Connect your phone to your computer's USB or USB-C port with a cable that works. Wait about 10–15 minutes. Disconnect the cable from your phone, then reconnect it within 10 seconds. If you see a battery icon within one minute, your phone is powered off and charging. Charge your phone for at least 30 minutes.

You can turn alert types on or off, find past alerts, and control sound and vibration. On your phone, open the Settings app. Tap Notifications Wireless emergency alerts. Choose how often you want to receive alerts and which settings you want to turn on.

To turn on your phone when it's powered off, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. On Pixel 6 & later: Press and hold the Power button until you feel a buzz (up to 7 seconds in some situations). To power off your phone when it's turned on: On Pixel 5a & earlier: Press and hold the Power button for a few seconds.

Stop notifications from other apps: Tap Notifications Turn off All "Default settings" notifications. Get notifications on your phone from Google Messages: Tap Notifications Turn on Incoming messages. Stop sound notifications when you send messages: Turn off Hear outgoing message sounds. Learn how to change options for specific people.

Connect your phone to the other device with a USB cable. A notification shows at the top of the screen. On your phone, swipe down from the top of the screen. Touch and hold Hotspot . Turn on USB tethering.

Tip: To turn off Talkback, depending on your device and settings, you might need to try more than one of the options listed below. Option 1: Turn off TalkBack with shortcuts. Important: The Talkback shortcut setup varies depending on the device manufacturer, Android version, and TalkBack version. Try the following options to turn off TalkBack:

Your phone or tablet is using Android 6.0 or higher. Your phone or tablet has Bluetooth and Location turned on. Turn on your Fast Pair accessory and put it in pairing mode. Make sure your accessory is near your phone or tablet. When you get a notification, tap Tap to pair. You'll get a "Device connected" or "Pairing complete" notification.

Tip: To turn on TalkBack, options vary based on the device manufacturer, Android version, and TalkBack version. The information below applies to most devices, but you might experience some differences. When you set up your phone. During phone setup, hold down both volume buttons for a few seconds to turn on TalkBack.

Learn how to use Google Assistant on your Pixel phone with our step-by-step tutorial. Start a conversation. On your device, touch and hold the Home button or say "Hey Google." If the Google Assistant is off, you'll be asked to turn it on. Ask a question or say a command.

Turn on safe mode. Touch the screen. If the screen works in safe mode, an app is most likely causing your issue. Turn off safe mode. To find the app that causes issues, uninstall recently downloaded apps one by one. After you remove the app that causes the problem, you can reinstall the other apps you removed.