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power button broke ~ any idea on how else to lock the screen?

So my power button works like 1/4th of the time now for some reason and almost everytime I press it the power off menu will come up.
Does anyone know of an alternative button or combination of buttons to lock the screen? Is there a widget to turn off/lock the screen?
I searched in the Dream app forum and got nothing. I also Googled to see of there was a "make your own" AnyCut short cut I could create and got nothing either.
I really am hoping someone can help because at the end of the day I don't know if HTC will warranty this as its unlocked.
Thanks!

Call HTC. Others with an unlocked bootloader have had success in at least getting a swap done.

Cool, I'll go ahead and give them a shout.

Agreed.
HTC/Google would have to prove that unlocking the bootloader broke the power button, which is highly unlikely.

Amdathlonuk said:
Agreed.
HTC/Google would have to prove that unlocking the bootloader broke the power button, which is highly unlikely.
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No, actually they don't HAVE to prove the bootloader broke the button. But they will most likely honor the warranty anyway as a courtesy. When you elected to unlock the bootloader, you expressly waived your warranty.

Right - they don't have to honor the warranty at all since its unlocked; however, I called and they said they would swap it out. They didn't even ask if it was unlocked and even more surprising they didn't ask about water damage. My assumption is even though they didn't ask about water damage if there was they would charge me as it's in their disclosure.
Support was very helpful and they answered quickly on both calls. Problem with the swap is they out a hold for $529.00 on your card until they receive delivery of the returned phone. Since I don't have an extra $529.00 laying around I'm waiting for my next paycheck.
If anyone does have an alternative for the power button let me know. This is a pain lol. I do know that there are combinations such as power, volume down, and trackball soft resets.

djnutz said:
Right - they don't have to honor the warranty at all since its unlocked; however, I called and they said they would swap it out. They didn't even ask if it was unlocked and even more surprising they didn't ask about water damage. My assumption is even though they didn't ask about water damage if there was they would charge me as it's in their disclosure.
Support was very helpful and they answered quickly on both calls. Problem with the swap is they out a hold for $529.00 on your card until they receive delivery of the returned phone. Since I don't have an extra $529.00 laying around I'm waiting for my next paycheck.
If anyone does have an alternative for the power button let me know. This is a pain lol. I do know that there are combinations such as power, volume down, and trackball soft resets.
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Putting a hold on your credit card is not the same as charging it. As long as you have that much available credit on your card, you're fine.

yup i can confirm it . i just had it done . they just authorize it for 529 . but not a cent was actually taken out

aggieaj said:
yup i can confirm it . i just had it done . they just authorize it for 529 . but not a cent was actually taken out
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So assuming that I had $529.00 in my account the would authorize it and I could go buy something or would my card get declined? Car payments coming up so wanted to be 100% on this.

The $529 is locked up temporarily... so it sounds like that would be a problem for you. Do you have another card you can use?

Yeah I do but might wait to keep it on the same account.

djnutz said:
So assuming that I had $529.00 in my account the would authorize it and I could go buy something or would my card get declined? Car payments coming up so wanted to be 100% on this.
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it puts a hold on that amount...so yes..you would get declined

rgr that. Ill wait for my next paycheck and thanks for the clarification.

Yeah my power button stopped working as well. I didn't get the phone wet or drop it or anything either.....
talked to HTC earlier this morning about getting it replaced or repaired. They told me that they would only be putting a $28 hold on my card until the process was complete

Hmm, thanks for the info. I'll give them a call today.

Hey!
Not sure if anyone here would know, but do you think they would honor me a swap as well since I purchased the phone from someone off of craigslist? it clearly has had no water damage since they only had the phone for like 2 days and I have had it in a case since day one.
Thanks ahead of time!

Hey,
Quick followup question, did anyone have to unroot their phone before sending it back? I got them to send me a replacement but I didnt tell them anything about it being rooted or unlocked..
Please help!!
Thanks

daballr07 said:
Hey,
Quick followup question, did anyone have to unroot their phone before sending it back? I got them to send me a replacement but I didnt tell them anything about it being rooted or unlocked..
Please help!!
Thanks
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You can unroot your device but without the ability to relock the phone, it won't matter

wait so it doesnt matter if i unroot the phone or not? i thought it voids the warranty and its like breaking the law.. i kno u guys mentioned that unlocking the phone is ok with switching but what about it being rooted?
the reason i ask is because my phone wont turn on since the power button is completely out now.. im really worried that they would charge me in the end
Thanks in advance!!
Ps. i never mentioned to the rep that it was unlocked or rooted soo idk if they will still accept it

daballr07 said:
Hey!
Not sure if anyone here would know, but do you think they would honor me a swap as well since I purchased the phone from someone off of craigslist? it clearly has had no water damage since they only had the phone for like 2 days and I have had it in a case since day one.
Thanks ahead of time!
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I second this... Well anyone can help with this? lol

[Q] Need SERIOUS help with my skyrocket!

Hey guys.
I have an SGS2 Skyrocket that boots but nothing ever shows up on the screen!
I held the power button and it does in fact boot the samsung logo never shows up.
The keys at the bottom light up but still nothing.
Seeing that everything worked i booted the phone into download mode to see if it would fix it (i still couldnt see anything, i was just going off of the vibrations)
So I decided to go ahead and flash back to stock GB from odin.
It went through successfully and it booted my phone back up.
Still nothing showing up on the screen...
Can someone please help me?

Sounds like a broken/cracked/bad LCD or digitizer problem.
Was it dropped? Left in direct sunlight? Leaving it back pocket and sitting on it? ...
So seek out a new LCD replacement. From your thorough explanation (awesome description of the problem!) It sounds like your logic board is fully functional.
So you should be good to go with a new LCD which runs around $100+/-$10 but check both eBay and amazon. And watch some youtube videos to see how the phone teardown works or pay a little extra to a repair shop to get it fixed.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda app-developers app

It indeed sounds like you display is shot. If your phone is under a year old Samsung will replace it for about 160 bucks. If not then you can do it yourself. Here's an excellent photo write-up for the procedure:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540425&highlight=lcd+digitizer

Its a brand new screen.
The last one had cracked and i did replace it.
When i had turned it back on it was like this unfortunately.
Could it be a Hardware failure or something with the motherboard?

D2GxNiNjA said:
Its a brand new screen.
The last one had cracked and i did replace it.
When i had turned it back on it was like this unfortunately.
Could it be a Hardware failure or something with the motherboard?
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check your flex cable ... make sure its place correctly...

D2GxNiNjA said:
Its a brand new screen.
The last one had cracked and i did replace it.
When i had turned it back on it was like this unfortunately.
Could it be a Hardware failure or something with the motherboard?
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Based on that doesn't it sound like the screen replacement failed?

raptorddd said:
check your flex cable ... make sure its place correctly...
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wantowan2 said:
Based on that doesn't it sound like the screen replacement failed?
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Its placed correctly.
I guess it could be but man that's a waste of money...
Oh and sorry I didn't reply earlier. Haven't been on in a while.

Nexus 5 wont turn on at all :(

So i dropped my nexus 5 from about 2 ft accidentally and now it wont turn on, and it is extremely hot. Please some one helppppp!:crying:

I don't think it works, but please test it: Press and hold the powerbutton for 20-30 seconds. This will preform a reset (like removing battery). Good luck!

depii said:
I don't think it works, but please test it: Press and hold the powerbutton for 20-30 seconds. This will preform a reset (like removing battery). Good luck!
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Nope doesnt work, it is still dead.

Samarth_17 said:
Nope doesnt work, it is still dead.
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If it is getting hot, it's probably turning on. Looks like you'll have to get your screen replaced. Even if there is no crack, it does not mean the screen and digitizer is still intact.

Samarth_17 said:
Nope doesnt work, it is still dead.
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extremely hot means something wrong with the devices including system corruption, if its hardware problem u might want to send to phone shop for diagnose,, if its software, try flash stock rom.. sees if its boot and showed up boot image...
i hope it doesnt have hardware damage since just a 2feet drop,, nevertheless the digitizer screen

ImranMuhdNajib said:
If it is getting hot, it's probably turning on. Looks like you'll have to get your screen replaced. Even if there is no crack, it does not mean the screen and digitizer is still intact.
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Well it doesnt vibrate or give haptic feedback. There is no sound. Too.

syahazu said:
extremely hot means something wrong with the devices including system corruption, if its hardware problem u might want to send to phone shop for diagnose,, if its software, try flash stock rom.. sees if its boot and showed up boot image...
i hope it doesnt have hardware damage since just a 2feet drop,, nevertheless the digitizer screen
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I cant get into bootloader so i cant flash a factory image, there is no haptic feedback too. So i guess its a hardware problem.. the phone has cooled now. But it was extremely hot for an hour. I guess the battery ran out.

Samarth_17 said:
I cant get into bootloader so i cant flash a factory image, there is no haptic feedback too. So i guess its a hardware problem.. the phone has cooled now. But it was extremely hot for an hour. I guess the battery ran out.
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If by can't boot into bootloader you mean all you see is a black screen. Well that pretty much confirms that at least the screen needs to be replaced. Get it replaced and when testing it you'll find out if there's anything else wrong (hardware wise) with your Nexus 5. Cheers.

Samarth_17 said:
I cant get into bootloader so i cant flash a factory image, there is no haptic feedback too. So i guess its a hardware problem.. the phone has cooled now. But it was extremely hot for an hour. I guess the battery ran out.
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owh, thats hard.. hope u can get it repaired...

ImranMuhdNajib said:
If by can't boot into bootloader you mean all you see is a black screen. Well that pretty much confirms that at least the screen needs to be replaced. Get it replaced and when testing it you'll find out if there's anything else wrong (hardware wise) with your Nexus 5. Cheers.
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Yes , but if it was the screen, atleast i would've got some response from the phone, such as the charging light or atleast i would've been detected on my pc. Oh well, anyways ill have to get it repaired.

syahazu said:
owh, thats hard.. hope u can get it repaired...
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Yea bro...

Hopefully, it is something simple like some connections came loose from the drop.

wangdaning said:
Hopefully, it is something simple like some connections came loose from the drop.
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Nope. i got it checked and its the whole motherboard. Now i got to buy a new phone. Still confused how a 2 feet drop did this..

I can say that the body can't holds up that figure impact, our n5 is a whole plastics haha... My fri3nds n5 dropped his at 5 feet from his bare hands on a carpet, guess what, screen broken and its frame gone loose,,, wow, nice build.... However nexus 5 rocks !!!!

I recommend removing the back cover and checking for loose or damaged connections. Also, remove and re-attached each connections and try to boot the phone.

[Hardware/Troubleshooting] Z5 Dual E6683 not booting

It happened when I was normally using, no overheat, 84% battery remained. The phone was hanged and screen turn deep blue. I turn it off by using Power and Volume +. And It has never booted again :crying: . Unfortunately my phone was out of warranty. I've pressed and held the power button. The hard reset is not working. I tried pressing the off button near the SIM and tried turning it on again. But nothing happened. Also when I hook it onto the charger the notification light doesn't light up. PC Companion isn't recognizing it either. I've charged it for many hours, the mainboard warmed up but battery still cold. Even I removed the battery and charged it directly via a power supply machine but no use. It's a really bad hardware problem. May I have to replace the mainboard or just power management IC (PMi8994 and PM8994)? Sorry for my bad English

legendarywanderer said:
It happened when I was normally using, no overheat, 84% battery remained. The phone was hanged and screen turn deep blue. I turn it off by using Power and Volume +. And It has never booted again :crying: . Unfortunately my phone was out of warranty. I've pressed and held the power button. The hard reset is not working. I tried pressing the off button near the SIM and tried turning it on again. But nothing happened. Also when I hook it onto the charger the notification light doesn't light up. PC Companion isn't recognizing it either. I've charged it for many hours, the mainboard warmed up but battery still cold. Even I removed the battery and charged it directly via a power supply machine but no use. It's a really bad hardware problem. May I have to replace the mainboard or just power management IC (PMi8994 and PM8994)? Sorry for my bad English
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Check fastboot?

HaoZeke said:
Check fastboot?
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It can't fastboot or pc recognize

Same for me, motherboard died. Sent to Warranty, works now...

EnesSastim said:
Same for me, motherboard died. Sent to Warranty, works now...
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Did they tell you what exactly happened? I don't have enough money to afford a new motherboard now, I want to know which components were damaged and can i replace it?

legendarywanderer said:
Did they tell you what exactly happened? I don't have enough money to afford a new motherboard now, I want to know which components were damaged and can i replace it?
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My Phone was bootloader unlocked and they didn't take any money for changing motherboard lol

EnesSastim said:
My Phone was bootloader unlocked and they didn't take any money for changing motherboard lol
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I'm glad to hear that, they must pay for their poor hardware build. I have seen many sudden death cases.

legendarywanderer said:
I'm glad to here that, they must pay for their poor hardware build. I have seen many sudden death cases.
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Send your device to warranty, they can't understand if the phone is bootloader unlocked or not because when you change the motherboard, the bootloader will come locked (bootloader is related to motherboard)

EnesSastim said:
Send your device to warranty, they can't understand if the phone is bootloader unlocked or not because when you change the motherboard, the bootloader will come locked (bootloader is related to motherboard)
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Unfortunately when my phone was dead, the warranty had expired for a week. If i send it to local support i bet they will replace the whole motherboard and take from me $200. But when I opened the motherboard and emi shield, i found the problem was around PMi8994 power management IC. I will repair soon and may be it just costs $10 lol

legendarywanderer said:
Unfortunately when my phone was dead, the warranty had expired for a week. If i send it to local support i bet they will replace the whole motherboard and take from me $200. But when I opened the motherboard and emi shield, i found the problem was around PMi8994 power management IC. I will repair soon and may be it just costs $10 lol
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Hi! Did you manage to solve the problem?? My warranty is gone too and have the same problem and I want to know if you changed only the power management.

Phone laggy

Hello. My phone model is oppo a5s cph 1909.It is almost 3 years old. It's display gives issues ( if I tap on a place, sometimes it taps at any other place. Sometimes it ghost touches and sometimes doesn't respond).It was on the drawers for a month because it's display was damaged.then recently it had been repaired. But after day of repairing I had seen the display problems mentioned above. Then I freed up phone space and ram by deleting some apps and the problem seems to be better at now though it is still present. So can anybody give some cures?
Thanks to all who read it and sorry for wrong English.

APURBO DEY said:
Hello. My phone model is oppo a5s cph 1909.It is almost 3 years old. It's display gives issues ( if I tap on a place, sometimes it taps at any other place. Sometimes it ghost touches and sometimes doesn't respond).It was on the drawers for a month because it's display was damaged.then recently it had been repaired. But after day of repairing I had seen the display problems mentioned above. Then I freed up phone space and ram by deleting some apps and the problem seems to be better at now though it is still present. So can anybody give some cures?
Thanks to all who read it and sorry for wrong English.
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It sounds like a damaged or defective digitizer. Take your device back to the repair center; they should have given you a warranty on the repairs.

V0latyle said:
It sounds like a damaged or defective digitizer. Take your device back to the repair center; they should have given you a warranty on the repairs.
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What is a digitizer? And after I had done what they told ( basically free up the space and make the phone lighter), the phone is now better. And can u give me any recommendations for making the phone faster without root or custom ROM? Thanks anyways.

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APURBO DEY said:
What is a digitizer? And after I had done what they told ( basically free up the space and make the phone lighter), the phone is now better. And can u give me any recommendations for making the phone faster without root or custom ROM? Thanks anyways.
APURBO DEY said:
What is a digitizer? And after I had done what they told ( basically free up the space and make the phone lighter), the phone is now better but power button is very less responsive.
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APURBO DEY said:
What is a digitizer? And after I had done what they told ( basically free up the space and make the phone lighter), the phone is now better. And can u give me any recommendations for making the phone faster without root or custom ROM? Thanks anyways.
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The digitizer is the electronic part of the screen that detects touches.

@APURBO DEY
Return phone to repair center and demand them to fix your screen issue: they obviously performed miserable service - you even have paid for?

xXx yYy said:
@APURBO DEY
Return phone to repair center and demand them to fix your screen issue: they obviously performed miserable service - you even have paid for?
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The phone seems to be better each day. But I don't understand how is that. And power button issue is also less now.

APURBO DEY said:
The phone seems to be better each day. But I don't understand how is that. And power button issue is also less now.
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My father paid