How to turn on a Wileyfox Swift 2X without the Power button

It might happen that the power button on your Wileyfox Swift 2X will not function any longer. Actually, it is from time to time enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. Once this happens, you will not know how to turn on your Wileyfox Swift 2X any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, but you’ll be happy to find out it’s not impossible. Actually, we decided to draft this article to show you the different ways. We’ll find out first the best technique force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the best technique do it manually. Finally, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Wileyfox Swift 2X without the Power button.

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Force the Wileyfox Swift 2X boot without a power button

Also in the event that the power button on your Wileyfox Swift 2X will not work any longer, it’s still likely to turn on the cellphone. For this you will have to 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 Wileyfox Swift 2X will start

Once the Wileyfox Swift 2X starts, we advise you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Wileyfox Swift 2X without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the Wileyfox Swift 2X by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to achieve this, but know that it can from time to time work. In case you unmount the Wileyfox Swift 2X and remove the Power button, you should find out a little section from the Power button. It can be sometimes likely to tie the start of Wileyfox Swift 2X by touching with two metal ends part of the section.

Install an application to manage Wileyfox Swift 2X power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your Wileyfox Swift 2X 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 advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which will allow to set up for example a double tap to wake the Wileyfox Swift 2X. So, also without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your Wileyfox Swift 2X.