How to turn on a OnePlus X without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your OnePlus X does not function anymore. In truth, it is at times enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When this occurs, you may not know how to turn on your OnePlus X anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a phone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to understand it is actually not impossible. In truth, we decided to write this content to display you the different techniques. We will discover first ways to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time ways to do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an app to manage the ignition of the OnePlus X without the Power button.

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Force the OnePlus X boot without a power button

Even in the event that the power button on your OnePlus X does not work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the phone. For this you have to perform the following steps:

  • Keep the 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 OnePlus X will start

Once the OnePlus X starts, we advise you to go to the section below which is to install an app to manage the start of the OnePlus X without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the OnePlus X by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to achieve this, nevertheless know that it may at times work. If you unmount the OnePlus X and remove the Power button, you should discover a tiny section from the Power button. It is actually sometimes possible to tie the start of OnePlus X by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the section.

Install an application to manage OnePlus X power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your OnePlus X without utilizing 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 app which allows to set up for example a double tap to wake the OnePlus X. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your OnePlus X.