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Add a Full "Reboot" Menu to Android 5.0 Lollipop

Dec 5, 2014 11:35 PM
Hand holding a smartphone displaying an app menu with options for "Password," "About," "Help," and "Settings."

If you're someone who likes to customize their user experience, stock Android is a lot like a blank canvas. The firmware that comes preinstalled on Nexus devices is just Android—no manufacturer skins or carrier bloat involved. This simplicity opens up the door for many root mods and flashable ZIPs that can be installed in a custom recovery.

Such mods, however, often require a reboot or a complicated button combination to enter recovery mode. Sadly, as bare-bones as it is, stock Android does not include a "Reboot" or "Reboot to Recovery" option.

We've covered options for enabling a "Reboot" dialog on stock Android in the past, but none of these are compatible with Lollipop. Fortunately, though, there's already an app that will bring a full reboot menu back to your rooted Android 5.0 device—and it's about as easy-to-use as it gets.

Install Quick Reboot

The app that brings a full-fledged reboot menu back to Android 5.0 is called Quick Reboot (Root) from developer PhongIT. Install it and head to the next step for its configuration options.

Quick Reboot (Root) app interface with options to uninstall or open.

Configure Options

By default, Quick Reboot gives you three options: "Power off," "Reboot," and "Recovery." If you'd like to add more options or remove any existing entries, long-press the gear icon, then select "Settings."

Quick Reboot application interface with options to Power Off, Reboot, Recovery, and Exit.
Settings menu displaying information and new version features on a smartphone.
Quick Reboot application interface with options to Power Off, Reboot, Recovery, and Exit.
Settings menu displaying information and new version features on a smartphone.

From here, you can choose which options you'd like to display, then when you head back out, your changes will already be in effect.

Settings menu on a smartphone with various options listed.
Settings menu on a mobile device with options for recovery, download mode, and refresh.
Settings menu on a smartphone with various options listed.
Settings menu on a mobile device with options for recovery, download mode, and refresh.

Use Quick Reboot

The first time you use Quick Reboot, the app will ask for Superuser access. Tap "Grant" on the popup, then your device will immediately reboot.

Add a Full "Reboot" Menu to Android 5.0 Lollipop
Add a Full "Reboot" Menu to Android 5.0 Lollipop
Add a Full "Reboot" Menu to Android 5.0 Lollipop
Add a Full "Reboot" Menu to Android 5.0 Lollipop

After giving Quick Reboot Superuser access the first time, you'll won't have to bother with this menu again—just tap the reboot option you want, and it will happen immediately.

How often do you find yourself using Quick Reboot? Let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line on our Twitter or Facebook feeds.

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.

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