How to turn on a Sony Xperia XA2 without the Power button

It may possibly happen that the power button on your Sony Xperia XA2 does not function anymore. Actually, it is from time to time enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. Once this happens, you don’t know how to turn on your Sony Xperia XA2 anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a mobile phone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to find out it’s not impossible. Actually, we decided to draft this post to show you the diverse methods. We will 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. Finally, we will recommend you an application to manage the ignition of the Sony Xperia XA2 without the Power button.

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Force the Sony Xperia XA2 boot without a power button

Even whenever the power button on your Sony Xperia XA2 does not work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the mobile phone. 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 Sony Xperia XA2 will start

When the Sony Xperia XA2 starts, we recommend you to go to the step below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Sony Xperia XA2 without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Sony Xperia XA2 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to achieve this, nevertheless know that it may from time to time work. If you unmount the Sony Xperia XA2 and remove the Power button, it is necessary to observe a tiny step from the Power button. It is sometimes possible to tie the start of Sony Xperia XA2 by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the step.

Install an application to manage Sony Xperia XA2 power without the power button

When you have successfully started your Sony Xperia XA2 without utilizing 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 application which permits to configure for example a double tap to wake the Sony Xperia XA2. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Sony Xperia XA2.