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[Q] Power button sunken

Hey... i have noticed that the power button its getting less stable as days pass by... ive had my Infuse for only 1 month but i already can tell the difference with my sister Infuse that arrived 4 days ago... the power butting seems sunken and harder to press... is this something normal?
Anyone else experiencin this with the power button on their Infuse? Volume controls seem as new but the power button.... each day is getting more sunken and i mean i really take care of the Infuse, i havent dropped it not ONCE, havent got it on small palces that may have harmed the button etc... its just from on/off use...
It sometimes bugs me off a lot when i have a hard time to turn the infuse screen on....
Should i think of a change or repair?

I've started to notice this as well. I've had my infuse for just over 2 months, and my power button is mushy now. It used to give a satisfying click, where there was no mistaking that I had clicked it, now its soft and rarely clicks. I haven't dropped mine either, so its just regular wear and tear I guess. If it gets too bad I'll probably go for an exchange.
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koriotto said:
Hey... i have noticed that the power button its getting less stable as days pass by... ive had my Infuse for only 1 month but i already can tell the difference with my sister Infuse that arrived 4 days ago... the power butting seems sunken and harder to press... is this something normal?
Anyone else experiencin this with the power button on their Infuse? Volume controls seem as new but the power button.... each day is getting more sunken and i mean i really take care of the Infuse, i havent dropped it not ONCE, havent got it on small palces that may have harmed the button etc... its just from on/off use...
It sometimes bugs me off a lot when i have a hard time to turn the infuse screen on....
Should i think of a change or repair?
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Not normal - return that thing to stock and send it in for warranty service before the power button fails on you.

koriotto said:
Hey... i have noticed that the power button its getting less stable as days pass by... ive had my Infuse for only 1 month but i already can tell the difference with my sister Infuse that arrived 4 days ago... the power butting seems sunken and harder to press... is this something normal?
Should i think of a change or repair?
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I agree with Entropy512, this is not normal, bring it back before it fails.

Alright tnks everyone, guess even some other users have had the same experience i wont take it as a "normal" sign and ill go get it changed.
Thnks

I'd also suggest using "Lock Screen" from the market place. That way you don't have to use the hardware key to lock your screen. Preserve that power button a little longer.

[Q] Power button is a pain

Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.

flu13 said:
Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.
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Regarding the power button, you'll get used to it.
Regarding the volume question, yes this is possible with Cyanogenmod 7. You need to be rooted to run Cyanogenmod 7.

flu13 said:
Maybe I'm just a little dumb and uncoordinated and a good amount crotchety (ok, the use of the word "maybe" there is probably not needed), but I find it a bit of a pain in the ass to hit the power button to wake this phone up or put it to sleep. the button is on the top/back of the phone, and the way that it's angled and flush, I don't know, I just seem to have a hard time hitting it without really focusing on what I'm doing. I also usually end up hitting the volume buttons with the way I grab the phone to press the power button, and it's damn near impossible to do with the phone just lying flat on a surface.
I'm probably a little spoiled, coming from a Samsung Moment, which had Talk and End buttons on the front, and the End button served as the power button. It was so easy with a single thumb to wake the phone up, unlock the screen, do whatever, and put it back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the Shift is pretty limited when it comes to hard buttons. But I wondered, is it in any way possible to cause maybe a long press on the volume to wake/sleep the phone? I think that would solve most of my annoyances.
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If you want you can d/l 2 apps from market that might make things a little smoother for you.
One is quickboot, 4 options reboot,recovery,bootloader,and power off. Secondly one called screen off puts a button on your home screen tap it and your phone goes to sleep.
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You just get this phone? I remember back when it was first released the forum was full of threads asking the same thing. Then we all just got used to it I used to hit my volume keys accidently all the time but I haven't done that in months now.
ALL HAIL OTAKING71, THE RAPER OF HBOOT!!!

Hell I still do when I'm using the physical KB lol
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lol that was a problem for me too, but i got used to it.....

The power button didn't take long, but i remember every time I used to open/close my phone I would hold the volume down button and it got very annoying, but yeah just give it some time because i love the location of all the buttons now that I'm used to them
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Like everyone else said you just get used to it really
eventually its like secondnature and wouldnt want to have it any other way lol

jesusice said:
You just get this phone?
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Yeah, two weeks ago.
Glad to hear that it's not just me. Thanks for the responses. I guess I figured two weeks would be enough to get used to it, but maybe I just need to give it more time.
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VICODAN said:
Regarding the volume question, yes this is possible with Cyanogenmod 7. You need to be rooted to run Cyanogenmod 7.
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That's cool, although I don't know if I'm ready to give up Sense yet (running MikShifted-G right now), but I do have CM7 on my Nook and I really like it. Thanks for the tip.

flu13 said:
Yeah, two weeks ago.
Glad to hear that it's not just me. Thanks for the responses. I guess I figured two weeks would be enough to get used to it, but maybe I just need to give it more time.
And the HW KB still feels funny, right? I used to love my Moment's keyboard but now when I use it I fell like I'm stuck on the short bus
ALL HAIL OTAKING71, THE RAPER OF HBOOT!!!
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The Keyboard definitely feels different from the Moment. I can't say for sure which I like better. I did like having the dedicated number row on the moment. Now, I struggle to find the parentheses or asterisk. I also liked the sliding mechanism on the Moment much better. It had that satisfying snap into position that it did. I always feel like the Shift is a little stubborn about sliding.

I came from a spring loaded samsung also, was a lil hesitant at first too. Tell you what tho, I have made an artform out of opening this phones keyboard. Feels real fluid, like a natural extension. Now I try opening a spring assist device like the wifes epic & I damn near drop it due to the extra force to get the mechanism moving combined w/ the slick cover. Then when it finally pops, it damn near jumps outta my hand... Ok, I have dropped it a few times, not tellin her that tho.
Main point: I agree, "once you get used to it", you really appreciate the thought that went into the simplistic design; buttons to the board.
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Lock button problem.

Hello, I'm having the famous Cappy lock button problem (the one where said button doesn't work). It's not a physical problem (unless a contact has died somewhere on my motherboard) because my button feels the same as it did the day I got this phone. I've also never had any kind of problem with my power button before. I did get my phone secondhand from a friend which voided the warranty. The only way I can turn the screen on is by plugging it in or removing and replacing the battery. The only way it turns off is by timing out.
Help guys, I need some answers!
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I already tried the camera app trick and to no avail. I also can't do anything in recovery mode because the power button is also the selection button.

My button started acting up. I used a can of compressed air to spray into the edges of the button, and it's been working great ever since.
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OP,
Check out mobiletechvideos.com for the repair.
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This is All very helpful, but I don't think that it is a hardware issue. I'll try all these things that you have suggested and we'll see to certain.

When you take the battery out then put it back in does it automatically turn on? If so the power button needs to be replaced....at least that's what mine and a lot of others I've seen was doing.

birdbrain40k said:
This is All very helpful, but I don't think that it is a hardware issue. I'll try all these things that you have suggested and we'll see to certain.
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It's a hardware issue. What else would it be?
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just disassemble it and clean the button. I had same problem on my volumn down button.
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I took it apart and the motherboard was surprisingly clean. I was expecting it to be dustier, but everything looked fine. I'm now thinking it could be a micro-fracture on a solder contact. I still haven't sprayed keyboard cleaner directly on the button, so maybe I don't have to buy a whole new motherboard.

mschandler76 said:
When you take the battery out then put it back in does it automatically turn on? If so the power button needs to be replaced....at least that's what mine and a lot of others I've seen was doing.
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Did you replace the button yourself? I have been without my lock button for about a year now and I have kind of gotten used to it, but if the process of replacing it is fairly simple than I may just do that myself! Also where did you purchase your new lock button?

[Q] noise-like screen?

Hello, I recently had my HTC One XL cracked screen replaced, it was running fine but now I'm getting a screen that looks like below... What's going on? I doubt it's the ROM but I'm not sure.. It was running fine, bluetooth was working, I was still receiving calls/sms and I could listen to music, and if I slide across where the lock slide is, it vibrates as if I unlocked it like normal and I could turn the screen on/off... However I couldn't turn it off at all, it would just keep turning back on whenever I tried.
Now it's just stuck at that screen after trying to restart it.. I don't think any functions work but I'm not sure as my phone died...charging it right now
I am running Viper ROM 3.1.0.
Thanks!
EDIT: I just turned it on... None of the functions are working, can't even turn the screen off...it's just stuck at that screen until battery dies..

Anybody able to help? Still the same... :\

Can you get into bootloader

tactical kitten said:
Can you get into bootloader
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Nope, all I see is that screen as soon as I turn the phone on at all

ryennn said:
Nope, all I see is that screen as soon as I turn the phone on at all
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Hold power button till screen turns off than hold vol down and power than release power and keep holding vol down

tactical kitten said:
Hold power button till screen turns off than hold vol down and power than release power and keep holding vol down
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I know how to get into bootloader, you asked me if I could
It does not load into bootloader, as soon as I press the power button, that's what I see until the battery dies... If I hold the power button to turn it off, It will turn off for 3 seconds, and reboot on its own until the battery dies!

When it shuts off press and hold the vol - until it turns on. Plug into your pc, press power button one time (like you were selecting "bootloader" option if screen was working) and run fastboot devices from cmd. Chances are, if its powering on at all, you can get to hboot whether you see it on your screen or not.
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18th.abn said:
When it shuts off press and hold the vol - until it turns on. Plug into your pc, press power button one time (like you were selecting "bootloader" option if screen was working) and run fastboot devices from cmd. Chances are, if its powering on at all, you can get to hboot whether you see it on your screen or not.
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Hmm, for some reason, now that I try to go into bootloader, it won't power on until I let go of both buttons...and in about 5 seconds, it powers on itself with the same screen...nothing happens when I push power, nothing happens when I plug into my pc. The only thing I could do is turn the phone off for 5 seconds before it turns itself back on until the battery dies..

I'm trying to use the HTC One X AIO Kit by Hasoon2000 v2.0 to get it to boot into bootloader or recovery, but it reboots into the same screen.
This is what my CMD says when I click on do command boot into recovery or bootloader:
error: device not found

Use a credit card and pop it out of its shell and check all the connections. This is the 3rd time ive seen this in the one x forums, all had screen replacements. Dont remember the outcome, if any.
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Also the toolkit isnt going to do anything if debugging wasnt enabled, or if it isnt booting all the way into /system. Use cmd and try fastboot devices.
Added: looked them up. Its no doubt hardware related. If under warranty send it in. If not pop it apart and look at ribbon cables and snap connector
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18th.abn said:
Use a credit card and pop it out of its shell and check all the connections. This is the 3rd time ive seen this in the one x forums, all had screen replacements. Dont remember the outcome, if any.
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Also the toolkit isnt going to do anything if debugging wasnt enabled, or if it isnt booting all the way into /system. Use cmd and try fastboot devices.
Added: looked them up. Its no doubt hardware related. If under warranty send it in. If not pop it apart and look at ribbon cables and snap connector
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Hmm, is there a guide or images to help me do this? I doubt it's under warranty because I repaired the screen at a local repair shop. If I pop it out, I don't have any kind of glue or whatever they use to hold the screen back down, and I have no idea what I'm doing, I might mess it up even more
Thanks a lot though, at least I know it's a hardware issue
EDIT: I found a YouTube video on disassembling it. Will I need to disassemble the entire thing?
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8SpHbhzLgU

Dont try and pop the screen off the actual phone is just inside of that nice plastic body. It pops out. Heres a vid I made a while back.
http://db.tt/SEyYD60W
And call the shop who did it and ask wtf......im guessing all these are related to being cheap replacement screens the shops are using.
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18th.abn said:
Dont try and pop the screen off the actual phone is just inside of that nice plastic body. It pops out. Heres a vid I made a while back.
http://db.tt/SEyYD60W
And call the shop who did it and ask wtf......im guessing all these are related to being cheap replacement screens the shops are using.
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Yeah the shop was horrible, I had the worse experience..so bad I had to rage and write a review on them...
From your video, I'm not sure which part I'm suppose to pop out... I see a black outside layer around the white plastic boarder of the phone, and on the other side I believe is the actual LCD.. they're both sticking out of the white cover of the phone and I could pop them both out lol, but I'm guessing it's the outside and not the screen.
I'm going to give it a try now, wish me luck :X

Its all one piece, dont pry the screen by itself, it will shatter. Imagine the white/grey plastic as a very nice phone case. All you need to do is get the phone out of its case
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While you have it apart are you good with a volt metor ?? We could usr some voltage read out if you don't mind helping.....
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Okay, after a long battle with the LCD and the nice phone case, I finally seperated it..what am I looking at now? everything looks normal to me haha

Look and make sure all ribbon cables are seatedgood in the connectors.
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18th.abn said:
Look and make sure all ribbon cables are seatedgood in the connectors.
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So I took it apart and reseated the cables twice...still the same thing!

Power Button Sticking

I'm having issues with my power button sticking on my Pixel. Has anyone else seen this?

I don't have a direct response to your problem just an opinion. Seeing as how clicky this power button is, as in how hard it is to depress, that leads me to believe it would be hard to get this thing stuck. I would recommend returning it.

I think every phone is a little different my power button rattles it's loose. I would also recommend replacing it, of the power button is sticking it may get to a point where the phone will keep rebooting it's self until you pry that button loose.

jayfried said:
I don't have a direct response to your problem just an opinion. Seeing as how clicky this power button is, as in how hard it is to depress, that leads me to believe it would be hard to get this thing stuck. I would recommend returning it.
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Thanks for the info. I'm afraid that if I return it I'll get a new Pixel that I can't unlock.

TheLilTechPrincess said:
Thanks for the info. I'm afraid that if I return it I'll get a new Pixel that I can't unlock.
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Lol don't worry about that all google phones are unlockable. Even if they have the newest firmware so no need to worry.

I've been having quality issues with the power button on my XL. It doesn't really stick, but it felt really mushy most of the times I'd press it in the past 2 weeks making it really hard to double tap for the camera. At some point this weekend, the button has changed its response... it now clicks every time as it should, but sometimes there is a slight click before I even depress the button, resulting in a slight click followed by the actual click when the button is activated. Really annoying... hoping it fixes itself. I don't want to RMA and risk getting a refurb.

TheLilTechPrincess said:
Thanks for the info. I'm afraid that if I return it I'll get a new Pixel that I can't unlock.
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Unless you got the new Pixel from Verizon, you will be able to unlock it. I had the sticking power button issue with my old Nexus 5, what I tried was to use a small magnet to kind of 'pull' the power button out. It might work, but it might damage the phone either, so I would recommend to get the device replaced. I'm not sure if you still retain warranty after unlocking the bootloader (I was told otherwise by Google support, but Google India support is usually complete garbage). It worked on Nexus devices so it should work with the Pixel.

Nitemare3219 said:
I've been having quality issues with the power button on my XL. It doesn't really stick, but it felt really mushy most of the times I'd press it in the past 2 weeks making it really hard to double tap for the camera. At some point this weekend, the button has changed its response... it now clicks every time as it should, but sometimes there is a slight click before I even depress the button, resulting in a slight click followed by the actual click when the button is activated. Really annoying... hoping it fixes itself. I don't want RMA and risk getting a refurb.
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I am having similar problems to the point that I had to download a power button app to mitigate the turn off the screen, as sometimes it was impossible to operate the button normally, it won't clic and sometimes it will. Another thing worth mentioning is that the phone works much better almost perfect with the original Pixel Fabric Case (which I hate) and the problems increase with the buttons exposed when using it naked or with a slim case.

Nitemare3219 said:
I've been having quality issues with the power button on my XL. It doesn't really stick, but it felt really mushy most of the times I'd press it in the past 2 weeks making it really hard to double tap for the camera. At some point this weekend, the button has changed its response... it now clicks every time as it should, but sometimes there is a slight click before I even depress the button, resulting in a slight click followed by the actual click when the button is activated. Really annoying... hoping it fixes itself. I don't want to RMA and risk getting a refurb.
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I can put an invisible power button on your statusbar if you like and have root.

Maybe... Don't soak it, but try dabbing the power button crevices with a cotton swab and ethanol. Let it dry.... Worth trying before an RMA at least.
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Pixel 3a XL power button sticking
TheLilTechPrincess said:
I'm having issues with my power button sticking on my Pixel. Has anyone else seen this?
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I'm having the same issue. Every now and then when I push the power button the power off options come up. Sometimes the phone reboots but gets hung and wont finish booting until I tap the power button a few times to get it unstuck. My sales rep from work told me Verizon should warranty an exchange so im returning it for another phone.