It can happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia ZL does not work anymore. Indeed, it is sometimes enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you may not know how to turn on your Sony Xperia ZL anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a telephone, however you’ll be happy to understand it is actually not impossible. Indeed, we decided to draft this post to show you the diverse approaches. We’ll observe 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. Finally, we will recommend you an app to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia ZL without the Power button.
Force the Sony Xperia ZL boot without a power button
Even if the power button on your Sony Xperia ZL does not work anymore, it’s still likely to turn on the telephone. For this you will need 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
- Press the volume down button
< The Sony Xperia ZL will start
When the Sony Xperia ZL starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Sony Xperia ZL 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 ZL by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to do this, however know that it can sometimes work. In the event you unmount the Sony Xperia ZL and remove the Power button, it is necessary to observe a small section from the Power button. It truly is sometimes likely to tie the start of Sony Xperia ZL by touching with two metal ends part of the section.
Install an application to manage Sony Xperia ZL power without the power button
When you’ve successfully started your Sony Xperia ZL without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more easily next time. That is why we recommend you to download the Gravity Screen app which will allow to set up for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia ZL. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Sony Xperia ZL.
