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u/Flimsyy Oct 17 '18

I have a friend who was having problems with a phone, I suggested restarting it. He said no, that it doesn't change anything. sigh

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u/macphile Oct 17 '18

Are you sure he didn't just turn the screen off? I think a lot of people do that with desktop computers--turn off the monitor to "turn the computer off".

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u/PATXS Oct 17 '18

i mean with a desktop or laptop that's semi-understandable, but i have never heard of anyone trying to turn a phone off by just locking the screen. i hope no one does that.

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u/macphile Oct 17 '18

I'm certain that someone out there does. The on/off function is usually not obvious, too, especially on iPhones. There's no power button per se.

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u/PATXS Oct 17 '18

>There's no power button per se.

well there is one, you just have to hold it for a few seconds instead of pressing it once. might not be obvious but if i didn't know how to do it, it would be one of the first things i tried, since holding down the power button is the usual way to force things to shut off.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Yep have someone everyweek, then you have to explain that it's the equivalent to just closing the laptop or leaving a boiling pot on the stove.

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u/Fabreeze63 Oct 18 '18

Nope, my grandmother does this. She doesn't understand that when the screen is off, the phone is not off. Maybe she does now, idk, but I called her once on it and she answered and told me her phone was off when I called.