I somehow randomly took a screenshot awhile ago accidentally and I don't know how I did it. So I went on google abd it told me to hold back and press home. This doesn't work for me. I am using the latest version of trigger. How do I take a screenshot with out my computer?
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I somehow randomly took a screenshot awhile ago accidentally and I don't know how I did it. So I went on google abd it told me to hold back and press home. This doesn't work for me. I am using the latest version of trigger. How do I take a screenshot with out my computer?
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download dropcap2 from the market
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Apps like ShootMe
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Using ADB: Connect the phone to your machine, run ddms from the terminal and go to Device > Screen Capture (or Ctrl-S) for taking a screenshot.
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Vibrant Froyo has the ability, though NOBODY can do it consistently or pinpoint the buttons to hold/press.
s15274n said:
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Apps like ShootMe
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Using ADB: Connect the phone to your machine, run ddms from the terminal and go to Device > Screen Capture (or Ctrl-S) for taking a screenshot.
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Vibrant Froyo has the ability, though NOBODY can do it consistently or pinpoint the buttons to hold/press.
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LOL on number 3. I hate that! Bugs me sooo much. I do it by accident a lot and can't replicate. I know it's not just me but it bugs the crap out of me lol
vudoo said:
I somehow randomly took a screenshot awhile ago accidentally and I don't know how I did it. So I went on google abd it told me to hold back and press home. This doesn't work for me. I am using the latest version of trigger. How do I take a screenshot with out my computer?
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I prefer the app Screenshot on the market, it's free also
Thank you. Im using the app screenshot and its pretty good. I wish it was as easy as the iphone
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how do you on the iJunk?
Open an app, shake your phone....
if you want to share it, go to your gallery to the ShootMe folder and long press it.
It's easier than that?
On iPhone all you have do is tap home and power at the same time.
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On iPhone all you have do is tap home and power at the same time.
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So you HAVE to use TWO hands? All I need is my thumb for ShootMe.
J/K, that is a pretty cool feature. I'm surprised Android has not made a button combo for this, likely an Apple patent to blame.
On miui you can hold volume down + menu = screenshot!
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I've figured out the problem!
So, after some painstaking digging, and some serious frustration, I have come to the conclusion that the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959 was designed to allow only one of the four touch-sensitive buttons to be pressed at one time (to compensate for any problems with "fat fingers"). This disallows anyone to press both at once.
"How have I taken one in the past then?" you might ask. The answer; your phone was briefly frozen when you held the back key, let go, and proceeded to press the home key. This told your phone, when it was done being retarded, that the proper steps had been taken to take a screen shot. Sadly, this can never be done when your phone is working properly, lol.
Proof: hold the back key, and after 1 second, slide your finger to the search key. Notice the light is off for the back key? Now press the home key, and it will either turn the light back on and vibrate (switched buttons), or stay off and not vibrate (didn't register home key).
I have no clue what you are talking about?????????????
Screenshot-hold volume down and power simultaneously.
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samsgun357 said:
I have no clue what you are talking about?????????????
Screenshot-hold volume down and power simultaneously.
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Which device are you using? The Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959? Cause if so, then you're the only one.
Every single Samsung device I ever owned running ICS or newer, I've used Power + Volume down to take screenshots. I'm not sure if it applies to stock firmware also or just Cyanogen-based roms, but I am very sure many people takes screenshot using this method.
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Which device are you using? The Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant SGH-T959? Cause if so, then you're the only one.
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Yes t959, I believe you are the minority.
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Vol down and power button for me. Running Helly Bean.
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Vol down and power button for me. Running Helly Bean.
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Well there's the problem. I'm still running Froyo. I tried looking up how to update to Helly Bean, and it turns out I can't update cause I don't have a Gingerbread bootloader. Power + Vol down doesn't open recovery mode. Is there a workaround to this that I am unaware of?
Well, is there a reason that you can't put a gingerbread bootloader on your Vibrant?
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Well there's the problem. I'm still running Froyo. I tried looking up how to update to Helly Bean, and it turns out I can't update cause I don't have a Gingerbread bootloader. Power + Vol down doesn't open recovery mode. Is there a workaround to this that I am unaware of?
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Well, is there a reason that you can't put a gingerbread bootloader on your Vibrant?
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In the Galaxy S with Froyo installed, you can take a screenshot of your phone by holding the back button and tapping the home button.
Unforunately, the Vibrant doesn't have a home button, it has a home captivate button and you can only press one captivate button at a time.
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Well there's the problem. I'm still running Froyo. I tried looking up how to update to Helly Bean, and it turns out I can't update cause I don't have a Gingerbread bootloader. Power + Vol down doesn't open recovery mode. Is there a workaround to this that I am unaware of?
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Accessing recovery mode for me has always been holding Vol+ and Vol- and Power Button, then releasing when the word Vibrant appear, coming from Eclair 2.1.
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been having a problem with the 2.2 roms. I install them and the screen will go to sleep during a call, and the only way to wake it up is to either hang up the call or plug in the charging cord. The phone will wake normal when i flash back to a 2.1 rom. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix on froyo roms.
Enable trackball to wakeup under cyanogen settings or something like that.
press send + vol up (or vol down, believe it's vol up) to wake up phone. mods please move to q&a thread. thanks and hope this helps.
mjb413 said:
press send + vol up (or vol down, believe it's vol up) to wake up phone. mods please move to q&a thread. thanks and hope this helps.
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You almost had it.
Press and hold vol+, then while holding that, press and release the send button. That will wake the screen without disturbing the call.
push this to system/usr/keylayout
http://www.multiupload.com/AFKG4K2IBB
sorry 5thagent. remembered seeing the instructions somewhere around. thanks for the correction! :-( i tried. I had forgotten about the other fix.
was just about to post on this today. thx for the infoz
Also... all you should have to do is pull the phone away from your face and it should turn back on almost immediately. I've never ever had this problem lol
Hungry Man said:
Also... all you should have to do is pull the phone away from your face and it should turn back on almost immediately. I've never ever had this problem lol
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I agree that should normally work,but at least for me when using speaker phone I can't just move the phone to wake it. using trackball wake/unlock works fine though
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push this to system/usr/keylayout
http://www.multiupload.com/AFKG4K2IBB
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What is that and what does it do?
How hard is it to program the ROM so that the screen turns back on when you touch it?
Hungry Man said:
Also... all you should have to do is pull the phone away from your face and it should turn back on almost immediately. I've never ever had this problem lol
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this is how i test my roms callin 226 and it alwayz works
Hungry Man said:
Also... all you should have to do is pull the phone away from your face and it should turn back on almost immediately. I've never ever had this problem lol
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That works but if you have your phone on the table in front of you w/speakerphone enabled while some robot is giving you 5 minutes of number equations, the phone will timeout. When the trackball wake option is selected in CyanogenMod settings/input settings, it will wake the device after you've manually turned the phone off but it doesn't wake the screen after it's timed out. I have been trying to use tasker as a way around this problem but I haven't been able to successfully write a working profile
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That works but if you have your phone on the table in front of you w/speakerphone enabled while some robot is giving you 5 minutes of number equations, the phone will timeout. When the trackball wake option is selected in CyanogenMod settings/input settings, it will wake the device after you've manually turned the phone off but it doesn't wake the screen after it's timed out. I have been trying to use tasker as a way around this problem but I haven't been able to successfully write a working profile
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just use the vol up + send?
playpolo4life said:
just use the vol up + send?
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I was never aware of this method.. Thanks dude
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playpolo4life said:
just use the vol up + send?
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I'm bumping this thread because I have the same problem but my volume rocker is broken/missing so it is very difficult for me to press vol up/down. I need to use a pen tip or needle, which I usually do not have readily available.
Is there any other option out there for me? Why can't I use the trackball or just the Send key????????????
If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
FYI, I'm running GSB 1.4 (CM-7 Gingerbread based ROM).
edit: Some users on the CM forums said that pressing the Menu or Home keys worked, but that doesn't work for me. They were on CM6, so maybe that doesn't work in CM7, I don't know.
CrayzeeCarl said:
I'm bumping this thread because I have the same problem but my volume rocker is broken/missing so it is very difficult for me to press vol up/down. I need to use a pen tip or needle, which I usually do not have readily available.
Is there any other option out there for me? Why can't I use the trackball or just the Send key????????????
If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
FYI, I'm running GSB 1.4 (CM-7 Gingerbread based ROM).
edit: Some users on the CM forums said that pressing the Menu or Home keys worked, but that doesn't work for me. They were on CM6, so maybe that doesn't work in CM7, I don't know.
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I seem to recall that in CM settings, you can configure what buttons can wake the phone up. You should be able to set it to the trackball.
Is there an app that allows you to reassign the functions of the power button to another key? I am trying to minimize how often I have to use the power button because of the issues several of us are having with the power button.
What are the issues with the power button?
Its hard to describe, its as if the Power Button is moving into the phone it is not sticking out nearly as much as it was when it was new as a result it is becoming tougher to push as it becomes flush with the top of the phone.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046425
HarlyFan said:
Its hard to describe, its as if the Power Button is moving into the phone it is not sticking out nearly as much as it was when it was new as a result it is becoming tougher to push as it becomes flush with the top of the phone.....
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I know what you mean. I came from the Droid X and my first thought when using the Thunderbolt was "WTF at the power button!?" It sits too damn flush with the top of the phone. It took me a good 2-3 days to get used to it. I kept having to look at the top of the phone to get my finger in the right spot.
Anyways... are you rooted? Das BAMF has a feature that allows the volume rockers to be used to wake up the phone. You could then download something like SwitchPro and use a widget to turn to the screen off. Essentially you'd never have to use the power button then.
dbisch said:
I know what you mean. I came from the Droid X and my first thought when using the Thunderbolt was "WTF at the power button!?" It sits too damn flush with the top of the phone. It took me a good 2-3 days to get used to it. I kept having to look at the top of the phone to get my finger in the right spot.
Anyways... are you rooted? Das BAMF has a feature that allows the volume rockers to be used to wake up the phone. You could then download something like SwitchPro and use a widget to turn to the screen off. Essentially you'd never have to use the power button then.
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Yes I am rooted, I have not tried any custom roms yet. I will try SwitchPro and see how that works. Thanks for the info!!!
SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
I use the free version of quick boot and hardly ever use the power button it allows:
reboot
recovery
bootloader
Power off
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046425
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don't ignore this link because its the only way to get it to wake with the volume rocker buttons
I also downloaded Screen Off to put my device in sleep mode. With these two apps the only time I need to use the power button is when I'm updating ROMs or I need to power on my phone.
Good luck
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SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
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Did you even follow the link I posted?
HarlyFan said:
SwitchPro does not have anything that looks like it would work as a power button, are there any other suggestions?
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Hmm... I could have sworn that it had a button to turn the screen off. My bad man.
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Hi guys, I got the HTC Legend, and I'm finding it a pain to have to press on the lock button every time to wake it from sleep and so I want to be able to wake it by pressing on the optical trackpoint or any of the capacitive buttons as well.
It really frustrates me sometimes if I forget I've turned it off already and I try to wake it, so I press the power button, and it boots up instead and I have to wait for it to turn on only to turn it off again.
If anyone knows any solution please help me. It's driving me insane. On the iPhone I could just press the home button to wake and it wouldn't turn on the phone if it's off. I'm on stock Froyo 2.2 with sense UI, not rooted. Would prefer not to root and definitely not install a new ROM as it is not my phone and I don't want to mess with it too much. Thanks.
you could use an app like widgetlocker to achieve this. link to market
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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jellymelly said:
Hi guys, I got the HTC Legend, and I'm finding it a pain to have to press on the lock button every time to wake it from sleep and so I want to be able to wake it by pressing on the optical trackpoint or any of the capacitive buttons as well.
It really frustrates me sometimes if I forget I've turned it off already and I try to wake it, so I press the power button, and it boots up instead and I have to wait for it to turn on only to turn it off again.
If anyone knows any solution please help me. It's driving me insane. On the iPhone I could just press the home button to wake and it wouldn't turn on the phone if it's off. I'm on stock Froyo 2.2 with sense UI, not rooted. Would prefer not to root and definitely not install a new ROM as it is not my phone and I don't want to mess with it too much. Thanks.
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Trackball waking cannot be done via froyo sense! If you are willing to root your phone then flash Cm 7.1 as your rom. Then you can go to settings to activate trackball waking.
Other than that you can look around the market for apps that allow this.
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ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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what I meant was to unlock the screen while the phone is on by pressing any button apart from the power button, because at night I turn off my phone (the normal way), then I forget if I've turned it off or not, so I press the power button again, and then the startup screen appears - Sh*t! so I have to wait for it to turn on again so I can turn it off.
So essentially I want to press the capacitive buttons or trackpoint so that
1. It will unlock the phone if it is on.
2. It will not turn on the phone if it is off
ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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what I meant was to unlock the screen while the phone is on by pressing any button apart from the power button, because at night I turn off my phone, then I forget if I've turned it off or not, so I press the power button again, and then the startup screen appears - Sh*t! so I have to wait for it to turn on again so I can turn it off.
mph_aut said:
you could use an app like widgetlocker to achieve this. link to market
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hmm thanks. But when I looked through the comments everyone finds it a huge battery drain... So I'd rather not.
Thanks for the suggestions guys but if anyone knows an app that can does this it'd be great! So frustrating!
So stock rom in locked mode only reacts to pwr? Hmm
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MarkInDaPark said:
So stock rom in locked mode only reacts to pwr? Hmm
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Yep. Not good.
Anyone has solution?
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Yep. Not good.
Anyone has solution?
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Currently no app except for widget locker and some launchers allow this. The only other way is to root and flash.
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ranger4740 said:
I'm curious, how the phone turns off when u press the power button to unlock the screen.
Do you have the lock screen setup? It should not be able to turn off untill screen is unlocked then the power button pressed and held again.
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I think what he is saying is that he can't check if the phone is off or not.
Why you don´t use the rom from blay0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866849)? It is based on HTC stock version and has several extensions and wake on trackpad. It is very stable and i had no problems with this rom in the last months.
When I updated to ICS the other day, I started having problems. First of all, my phone is laggy as a mtf. When I try to text, the inputs are slower than I can type and programs take awhile to load. I also cannot screenshot anymore. I tried to home + power button and volume down + power button, but nothing works. I tried restoring my phone in hopes that it would remedy the problem, but it did not help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
NguyenAdam said:
When I updated to ICS the other day, I started having problems. First of all, my phone is laggy as a mtf. When I try to text, the inputs are slower than I can type and programs take awhile to load. I also cannot screenshot anymore. I tried to home + power button and volume down + power button, but nothing works. I tried restoring my phone in hopes that it would remedy the problem, but it did not help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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To fix your lagging phone, put a custom ROM on it.
Screenshot, IDK. Vol down and power has always worked. Your holding it wrong?
Try holding the volume down button and power for a second or so
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Nothing works. :/ Shouldn't it not be laggy at all?
NguyenAdam said:
Nothing works. :/ Shouldn't it not be laggy at all?
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Cant really do much with a stock phone.
factory reset in recovery.
No it shouldnt be laggy. but its at&t.
NguyenAdam said:
Nothing works. :/ Shouldn't it not be laggy at all?
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Go to settings > developer options > transition animation scale> adjust.
The smaller the number the faster
1)Yes the screen shot capability still works. Its user error in your part. 2)what do u mean "it shouldn't be laggy at all" what are u expecting from a bloated carrier release?
Phalanx7621 said:
1)Yes the screen shot capability still works. Its user error in your part. 2)what do u mean "it shouldn't be laggy at all" what are u expecting from a bloated carrier release?
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No, my screenshots do not work. I have tried all methods and it does not work.
Is there anyway that I can downgrade to GB?
NguyenAdam said:
No, my screenshots do not work. I have tried all methods and it does not work.
Is there anyway that I can downgrade to GB?
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Honestly you're the only person who hasn't been able to do it so that leads us to believe it is user error
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Shouldn't it be "power button + home button"?
votinh said:
Shouldn't it be "power button + home button"?
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It was when I was on GB, but supposedly it has changed to Volume Down + Power Button. (Does not work for me.)
After update from GB to Ics via kies... factory reset your phone... everything would be fine...
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If it's that much of an issue, there are apps in the play store.
Clay
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nopain9nogain said:
After update from GB to Ics via kies... factory reset your phone... everything would be fine...
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So you want to potentially brick his phone? How nice of you!
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votinh said:
Shouldn't it be "power button + home button"?
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no. All ics ROMs use the current Google standard of vol down and power, afaik. Power and home was a Sammy convention on GB
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Did you try pressing both the power and home buttons at the same time and holding them in for a good four or five seconds? It may take a bit longer to activate since you are having performance issues.
The key is to HOLD the vol down + power AT SAME time... Ultimatum is home + power only ICS ROM I have found that on.....
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You have a lot of issues and even on a stock room just save your texts through SMS backup and restore get a copy of titanium backup sync your accounts backup your contacts to your sim, pull out your SD card and do a factory reset clean install of ics then load it back up test it before you re install all your apps and stuff to be sure its correct. Even something as simple as flashing and update can and will have issues that can usually be fixed just starting over also since your on stock save how you have your apps set up I hate when they arnt organized. Screen shot it will work unrooted I think
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I have had the same problem many times. In my case, it was caused by the fact that I press power first and volume down next. That works most of the time, but sometimes it just leads to lowering the volume.
When I press both buttons exactly the same time, it works always. (For me at least)
Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my S2, it keeps randomly rebooting at random moments. Sometimes it would give hints that it is about to reboot by randomly popping up the "Device Option" window which has the power and restart option (this is when you hold the power button). So I figured that something must be wrong with my power button. I then remapped the power button (not sure if its 100% right) to volume up instead. Now my volume up is my power button. However, my S2 is still rebooting. I then bought a new battery because of the "spin test" I read somewhere (the battery had a tiny bulge in the middle). The new battery was created December of 2013, so pretty new. To my dismay, the problem still persisted. I tried flashing a rom for the first time (Slim Bean 4.2.2) but still to no avail. I did system testing of ram and cpu, everything checked...
I am at a lost here... If any one can give any advice that would be great.
US variants have their own fora, belongs here. I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.
Sounds like the power button is going bad. That power menu you mention popping up generally occurs when you hold the power button down briefly, so the fact that it appears on its own would lead me to believe that's your problem.
Baldomero13 said:
...So I figured that something must be wrong with my power button. I then remapped the power button (not sure if its 100% right) to volume up instead. Now my volume up is my power button. However, my S2 is still rebooting....
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Are you sure that your power-to-volume remap completely disables the power button? I am also leaning toward the power button being the issue.
What button remap method did you use? I would like to see if it disables the power button on my i777.
cyril279 said:
Are you sure that your power-to-volume remap completely disables the power button? I am also leaning toward the power button being the issue.
What button remap method did you use? I would like to see if it disables the power button on my i777.
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Using root explorer, I went to system > usr > keylayout....
I simply switched VOLUME_UP with POWER on "Generic.kl" (only on key 115 and 116 for this file), then on "Gpio-keys.kl," then on "qwert.kl" It seemed to have worked but there might be some conflict because it would reboot in a minute or so if i pressed the power button.
I don't think I was thorough enough with my changes... I honestly wasn't sure on what I was doing, I was just so frustrated. I tried an app from this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
but that didn't work.
I changed everything back to normal now. I returned it to bone stock 2.3.4 and did not install any app, it still rebooted, so it must be a hardware problem somewhere. I just updated it through samsung kies to 4.1.2 and ran Framaroot and got it rooted.
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check out my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635602
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