And worst is when the troubling issue is with power button, As a result it becomes so difficult to power on or off the phone. But not to worry, this article mentions certain methods to restart phone without power button. Following are the methods to restart the phone without power button:
Method 1 Connect your Phone to the charger
This is the most basic method to restart the phone. In case your phone screen is not turning on and your power button is also not working then, simply connecting to charger can turn your phone on. This is a temporary method if you want something for long run then keep reading for further methods.
Method 2 Use Recovery mode for android phone
This method may vary on different devices due to different manufacturers. For instance, if your Android phone is turned off and power button is not working. Then, insert your USB cable then long press the volume up/down button and you will reach the recovery mode. When screen shows menu, choose ‘exit’ and then restart the device. And you are with the process to restart phone without power button.
Method 3 Third-party apps to permanently replace the power button
You can apply this method when your phone is on and working. There are various applications you can install in your phone and permanently replace the power button function with any other button (be it camera or volume up/down) process is as follows:
Download the apps like Gravity Screen or Power button to Volume buttonAfter installing, give permissions for accessibilityOpen the app > Go to ‘power menu’ > change the settings from power to volume buttonNow shut down or restart your phone using volume buttons.
About apps
Gravity Screen
A free app available in Play Store. This app takes your phone’s sensors assistance to identify whenever you touch your phone. Whenever you pick your phone, your device will turn on. But the overall app function will depend of your phone’s sensitivity.
Power Button to Volume Button
This is also a free app available in Play Store. And best for those phones in which power button is not working. Same as it’s name, this app will replace the power button function to volume button of your phone. As a result, you can use the volume button to restart the phone without power button. Also, you can use this button for screen off/on.
Method 4 Schedule the power on/off in your settings
Nowadays, almost every android phone comes with this feature of scheduling power on and off. But because new phone has all buttons working, so it ne we comes in use. Start with, open your settings > Go to ‘Scheduled power On/Off > then set the timings for ‘Power on’ and ‘Power off’ It is not necessary that you can turn off or on your device at the exact time, but it will automatically do the job at the time you have set.
Method 5 Specifically to restart iPhone
There is an assisted touch button in iPhone. Which you can use to restart your iPhone. Go to your settings and enable the ‘assistive touch’ (a virtual home button will be enabled on your device). Once done, follow the steps Go to ‘Assistive Touch’ > go to device > tap on ‘more’ > choose ‘Restart’. And you are done, the device will restart.
Method 6 Change the Power button access to another button
This is almost same method like using the app Power Button to volume down button. But the difference is here you change the functions of the buttons on programming level. It is comparatively safer than using third-party apps. It may sound difficult at first, but you only have to follow 3 command lines and the job is done. Note: In case you have a Samsung device that is above Galaxy S8 model. Then, you have an aid to remap to Bixby. Follow the steps below to replace the power button with volume
Set the device into recovery mode, then type the command (Fastboot) in the ADB sectionWhen your device is started, type the command written below (it will open the key layout settings)
Adb pull/system/use/keylayout/Generic.kl
Now in the Generic.kl, look out for ‘Volume Down’ or ‘Volume_Up’ and change it with ‘Power’.Now come back from layout settings by using the following command
Adb push Generic.kl /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
Method 7 Use ADB to restart phone without power button
This method is applied only on Android device. To begin with, turn on the developer option in your Android then start USB debugging.
Open the Android Settings > go to About phone > Click on Build number simultaneously till a message appears saying ‘you are a developer now.
Further, go to Android settings > go to Developer options > choose USB debugging
Attach your smartphone with your system or laptop through USB cable (you’ll get the notification, USB debugging is connected)
Now Download then install ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to your system.
Look for directory C:\adb then go to command prompt by typing cmd on the location directory section of your system.
Input ‘adb devices’ and click ‘Enter’ screen will show IMEI, serial number of the connected device.
Input adb reboot and hit the ‘Enter’ button. And its done, your phone will restart.
All of the are very much different from each other. Don’t stress over using the programing method. If it seems difficult then try the simple ones first. Hopefully, one of these methods will help you restart phone without power button.
People also ask for
How to keep my power button functional for a longer time?
Nowadays, it is very easy to do so. Because these days most of our Androids come with a fingerprint sensor. So it automatically reduces the Power button usage. So, use fingerprint sensor instead of Power button. You can also enable the option of Double tap to wake/sleep from your settings. It will reduce the power button usage to almost zero.
