Tutorial to Reboot Android Phone with and without Power Button

Sometimes your phone may stay frozen or dead and the power button fails to work. Then knowing how to reboot and hard reboot your Android phone can come in handy. To kick things off, you should first understand what reboot and hard reboot phones are. Rebooting is the same as restarting. It is close enough to powering off and then turning off your device. The purpose is to shut down and reopen the operating system. Hard reboot, on the other hand, means not only turning off your smartphone but also disconnecting the battery to the device. The goal is to rescue freezing, crash and other problems. Although the terms may seem similar, they are quite different in operations and purposes. Here we will introduce you how to reboot Android phone. Let's start now!

• Method 1: How to reboot Android using Power button
• Method 2: How to reboot Android phone without Power button
• [Friendly Reminder] Backup Android Data Before Restarting Android
• FAQs about Rebooting the Android Phone

Method 1: How to reboot Android using Power button

Power button, also called Sleep/Wake button or Lock key, is a useful hardware button, especially for rebooting phone. And every Android phone has a power button on the top or the side of the body. The position and design may be different, but the usage is the same.

Step 1. Press "Power" button for a few seconds, you will be taken to the boot menu screen.

Step 2. Tap on the "Power off" option or the option that has the same meaning to shut down your phone first.

Step 3. About 20 seconds later, your phone turns black completely. Then press the "Power" button again. When you see the Android logo or manufacturer's logo, let the Power button go. Now you can enter the phone with your passcode.

Phone reboot will help clear system cache and speed up your phone, which is different from Android phone hard reboot that wipes all content and settings on Android phone.

Method 2: How to reboot Android phone without Power button

What if the power button on your Android phone is broken or the device runs completely frozen？ Here are the effective ways to turn on your phone without the power button.

How to reboot Samsung/LG/HTC/Google Pixel/Huawei/Moto Phone without the Power button

A. Check the Battery Condition with a USB Charger

There are several reasons behind a frozen phone. First and foremost, if your Android phone model doesn't suffer external force like a crush or strike, it may simply switch into the sleep mode due to low battery. What you need to do is to find a compatible electric charger like USB to plug in your phone and wait until there is enough battery storage to restart your Android phone again.

B. Tap the Screen to Wake Up Your Phone

Most phone devices nowadays are enabled with quick settings through swiping, scrolling or tapping the screen to control the phone on the control panel. Apart from clicking the buttons on the side of your phone models, you can always use the quick settings to unlock the phone screen and turn on your Android with the following steps.

Step 1. Open "Settings" and move to "Advanced features".

Step 2. Scroll the screen list and you will see "Motions and gestures". Then open it and move the bar following "Double tap to turn on screen" till it turns blue.

Then you can activate your phone by double-tapping the screen to check for any problem.

C. Customize the On/Off Time for Phone Screen

If you find all the manual settings for restarting the Android not effective, then you can go ahead with the custom rebooting time for your Samsung, LG, HTC, Google Pixel, Huawei, Moto and other models based on your device.

Step 1. Find the "General management" under the "Settings" and open the "reset" option.

Step 2. Click the "Auto turn on/off" section. In the following screen, you can swipe the bar behind "Auto turn on" and "Auto turn off" to set a scheduled time for your Android phone model to reboot automatically.

Then Adjust the time to your preferred one and wait until your phone restarts according to the personal mode.

D. Download and Install the Restarter APP

You can restart your phone with a third-party application named Power Menu on your Android phone if the button gets broken or the settings don't work well.

Step 1. Download and Install the restarting app from the market.

Step 2. Enter the app when you fail to use the power button. You can choose the "Restart" button to reboot your phone with this app.

[Friendly Reminder] Backup Android Data Before Restarting Android

Considering people reboot phone aiming to resolve some problems, we suggest you back up your Android phone first. That is to avoid data losing due to troubleshooting. Apeaksoft Android Data Backup & Restore is one of the best ways to create a backup for Android phone before reboot. Its powerful features include: