How to turn off a HTC One M8 Prime from the settings

How to power off a HTC One M8 Prime

If you need to turn off your HTC One M8 Prime, either because you need to save battery at night, get on a plane, protect your privacy, or switch it off to take it in for repair and you don't know or remember how to do it, in a few simple steps we show you the instructions to completely turn off your device.

In recent updates to the Android operating system, the power button is no longer used to turn off the One M8 Prime, but has been replaced by the virtual assistant, so the shutdown option has been a little more hidden.

Table of Contents:

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

With the HTC One M8 Prime locked or unlocked, long press the power or unlock button until a screen with several options appears.

2- Second step:

Among the options displayed on the screen of the HTC One M8 Prime, choose "Power off". If a confirmation message appears, tap accept.

3- Third step:

The screen will go dark and the HTC One M8 Prime will turn off, wait a few seconds or minutes for the shutdown to complete. When it is turned on again, it will request the PIN code of the SIM card and the pattern, fingerprint or unlock code.

If the One M8 Prime power button does not work or activate the assistant.

1- First step:

First of all, display the quick access or settings bar of your HTC One M8 Prime. To do this, with the HTC One M8 Prime unlocked, you can slide your finger from the top of the screen downwards, the shortcuts to device settings will be displayed.

2- Second step:

Swipe a second time to fully display the shortcuts panel. You will see in the lower right part a button with the symbol to turn on / off, click on this button to continue.

3- Third step:

Several options will be displayed on the One M8 Prime screen, including activating emergency mode, restarting, and the option you are looking for: "Turn off". Click on the "Turn off" button to continue.