How to turn on a Google Pixel 4 without the Power button

It might happen that the power button on your Google Pixel 4 doesn’t function anymore. In truth, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you may not know how to turn on your Google Pixel 4 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a smartphone, but you’ll be happy to understand it can be not impossible. In truth, we decided to draft this post to display you the diverse ways. We will observe first how to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time how to do it manually. At last, we will recommend you an app to manage the ignition of the Google Pixel 4 without the Power button.

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Force the Google Pixel 4 boot without a power button

Even whenever the power button on your Google Pixel 4 doesn’t work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the smartphone. For this you will have to perform the following steps:

  • Keep the main button and volume down
  • Keeping the two prior 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 Google Pixel 4 will start

Once the Google Pixel 4 starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an app to manage the start of the Google Pixel 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 Google Pixel 4 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to accomplish this, but know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the Google Pixel 4 and remove the Power button, you will need to observe a small section from the Power button. It truly is sometimes possible to tie the start of Google Pixel 4 by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Google Pixel 4 power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your Google Pixel 4 without using the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more very easily next time. That is why we recommend you to download the Gravity Screen app which permits to set up for example a double tap to wake the Google Pixel 4. So, also without your power button, you can actually continue to utilise your Google Pixel 4.