How to turn on a Google Nexus 5 without the Power button

It might happen that the power button on your Google Nexus 5 will not function any longer. Indeed, it is sometimes enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When this occurs, you do not know how to switch on your Google Nexus 5 any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a telephone, but you’ll be happy to know it can be not impossible. Indeed, we decided to draft this article to display you the diverse methods. We will learn about first the best technique force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the best technique do it manually. At last, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Google Nexus 5 without the Power button.

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Force the Google Nexus 5 boot without a power button

Even whenever the power button on your Google Nexus 5 will not work any longer, it’s still possible to turn on the telephone. For this it is necessary to perform the following steps:

  • Maintain 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 Google Nexus 5 will start

Once the Google Nexus 5 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Google Nexus 5 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Google Nexus 5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to do this, but know that it can sometimes work. If you unmount the Google Nexus 5 and remove the Power button, you will need to learn about a small step from the Power button. It truly is sometimes possible to tie the start of Google Nexus 5 by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the step.

Install an application to manage Google Nexus 5 power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your Google Nexus 5 without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more quickly next time. That is why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which allows to configure for example a double tap to wake the Google Nexus 5. So, even without your power button, you may continue to use your Google Nexus 5.