Hey my power button is acting very weird even the slightest touch locks or unlocks the screen or even brings up the power menu. The button itself doesn't appear stuck and and it makes a click when I fully press it. Anyone know how to fix this?
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jasondhsd said:
Hey my power button is acting very weird even the slightest touch locks or unlocks the screen or even brings up the power menu. The button itself doesn't appear stuck and and it makes a click when I fully press it. Anyone know how to fix this?
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This has happened to several people recently. Mine was still under warranty, verizon sent me replacement :laugh:
Mine was doing it on kitkat, in recovery, and on stock rom
Try this. Worked for me after a weekend of dealing with power button issues.
power button problems/Hardware failure?
so i think i got my phone around october of 2012 and i recently hate it! i loved it..i dropped and broke my first one..clumsy me..but it was innevitable..it worked great..then it was stolen got a replacement..phone i have now..i rooted it was careful about device specific blah blah and i had already fixed a hard brick im not stupid...but then my phone started acting super weird..the screen shut down when it tried working it would be dark green and fuzzy...a weekend later i pulled the sim and out it back in.. (for no reason) .. and my screen worked but my power button didnt work any more my screen wont stay asleep and my power menu continually pops up and it reboots (never completely)...like the power button would be jammed...any help idk if i can still get the root off and use triangle away cause my phone doesnt hardly stay working and when in C.W.M it selects random options usually reboot phone (first option)...is my warranty void will they replace my phone again even rooted...it is a hardware not software failure?
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using sch-i535 verizon galaxy s3, d2vzw, runnin pac-man jb 4.3.1 <----wasant when this first happened i restored a backup i was running cm 10.2 (jb 4.2.2)
i loved my galaxy s3 please help me love it again
I've had this problem as well but haven't found a solution yet, I'm going to try smashing it on a table like the above video suggests and see what happens
the weirdest part for me is when I odin back to stock the button works perfectly, like brand new, and then I clean flash any rom (4.2.x & 4.3) and it gradually starts messing up again, usually takes about 4-5 days for it to get to the point where I can't even boot to recovery/download.. luckily using the stock samsung cable allows me to enter and stay in download mode to odin back to stock.. rinse and repeat
LoL yeah here's the fix "smash your phone on the ground, but wait, if it doesn't work just do it harder"
That's the best thing I have ever seen.....
This has happened to me twice now.....I just take the button off and make a widget on my homescreen to lock the phone.... LoL LoL LoL this advice is too funny
"yeah dog just run over your phone wit a forklift, problems will be solved yo."
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Try this. Worked for me after a weekend of dealing with power button issues.
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Thank you so much SlimSnoopOS for posting that video link. Worked perfectly.
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I noticed that I couldn't control the volume when in Gingerbread, I restarted the Nexus S. The Nexus S is now booting into the recovery menu by default, I can't boot into the OS.
The volume in the recovery menu works as expected (though slightly delayed), the real problem is that the power button has the same function as the volume up.
My phone is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked, this was done several months ago though.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Sounds like you lost your OS, you need to re-install the rom through recovery. Just Wipe your data and cache, mount usb, transfer the rom to your sd, and install. EZ PZ
smoka206 said:
Sounds like you lost your OS, you need to re-install the rom through recovery. Just Wipe your data and cache, mount usb, transfer the rom to your sd, and install. EZ PZ
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Thanks for the reply, I was able to boot into the OS using the fastboot command "fastboot reboot". I then flashed a previous backup I made three months ago, sadly this did nothing to alleviate my problem. I am convinced this is a hardware failure of some sort.
I have now flashed an unrooted stock rom and locked the bootloader as I intend to invoke warrenty and send it over to Samsung.
Naturally, this had to happen right when Ice Cream Sandwich launches on the Nexus S.
Yes my friend this happened to my buddy as I was lucky enough to get fastboot to recognize the pc after hundreds of tries so I could lock the bootloaders back up
Let me guess does your phone turn on by itself when you plug it in to charge?
BEST DAMN PHONE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN DEVELOPERS!
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Yes my friend this happened to my buddy as I was lucky enough to get fastboot to recognize the pc after hundreds of tries so I could lock the bootloaders back up
Let me guess does your phone turn on by itself when you plug it in to charge?
BEST DAMN PHONE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN DEVELOPERS!
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Woah, come to think of it my phone did turn on by itself! And it took me at least an hour for fastboot to recognize my phone. I assume your friend sent it in under warrenty? How long did it take until he got a replacement?
MikeUter said:
I noticed that I couldn't control the volume when in Gingerbread, I restarted the Nexus S. The Nexus S is now booting into the recovery menu by default, I can't boot into the OS.
The volume in the recovery menu works as expected (though slightly delayed), the real problem is that the power button has the same function as the volume up.
My phone is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked, this was done several months ago though.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Sounds like your volume key is broken and the volume down key is always pressed.
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Sounds like your volume key is broken and the volume down key is always pressed.
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That is what I thought at first, but the power button will not execute like it should.
He has some sort of best buy warranty and I just gave it back to him today with locked bootloaders
BEST DAMN PHONE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN DEVELOPERS!
If your without warranty what I would do is install cyanogen mod and use the volume wake option or if you want to use ICS then get goto lock screen app from the market and use that to wake the device with the volume wake option
I say this because his power button went out completely and there was a major problem with his USB connection
Its like the power button is always being held in. This problem started for him before flashing any custom rom,it made it really hard to root and because mounting storage and fastboot drivers sucked but hang in there and keep this post alive as I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and see if something is loose or not making good connection
Were you hard on it? he is as we work in a sugar factory
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mike216 said:
If your without warranty what I would do is install cyanogen mod and use the volume wake option or if you want to use ICS then get goto lock screen app from the market and use that to wake the device with the volume wake option
I say this because his power button went out completely and there was a major problem with his USB connection
Its like the power button is always being held in. This problem started for him before flashing any custom rom,it made it really hard to root and because mounting storage and fastboot drivers sucked but hang in there and keep this post alive as I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and see if something is loose or not making good connection
Were you hard on it? he is as we work in a sugar factory
BEST DAMN PHONE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST DAMN DEVELOPERS!
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I should still have warranty with Samsung as I bought my phone in May. I don't think I was too rough with my phone, that said it's in my pocket most if the time. The power button works fine, the volume up is another story. Thanks for helping.
no problem mike,please keep me posted on how your return to samsung turns out and if there are any obsticles you have to go through
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no problem mike,please keep me posted on how your return to samsung turns out and if there are any obsticles you have to go through
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I called Samsung, they told me I could take it into my local Rogers store to get it repaired. When showing the Rogers employee what was wrong my phone just magically started working again, it seemed to good to be true. And as it turned out it was, as my phone cannot send or receive calls. Hopefully I won't be without a Smartphone for too long.
Thanks for all the replies everyone.
Ok, since i realize i posted this in the wrong phone group lol...Let's try this again
About a month ago i upgraded my Skyrocket to CM10, everything worked perfectly..then suddenly today i went to go make a text message and my phone restarted. instead of it booting right back up it continues to sit there and vibrate periodically. occasionally the Samsung Logo will appear and it will look like it's booting, the CM10 bootscreen appears then freezes and goes black with the random vibrations..i've tried holding the power and Vol. Down buttons to get into the recovery menu but nothing happens..
Does anybody know what the hell happend to my phone? and did my phone suddenly turn into a little vibrating brick?
did you try searching the forums? i'll suggest stuck power button. search and help yourself before the flames come.
Its not a software problem, you my friend have a sticky power button. If your lucky you can take the phone apart and clean out the power button/get it un-stuck. If not your probably gonna have to send it to samsung. Theirs a bunch if other threads on this.
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Yeah i just now found it >.< i literally had to beat the crap out of my power button...wtf..it's never happend before
Yep that's how it starts then it gets worse and worse over time I posted some apps that could help if u can't fix it hardware wise
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191120
Next time it does it tell samsung and they'll fix it. I suggest a flash back to stock until it happens again.
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Hi there,
I have a Rogers Galaxy SGH-i727R. About three weeks ago, the phone started re-starting on it's own. I though maybe it was a sticky power key and had that replaced. The problem persisted. I then noticed that it was primarily upon receiving text messages that the phone would reboot. So it seemed it was a software issue. I am running the stable build of CM9.
Yesterday the phone rebooted and never got off the angry alien screen. I pulled the battery, charged it etc and still could not get it to fully boot up. I left it for over an hour. I finally decided to call it quits and re-flash the phone. Problem is, it will not boot into recovery at all. When I hold down Vol + - and Power, it jsut goes into a loop of vibrating every three seconds until I let go and then it tries a normal boot again. Once, I briefly got a screen saying I was trying to install custom software and to press volume up to do so, but before I could hit volume up, the phone cycled off.
I should also mention that the four buttons on the bottom of the screen do not work. I accidentally sliced the wires on the side of the phone when opening it up. I use a software button saver widget to access their functions. I wonder if that issue is related....
Thanks for any advice. I would like to get into recovery so I can load a new ROM or a stock ROM.
You're going to get blasted for posting this here....
That being said, your power button is borked, common on these phones. Happened to mine, but I was still under warranty so it was replaced.
eagercrow said:
You're going to get blasted for posting this here....
That being said, your power button is borked, common on these phones. Happened to mine, but I was still under warranty so it was replaced.
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He said his was replaced and the issue continued..
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Blast away
Sorry. Where should I be posting this? I am happily corrected. I find the titles of the forums confusing, sorry.
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He said his was replaced and the issue continued..
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Your point? I can't tell you how many times I've been sent "new" or "tested good" parts and they are DOA when installed. Or people who claim to have replaced or fixed a part but really didn't.
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Sorry. Where should I be posting this? I am happily corrected. I find the titles of the forums confusing, sorry.
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In the Q/A section is the proper place. I had the exact same issues you are having, fortunately I had the option to trade it in for a new one. Good luck!
Hey all..
I have a problem. My power button has stopped working at all on my Verizon S3. Earlier this week, it was being very finicky, eg it would randomly be registering clicks when it wasn't being pressed. Now, however, it isn't responding whatsoever.
Obviously I'm terrified to shut down the device, but before I make a warranty claim I'll need to do an ODIN restore to stock (I am currently running CyanogenMod 10.2). How can I do this without having to use the power button at some point?
Thanks in advance!
SJonesGSO said:
Hey all..
I have a problem. My power button has stopped working at all on my Verizon S3. Earlier this week, it was being very finicky, eg it would randomly be registering clicks when it wasn't being pressed. Now, however, it isn't responding whatsoever.
Obviously I'm terrified to shut down the device, but before I make a warranty claim I'll need to do an ODIN restore to stock (I am currently running CyanogenMod 10.2). How can I do this without having to use the power button at some point?
Thanks in advance!
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Mobile Odin would work. You might not be able to verify it worked after the install though.
Search for topics in this section, there's a lot of topics on this already and good suggestions on it.
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Well my power button managed to back alive long enough for me to Triangle Away and ODIN. Thanks guys.
Out of nowhere my power button magically no longer works. Kind of a huge deal since I use my phone for work a TON. At first I thought it was the ROM but then I rebooted into recovery and discovered it doesn't work in there either...... but by some sort of miracle though my phone magically boots itself up when I swap batteries in it....
I am rooted and running Beans 20.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated!!
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You can get an app called button savior from Google play that allows you to create on screen keys to turn off your screen.
Various xposed modules allow you to remap your physical keys. If you don't know about the xposed framework I highly suggest looking into it.
Furthermore I believe some custom roms have key mapping built in.
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ImUnderTheBed said:
You can get an app called button savior from Google play that allows you to create on screen keys to turn off your screen.
Various xposed modules allow you to remap your physical keys. If you don't know about the xposed framework I highly suggest looking into it.
Furthermore I believe some custom roms have key mapping built in.
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Yes I already got an app that will shut my screen off and lock it but what happens when my phone stops magically booting up all by itself??
Then I'm screwed.
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flooritnfly said:
Yes I already got an app that will shut my screen off and lock it but what happens when my phone stops magically booting up all by itself??
Then I'm screwed.
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Mine started doing the same thing.
flooritnfly said:
Out of nowhere my power button magically no longer works. Kind of a huge deal since I use my phone for work a TON. At first I thought it was the ROM but then I rebooted into recovery and discovered it doesn't work in there either...... but by some sort of miracle though my phone magically boots itself up when I swap batteries in it....
I am rooted and running Beans 20.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated!!
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My power button just started malfunctioning too. I'm on Odin barebones 4.1.2 stock and the problem persists.
It sounds like a lot of people are getting this problem. If you use that knowledge to your advantage, I've heard people convince Samsung it's a manufacturing problem and got it repaired outside of Warranty. The power button itself is sautered onto the motherboard, so unless you really trust a mobile repair company, best option is work directly with Samsung.
That being said, I'm going to look for an Xposed Framework module that can remap the power button.
I looked for one, didn't really find what I was looking for... selling mine on ebay now to pay for my new phone...
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Wow. My power button just stopped working also.
My phone is stock.
I did replace the glass myself a couple months ago and it's been working fine until about a week ago. Was wondering if that had anything to do with it.
Interesting to see I'm not the only one having issues.
Kind of timely now that the S5 is coming out this week.
usho said:
Wow. My power button just stopped working also.
My phone is stock.
I did replace the glass myself a couple months ago and it's been working fine until about a week ago. Was wondering if that had anything to do with it.
Interesting to see I'm not the only one having issues.
Kind of timely now that the S5 is coming out this week.
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This is happening to a lot of people. I'm sure the s4 will start having this problem followed by the s5 after a year and some months. Im done with samsung phones until they start using different parts. Actually thinking about the next nexus phone and hack a msata drive into it with a custom vacume formed case. The only reason I haven't owned one is because of the storage limitation. I think a 200+ gigabyte msata strapped to the back would fix that problem.
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Mine started doing the same thing.
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sweeds said:
My power button just started malfunctioning too. I'm on Odin barebones 4.1.2 stock and the problem persists.
It sounds like a lot of people are getting this problem. If you use that knowledge to your advantage, I've heard people convince Samsung it's a manufacturing problem and got it repaired outside of Warranty. The power button itself is sautered onto the motherboard, so unless you really trust a mobile repair company, best option is work directly with Samsung.
That being said, I'm going to look for an Xposed Framework module that can remap the power button.
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usho said:
Wow. My power button just stopped working also.
My phone is stock.
I did replace the glass myself a couple months ago and it's been working fine until about a week ago. Was wondering if that had anything to do with it.
Interesting to see I'm not the only one having issues.
Kind of timely now that the S5 is coming out this week.
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Hey guys, mine originally starting messing up on Saturday, and then Sat night and all day Sun is was fine, and now it is doing it again. I even installed a new rom and it is still doing it so now I am convinced it is purely physical and not rom-related. What are you guys going to do?
I have the Wireless Phone Protection for my phone and am thinking about using that to my advantage to get a new device....question is I've never done it before. If I say I have a physical problem with my phone then won't Verizon want it returned? That will make me have to unroot it and bring it back to out of box state which is a big headache. What if I just say I lost it or it got stolen? Am I better off going that route?
EDIT: Also forgot to mention that along with these power button issues my S3 also will not reboot on its own. If I select Reboot (be it from the power button menu, notification pulldown, etc) it will just shut off and not reboot.....but if I yank the battery and put it back in it will then reboot to recovery. Same deal if I do a normal reboot, haven to yank and replace battery. You guys having these issues too?
So a couple of days ago my power button started acting wonkie as well. I would push it and it basically acted sticky. I would push once but it would register twice or as a long press. Either turning the screen on and off or bring up the reboot menu. So I did the xposed button remapping. Worked pretty well, but if I restarted the phone it would do a weird haptic feedback thing every couple of seconds before finally booting up.
So I wasn't satisfied with just living with it being a hardware issue. So I downloaded latest cleanrom to flash from cm11. I rebooted recovery and now it just vibrates every couple of seconds. Would not make it to twrp. It will get to cm Samsung boot screen but then just goes back to vibrating black screen. I took out battery and popped out power button but same results.
Any suggestions? Think power button can be fixed by repair shop or is it time to go back to my trusty droid incredible until I can upgrade.
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luland said:
So a couple of days ago my power button started acting wonkie as well. I would push it and it basically acted sticky. I would push once but it would register twice or as a long press. Either turning the screen on and off or bring up the reboot menu. So I did the xposed button remapping. Worked pretty well, but if I restarted the phone it would do a weird haptic feedback thing every couple of seconds before finally booting up.
So I wasn't satisfied with just living with it being a hardware issue. So I downloaded latest cleanrom to flash from cm11. I rebooted recovery and now it just vibrates every couple of seconds. Would not make it to twrp. It will get to cm Samsung boot screen but then just goes back to vibrating black screen. I took out battery and popped out power button but same results.
Any suggestions? Think power button can be fixed by repair shop or is it time to go back to my trusty droid incredible until I can upgrade.
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It can be fixed. There is also a way of temporarily making the power button work but I don't feel like explaining it again. If you do some searching there are at least 20 threads that have the temp fix in it.
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It can be fixed. There is also a way of temporarily making the power button work but I don't feel like explaining it again. If you do some searching there are at least 20 threads that have the temp fix in it.
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Link to the temp fix please?
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