How to turn on a BQ Aquaris M5 without the Power button

It may possibly happen that the power button on your BQ Aquaris M5 does not function anymore. Indeed, it is at times enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When this occurs, you don’t know how to switch on your BQ Aquaris M5 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a phone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to know it can be not impossible. Indeed, we decided to write this content to show you the different techniques. We will observe first tips on how to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time tips on how to do it manually. Finally, we will recommend you an application to manage the ignition of the BQ Aquaris M5 without the Power button.

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Force the BQ Aquaris M5 boot without a power button

Even whenever the power button on your BQ Aquaris M5 does not work anymore, it’s still likely to turn on the phone. For this you must 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 BQ Aquaris M5 will start

Once the BQ Aquaris M5 starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the BQ Aquaris M5 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the BQ Aquaris M5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to do this, nevertheless know that it can at times work. In the event you unmount the BQ Aquaris M5 and remove the Power button, you will need to observe a small section from the Power button. It truly is sometimes likely to tie the start of BQ Aquaris M5 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage BQ Aquaris M5 power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your BQ Aquaris M5 without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more very easily next time. That is why we recommend you to download the Gravity Screen application which will allow to configure for example a double tap to wake the BQ Aquaris M5. So, even without your power button, you can continue to utilise your BQ Aquaris M5.