How to turn on a HTC U12 without the Power button

It can happen that the power button on your HTC U12 will not work anymore. In fact, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a little bit moisture for the button to break. Once this occurs, you don’t know how to switch on your HTC U12 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a telephone, but you’ll be happy to know it truly is not impossible. In fact, we decided to write this content to show you the diverse ways. We will observe first ways to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time ways to do it manually. At last, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the HTC U12 without the Power button.

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Force the HTC U12 boot without a power button

Also in cases where the power button on your HTC U12 will not work anymore, it’s still likely to turn on the telephone. For this you will need to perform the following steps:

  • Keep the main button and volume down
  • Keeping the two prior 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 HTC U12 will start

Once the HTC U12 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the HTC U12 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 U12 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to accomplish this, but know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the HTC U12 and remove the Power button, it is necessary to observe a tiny step from the Power button. It can be sometimes likely to tie the start of HTC U12 by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

Install an application to manage HTC U12 power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your HTC U12 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 application which allows to set up for example a double tap to wake the HTC U12. So, also without your power button, you can continue to use your HTC U12.