How to turn on a Asus ZenFone 3 without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your Asus ZenFone 3 does not work any longer. In fact, it is in some cases enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When ever this happens, you may not know how to switch on your Asus ZenFone 3 any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a phone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to find out it can be not impossible. In fact, we decided to draft this post to display you the diverse approaches. We’ll find out first the right way to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the right way to do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Asus ZenFone 3 without the Power button.

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Force the Asus ZenFone 3 boot without a power button

Also in cases where the power button on your Asus ZenFone 3 does not work any longer, it’s still possible to turn on the phone. For this you should perform the following steps:

  • Keep your main button and volume down
  • Keeping the two previous buttons in place, plug in the charger
  • The screen should light up with a special menu
  • Unplug the charger
  • Click on the volume down button
  • < The Asus ZenFone 3 will start

When the Asus ZenFone 3 starts, we advise you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Asus ZenFone 3 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Asus ZenFone 3 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to get this done, nevertheless know that it may in some cases work. If you unmount the Asus ZenFone 3 and remove the Power button, you have to find out a tiny section from the Power button. It is sometimes possible to tie the start of Asus ZenFone 3 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Asus ZenFone 3 power without the power button

When you’ve successfully started your Asus ZenFone 3 without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more very easily next time. That’s why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which permits to configure for example a double tap to wake the Asus ZenFone 3. So, even without your power button, you may continue to utilise your Asus ZenFone 3.