to more than one the power button of the mobile has broken down, either due to a bad blow, the wear and tear of the years or a liquid spill.
When a failure of these occurs with our device we usually think that it got there and we choose to fix 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 having to press the damaged button. Do you want to know how? Find out below.
Methods and tricks to turn on, turn off or restart your mobile with a damaged physical button
Regardless of what type of mobile you have or what its brand is, One of the elements with which we interact the most is the “Power” button.
Said button apart from turning on the device and displaying the menu to restart it or turn it off, it is also responsible for locking and unlocking the computer. Due to this it tends to suffer 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:
Creating a new power off/on menu
Since when the Power button is damaged we will not have a way to turn off the equipment, unless the battery is removed or it is 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 Power.
To create a power off/on menu on your phone without the need for any button, We only have to get hold of an application that is well known for this. quick boot, It is currently no longer in the Android store, because it requires the device to be rooted for it to work.
Although we provide you with 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 look for the tool in any APK store on the web, download and install it on the device.
Every time you click on its icon you can choose between the different ways to restart the phone or turn it off in “Power Off”.
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 turned off.
- The main function of Buttons Remapper is replace the power button by one of the volume up and down buttons, so that when one of these is activated, this menu appears:
- Which will allow us to turn off and restart the phone as the case may be, and if we configure it well it will also be possible 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, later on the + button we will activate a new action and we will choose “Short and long press”.
- After in key let’s choose the button “Volume Up” or we can choose some other that the device has available.
- Next we activate “Long Press” and we put an estimated time of 0.5 sec, although it can be less or more if you wish.
This is specifically so that after pressing the button for a certain time, the shutdown and restart menu is immediately activated. Because if we don’t do it like this, it will be activated immediately when 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 that we are needing.
With this we have modified the button “Volume Up” so that when we press it for more than 0.5 sec, the menu to shut down or restart the equipment is activated. After that we must create a new action, in which in key we are going to choose the exact same button “Volume Up”.
Only this time we are NOT going to activate the “long press”, and in “Action” let’s choose “Turn off screen” either Blockscreen. With this we get a single touch to turn off or lock the screen of the device. In this way We will already have almost all the functions of the Power button in the volume button above.
It should be noted that we have made these examples with Buttons Remapper, but in the Play Store there are a large number of applications that can fulfill this function, it is enough to choose one that fits your device perfectly.
Using AcDisplay
AcDisplay is a customization tool that we find for free in the Play Store. Despite the fact that 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 have it included by default.
Well, apart from working as a screen lock and notification bar. Also includes the function that the device is activated with just a slight movement, Or take it out of your pocket.
Which is very useful in the event that our Power button does not work:
- To activate this once we do the download we must hit the 3 points located in the upper right and choose the menu “Settings” then we will select “Activate 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 the need to press any button.
List of the best applications to change the on and off button when the original one is damaged
Now we will see some of the applications that can facilitate the tasks seen previously:
Gravity Screen On-Off
This software just as its people say, really takes care of eliminating the hassle of having to press the Power button every time you want to use your mobile or just check the time.
It works through the accelerometer of the device, it usually comes with a flawless configuration, but this can be customized to your liking.
turn off screen free
This, for its part, is simply in charge of 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 lock our device without the need to press the Power button. It’s an App simple and free that shows us on the screen 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 a few quick taps are enough to turn the screen on.
*Note: This app is no longer available on the Google Play store, RIP 🙁
button 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 creating a new power off/on menu as we saw previously. The same is excellent in case you can’t find the previous one.
Tips to take better care of the lock button of your mobile so that it does not break down
When it comes to our mobile equipment, any care is little, since they accompany us everywhere and their use has become essential.
If we really want to increase the useful life of the Lock button of our mobile, the solution comes hand in hand with the decrease in its use.
For this we can:
- to avoid chatting less with the mobileand more from the computer.
- Install applications like AcDisplay, Gravity Screen or Knock lock and thus avoid pressing the button in the slightest.
- Even improving our habits we can stop looking at your phone all the time and do it only when it’s really necessary. This will certainly make a big difference.
- In the event that the button begins to show signs of damage, we must immediately stop its use, and remap the buttons with the already mentioned applicationsin order to leave the Power button only for starting from scratch.
- Another solution could be to use the auto lockso that after a certain time that we choose, it is blocked.
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