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Does anyone with Froyo know if there is a new timeout adjustment for the bottom button lights? I cannot believe that this would not be fixed. It's the single most annoying thing about the phone. Even aside from the problem of the lights going out after like 3 seconds, they don't even light up when you hit the power button to wake up the phone! How dumb is that? My GPS is fine. I want a button light fix!
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Does anyone with Froyo know if there is a new timeout adjustment for the bottom button lights? I cannot believe that this would not be fixed. It's the single most annoying thing about the phone. Even aside from the problem of the lights going out after like 3 seconds, they don't even light up when you hit the power button to wake up the phone! How dumb is that? My GPS is fine. I want a button light fix!
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Unfortunately not.
Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.
k2snowboards88 said:
Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.
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This......
Have you tried looking in various settings databases on the device itself?
k2snowboards88 said:
Haven't you gotten used to it by now? It was annoying for me for the first week. Now, I could press any of those keys with my eyes closed.
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Yeah, I know where the buttons are without looking, but if you hit them with the tip of your finger, you have to hit them right in the center. In the dark, I end up missing 1 in 4 times. If they were lit up like it should be, I'd never miss them. Since those buttons are used so much, it's just ridiculous that they aren't lit up the same time as the screen, or at least have a setting for them. To me, it's the worst design flaw of the phone, and actually, for me, it's really the only flaw. Since it wasn't fixed, I'm guessing the lights aren't tied to the OS. Maybe it's tied directly to the hardware, which would really suck.
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Have you tried looking in various settings databases on the device itself?
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I looked through all of the settings. I don't have Froyo, but climber1872000 said there's no setting for it.
I've found that after only 3 weeks of getting my Thunderbolt that the power/lock screen button has gotten harder and harder to press. I have to literally mash the damn thing down for it to react. Anyone else experiencing some of the same issues?
is your power button sunk in on one side ?
jumpman1229 said:
I've found that after only 3 weeks of getting my Thunderbolt that the power/lock screen button has gotten harder and harder to press. I have to literally mash the damn thing down for it to react. Anyone else experiencing some of the same issues?
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I haven't experienced this issue (yet) but I've heard of it happening to others. To make a few suggestions on how not to use the power button as much:
Download a widget that will reboot your phone from your home screen
Download a widget to shut down your phone
Set the screen timeout to a short length so that after inactive use for a short period, the screen will shut itself off
If you go this route, you should avoid having to use the power button as much.
i have had mine for like 2 months now and it is still really easy to press, yay for cases
RockyCJC said:
I haven't experienced this issue (yet) but I've heard of it happening to others. To make a few suggestions on how not to use the power button as much:
Download a widget that will reboot your phone from your home screen
Download a widget to shut down your phone
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If you're rooted, Quick Boot app from the Market does this, as well as permitting you to boot directly into Recovery.
power button works great with my otter box [knocks on wood]
The same sort of thing happened with my dInc. Just gotta get in there with something like dental tools and CAREFULLY clean out the crud fingers leave behind.
loonatik78 said:
The same sort of thing happened with my dInc. Just gotta get in there with something like dental tools and CAREFULLY clean out the crud fingers leave behind.
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Didn't your mommy teach you to wash your hands after using the toilet?
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RockyCJC said:
I haven't experienced this issue (yet) but I've heard of it happening to others. To make a few suggestions on how not to use the power button as much:
Download a widget that will reboot your phone from your home screen
Download a widget to shut down your phone
Set the screen timeout to a short length so that after inactive use for a short period, the screen will shut itself off
If you go this route, you should avoid having to use the power button as much.
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I use a tasker widget and have it set to sleep phone so the only time i use the power button is to wake.
I got a warranty exchange for the power button issue
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Hi, is there any other way how to wake up nexus S from black screen/sleeping mode-normally pressing by power key button, is it possible to wake up nexus other way by pressing e.g. home key? Thanks for advice
shockwave22 said:
Hi, is there any other way how to wake up nexus S from black screen/sleeping mode-normally pressing by power key button, is it possible to wake up nexus other way by pressing e.g. home key? Thanks for advice
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if you go to the phones main settings, security, lockscreen, then turn off the lockscreen, you can wake the device with the volume buttons.
Well thx a lot, I wanted to know that in case that would something happend to power button. Thx one more time
shockwave22 said:
Well thx a lot, I wanted to know that in case that would something happend to power button. Thx one more time
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cool.
my power button died last august. there are actually many other option for a dead power button out there(apps).
simms22 said:
if you go to the phones main settings, security, lockscreen, then turn off the lockscreen, you can wake the device with the volume buttons.
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Yes, this is a way.
There is a lot of way to wake up the phone, for example you can flash a kernel with Touch Wake support (just touch the screen to wake the phone).
_Limbo_ said:
Yes, this is a way.
There is a lot of way to wake up the phone, for example you can flash a kernel with Touch Wake support (just touch the screen to wake the phone).
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yea, but with touchwake youre phone never goes into sleep(not good for battery life). its awake, just the screen is off. plus you cant keep it in your pocket with touchwake, youll just end up turning the screen on.
simms22 said:
yea, but with touchwake youre phone never goes into sleep(not good for battery life). its awake, just the screen is off. plus you cant keep it in your pocket with touchwake, youll just end up turning the screen on.
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Yeah, it's only to suggest alternative methods.
keep it in your pocket with touchwake, youll just end up turning the screen on.
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Why? Nexus s has a capacitive screen, so if you don't touch it with your fingers or with something that's an electrical conductor, the screen shouldn't turn on...am I wrong?
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Yeah, it's only to suggest alternative methods.
Why? Nexus s has a capacitive screen, so if you don't touch it with your fingers or with something that's an electrical conductor, the screen shouldn't turn on...am I wrong?
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i would think so too, but..
tell that to my phone that not only opened applications while in my pocket, when i was using touchwake, but once opened the rootbooter app then booted into recovery and wiped my dalvik
You can check al_madd's guide on Nexus S with Power button broken:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524858
You can call your phone, then it will wake up
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i would think so too, but..
tell that to my phone that not only opened applications while in my pocket, when i was using touchwake, but once opened the rootbooter app then booted into recovery and wiped my dalvik
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Your phone must have a own will or something like that lol.
biergaizi said:
You can call your phone, then it will wake up
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Of course...but this way is "uncomfortable" ehehehe .
You always need another phone only to wake up your nexus s.
Out of the blue - or so it seems - my screen will no longer turn on.
I was listening to music and pushed the power button to change the station and the screen would not turn on.
When I push and hold the power button the phone will vibrate briefly, indicating that the shortcut menu to reboot/ mute the phone has come up, just that the screen remains black.
When I try calling myself the screen will not turn on nor will the phone ring.
When I plug the USB cable into the phone, the screen remains black instead of turning on like it normally would.
The screen will turn on randomly on the rare occasion, but the screen wont respond to touch.
Help!
Sounds like a good candidate for rma
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long press the power button for 30-45 seconds..
jd1639 said:
Sounds like a good candidate for rma
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Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
simms22 said:
long press the power button for 30-45 seconds..
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Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
Caebron said:
Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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There's a one year warranty, where are you located?
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Caebron said:
Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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there are apps thatll cause this to happen, mods as well. its like a sod, sleep of death.
simms22 said:
there are apps thatll cause this to happen, mods as well. its like a sod, sleep of death.
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And when will google fix this issue?
markdapimp said:
And when will google fix this issue?
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i wouldnt say its googles issue. id say its an issue of app coding.
Caebron said:
Not sure that will fly Google. I dont believe there is a warranty beyond the 30 days you have for return. Worth a try though!
Thanks. That rebooted the phone and fixed the problem for now. Now it works most of the time, but now and then the screen will still fail to turn on when pressing the power button.
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boot into safe mode and see if the issue persist.( long press power button then long press power off)
Caebron said:
Out of the blue - or so it seems - my screen will no longer turn on.
I was listening to music and pushed the power button to change the station and the screen would not turn on.
When I push and hold the power button the phone will vibrate briefly, indicating that the shortcut menu to reboot/ mute the phone has come up, just that the screen remains black.
When I try calling myself the screen will not turn on nor will the phone ring.
When I plug the USB cable into the phone, the screen remains black instead of turning on like it normally would.
The screen will turn on randomly on the rare occasion, but the screen wont respond to touch.
Help!
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what app were you using to listen to music with? and why would you press the power button to change the station?
OP give more details about your phone. is it unlocked/rooted or custom Rom? Google replaces unlocked/ re-locked phones anyways, I think it wouldn't hurt to reflash stock image.
simms22 said:
what app were you using to listen to music with? and why would you press the power button to change the station?
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Spotify. And I wasn't pushing the power button to change the station, I pushed the power button to turn the phone on so that I could change the station. There is not much interaction possible while the screen is turned off
With any luck it wont happen again. Although I dont normally rely on luck much.
Caebron said:
Spotify. And I wasn't pushing the power button to change the station, at least directly. I pushed the power button to turn the phone on so that I could change the station. There is not much interaction possible while the screen is turned off
With any luck it wont happen again. Although I dont normally rely on luck much.
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it couldve been just a derp as well. if it happens again, post it in this thread.
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i wouldnt say its googles issue. id say its an issue of app coding.
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I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
markdapimp said:
I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
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ive never experienced it on my n5. i use pandora often, never an issue. are you undervolting by chance? or it could be your setup(what apps you chose to install as well).
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ive never experienced it on my n5. i use pandora often, never an issue. are you undervolting by chance? or it could be your setup(what apps you chose to install as well).
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No I'm completely stock I am however using this equalizer app maybe thats the root cause?
markdapimp said:
No I'm completely stock I am however using this equalizer app maybe thats the root cause?
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possibly. try without it for 2 days or so.
simms22 said:
possibly. try without it for 2 days or so.
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Just FYI, the problem stopped after flashing a new ROM and Kernel (from Franco's Kernel to Cyanogenmod Kernel). Been running Cyanogenmod for a few weeks now and I haven't had the problem since.
markdapimp said:
I Think Google should fix it I have never experienced this sort of issue on other Android devices but it seems very present in Nexus devices especially pandora and sometimes snapchat
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I don't think it's Google's responsibility to fix 3rd party apps.
bblzd said:
I don't think it's Google's responsibility to fix 3rd party apps.
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I think the issue isn't with third party apps its with Android itself
Android OEMS such as Samsung,LG and HTC, Sony have all this fixed
I own a LG G2 and a Samsung Galaxy s4 and both are on 4.4.2 and they always respond when I wake the screen
my Nexus 5 on the other hand 100% stock with the same app's loaded has troubles and requires a reboot atleast twice per week
I've got a problem. Same problem I had on my G2 and I ended up getting rid of the G2.
For some strange reason at times when I press the button on the back to unlock/wake the phone the screen comes on and it goes RIGHT BACK to sleep.
At first it seemed like it was when my hand is touching the top of the phone but this morning I couldn't duplicate it on command.
Any clue whats happening?
I know this isn't any help to you, but I am seeing the same behavior. It took me 5 minutes to get the phone to unlock last night. If anyone has any ideas on this please help! Thank you in advance.
flaystus said:
I've got a problem. Same problem I had on my G2 and I ended up getting rid of the G2.
For some strange reason at times when I press the button on the back to unlock/wake the phone the screen comes on and it goes RIGHT BACK to sleep.
At first it seemed like it was when my hand is touching the top of the phone but this morning I couldn't duplicate it on command.
Any clue whats happening?
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i use to have this trouble with the g2 it may be the sensors but sometimes i notice i have my hand over the sensor and it cuts off
christcb said:
I know this isn't any help to you, but I am seeing the same behavior. It took me 5 minutes to get the phone to unlock last night. If anyone has any ideas on this please help! Thank you in advance.
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Well crud. No explanation or solution but so far at least I know I'm not alone.
flaystus said:
Well crud. No explanation or solution but so far at least I know I'm not alone.
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It seems to happen to me when I plug it in. Has that been your experience?
christcb said:
It seems to happen to me when I plug it in. Has that been your experience?
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No it can be anytime. Usually if a finger is on the top of the phone but not always there and not every time it there.
Its weird.
The only thing that I can think of is the feature they use with the sensors next to the camera on the front. If your phone is in your pocket and the power button is pressed the screen will shut back off. You can test it by holding your hand over the proximity next to the camera. Then press power.
I know I mess up when I disconnect my phone from the power cord in the morning. The phone's screen automatically comes on when you unplug it, but I have a habit of trying to turn the screen on myself. What happens is that the phone automatically turns the screen on, and my actions immediately turn it off again.
I realize this probably isn't the same issue that some of you are facing, but it does annoy me!