How to turn on a Google Nexus 6 without the Power button

It might happen that the power button on your Google Nexus 6 doesn’t work anymore. In truth, it is in some cases enough to fall or a little bit moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you will not know how to switch on your Google Nexus 6 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to know it truly is not impossible. In truth, we decided to draft this article to show you the diverse approaches. 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. At last, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Google Nexus 6 without the Power button.

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Force the Google Nexus 6 boot without a power button

Even whenever the power button on your Google Nexus 6 doesn’t work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the cellphone. For this you should 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
  • Select the volume down button
  • < The Google Nexus 6 will start

Once the Google Nexus 6 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Google Nexus 6 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Google Nexus 6 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to do this, nevertheless know that it can in some cases work. In the event you unmount the Google Nexus 6 and remove the Power button, you will need to learn about a little step from the Power button. It is sometimes possible to tie the start of Google Nexus 6 by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

Install an application to manage Google Nexus 6 power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your Google Nexus 6 without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more quickly next time. That is why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which enables to set up for example a double tap to wake the Google Nexus 6. So, also without your power button, you can actually continue to use your Google Nexus 6.