Hi all. This is not exactly an accessory, I apologize. I need a power button plastic cap for the G2. If anybody has a battered housing that they may have replaced or help me in any way I would really appreciate.
I bought this phone on ebay w/o the power button cap and I never checked to see that they are really so hard to find, other than buying a whole new housing for as much as I paid for the phone....
I used the guides here and I rooted/s-off it. I tried CM7, I liked it but the WiFi was low. I changed to sense. Much better for wifi, thank you for letting me have it but I would really like to turn it off once in a while.
Thank you
I recommend using a button remapper to remap the focus on the camera button to power. Assuming you dont need the camera button of course.
Thanks. Thought of it, I will probably do that as I do not have any luck with that button.
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Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.
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Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.
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Regarding the power button, you'll get used to it.
Regarding the volume question, yes this is possible with Cyanogenmod 7. You need to be rooted to run Cyanogenmod 7.
flu13 said:
Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.
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If you want you can d/l 2 apps from market that might make things a little smoother for you.
One is quickboot, 4 options reboot,recovery,bootloader,and power off. Secondly one called screen off puts a button on your home screen tap it and your phone goes to sleep.
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You just get this phone? I remember back when it was first released the forum was full of threads asking the same thing. Then we all just got used to it I used to hit my volume keys accidently all the time but I haven't done that in months now.
ALL HAIL OTAKING71, THE RAPER OF HBOOT!!!
Hell I still do when I'm using the physical KB lol
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lol that was a problem for me too, but i got used to it.....
The power button didn't take long, but i remember every time I used to open/close my phone I would hold the volume down button and it got very annoying, but yeah just give it some time because i love the location of all the buttons now that I'm used to them
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Like everyone else said you just get used to it really
eventually its like secondnature and wouldnt want to have it any other way lol
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You just get this phone?
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Yeah, two weeks ago.
Glad to hear that it's not just me. Thanks for the responses. I guess I figured two weeks would be enough to get used to it, but maybe I just need to give it more time.
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Regarding the volume question, yes this is possible with Cyanogenmod 7. You need to be rooted to run Cyanogenmod 7.
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That's cool, although I don't know if I'm ready to give up Sense yet (running MikShifted-G right now), but I do have CM7 on my Nook and I really like it. Thanks for the tip.
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Yeah, two weeks ago.
Glad to hear that it's not just me. Thanks for the responses. I guess I figured two weeks would be enough to get used to it, but maybe I just need to give it more time.
And the HW KB still feels funny, right? I used to love my Moment's keyboard but now when I use it I fell like I'm stuck on the short bus
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The Keyboard definitely feels different from the Moment. I can't say for sure which I like better. I did like having the dedicated number row on the moment. Now, I struggle to find the parentheses or asterisk. I also liked the sliding mechanism on the Moment much better. It had that satisfying snap into position that it did. I always feel like the Shift is a little stubborn about sliding.
I came from a spring loaded samsung also, was a lil hesitant at first too. Tell you what tho, I have made an artform out of opening this phones keyboard. Feels real fluid, like a natural extension. Now I try opening a spring assist device like the wifes epic & I damn near drop it due to the extra force to get the mechanism moving combined w/ the slick cover. Then when it finally pops, it damn near jumps outta my hand... Ok, I have dropped it a few times, not tellin her that tho.
Main point: I agree, "once you get used to it", you really appreciate the thought that went into the simplistic design; buttons to the board.
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My Power switch went out on My captivate. I pulled it apart ohmed the switch reads 5 ohms not pressed 1 ohm pressed. I desoldered it from the board but I have looked everywhere for a replacement but can't find one.
I fond one here
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-Captivate-SGH-i897-Power-Button-p/smsng6086105.htm
but it is members only.
can anyone help?
connexion2005 is a member on here the does a lot of work on different phones. His website is mobiletechvideos.com. not sure if he has a power button but he may know where to look to get one.
Ill try him thanks for the idea!
I just remapped mine to the down volume button and it was free to do..
Yeah mobiletechivdeos really helped me out when mine broke, I jigged and sent it to AT&T, but I recall him saying he had power buttons lying around. Don't quote me on that though.
I have power buttons and I install them...
Hi,
I recently received the OTA update for Jelly Bean, and I upgraded with no problems. However, now, my power button is only working when it wants to. If press it a bunch of times, it might turn on if I'm lucky, but most of the time it doesn't work. Right now, the only way for me to activate my screen is by connecting the charger, or asking someone to call me. The only way to turn off the screen is to wait for it to turn off! As you can imagine, I am quite PO'ed by this problem.
Has anyone run into a similar situation? It seems like a software issue to me because before the update, the button was working perfectly. Everything is stock, by the way. I was on CM9 before the update, but I flashed to stock ICS so that I could install the OTA update. I don't have the clockworkmod recovery anymore either.
Please help!
UPDATE:
I did a little hack to fix it, at least temporarily. Not sure how long it will last now, but at least it didn't cost me any $$$.
quoting myself from below:
I couldn't figure out how to root my phone without a power button because I'm a lazy guy and a work-around just isn't worth the trouble imo. So, instead, I decided to just open it up and see if I could fix it....and I did
First things first though:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR PHONE THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS METHOD!
It's not a permanent fix, more like a hack, but a hack is better than a work-around any day. What I did was find the button on the motherboard, and then 'pinch' it with a small pair of pliers. My original fear was that the problem lied elsewhere on the phone because the actual button seemed to be clicking properly, but it's pretty much impossible to figure out what else the button is connected to and fix it. Luckily, pinching it made it work! I guess that the clicking mechanism isn't the same thing as what makes the contact in the button. If you are going to try pinching it, try not to pinch too hard. I did it a little too hard, and now the button doesn't come out as much as it used to, so it doesn't feel as good as the volume buttons. I'm pretty sure you just need to squeeze it enough so that it gets squished enough to make contact when you press it. Squeezing too much could almost definitely result in destroyed button.
So if anyone has the problem on their phone, and doesn't feel like paying a bunch of money and waiting a long time for it to be fixed, you can try this method to fix it (probably temporarily). Only problem, I guess, would be that you'd have to be more careful with how you treat the power button from now on. If you are good with a soldering iron and working with tiny components, you can probably find a new button on the internet and replace it yourself.
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Sounds like infamous broken power button, which our phones suffer from.
Check this for a workaround.
Happened to me too. I tried to comfort myself into thinking it was a software problem. If your bootloader is unlocked and you're rooted, boot into recovery using Quick Boot and try to flash another rom and see if it solves anything. But I'm not hopeful. Most likely your power button just decided to give way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
For now, if you set the lock screen to 'none' you can turn the phone on if you press the volume buttons.
If you're using a custom rom, I'm sure there's a option to wake the device using volume button under the display settings.
If you're using cm10, you can add the sleep button to the power widgets.
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Thanks for the reply guys. That's what I love about this forum: someone always has an answer to everything.
If the button actually broke I'm going to be very disappointed since I was trying to sell it to get a galaxy nexus. Horrible timing. :crying:
I Just found something weird. When I pull the battery, I can't power on the device with the power button, but if I connect the charger, then the button works. That is, it will power on when I press the button, not automatically when I connect the cable. Yes, the cable shows the charging icon, but it doesn't boot until I press the power button.
I still haven't flashed back to ICS to see if that fixed anything, but I'll post an update when I do.
I couldn't figure out how to root my phone without a power button because I'm a lazy guy and a work-around just isn't worth the trouble imo. So, instead, I decided to just open it up and see if I could fix it....and I did
First things first though:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR PHONE THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS METHOD!
It's not a permanent fix, more like a hack, but a hack is better than a work-around any day. What I did was find the button on the motherboard, and then 'pinch' it with a small pair of pliers. My original fear was that the problem lied elsewhere on the phone because the actual button seemed to be clicking properly, but it's pretty much impossible to figure out what else the button is connected to and fix it. Luckily, pinching it made it work! I guess that the clicking mechanism isn't the same thing as what makes the contact in the button. If you are going to try pinching it, try not to pinch too hard. I did it a little too hard, and now the button doesn't come out as much as it used to, so it doesn't feel as good as the volume buttons. I'm pretty sure you just need to squeeze it enough so that it gets squished enough to make contact when you press it. Squeezing too much could almost definitely result in destroyed button.
So if anyone has the problem on their phone, and doesn't feel like paying a bunch of money and waiting a long time for it to be fixed, you can try this method to fix it (probably temporarily). Only problem, I guess, would be that you'd have to be more careful with how you treat the power button from now on. If you are good with a soldering iron and working with tiny components, you can probably find a new button on the internet and replace it yourself.
hopefully samsung issues a patch or something, this is just sad. after I did the OTA my power button also S#1T the bed. thanks to all the people who came up with the suggestions above...
I'm wondering if some kind person can give me the correct advice please. I thought, I'll turn to the clever guys at XDA to see if they can help?
My girlfriend dropped her S6+ tonight I know! lol......anyway
It was fortunate as to not fall on screen or anything else, but unfortunate to fall directly on the side power on/off button, so I guess it may as well have? The button has been crushed into the unit and no longer functions, although phone is working perfectly regardless. The mashed button does nothing.
What are my options?
It is on contract and we do have insurance, but if there is an easier method (like replacing said button) then I would be willing to undertake the task.
Much appreciated guys.
Youtube has several DIY videos for replacing the power button. Just search "Galaxy S6 power button"
Hey, I just got a pre-owned S6 today, It only has one issue, The power button doesn't work and it's in a bootloop, I'm on the Android Recovery screen but I can't do much because, well, the power button doesn't work at all. Does anyone know of a way to get around this or something? I've got no money to buy a replacement power button otherwise I would fix it myself. Sorry if some of what I said didn't make much sense, Still a newb when it comes to this stuff. I'll do my best to give you whatever info you need though.
Thanks,