How to turn on a OnePlus 7T without the Power button

It may happen that the power button on your OnePlus 7T does not work any longer. In truth, it is in some cases enough to fall or a bit moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you don’t know how to turn on your OnePlus 7T any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, however you’ll be happy to know it’s not impossible. In truth, we decided to write this content to display you the diverse techniques. We’ll observe 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 app to manage the ignition of the OnePlus 7T without the Power button.

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Force the OnePlus 7T boot without a power button

Even in cases where the power button on your OnePlus 7T does not work any longer, it’s still possible to turn on the cellphone. For this you need 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 OnePlus 7T will start

Once the OnePlus 7T starts, we advise you to go to the step below which is to install an app to manage the start of the OnePlus 7T without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the OnePlus 7T by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to get this done, however know that it may in some cases work. In case you unmount the OnePlus 7T and remove the Power button, you have to observe a little step from the Power button. It is sometimes possible to tie the start of OnePlus 7T by touching with two metal ends part of the step.

Install an application to manage OnePlus 7T power without the power button

Once you’ve successfully started your OnePlus 7T without using 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 app which allows to set up for example a double tap to wake the OnePlus 7T. So, even without your power button, you may continue to utilise your OnePlus 7T.