S8 - How to power off phone with security?

[Lim]

Hi folks,

Is there such a feature in Samsung's devices where you can enable security when powering off your phone?

I remember I used to have such feature enable in my S7, everytime I want to power off my S7, my phone will prompt me for the password which is the pattern lock that I have chosen.

I couldn't find it on my S8.

[DanielPk]

It's called secure startup or do you want  a password to turn it off?

[Lim]

Hi Daniel, thanks for helping. I want a password to power off the phone. I knew about the secure startup.

[BandOfBrothers]

Hi

I've had a look in my s8 settings and at the moment am unable to see anything in its Security Settings for the feature you want. 

[Lim]

?

[JenJen]

Lim, how do you set this up on an S7.  I have two S7, one has to enter password to shutdown and the other doesn’t.  I want them both to have password.  

Firmware is the same on both phones and settings look like they are the same so I can’t work out why one does it and the other doesn’t.

[HalbertG · Accepted solution]

I thought I had the same problem. But after a lot of research I discovered that the power off protection only works when the screen is locked. When the screen is on power off does not require password.

Do hope that was helpful.

[Helpful]

Bro you just need to go to settings and lock screen and security and than secure lock settings and you need to turn on lock network and security...that's all bro😊

Glad to help you

[RosaR92]

Is this feature available on ths S9+.

If so in not sure how to turn it on.

[trelk099]

That isn't really secure enough. I tried to lock my screen and turn ut off it works. But when i tried to pick the restart option it seems to turned off. then while holding the power button its totally shutdown. I guess samsung must rework on that also to make it really secured. Thieves might had a chance to perform hard reset on that.