How to turn on your phone without the power button

Learn to use your phone without buttons

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Published on September 6, 2022

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• Pressing and holding the power button is the primary way to turn on or restart Android phones.
• You can also switch on Android phones or restart them without touching the power buttons using the methods explained here.
• Try to use your phone in such a way that, there is less dependency on the restart button.

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Android smartphones can freeze or develop issues that need a restart, and these situations can occur when the device’s power button doesn’t work or is missing entirely.

For this reason, knowing how to turn on an Android phone without using the power button can be essential.

Other similar and common situations include instances in which you need to switch on an Android phone with a broken power button, and reading through this guide will cover all variations.

How can I switch on an Android phone without a power button?

1. Connect a charger to your Android phone

Connecting the charger activates most Android phones. In some devices, when you connect a charger, a button appears on the screen that allows you to power the smartphone.

You may have to leave the charger connected for a couple of minutes if the smartphone’s battery is completely out.

If you’re looking for how to turn on an Android phone without a power button, first try connecting the smartphone to a charger.

2. Use the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)

Note: For this solution to work, you need to have enabled USB debugging before the phone went off.

1. Connect your Android smartphone to your computer.

2. Visit the download page for Android Debug Bridge.

3. Download the files you need from the SDK Platform-Tools for Windows link.

4. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to the Android root folder.

5. From the Start menu, search CMD and open the Windows Command Prompt.

6. Type in the following commands and hit Enter after each one:cd C:/platform-tools and adb devices

7. You should see your phone’s device ID on the screen.

8. Run the following command:adb -s DEVICE_ID reboot

Another easy method to turn on your Android phone without using the Volume or Power buttons is via the dedicated Android Debug Bridge tool.

Android Debug Bridge is defined in simple words as a tool that enables one device to link with another. It is usually used whenever you want to bridge communication between an emulator, which can be a handset, and a server.

ADB can control your device over USB from a computer, copy files back and forth, install and uninstall apps, run shell commands, and more.

Note: For Step 8, replace DEVICE_ID with the device ID shown in Step 7. If your computer fails to recognize the connected device, fix it with our dedicated guide.

Further, if your device ID doesn’t show up in Step 7, it either means that USB debugging is disabled on your smartphone or you don’t have the required drivers.

How can I restart the Android phone using the Volume and Power buttons?

1. Press the key combination to access the smartphone’s boot menu.
2. In the boot menu, select the Reboot system now option.

The key combinations to enter the boot menu varies between Android models.

To navigate options in the boot menu, use your up and down volume keys, and select them using the power button.

On hitting the power button with the Reboot system now option highlighted, your Android will automatically restart.

We hope that you succeeded in turning on your Android phone by reading our article. Let us know in the comments section below if you have any questions.

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