The power button on my Poco has a small hairline scratch on it, it's now over sensitive so any slight touch on it turns the phone off and can sometimes call emergency number depending on how the phone is sitting.
I don't want to pay someone to replace the power button cos phone shops are always £70 upwards..
I've turned double tap screen to unlock, is there a way to change what buttons do, so I'm thinking like use a volume button to act as power and make power button redundant.
Thanks for looking any help would be appreciated.
I think it's possible but if you don't know what root or ADB are then it's not going to be easy for you. Apparently this app can do it. But you need to be rooted or use ADB commands.
Ah ok I was imagining if plugged into pc I would easily see a directory etc. It's under warranty still so I'll email support. Thank you though
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My power button does not work at all. It doesn't put the phone to sleep nor can it wake it up. Holding it down doesn't even give me an option to shut it down and presumably it can't turn the phone on either.
So basically I think I just wore the button down. Now in spite of that, is there a way to reflash a new ROM without being able to turn it on using the button? I mean, if I remember the procedure correction, you just have to turn it off to take the sim card out and to put it back in. Can I forgo this step?
I mean, I am just sliding out my keyboard to wake it up but I fear if my battery ever fully runs down.
Try to Hard reset your device..
To perform a hard reset
1. Pull out the stylus.
2. With the device turned on, press and hold the VOLUME DOWN and ENTER buttons, then press the RESET button with the stylus tip.
3. Release the RESET button, but continue pressing the VOLUME DOWN and ENTER buttons until you see this message on the screen:
This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to manufacturer default. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer default, or press other keys to cancel.
4. Release the VOLUME DOWN and ENTER buttons, then press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.
Yup, didn't work. Am I boned if my phone ever turns off? Jeez, and I just received that extra battery too.
Is there a way to remap the sleep button to the PTT key?
you dont have to pull out the stylus or have the device on to do a hard reset. just turn on the device and immediately hit volume down and center. once the screen lights up you can let go then wait for the reset message and press volume up.
anyways, if you have a att fuze, take it in, its under warrenty, theyll replace it. in any case you need it fixed. you cant live your live hoping your battery will never die. you cant turn it on or flash a new rom or anything without a working power button. if you dont have att im sure you can call htc and tell them you want it fixed and theyll mail you the supplies to get it shipped. just hope you can live without it for a couple days. its youre only options if you want it working.
I came back here all excited to post that it suddenly started working but it is back to the way it was.
The phone is really old so it's just of warranty and I don't think it is worth it to have it fixed when so many other problems are wrong with it. I guess it's time to be looking at new phones.
And now the power button is working. This phone just boggles the mind, people. I'm sure it'll stop working in a couple of hours though. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? Maybe a short due to rain or something? Worn down contacts?
Same power button over here.
Sorry for reply on an old article but Google won't help me. I'm havin' the same problem. Na responds on the power button neither can i do a hard reset.
Anyone has a sollution. Phone is out of warranty ...
Is it a hadware problem of something with the software. Still has the (updated) stock rom. I've tried to reflash it with this latest rom but this didn't solved the problem.
Solved (for the time being..) The button seemed to be stuck. With my fingernail I managed to 'lift' it.
Hey guy !
I am not quite sure I am in the right forum, so sorry if I am wrong in choosing this one.
I have an issue with my Nexus 5 where my power button does not work anymore. I have opened and tried to replace the button, with no real success... I was able to power it on by hand and I am wondering if there is any way to map the button (the one that are still working...) of my nexus 5 to custom actions.
Right now I have downloaded an Apps that let me use the volume down to wake up the phone. I have also changed the mapping in the keylayout file to wake the phone. But I am pretty sure if my phone dies or if I turn it off, I will not be able to turn it on. I was wondering if there is any way to map the volume button permanently to the power button, so that I can close and turn on the phone. (mimic the exact behavior of the power button) I am not yet familiar with custom roms (cyanogenmod and stuff), but I have heard that my solution might be somewhere in those custom roms. I have done quite bit of research, but only found solution to wake up the phone, not turn it on or off.
I really need your help with this one.
Thanks a lot in advance !!
No.
Remapping keys requires software
Phone off = no software running = no key remapping.
Mmh ok,
I thought there would be a way to modify something at a lower level than the OS that would allow me to do it.
Another idea then... Is it possible to send a boot message by USB to the phone ? There must be some kind of software running because when it is pugged, an image is shown with the battery charging, so is there any command I could send to boot it up ?
Thanks again !
EDIT : I found a kind of solution to my problem. It does not map the power button to the volume button, but I guess it is the same thing as sending a boot message by USB. By setting the variable oem off-mode-charge to 0 with fastboot, if the phone is powered off, it will boot it up if connected by USB. In case anyone stumble on this post...
Hey guys my Nexus 5 is not functioning because the power button has gone bad, I tried all the "smashing" the phone and pressing the power button repeatedly but nothing works, the button inside is broken(not physically broken but just not functioning), i opened up the device and tried to put a little pressure on the button module on the motherboard but didnt help, HOWEVER:
I noticed that the volume up and down module buttons on the motherboard are the same as the power button module (as far as I can tell), my question is, if I take it to someone specialized, could they remove one of the volume modules and solder it in the place of the power button to make my phone at least functional? or are these modules just different and they just look alike?
I live in a country where I can no longer import virtually anything and I can't buy the module replacement even if I wanted to, please help.
My N5 has a hardware fault where the phone thinks the power button is permanently pressed, so as soon as you try and boot it, it turns off again.
I am able to get to fastboot, by holding down the volume down button and power. But from there, I cannot boot to recovery or normal system boot.
I have been unable to fix this, and I really want to get some of my app data off.
Is there a way of extracting a backup somehow from fastboot?
I'm guessing no, as you can't access via adb through fastboot can you?
Any ideas gratefully received.
Did you try removing the motherboard and cleaning the area around the power button with alcohol? I had a sticky power button too and removed the motherboard, applied a lot of pressure to the power button as I pressed and released it for a couple of minutes and this solved the issue.
I had this issue, took apart the phone, didn't fix the issue. Read a thread were multiple owners said smacking the phone on a hard surface on the power button side fixed it.
So I was hesitant but after a few hard taps, it fixed and haven't had the issue for 4 months so far. I also pressed the power button a few times hard.
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Hi. Yes, I have tried all those, no joy.
I'm resigned to the fact the phone is bricked.
So, given that, do I have any options to get the app data off?
Merry Christmas by the way!
I suggest getting a quote to replace the power button.
Wonder if I can desolder it, and use a paperclip to short the switch connection?
There are 3 connections for the motherboard for the power switch and it looks pretty easy to de-solder according to youtube videos I watched. I'm not good at soldering so I had my local repair shop replace it with a new one.
I completely stock android 11. I sometimes pull out my phone and finding that the ring and notification volume is set all the way down to zero. At first I thought that that the volume down button must be getting pushed when the phone is in my holster, but I have been paying attention to how I put it away lately and I don't think that is what is happening. I have it in a Spigen Tough Armor case and the buttons require a really firm press to operate and they operate perfectly when intentionally pressed - they never get stuck. I carry the phone/case in a belt holster that is bigger than the phone/case and I don't think there is any way that the buttons are being pressed accidentally.
So I think that it is a software issue. Anyone else here have the problem? Anyone have any idea how I could troubleshoot it?
I know it's over a month later, and this may not be what is happening to you, but it was to me. Under Settings >System >Gestures >Prevent Ringing- option was turned on to switch phone to silent using Power+Vol Up key combo. My buttons may not be as guarded as yours, but I'm pretty sure I was accidentally pressing the two buttons on accident when I put it in or took it out of my pocket.
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I know it's over a month later, and this may not be what is happening to you, but it was to me. Under Settings >System >Gestures >Prevent Ringing- option was turned on to switch phone to silent using Power+Vol Up key combo. My buttons may not be as guarded as yours, but I'm pretty sure I was accidentally pressing the two buttons on accident when I put it in or took it out of my pocket.
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Thank you. I did not know this setting existed. It is plausible that I was hitting both buttons when I was trying to hit the power button before holstering the phone. I have not been seeing the problem as often as I had been, so it is a little difficult to diagnose. It might be that I am better at hitting just the power button now that I have had the phone longer.