Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus: How To Turn ON And OFF With Broken Power Button

If you find your power button is no longer working on your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus, then worry no more because you are not alone. It can be a pain not being able to turn your phone ON or OFF and normally raises a lot more questions. The good news is that we have some solutions to help you with ease without having to waste time or energy. Just use the steps we have listed below for help.

How to Turn ON the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus Without Using the Power Button

Begin by holding down the volume button when your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus is OFF. Connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable but be sure that you are still holding down the volume button. The device will then go into something called download mode, which will need canceling by pressing the volume key. The phone will then finally do a reboot and turn On.

How to Turn OFF the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus Without Using the Power Button

If you don’t have access to the power button you will need to go to the Applications icon and navigate to the play store. Here you will find a “Search” Box that you will need to type in “button Savior” and download this application to your phone.

If you can’t get to the play store or the application won’t download you can go to the Button Savior webpage. Install the application once enabling the debugging mode.

If you know how to use the debugging mode you can find Button Savior on the web and use the “kill or Start savior button service”. This will open a screen that on the right of it has a tiny arrow you can select. This allows you to convert it into icons when you tap and hold the power button. If you select the power off option you will then be able to power off your phone. You should now be able to turn off your Samsung Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus smartphone.