How to turn on a Xiaomi Mi4 without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your Xiaomi Mi4 doesn’t function ever again. In truth, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. Once this occurs, you do not know how to turn on your Xiaomi Mi4 ever again. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to know it’s not impossible. In truth, we decided to draft this article to show you the diverse ways. We will see first the best technique force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the best technique do it manually. Finally, we will recommend you an app to manage the ignition of the Xiaomi Mi4 without the Power button.

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Force the Xiaomi Mi4 boot without a power button

Even if perhaps the power button on your Xiaomi Mi4 doesn’t work ever again, it’s still likely to turn on the cellphone. For this you need to perform the following steps:

  • Keep your 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
  • Click on the volume down button
  • < The Xiaomi Mi4 will start

Once the Xiaomi Mi4 starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Xiaomi Mi4 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Xiaomi Mi4 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to get this done, nevertheless know that it may oftentimes work. In case you unmount the Xiaomi Mi4 and remove the Power button, it is necessary to see a small section from the Power button. It’s sometimes likely to tie the start of Xiaomi Mi4 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Xiaomi Mi4 power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your Xiaomi Mi4 without using 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 allows to set up for example a double tap to wake the Xiaomi Mi4. So, also without your power button, you may continue to utilise your Xiaomi Mi4.