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[Q] Bricked Nexus S. Faulty power button?

Hi guys.
I noticed a few weeks ago my power button started to work when it felt like it. Sometimes it would be fine, other times it would take about 30 presses before it registered I was attempting to use it..
Now it has completely failed.
The phone is currently off, whenever I try to press the power button it never turns on. But as soon as I attach a charger to it (AC and USB), without even pressing the power button, the phone vibrates and the google screen flashes up, but never gets past that screen.
If I hold the volume up button as I attach a charger it attempts to enter recovery/bootloader mode(?), but freezes as soon as it comes on. No buttons work and it requires a battery pull to turn it off.
The phone is also not recognised by my computer, or by odin, or anything.
Not really sure what to do. Would try and flash things back to stock, but can't find a way to do that. Not really sure it would help either?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Oh and I looked through current threads and searched on google but I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem :/

It seems, your power button is constantly pressed. Maybe you dropped it? You should try to carefully move the button in every direction instead of pressing it, hopefully it clicks back to its right place. Other option is taking it back to the shop, and get it repaired. It's a hadware problem, so you won't be able to use neither recovery nor the ROM. The bright side is, that probably it's an easily repairable problem, and won't take too long

mkoch820 said:
It seems, your power button is constantly pressed. Maybe you dropped it? You should try to carefully move the button in every direction instead of pressing it, hopefully it clicks back to its right place. Other option is taking it back to the shop, and get it repaired. It's a hadware problem, so you won't be able to use neither recovery nor the ROM. The bright side is, that probably it's an easily repairable problem, and won't take too long
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I thought it was a hardware thing, they guy at the shop told me it wasn't..
And yeah that's fair enough..
But yeah I will get it repaired, thank you very much

i kind of had the same problem....
are u runing ICS 4.0.3 update by google????
if yes then that is the problem,
even my power buton stoped working and then wheni went into recovery mode it freezed..
it was my luck taht suddenly the power button started working on its own and i formated the phone with clockworkmod and reinstalled 2.3.6..... and been working fine now...

karan_chopra said:
i kind of had the same problem....
are u runing ICS 4.0.3 update by google????
if yes then that is the problem,
even my power buton stoped working and then wheni went into recovery mode it freezed..
it was my luck taht suddenly the power button started working on its own and i formated the phone with clockworkmod and reinstalled 2.3.6..... and been working fine now...
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I was on an ICS ROM, can't remember which one, but the button started playing up when I was on a GB ROM..
Here's hoping the button just suddenly starts working though.. :L
Cheers for the reply

Just in case anyone else has this problem. My situation looked horrible.. but I brought a USB Jig from eBay and after months of problems. I got into recovery mode and flashed back to stock. Everything is perfect now
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Though I am officially out of the Nexus S great community (mine was sold) but a great lesson I learned here is to BABY the power button...I also disabled the screen lock so I can get screen to wake with vol rocker.... take care of the power button folks on Nexus S lol

AnthonyG92 said:
Just in case anyone else has this problem. My situation looked horrible.. but I brought a USB Jig from eBay and after months of problems. I got into recovery mode and flashed back to stock. Everything is perfect now
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA
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Thats fix your power button?seriously?
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Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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AnthonyG92 said:
Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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Haha...okay...my power button already dead..
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AnthonyG92 said:
Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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Stock ICS has a feature to wake the screen using the vol rocker.
And you can search the market for "Lock screen widget" to shut the screen.
In this case you minimize the need for the power button..That what I was doing..

[Q] Power Menu?

Does anyone know how to get the power menu up without the power button?
because my power button broke
but on a few occasion when i sweep to sleep, the power menu with pop up, i don't know how i did it?
I'm sick on pulling out my case, then pulling out the battery over and over again when i need to reboot

anthonyly said:
Does anyone know how to get the power menu up without the power button?
because my power button broke
but on a few occasion when i sweep to sleep, the power menu with pop up, i don't know how i did it?
I'm sick on pulling out my case, then pulling out the battery over and over again when i need to reboot
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Hi,
4EXT has a power off menu.
Also,Quick Boot from the market.

Do you just have to be really careful not to turn the phone off?
I mean if it turns off can you get it back on at all?
Just curious in case I'm ever faced with this scenario.

malybru said:
Hi,
4EXT has a power off menu.
Also,Quick Boot from the market.
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+1
This guy knows what he's talking about :highfive:

If your phone has something like LeeDroid or PkMn tweaks, you might be able to use long-press search to bring up the power menu.

Skipjacks said:
Do you just have to be really careful not to turn the phone off?
I mean if it turns off can you get it back on at all?
Just curious in case I'm ever faced with this scenario.
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well last week my phone power button stoped working for somereason, i didn't smash it on the ground or anything,
I think my sensation reconfigured it self to turn on when i put the battery in, and to turn on when i take my charger out somehow
SO yeah i've been with sweep2wake ever since

HTC Sensation Power Button (On/OFF) doesn't work.

Hi everyone. Today i was chargin my phone at PC using a no-name usb cable. I've noticed while it was charging that the screen kept turning itself on and off. When i finaly took the phone, the screen was unlocked and when I tried to press the home button it did nothing but taking screenshots (like the power button was stuck). The power button was not wroking either.. After I took out the battery and restarted the phone, the power button didn't work at all. Tried to clean it off using this method but it did not work. Tried to clean the power off button using a method i've seen on google (can't post the link since i'm a new user) but its still not working
I'm desperate, please help

Are you sure, that the problem is only the power button? I have sometimes problems with this phone too. Sometimes you can't turn it on.
Try taking the battery out for at least one hour - then try to start it. I had always success with this.

ECAod 4 , 450
The batter has proven me to be fcked in the last week, had lots lots lots of random turn-offs and restarts. But for more than 5 hours the power off button didn't work.
I'll let my batter out through the night.
Thanks for reply.
PS: I'm running ARHD 7.3.

AbudyGhosty said:
The batter has proven me to be fcked in the last week, had lots lots lots of random turn-offs and restarts. But for more than 5 hours the power off button didn't work.
I'll let my batter out through the night.
Thanks for reply.
PS: I'm running ARHD 7.3.
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The restarts can also result from a loose battery. Try putting a folded piece of paper between the battery and the upper casing of the phone, so the battery is pushed against the pins. This is a well-known issue. It helped me a lot. Before I had also lots of reboots.

Yep, did that in the last 1,5 year and the random reboots stopped. But as i've said, now it happens even tho' i have a paper that keeps the battery steady.
Lol just took the phone to see if the power button works and currently i'm talking screenshos pressing the home button .

AbudyGhosty said:
Yep, did that in the last 1,5 year and the random reboots stopped. But as i've said, now it happens even tho' i have a paper that keeps the battery steady.
Lol just took the phone to see if the power button works and currently i'm talking screenshos pressing the home button .
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How did you turn on your phone if the power button doesn't work?

quaver erprilr
I take the battery out, put it back in and after a few seconds the phone turns on.

AbudyGhosty said:
I take the battery out, put it back in and after a few seconds the phone turns on.
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Well, this isn't normal. Is your power button constantly pressed?
Try the following: Hold the volume down-button while inserting your battery until the phone boots up.
Does it boot into the boot manager?

Just woke up, plugged my battery in and the power button worked almost normally. Could've pressed it 5 minutes and after that and a restart it didn't work anymore.
This means I should buy a new battery and everything is fixed? Are the Anker batteries worth it ? Or do you recommend me a HTC EVO 3D battery ?

AbudyGhosty said:
Just woke up, plugged my battery in and the power button worked almost normally. Could've pressed it 5 minutes and after that and a restart it didn't work anymore.
This means I should buy a new battery and everything is fixed? Are the Anker batteries worth it ? Or do you recommend me a HTC EVO 3D battery ?
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You can use the battery from the Sensation XE, which has 1.700mAh instead of 1.520 (or 1.560). At the HTC-Store they are about 50 € here in germany.
Always buy original batteries! Not the cheap ones from eBay. They usually don't have a temperature sensor, so the phone can't shut down, when it gets too hot while charging. This can be very dangerous.
I haven't got any experience with Anker-Batteries - sorry.

Pressed the volume down button and it got me into the boot menu (just like the power button is kept pressed).
Do you think that if I change my batter it will fix my problems ? Also noticed that my battery is altered, aka its not flat but swollen.

AbudyGhosty said:
Pressed the volume down button and it got me into the boot menu (just like the power button is kept pressed).
Do you think that if I change my batter it will fix my problems ? Also noticed that my battery is altered, aka its not flat but swollen.
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If it is swollen, it is definitively broken. Mine had the same symptoms...
I'm pretty sure, the powerbutton-problem isn't related. Does the button feel normal, if you push it? Or is there no "click"?
Maybe you can repair it with a needle by lifting the foil a tiny bit.

i dont think you need a new battery, same problem occurred with my phone, done some DIY fix and written that in a post for fellows like you in search of help.
here is the link to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBitE_48AuY

A new battery has fixed it.
No problems with the phones until now. It works perfectly

@predator_b4u:
Unbelievable!!! Thanks for the link above - it worked for me, the power button is fixed...
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[Q] The buttons won't work.

Hi, recently, my siblings were playing with the tablet, I didn't know what happened to it, but then my brother showed it to me and the power button seems to work, but it won't turn the screen on, and the big volume button is sticky, both doesn't work, I'm guessing they spilled juice in it or something. So is there anyway to fix this?

duhvietboy said:
Hi, recently, my siblings were playing with the tablet, I didn't know what happened to it, but then my brother showed it to me and the power button seems to work, but it won't turn the screen on, and the big volume button is sticky, both doesn't work, I'm guessing they spilled juice in it or something. So is there anyway to fix this?
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Open it up and clean it out? No I have no idea if you can still unlock the screen then you should be mostly Ok. The power button is important
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If the screen turns off, I have to plug in the charger so it turns on.

duhvietboy said:
If the screen turns off, I have to plug in the charger so it turns on.
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charge it a while.then unplug and keep pressing power button for 30 seconds.

Android-Andi said:
charge it a while.then unplug and keep pressing power button for 30 seconds.
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Hey, If you still has issues, there are two apps that can help you
1. Physical Button Replacement: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot&hl=en
2. Screen On-Off- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everycoverlite&hl=en
Also, to dry the juice you should use hair dryer on buttons.

am i hard bricked?!?!?

last night got out of work tried to unlock my phone and screen wouldnt turn on so i though maybe it turned off by its self but i noticed the phone was VERY hot i tried to cool it down with my ac n the car it was cold then it began to be hot again slowly (phone is still off btw) theback power button lights up but screen is a no go.... i tried to cal my phone but it goes straight to voicemail so i know its off... but the power button light is on am i hardbricked?? its really weird im confused!! help?!!?

felix787 said:
last night got out of work tried to unlock my phone and screen wouldnt turn on so i though maybe it turned off by its self but i noticed the phone was VERY hot i tried to cool it down with my ac n the car it was cold then it began to be hot again slowly (phone is still off btw) theback power button lights up but screen is a no go.... i tried to cal my phone but it goes straight to voicemail so i know its off... but the power button light is on am i hardbricked?? its really weird im confused!! help?!!?
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What happens if you just hold the power button down for about 15 seconds?
Or, if you hold volume down and power for 15?
what about if you hold volume down and plug ausb cable in from your computer, will it enter download mode?
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I tried the power button and nothin i didnt try the volume down but too late now i sent.it.to lg.fingers.crossed they dont find root

felix787 said:
I tried the power button and nothin i didnt try the volume down but too late now i sent.it.to lg.fingers.crossed they dont find root
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Good luck dude.
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Thank you very much needed bro

As info, the AT&T thread is short of limited. I usually stick to the normal G2 thread, myself. You'll get more help and quicker responses I think.
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