There can be times when you may want to turn off your OnePlus phone to get rid of occasional glitches, clear memory from the ground up, or simply stay away from the phone for your well-being. In this guide, we’ll walk you through several methods to turn off your OnePlus phone, which covers models like the OnePlus 11R, Nord 4, Nord CE 3 Lite, and others. These methods include using the power button, Android’s Accessibility menu, and the schedule power button available on OnePlus phones.
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Turn off OnePlus phone using power button
The power button by default activates the Google Assistant when long pressing it. Users can remap this action to power off the phone. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open Settings and select ‘Accessibility & convenience‘. Phones running on older software may have the ‘Additional Settings‘ option
Step 2: Scroll down under this setting and select ‘Power Button‘
Step 3: On the next screen, select the ‘Press and hold the Power button‘
Step 4: Go and choose ‘Power Menu’ and you’re good to go
Step 4: Press and hold the power button of your OnePlus smartphone. This is generally located below the volume buttons
Step 5: Now the menu to turn off or restart the phone will appear
Step 6: Simply select the white circle in the centre and drag it down and your OnePlus phone will be switched off
Turn off OnePlus phone using Schedule power on/off
OxygenOS on OnePlus smartphones features an option to power off the phone at designated times and days automatically.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings‘ on your OnePlus phone
Step 2: Now scroll down and select ‘Accessibility & convenience‘. Phones running on older software may have the ‘Additional Settings‘ option
Step 3: In this section, select the ‘Schedule power on/off‘ option present at the bottom of the list
Step 4: Go ahead and select the specific time and days you wish your OnePlus phone to be automatically switched off. When done, press ‘Finish‘
Step 5: Now your phone will be switched off at the designated time without you needing to do anything
Step 6: Similarly, one can schedule the phone to be automatically turned on using this exact setting
Turn off OnePlus phone using Accessibility option
Step 1: Open ‘Settings‘ on your OnePlus phone
Step 2: Now scroll down and select ‘Accessibility & convenience‘. Phones running on older software may have the ‘Additional Settings‘ option
Step 3: On the next screen tap on ‘Accessibility‘
Step 4: Now select ‘Accessibility Menu‘
Step 5: Enable the ‘Shortcut‘ to activate a menu which is an overlay that stays active all the time
Step 6: Hit ‘Allow‘ to give permission
Step 7: Finally, hit ‘OK‘ and the Accessibility menu will be activated in the form of a small button on the edge of the screen
Step 8: Now you can press the ‘menu‘ from any screen and it’ll show several options. Among these will be a button to ‘Power off‘ your OnePlus phone.
Step 9: A slider to switch off the phone will appear. Simply select the white circle in the centre and drag it down
FAQs
Why does Google Assistant appear when I press the power button on my OnePlus phone?
On OnePlus phones, the default action of the power button is set to Google Assistant. You can change this to open the Power Menu from the Settings app.
Is there any way I can turn off or restart my OnePlus phone if gets hanged?
Most Android phones can be forcefully rebooted by pressing and holding the power and volume down buttons simultaneously. If that doesn’t work, try pressing the power button for 30 to 40 seconds for a force restart.
