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I dont know of this posted but I was searching for this for a very long time, I was told that i cannot take screenshots with my phone using stock rom, But I accidentally doscovered that you can do it, press and hold power button then press the left most button beside the menu button (dont know whats its called) and you will be able to capture a screenshot.
hope it helps.
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Very well known. It's standard feature of sense 3.0. Nothing special. Also the button is called the home button

khulay028 said:
I dont know of this posted but I was searching for this for a very long time, I was told that i cannot take screenshots with my phone using stock rom, But I accidentally doscovered that you can do it, press and hold power button then press the left most button beside the menu button (dont know whats its called) and you will be able to capture a screenshot.
hope it helps.
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LoL!! Not an early riser, I see! Like dan said, it's a very very well known feature on stock Sense 3+ ROMs. Sorry for pouring water over your enthusiasm, and the eureka feeling....
It's Ok man, all of us get over-excited some time or the other!

Hahaha, sorry mates, its just that ive searched all over the net and i cant find anything. I even chatted with someone from Htc and they dont have any clue at all
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I wasnt aware of that , lol
I can now get rid of my screen shot app

Power Button Problem

Hello guys, I just want to know is there any way through which I can increase the sensitivity of the power button? My phone is now one year old and I've found that the power button is very annoying. If any new person happens to use my phone, he is to be taught to apply a bit more force to the power button to lock the phone.
Also, long press is difficult! It's very difficult to take screenshots (with CM ROM that has power button screen shot option).
When I long press to take a screenshot, after releasing the button, the phone sleeps and gets locked. It happens several times and to take one screenshot I have to face it almost five times. I think it is because of dust that gets collected below the plastic button, is there any suggestion from you that can make my finger's life easy??? :banghead:
Uhh, and do not suggest opening the phone body and clean it!!!
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And how does a topic come under 'favourites' section of the xda premium app??? Such a stupid question but I am really not finding a way out!!!
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Same problem. Isn't much you can do with the power button. It's mechanical so to fix the actual button you would have to open up the phone and fiddle in there. (don't try this if you don't know what you're doing)
I, for one, am using this mod. It works on the rom level, not the phone itself so it needs to be flashed every time you install a new rom (even when it's the same one but different version) and it won't work when the phone is completely shut down, you still have to use the power button.

Oh yeah! I knew that mod but forgot!
Well then, for now I use a screen locking widget... but still to unlock power button is required...
Will have to stay with it only.. :banghead:
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Oh, and yeah, that same widget allows to lock the phone by long pressing search button.
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krazzyvishal said:
Oh yeah! I knew that mod but forgot!
Well then, for now I use a screen locking widget... but still to unlock power button is required...
Will have to stay with it only.. :banghead:
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Can't you just press any other button, like menu or the back key, and slide to unlock?

same problem with volume keys also

thatnextdoorboy said:
Can't you just press any other button, like menu or the back key, and slide to unlock?
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Yes I know I can, but sometimes just to see notifications or time, I don't take out the phone from the cover, only its head...

Control the volume buttons?

Hi! I'm not sure where to put this, but I think it's an app I'm after so I'll make a try here.
Is there any way, like an app, to control the volume buttons? I change the volume accidently all the time, actually I rarely ever want to change it since this is a wifi only version and I I find the system sounds just disturbing. So turning them off completely would be nice, and I've searched for a app to do this but no luck yet.. A small widget to replace the power button sure ain't hard to find so it must be possible.
Thanks in advance!
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Axel_ said:
Hi! I'm not sure where to put this, but I think it's an app I'm after so I'll make a try here.
Is there any way, like an app, to control the volume buttons? I change the volume accidently all the time, actually I rarely ever want to change it since this is a wifi only version and I I find the system sounds just disturbing. So turning them off completely would be nice, and I've searched for a app to do this but no luck yet.. A small widget to replace the power button sure ain't hard to find so it must be possible.
Thanks in advance!
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the Q&A section would have been the place to ask a question. But I don't know of any app for that. Never wanted needed something like that. I don't know how you change it on accident.
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Axel_ said:
Hi! I'm not sure where to put this, but I think it's an app I'm after so I'll make a try here.
Is there any way, like an app, to control the volume buttons? I change the volume accidently all the time, actually I rarely ever want to change it since this is a wifi only version and I I find the system sounds just disturbing. So turning them off completely would be nice, and I've searched for a app to do this but no luck yet.. A small widget to replace the power button sure ain't hard to find so it must be possible.
Thanks in advance!
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I use an app call "Volume in Notification" to change my volume.. u could use that

txtmikhail said:
I use an app call "Volume in Notification" to change my volume.. u could use that
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As far as I can tell that's just an app to change the volume in the status bar. It doesn't seems to turn off the hardware buttons, or is it?
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Axel_ said:
As far as I can tell that's just an app to change the volume in the status bar. It doesn't seems to turn off the hardware buttons, or is it?
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For hardward buttons(System Sounds) Go into settings>>Sound>>Volume>>System

txtmikhail said:
For hardward buttons(System Sounds) Go into settings>>Sound>>Volume>>System
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I have no idea what you mean but there ain't a way to turn off the buttons in the settings as far as I can see. And that's my problem, I know how to change the volume without using the buttons, there's even apps for that like the one linked above. But I've not found any to turn off the buttons, preferably all the time except for when it change the media volume but it's not the end of the world if I have to do that manually in the device as well..
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Mr. bird said:
the Q&A section would have been the place to ask a question. But I don't know of any app for that. Never wanted needed something like that. I don't know how you change it on accident.
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Congrats you helped this person exactIy 0%....
1.He stated he didnt know if he had placed his post in the right section ,he didnt ask where he should have placed it.
2.Why reply at all with an abscence of an answer, ie: "But I dont know of any app for that" .If everyone who didnt know of an "app for that" posted,the post would be 4,000 pages long....just stay on the sidelines.
3.OP didnt ask what YOU wanted/needed..."Never wanted needed something like that"
4.Your thinly veiled condemnation of his misfingering his device (accidentally adjusting the volume) is completely uncalled for.
MODS: My apologies if I am out of line.
OP: I would think a mod rather than an app might be what you seek.Apps being more device universal.Try the Themes section.Lotta mods there.
"All I have is my WORD and my BALLS and I aint breaking niether for NOBODY" - Tony Montana

Like what Jonathanpeyton said.. You need a Mod not an App to disable hardware buttons.. Sorry i misunderstood u earlier..

Jonathanpeyton said:
Congrats you helped this person exactIy 0%....
1.He stated he didnt know if he had placed his post in the right section ,he didnt ask where he should have placed it.
2.Why reply at all with an abscence of an answer, ie: "But I dont know of any app for that" .If everyone who didnt know of an "app for that" posted,the post would be 4,000 pages long....just stay on the sidelines.
3.OP didnt ask what YOU wanted/needed..."Never wanted needed something like that"
4.Your thinly veiled condemnation of his misfingering his device (accidentally adjusting the volume) is completely uncalled for.
MODS: My apologies if I am out of line.
OP: I would think a mod rather than an app might be what you seek.Apps being more device universal.Try the Themes section.Lotta mods there.
"All I have is my WORD and my BALLS and I aint breaking niether for NOBODY" - Tony Montana
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Well I suppose it's good to know next time how to think when posting a new thread, I use different forums all the time but I'm not used to this "is it a question, post it in Q&A no matter the topic". To me every thread should be posted in the section that best describes the subject no matter if it's a question or not but that's obviously not the case here.
txtmikhail said:
Like what Jonathanpeyton said.. You need a Mod not an App to disable hardware buttons.. Sorry i misunderstood u earlier..
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Hmm, I was worried about that but since there seems to be an app for everything now I thought there might be that for this as well. I know that I'm not the only one with this problem, and besides many with me think that the buttons are turned upside down when you use the device on portrait mode like I do now. If I have it turned with camera facing to the right seen from the screen side volume up is down and if I rotate it 180 degrees I can't hold and it while typing without accidently pressing the buttons.
Actually I think the button to adjust the system sounds is useless on a wifi-only device, but that's a different story. So to get back to topic, I suppose this mod can't be done without rooting the device first?
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There's an app called volume locker which locks your volume unless you confirm any changes due to pressing buttons.
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Jasonchewy91 said:
There's an app called volume locker which locks your volume unless you confirm any changes due to pressing buttons.
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Thanks, this will do the trick! It may not be just what I was looking for but it sure is better than nothing.
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App/mod to make phone appear off?

Anyone know of an app or mod to make my phone appear off without turning it off? Perhaps a toggle that requires you to press home and power to wake the phone? My phone has to be off at work and they check it.

There might be but is it really worth it? Sounds pretty strict, I doubt they would be happy about that. Good luck I guess.
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Yes, worth it. You don't understand my job. My phone is aloud to be on most of the time, just not during certain tasks.

If its supposed to be off, and you don't wanna lose your job, why not just turn it off when you're supposed to?
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There isn't an app for that. Just turn your phone off.

If that was the case, I wouldnt be posting, would I?
Dont worry about my job.

jmxc23 said:
There isn't an app for that. Just turn your phone off.
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Ok...what about a mod? Stfu

HutchOven said:
Ok...what about a mod? Stfu
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Basically, we're all saying there's nothing we can do. And honestly your responses to all answers on this thread are rather immature. Makes people not really wanna help in the future. Just might wanna keep that in mind for any future issues you may face with your device.
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I'd be annoyed if I was op too...either help him or don't, but don't tell him what to do at HIS job. He's an adult and can make his own decisions.
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I vote for a thread cleanup. Good luck in your search op.

HutchOven said:
Ok...what about a mod? Stfu
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There isn't any app or mod for something that is already in the phone. All you have to do is set your phone to silent/vibrate and press the power button to put it in deep sleep mode. Also press the power button again to wake the phone. To keep from getting text at work just turn off your data. Also what the hell is with you telling me to shut the f##k up when you are asking for an app or mod for a function that comes standard in ALL cellphones. Hell a toddler can figure that out.

jmxc23 said:
There isn't any app or mod for something that is already in the phone. All you have to do is set your phone to silent/vibrate and press the power button to put it in deep sleep mode. Also press the power button again to wake the phone. To keep from getting text at work just turn off your data. Also what the hell is with you telling me to shut the f##k up when you are asking for an app or mod for a function that comes standard in ALL cellphones. Hell a toddler can figure that out.
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but he also wants to have it be a combo to pull it out of sleep mode like screen off unless you hold power and vol up then push home button.
As far as i know there is no way to do this only ways to add more ways to wake it.
My other thought is how brain dead are the people checking your phone while your in a no cell zone... (Which they either do for good reason or they do just cause they don't want to deal with it.)

squidder said:
I'd be annoyed if I was op too...either help him or don't, but don't tell him what to do at HIS job. He's an adult and can make his own decisions.
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But no one is telling him what to do. He asked for suggestions and we gave them. Then he gets pissed when its not what he wanted.
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Questions and help issues go in Q&A
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mirrin said:
but he also wants to have it be a combo to pull it out of sleep mode like screen off unless you hold power and vol up then push home button.
As far as i know there is no way to do this only ways to add more ways to wake it.
My other thought is how brain dead are the people checking your phone while your in a no cell zone... (Which they either do for good reason or they do just cause they don't want to deal with it.)
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It still doesn't excuse him for having attitude for not getting what he wants.

squidder said:
I'd be annoyed if I was op too...either help him or don't, but don't tell him what to do at HIS job. He's an adult and can make his own decisions.
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Thank you.

HutchOven said:
If that was the case, I wouldnt be posting, would I?
Dont worry about my job.
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Yea it's secret squirrel stuff.. :laugh:
I guess they could tell you you can't have the phone at work and to leave it in the car or at home.
OR a drop box before you enter the area...
I know lots of places like that and I will not discuss them.

This i727 is giving me a really hard time

So i have this i727 that keeps vibrating like when you leave the power buttom hold down when its out of battery like every 2 seconds, so yes i checked many threads before i posted but they weren't able to reach download mode like my case here, but here is the problem.
When i reach download mode the phone's screen goes blueish(BSOD without white letters :silly then black and back to vibrating every 2 seconds.
I have opened the phone and cleaned the board a bit, checked the power buttom and it seems to be fine. Tried my skyrocket battery and still no luck.
Any suggestions?
I'll post a video.
http://youtu.be/gwk0c-qt7Xc

Sticky power button??
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Sounds like a sticky power button. If you take the battery out and put it back in what does the phone do?
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jd1639 said:
Sounds like a sticky power button. If you take the battery out and put it back in what does the phone do?
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holeindalip said:
Sticky power button??
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I checked the power button when i opened the phone 2 days ago it was dirty and i cleaned it and still no luck, this time im gonna open it up again and re-check the power button at work i guess and let you guys know. :highfive:

its not only about dirt it also could be a failed power button which is broken internally, read the sticky Read This b4 posting | THE MOST Common Questions Answered HERE and go near the end to read about the procedure on fixing it

Thanks a lot guys for the support.
Got it fixed, it was a stuck power button.
So i had to do this to the power button switch then pressed it hard a couple of times(while it was like on the photo below)and connected the board without the case to test it and VOILA it worked, so then i placed the metal embrace back to place and closed the phone to test again and it's working like a charm.
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Hope this help some other people who have the same problem. :highfive: :fingers-crossed: :good: