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Phone shutting down by itself.

I haven't rooted or anything like that. I have just downloaded apps. But last night my phone started shutting itself off randomly. It has done it multiple times today. What could This be? Help me please.
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Please help me friends.
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Now my phone won't power on. It is stuck on the HTC screen when booting up.

Get it exchanged.
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I returned for the same issue and the new one is fine.

Bad unit, exchange it for sure

Good news. I got it exchanged. But good thing a friend of mine works at AT&T because I accidentally ripped the volume button off when I was opening the battery door. Make sure you don't try to open it without looking.
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This seems like a problem that's happening to a whole lot of people. Its turning me away from this phone...

Plasmamuffins said:
This seems like a problem that's happening to a whole lot of people. Its turning me away from this phone...
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The card that the sim card is attached to out of the box can be used to open the battery door. It slides in at the volume rocker and can be flexed enough to pop the battery cover off very easily.

jdk2 said:
The card that the sim card is attached to out of the box can be used to open the battery door. It slides in at the volume rocker and can be flexed enough to pop the battery cover off very easily.
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I think he is taking about the phone shutting down on its own or not powering on. Not the battery door.
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But I haven't heard of others having problems like I did. I searched high and low to find out what was wrong with my phone but couldn't find anyone experiencing similar problems.
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jdk2 said:
The card that the sim card is attached to out of the box can be used to open the battery door. It slides in at the volume rocker and can be flexed enough to pop the battery cover off very easily.
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I meant the phone turning itself of and never turning on, my bad xD

MatUK.8 said:
But I haven't heard of others having problems like I did. I searched high and low to find out what was wrong with my phone but couldn't find anyone experiencing similar problems.
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most likely because its not a common error. seems like you just gotten a bad one from the box.
glad its taken care of!

Signal drops after getting warranty phone.

Hi friends pretty much looking for advice. I dropped my HTC one s and the screen had colors leaking everywhere. I had a case on and screen protector. Anyway T-Mobile sent me a replacement in the mail. I went to the store the representative activated my new SIM card. Turned the phone on and started having signal issues. The signal randomly drops and stays off both cell signal and data. It takes a long time for it to start back up. I turn on airplane mode and when I do this temporary the signal comes back then airplane displays and cuts it off. Then I turn off airplane and the signal comes back. Have to keep doing these steps. I installed a custom ROM flashed a different radio and still the same issues. So does this maybe sound like a hardware issue ? I'm going to give T-Mobile a call tomorrow would really suck having to send this phone in and wait for another but that's looking like what I'm going to have to do.
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ickedmel said:
Hi friends pretty much looking for advice. I dropped my HTC one s and the screen had colors leaking everywhere. I had a case on and screen protector. Anyway T-Mobile sent me a replacement in the mail. I went to the store the representative activated my new SIM card. Turned the phone on and started having signal issues. The signal randomly drops and stays off both cell signal and data. It takes a long time for it to start back up. I turn on airplane mode and when I do this temporary the signal comes back then airplane displays and cuts it off. Then I turn off airplane and the signal comes back. Have to keep doing these steps. I installed a custom ROM flashed a different radio and still the same issues. So does this maybe sound like a hardware issue ? I'm going to give T-Mobile a call tomorrow would really suck having to send this phone in and wait for another but that's looking like what I'm going to have to do.
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Try removing the bottom cover, making sure the antenna contact is clean and maybe bending the prongs up a little bit. Worked for some folks.

el_smurfo said:
Try removing the bottom cover, making sure the antenna contact is clean and maybe bending the prongs up a little bit. Worked for some folks.
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Thanks man didn't even know that came off I'll try it.
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Does the bottom cover with the speaker really come off ? Tried hard to get off. I took off the top cover and cleaned the prongs pushed them up a little
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ickedmel said:
Does the bottom cover with the speaker really come off ? Tried hard to get off. I took off the top cover and cleaned the prongs pushed them up a little
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Yup...do some searching. Might want to invest in a pry tool. There's a guy around here who just replaced his whole body due to scratches and I'm fairly sure you need to remove the bottom cover to access the screws.
EDIT: PM this guy and maybe he can point you to a guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856427

el_smurfo said:
Yup...do some searching. Might want to invest in a pry tool. There's a guy around here who just replaced his whole body due to scratches and I'm fairly sure you need to remove the bottom cover to access the screws.
EDIT: PM this guy and maybe he can point you to a guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856427
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Thanks buddy appreciate it.
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You know T-Mobile sevice really pisses me off sometimes... I called they told me they're going to send another phone to see which ever works better.. going to take another week and a half to come while I'm stuck with this phone. I'm pretty upset. So I'll flash back the T-Mobile ROM and send it back. Do you think I'll have issues since they're going to see the boot loader relocked
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ickedmel said:
Does the bottom cover with the speaker really come off ? Tried hard to get off. I took off the top cover and cleaned the prongs pushed them up a little
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This worked for me the first time I used my new phone 3 months ago. I couldn't find any wlan signal (i was near the router) too! I carefully pushed the prongs up and it worked

So I got the bottom open. The first time I adjusted the prongs I got a much more consistant connection but really really slow speeds. I'll post a picture. Then I went in a second time I adjusted the prong more but s small gold piece from under looks like it broke off. I still get signal I'll report back on speed.
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The speed has improved its a lot.though it doesn't look like I'm getting hspa+ speeds. My connection dropped once since the last time I popped it open. T-Mobile is sending another phone out for me this one def has some sort of hardware issue. Thank you guys so much for the tips at least now I have a pretty decent connection and at least consistant. I really hope though that It's okay with me sending them a relocked bootloader.
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ickedmel said:
The speed has improved its a lot.though it doesn't look like I'm getting hspa+ speeds. My connection dropped once since the last time I popped it open. T-Mobile is sending another phone out for me this one def has some sort of hardware issue. Thank you guys so much for the tips at least now I have a pretty decent connection and at least consistant. I really hope though that It's okay with me sending them a relocked bootloader.
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You should be fine. I sent my root phone back and its fine.
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Wierd LCD Problem with Samsung Nexus S

Problem Details below:
The problem is with the screen, though there is not a single scratch or anything wrong physically..
the screen misbehaves from left side of screen, only that portion.
it automatically starts touching itself... :cyclops:
had found its solution too but it which works temporary.
have to use an electric lighter on the screen to make it stop misbehaving.
This way phone works easily for almost a day without troubles.
Please let me know if any one has a permanent solution for the problem!
In case of any further query, please post in or pm me, any help in this regard will be appreciated.
Thanks & best regards,
Mortal Eternity!

Seems to me that digitizer is broken. You'll need to replace it.
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Ted Mosby said:
Seems to me that digitizer is broken. You'll need to replace it.
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by digitilizer you mean screen? no sir the screen is not damaged form any where....

I mean glass or touchscreen. It doesn't matter if u can see the damage or not, it can be faulty either way...
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You tried changing roms, kernels, etc? This can help you identify the solution.

Stuck power button

So my galaxy s2 skyrocket has a stuck power button. Lately it getting worse, because multiple times a day it just turns off and vibrates until I do something. I'm currently on vacation so I can't take it apart here. Is there any easy fix and/or app that can replace the turning on the phone with a different button? I have done anything about it because I'm getting a new phone soon.
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Yes there is a software fix. Search the other threads on this issue as I don't rember what it is.
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jd1639 said:
Yes there is a software fix. Search the other threads on this issue as I don't rember what it is.
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I tried doing that and resulted in nothing. I am very tempted to send it to mobiletechvideos.

HiTideBlastoise said:
I tried doing that and resulted in nothing. I am very tempted to send it to mobiletechvideos.
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Why?
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I am doing it because I bought this phone under the condition I knew it was a faulty button and it worked for a while and lately has been acting up more and they can install a new one.
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HiTideBlastoise said:
I am doing it because I bought this phone under the condition I knew it was a faulty button and it worked for a while and lately has been acting up more and they can install a new one.
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Why don't you install a new one?
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xcrazydx said:
Why don't you install a new one?
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This post has a link to a parts source. Probably cheaper to do it yourself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39230051&postcount=2

U can try these app this is what I do
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191120

Power switch troubleshooting, teardown and fixes
Suddenly I had the power button problem too yesterday. I was watching the screen and it locked and vibrated like a FC. Then it shut down into a permanent 2.5 sec. intervals vibrating boot loop.
Recovery and Download modes were therefore unreachable. I could see one Samsung logo on the way to Recovery or quickly tap volume up at the Flash Warning screen and see the download Android go by before forced restart. Good, because the correct troubleshoot is that simply inserting the battery begins the loop. (It's your power button then!)
The external power switch remained spring loaded (physically operational), but ineffective. The problem is more internal. Tapping it on the table edge didn't help. I took out the battery, SD and SIM cards and seven cross head screws. Unsnapping the i727's back cover was easy using my fingernails; beginning with the slack space surrounding the volume rocker with the opposite hand clawing gently in the battery well, then threading your way around the case edge. The rocker freely floats out of position, so don't let it fall too far!. It is easily threaded back into position for reassembly.
Inside the external power switch's location is the plastic power button (short cylindrical nub on molded plastic block). That too was still spring loaded and physically operable, but ineffective versus the boot looping.
In my case, the hardware fix came by peeling up the corner of the mainboard nearest the button and blowing a few times, with the button edge facing down so gravity helps clean out any dust.
I tested by inserting the battery (voila! no vibration) and booting before shutting down for reassembly. I had a good soft screen lock button on my home screen's Widgetsoid custom widget and had largely ignored it. Now I have added the Smart Screen ON app and will use both. SSO offers both functions if you like. Thanks to the members who pointed out the troubleshooting, teardown and fixes detailed here.

4.4.2: Spen icon in the notification bar

Hi, I was able to remove that silly spen icon in the notification bar in 4.3 by using quick shortcut maker and finding the page or site buddy. After upgrading to 4.4.2 that icon returned. Furthermore the page buddy crashes at once it is called.
How can I get rid of this silly spen icon in 4.4.2? Any ideas?
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Just put some electrical tape over the top corner of the screen so you can't see it.
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topcaser said:
Hi, I was able to remove that silly spen icon in the notification bar in 4.3 by using quick shortcut maker and finding the page or site buddy. After upgrading to 4.4.2 that icon returned. Furthermore the page buddy crashes at once it is called.
How can I get rid of this silly spen icon in 4.4.2? Any ideas?
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SPen icon is there to remind you that you have detach your SPen from the phone. It is easy to get distracted in busy world, and that litle thing is there for that one specific helpful reason.

poplectic said:
Just put some electrical tape over the top corner of the screen so you can't see it.
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Are you trying to be funny or sarcastic ?
I dint think you're either.
If you haven't got anything sensible to say... Don't say anything.
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Do a factory reset if page buddy keeps crashing - OR remove it via Titanium backup and have someone give you the files and push them into the system (this might not work though)

jh787 said:
Are you trying to be funny or sarcastic ?
I dint think you're either.
If you haven't got anything sensible to say... Don't say anything.
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Wow
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Thanks mate. That helped
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The Wacom digitizer uses battery. I want my indicator in case I set the pen down and continued using my phone. The pen insertion/removal sensor is more about activating/deactivating the Wacom digitizer than it is about warning keeping track of your pen and the symbol helps too.
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CZroe said:
The Wacom digitizer uses battery. I want my indicator in case I set the pen down and continued using my phone. The pen insertion/removal sensor is more about activating/deactivating the Wacom digitizer than it is about warning keeping track of your pen and the symbol helps too.
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You're working on the misconception that the Wacom digitizer is switched on/off depending on whether or not the sPen is inserted.
It isn't. Try using a different Wacom pen on your screen with the Note's pen still inserted. You will find it still works fine.
Regards,
Dave
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