Whether it's old or new, gadgets break, and smartphones are no exception. A simple fall onto a hard surface is enough to cause damage.
Smartphones are fragile by nature. Even if they don't break, they are susceptible to many problems. One such problem that is very common among Android users is when the power button stops working.
Think about it, the power button - the button we press countless times a day - stops working. This is enough to create chaos in our lives. When you press a button over and over again, you can expect it to stop working one day.
This doesn't happen to everyone, but those who experience this problem know how difficult it can be for your phone. Here are some solutions for this annoying problem.
1. Automate the on/off function with Gravity Screen.
Gravity Screen is an amazing application. Using the phone's various sensors turns the screen on and off. A feature like pocket or desk sensor involves detecting when you're holding your phone and when you're not. It learns to understand when you are going to use the phone and turns it on or off accordingly, to be honest, it always works, but the accuracy may vary from device to device.
If you're not particularly interested in how the app works and just want it to turn your phone on and off, then go ahead, download it and it will work great without draining your battery excessively if you set it up correctly.
2. Moto display
The app is limited in that it can only be used by Motorola device owners, but we had to add it to the list because it is simply amazing.
In Moto display you can see notifications without turning on the phone. But it can be used for more than just viewing notifications. Just don't touch your phone for a few seconds and then pick it up and you'll see the Moto display turn on. At this point, you can swipe down towards the lock icon to unlock it. Works great.
Moto dispay does not lock the phone; this must be done manually. But since the power button does not work, we recommend setting the phone's sleep time to a minimum, that is, 15 seconds.
3. Switch Power On/Off to the volume button
Yes, you read that right, there is an app for that too, and the best thing is that it works even if the phone is not rooted. This application is called Volume Unlock Power Button Fix, that is, “unlock the volume, fix the power key.” This is a very, very long name, but it completely defines the purpose of the application.
First of all, install it on your phone. Now open the application and give it administrator rights. This is necessary, otherwise the application will not work. Open the app and turn on "Enable Volume Unlock" and "Screen off" using the switches on the right. If you have enabled both options, then you will be able to turn off the screen in the notification panel and turn it on using the volume button.
In the app settings, you can also enable features such as auto start on boot and auto on/off which will run at a set time interval. For example, by setting the time from 06:00 to 04:00, the application will only function during this time.
We used it for 2 days and didn't find any unnecessary battery drain. This is an amazing app.
There are several options to solve this problem, here are some of them:
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1. Must be connected to USB charging cable. The cable must be original, supplied with the phone. Next, the device is connected to the USB port of the computer.
2. Then you should wait until the screen lights up. If your iPhone's battery is low, you need to wait a little longer - up to several minutes. This time can be calculated in ten minutes.
3. After the screen lights up, you need to move the slider to unlock the iPhone. It is recommended that you turn on Assistive Touch before replacing your phone. (If you have a lock code, you must enter it before you can gain access to the device.)
1. First, go to the “Settings” application, then click “General” and “Accessibility”.
2. The page with “universal access” in the settings scrolls to the end, to the “Physiology and Motor” section, where you should select the “Assistive Touch” item.
3. Opposite “Assistive Touch”, move the slider to the “on” position. A transparent button should appear on the screen.
4. Press the button (tap gesture). The available Assistive Touch options should then appear in the screen window.
1. On the icon you need to “tap” the Assistive Touch function menu.
2. In the menu, “tap” the “device” icon, then on the “screen lock”, long “tap” until the “cancel” and “turn off” buttons appear.
3. Then, using the “turn off” button, “swipe right”, after which the phone begins to turn off.
4. To turn on the faulty button, connect the iPhone to the computer with a USB cable.
Any user of Apple technology, and in particular the iPhone, has at least once encountered the problem of their smartphone rebooting or involuntarily turning off. The phone does not respond to pressing the “Home” and “Power” buttons, the touch screen also does not work...
Sound familiar? What to do if your iPhone freezes and won’t turn off? We offer you a detailed guide on how to reboot your iPhone from any state.
First, let's remember how to reboot an iPhone in normal mode, when all the phone's functions are working.
You can turn off iPhone 4, 5, 6, 7 by performing the following manipulations:
With this method of restarting the gadget, all programs are saved in the multitasking panel, and after turning off the phone, you can easily access all previously launched applications.
How to forcefully turn off an iPhone if it freezes and does not respond to touches on the sensor, the lock and Home buttons do not work? In this case, the method of hard rebooting your iPhone will help you. For this:
This method is practically fail-safe if you suddenly encounter the problem of turning off your mobile device. But it is worth remembering that this method forces the phone to completely reboot in forced mode, interrupting all processes and programs. That is why it is recommended to use it only in situations where other methods do not work.
Once enabled, the iPhone multitasking bar will not contain any programs. The processes of connecting to the cellular and Wi-Fi networks will be restarted.
And now we come to the most interesting part - how to turn off an iPhone if the Home or Power button does not work?
Let's go in order. The creators of iOS-based technology have come up with methods for shutting down and restarting without the top lock button or the central Home key. The function we need is called “Assistive Touch” and is based on the principle of touching the display.
To get started with this feature, you need to know how to enable Assistive Touch:
Or you can go to “Settings” and start writing the word “Assistive” in the search field and the iPhone itself will offer the required item. 
If you want to quickly restart your iPhone, we recommend using the following methods:
The advantage of this method is its speed. The only change that will occur as a result of activating this function is a change in the font thickness. But if you need to restart your smartphone by doing a minimum of actions, this method is for you.
The disadvantage of this method is the fact that after a restart you will lose all network data: settings and passwords for the Wi-Fi network, as well as mobile Internet configurations.
This article is aimed at describing methods and methods for turning off an iPhone from any state: in normal mode, if the smartphone is frozen and does not respond to the sensor and keystrokes, if the “Home” and “Power” buttons do not work. In solving the problems of restarting the device, we considered a control method using touchpad touches - “Assistive Touch”, which allows you not only to cope with the problem of turning off the iPhone without using buttons, but also to configure control of the iOS device using gestures. It is also worth noting that the above function will not allow you to turn off the iPhone 4,5,6,7 if the display does not work or is frozen. In this case, you will still have to contact technical specialists.
If you still have any questions regarding the emergency shutdown of your device, then ask them in the comments, and we will make every effort to answer them promptly and help solve the problems that arise.
The power button is one of the most vulnerable places on almost any phone. This has nothing to do with the manufacturers or quality of the device; all the reasons lie in the active use of the button throughout the day. In addition, many users experience mechanical damage after the phone is hit or dropped. It is clear that the power button is responsible for turning the device on and off, so it is important that it works correctly. However, even with a broken button, you can start Android. Moreover, there are several ways to turn on your phone without the power button, which we will discuss in this article.
If the phone has not turned off, but is simply in sleep mode (the screen is not active), you can turn it on without a button in several ways. The main rule in this case is to prevent the battery from being discharged. For gadgets with sufficient charge, we perform several actions in turn:
Double tap on the screen - turning on the phone in this way is not possible for all manufacturers, but this function may be available on your device.
Press and hold the Home button, if your phone has one. You need to hold down Home for at least 10-15 seconds, and on some devices it may take about a minute.
Calling a locked device from another phone. In this case, you need to pick up the handset and reset, as a result of which the screen should be unlocked without a button.
The volume control is another way to turn on the device. To do this, just hold down the knob to increase the sound or decrease it. If the screen is still locked, try holding down the volume control at the same time as the device's power button or the Home button.
Connecting a charger is one of the simplest methods of turning on a gadget. On some smartphones, developers provide the option to activate the screen when the charger is connected, but this function is not available to everyone. The good news is that even if the phone does not turn on, it will definitely not run out of power, which means that the problem can be solved in another way.
If, while performing any actions, the smartphone starts in Recovery mode, this indicates that the problem is not mechanical damage to the button. In this case, in the Recovery menu you need to select “Reboot system now” or simply “Reboot”. After this, the device will reboot and the problem should be resolved.
Note! If you managed to turn on your phone using one of the described methods, the solution to the problem does not end there. To avoid such difficulties in the future, you need to install a special program on Android that will replace the lock button and activate the screen if necessary.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to solve the problem of a non-working power button using a program at the time of a breakdown. However, there are several applications that can be installed in advance, for example, at the first sign that the button is acting up. The following applications and programs are currently available to users:
Users who have this function enabled in their phone settings can turn on the device using a PC. To do this you need to do the following:
In addition, the application allows you to configure root rights and reflash the phone if necessary. A simpler version of the program is ADB Run. With its help, you can also restart Android, even if the power button does not work.
If the lock button on your device does not work, and the battery has already run out, it will be a little more difficult to bring your phone back to life. Some devices turn on automatically after connecting the charger. If this does not happen, you can try holding the adjustment button on and off and hold it for a few seconds or a minute.
The second option is to connect the phone to the computer via a USB cable and repeat the same steps. If your device has USB debugging enabled, the ADB app will be able to reboot it even with minimal charge.
Thus, there are enough ways to turn on the phone if the button does not work. Have you tried all the suggested options, but none of them worked? Your device probably needs consultation from a professional technician with subsequent repair or replacement of the power button.
For example, the power button on your smartphone does not work. It crashed, broke, etc. And now the question arises, how to turn on the smartphone without this very button?
Old and new, expensive and cheap, on Android or iOS, fashionable and not so fashionable - all smartphones and tablets can break.
Not in the sense of glitching and freezing, but rather, failing, as a rule, as a result of sudden mechanical and other unfavorable influences. Sometimes - but more often with less tragic consequences, one of which is a mechanical breakdown due to which the power button does not work.
It's a shame, a shame. It turns out that the device didn’t seem to have suffered much, but it suddenly became much less useful.
In fact, if you are “lucky”, say, to drop your smartphone (or tablet) so delicately that it was the power button that got the most damage, then further this adventure, as practice shows, can develop for you along two storylines: the smartphone remains turned on, but you can’t unlock it, or it turned off completely, and now it’s unclear how to turn it on, since the power button doesn’t work.
Actually, the conditions of the tasks are formulated. Now you can try to solve them. So:
The current situation, of course, is not encouraging, but there is still hope. However, success is not guaranteed, since it will depend on the brand and model of a particular device.
First of all (and this is option No. Time ) we try to connect the smartphone to a standard charger. This is in case it does not turn on due to a low battery. Some models may turn on automatically at this stage (although, unfortunately, the likelihood of such a quick solution to the problem is extremely low). We connect to the charger and hold down the volume button for a while, suddenly the boot menu appears on the smartphone screen.
Option No. 2 . If the battery is not completely discharged (at least 5%, and preferably more, the charge indicator is displayed even if the smartphone is turned off), disconnect the device from the mains charger and connect it to the computer or laptop via . Our Motorola Moto G then turned on instantly without any buttons.
If yours doesn't turn on, there is still option No. 3 . To be fair, let's call it a chance. Since it can only work if, before turning off the smartphone, you activated the USB debugging mode on it, and now you can try to turn on the device through the computer command line. In general, if the conditions match, then install ADB on your computer and open a command line window. After that, connect the smartphone via USB, and write in the command line adb reboot and click Enter.
As they say, I was so lucky. If the power button stops working, but the smartphone does not turn off, then everything is somewhat simpler. But you still have to be quick and turn off the device’s screen so as not to waste the battery charge in vain (just in case).
Owners of Samsung Galaxy and iPhones don’t have to be too nervous at all, because even with the power button smashed to smithereens, they can then unlock their smartphones and . In addition, many modern models, including those that do not have a Home button, can be woken up by double-tapping on the screen (of course, if this option is active).
It’s another matter when there is no Home, and the screen does not want to turn on (or cannot). Then you need to either connect the smartphone to the charger, or ask someone to call it. Also. If the power button does not work, you can press the physical camera key, if there is one, thus launch the corresponding application, and then simply exit this program to the main menu. This is not very convenient, but then you can download a suitable program to quickly unlock the screen, which will significantly simplify the problem for a while. The main thing is not to forget in all this fuss about the battery level.
For example, the application Power button to Volume Button allows you to emergency transfer the function of the power button to the volume control button; With Gravity Screen The smartphone automatically turns off if you put it on a flat surface or in your pocket, and turns on if you take it in your hand; Shake Screen On Off - the screen can be turned on/off by simply shaking the smartphone lightly if the power button does not work. This should be enough until you get to the nearest service center.
