Category: Google Pixel

There are a few different ways to restart and power off your Google Pixel 9/Pro/XL. Here are the steps.

How to turn off Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro

Method 1: Using the Power Button and Volume Up Button

• Press and hold the power button and volume up button together for a few seconds.
• Select “Power off” or “Restart” from the menu that appears.

Method 2: Using the Quick Settings Menu

• Swipe down from the top of the screen to access the Quick Settings menu.
• Swipe down again to expand it.
• Tap on the power icon from the bottom right corner. Select “Power off” or “Restart” from the menu that appears.

Method 3: Setting Up the Power Button

You can also set up the power button to act as a real power button. This means that you can long press the power button to turn off the phone without having to go through the menu.

• Go to Settings.
• Scroll down and tap on “System.”
• Select “Gestures.”
• Tap on “Press & hold power button.”
• Select “Power menu.”

Method 4: Force Restarting Pixel 9

• Press and hold the power button and volume up button together for 15 seconds, or until the screen turns black.
• Let go of the buttons and wait for your phone to restart.

Additional Tips

• If you are having trouble restarting or powering off your phone, you can try force restarting it.
• You can also use the Google Assistant to restart or power off your phone. Just say “Hey Google, restart my phone” or “Hey Google, power off my phone.”

I hope this blog post has been helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.

Customising the ringtone and notification sound is essential thing to do on any new phone. If we keep the default ringtone and notification sound, it will become difficult to differentiate our notifications when we are in crowded place. So here is a tutorial on how to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro.

How to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

To begin, let’s start with how to set ringtone.

How to set custom ringtone on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

• Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
• Tap Phone ringtone.
• You will find all the preloaded ringtones grouped in folders. Tapping on any of these folders will show different ringtones. You can select any tone by tapping on it.
• Tap Save.

Set any MP3 song as Ringtone

• Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
• Tap Phone ringtone.
• Select My Sounds.
• Tap the plus(+) sign and browse to the folder where you have the music files.
• Select the music file you wish to set as ringtone.
• Tap Save.

How to set custom notification sound on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

• Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
• Select Default notification sound.
• You will find preloaded tones list. Select the sound as per your liking.

Set any music file as notification sound

• Go to Settings-> Sounds & Vibration.
• Select Default notification sound.
• Tap My Sounds.
• Browse to the folder where you have the notification sound and select the tone.
• It will be added to the My Sounds.
• Select the tone here and tap Save.

This concludes this tutorial on how to set custom ringtone and notification sound on Google Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro. If you have any questions and feedback, please write them in the comment section below.

Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are the latest flagship smartphones with lot of emphasize on AI. This tutorial covers three different ways to turn off Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro.

How to turn off or restart Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

Out of the box, long pressing the power button launches Google Assistance. So how to switch off Pixel 8. Is there a way to re assign power key to the power menu? Here is the solution to all of these questions.

Method 1: Shut down using Physical buttons

This method uses Volume up and power buttons. So press and hold Volume up and power buttons together. You will get the power menu. From this menu, select Power off or restart based on your requirement.

Method 2: Switch off using Quick Panel

To use this method, go to the Quick Panel by swiping down twice on the screen. You will see the Power icon. Tap on it. You will get the regular power menu. You can perform your action as per your preference.

Method 3: Remap the power key to Power menu on Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro

If you wish to reassign the power key to the power menu, there is a easy steps you can follow. So go to Settings and then System. Tap Gestures. From the available gestures select “Press and hold the power button“. Select Power Menu in the Press & hold Power button to access the section.

In the future, if you press and hold the power button, you will get the power menu to restart or shut down Pixel 8. From here, tap on Power off to switch off the device.