How to turn on a Sony Xperia L1 without the Power button

It can happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia L1 does not work anymore. In truth, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you will not know how to switch on your Sony Xperia L1 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a phone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to know it is not impossible. In truth, we decided to draft this post to display you the different ways. We’ll find out first the method to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the method to do it manually. At last, we will advise you an app to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia L1 without the Power button.

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Force the Sony Xperia L1 boot without a power button

Also if the power button on your Sony Xperia L1 does not work anymore, it’s still likely to turn on the phone. For this you will need to perform the following steps:

  • Maintain your 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
  • Press the volume down button
  • < The Sony Xperia L1 will start

When the Sony Xperia L1 starts, we advise you to go to the section below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Sony Xperia L1 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Sony Xperia L1 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to accomplish this, nevertheless know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the Sony Xperia L1 and remove the Power button, it is necessary to find out a small section from the Power button. It is sometimes likely to tie the start of Sony Xperia L1 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Sony Xperia L1 power without the power button

When you’ve successfully started your Sony Xperia L1 without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more quickly next time. That’s why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen app which enables to configure for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia L1. So, also without your power button, you can continue to use your Sony Xperia L1.