How to turn off an Apple iPhone 3GS from the settings

How to power off an Apple iPhone 3GS

If you cannot turn off the Apple iPhone 3GS using the buttons, either because the power button does not work or because it is very difficult to press all the buttons at the same time, you can turn off the iPhone 3GS from the settings.

In recent updates to the operating system, the power button is no longer used to turn off the iPhone as it would be logical, now it can be configured to activate Siri without the need to use your voice but it will not turn off or restart the device when held down.

Turning off your iPhone 3GS from the settings will only take you four simple steps:

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Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

To turn off from the settings, first access the settings of the Apple iPhone 3GS, click on the icon of a gray gear wheel that you will find on the home screen.

2- Second step:

Scroll down a bit through the settings menu until you find the "General" section, press to access it.

3- Third step:

Scroll down through the "General" menu of the Apple iPhone 3GS to the bottom until you find the "Shut down" option that is highlighted in blue. Click on "Shut down".

4- Fourth step:

The screen to turn off the Apple iPhone 3GS will appear, you must slide your finger from the left to the right while pressing the power icon that appears on the screen.

How to turn off Apple iPhone 3GS if it is not responding?

If you cannot turn off the Apple iPhone 3GS either because the screen is broken or because it is locked and the previous method does not work, we must proceed to turn it off using the physical buttons.

To force a shutdown of the iPhone 3GS press and hold the power button (or unlock button) and any of the volume buttons until the slider appears to be able to turn it off. If the screen is broken and we can't slide our finger to turn it off, press and hold the power button for at least 8 seconds until it turns off.

If it continues without responding and without turning off or has gone into a loop, it is possible that some internal component such as the motherboard, memory, the screen or even the power button has broken so you will have to repair it or resort to the guarantee.