How to turn on a XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite without the Power button

It can happen that the power button on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite will not work anymore. Certainly, it is sometimes enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. Once this happens, you don’t know how to switch on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite anymore. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a telephone, nevertheless you’ll be happy to know it is actually not impossible. Certainly, we decided to write this content to show you the diverse methods. We will find out first the method to force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time the method to do it manually. At last, we will recommend you an application to manage the ignition of the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite without the Power button.

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Force the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite boot without a power button

Also in cases where the power button on your XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite will not work anymore, it’s still possible to turn on the telephone. 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
  • Select the volume down button
  • < The XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite will start

Once the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite starts, we recommend you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite without power button.

Start by pressing the buttons of the power button

If you are more of a manual type, you can start the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite by unmounting it. We do not necessarily recommend you to get this done, nevertheless know that it can sometimes work. In case you unmount the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite and remove the Power button, you must find out a tiny section from the Power button. It is sometimes possible to tie the start of XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the section.

Install an application to manage XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite power without the power button

Once you have successfully started your XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite 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 application which enables to set up for example a double tap to wake the XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite. So, even without your power button, you’re able to continue to use your XIAOMI Mi 8 Lite.