To power off an iPhone 14, hold the side button and either the volume up or volume down button until the ‘Power Off’ slider appears on the screen.
To restart an iPhone 14, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.
If your iPhone 14 won’t turn on, try charging it for 30 minutes before pressing and holding the side button. If this doesn’t work, you can try a force reset or enter recovery mode using a Mac or Windows PC.
Apple’s release of the iPhone 14 has prompted questions about whether the steps to power off and restart the device are the same as previous models. New iPhone releases attract not only existing iPhone users upgrading to a newer model but also new users switching from Android to iOS. The operating systems are quite different, making basic tasks like turning off an iPhone potentially confusing for new users.
Unlike most Android smartphones, you cannot turn off an iPhone by pressing just the side button. For the iPhone 14, you need to press and hold the side button and either the volume up or volume down button until the ‘Power Off’ slider appears on the screen, then drag the slider to turn it off. This method is consistent across the iPhone 14 series, including the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Alternatively, you can turn off the iPhone without using the buttons by opening the Settings app, tapping ‘General,’ and selecting ‘Shut Down.’ However, these methods will only work when the iPhone’s display is functioning correctly.