Press the Side button

Lock the iPhone on iPhone

iPhone · Gestures & Navigation

Action	Lock the iPhone
Shortcut	`Press the Side button`
Platform	iPhone
Category	Gestures & Navigation

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can lock the iphone with Press the Side button. Locks the screen and turns off the display. It sits in the Gestures & Navigation group and is one of the iPhone shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard iPhone conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to lock the iphone.

2

Press the keys

Press Press the Side button.

3

Done

Locks the screen and turns off the display.

More Gestures & Navigation shortcuts

Go Home

Swipe up from bottom

or Touch ID: press Home

Open App Switcher

Swipe up and pause

or Touch ID: double-click Home

Switch Between Apps

Swipe left/right along bottom edge

Open Control Center

Swipe down from top-right

Open Notification Center

Swipe down from top-left

Spotlight Search

Swipe down on Home Screen

Reachability (Lower the Screen)

Swipe down on the bottom edge

Activate Siri

Hold the Side button

or “Hey Siri”/“Siri”