How to turn on a Aquaris X5 without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your Aquaris X5 does not function anymore. Actually, it is at times enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. Once this occurs, you don’t know how to turn on your Aquaris X5 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a smartphone, however you’ll be happy to find out it is not impossible. Actually, we decided to write this content to show you the different solutions. We will learn about 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 recommend you an application to manage the ignition of the Aquaris X5 without the Power button.

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Force the Aquaris X5 boot without a power button

Also in the event that the power button on your Aquaris X5 does not work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the smartphone. For this it is necessary 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
  • Simply click the volume down button
  • < The Aquaris X5 will start

Once the Aquaris X5 starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Aquaris X5 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Aquaris X5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to accomplish this, however know that it may at times work. If you unmount the Aquaris X5 and remove the Power button, it is necessary to learn about a tiny section from the Power button. It is actually sometimes possible to tie the start of Aquaris X5 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Aquaris X5 power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your Aquaris X5 without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more easily next time. That’s why we recommend you to download the Gravity Screen application which enables to set up for example a double tap to wake the Aquaris X5. So, even without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Aquaris X5.