How to turn on a Google Pixel 5 without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your Google Pixel 5 will not function anymore. Certainly, it is oftentimes enough to fall or a little bit moisture for the button to break. Once this happens, you do not know how to switch on your Google Pixel 5 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a smartphone, however you’ll be happy to know it truly is not impossible. Certainly, we decided to draft this post to show you the diverse methods. We’ll learn about first the right way to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the right way to do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Google Pixel 5 without the Power button.

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Force the Google Pixel 5 boot without a power button

Also in the event that the power button on your Google Pixel 5 will not work anymore, it’s still likely 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 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 Google Pixel 5 will start

Once the Google Pixel 5 starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Google Pixel 5 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 5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to achieve this, however know that it can oftentimes work. In the event you unmount the Google Pixel 5 and remove the Power button, you will need to learn about a small step from the Power button. It is actually sometimes likely to tie the start of Google Pixel 5 by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the step.

Install an application to manage Google Pixel 5 power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your Google Pixel 5 without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more quickly next time. That’s why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which allows to configure for example a double tap to wake the Google Pixel 5. So, even without your power button, you can continue to use your Google Pixel 5.