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hello
i am searching for a little program, which starts the flashlight.
because if i want to turn it on, i must start the camera first.
please help
regards,
pulyka
You can try one of these:
- Artamata Pocket Light
- VJCandela
I tried Pocket Light, but the light won't turn on. In Camera it turns on fine. Is it the rom I'm using that causes it?
thx!
i tried pocket light, but it did not worked
vjcandela unfortunately also not worked
is it my fault or they are not designed for wizard?
regards,
pulyka
I'm also interested in such program!
If anyone knows one, please let us know!
Maybe an alternative coul be the following:
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/plamp/
Quiyaro said:
Maybe an alternative coul be the following:
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/plamp/
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I have used that before and it isnt very bright as a flashlight. Its just a neat little gadget that could be used as a flashlight in a really dark room with no windows and the brightness is turned all the way up on your device.
Well, you guys want to turn it on and leave it on...mine's on and won't turn off. Going into the camera and turning off or on/off the flash doesn't help.
I've got this under the T-Mobile MDA moniker, a G3 with 2.26.10.2 sanctioned ROM. In fact, I just flashed to the 2.26 because I was hoping that might fix the issue. I even downloaded the VJCandela program and installed it to see if that might turn it off. No such luck.
If there's another way to turn it off, I'd appreciate the help. I apologize if this is a noobish question but for the sake of my poor besieged battery life, I request your aid. Thanks in advance.
Widgett said:
Well, you guys want to turn it on and leave it on...mine's on and won't turn off. Going into the camera and turning off or on/off the flash doesn't help.
I've got this under the T-Mobile MDA moniker, a G3 with 2.26.10.2 sanctioned ROM. In fact, I just flashed to the 2.26 because I was hoping that might fix the issue. I even downloaded the VJCandela program and installed it to see if that might turn it off. No such luck.
If there's another way to turn it off, I'd appreciate the help. I apologize if this is a noobish question but for the sake of my poor besieged battery life, I request your aid. Thanks in advance.
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I hope you can find an answer soon because eventually the flash will burn out....a hard reset doesn't disable it?
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I hope you can find an answer soon because eventually the flash will burn out....a hard reset doesn't disable it?
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No, and that's what's really weird. Nothing turns it off. Powering it off, soft reset, hard reset/restoring factory defaults--like I said, I even upgraded the ROM to 2.26 in the hopes that doing that would trip it off. Nada.
Try finding a compatible copy of Haret. Not sure if one exists, but then you want to flip through the GPIOs. Again, not sure how you do that on the Wizard.
VJCandela has never been compatible with the wizard because I've never had one to test it on. I think I know how to do it, but can't release it until I test the hardware
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Try finding a compatible copy of Haret. Not sure if one exists, but then you want to flip through the GPIOs. Again, not sure how you do that on the Wizard.
VJCandela has never been compatible with the wizard because I've never had one to test it on. I think I know how to do it, but can't release it until I test the hardware
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Vijay,
I would think he's willing to test since the alternative is his flash is gonna burn out and his battery is gonna drain like crazy....sounds like a captive audience.
Lol. Ok, when I say "test", I'm being over optimistic. I need to write. But I need hardware to write for, because I think I know how to write it!
However, this issue doesn't sound minor, if the flash is being forced on, and if you've tried a few different rom upgrades, it sounds more likely to be a hardware issue.
Does the flash go off when you enable and disable it in the camera app?
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However, this issue doesn't sound minor, if the flash is being forced on, and if you've tried a few different rom upgrades, it sounds more likely to be a hardware issue.
Does the flash go off when you enable and disable it in the camera app?
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Hey, thanks for the responses, guys...no, going to the camera app and turning it on and off is ignored by the light.
And yeah, if somebody's got an idea for a software gizmo or a settings hack or something, I'm all ears. Just flashed, so haven't had a chance to do too much in the way of customizations to the thing. No better time for screwing around with stuff.
Widget. I had the same problem on my 8125 before I upgraded to WM6. My problem was do to water damage. The flash got wet and would not go off. I finally dried it out (or so I thought) and it went away. It came back and would not go off and drained my battery rather quickly. A week before I upgraded to WM6, I removed the flash and ordered another one. Works great!!!
If you dont know how to remove the flash, its pretty simple. You can google search how.
I've had the same problem with a Nokia 6111, it was wet inside. That's no software issue.
I was about to say water damage, if it is outside of warranty (or your warranty doesnt cover liquid ingress) then just whop the back cover off, give it a squirt of isopropyl alcohol and then wipe it off and use a rubber (like on a pencil) to try to remove the rubbish around it, try to avoid using something like an exacto knife to scrape it off.
So I've read about this problem some time ago and now I have it too.
Flashlight is always turned on. It isn't turned on to full brightness. Im sure no recent water damage was done. I have the protective flash and camera cover off because they were too scratched to use.
I hope it will solve somehow
btw: it is turned on even when I turn the phone off (not into standby - fully turned off!) only thing that stops it is when I remove the battery
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so I've removed the flash LED from the back cover as it was just held there by those "hooks" (I don't know the right name for those).
The voltages was there from the board so changing flash wouldn't help. mainboard just didn't turn the flash off so problem is somewhere else.
Btw the battery says 3.7V but my voltmeter shows 4.8V, isn't that a problem? Do you have similar experience?
The Earpiece of my Vox just stopped working. Anybody else had this problem or knows a solution? Could it have something to do with the Win6.1 Rom from Gonzo?
Hi Bunecarera,
had exactly the same problem today.
I made a hard reset- hasn´t change a thing.
While I was driving home, my battery went emty. So my vox was without power for a few hours.
After that (while preparing for sendigt it to htc) i gave him a last try - and it worked!
So, I would propose that you remove your battery and wait for a few hours.
But now I have the problem, that i can´t establish a usb connection to my pc :-( It´s just charging... but no data connection.
I keep trying...
Roman
@NamorGermany
Change the USB cable
@matrix77
thanks for you tip, but i already knew this issue...
tried several diffrent cable... doesn´t change anything!
Aaah, i went into the bootloader... now the ROM-Update is working!
I´m really glad. Thanks secable (it was his post).
(Bootloader = Phone of, hold camera-button, plug USB-cable in)
@Bunecarera
I will let you know if the Rom downgrade (to original HTC Rom) will solve our problem. But I think its a hardware matter... :-(
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Hi Bunecarera,
While I was driving home, my battery went emty. So my vox was without power for a few hours.
After that (while preparing for sendigt it to htc) i gave him a last try - and it worked!
So, I would propose that you remove your battery and wait for a few hours.
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It Worked!! Don't have an explanation for it, but it started working again after removing the battery for a couple of hours.
Strange, very strange...
My ear piece stopped working too. I found that hitting my phone on something hard brought it back to life. My casing is already damaged so i didnt mind! So anyway I waited til my warranty ran out and then took my phone apart to have a look at the ear piece. After taking the entire phone apart to get to it i found that the ear piece is connected using very thin, bearly 1mm cable. Mine has a dodgy connection but only very slightly where it meets a connector, most probably from all the drops my phone has had. But my advise would be for you to contact htc if your within warranty. I did before about my battery and a got new one!
FYI I did try to fix the connector but as the cable is soo small its too risky.
Hope this helps a bit! If at all lol.
Mine became very distorted a little while ago, I simply flick the earpiece when it happens and it solves it, heh.
I lock my phone and about 10 mins later I go to unlock it and the phone powers up meaning that it has been turned off. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the charge of the battery but it keeps doing this. The other week the phone wouldn't respond for about 5 hours I would touch it and the touch screen was completely dead. I locked the phone and then the screen went black and the touch buttons at the bottom lit up and that was it the phone crashed so I needed to restart it and it just wouldn't work. 5 hours later when I woke up it responded and Bare in mind I ran about 5 ruus to get the phone back to stock so it wasn't a software problem. So has anyone else experienced one of these problems. The random shutdown is my issue at the moment. I'm considering returning it for repair because isn't it true that htc have a 2 year warranty in the uk?
Sounds daft but I'd put a piece of folded paper on top of the battery to ensure it has perfect contact and isn't able to move at all.....I have heard of others who have experienced this issue.
I would also see if you could get another battery for a short time and try that just to rule out that it is an issue with the battery.
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Sounds daft but I'd put a piece of folded paper on top of the battery to ensure it has perfect contact and isn't able to move at all.....I have heard of others who have experienced this issue.
I would also see if you could get another battery for a short time and try that just to rule out that it is an issue with the battery.
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Doesn't sound daft it's a great Idea. I have blu-tack on the slide off cover at the bottom to keep it from jiggling as one of the plastic clips broke. I will probably test another battery because they aren't exactly expensive. Do you know anything about HTC's warranty int he uk ben_pyett? Thanks for the help
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Doesn't sound daft it's a great Idea. I have blu-tack on the slide off cover at the bottom to keep it from jiggling as one of the plastic clips broke. I will probably test another battery because they aren't exactly expensive. Do you know anything about HTC's warranty int he uk ben_pyett? Thanks for the help
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I have heard multiple users that they simply rang HTC up, complained that battery didn't work and got a new one sent out.....so try that....and attempt if possible to hang on to old one, as if it turns out to be device, you get a free battery
Same issue for me, it drove me nuts. Turned out to be a faulty battery when sent off to HTC/Vodafone for repair. They replaced it so I wonder if it's a known issue.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app
ben_pyett said:
Sounds daft but I'd put a piece of folded paper on top of the battery to ensure it has perfect contact and isn't able to move at all.....I have heard of others who have experienced this issue.
I would also see if you could get another battery for a short time and try that just to rule out that it is an issue with the battery.
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This.
My phone used to shut down randomly and I searched and found out that it is due to the bad design of battery placement in this phone. All I had to do was put a small piece of paper and it has never shutdown till then.
I'm definitely going to try this, I've been getting lots of resets and I'm relieved it's not a rom issue
edit: how many times did you guys fold the paper over?
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Sounds daft but I'd put a piece of folded paper on top of the battery to ensure it has perfect contact and isn't able to move at all.....I have heard of others who have experienced this issue.
I would also see if you could get another battery for a short time and try that just to rule out that it is an issue with the battery.
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i had issues with my phone turning off too, had it slightly wet at one point so i took it to a phone repair joint, they replaced a few things charged me and it had the same problems afterwards, a test battery proved it was the bloody battery all along!
the tech there let me know our batteries have a soft edge that when pushed up hard against the battery slot it slightly deforms, seems like a bad design if you look at the battery up close you can see one where the edges get pushed in a bit, (well on mine anyway) the test battery i borrowed didn't have the edges pushed in.
Had this problem too. Paper did the trick.
My HTC 828 is always going off by itself, once I open the camera or put on my mobile data the phone goes off please what should I do?
Me too have same problem..My HTC desire 828 dual sim turning off automatically, mostly when I play any videos or turning on camera. Tried factory reset many times but no use..
HTC 828 ramdomly switching off on data use, battery drains off
I also have the same problem...whenever I use apps which use data, the phone goes switch off and many times when I switch on the phone, apps starts optimizing again and again...sometimes battery drains off immediately...please help me...whats the issue...
Phone switching off itself. Nearly same problem is what I face with this HTC 828
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I lock my phone and about 10 mins later I go to unlock it and the phone powers up meaning that it has been turned off. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the charge of the battery but it keeps doing this. The other week the phone wouldn't respond for about 5 hours I would touch it and the touch screen was completely dead. I locked the phone and then the screen went black and the touch buttons at the bottom lit up and that was it the phone crashed so I needed to restart it and it just wouldn't work. 5 hours later when I woke up it responded and Bare in mind I ran about 5 ruus to get the phone back to stock so it wasn't a software problem. So has anyone else experienced one of these problems. The random shutdown is my issue at the moment. I'm considering returning it for repair because isn't it true that htc have a 2 year warranty in the uk?
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Nearly same problem is what I face with this HTC 828 desire
Never knew that HTC would let me that down
Worst company ever
The only reason this phone was with me was due to its good camera qualities else
This phone couldn't give any better loudness if not accompanied to speakers ....each time while watching any video I need speakers
Well ...this phone made me realise that it's not necessary that good priced phone are necessarily good
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theguitarman94 said:
I lock my phone and about 10 mins later I go to unlock it and the phone powers up meaning that it has been turned off. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the charge of the battery but it keeps doing this. The other week the phone wouldn't respond for about 5 hours I would touch it and the touch screen was completely dead. I locked the phone and then the screen went black and the touch buttons at the bottom lit up and that was it the phone crashed so I needed to restart it and it just wouldn't work. 5 hours later when I woke up it responded and Bare in mind I ran about 5 ruus to get the phone back to stock so it wasn't a software problem. So has anyone else experienced one of these problems. The random shutdown is my issue at the moment. I'm considering returning it for repair because isn't it true that htc have a 2 year warranty in the uk?
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Nearly same problem is what I face with this HTC 828 desire
Never knew that HTC would let me that down
Worst company ever
The only reason this phone was with me was due to its good camera qualities else
This phone couldn't give any better loudness if not accompanied to speakers ....each time while watching any video I need speakers
Well ...this phone made me realise that it's not necessary that good priced phone are necessarily good
What should I do to get rid of this problem
(Before I resell it)
My battery couldn't be removed
So the solution of paper couldnt be fine with it
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hi have same issue on my htc d820ts so i flashed it with new firmware and check the battery connector or power supply area its ok but phone issue is same so please if some one have any idea help me
Hey guys, I just collected my N8020 today, and after some playing with it, I noticed the camera flash led on the back of the tab was stuck on an on state. I tried restarting, enabling/disabling the flash from the camera menu but it never goes off. When taking a picture, or using a flashlight app from the market, the LED does flash brighter, but when turned off it never completely goes off. The light is even on when the tab is powered down. Since I cannot yank the battery out to completely cut the power, I thought of trying to run the battery down until the LED dies. The device has completely run out of power and does not start up anymore, but the flash is still on. Anyone has any suggestions on what I can try, or is it possibly a hardware fault?
did you do a factory reset?
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did you do a factory reset?
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It finally ran out of what little battery and the flash went off. I started charging the device and turn it back on, and the flash comes on again. Ive tried reset to factory defaults but the flash is still on.
Need to get it exchanged. Hardware fault in flash LED circuit.
Personally I'd take it back to the shop as there should be some protection against defects in the 1st week or so, in Oz the shops are suppossed to replace immediately any returned item if it is less than a month since purchase. Yo might need to find out what your countries laws are and hold firm, if the counter staff won't help ask to speak to a manager. Don't surrender the old tablet over until you have a new one in your hands.The old trick they use is it has to be sent away, if you don't want to see your new toy for at least 2 weeks, hand it over.... When it comes back it won't be new anymore....
Silly question- is there any chance the "Assistive Light" widget is on? It does sound like a hardware defect, though.
I've contacted the telco and they will be sending me a replacement tomorrow. Thanks guys for the advise.
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Silly question- is there any chance the "Assistive Light" widget is on? It does sound like a hardware defect, though.
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Thanks for the reminder. Tried a flashlight app from play store. And reading this topic I almost lost hope, since my tablet has just turned 1y1m, no warranty anymore.
The assistive light widget worked.
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Thanks for the reminder. Tried a flashlight app from play store. And reading this topic I almost lost hope, since my tablet has just turned 1y1m, no warranty anymore.
The assistive light widget worked.
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Glad to see you got the issue fixed.
FYI..............
If I remember correctly Samsung was giving an extra 3 months of warranty if you registered your device online so if you registered online you really may have 2 more months of warranty.
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Thanks for the reminder. Tried a flashlight app from play store. And reading this topic I almost lost hope, since my tablet has just turned 1y1m, no warranty anymore.
The assistive light widget worked.
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Hi,
I have the same problem Leo. What app worked for you and how did you fix it?
Thank you.
Greetings all! I need a bit of help regarding my device - Moto G3/Moto G 2015 (Osprey - XT1550) 2gb Indian version. The device has been running flawlessly on Stock Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow since I got it in January 2016. However since yesterday, the dual led flash isnt working properly. Only the bottom (white) led lights up when I turn on the torch or use the flash. The top one doesnt light up. However, when I press at the back near or around the LED, the top one also lights up. It turns off again as soon as I remove my hand. I think some internal connection may have gotten loose and I dont think its a software issue, but I would like someone to tell me if its so. Also, any fix to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Greetings all! I need a bit of help regarding my device - Moto G3/Moto G 2015 (Osprey - XT1550) 2gb Indian version. The device has been running flawlessly on Stock Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow since I got it in January 2016. However since yesterday, the dual led flash isnt working properly. Only the bottom (white) led lights up when I turn on the torch or use the flash. The top one doesnt light up. However, when I press at the back near or around the LED, the top one also lights up. It turns off again as soon as I remove my hand. I think some internal connection may have gotten loose and I dont think its a software issue, but I would like someone to tell me if its so. Also, any fix to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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It's high time to replace the device's battery. The battery bulges gradually and as the flashlight connectors are just above the battery they lose contact with the terminals, so I would suggest you to go to a Motorola service center and ask them to show your battery to you, if in case it looks bulged to you get it replaced. After the battery replacement the device will function normally.
3 years is a good time that the battery needs replacement. Go ahead and consult a Motorola service advisor.
Happy to help, The9464guy.
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It's high time to replace the device's battery. The battery bulges gradually and as the flashlight connectors are just above the battery they lose contact with the terminals, so I would suggest you to go to a Motorola service center and ask them to show your battery to you, if in case it looks bulged to you get it replaced. After the battery replacement the device will function normally.
3 years is a good time that the battery needs replacement. Go ahead and consult a Motorola service advisor.
Happy to help, The9464guy.
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Thanks for the quick response. I wasnt expecting the battery to be the cause of this though, as it seems to function just fine. I'll have it checked though, just to be sure so I can replace it if that's the cause. Thanks once again.
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Thanks for the quick response. I wasnt expecting the battery to be the cause of this though, as it seems to function just fine. I'll have it checked though, just to be sure so I can replace it if that's the cause. Thanks once again.
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I insist you to consult only a Motorola service center. Local chaps mess up the device. So just informing you beforehand.
Happy to help, The9464guy
The9464guy said:
I insist you to consult only a Motorola service center. Local chaps mess up the device. So just informing you beforehand.
Happy to help, The9464guy
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Yeah there's a Motorola centre near where live so I took the device to them. The guy there told me that in most cases if the battery goes bad, falling battery backup would be a major indication. He also said that if that were the case, the battery would have become bloated and would be easily detected. To find out the problem, he said he would have to open up the device, and this being my daily driver device, I cant afford that right now. Any suggestions as to what should I do next?
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Yeah there's a Motorola centre near where live so I took the device to them. The guy there told me that in most cases if the battery goes bad, falling battery backup would be a major indication. He also said that if that were the case, the battery would have become bloated and would be easily detected. To find out the problem, he said he would have to open up the device, and this being my daily driver device, I cant afford that right now. Any suggestions as to what should I do next?
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The process takes mostly an hour to complete. If the battery goes bad it would cost you around 1500 rupees or so. Go ahead and get the battery inspected and replaced if necessary. My friend also faced the same problem a month ago, so I doubt the battery is the cause of the problem.
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The process takes mostly an hour to complete. If the battery goes bad it would cost you around 1500 rupees or so. Go ahead and get the battery inspected and replaced if necessary. My friend also faced the same problem a month ago, so I doubt the battery is the cause of the problem.
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So, in the case of your friend, did replacing the battery solve the LED flash issue? Now, do both the LEDs light up when using the flash or torch?
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So, in the case of your friend, did replacing the battery solve the LED flash issue? Now, do both the LEDs light up when using the flash or torch?
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Yes, replacing the battery solved the problem of the dual flashlight.
I assure you that replacing the battery will solve your problem for sure.
Happy to help, The9464guy.
Dude, just yesterday I had the same problem and I was really worried, thank you for making this post.
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Yes, replacing the battery solved the problem of the dual flashlight.
I assure you that replacing the battery will solve your problem for sure.
Happy to help, The9464guy.
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Thanks a lot man. Will get the battery replaced then.
Psicovirus said:
Dude, just yesterday I had the same problem and I was really worried, thank you for making this post.
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No probs mate! Its a good device and I want to keep it working for as long as I can.
I had this happen to my phone, I solved it by sort of 'massaging' the camera and flash area with my thumb until the amber LED stopped turning off without applied pressure.