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power button broken.... about to warranty the phone

So my power button won't wake the phone up and I'm about to warranty it. can anyone point me towards getting an oem tmo version of android on it so i dont get hammered with a huge fee. also i need a way to put it on that doesnt use CWM.... i cant use my power button so i cant select things in CWM

pdpwally said:
So my power button won't wake the phone up and I'm about to warranty it. can anyone point me towards getting an oem tmo version of android on it so i dont get hammered with a huge fee. also i need a way to put it on that doesnt use CWM.... i cant use my power button so i cant select things in CWM
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power buttons totally dead so u cant get the phone on at all?

The search button acts like the power button.
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And have u tried a different back case
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chrisizzle492 said:
The search button acts like the power button.
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Huh??? Can u explain please?
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Freshly_Snipes said:
Huh??? Can u explain please?
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ignore chrisizzle492
is it dead where it doesnt work at all

Freshly_Snipes said:
Huh??? Can u explain please?
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Replace the battery cover, which is the entire back. It might be that the "button" isn't making contact properly.
Remove the entire back cover, and where the "button" should be, press down on it with your finger.

Do a battery pull and then try it.
I don't think it's anything to do with the phone, it was doing the same thing on mine. I had to pull the battery numerous times a day.
Until I flashed a rom with a stock kernel, and now it's fine again!

anarchyuk said:
ignore chrisizzle492
is it dead where it doesnt work at all
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First off, what chris is trying to say is, that when in Recovery menu, you can use the capacitive buttons infront of the phone to move down and up and also select items in recovery menu. The search button can be used to select items that you would select with the power button.

Ugh..nightmares of the problems I had with my n1's

the phone is gone... thank youu everyone for your advice. when the power button stopped working first thing i did was take the case off and try with my hand still to no avail. so back to tmo it went

Power Button Problem

Hello guys, I just want to know is there any way through which I can increase the sensitivity of the power button? My phone is now one year old and I've found that the power button is very annoying. If any new person happens to use my phone, he is to be taught to apply a bit more force to the power button to lock the phone.
Also, long press is difficult! It's very difficult to take screenshots (with CM ROM that has power button screen shot option).
When I long press to take a screenshot, after releasing the button, the phone sleeps and gets locked. It happens several times and to take one screenshot I have to face it almost five times. I think it is because of dust that gets collected below the plastic button, is there any suggestion from you that can make my finger's life easy??? :banghead:
Uhh, and do not suggest opening the phone body and clean it!!!
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And how does a topic come under 'favourites' section of the xda premium app??? Such a stupid question but I am really not finding a way out!!!
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Same problem. Isn't much you can do with the power button. It's mechanical so to fix the actual button you would have to open up the phone and fiddle in there. (don't try this if you don't know what you're doing)
I, for one, am using this mod. It works on the rom level, not the phone itself so it needs to be flashed every time you install a new rom (even when it's the same one but different version) and it won't work when the phone is completely shut down, you still have to use the power button.

Oh yeah! I knew that mod but forgot!
Well then, for now I use a screen locking widget... but still to unlock power button is required...
Will have to stay with it only.. :banghead:
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Oh, and yeah, that same widget allows to lock the phone by long pressing search button.
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krazzyvishal said:
Oh yeah! I knew that mod but forgot!
Well then, for now I use a screen locking widget... but still to unlock power button is required...
Will have to stay with it only.. :banghead:
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Can't you just press any other button, like menu or the back key, and slide to unlock?

same problem with volume keys also

thatnextdoorboy said:
Can't you just press any other button, like menu or the back key, and slide to unlock?
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Yes I know I can, but sometimes just to see notifications or time, I don't take out the phone from the cover, only its head...

Hardware gurus: do you think this app is fine for our SR ?

My question is about this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=tap+tap+tap+app
It uses the proximity sensor to unlock the screen (so saving the power button) but I'm concern that it would probably over load the sensor over time from continuously being on ... What do you think ?

Seems like a waste of time unless your power button is broken.
I AIN'T FRAID A NO GHOST

sly-tendencies said:
Seems like a waste of time unless your power button is broken.
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Power button doesn't seem that it will last so long , plus waiving a finger infront of the speaker area is easier that pushing a button , but Iam afraid it won't be free !!!

I've seen other people use it before. Works well enough I suppose, however there are also ways unlock your phone using the soft keys.
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Fall of Enosis said:
there are also ways unlock your phone using the soft keys.
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How ?

It has been programmed into a few of our ROMS, so check the development section, and you can also find multiple apps that will do it however I would steer away from ones that use the proximity sensor or anything else other than the soft keys as you're probably looking at a pretty hefty battery drain.
Edit: just checked my current ROM (CM9) and it has it under lock screen settings.
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Fall of Enosis said:
It has been programmed into a few of our ROMS, so check the development section, and you can also find multiple apps that will do it however I would steer away from ones that use the proximity sensor or anything else other than the soft keys as you're probably looking at a pretty hefty battery drain.
Edit: just checked my current ROM (CM9) and it has it under lock screen settings.
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Soft keys can not work if screen is off ... cm9 has what feature exactly? I'm not talking about volume rocker wake...

check out wave control pro =D it is one of my favorite apps

JL13 said:
check out wave control pro =D it is one of my favorite apps
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Do you know what we're talking about ?

Mahann! My apologies mate! I completely misread what you wanted!
Ok, I did have a way to WAKE my phone on my old og droid with the volume rocker.
However the only thing I know of that can wake your phone is an app where you shake your phone to wake it.
You can find it in the play store.
I know this is probably not what you are looking for, but it's all I got on this subject. Good luck man. Let us know if you find anything!
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mad screen

hey guys soory for creating this but I really wanted to discuss I guess we all have this problem from day 2 of our pico example ya were simple. browsing opera doin nothin much suddenly ya observe that screen starts to zoom in zoom out and even clicks at certain place repeatedly again and again the place is at top right of screen generally why it happen it gets solved by locking and unlocking screen
for sometime only after some time ya back on track and typing this made me do above 3 times as p was auto pressing with every key **** no its not about Rom I guess

looks like I was only one with this might be my screen guard on np

It happens sometime just clean the screen regularly
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TUDVAD said:
hey guys soory for creating this but I really wanted to discuss I guess we all have this problem from day 2 of our pico example ya were simple. browsing opera doin nothin much suddenly ya observe that screen starts to zoom in zoom out and even clicks at certain place repeatedly again and again the place is at top right of screen generally why it happen it gets solved by locking and unlocking screen
for sometime only after some time ya back on track and typing this made me do above 3 times as p was auto pressing with every key **** no its not about Rom I guess
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I've not faced any issue like that. Try downloading dolphin browser HD, if you face any problem like that in opera browser
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TUDVAD said:
looks like I was only one with this might be my screen guard on np
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I am having it too. Have used so many ROMs. Miui, cm, sense. This problem is still there.
DanceOff said:
It happens sometime just clean the screen regularly
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it's not about cleaning the screen.
Something internal is causing it.
Simple lock and unlock end the madness of the screen.
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Barkat.Paki said:
I am having it too. Have used so many ROMs. Miui, cm, sense. This problem is still there.
it's not about cleaning the screen.
Something internal is causing it.
Simple lock and unlock end the madness of the screen.
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No, its because sometimes there is dirt and oil accumulated on the screen as they may be charged substances they conflict with the capacitive touch screen as the capacitive screen senses a finger wherever there is that charge so cleaning the screen fixes it !
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It mostly happens to me when my phone is charging!! It goes WILD

Parth_14 said:
It mostly happens to me when my phone is charging!! It goes WILD
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That's because of a cheap charger, don't use chargers other than HTC one , for me LG charger is also fine but other chargers like cheap Chinese ones even with same output makes screen wild
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wtf can't be charger its screen for sure but then it still need a screen unlock after cleaning thats internal :silly:

buggingme said:
That's because of a cheap charger, don't use chargers other than HTC one , for me LG charger is also fine but other chargers like cheap Chinese ones even with same output makes screen wild
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I am using the charger that came inside my box only

TUDVAD said:
wtf can't be charger its screen for sure but then it still need a screen unlock after cleaning thats internal :silly:
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Your English is crap
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buggingme said:
No, its because sometimes there is dirt and oil accumulated on the screen as they may be charged substances they conflict with the capacitive touch screen as the capacitive screen senses a finger wherever there is that charge so cleaning the screen fixes it !
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No it's not the case you are saying about. It happens to me also and only when my net connection is on.
Removing dust particles/cleaning doesn't help.
And exactly the point of wildness is in the top right side.
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[Q] Power Button hard to press

For the last year or so my lock button has gotten harder to press and doesn't have that "click" feel to it. Does anybody know why this is or how to fix it?
EDIT: my power button stopped working all together. If anybody knows how to fix this or turn my phone on without adb(to switch batteries), it would be greatly appreciated.
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CerealFTW said:
For the last year or so my lock button has gotten harder to press and doesn't have that "click" feel to it. Does anybody know why this is or how to fix it?
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take off you back cover and see if the plastic button got somehow trim
try also to press the power button with a toothpick or with your finger
to check if you have the same hard pressing

I have 2 back covers and both of them seem fine. How can you tell if they got trim? I used my finger and a sharp object, they both turn it on but it feels the same
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CerealFTW said:
I have 2 back covers and both of them seem fine. How can you tell if they got trim? I used my finger and a sharp object, they both turn it on but it feels the same
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hmm, i don't know what else to suggest
did the device ever fell from your hands and hit in that spot?
if yes maybe it can cause that issue

well i tried to clean out the dust with a can of air and it blew out this little film thing and now it doesnt work at all hahaha but i got the device set up to use the vol up button as a power button but it is only recognized when it is powered on. does anybody know how to boot the device without adb? im currently using adb to start but its a pain to have a computer around to start the phone. i switch batteries a lot so its really inconvenient. btw i noticed that the phone doesnt turn off if you remove the battery in bootloader if it has a usb cable plugged in but i cant select any of the options without a power button

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