How to turn on a Sony Xperia Z5 without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia Z5 does not function ever again. In truth, it is sometimes enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you don’t know how to switch on your Sony Xperia Z5 ever again. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, but you’ll be happy to find out it truly is not impossible. In truth, we decided to draft this article to show you the diverse solutions. We’ll see first tips on how to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time tips on how to do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an app to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia Z5 without the Power button.

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Force the Sony Xperia Z5 boot without a power button

Also in cases where the power button on your Sony Xperia Z5 does not work ever again, it’s still likely to turn on the cellphone. For this you should 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
  • Select the volume down button
  • < The Sony Xperia Z5 will start

Once the Sony Xperia Z5 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Sony Xperia Z5 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 Z5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to do this, but know that it may sometimes work. In case you unmount the Sony Xperia Z5 and remove the Power button, you will need to see a small step from the Power button. It is sometimes likely to tie the start of Sony Xperia Z5 by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the step.

Install an application to manage Sony Xperia Z5 power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your Sony Xperia Z5 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 advise you to download the Gravity Screen app which enables to set up for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia Z5. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Sony Xperia Z5.