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How to deal with a Google Pixel with a broken power button

To power off the phone

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot

Long press the new floating power icon on the right side of the screen

To power on the phone

  • Hold the volume down button
  • While holding the button, plug the Pixel into your computer
  • The Pixel will turn on to the bootloader screen
  • Since the power button isn't working you can't select the option to power on the phone from the menu so instead run fastboot reboot
  • The phone will now power on and you can unplug the cable

To unlock/wake the phone

Use the fingerprint reader

To lock/sleep the phone

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.ictpro.jsalatas.screenoff

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