all the ways to do it

When something goes wrong in computing, the first thing to try is usually to turn it off and on again, which comes to be the same as reboot. The point is that it is not always so obvious how to restart your android mobilesince the option varies from one mobile to another and sometimes it is semi-hidden.

There are restarts for all tastes and that is why we are going to tell you three ways to restart an Android mobileso you can choose the one that best suits you at all times.

Reboot for good

The best way to restart an Android mobile is obviously by good means. By this we mean using the appropriate menu within the mobile settingswhich is easier said than done, as the shutdown menu changes from brand to brand.

For some years now, it is common for the Reboot button in shutdown menuthe one that appears when you press the power button of the mobile for a little more than a second.

Of course, in the latest versions of Android, pressing the power button may open the Google Assistant instead. In this case, the shutdown menu, where we will see the restart button, is located in the quick settings panelthe one who appears when displaying the mobile notification panel. Confused? It’s normal, here’s a summary:

• Press the power button for a little longer than a second
• If the shutdown menu opens, you will find the Restart option there
• If the Google Assistant opens, pull down the notification panel
• Look for a quick system shutdown setting. In it you will find the reset button.

Force reboot

In some Android phones you can force restart with a long press on the power button and volume down

In the past, if we had a problem with the mobile, we always had the option of opening the back cover and removing the battery. Nowadays, if the system does not respond and you need to reboot, the only option you have is to force a reboot with a button combination.

The problem is that the button combination to restart it also changes between different brands of Android phones and in some cases it doesn’t even exist: we can force the shutdown, but not the restart. The best way to check which one applies to you is to try:

• Try pressing the power button and the volume down button at the same time, holding them down for at least five seconds.
• If the above combination didn’t work, try using the power button and volume up instead.
• If it doesn’t work either, hold down the power button for several seconds. The phone should turn off completely, so press the button again to turn it on.

Reboot like a pro

There is an additional way to restart the mobile, although it is certainly not the fastest: with adb commands. To be able to restart in this way, we must connect to the mobile via ADB, which normally involves connecting the mobile to a PC with a cable, although it is also possible to do it wirelessly.

Then, all that remains is to use the command adb reboot, which restarts the mobile. If what we want is to restart in recovery mode, then we must use the command adb reboot recovery.

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