How to Reboot Android into Fastboot Mode with a Broken Power or Volume Buttons using ADB?

If you have hardware buttons that are broken, I can still show you how to access Fastboot mode.

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Links
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Developer Mode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwR2HIstT-c
ADB Fastboot Toolkit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic5HIG4r8cE
Platform Tools - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJltFfcZzM


Video Description
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Many guides out there say that in order to access Fastboot Mode on Android, you will need to press and hold a certain combination of hardware buttons.

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However, that isn't the only way to do this.
And I understand that there are some folks who have smartphones or tablets that have broken buttons.

Whether that's a broken power button or broken volume buttons.

So today, I want to show you a simple ADB command that will reboot your device from the Android operating system into Fastboot Mode. . .aka bootloader mode.

The first thing you'll want to do is enable Developer Mode.

This is done by tapping the Build Number entry within the About Phone section 7-10 times.

With Developer Mode enabled, the next thing we need to do is dive into the Developer Options menu.
And then from here, look for the USB Debugging Mode toggle.

This will be disabled by default. But it is really easy to enable on most devices.

And finally, the last thing you need to do is install ADB & Fastboot tools onto your laptop or desktop PC.
This is something else that I've already done a dedicated video about, so I'll have that linked below as well.
But it usually involves downloading the tools directly from Google and then extracting them. Or installing a toolkit that makes the process a bit easier.

I understand that can be a lot of requirements in order to get you here, but you can be relieved that you've now done most of the work.

We're going to connect our smartphone to the PC with a USB cable
And then open a Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, or a Terminal window from within the same folder as our ADB & Fastboot tools.

If you know where these files are, an easy way of launching one of these is to open the folder.
Hold the Shift button on the keyboard, and then right click on an empty area within the folder.

You should then see a Command Prompt, Terminal, or PowerShell option here.
So just click on that and you'll see a prompt window appear.

It won't matter which one you pick.

Now, we could just execute the ADB command to reboot the phone, but it's usually recommended that the first thing you do is execute the command. . .

adb devices

Not only will this command start up the ADB server on your computer.
But it will also tell you if you have a successful connection to the device itself.

Also, if this is your first time doing this on your Android smartphone or tablet. Then you will see the USB Debugging Mode prompt appear on your screen.

You'll want to tap on the box that tell the device to always allow access. And then confirm you want to grant USB Debugging Mode access.
With access granted, execute that ADB devices command again to make sure you see the serial number of your device show up here in the prompt.

Now, when you're ready to reboot your Android device into Fastboot Mode, we simply need to execute the command. . .
adb reboot bootloader

And as long as you don't get an error message as a response, your smartphone or tablet will reboot automatically.

You will see your device reboot you into a menu like this
From here, you can perform things like a bootloader unlock Fastboot command. . .reboot into Recovery Mode, and a few other useful tasks.

When you're done, I would normally tell you to use the Volume Up or Volume Down button to make sure the Start option is highlighted
And then press the Power button to select that option.

But since you're watching this video because one or more of your hardware buttons is broken.
Another easy way to reboot back into Android is to execute the command. . .

Fastboot reboot

You'll do that from the same command prompt or powershell window that you used to access Fastboot Mode.
And as you can see, it will reboot your device and take you right back into the Android operating system.


Step by Step Tutorial
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1. Intro [00:00]
2. Requirements [00:45]
3. ADB Command for Fastboot Mode [02:35]
4. Conclusion [05:35]


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