What to know

  • To turn off your phone, activate Siri by saying “Hey Siri” or by holding down the Side button > say “Power off” > tap on Power Off when prompted.
  • For more help, check out our detailed step-by-step guide with screenshots below.

Apple offers the ability to turn off your iPhone using a voice command on Siri. This way, you don’t have to manually press and hold the Volume Up and Side buttons on your phone to reboot it every time. 

In this post, we’ll explain how you can shut down your iPhone using Siri.

Requirements

There are a few requirements you will need to meet to use this voice command with Siri. You can find them listed below. 

  • iPhone running iOS 16.4 or higher: The ability to use the “Power off” voice command is only available on iPhones running iOS 16.4 or later.
  • Siri enabled: You will need Siri enabled on your device to use this command to power off your iPhone.

How to turn off your iPhone using Siri

Here’s how you can use a voice command with Siri to turn off your iPhone easily. Follow the steps below to help you along with the process.

  1. Launch Siri on your device. You can use the Hey Siri command if you have it enabled, or hold down the Side button on the right side of your device.
  2. Now use the following command to turn off your device – “Power off”.
  3. Siri will now ask for your confirmation to turn off your device. From this dialog box, select Power Off to confirm your choice.
  4. Your iPhone will now shut down immediately.
  5. You can now press and hold the Side button to turn it on again whenever needed.

We hope this post helped you easily turn off your iPhone using Siri. If you face any issues or have any more questions, feel free to reach out to us using the comments section below.