Samsung Galaxy S6
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I can't turn on my phone
If you can't turn on your phone, there may be several causes of the problem.
Solution: Charge the battery
1. Connect the charger to your phone
Connect the charger to the socket and to a wall socket.
- Connect the charger to the socket and to a wall socket.
- When the battery charging icon is displayed, charging is in progress.
- When the battery is fully charged, you can remove the charging cable from the wall socket and your phone.
Solution: Please contact us to have a new SIM sent to you.
Solution: Turn your phone on and off
- Press On/Off until your phone is turned on.
- Key in your PIN and press OK.
- If your phone rejects the SIM:
- Contact the distributor or service provider where you bought your phone.
- Press and hold On/Off.
- Press Power off.
- Press POWER OFF.
Solution: Please contact us to have a new SIM sent to you.
Solution: To retrieve your PUK please use our online form.
Solution: Insert SIM
1. Insert your SIM
Insert the opener for the SIM holder into the small hole in the SIM holder on the side of your phone.
- Insert the opener for the SIM holder into the small hole in the SIM holder on the side of your phone.
- Remove the SIM holder from your phone.
- Turn your SIM so that the angled corner of your SIM matches the angled corner of the SIM holder.
- Place your SIM in the SIM holder.
- Slide the SIM holder into your phone.
Solution: Before you can use a Telstra SIM, you need to unlock your phone using an unlock code. To get the unlock code, contact the operator that locked your phone.
Solution: Before you can use a Telstra SIM, you'll need to unlock your phone using an unlock code. To get the unlock code, contact the operator that locked your phone.
Solution: Turn your phone on and off
- Press On/Off until your phone is turned on.
- Key in your PIN and press OK.
- If your phone rejects the SIM:
- Contact the distributor or service provider where you bought your phone.
- Press and hold On/Off.
- Press Power off.
- Press POWER OFF.
Solution: Turn use of phone lock code on or off
1. Find "Screen lock type"
Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your phone.
- Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your phone.
- Press the settings icon.
- Press Lock screen and security.
- Press Screen lock type.
- You can create several types of phone lock codes. The following steps show three examples:
- Create phone lock code using a pattern, go to 2a.
- Create phone lock code using your fingerprint, go to 2b.
- Create phone lock code using a PIN, go to 2c.
- Press Pattern.
- Press and drag a point to connect at least four points.
- Press CONTINUE.
- Repeat the selected phone lock code to confirm.
- Press CONFIRM.
- Key in a four-digit PIN and press CONTINUE.
- Key in your PIN again and press OK.
- Press the required setting.
- Press DONE.
- Press Fingerprint.
- Follow the instructions on the display to add a fingerprint.
- Key in a password and press CONTINUE.
- Key in the password again and press OK.
- Press the required setting.
- Press DONE.
- Press PIN.
- Key in the required phone lock code and press CONTINUE.
- Key in the phone lock code again and press OK.
- Press the required setting.
- Press DONE.
- Press None.
- Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
