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Currently, most Android phones are unibody. This means that the battery of the device is not removable. Something that has changed regarding the devices a while ago. This prevents us from doing something that we have done more than once in the past. Because sometimes when the phone crashed or stopped responding, you could take out the battery.
This was something that helped us to restart the device, when it stopped responding. Unfortunately, with the unibody design of most current Android phones, this is no longer possible. How can we restart such smartphones? Depending on the brand we have a different method, which we tell you below.
Restarting the phone is something of enormous utility, which helps to solve many of its failures, as we have already told you. Therefore, if at any time you have a problem with the device and you want to be able to restart it, you will be able to do it in a different way depending on the brand of your phone. We tell you the methods in the main Android smartphones.
Forced restart on Google Pixel and Nexus
Whether you have a Google Pixel, which just got the January update, or a Nexus, the method to force restart both is the same. What you have to do in this case is to hold down the power button, for about 10 seconds or so total. By doing this, you will see the phone screen turn off completely. When this happens, you will then be able to start the device normally.
Forced restart on BQ
BQ phones usually use a pure version of the operating system, they have been one of the great promoters of Android One in the market. Therefore, the way in which fforce reboot on devices is similar to Google Pixel. Without too many problems in this sense, therefore.
What you have to do, at least in most current BQ Aquaris models, is press on the power button for more than 10 seconds. There are some models of the brand in which it is necessary to press the power button and the volume down button at the same time during these 10 seconds. It depends on the specific model.
Force reboot on LG
For LG unibody phones, the process of rebooting the device is somewhat different. In this particular case, we are going to have to hold down the power and volume down buttons at the same time, for several seconds. When we do this, the first thing that will happen is that a screenshot is taken, but you must not release the buttons at any time. After about seven-eight seconds, a countdown will appear on the screen. It warns that the phone is going to restart. So now we can release the buttons.
Reboot on Huawei and Honor phones
The two Android brands have a lot in common when it comes to their phones, something that is also reflected in the way we have to restart them. It is a very similar way to the one we have to resort to in the Pixel. So we’re going to have to press on the power button for several seconds. Until the screen turns black. So, you have to release the buttons.
Reset on HTC
In the event that you have an HTC phone, the way to restart the device is by pressing two buttons, as is the case with LG and other brands. Only this time you’re going to have to use power button and volume up button. Therefore, you will have to press both at the same time for several seconds. About fifteen seconds total, for Android to reboot like this.
You will see that the screen turns black after these seconds. Then, you can now release the buttons and the device will reboot normally. So all the processes start again.
Force restart on Sony Xperia
Sony Xperia also makes use of a unibody design in most of its current phones. If you have a Japanese brand smartphone and want to force restart it, just hold down the power button. In this case, keep this button pressed for about six seconds in total.
Do this until the device vibrates, then release the button, so you can reboot this way.
Reboot on Samsung
Lastly, it is possible that your Android smartphone is a Samsung model. In this case, in order to restart the device, you will have to hold hold down the power button and volume down for a few seconds, between seven and ten seconds or so. Time depends on each specific model. There are some models in which you also have to press Home.
There are phones that will reboot automatically. But on some Samsung models, enters boot mode, from it, you can make it restart by clicking on the Power Down option. To do this, use the volume up buttons to select that option on the device.
