3 tips if your Xiaomi smartphone turns off

Written by Julia

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5 May 2023

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07:29

3 tips if your Xiaomi smartphone turns off

It's inconvenient if your Xiaomi smartphone suddenly turns off, or if you can't turn your smartphone on anymore. Luckily, you can often turn it on again by resetting or updating your smartphone. We'll explain how you do this the fastest and easiest on your Xiaomi.

  • Soft reset
  • Update smartphone
  • Tip 3: perform a hard reset
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Tips for when your smartphone suddenly turns off

If your smartphone turns off suddenly, there are a few ways to turn it on again. Follow the steps below to turn your smartphone on again.

  • Tip 1: Perform a soft reset.
  • Tip 2: Update your smartphone.
  • Tip 3: Perform a hard reset.
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Tip 1: perform a soft reset

A soft reset is the same as a restart. Go through the following steps for this:

  1. Press and hold the standby button.
  2. Release the button when the device turns off. This happens after about 10 seconds.
  3. Turn the device back on by pressing and holding the standby button.
Xiaomi smartphone shuts down

Tip 2: update your smartphone

If your smartphone doesn't have the latest software, your smartphone might suddenly turn off. Follow these steps to update your smartphone:

  1. Make sure your phone is at least charged to 60%. If it's not, charge the device.
  2. Check if your smartphone is still connected to WiFi.
  3. Go to 'Settings'. That's the icon with the gearwheel.
  4. Scroll down and choose 'About this phone'.
  5. Tap on the 'MIUI version' tile. You can find this tile at the top right of your screen. The device will now check if there's an available update.
  6. Is there an update available? Tap 'Download update'.
  7. Is the download complete? Tap 'Restart now'.

Tip 3: perform a hard reset

With a hard reset, you revert your device to factory settings. This erases all your data, so try the other tips first. To perform a hard reset, follow these steps:

  1. Make a backup of your data. If you don't, you'll lose all your apps, files, and photos.
  2. Check if the battery is at least 60% charged or connect it to the charger.
  3. Tap the gearwheel icon to go to 'Settings'.
  4. Choose 'About this phone'.
  5. Tap 'Factory settings'.
  6. Then, tap the 'Delete all data' button at the bottom of the screen.
  7. Enter your PIN code and confirm your choice.
  8. A pop-up will appear. Wait 10 seconds, then tap 'Next'.
  9. On the next pop-up, wait 10 seconds again and tap 'OK'. Your device will now restart.
Tip 3: perform a hard reset

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