How to reboot (not just shutdown then power on) the 950XL?

[TankWart]

there are a few aps on the store to reboot your phone with just a click of a live tile, but they are all paid for.

Unfortunately none of them do work since wp8.1 judging the comments

 

[Arunabha Goswami]

Was reboot never offered before in previous versions of WP?

No.

Then again, soft reset IS reboot.

 

[Pete]

Was reboot never offered before in previous versions of WP?

Yes, it hasn't changed. Volume down + power will always shut down all processes and restart the phone.

Adding these as choices won't really work out. If you happen to press the power button while it's in your pocket, another random press might shut the phone down and people would definitely complain about that.

 

[Sargon Aelther]

Microsoft: just offer a reboot option and not just one for shutdown.

Spelling it out:

If a user does a long press of the on/off button, give him 3 options:

1) shutdown
2) restart
3) cancel

Too hard?

That would be perfect.

there are a few aps on the store to reboot your phone with just a click of a live tile, but they are all paid for.

They only work on 8.0. Microsoft removed the reboot access for 3rd party apps in 8.1. If I remember correctly someone created an app (and published it in the store) that would make the phone reboot as soon as it booted, making it a never-ending cycle to demonstrate that this api was flawed and so Microsoft removed it. That's why we need a 1st party reboot button.

Windows Phone and its ridiculous feature-phobic design is dead. About time to start bringing as many PC features to Windows Mobile as possible. They can start with a reboot button, default app setting and network access.

 

[A_Pieman]

Plug the phone into a charger and shut it down. It will then shutdown and start up.

 

[anon(9398243)]

app store = power options = $1.19