
Keep holding the Lock button and release it when the Apple boot screen appears. After about 10 seconds, the display will shut off. Immediately press and hold the Lock button and you'll be greeted with the familiar Slide to Power Off slider.īut if your XS is stuck and you're trying to perform a Force Restart (Apple's fancy term for a reboot), you'll need to do the above, then hold the Lock button. To power off, press and quickly release the Volume Up button on the left-hand side, then do the same for the Volume Down button. So if the Lock button locks the phone or activates Siri, how do you power off or reboot on the iPhone XS? You've got to be a little more deliberate (and you'll likely need both hands). Power Off, Force Restart, and Make SOS Calls To launch your ever-learning-refuses-to-learn-how-to-pronounce-your-last-name-even-though-you-trained-it-a-dozen-times virtual assistant, click and hold the Lock button on the right-hand side of the XS.Ħ. So what's that other corner for? Well, after you've unlocked your iPhone XS, swipe down from the left-hand corner to see your Notifications. Now you'll need to swipe down from right-hand corner. Access the Control Center and Notificationsīefore you use Face ID to unlock the iPhone XS, there's a ton you can do right from the Control Center, but how you get there is slightly different. Don't want the screenshot? Click the widget and delete it when iOS asks if you want to keep it.Ĥ. What's nice is that, for a few seconds after taking the shot, iOS will float the new screenshot in a widget so that you can share or edit it immediately. Quick press the Volume Up button and the Lock button at the same time. Why are they there? Because you've accidentally taken a screenshot. If you haven't already, prepare for your Photos app to be peppered with random shots of your Lock screen.



You can even flick to dismiss them (I'm so glad they added that back). Swipe back and forth to browse the open apps. Now, with your iPhone unlocked, hold and swipe up from the bottom. But the XS solution is just as good, once you get used to it. Gone are the days of the double-click to access the app switcher. I'll be honest, this is the gesture that drove me the battiest when I first started using my X last year, but now, whenever I use my wife's iPhone 8, it makes my nose wrinkle in disgust having to use the virtual Home button.
