How to turn off and on the phone without the power button

In this article, we will follow some solutions to turn off and on the phone without the power button.

1. Turn off and on the phone without the power button on iPhone

1.1. Turn off the screen, turn off the power with accessibility (Assistive Touch)

Step 1: You open Setting (first) => Accessibility (2).

Step 2: You choose item Touch (first) => AssistiveTouch (2).

Step 3: You turn the AssistiveTouch switch to turn on (first) => Customize control menu (2).

Step 4: You touch any button (first) => change to function Lock screen (2) => Accomplished (3).

– To lock the screen:

You touch AssistiveTouch (first) => choose Lock screen (2).

– To turn off the power:

You touch AssistiveTouch and hold the virtual key Lock screen within five seconds until the power off screen appears.

1.2. Turn off screen with back touch gesture (iPhone 8 and later models only)

Step 1: You enter Setting (first) => Accessibility (2).

Step 2: You choose Touch (first) => Touch the back (2).

Step 3: You choose Double tap (first) => Lock screen (2).

Step 4: To turn off the screen in this way, tap the back of your iPhone twice with your finger to turn off the screen.

Note: Thick phone cases will affect the sensitivity of this feature or not.

1.3. Power off iPhone in settings

Step 1: You open Setting (first) => General settings (2).

Step 2: You scroll down and select Shutdown. After that, the power off screen will be displayed for you to operate.

1.4. Turn on iPhone screen without power button

To light up the iPhone screen, we can use the . key Home (applies to iPhone 8 and earlier, SE/SE 2020) instead of the power key.

Also you can use gestures Raise to turn on in settings Brightness. Instructions on how to enable this feature are shared in the link below:

Pick up the phone to open the screen on iPhone

2. Turn off and on Android phone without power button

2.1. Turn off the phone screen on the Action Center (Action Center)

Some phones such as Xiaomi, Vsmart … are integrated with a shortcut to lock the screen by swiping from the top of the screen to the bottom.

To turn off the screen this way, tap and swipe from the top edge of the screen to open the Action Center. If you don’t see the option to lock the screen, swipe the small line (first) Scroll down to expand => Lock screen (2).

2.2. Turn off phone screen with Assistive Touch app

Assistive Touch is a feature that Android users are quite “envious” of iOS users. However, we can bring this attractive feature by downloading the application for Android in the link below:

– Download Assistive Touch | Booster for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easytouch.assistivetouch

Step 1: You open the application and flip the switch to Turn on to grant access to the application.

Step 2: You touch Assistive Touch (first) => Lock screen (2). If the screen is not locked but the application still asks for another permission, please press Agree to complete.

In addition, the application has many good features integrated to help you quickly perform many other tasks. Please open the application => select Customize Menu (first) => touch [+] (2) to add more features.

2.3. Unlock the screen with a lift gesture or double tap the screen

Some phone models of Xiaomi, Huawei … are equipped with this feature to help users conveniently unlock the phone without the power key.

Step 1: You open Setting => Lock screen (first) => flip the switch to turn on with feature Pick up to wake up (2).

With this feature, the phone after locking the screen can be turned on by holding the phone and tilting it slightly upwards or picking up the phone from a flat surface.

If your phone supports the feature Double tap the screen to wake up then turn it on. When your phone is locked, you just need to tap the screen twice and the screen will light up for you to manipulate and use.

2.4. Light up the screen using fingerprint sensor/face recognition

Some Android models turn on the fingerprint sensor, the face is always open, and we can use this sensor to light up the screen. The implementation is quite simple and applicable to most Android smartphones equipped with a fingerprint sensor that is, you just need to touch the fingerprint sensor position to open the screen and if that fingerprint is successfully recognized, the phone will unlock and access the home screen.

3. Plug in the phone charger to turn on the phone without the power key

This method can be applied to iPhone and some Android phones. If the power button is broken and the device is in a state of power off, you can plug in the charger to power on and turn on the device. And if the phone is in screen off mode, plugging in the charger will help the screen light up and you can operate on the screen.

With the sharing in the article, you can turn off and on the phone without the power button easily. Good luck!