There are several circumstances in which we may need to turn on the mobile screen, but we cannot touch the power button. The clearest reason is that the power button may be broken, but we may also need to see something on the mobile that requires turning on its screen while we do other tasks and we cannot touch any button. Luckily our smartphone has several alternative methods to activate without contact.
The sophistication in the functions of our mobiles has made it possible for manufacturers to integrate functions that would previously be considered secondary. Now, any option, no matter how small, is implemented giving the user the possibility of using it if necessary. In what concerns us now, we can use various tricks and functions so that the mobile wakes up without touching it.
Methods to turn on the mobile without touching it
Use biometric unlocking
Two unlocking methods widely integrated into Android phones come into play here, such as the fingerprint sensor and facial unlocking. Within the Security options, we can configure both unlocking methods or one of the two in case of not having one. When registering a fingerprint or face , simply touch the sensor or look directly at the screen so that the mobile is unlocked without touching a single button.
Virtual button
Some terminals include a home button on the screen instead of the classic central home button . This means that the screen can be pressed in the same way as the physical home buttons, which avoids touching the power button. However, it may be required to activate it from the screen settings, by tapping on “Unlock with the home button”
Smart actions
As we say, mobile phones integrate options to activate the screen in different ways, sometimes playing with hardware elements such as the touch screen itself or its sensors. Therefore, you can make use of two very present functions such as the activation of the screen when lifting the phone and the double tap when activating. These functions are usually present in the accessibility options. When activating them, we will have two other alternative options for the mobile to turn on its screen without touching the power button.
You can say, “Ok Google”
The Google Assistant comes pre-installed on a vast majority of Android smartphones. However, we can download it otherwise. We are talking about the most popular Assistant, but the method may be valid for others such as Amazon’s Alexa, also available on Google Play. Once we have it activated, we can unlock our mobile with the activation command of the assistant, so this is a perfect method to wake up our mobile when our hands are full.
Tool to program it
If our smartphone is somewhat older and we lack many of the above options, it may be necessary to resort to the help of a third-party tool. One of the oldest is Gravity Screen, which automatically turns off the mobile screen when we put it in our pocket or on the table. In addition, it turns it on automatically, it is lifted or removed from the pocket . In addition, it also keeps the screen on while we use the phone by detecting the movement of the hands. We can download Gravity Screen from this link.
To consider
Except for the methods in which we use biometric unlocking, the rest of the methods will turn on the screen, but precisely if we have configured an unlocking method of this type, or even a password, pin or pattern, we will have to enter it before the mobile can fully unlock.