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Restarting your Samsung S22 or S22 Ultra is a great troubleshooting step that can fix many issues. Your phone even suggests restarting once a week to maintain battery life and optimal performance.[1] This wikiHow tutorial teaches you how to restart a Samsung S22 phone.
Things You Should Know
- To restart your Samsung S22, press and hold the "Volume Down" and "Side" buttons together, then tap "Restart."
- If the phone is unresponsive, continue pressing the "Volume Down" and "Side" buttons until the screen goes black.
Steps
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Press and hold the "Volume down" and "Side" buttons simultaneously. If you're looking at your phone's screen, both buttons are on the right side.
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Hold the buttons until "Power" options appear. You can "Power Off," "Restart," or "Emergency call."Advertisement
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Tap Restart. Tap "Restart" again to restart your phone.
- Your Samsung Galaxy S22 will restart, which takes about 30 seconds.
- If your phone is frozen or unresponsive, tapping "Restart" might do nothing. In that case, continue holding the "Volume down" and "Side" buttons to force your phone to restart.[2]
Expert Q&A
Tips
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If restarting your phone doesn't fix the issue, you can reset it easily. Note that resetting your phone will erase the data on your phone, like contacts and settings, so do a backup first.Thanks
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Turn off 5G if you aren't near any 5G towers and your phone keeps trying to connect to them.Thanks