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  • Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: How to Turn off

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is one of the best flagship available in the market now. If you own one and wondering how to turn off Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, here are two different methods.

    How to turn off Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Restart

    If you press and hold the side button, you will get Bixby instead of Power menu. You can switch off your phone using the Bixby. But it is a not convenient way for many. So here are the different ways to power off Galaxy S24 Ultra.

    Method 1: Using Power menu

    To turn off your Galaxy S24 Ultra, press and hold both the Volume down and Side keys for a few seconds until you see a power menu. Alternatively, you can access this menu by swiping down twice on the screen to open the Quick Panel, and tapping on the power icon located on the top right side. From this menu, you can either turn off or restart your phone. If you choose to turn off your phone, tap on “Power off” and confirm your selection. Your phone will then shut down. To turn it back on, hold down the Side Key for a few seconds until you see the Samsung logo appear. Within a few seconds, you will get the lock screen and then upon unlocking you will get the home screen.

    Method 2: Power off Galaxy S24 Ultra by remapping the side button

    To remap the side button,

    • Go to Settings->Advanced Features-> Side button.
    • From the press and hold section, select “Power off menu”.
    • Thats it.

    In the future, whenever you long press on the side button your will get Power off menu. You can choose between Power off or restart.

    Method 3: Using the Bixby

    As mentioned before, you can use Bixby to do many tasks which includes shut down or restart. So use this method, launch Bixby by long pressing the side button. Now, give a voice command “Turn off my phone” or type it. Select Power off or reboot.

  • Tecno Spark Go 2024 : How to take screenshot

    Tecno phones are known for providing user friendly features in a budget. Tecno Spark Go 2024 is no exception. One of the feature we are covering in this post is capturing the screen. So lets explore how to take screenshot on Tecno Spark Go 2024 in 2 different ways.

    How to take screenshot on Tecno Spark Go 2024

    Method 1: Hardware Button Combination

    To screenshot using this method on Tecno Phone, navigate to the page you want to save the screenshot. Now we need to use two key combination. Volume down and Power button. So quickly press and release Volume down and Power keys together. It will save the screenshot and you will get this preview on the left bottom corner.

    Method 2: Using the Quick Panel Shortcut button

    To use this method, first we need to add the Screenshot button to Quick panel. So head over to Quick Panel by swiping down twice on the screen. Now tap the three vertical dots from the top right corner. Select Edit Shortcut Switch. Add the screenshot button by dragging it to the active area.

    In the future, whenever you wish to screenshot on Tecno Spark Go 2024, go to the Quick Panel. Search for Screenshot button and tap on it. It will capture the screenshot.

    Unfortunately, Tecno Spark Go 2024 don’t have long screenshot feature. It may come on the future software updates which I am not sure.

    For now, these are two different ways to screenshot on Tecno Spark Go 2024.

  • How to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    Customising the ringtone and notification sound is essential thing to do on any new phone. If we keep the default ringtone and notification sound, it will become difficult to differentiate our notifications when we are in crowded place. So here is a tutorial on how to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro.

    How to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    To begin, let’s start with how to set ringtone.

    How to set custom ringtone on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    • Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
    • Tap Phone ringtone.
    • You will find all the preloaded ringtones grouped in folders. Tapping on any of these folders will show different ringtones. You can select any tone by tapping on it.
    • Tap Save.

    Set any MP3 song as Ringtone

    • Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
    • Tap Phone ringtone.
    • Select My Sounds.
    • Tap the plus(+) sign and browse to the folder where you have the music files.
    • Select the music file you wish to set as ringtone.
    • Tap Save.

    How to set custom notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    • Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
    • Select Default notification sound.
    • You will find preloaded tones list. Select the sound as per your liking.

    Set any music file as notification sound

    • Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
    • Select Default notification sound.
    • Tap My Sounds.
    • Browse to the folder where you have the notification sound and select the tone.
    • It will be added to the My Sounds.
    • Select the tone here and tap Save.

    This concludes this tutorial on how to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Google Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro. If you have any questions and feedback, please write them in the comment section below.

  • How to turn off iPhone 15 Plus – Restart and Force Restart

    If you wish to power off, restart or force restart iPhone 15 Plus, there are couple of methods you can use. Depending on the requirement, you can choose the way you want. For example, if your power button is not working or screen is frozen, the traditional method doesn’t work. So you need to try alternate method. In this tutorial we will explore how to turn off iPhone 15 plus and restart or force restart.

    How to turn off iPhone 15 Plus- Restart or Force Restart

    Method 1: Using the hardware combination method

    To power off iPhone using this way, you need to use Side and Volume up or Volume Down buttons together. You will get the Power menu. Slide the the power icon to the right to shut down the iPhone.

    Method 2: Using Software Interface

    If your Power or Side Key is not working, then you can switch off iPhone using the software interface.

    • Navigate to Settings.
    • Tap General.
    • Scroll down till the end.
    • Tap Shut Down.
    • It will power off the device.
    • To turn it back on without Side key, connect it power source via charger.

    Method 3: Using Assistive Touch

    • Headover to Settings.
    • Tap Accessibility.
    • Select Touch.
    • Enable Assistive touch.
    • Now tap on the Assistive touch.
    • Select Device. Then More. Next Tap Restart.
    • Your iPhone will restart.

    Force restart iPhone 15 Plus

    If can’t restart or turn off your iPhone using these methods, one of the solution is to Force Restart. So, we need to use a three button combination.

    • First Press the Volume up button.
    • Then Volume down button.
    • Now press and hold Side button for few seconds untill the phone screen goes completely blank and shows the Apple Logo.
    • Now release the side key.
    • Your iPhone will restart.

    So these are the different methods to turn off iPhone 15 Plus or restart or Force Restart.

  • How to turn off Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro

    Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are the latest flagship smartphones with lot of emphasize on AI. This tutorial covers three different ways to turn off Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro.

    How to turn off or restart Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    Out of the box, long pressing the power button launches Google Assistance. So how to switch off Pixel 8. Is there a way to re assign power key to the power menu? Here is the solution to all of these questions.

    Method 1: Shut down using Physical buttons

    This method uses Volume up and power buttons. So press and hold Volume up and power buttons together. You will get the power menu. From this menu, select Power off or restart based on your requirement.

    Method 2: Switch off using Quick Panel

    To use this method, go to the Quick Panel by swiping down twice on the screen. You will see the Power icon. Tap on it. You will get the regular power menu. You can perform your action as per your preference.

    Method 3: Remap the power key to Power menu on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

    If you wish to reassign the power key to the power menu, there is a easy steps you can follow. So go to Settings and then System. Tap Gestures. From the available gestures select “Press and hold the power button“. Select Power Menu in the Press & hold Power button to access the section.

    In the future, if you press and hold the power button, you will get the power menu to restart or shut down Pixel 8. From here, tap on Power off to switch off the device.