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[Q] on/off button

is there any other way to switch on my XT720 else than using the on/off button? my on/off button broken a few days ago..

U can use OpenRecovery.apk. Options are: Recovery Boot, Normal Boot, and Normal PowerOff. OpenRecovery.
Edit: Ahh sorry, I thought u asked about how to turn it off. U may try turning it on by connect it to the charger. But it works only on ROM that doesn't support charge-mode-only. And i don't have an idea how to do it.

Sorry for that. You might try an app called "button remapper" which is available for free on XDA.
Tell us if it helped you out.
Good luck!
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ

kintol said:
is there any other way to switch on my XT720 else than using the on/off button? my on/off button broken a few days ago..
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I'm pretty sure that there isn't. Acutally sometimes when I remove battery and then I put it back to go to Bootloader the phone boots itself before I hit the power on/off button, but I think that's because I didn't wait long enough. Other than that I don't see it doing with a program and there is no other hardware option as far as I know.
Just send your phone to repair, I bet it won't cost much.

I think there are two aspects here. Using the power button to turn on the device from a power off situation. Maybe this can be done by removing and replacing the battery, but I don't think it always works. The second part is when the phone is already on but the screen is off/locked. I think that remapper app does indeed work for that. Alternately you can ask the nearest cute person to call your phone to wake the screen. Boom. Your phone is awake and you have their phone number in you call logs.

Indeed, kindly ask the nearest cute person - sounds like a plan!
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ

i think the best thing is to send it for repair... i've tried all of the possible ways to put it to on but failed..

use power manager apps to lock your screen.

Re help with galaxy tab 2 power button !

help with samsung galaxy tablet 2 power button !
*Hi guys*I'm finally making the move and have bought a Samsung galaxy tablet 2 for my bmw e46 dash but have found a problem and wondered if any of you guys have a work around for it ?As you know the power button is on the edge of the tablet externally so once it's installed behind the dash you can't push it to either lock the screen or take it out of sleep mode and also it doesn't matter have a proximity to sensor built in etc*Any idea how I can press this power button while it's behind the dash either by the touchscreen using an app or another way that anybody can think of cause I'm stuck ??*So help ppl**

I've read some people use an app called TASKER to set it so that when they crank the car (giving the tablet power thru the charger) the screen comes on and stays on till its turned off. maybe check more into that?

use a custom rom with volume key waking up option.

Athhar said:
use a custom rom with volume key waking up option.
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If he won't have access to his power button after mounting the tablet in the dash, he probably won't have access to the volume buttons either.
here is a thread from another site where a guy put a nexus 7 into the dash of his vette http://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-electronics/1584175-c6-android-tablet-stereo-dash-install.html

If your'e thinking about doing a hardware mod , Try AdamOutler (XDA TV) He does some pretty cool stuff and may offer some solid advice. Knows his stuff thats for sure.
XDA unboxing /tutorial Adam Outler style
Guess you could move the power button onto the dash itself if the device is getting built into it as a permanent fixture ? Not that id have a clue how to do that lol.

Not making any mod to the tab: You may mount a solenoid, http://www.solenoidcity.com/solenoid/solenoidcatalog.htm on the dash to actuate the switch. Will require some mechanical / electrical skill to accomplish the job..

fixed?
did you ever find a solution.. I have the same car and the same issue
Thanks!

Thing is you can easily get apps from store to
1.lock screen
2.turn off tab
3.toggle volume
But real problem comes with turning on tab...
Though you can turn on tab from sleep via some apps called smartawake and others(believe of there are lot of them on play)
By these apps you can turn on tab using proximity sensor(it will work),vibrations
But for instance when your tab gets off you have to press power button.
That can be done by pressing in physically or a hardware hack(you got to open up your tab and do stuff with your power buttons.like providing external switch to it etc)

Droidlover123 said:
Thing is you can easily get apps from store to
1.lock screen
2.turn off tab
3.toggle volume
But real problem comes with turning on tab...
Though you can turn on tab from sleep via some apps called smartawake and others(believe of there are lot of them on play)
By these apps you can turn on tab using proximity sensor(it will work),vibrations
But for instance when your tab gets off you have to press power button.
That can be done by pressing in physically or a hardware hack(you got to open up your tab and do stuff with your power buttons.like providing external switch to it etc)
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Hey guys I am having a similar problem with my galaxy tab install in the car. I come out in the morning and the tablet is dead. I am currently charging it via usb but was planning on putting a power inverter in the glove box for faster charging (maybe?) What I would really like to do is to be able to extend the power button leads to an external button that I can mount in the dash. Anyone done this before or have any suggestions?

Someone recommended Tap Tap App (lock and unlock the screen with a double tap on the proximity sensor) around here. I've tried it and it works.

ketut.kumajaya said:
Someone recommended Tap Tap App (lock and unlock the screen with a double tap on the proximity sensor) around here. I've tried it and it works.
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Yea that would work for turning the screen on and off, but im talking about if the tablet dies completely. It will be getting charge when I turn the car back on but I wouldn't be able to turn the tablet back on itself because I can't get to the power button.

bots444 said:
Yea that would work for turning the screen on and off, but im talking about if the tablet dies completely. It will be getting charge when I turn the car back on but I wouldn't be able to turn the tablet back on itself because I can't get to the power button.
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Your Tab will boot into charge mode. Maybe you can change the init script logic: if boot into charge mode, wait a minute, and then reboot into normal mode.

ketut.kumajaya said:
Your Tab will boot into charge mode. Maybe you can change the init script logic: if boot into charge mode, wait a minute, and then reboot into normal mode.
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Now that would be awesome. I am a total noob with stuff like that. How would you even go about something like that?

bots444 said:
Now that would be awesome. I am a total noob with stuff like that. How would you even go about something like that?
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There are some changes that can be made to the kernel to boot the os when powering the tablet. I had this behavior on my lgp500 as a bug on cm builds. To keep the display on you can check keep display on during charging.
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bots444 said:
Now that would be awesome. I am a total noob with stuff like that. How would you even go about something like that?
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I'll try. But now I am so tired, back from my real work duty. A short break after driving my car for about 3 hours, 1 hour from home 3.49AM here

Just to over simplify the first thing that came too my mind was a knob with an off set round plug on the other side...turn the knob you push the button..
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ketut.kumajaya said:
Someone recommended Tap Tap App (lock and unlock the screen with a double tap on the proximity sensor) around here. I've tried it and it works.
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we can use below command to start the device when power plug is on.............:laugh:
fastboot oem off-mode-charge 0

[q] broken screen need to retrieve files

Hello everyone,
So my screen cracked and my lcd slowly started dying and is now completely black. Touch still works as i am able too unlock the screen and i can hear random noises. Is there any way to retrieve the files of the phone? I can plug it in and the computer recognizes the phone, I just cant mount the SD card. I have all my lecture recordings for school on there! Please help.
if someone could show me with pictures or video how to enable the mass storage so i can enable it blind, that could work too.
Phone is UNROOTED
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF

kallan said:
Hello everyone,
So my screen cracked and my lcd slowly started dying and is now completely black. Touch still works as i am able too unlock the screen and i can hear random noises. Is there any way to retrieve the files of the phone? I can plug it in and the computer recognizes the phone, I just cant mount the SD card. I have all my lecture recordings for school on there! Please help.
if someone could show me with pictures or video how to enable the mass storage so i can enable it blind, that could work too.
Phone is UNROOTED
USB DEBUGGING IS OFF
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If you can't mount then you need debugging on to use adb to pull the files.

Darknites said:
If you can't mount then you need debugging on to use adb to pull the files.
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Thank you for the reply. Yes but can I turn on usb debugging remotely? i can not access the system settings and turn it on.

kallan said:
Thank you for the reply. Yes but can I turn on usb debugging remotely? i can not access the system settings and turn it on.
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Hmm don't think it can. You could try and see if adb is working in the Bootloader.

Darknites said:
Hmm don't think it can. You could try and see if adb is working in the Bootloader.
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how would i get to bootloader on the one s?

kallan said:
how would i get to bootloader on the one s?
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If you trust the 'Power of the Force' lol than just turn off phone completley than hold 'Power & Volume Down' and you should be on 'Fastboot' so just use the 'Volume Down' key and I am 98% sure it is the first option with the click of one down, not sure if this is helpful or just blah blah blah but (maybe) sorry?

While plugged in I held the power button and the soft keys on the bottom blinked 15 times and it went off. then i held "power and vol down" and nothing happened. Then phone vibrated and then the tmobile jingle sound. dont think im doing it right?

If the device boots and the touchscreen works, you can enable usb debugging blind:
- Unlock the device: Swipe up from the bottom
- Notifications: Swipe down from the top
- Settings: Tap on the far right side, between 0.5 and 1.5 cm from the top. (Directly underneath the status bar)
- Developer options: It's the 2nd option from the bottom, so first swipe up a few times to get to the bottom of the menu, then tap between 1 and 2 cm from the bottom.
- USB Debugging: It's the first option from the top, underneath the status bar and the menu title. Tap between 1.5 and 2.5 cm from the top.
- Now you have to confirm a dialog. The OK button is on the right side, about 4 cm from the bottom (or 2 cm below the center).

adb should work in bootloader even with debugging off. It did for me.
To make your life easier when you get it connected through adb, you can use my quick adb tool to get a visual interface of your device.
That way you dont have to mess with adb commands in a command prompt window

SUCCESS!!! in the midst of randomly pressing parts of the screen, I somehow turned USB mass storage on and was able to transfer all my files! lol I dont think I ever got debugging on though..
Thank you to all that helped. I got my lectures! just in time too, Big exam tomorrow!
Thanks again!

[Q] Are Reboot Utilities safe?

Whenever I turn off or reboot my phone from the ROM's power menu the system takes a second or two to close apps and then turns off. While the reboot utilities turn off the OS the moment I press the reboot/power off option on the menu.
Are these utilities safe to use as they seem be like yanking the power cord off of a running device?
(I'm on 5.0 preview and the power menu is limited to just Power Off for now, and I'd like convenient options to go to recovery/bootloader, but not at the cost of corrupting OS files, thanks)

thanks so much people, but don't everybody speak at once.

the_rebel said:
thanks so much people, but don't everybody speak at once.
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That's a sure fire way to get an answer.

It kinda worked.

the_rebel said:
It kinda worked.
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Not really. I didn't give you a useful answer. I didn't know the answer the first time I read the thread. You're right that it needs to unmount the filesystems cleanly when shutting down, but whether that's what is happening when you shut down via the power menu that causes the delay I don't know
I use the "reboot" command all the time though, and I haven't lost any data yet

Yeah it usually works safe enough, but I vaguely remember an year or so back on my N4 it created some problem, and I stopped using any abrupt reboots. Stopping to use those was easy on custom ROMs anyway.
The logic is sound. If there's some file activity going on, an abrupt reboot will cause file system corruption - hell we use safely remove on USB drives too, this is a whole computer.

Question Smart Lock randomly stops working

I have my Smart Lock enabled on my phone with my watch as a trusted device, and several times a day it randomly stops working. Rebooting fixes it for a while.
Anyone one else experiencing this and have found a fix?

I read on Reddit that the March security update broke something and there is no fix yet.

I try to go into it and it doesn't give me any options to add devices, places, or anything like that.

Wonder if this may be one reason why some are having troubles...
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1648044309382418432

Superguy said:
I try to go into it and it doesn't give me any options to add devices, places, or anything like that.
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Try pressing Power + Volume up to bring up the power menu, then press lockdown. Enter your screen lock code and then hopefully your smart lock options should be available again. It worked whne this happened to me.

synesthete said:
Try pressing Power + Volume up to bring up the power menu, then press lockdown. Enter your screen lock code and then hopefully your smart lock options should be available again. It worked whne this happened to me.
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That worked. Thanks!

Thx, had this same problem on my 6a, even after upgrading to April update.
But honestly I always have some kind of issue with Smart Lock...
The reason why Google doesn't allow this when connected to a trusted WiFi network is beyond my understanding...

Have issues with Smart Lock all the time. Have it set so that my phone remains unlocked at home and in the car and it really only seems to work 50% of the time which is just annoying.