How do I turn off my Samsung Galaxy S21 ultra without screen?

Ditto for switching on/off, or restarting your Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra or Galaxy S21+. Alternatively, you can go to Advanced features > Side key > How to power off your phone, and set the long-press of the side key to show up the restart menu, instead of calling up Bixby.

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Hard reset the Galaxy S21
Reset Galaxy S21 to factory default settings
How do I turn off my Samsung S21 with a broken screen?
How do I force shutdown my S21 Ultra?
How do I turn off my Samsung when the screen is broken?

Hard reset the Galaxy S21

Press and hold the volume down and power keys for more than 10 seconds

Reset Galaxy S21 to factory default settings

Settings > General management > Reset > Reset all settings

If you need to restore your Galaxy S21 Ultra, this feature resets it to factory default settings, save for the security, language, and accounts, while leaving personal data intact.

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How do I turn off my Samsung S21 with a broken screen?

How to turn off or restart your Samsung Galaxy S21 with the Power and Volume Down buttons. For an even quicker way to turn off or restart your Samsung phone, try using this key combination. Press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time for 3 seconds.

How do I force shutdown my S21 Ultra?

Preferred Method.

Press and hold the. Side button. and. Volume down button. (right edge) until the 'Power off' prompt appears then release. If the device is unresponsive, attempt the alternate method..

Tap. Restart. ..

To confirm, tap. Restart. . Allow up to 30 seconds for the reset to complete..

How do I turn off my Samsung when the screen is broken?

Quickly switch and hold volume up + power + home. You should see a blue Android screen saying "updating". When you see the Android "no command" screen, hold power and press volume up to boot into recovery mode. Use the volume down button to move the selection down to the "Power down" choice.