probably an ADB command out there that will shut it down.

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galgabot•

If you had a screen lock that might complicate things

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