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    Question My Android 12 phone will automatically POWER UP from a COMPLETE SHUTDOWN to ring an active alarm. Does that mean phones no longer power off?

    Thank you all. You have answered my question very well. I am just getting irritated by the number of devices that do not actually turn off, since most no longer have a physical power button. I think the situation is ripe for abuse. My Windows 11 computer will drain the battery if it is...
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    Question My Android 12 phone will automatically POWER UP from a COMPLETE SHUTDOWN to ring an active alarm. Does that mean phones no longer power off?

    I have an Android 12 smartphone. I am no longer using it, so I removed the SIM card and powered it down..... COMPLETELY using the shutdown choice on the menu. While in another room, I suddenly heard an alarm going off. It was the phone I had shutdown. Thinking I had made a mistake, I powered it...