How to turn on a HTC One M9 without the Power button

It might happen that the power button on your HTC One M9 does not function any longer. Indeed, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a little bit moisture for the button to break. Once this occurs, you will not know how to turn on your HTC One M9 any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, however you’ll be happy to know it is not impossible. Indeed, we decided to write this article to display you the different ways. We will learn about first the method to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the method to do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an app to manage the ignition of the HTC One M9 without the Power button.

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Force the HTC One M9 boot without a power button

Also whenever the power button on your HTC One M9 does not work any longer, it’s still likely to turn on the cellphone. For this you need to 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
  • Simply click the volume down button
  • < The HTC One M9 will start

When the HTC One M9 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an app to manage the start of the HTC One M9 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the HTC One M9 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to get this done, however know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the HTC One M9 and remove the Power button, you will need to learn about a little step from the Power button. It truly is sometimes likely to tie the start of HTC One M9 by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

Install an application to manage HTC One M9 power without the power button

When you’ve successfully started your HTC One M9 without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more easily next time. That is why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen app which allows to configure for example a double tap to wake the HTC One M9. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your HTC One M9.