It might happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia Z doesn’t function ever again. Actually, it is occasionally enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. Once this occurs, you may not know how to turn on your Sony Xperia Z ever again. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a smartphone, however you’ll be happy to know it can be not impossible. Actually, we decided to write this content to show you the different approaches. We will find out first ways to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time ways to do it manually. Finally, we will recommend you an app to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia Z without the Power button.
Force the Sony Xperia Z boot without a power button
Also in the event that the power button on your Sony Xperia Z doesn’t work ever again, it’s still possible to turn on the smartphone. For this you will have 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 Z will start
Once the Sony Xperia Z starts, we recommend you to go to the step below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Sony Xperia Z 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 Z by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to achieve this, however know that it may occasionally work. In case you unmount the Sony Xperia Z and remove the Power button, it is necessary to find out a small step from the Power button. It’s sometimes possible to tie the start of Sony Xperia Z by touching with two metal ends part of the step.
Install an application to manage Sony Xperia Z power without the power button
Once you’ve successfully started your Sony Xperia Z without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more very easily next time. That is why we recommend you to download the Gravity Screen app which enables to set up for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia Z. So, also without your power button, you can continue to utilise your Sony Xperia Z.