So a few days ago my phone went full retard on me for some reason and I had to fully reroot, bootloader unlock and recovery.
Anyway before all that happened the back button light on the phone stopped turning on, while the home and recent apps button still turn on. The button per se still works, but the light doesn't turn on, any help or ideas?
Try this app out... Maybe you can force it on?? Or at least turn the other lights off so it doesn't look like you have a burned out backlight all the time
[APP] Change Capacitive Button Brightness (09/29)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912216
Thanks mate. It didn't fix it but it's the next best thing lol
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tried searching various places and could only find apps that turn the screen off, but nothing that would turn it back on.
is it possible to have the screen respond to touch while completely off? or is setting the brightness super low the only way to do it?
thanks.
Why would you need/want an app to do this?
saves the battery and power button.
hyperbling said:
tried searching various places and could only find apps that turn the screen off, but nothing that would turn it back on.
is it possible to have the screen respond to touch while completely off? or is setting the brightness super low the only way to do it?
thanks.
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Yes, I use the App called: "Lock Screen"
Well, it only works to lock and shut off the screen...hopefully giving your power button a longer life time!
Just my two cents, but it seems to me that in order for the touch screen to be responsive when it's off, it would technically have to be on...right? Which would waste the battery.... I don't think the power button on the Fire is so fragile that you need an app to turn it on when it's off. If you're rooted though, you should try "button savior" in the market. It basically has virtual "home" "back" and "power" buttons.
So when my phone is locked, the home button turns the screen on. This is fine, I often use it to check the time and such. However, to turn the screen back off I have to hit the power button.
Wondering if there's a way to set the phone so that the home button turns OFF the screen too (when phone is locked)? Possible?
Now, I'm no developer, but I'd have to say not possible. Unless someone can script an app to only work when the phone is in lock mode, but that just seems doubtful.
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byproxy said:
So when my phone is locked, the home button turns the screen on. This is fine, I often use it to check the time and such. However, to turn the screen back off I have to hit the power button.
Wondering if there's a way to set the phone so that the home button turns OFF the screen too (when phone is locked)? Possible?
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Same situation as you, found the answer in another forum.
Ive been using this app to turn off the screen by the proximity sensor, so far working great.
Smart Screen Off LITE
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEwMiwiaXQuYW5kcm9pZC5zbWFydHNjcmVlbm9mZiJd
you can try a custom rom to get it
byproxy said:
So when my phone is locked, the home button turns the screen on. This is fine, I often use it to check the time and such. However, to turn the screen back off I have to hit the power button.
Wondering if there's a way to set the phone so that the home button turns OFF the screen too (when phone is locked)? Possible?
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It is possible when you giving up actual home button function.
Then you have to enable on-screen navigation bar, instead of hardware physical button.
This thread is over 2 years old guys. Also, if you run AOSP, double tap the status bar to turn the display off. Works on SlimKat, should be like that on CM too.
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I'm having a lil bug with viperS somtimes when im using my phone the flashlight comes on and won't turn off until I shut the phone off is this normal or just a bad flash?
it has been an issue for some including me on occasion
i would look and see if you have any hw keys mapped to turn on flashlight and disable them
lostassassin said:
I'm having a lil bug with viperS somtimes when im using my phone the flashlight comes on and won't turn off until I shut the phone off is this normal or just a bad flash?
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That's not a bug, its a feature, long pressing the home button while on the lock screen turns it on, doing it again turns it off.
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I have the home key disabled to turn the flashlight on but it still turns on and doesn't turn off at all until I turn the phone off
Freeze it in Titanium BackUp for now
I freezed it and that worked thanks
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I have the home key disabled to turn the flashlight on but it still turns on and doesn't turn off at all until I turn the phone off
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You have to be on the lock screen...and there is a separate option from the one your looking at.
HTC_One_S | Root_Box_ROM | Bubba_Kernel_3.6b_[softOV] | S-OFF
When I turn on my phone sometimes non of the physical buttons will work, including the power button, so when the screen turns off I have no way to turn it back on. All I can do is pull the battery and wait to see if the next time it starts up it'll work. Using the slide will sometimes turn off the screen but the phone will still act as if the screen is on, so I have to turn it off and back on. And, still, sometimes opening the slide will disable all the physical buttons and I have to pull the battery and hope it will work. And sometimes I don't have to open the slide at all and the buttons will still stop working after a day or a few hours.
I know there has to be a physical problem, but why would the power button work every time when it's already off, but (today) 1 of 6 times after the phone booted up?
Thanks in advance.
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When I turn on my phone sometimes non of the physical buttons will work, including the power button, so when the screen turns off I have no way to turn it back on. All I can do is pull the battery and wait to see if the next time it starts up it'll work. Using the slide will sometimes turn off the screen but the phone will still act as if the screen is on, so I have to turn it off and back on. And, still, sometimes opening the slide will disable all the physical buttons and I have to pull the battery and hope it will work. And sometimes I don't have to open the slide at all and the buttons will still stop working after a day or a few hours.
I know there has to be a physical problem, but why would the power button work every time when it's already off, but (today) 1 of 6 times after the phone booted up?
Thanks in advance.
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Check your water damage indicator. I've had similar experiences with other phones, specifically one that went for a swim in the toilet. Water damage could explain it.
My other thought was the connector used for the keyboard, but i don't think that would affect the power button or the buttons below the screen.
If you dig through some of the posts, i believe you will find a guide on tearing this phone down. It may give you a good idea of how the device is put together and where to potentially look for failure.
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Found the teardown guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586028
The front buttons (home, menu, back, search and trackpad) are on one ribon cable
The power, volume buttons are on a different ribbon cable
and last the camera button is on it's own cable.
I suspect you have a rom problem if you are lossing all button functionality at once. Have you tried the keyboard home, menu, back, search buttons when it locks up?
I would do a factory reset if you are on the stock rom or reflash the rom you are using.
And if changing firmware/software dosent help know all buttons come down to the main flex
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I was able to buy a used phone and from its and this phone's parts made a working phone. There was a problem with the flex cable that was causing the buttons to stop working when I slid the phone open.
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Is there any way to trigger a restart?
All I get on long-pressing the power button is Power Off and Airplane Mode. On all previous Android devices I've used, I've always had a few more options, including, quite conveniently, a Restart option.
If not there, can I find a Restart function elsewhere?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521809 or a custom ROM.
Stock ROM does not have this function I believe but I simply press the button one more time to switch it on, lol
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I simply press the button one more time to switch it on, lol
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Admittedly trivial and silly, but as I've been tinkering I keep turning off (to do a restart) and while I wait for power to turn off I put it down and start doing something else, and half an hour later I realize I forgot to turn the phone back on.
you can use a terminal shell too