Notification Center stuck over ¾ of the screen, so can't power off My notifications are blocking it ¾ of the way and it really sucks. I thought it might have had something to do with the really laggy server I was on in Minecraft, but apparently not, because I saw the other question.

Is there any way to turn an iPod touch off without needing the slide to power off?

iPod touch 5th generation
You can try this method:


Hold the power button and the home button simulatenously.
Keep them pressed until the display turns off. Release both buttons immediately.


It may be tricky to pull this off as the iPod touch will reboot if you hold the buttons too long.