How to turn on a Alcatel Pixi 4 without the Power button

It can happen that the power button on your Alcatel Pixi 4 doesn’t work any longer. Actually, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When ever this occurs, you don’t know how to turn on your Alcatel Pixi 4 any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, but you’ll be happy to understand it truly is not impossible. Actually, we decided to write this article to display you the diverse ways. We will observe 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 Alcatel Pixi 4 without the Power button.

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Force the Alcatel Pixi 4 boot without a power button

Even if perhaps the power button on your Alcatel Pixi 4 doesn’t work any longer, it’s still likely to turn on the cellphone. For this it is necessary 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 Alcatel Pixi 4 will start

When the Alcatel Pixi 4 starts, we recommend you to go to the step below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Alcatel Pixi 4 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Alcatel Pixi 4 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to get this done, but know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the Alcatel Pixi 4 and remove the Power button, you will need to observe a little step from the Power button. It is sometimes likely to tie the start of Alcatel Pixi 4 by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

Install an application to manage Alcatel Pixi 4 power without the power button

When you’ve successfully started your Alcatel Pixi 4 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 Alcatel Pixi 4. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Alcatel Pixi 4.