Hello everyone,
Over the last 2 weeks, I have noticed considerable trouble with the Home key on my Tmobile Vibrant. I have to press the Home key literally 10 times before the press is recognized. It's really annoying. I am not having any problems with any of the other buttons on the phone besides the Home button.
There seems to be other people having this problem in this thread: http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f55/samsung-galaxy-s-vibrant-home-key-issue-37765/
I'm just curious if anyone else is having this issue. Perhaps I have a faulty device.... ???
I have this problem too. Is the ON button.
If you only had it for two weeks then just go to a tmo store and they should replace your phone.
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I had this problem and its a known issue. You must replace it. I traded mine back and got a new one. If you want better results temporarily, I'm pretty sure you have to wait for the keys back light to go off and the press the home button. That worked for me temporarily until I exchanged it.
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you could go to tmobile or wherever you bought it from to return it and check your screen protector
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So I was using my camera LED as a flash light yesterday for a really really long time. Like 80% battery to 3%. Toward the end my power button quit responding so I had to pull the battery to even wake up the phone (could have called it but I didn't know it was the power button). Anyways it's still under warranty but it's rooted and I have Phone Bricker 2.7 installed. I don't mind sending it in to Samsung for a warranty (I got it late September or whenever the I777 came out last year) but I think I need to order a jig first and reset the flash counter and reflash stock OS (which I can find on the forum).
I was seeking alternatives to make it usable because I'm going to AZ this weekend and would prefer not to have to temporarily return to my old Nexus One while I order my jig and stuff. I found an app called like AnyLock or something.. (I removed it already). It would allow me to use the volume rocker to wake up the display but it seemed like it only worked if the phone just recently went to sleep. After 10 minutes or so the button wouldn't wake up the phone and I'd have to plug in a charger or something.
I purchased WidgetLocker which claimed to allow this sort of thing too. Set it all up and it did the same thing.. wouldn't respond after some intermittent time after the display timed out. Well that and it's also waking up the display automatically (even sitting here on my desk, not even touching the phone) a three or four times a minute.
Any suggestions on something to allow for temporary wakeups? I was running CM7 on my nexus 1 and I was able to wake using the trackball. Phone Bricker doesn't seem to give me any options like using the volume rocker.. I should be able to use the CWM app to reboot into recovery mode without having to do the power button thing to flash a different mod if maybe CM has a volume rocker option.. or any other mod.
I don't have much help for but can tell you that aokp has volume rocker to wake screen option.
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I don't have much help for but can tell you that aokp has volume rocker to wake screen option.
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That is exactly the kind of help I'm looking for! I love Phone Bricker but it's the only mod I've tried on this phone.. I'd much rather flash the OS than mess around with the N1, I'll save that for when I'm ready to ship it in for warranty.
Same thing happened to my old i777. Temporary fix is to use go launcher and go locker. Go into setting for go locker and set screen wake when volume is pressed. Att gave me a new phone with no issues
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You guys purchased them as new, rip them off, beat them up, flash/install custom ROMs/kernels. Screw up big time then return them and get the new ones.
LOL
No wonder why those providers just keep increasing the fees and fares.
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You guys purchased them as new, rip them off, beat them up, flash/install custom ROMs/kernels. Screw up big time then return them and get the new ones.
LOL
No wonder why those providers just keep increasing the fees and fares.
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I didn't drop it or anything! I might have shaken it up some using it but nothing terrible.. Anyways if it was getting the phone too hot by running the flashlight app too long, I could have done that with the stock OS and a flashlight app from the market so I'd still warranty it I just wouldn't have to do more work to cover my warranty voiding tracks. I just wanted to post all info I thought could have been relevant because who would help me if they had to ask me a ton of questions first? But you know, I just did the go locker solution jthatch12 suggested and it's working fine.
I don't know a fix, but I have a potential workaround. CM7 and CM9 both allow you to wake up the phone with the volume keys. An app called Virtual Button Bar will allow you to put the phone to sleep from any screen (as long you're rooted). It costs a couple bucks but it works really well.
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I didn't drop it or anything! I might have shaken it up some using it but nothing terrible.. Anyways if it was getting the phone too hot by running the flashlight app too long, I could have done that with the stock OS and a flashlight app from the market so I'd still warranty it I just wouldn't have to do more work to cover my warranty voiding tracks. I just wanted to post all info I thought could have been relevant because who would help me if they had to ask me a ton of questions first? But you know, I just did the go locker solution jthatch12 suggested and it's working fine.
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When you get around to unrooting your phone, do the mobile odin reset back to stock. That'll put your phone back to stock and in a bootloop. Then take your phone back to att and tell them something failed during the update to ics. Worked for me. My power button stopped working randomly one day for no reason. My phones are babied. Always kept in a case
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Hello. Well I've been googling my problem I just recent ran into for about a few weeks now and found no solution. Just found some guy suggesting the app, Softkeys in the play store. I don't mind using that app for now but sometime it gets annoying.
Problem is, the soft keys on the bottom (home, return, search, menu) isn't responding to any of my touches. I tried pressing it down, slightly touching it but still nothing. Stock Vibrant, not rooted.
Maybe it's a software issue? Anyone else having the problems I am? And if you are, is there a way to fix it? THANKS IN ADVANCE
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Hello. Well I've been googling my problem I just recent ran into for about a few weeks now and found no solution. Just found some guy suggesting the app, Softkeys in the play store. I don't mind using that app for now but sometime it gets annoying.
Problem is, the soft keys on the bottom (home, return, search, menu) isn't responding to any of my touches. I tried pressing it down, slightly touching it but still nothing. Stock Vibrant, not rooted.
Maybe it's a software issue? Anyone else having the problems I am? And if you are, is there a way to fix it? THANKS IN ADVANCE
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When are where did you purchase your vibrant? I'm asking because if you bought it used, or you've had it for a long time...the digitizer may be going bad. I've read that captivate buttons not working is one of the early signs that your digitizer might be going bad.
Also, isn't the app "softkeys" that you are referring to only for root users? You said you weren't rooted though Maybe I'm wrong.
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When are where did you purchase your vibrant? I'm asking because if you bought it used, or you've had it for a long time...the digitizer may be going bad. I've read that captivate buttons not working is one of the early signs that your digitizer might be going bad.
Also, isn't the app "softkeys" that you are referring to only for root users? You said you weren't rooted though Maybe I'm wrong.
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I bought it used, so called new from craigslist from a woman for a $120. It was a steal! Bout in the beginning of this year only. And yes, you are correct about the soft keys. It's for rooted phones only but I only use the home button just so that I can get back. Hopefully it's not the digitizer, I don't want to replace it. No scratches, nothing :/
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this is so weird. i downloaded an app and all of sudden, the softkeys started acting all weird. the lights came off and on, one at a time then all at once. then it just started working!!! i guess it does have something to do with the digitizer. hopefully i dont have to replace it. :fingers-crossed:
Sometimes when i press the power button on the side of my phone my phone will not fire up. I see the screen really vague. I need to press the button sometimes more them 10 times in order to get my phone working. It looks like the backlite is not working good. It is starting to piss me off.
Anyone else experiencing the same kind of problem?
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Sometimes when i press the power button on the side of my phone my phone will not fire up. I see the screen really vague. I need to press the button sometimes more them 10 times in order to get my phone working. It looks like the backlite is not working good. It is starting to piss me off.
Anyone else experiencing the same kind of problem?
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Hey,
Sorry to say I don't know the answer to your question, but there is one thing I'd like to share with you. Samsung OLED displays don't have backlite. So it can't be broken either. Good luck finding a solution!
Stock rom = sent it back
Flash stock, if still not working, triangle away, Send it back..
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I can sent it back but i dont want to miss my phone for some weeks if i can fix it myself. Then i have to go back to my S1
So you want a defective phone? Even if you fix it, you still have a defective phone. Get it sent back to the store or Samsung.. Surely you can live without it for the benefit of the time it comes to sell the device.
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Are you sure you are on the most current official ROM? (This would be, starting today, Jellybean in a few countries)
Some old offical ROM's sometimes had the issue and it was annodying as hell. I have not seen it since switching to leaked Jellybean builds.
As the previous poster already said; there is no backlight so you should not be able to see anything. Maybe your eyes are playing tticks on you or you got some app such as ScreenFilter to act up.
My power button stopped working today. I set it to wake in volume rocker. I can't restart my phone or boot into recovery anymore. My phone is out of warranty, so I can't send it in. Any idea for a fix?
Edit: it also seems that if I leave it in standby for too long I can't wake it with the volume rocker. This all just happened completely randomly today too...
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try reading the other threads about power button issues before starting your own thread, about the same exact issue?
The only thread I found never resolved, so I thought I'd try my own thread.
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There is no "resolving" the issue. Its H/W. Your ****s broke.
Fix it, have someone fix it, or use S/W apps as a workaround.
All listed in other threads.
Like the most recent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941996
what do you expect to get different than what the others got?
I don't know man, just checking. Some people know a lot more about these things then I do, thought maybe it might be software out something. Thanks for the help.
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i had a faulty power button recently and it would keep restarting my phone basically anytime i touched it. i flashed 3 different roms on it to make sure it was a hardware problem and searching around i found that the phone is basically broken... luckily i was still within my the year for warranty so ive since replaced. im not sure if your power button just has stopped working all together or youre having other issues with it but from my experience you should start looking for a new phone
Damn, that sucks sorry man.. that's happened to me 3 months ago, luckily I still had the warranty...u might have to fork out the cash a buy a new phone... when is your next upgrade?
Next upgrade is in May. Oddly enough, when I took the back off to see if anything was visibly wrong, I tested it by pushing the actual switch (not the outside button cover) it worked. Then after putting it all back together everything works as normal. Hopefully it stays that way.
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After a while ofor using my phone the top left part of my touch screen becomes unresponsive and I can't press some of my menu buttons, eBay and inbox for example......a restart fixes the problem and I can't seem to duplicate it, it just happens. .....already got a replacement phoene and it's making me wanna ask for a note 5 in exchange next time....anybody else experienced this issue yet
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After a while ofor using my phone the top left part of my touch screen becomes unresponsive and I can't press some of my menu buttons, eBay and inbox for example......a restart fixes the problem and I can't seem to duplicate it, it just happens. .....already got a replacement phoene and it's making me wanna ask for a note 5 in exchange next time....anybody else experienced this issue yet
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So you got a replacement phone, and it's doing the same thing? If so , maybe its an app you are downloading. I never heard of this problem, and it's odd that it would happen to you 2 times in a row, if that's the case
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So you got a replacement phone, and it's doing the same thing? If so , maybe its an app you are downloading. I never heard of this problem, and it's odd that it would happen to you 2 times in a row, if that's the case
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Couldn't have said it better. I also haven't had any problems with my phone (yet). By the way, my aunt just got a Note 5 and has had countless problems with it (even more than what people have reported here). First, her phone would lock up completely randomly. Then, she got a replacement and had issues with the speakers on her phone. The problems just kept coming. She now has switched to this phone and is way happier with it.
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Couldn't have said it better. I also haven't had any problems with my phone (yet). By the way, my aunt just got a Note 5 and has had countless problems with it (even more than what people have reported here). First, her phone would lock up completely randomly. Then, she got a replacement and had issues with the speakers on her phone. The problems just kept coming. She now has switched to this phone and is way happier with it.
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That is not encouraging, considering these two phones are essentially exactly the same device lol.
Thanks for the suggestion on it being on of my apps......I Uninstalled "easy unrar, unzip & zip" problem seems to have gone away.....it was either that or dropbox I Uninstalled both at the same time and haven't had the problem, gonna give it another day or 2 without a reboot and attribute it to that app....
Back to the drawing board the issue just happened to come back right after that post. ......I guess I'll deal with the occasional restart and hopefully when we finally get 6.0 the problem won't come back
Having the exact same issue with my new Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge+ (received phone Dec 29) . And as the OP states, a restart temporarily fixes the issue. In addition, this is for sure a software related problem because I can rotate the phone on it's side but still will be unable to select the menu in top left corner. Rotate back vertical, not able to select menu in top left corner but can select the menu in top right corner (if there is one for the app). Sometimes I have been able to close the app, reopen and the problem is temporarily fixed.
I'm surprised this issue hasn't happened to too many other people......especially since it happened in both phones Verizon has given me, I would assume it's a wide range issue for a lot of users
Wow that's strange nothing wrong with mine except this crappy battery life. A 3700mah battery like the droid turbo 2 should be in order
Having the same issue here for a few weeks now. A reboot fixes it temporarily. I have been trying to pinpoint an app but no luck yet. It seems random.
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Did anyone have tapatalk installed and receive an update today? Previously when this happened I had to reboot to clear it up. After my tapatalk update it is now working with no reboot. Could be coincidence. Not sure.
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Well it was definitely tapatalk. If anyone having the issue still uninstall or update and reboot.
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no tapatalk here