Now that smartphones are becoming more advanced, three buttons have made their mark as crucial to its operations unless you have a button-less device. We rely on these buttons a lot but power button not working problem has a greater kickback than if one of the volume rockers because the power button is solely responsible to do a number of tasks alone such as rebooting the system, booting it to other partitions, turning on and off the screen, etc. This is why fixing a power button not working problem is mandatory but do you know what? Since a lot could have gone wrong, here’s a specific troubleshooting guide that targets the software aspect first before moving to hardware-related irritants triggering the issue.
Guide To Fix Alldocube Power Button Not Working Problem
Reboot the device
It might sound weird or even appear as if I am mocking the system to reboot as it is already facing a power button not working problem. But it is only because if we suspect software as the problem and not hardware although the majority of cases are with respect to the latter. Speaking about any software glitch that might have occurred while you trying to press the power button, rebooting the device will avert it and start afresh but the point is, how? Since the power button is not working, you cannot reboot without using it. In this case, you can either use Fastboot and ADB tools or if the system is turned on, you can actually use ‘Scheduled On/Off’ to reboot it.
Purge Cache
Cache files are often considered as a weak link as these files are vulnerability magnet and can get corrupted easily and don’t forget the numerous bugs it can attract if not taken care of. There are basically three types of cache files and you can get rid of ‘em if the phone’s screen is alive or use the ‘Scenario #2’ explained in detail below to turn on the display and proceed with these methods prescribed below. Note that we will be skipping the cache partition as it is not accessible without a working power button.
Firstly, you need to proceed to the Settings >> Storage and search for ‘Cache Memory’ and there you have it. Clear it and proceed to the next ‘App cache’ section. You can delete app-level cache simply by tapping on Settings >> Apps >> Downloaded. Once you are here, a list of all third-party apps will appear where you need to tap on each app and select ‘Clear Cache’ and ‘Clear Storage’. Hopefully, this must resolve the issue once and for all but this is a recurrent procedure as doing it on alternate days will have a huge benefit in terms of performance.
I bought an Alldocube i-Play 40 pro which arrived today, but it is not starting up properly. Pressing the starter button brings up the initial screen for say 4 seconds before switching off again. It will not progress further even when connected to the charger. Is there anything I could do to enable a full start-up or should I immediately attempt to return the item.