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[Q] Bricked Nexus S. Faulty power button?

Hi guys.
I noticed a few weeks ago my power button started to work when it felt like it. Sometimes it would be fine, other times it would take about 30 presses before it registered I was attempting to use it..
Now it has completely failed.
The phone is currently off, whenever I try to press the power button it never turns on. But as soon as I attach a charger to it (AC and USB), without even pressing the power button, the phone vibrates and the google screen flashes up, but never gets past that screen.
If I hold the volume up button as I attach a charger it attempts to enter recovery/bootloader mode(?), but freezes as soon as it comes on. No buttons work and it requires a battery pull to turn it off.
The phone is also not recognised by my computer, or by odin, or anything.
Not really sure what to do. Would try and flash things back to stock, but can't find a way to do that. Not really sure it would help either?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance
Oh and I looked through current threads and searched on google but I couldn't find anyone with a similar problem :/

It seems, your power button is constantly pressed. Maybe you dropped it? You should try to carefully move the button in every direction instead of pressing it, hopefully it clicks back to its right place. Other option is taking it back to the shop, and get it repaired. It's a hadware problem, so you won't be able to use neither recovery nor the ROM. The bright side is, that probably it's an easily repairable problem, and won't take too long

mkoch820 said:
It seems, your power button is constantly pressed. Maybe you dropped it? You should try to carefully move the button in every direction instead of pressing it, hopefully it clicks back to its right place. Other option is taking it back to the shop, and get it repaired. It's a hadware problem, so you won't be able to use neither recovery nor the ROM. The bright side is, that probably it's an easily repairable problem, and won't take too long
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I thought it was a hardware thing, they guy at the shop told me it wasn't..
And yeah that's fair enough..
But yeah I will get it repaired, thank you very much

i kind of had the same problem....
are u runing ICS 4.0.3 update by google????
if yes then that is the problem,
even my power buton stoped working and then wheni went into recovery mode it freezed..
it was my luck taht suddenly the power button started working on its own and i formated the phone with clockworkmod and reinstalled 2.3.6..... and been working fine now...

karan_chopra said:
i kind of had the same problem....
are u runing ICS 4.0.3 update by google????
if yes then that is the problem,
even my power buton stoped working and then wheni went into recovery mode it freezed..
it was my luck taht suddenly the power button started working on its own and i formated the phone with clockworkmod and reinstalled 2.3.6..... and been working fine now...
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I was on an ICS ROM, can't remember which one, but the button started playing up when I was on a GB ROM..
Here's hoping the button just suddenly starts working though.. :L
Cheers for the reply

Just in case anyone else has this problem. My situation looked horrible.. but I brought a USB Jig from eBay and after months of problems. I got into recovery mode and flashed back to stock. Everything is perfect now
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Though I am officially out of the Nexus S great community (mine was sold) but a great lesson I learned here is to BABY the power button...I also disabled the screen lock so I can get screen to wake with vol rocker.... take care of the power button folks on Nexus S lol

AnthonyG92 said:
Just in case anyone else has this problem. My situation looked horrible.. but I brought a USB Jig from eBay and after months of problems. I got into recovery mode and flashed back to stock. Everything is perfect now
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Thats fix your power button?seriously?
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Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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AnthonyG92 said:
Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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Haha...okay...my power button already dead..
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AnthonyG92 said:
Well no lol. It started working on its own after I reflashed. It works on and off.. but I only flash roms now that have volume rocker wake and 'sleep' in the notification bar.. i.e CM based etc. Just in case the power button decides to fail completely
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Stock ICS has a feature to wake the screen using the vol rocker.
And you can search the market for "Lock screen widget" to shut the screen.
In this case you minimize the need for the power button..That what I was doing..

[Q] Power Button problem?

I seem to have a problem with my power button. I think. My phone will occasionally shut off and vibrate once every 2 seconds, as if the power button is being held down. Taking the battery out and putting it back in stops the vibrations, but then after starting to turn on it will go back into the steady vibration.
I've noticed that sometimes when it's turned on it'll go into little fits where the power button menu will pop up rapidly. This usually precedes when it shuts off.
The severity of these "fits" varies. Sometimes it just requires popping the battery out and putting it back in, but sometimes it lasts for hours.
I don't know if it's a power button problem, or something in the wiring. I don't have a case on it, just a stick on skin. If you need anymore information, I'll gladly supply it.
Any information on what is happening and if theres a fix, would be greatly appreciated.

Sounds like a short somewhere
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Any way to fix that?

zgibbyson said:
Any way to fix that?
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You would have to open up the case and look at it. Could be some debris in there, button could be getting jammed. Few things could be happening.
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Tried to do a factory reset, cant even get past the boot screen.

zgibbyson said:
Tried to do a factory reset, cant even get past the boot screen.
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Either open it yourself or warranty it
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Also, whenever it shuts off a white line usually briefly flashes. Don't know if that helps.

zgibbyson said:
Also, whenever it shuts off a white line usually briefly flashes. Don't know if that helps.
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That happens to me to and it happened on my first bricked skyrocket. Usually when i do a battery pull or after download mode completes.

zgibbyson said:
I seem to have a problem with my power button. I think. My phone will occasionally shut off and vibrate once every 2 seconds, as if the power button is being held down. Taking the battery out and putting it back in stops the vibrations, but then after starting to turn on it will go back into the steady vibration.
I've noticed that sometimes when it's turned on it'll go into little fits where the power button menu will pop up rapidly. This usually precedes when it shuts off.
The severity of these "fits" varies. Sometimes it just requires popping the battery out and putting it back in, but sometimes it lasts for hours.
I don't know if it's a power button problem, or something in the wiring. I don't have a case on it, just a stick on skin. If you need anymore information, I'll gladly supply it.
Any information on what is happening and if theres a fix, would be greatly appreciated.
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I know I'm reviving an old thread but I came here trying to find a solution and I figured out what mine was.
It was indeed the power button, I took the phone apart twice, first time not messing with the power button, second time I pressed it quite a few good times and blew on it to try to blow anything out of there and to get my spit in it to lube any parts that needed lube...or what not.
I put it back together and still...same problem, it'd turn on when I put the battery in or plugged in a power source and then roughly 2 seconds later, it'd restart. The most I could get was maybe a full 10 seconds (but never further). But I realized that if I held the power button at the perfect time after the phone vibrated to turn on, it would go those 10 seconds way more often. So I mashed the hell out of my power button and shook and pounded the phone and it booted it up, was able to back up all my stuff and restore it. Now waiting for the replacement.
Why I told this like a story? I don't know...

OMFG this is exactly what is happening to me!!!! So exact. Lol any solution?!?

tonk12 said:
OMFG this is exactly what is happening to me!!!! So exact. Lol any solution?!?
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Fix the power button
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xcrazydx said:
Fix the power button
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lol

Same exact thing happened to my girlfriends Infuse, faulty power button. I took it completely apart and tried to clean the contacts between the power button and the motherboard as well as any junk that may have been lodged in the button itself. Unfortunately the cleaning didn't work, what did work is I took the god damn phone and whacked it against the counter top a few good times and it has worked ever since. Do I recommend doing this? NO! Just sharing my experience.

xcrazydx said:
Fix the power button
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yeah i guess that was a stupid question lol anyway i got my replacement today

tonk12 said:
yeah i guess that was a stupid question lol anyway i got my replacement today
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Ah good news!
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Bronk93 said:
Same exact thing happened to my girlfriends Infuse, faulty power button. I took it completely apart and tried to clean the contacts between the power button and the motherboard as well as any junk that may have been lodged in the button itself. Unfortunately the cleaning didn't work, what did work is I took the god damn phone and whacked it against the counter top a few good times and it has worked ever since. Do I recommend doing this? NO! Just sharing my experience.
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this actually worked for me lol. id hit the phone on my hand and it would fix my stuck power button.

[Q] Phone won't boot into recovery or otherwise

Hi there,
Sorry but I think I finally found the right forum for this and I wanted to take one more stab before kissing this phone goodbye.
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.

If you haven't ventured there yet in this forum I'd recommend Vincom's roundup on just about everything http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398. I don't know if it will help much in your situation but it's worth a look. Also, you may want to research usb jigs, not sure if they will work with our devices though ... research is the key word.

tonyrage.stc said:
Hi there,
Sorry but I think I finally found the right forum for this and I wanted to take one more stab before kissing this phone goodbye.
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.
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All I can tell you is that your problem sounds exactly like a stuck power button. I know you replaced it but all the symptoms you point out suggest stuck power button. Maybe try cleaning it again?
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rushi.1986 said:
All I can tell you is that your problem sounds exactly like a stuck power button. I know you replaced it but all the symptoms you point out suggest stuck power button. Maybe try cleaning it again?
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yes but i wouldn't rule out
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....
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rushi.1986 said:
All I can tell you is that your problem sounds exactly like a stuck power button. I know you replaced it but all the symptoms you point out suggest stuck power button. Maybe try cleaning it again?
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But if it were a stuck power button it would not stay on the loading screen indefinitely, no? If I hold down the power button while booting, it will turn the phone off.

Hold vol +- and pwr until it vibrates let go of pwr continue to hold vol +-. You were letting go of all of them at once going by your described method.
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mtdew said:
Hold vol +- and pwr until it vibrates let go of pwr continue to hold vol +-. You were letting go of all of them at once going by your described method.
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****. I am a total moron. The phone still reboots after receiving a text but I was able to boot into recovery. Thanks.

Won't turn on, keeps vibrating

Hey guys, I've had this problem with my galaxy before where it turns off and keep vibrating and the past few times I could just hold the power button and it would finally come back on. This time my phone died and I plugged it in and it just keeps vibrating.. I searched to see if others experienced the same problem and they came across a stuck power button. I blew air into it etc while the phone was together.. That didn't work, I finally just took my phone apart and it doesn't look like the power button is stuck. I got it to come to the ATT logo sign then it just shuts off and it keeps vibrating. I got it to the odin mode but it shuts off if I try to use the volume button. I'm not under warranty, any help would be great thanks!

It's a stuck power button. You probably have to replace it. See vincom's stickies for more info and trouble shooting.
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I found the sticky but when you replace the power button do you need to solder it?

I would normally say yes that's its the power button, but he states he got it into dl mode b4 hitting the vol + key, try this from the read this b4 u post sticky
33) Q. how do i test for a stuck "sticky" power button
A. TEST: NO CABLE PLUGGED IN: Remove then reinsert the battery and if the phone turns on by itself and then takes approx 10 sec's to turn off and then starts vibrating every couple of seconds then its for sure a power button problem, its stuck, goto the link in the previous answer for a possible fix.
The key thing you need to establish is if reinserting the battery restarts the phone w/out u touching the power button, if so then the button is stuck
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Is there any guides/ videos with soldering the power button.

07.350Z said:
Is there any guides/ videos with soldering the power button.
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I have not found any, don't know if it needs to be soldered but I don't think so as its been replaced by other users, but did u try the test that I posted above
edit: my bad, its in the 1stop sticky, no soldering reguired
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35316878&postcount=16

Yes sir, from putting the battery in to vibrate to try to turn on then turn off and start vibrating every two seconds takes about 9-10 seconds. I found two sites with replacement parts, http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-sgh-i727-power-button.html and http://www.partshe.com/samsung-i727-galaxy-s2-skyrocket-power-button.html Would I just take the power button of with tweezers?

The button looks soldered on. It not coming off easily with needle nose. Is this normal?

Power button replacement
07.350Z said:
The button looks soldered on. It not coming off easily with needle nose. Is this normal?
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You should use an air soldering iron (used for surface mount components).
Check this video on youtube:
Samsung Power Switch Repair Fix Replacement Galaxy S2 t989
It shows how to replace the power button.
EK

Fixed the galaxay sii vibrating problem
FIXED IT...My phone sat outside all day when it was humid and damp. I had the same symptoms of vibrating a for half a second every 3 seconds. I initially tried opening the back and using a hair drier but that didn't work. I removed all the screws and pried the shell apart reveling the button and used a can of compressed air for 20-30 seconds in 5 second bursts to blow it out. I might have tried tuner cleaner or disc brake cleaner if that didn't work, since those cleaners are or are similar to acetone which is a degreaser and evaporates quickly. (BUT USE GOGGLES WHEN SPRAYING)

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FIXED IT...My phone sat outside all day when it was humid and damp. I had the same symptoms of vibrating a for half a second every 3 seconds. I initially tried opening the back and using a hair drier but that didn't work. I removed all the screws and pried the shell apart reveling the button and used a can of compressed air for 20-30 seconds in 5 second bursts to blow it out. I might have tried tuner cleaner or disc brake cleaner if that didn't work, since those cleaners are or are similar to acetone which is a degreaser and evaporates quickly. (BUT USE GOGGLES WHEN SPRAYING)
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Nice. I have used the compressed air too to fix this but the problem does comeback in few days so be ready to replace it at some point.

Does anyone know if mouser electronics has this?
I cannot order from etrade as I cannot ever order from there again and the other one just returns a 404 page.

Fixed that worked
So ran into this same problem on Galaxy S2 Tmobile. Tried a bunch of things like compressed air, taking it all apart etc. The thing that ultimately worked was plugging it into a Car charger. For some reason this reset the issue. I have run into this 2 x now and the first time if fixed mysteriously and this time the car charger did the trick nearly instantly.
I think this problem occurs when the battery runs completely or nearly completely down and it is turned on. Seems to be a bug with the software.

I happened to fix it by hitting around the power button with a hammer, became unstuck. Just use volume buttons to wake, and double tap status bar to sleep on SlimKat. Wouldn't really recommend this method, but it worked for me.

I have similar problems, I'm getting a bootlooping Samsung screen. I tried Odin flash stock firmware. This phone had no mods at all. I've decided to put twrp on it from Odin and flash a rom see if that will work.. How would one flash rom from Odin. I assume it's the same as the firmware.. Please help... Thanks in advance
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JEZZEJAMEZ said:
I have similar problems, I'm getting a bootlooping Samsung screen. I tried Odin flash stock firmware. This phone had no mods at all. I've decided to put twrp on it from Odin and flash a rom see if that will work.. How would one flash rom from Odin. I assume it's the same as the firmware.. Please help... Thanks in advance
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It sounds like you have a stuck power button which is common on this device. You can get it replaced at a reasonable cost.
You don't flash roms in Odin. You flash them in the custom recovery, twrp in your case.
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I'm sure there's a way to get a rom on my SD card from another source, then install it into the s2. Go into twrp and install this way.. How I'm not sure can you advise...
See what makes me think it's not the power button is when in recovery, dl mode or twrp the phone work flawlessly. Not rebooting from there at all... Hmmm
jd1639 said:
It sounds like you have a stuck power button which is common on this device. You can get it replaced at a reasonable cost.
You don't flash roms in Odin. You flash them in the custom recovery, twrp in your case.
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JEZZEJAMEZ said:
I'm sure there's a way to get a rom on my SD card from another source, then install it into the s2. Go into twrp and install this way.. How I'm not sure can you advise...
See what makes me think it's not the power button is when in recovery, dl mode or twrp the phone work flawlessly. Not rebooting from there at all... Hmmm
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If you can boot into twrp use adb sideload to load the Rom zip. From a Windows cmd prompt type adb sideload rom.zip and then in twrp on the device use sideload. Where rom.zip is the name of your rom zip. You'll need adb on your pc. Google 15 second adb install xda, if you don't have adb.
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Phone does not turn on! Virus??

I have been rooted and using various roms for over half a year. I was using my phone and than my power button stopped functioning out of nowhere. I took my battery out and put it back in and it turned back on but the power button would sometimes work and sometime not. So I decided to reflash the rom so when i clicked the reboot button in my toggles and told to to go into recovery it turned off and did not go into recovery mode but instead it flashed the samsung logo briefly and said recovery booting at the top but it does not boot into recovery. I took the battery out and put it back in and it does the same thing just flashes the samsung logo once with the recovery booting and than goes dark. All this happened in 1 hour.
So i cant boot into recovery or get into download mode, and odin does not recognize that there is a device connected.
Help if you can.

So no lights at all? Take battery out. Hook phone into computer. What happens? Does you computer recognize it?
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Sometimes when I plug my charger in or plug it into computer the orange charging light flashes for a couple seconds and than nothing, and no the computer does not recognize a device. I tried charging the phone all night still nothing.
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Go open device manager on computer. Replug. Does anything show in device manager?
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Sandman-007 said:
Go open device manager on computer. Replug. Does anything show in device manager?
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Unfortunately no. Plugged it into computer, press power button and it vibrates one second and charging LED (red) flashes once and thats it. Nothing shows up on device manager.
Plugged it into computer and turned ODIN on... no result. It doesnt recognize that there is a phone connected.
Guys please help a guy out? ive gone through so much posts lately on Google, please if anyone knows even a hint of something that could help please mention it
Thanks ahead of time

Tried another S3 battery, maybe that was the problem but no. Pressed power button, Samsung logo flashes for less then a second. Then everything goes blank.
Next time i hit power button with this battery from another S3, all that happens is that it vibrates, the red LED flashes once and thats it.
Have also tried all combinations of Power+Vol+Home. They get only a vibrate from the phone as if only hitting the power button.

So you need to reboot into recovery but it won't.. Hmm my volume button is broken so I downloaded Quick Boot from the store and it let's you boot into recovery pretty easily. If it does the same thing you described then.. Dunno.. Flash a new recovery or bootloader with Casual one click root unlock and recovery. Hopefully you saved an image file on your pc.
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kaslopis said:
So you need to reboot into recovery but it won't.. Hmm my volume button is broken so I downloaded Quick Boot from the store and it let's you boot into recovery pretty easily. If it does the same thing you described then.. Dunno.. Flash a new recovery or bootloader with Casual one click root unlock and recovery. Hopefully you saved an image file on your pc.
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How can I flash anything if it won't even show any sign of life but vibrating.
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For some reason I thought you just couldn't get into recovery mode
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it sounds like the power button is your problem, like its stuck down. Can you tell if its sticking out about normal or does it seem shallow(like depressed a bit)?
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I would try to place the phone on a good flat, hard surface and then try to boot into recovery and just barely put pressure on the power button in the process. Not trying to sound smart mouth but hold vol+ with left thumb and use any right finger to hold home then use left pointer to press power. Thus you can use just the minimum amount of pressure on the power button.
If you get any further than you have been , I would bet on the button being bad. If not it may have been a partition messup. I was using the trim feature and mine goofed up the partitions and had to repartition in odin and everything. If it isnt the button find a jtag and have it done.
Good luck, Hope you can get it fixed.
Cruzin' tha Galaxy SIII via Obsessed Rom / "INAPPROPRIATE" Kernel

bbolton_98 said:
it sounds like the power button is your problem, like its stuck down. Can you tell if its sticking out about normal or does it seem shallow(like depressed a bit)?
Cruzin' tha Galaxy SIII via Obsessed Rom / "INAPPROPRIATE" Kernel
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No the button is normal. Presses down just like always.
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bbolton_98 said:
it sounds like the power button is your problem, like its stuck down. Can you tell if its sticking out about normal or does it seem shallow(like depressed a bit)?
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I would try to place the phone on a good flat, hard surface and then try to boot into recovery and just barely put pressure on the power button in the process. Not trying to sound smart mouth but hold vol+ with left thumb and use any right finger to hold home then use left pointer to press power. Thus you can use just the minimum amount of pressure on the power button.
If you get any further than you have been , I would bet on the button being bad. If not it may have been a partition messup. I was using the trim feature and mine goofed up the partitions and had to repartition in odin and everything. If it isnt the button find a jtag and have it done.
Good luck, Hope you can get it fixed.
Cruzin' tha Galaxy SIII via Obsessed Rom / "INAPPROPRIATE" Kernel
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Sounds like your phone just kicked the bucket as your opening post reads like the hardware bricked on you.

bbolton_98 said:
it sounds like the power button is your problem, like its stuck down. Can you tell if its sticking out about normal or does it seem shallow(like depressed a bit)?
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I would try to place the phone on a good flat, hard surface and then try to boot into recovery and just barely put pressure on the power button in the process. Not trying to sound smart mouth but hold vol+ with left thumb and use any right finger to hold home then use left pointer to press power. Thus you can use just the minimum amount of pressure on the power button.
If you get any further than you have been , I would bet on the button being bad. If not it may have been a partition messup. I was using the trim feature and mine goofed up the partitions and had to repartition in odin and everything. If it isnt the button find a jtag and have it done.
Good luck, Hope you can get it fixed.
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I'll try that when I get home.
Thanks for everyone who contributed
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bbolton_98 said:
it sounds like the power button is your problem, like its stuck down. Can you tell if its sticking out about normal or does it seem shallow(like depressed a bit)?
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I would try to place the phone on a good flat, hard surface and then try to boot into recovery and just barely put pressure on the power button in the process. Not trying to sound smart mouth but hold vol+ with left thumb and use any right finger to hold home then use left pointer to press power. Thus you can use just the minimum amount of pressure on the power button.
If you get any further than you have been , I would bet on the button being bad. If not it may have been a partition messup. I was using the trim feature and mine goofed up the partitions and had to repartition in odin and everything. If it isnt the button find a jtag and have it done.
Good luck, Hope you can get it fixed.
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Ok I did that but no results...
But I did figure something out that I didn't know: ok so when the phone is lying flat on its back and I tap it moderately 3 times very quickly the phone vibrates once and flashes just the Samsung logo for a split second.... That happens without even pressing any of the buttons. And then everything goes black. Sometimes it will do the vibrate and Samsung logo and then the "Samsung Galaxy S3" logo will show for couple seconds. Then like always it goes black.
So this must mean some of the hardware inside is disrupted. Its been dropped many times on ground. Never cracked screen but it must be the hardware inside. Does that sound logical? Or does someone else have a theory?
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spetzuu said:
Ok I did that but no results...
But I did figure something out that I didn't know: ok so when the phone is lying flat on its back and I tap it moderately 3 times very quickly the phone vibrates once and flashes just the Samsung logo for a split second.... That happens without even pressing any of the buttons. And then everything goes black. Sometimes it will do the vibrate and Samsung logo and then the "Samsung Galaxy S3" logo will show for couple seconds. Then like always it goes black.
So this must mean some of the hardware inside is disrupted. Its been dropped many times on ground. Never cracked screen but it must be the hardware inside. Does that sound logical? Or does someone else have a theory?
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Of course it sounds logical. You really should have mentioned the "dropped many times" right up front. No doubt it is physical damage. sucks sir. in the future, invest in a good case if you tend to drop your phone often....just sayin. or learn to not drop it? i don't know. sorry about your luck sir.

Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
Of course it sounds logical. You really should have mentioned the "dropped many times" right up front. No doubt it is physical damage. sucks sir. in the future, invest in a good case if you tend to drop your phone often....just sayin. or learn to not drop it? i don't know. sorry about your luck sir.
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So what you guys recommend for fix?? The one year warranty is gone...
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spetzuu said:
So what you guys recommend for fix?? The one year warranty is gone...
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www.swappa.com buy a new phone
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www.swappa.com buy a new phone
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You think maybe I should take apart the phone? Maybe I'll visibly see something disconnected and fix it.
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If you are smart enough to know what to look for, sure. Otherwise. I revert to my recommendation...
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sounds like power button is broken, only you know if your comfortable taking it apart. But there are videos that are good. If you think you can what do you have to lose? It ain't working now so what's the difference. I would look for some teardown videos and power button replacement vids and see if you want to try. Find out how much a button would be and then decide.
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