It may seem funny, but it's not easy to turn off the Galaxy Note 10 or 10+ (opens in new tab). Not because Samsung doesn't want you to, but because where the power button used to be is... nothing. Instead, the company has moved the power button to the left side of the phone and combined it with the Bixby key. But by default, that combined button activates Bixby instead of the power menu. So how do you turn off the phone? Read on.
Products used in this guide
The four methods
There are actually four ways to turn off the Note 10 and 10+: a couple simple ways, one less simple (but still pretty easy), and one ridiculous that you probably shouldn't use.
How to turn off the Galaxy Note 10 through the Quick Settings menu
Out of the box, Samsung suggests that you turn off the phone through a new option in the Quick Settings menu since holding down the power button actually activates Bixby (we'll get to how to change that below).
- From the home screen, pull down on the notification shade.
- Tap the power icon to the left of the settings icon.
- Tap Power off.
- Tap Power off again.
That's the easiest one, and the one that Samsung would like you to stick with. Why? Because by default, the old way of holding down the power button to activate the power menu (heck, it's called the power button for a reason!) now activates Bixby.
Let's disable that.
