How to turn on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 without the Power button

It can happen that the power button on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 doesn’t function any longer. Indeed, it is at times enough to fall or a little moisture for the button to break. When this happens, you do not know how to switch on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 any longer. Without the Power button it seems hard to turn on a cellphone, but you’ll be happy to understand it can be not impossible. Indeed, we decided to write this article to show you the different ways. We’ll see first how you can force a boot without Power button. We will see in a second time how you can do it manually. At last, we will advise you an application to manage the ignition of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 without the Power button.

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Force the Xiaomi Redmi 5 boot without a power button

Also in the event that the power button on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 doesn’t work any longer, it’s still possible to turn on the cellphone. For this you will 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
  • Simply click the volume down button
  • < The Xiaomi Redmi 5 will start

When the Xiaomi Redmi 5 starts, we advise you to go to the section below which is to install an application to manage the start of the Xiaomi Redmi 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 Xiaomi Redmi 5 by unmounting it. We do not necessarily advise you to accomplish this, but know that it can at times work. In the event you unmount the Xiaomi Redmi 5 and remove the Power button, you should see a little section from the Power button. It’s sometimes possible to tie the start of Xiaomi Redmi 5 by touching with two metal ends paragraph of the section.

Install an application to manage Xiaomi Redmi 5 power without the power button

When you’ve successfully started your Xiaomi Redmi 5 without utilizing the power button, you’ll have to think of finding a way to do it more very easily next time. That’s why we advise you to download the Gravity Screen application which allows to set up for example a double tap to wake the Xiaomi Redmi 5. So, even without your power button, you can continue to utilise your Xiaomi Redmi 5.