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

It might happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia XZ does not work ever again. Certainly, it is sometimes enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When ever this happens, you do not know how to switch on your Sony Xperia XZ ever again. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to find out it’s not impossible. Certainly, we decided to draft this article to show you the different ways. We will see first the right way to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the right way to do it manually. At last, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia XZ without the Power button.

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Force the Sony Xperia XZ boot without a power button

Also in the event that the power button on your Sony Xperia XZ does not work ever again, it’s still possible to turn on the cellphone. For this you have to perform the following steps:

  • Keep 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 XZ will start

Once the Sony Xperia XZ starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Sony Xperia XZ 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 XZ by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to do this, nevertheless know that it may sometimes work. If you unmount the Sony Xperia XZ and remove the Power button, it is necessary to see a little step from the Power button. It’s sometimes possible to tie the start of Sony Xperia XZ by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

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

Once you’ve successfully started your Sony Xperia XZ without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more easily next time. That’s why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which will allow to set up for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia XZ. So, even without your power button, you can continue to utilise your Sony Xperia XZ.