So my power button won't wake the phone up and I'm about to warranty it. can anyone point me towards getting an oem tmo version of android on it so i dont get hammered with a huge fee. also i need a way to put it on that doesnt use CWM.... i cant use my power button so i cant select things in CWM
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So my power button won't wake the phone up and I'm about to warranty it. can anyone point me towards getting an oem tmo version of android on it so i dont get hammered with a huge fee. also i need a way to put it on that doesnt use CWM.... i cant use my power button so i cant select things in CWM
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power buttons totally dead so u cant get the phone on at all?
The search button acts like the power button.
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And have u tried a different back case
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chrisizzle492 said:
The search button acts like the power button.
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Huh??? Can u explain please?
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Freshly_Snipes said:
Huh??? Can u explain please?
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ignore chrisizzle492
is it dead where it doesnt work at all
Freshly_Snipes said:
Huh??? Can u explain please?
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Replace the battery cover, which is the entire back. It might be that the "button" isn't making contact properly.
Remove the entire back cover, and where the "button" should be, press down on it with your finger.
Do a battery pull and then try it.
I don't think it's anything to do with the phone, it was doing the same thing on mine. I had to pull the battery numerous times a day.
Until I flashed a rom with a stock kernel, and now it's fine again!
anarchyuk said:
ignore chrisizzle492
is it dead where it doesnt work at all
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First off, what chris is trying to say is, that when in Recovery menu, you can use the capacitive buttons infront of the phone to move down and up and also select items in recovery menu. The search button can be used to select items that you would select with the power button.
Ugh..nightmares of the problems I had with my n1's
the phone is gone... thank youu everyone for your advice. when the power button stopped working first thing i did was take the case off and try with my hand still to no avail. so back to tmo it went
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Does anyone feel that their power button is getting deeper in the phone
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hkwong said:
Does anyone feel that their power button is getting deeper in the phone
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No. Mines fine.
You're pushing it too hard.
Seriously, though, there's been a couple people that I've seen who report similar issues with either the power button or the volume rocker.
The part below the button that gives it spring/tension has probably shifted somewhat, causing it to "sink."
Aside from opening it/exchanging the phone, there's not much you can do.
Scott_S said:
No. Mines fine.
You're pushing it too hard.
Seriously, though, there's been a couple people that I've seen who report similar issues with either the power button or the volume rocker.
The part below the button that gives it spring/tension has probably shifted somewhat, causing it to "sink."
Aside from opening it/exchanging the phone, there's not much you can do.
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It just seems that the button is flush with the housing. Im just worried that the it won't work in the future and I won't be able to bring the phone out of the locked screen
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hkwong said:
It just seems that the button is flush with the housing. Im just worried that the it won't work in the future and I won't be able to bring the phone out of the locked screen
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Unlikely. You'll probably still be able to push it, though it may get harder to do over time.
I doubt that the actual button that's soldered onto the PCB is out, its just that the visible button that the user pushes, that actually pushes on the little button that's soldered onto the PCB, is out of alignment/lost tension.
If it concerns you then you should get take it back for a replacement. Or open the phone and inspect it yourself, but that will void your warranty, so...
Are there any ROMs that allow the volume rocker to wake the phone up?
My friend has a Thunderbolt and I saw that the ROM he uses allows for this.
earhog said:
Are there any ROMs that allow the volume rocker to wake the phone up?
My friend has a Thunderbolt and I saw that the ROM he uses allows for this.
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CyanogenMod 7.1 or one of the recent nightly builds.
Edit: Or any ROMs based on a recent CM7 build (such as Ninja-07061).
You can download an app called no lock. But ur phone has to be rooted
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Are there any ROMs that allow the volume rocker to wake the phone up?
My friend has a Thunderbolt and I saw that the ROM he uses allows for this.
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I use Widgetlocker which can be set to wake with any hardware button. It costs a few bucks but allows you to use any non sense widget on your lockscreen.
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You can download an app called no lock. But ur phone has to be rooted
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Incorrect. No lock does not require the phone to be rooted.
Ok so normally if a phone were to freeze up or something happend you just pull the battery and then put it back in and start it up... is there a button combination or something that no matter what will alwaya restart the phone?
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volume up AND down AND power will force a reboot
Wrong
In official user manual on page 180 is that the when not responding press power button for 10 seconds then release to restart the phone
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Well my method works and its confirmed by others. Now the OP knows 2 ways to reboot
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azzledazzle said:
Well my method works and its confirmed by others. Now the OP knows 2 ways to reboot
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Your method works because you are holding the power button. The volume keys have nothing to do with it you don't have to press them.
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yeah i totally knew that
I was just testing you all
But seriously, Thats whats been mentioned a few times around here so thats always been the method i use...
hall of shame has me right at the top !
azzledazzle said:
yeah i totally knew that
I was just testing you all
But seriously, Thats whats been mentioned a few times around here so thats always been the method i use...
hall of shame has me right at the top !
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Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound mean. I hold volume up + home + power when my i9100 freezes up so I can boot it straight into recovery
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Well you do now.
Just asking because I see screen shot in most of the power options in the ROMs for the HOX and I don't understand why. XD
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on mine it's power plus home.
FZ1Darren said:
one mine it's power plus home.
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That blew my mind. Lol.
No but seriously, it's built into stock as power volume down, you have to hold them.
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jphilippon said:
That blew my mind. Lol.
No but seriously, it's built into stock as power volume down, you have to hold them.
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What rom are you on? It's doesn't work for everyone I have only seen it work on cleanrom.
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Pretty sure default has always been power+home. Power down doesn't do jack for me....well, it turns off my screen after my phone goes to vibrate.
Learn something new every day...
[POWER] + [HOME] on stock 1.85.
Power + down is the stock ICS way of doing it and it works...sorta. You have to get the timing right or else it'll just turn off your screen, bring your power menu up, or mess with your volume.
Power + Home is just so much easier though...
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What rom are you on? It's doesn't work for everyone I have only seen it work on cleanrom.
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It worked for me on stock and still does on CleanROM 4.0
Hit them at the same time and hold them. Home is dumb for me I don't like the path it saves to.
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Power + down is the stock ICS way of doing it and it works...sorta. You have to get the timing right or else it'll just turn off your screen, bring your power menu up, or mess with your volume.
Power + Home is just so much easier though...
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Once you get it you won't mess up anymore. It's very easy.
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FusionTechFTS said:
Pretty sure default has always been power+home.
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Yup, power+home has been how HTC has done it for some time now, since before ICS.
redpoint73 said:
Yup, power+home has been how HTC has done it for some time now, since before ICS.
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Well geeze guys! Just sharing my discovery! XD
Also, I wish it'd get taken out of the power menu. Don't need 3 ways to take a screen shot.
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Well I'll be damned. I don't think I could do the ics way while drinking though. simul button push while under the influence of scotch could prove troubling.
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Well geeze guys! Just sharing my discovery! XD
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And nobody says there is anything wrong with that!
I was just pointing out the fact that HTC has included this feature since before Google decided to incorporate it in ICS.
Also, its interesting that HTC decided to include both their own method, and the Google way. HTC typically seems to prefer their own way of doing things, and removing the more "AOSP-ish" components.
where is it saved to then?
mcmb03 said:
where is it saved to then?
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Power+vol down ==> DCIM
Power+Home ==> Pictures>Screenshots
mcmb03 said:
where is it saved to then?
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Holding power and volume down at the same time is native to ICS and will save the screenshot to
/mnt/sdcard/pictures/screenshots
if I'm not mistaken. The One X can also take screenshots via home and power button. This will save the screenshot into a new folder DCIM or just drop them into /camera. I cant remember.
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Holding power and volume down at the same time is native to ICS and will save the screenshot to
/mnt/sdcard/pictures/screenshots
if I'm not mistaken. The One X can also take screenshots via home and power button. This will save the screenshot into a new folder DCIM or just drop them into /camera. I cant remember.
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Power home puts it in camera shots.
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I hate the volume down+home, lol. When I hold the phone in my left hand and go to press home with my thumb it sometimes takes a screenshot.
On a random note, I feel like the HOX and a lot of other phones are easy to use one handed. I have slightly larger than average hands, but people should just put their pinky right under the home key on the edge if they need to. ANYWAY
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I hate the volume down+home, lol. When I hold the phone in my left hand and go to press home with my thumb it sometimes takes a screenshot.
On a random note, I feel like the HOX and a lot of other phones are easy to use one handed. I have slightly larger than average hands, but people should just put their pinky right under the home key on the edge if they need to. ANYWAY
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Thats how I hold it too! And I agree it's easy to use with one hand, save texting.
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You have to hit power button and vol down at the same time and hold, it worked for me, I just wasn't waiting log enough before.
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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
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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...
Hello guys
i've just registered here
i only want to avoid abusing power button to unlock the phone
i set only 1 min to auto-lock
the only way to unlock is by using power button, everytime i push im afraid that the button will go crazy
do you guys know any way to avoid this issue ?
i've search many app but they all use proximity sensors and i've tried it and nothing worked
i installed smart screen off v3.3 and thing went worse.... the screen stucked and trying to off-on-off-on-off-on everysecond
You can unlock by removing the s-pen, too.
donleon said:
Hello guys
i've just registered here
i only want to avoid abusing power button to unlock the phone
i set only 1 min to auto-lock
the only way to unlock is by using power button, everytime i push im afraid that the button will go crazy
do you guys know any way to avoid this issue ?
i've search many app but they all use proximity sensors and i've tried it and nothing worked
i installed smart screen off v3.3 and thing went worse.... the screen stucked and trying to off-on-off-on-off-on everysecond
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I don't think using the word RAPE earns you much respect.
Oh and it's a tablet not a phone.
I use screen off fx for powering down, gives a virtual powerbutton on your screen with some nice off-effects, and its free! That halves use of powerbutton.
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I never get why peaople see this as an issue, iv never had a button break on me
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Chocu1a said:
You can unlock by removing the s-pen, too.
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essentialy it's the same as using button too often that will make the slot(pen?) broke like my NDS stylus, i rarely use pen too
apprentice said:
I don't think using the word RAPE earns you much respect.
Oh and it's a tablet not a phone.
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as you wish bro, english isnt my primary language so i dont know what word can describe this.. it is a phone+tablet bro, i can make a phonecall here......
dutchxxl said:
I use screen off fx for powering down, gives a virtual powerbutton on your screen with some nice off-effects, and its free! That halves use of powerbutton.
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what i need is for turning on the screen, for locking/screen off i use autolock so it halves the use of powerbutton
damonsmith666 said:
I never get why peaople see this as an issue, iv never had a button break on me
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u never had but u will
its just natural that anything that often used will be broke one day
im doing this for preventing that
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I never get why peaople see this as an issue, iv never had a button break on me
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I went through 3 on my nexus ones.
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I use the app "rebooter" found in the app store to have a widget on screen that turns off, reboots or goes to recovery without using the powe button.... You do need to rooted to use this however...