More than one we have broken the Power button of the mobile, either by some bad blow, by the wear of the years or by spilling of some liquid.
When a failure of these occurs with our device we usually think that it got there and we chose to solve it by buying a new case for the equipment, or simply choose to buy a new device.
But the truth is that there are still other very practical solutions that can help you access your mobile device, without the need to press the damaged button Do you want to know how? Find out below.
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Methods and tricks to turn on, off or restart your mobile with damaged physical button
No matter what type of mobile you have or what your brand is, one of the elements with which we interact most is with the “Power” button.
Said button apart from turning on the device and displaying the menu to restart or turn it off, is also responsible for locking and unlocking the device. Due to this, there is usually a lot of wear compared to any other button on the device.
By the time it stops working we must have resources to access the device and for that are the following methods:
Since when the Power button is damaged we will have no way to turn off the equipment, unless the battery is removed or discharged; which in the long run may not be very positive, we need to find a method that allows us to open the shutdown menu without the need to press the Power.
To create a menu of on and off on your phone without the need of any button, we just have to get an application well known for this. Quick boot, is currently no longer in the Android store, because its operation requires that the device be rooted.
Although we provide the download link below:
This is a very simple procedure to perform and there are many tutorials on the Internet. Once you have root access on your computer you just have to search for the tool in any APK store on the web, download and install it on the device.
Each time you click on its icon you can choose between the different ways of restarting the phone or turn it off in «Power Off».
Download Quick Off 4.8 APK
Setting another physical button
In order to create a new on and off menu we must find an application that allows us to do this task. It should be noted that with this function it will not be possible to turn on the phone once it is completely off.
- The main function of Buttons Remapper, is replace the Power button with one of the volume up and down buttons, so that with the activation of one of these this menu appears:
- Which will allow us to turn off and restart the phone as appropriate, and if we configure it well it will also be possible to lock and unlock the device.
- Once downloaded we must open it and in the upper right corner we will activate its services.
- We must activate the accessibility services, then on the + button we will activate a new action and we will choose «Short and long press».
- Then in «Key» we will choose the «Volume Up» button or we can choose another one that the device has available.
- Then we activate «Long Press » and we put an estimated time of 0.5 sec, although it may be less or more if you wish.
This is specifically so that after pressing the button for a while, the shutdown and restart menu will be activated immediately. Since if we do not do so, it will be activated immediately if we press «Volume Up» and we don’t want that either.
- Finally we choose in «Action» the option «Power menu since this is the order we are needing.
Con esto hemos modificado el botón de «Volumen arriba» para que cuando lo presionemos por más de 0,5 sec se active el menú de apagar o reiniciar el equipo. Posterior a ello debemos crear una nueva acción, en la cual en «Key» vamos a elegir exactamente el mismo botón «Volume Up».
Only this time we are NOT going to activate the “Long press”, and in “Action” we will choose “Turn off screen” or «Block screen». With this, we can turn off or block the device screen with just one touch. In this way we will have almost all the functions of the Power button on the volume up button.
It should be noted that these examples have been made with Buttons Remapper, but in the Play Store there are a lot of applications that can fulfill this function, just choose one that fits your device perfectly.
Using AcDisplay
AcDisplay is a customization tool that we found for free in the Play Store. Although its functions have nothing to do with what we have been talking about throughout this post. It is true that there is a function that we can activate with this application in case your mobile does not bring it included by default.
Well, apart from working as a screen lock and notification desk. Also includes the function of activating the device with just a slight movement, or taking it out of your pocket.
What is very useful given that our Power button does not work:
- To activate this once we do the download we must click on the 3 points located in the upper right and choose the «Settings» menu, then we will select «Active mode».
- In this new menu we will finally find the option «Wave to wake», which we must activate, so that when we make a minimum gesture with the device it is activated without pressing any button.
List of the best applications to change the power button and switch off when the original is damaged
Now we will see some of the applications that can facilitate the tasks seen above:
Gravity Screen On-Off
This software just as its people say, really is responsible for eliminating the hassle of having to press the Power button every time you want to use the mobile or just see the time.
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It works using the device’s accelerometer, it usually comes with an impeccable configuration, but it can be customized to your liking.
Turn off free screen
This is simply responsible for materializing a button on the screen that allows us to turn off the screen and lock the phone, without the need to press the Power button.
Screen off and lock
With this software we can block our device without the need to press the Power button. It’s a simple and free App that shows us a digital button to turn off the screen.
Knock lock
This tool is very similar to AcDisplay or Gravity screen, because it allows us to activate the phone without the Power button. The difference is that this does not work with the accelerometer of the device, but with the Display. Just make a few quick touches to turn the screen on.
Buttons mapper
Like Buttons Remapper, this app allows us to modify the functions of the buttons on our mobile without the need to root it.
This makes it easier for us to create a new on / off menu as we saw earlier. It is excellent in case you do not find the previous one.
Tips to better care for the lock button on your mobile so don’t break down
When it comes to our mobile equipment any care is little, since they accompany us everywhere and their use has become indispensable.
If we really want to increase the useful life of the Lock button of our mobile, the solution comes from the hand of the decrease of its use.
For this we can:
- Use Whatsapp Web , to avoid chatting less with your mobile , and more from your computer.
- Install applications like AcDisplay, Gravity Screen or Knock lock and thus avoid pressing the button at the slightest.
- Even improving our habits we can stop looking at the mobile at all times and do it only when really necessary . This will certainly make a big difference.
- In case the button starts to show signs of damage, we should immediately stop using it, and remap the buttons with the applications already mentioned , to leave the Power button only to turn on from scratch.
- Another solution could be to use the automatic lock , so that after a certain time we choose to lock.