How to turn off a Sony Xperia 10 VI from the settings

How to power off a Sony Xperia 10 VI

If you need to turn off your Sony Xperia 10 VI, 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 Xperia 10 VI, 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 Sony Xperia 10 VI 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 Sony Xperia 10 VI, choose "Power off". If a confirmation message appears, tap accept.

3- Third step:

The screen will go dark and the Sony Xperia 10 VI 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 Xperia 10 VI power button does not work or activate the assistant.

1- First step:

First of all, display the quick access or settings bar of your Sony Xperia 10 VI. To do this, with the Sony Xperia 10 VI 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 Xperia 10 VI screen, including activating emergency mode, restarting, and the option you are looking for: "Turn off". Click on the "Turn off" button to continue.