Is there away to lock the hardware buttons on Android???? Only want the power button to be usable when screen is off and nothing more as am increasingly noticing that when I take the phone out of my pocket or belt holder it's on... And often I don't intend to look at the phone am just placing on my desk etc... Having screen turn of after 15seconds etc is fine but how many times has it been turned accidentaly etc with out realising??? so to only have power hardware button active would be more practical just like you can on winmo phones etc..
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Lohtse
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Is anyone else having an issue with phantom taps on the screen. I know sometimes my screen will pull up the keyboard and start typing. Or if I am scrolling a web page it will think i'm zooming. Or if I go to click and hold a link in dolphin it will just click.
yeah while browsing i had the same problem, maybe some bug that will be crushed after an update.we have to bare with this in the meanwhile.
I'm reading on other forums like the Nook that a screen protector may help fix this.
Plugged in?
Does this only happen when the flyer is plugged in? I had this problem when I was trying to use the flyer while it was plugged in and it just started doing as it pleased. The first couple of times it freaked me out! It just started typing crazy stuff and started navigating from screen to screen as it saw fit every time I went to touch the screen. I thought it was demon possessed (some kind of ouija tablet), but I didn't call a priest I just unplugged it and all was well with it's formerly possessed soul.
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I have a problem when It's plugged into the power. Scrolling pages sometimes zooms and buttons can activate if my finger is just close to them.
In some countries like here in the UAE, the combination of badly earthed mains, leather-soled shoes or bare feet on tiled floors and a very sensitive capacitive screen causes strange tap response.
Ever held a charging phone or laptop and felt a slight electric buzz??
I usually find if I clean my screen and remove any finger grease, it tends to work fine after that.
Also, even if not on power, I have found a problem with tap and hold (say to trash icons) that if you press the screen too hard, the hold does not 'hold' ... If you use a light tap it works fine.
Large finger surface area on hard press seems to confuse it.
It happens when it's not plugged in.
My screen was so sensitive it would open apps, etc. even when my finger was 1/2" away from the screen. It was frustrating. Cutting down one of the matte, anti-glare screen protectors I had left after I returned my Galaxy tab solved the problem.
I bought some screen protectors of Amazon... Thanks for the input... its the only downside to this thing :-D
I think this might be a software issue...but wanted another opinion.
sometimes when I hit the power button to turn the screen off, it turns off and then comes back on. It doesn't happen ask the time so I can't figure out if it is me or something causing the phone to wake back up.
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It could be a short in the power button. Mine does this occasionally, just make sure you push the button down firmly and quickly.
This happens on my 3D, as well. It also happens on my Shift 4G. I can't recall if it happened on my Evo 4G. It happens a lot more often on the 3D, than with any other phone.
It happens to me about three or four times a day.
Happens to me occasionally and it also happened on my last phone. Nit biggie
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I blame my thumb touching the volume keys - the latter can switch on my phone as well.
Having the phone in my hands, fingers left and thumb right aligned, and pressing down the power button with the index key forces the thumb (or lower base of it) to excert a force on the frame... oops, the volume keys are just placed there... Might be attributed to my big hands, though ;-)
It get's worse when I have a skin around it...
Cheers
Christoph
Mine does this as well, annoying.
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Mine does it the other way around, when i press power to turn the screen on, it comes on and goes off before I can get to slide to unlock the screen.
It's not a software issue, it's a hardware one. It's the power button, it gets mushy. Take the cover off and thoroughly clean it, it should click just once when you press it after that. if not, well, you're out of luck
Hello everyone,
i need your help in a dillema. the background story started yesterday, when i washed my hand and tried to reach something over the sinc, the phone dropped from my jacket pocket to the sinc, drowning... :crying:
i took it within a second, of course completely wet.
i opened it completely, seperating the board, battery, speaker...taking everything out.
to be honest the main damage was the speaker. the entire board seem to be dry and the water sticker remained untouched.
after some rice-treatment and patient i turned it on.
the home button is non-responsive..only after some clicks it works.
the power button is another issue, where if i press it it thinks its a long press and a short time after (could be minutes) it reboots.
if i dont touch the power key it wont shut down is it has to be it.
i kinda hate the idea to change phone because i actually like it.
i dont see any other option at the moment (wouldnt want to go to larger screen size)
so i have a damaged speaker, home & power button.
the speaker is replaceable, thats for sure. after all, i could disassemble it completely.
what about the other keys? is it a possible operation? if i need to solder things that wouldnt be the case for me...i dont have proper equipment.
i saw the spare parts for couple of bucks, im just not sure whats possible and what not.
i wouldnt go to a lab because that will cost alot, and im not sure if it worth it.
Ì have a Galaxy Note II, which I'm pretty satisfied with. Except for one thing: When I have it in the side pocket of my pants I sometimes reboot the damn thing by crouching down. I listen to audio books when renovating my cabin (which is going to take a month or so more), and this has happened 4-5 times today! So I'd like to disable that button all together. It just has an idiotic placement on the phone. I prefered my old HD2, that had a power button on the front that actually took a bit of pusing. This thing is pressed by looking hard at it!
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Ì have a Galaxy Note II, which I'm pretty satisfied with. Except for one thing: When I have it in the side pocket of my pants I sometimes reboot the damn thing by crouching down. I listen to audio books when renovating my cabin (which is going to take a month or so more), and this has happened 4-5 times today! So I'd like to disable that button all together. It just has an idiotic placement on the phone. I prefered my old HD2, that had a power button on the front that actually took a bit of pusing. This thing is pressed by looking hard at it!
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I know how to disable other keys like home,volume except power key.
other key is to remove wake option in kl file.
Thanks, but I need to disable the power key or dump this phone, I think.
I've had my T-Mobile HTC One for about two weeks now. Maybe 4-5 days ago it started to auto-dim the screen very quickly (after only a few seconds) and then a few seconds later it shuts it off, and I have to unlock it. This has gotten highly annoying. Under the display settings I have auto brightness off, and the auto sleep turned off as well (currently set to 15 seconds). Is this a software issues, or possibly faulty sensors?
I also have a couple other minor gripes with the hardware, namely the sleep/wake button is slightly depressed on the right side meaning it takes more effort if I push it on that side. I can push the left side no problem. This makes me nervous as I'm afraid this button may get stuck and it's the only way to turn the screen on/off since this phone lacks a "home" button like the GS3/4. I'm thinking more and more that I may need to just get a replacement, but I don't want a refurb. Any input would be appreciated.