How To Turn Off My Iphone Xr

Whether you've just gotten a new iPhone or just haven't needed to power off or restart your device yet, follow along for how to turn off and restart iPhone 11, XS, XR, and X.

Apple's recent iPhone lineup with the 11, 11 Pro, XS, XR, and X all feature bezel-less displays with no Home button. Along the changes, functions like turning off and restarting the new iPhones have changed compared to iPhone 8, 7, and earlier.

How to turn off and restart iPhone 11, XS, XR, and X

Press and hold the Side button and one of the volume buttons until the power off screen appears
Drag the slider to the right to turn off your device
Press and hold the Side button to power it back on and complete the restart

For a look at how to force restart, enter DFU mode and more, take a look at our video tutorial here.

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