How to turn iPhone on or off

There are multiple ways to turn your iPhone on and off. You can use the buttons on the side of your iPhone, or you can use the controls in Settings and Control Center. And if it doesn’t turn on, you might need to charge the battery.

Turn on iPhone

Press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.

If your iPhone doesn’t turn on, you might need to charge the battery.

Turn off iPhone

iPhone with Face ID: Simultaneously press and hold the side button and either volume button until the sliders appear, then drag the Power Off slider.
iPhone with the Home button: Press and hold the side button, then drag the Power Off slider.

Two iPhone models, screens facing up. On the iPhone with Face ID, the volume buttons are on the left and the side button is on the right. On the iPhone with the Home button, the side button is on the right.

Turn off iPhone in Control Center

Open Control Center.
Touch and hold the Power button in the top-right corner of your screen.
Drag the slider to turn off iPhone.

Turn off iPhone in Settings

Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap General and scroll down. Tap Shut Down.
Drag the slider to turn off iPhone.

When your iPhone isn’t working as expected, restarting it by turning it off and back on may help. And if that doesn’t fix the issue, try forcing it to restart.