When you press and hold the power button on your Google Pixel 6a, you may not be able to open up the power menu where you can restart or shut down your smartphone. To see how can change this button assignment, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.
Where is the Google Pixel 6a power button located?
You can find the power button of the Pixel 6 a on the top right side when you are holding your phone upright with the camera lens at the top.
The power button is the top most button on the right side.
What is the default way to open the power menu of the Pixel 6a?
The default method of opening the power menu is by pressing and holding both the power button and volume up button at the same time.
Alternatively, you can swipe down from the top of the screen in order to open the Quick Settings menu. You then need to swipe down from the top again in order to expand the menu. From the expanded Quick Settings menu, you should be able to select the power icon in order to open the power menu.
What is the default function when pressing and holding the Pixel 6a power button
Pressing and holding the power button of your Pixel 6a will activate the Assistant feature where you can use your voice to control the smartphone.
How to make the Pixel 6a power button open the power menu
If you want to change the button configuration so that pressing and holding the power button will open the power menu on your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:
Before we start, it is important to note that these steps are based on the Android 12 operating system. So, there may be slight variations if you are using a newer version of the Android OS that may have changed the user interface.
1. To start off, turn on your Pixel 6a if you haven’t done so already.
2. Next, you need to open the Settings App.
If you can’t locate it from the home screen, then you can swipe upwards to find a list of installed applications on your 6a phone. You should be able to find the Settings App from there.
3. With the Settings App opened, scroll down to the bottom of the menu and the select System.
4. Once you arrive at the System menu, select Gestures from the list of available options.
5. Inside of the Gestures menu, select the “Press and hold power button” option.
6. In the “Press and hold power button” menu, make sure that the “Hold for Assistant” option is disabled.
By disabling the “Hold for Assistant” option, the power button can now be used to open the power menu where you can power off the device, restart the device, put the device on lockdown or put the device in emergency mode.
You can test out the button configuration by holding the power button. If you follow the previous steps correctly, you should be able to bring up the power menu.