Hi,
Got my s2 pretty much as soon as they were released on o2 and it's been great until now, but the home button has just become 'rattly'. There's more movement and noise before the button engages, as if something has broken underneath it.
Anyone else experienced this?
Just hoping o2 will replace with a new phone, and not refurbished..
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May have fixed this - I pushed left and right sides of button with both thumbs reasonably firmly (but not hard), and the button seemed to click back into place..
Bought mine on the 5th of may, no noise/rattling here.
Spoke to o2 and they're happy to replace, but have no stock now..
Jon_V said:
Spoke to o2 and they're happy to replace, but have no stock now..
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nice one, thats under warranty right?
I have the same problem since yesterday. I've only had the phone for about 3 weeks.
rocketpaul said:
nice one, thats under warranty right?
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Yeah. They replace with new within 28 days (which I'm just inside), otherwise it's a refurb.
yes i also have this its kinda annyoing
Yep, i have this problem as well
Id to like replace my phone (if possible), i got my phone from handtec.
Anyone know what i can do?
Before i do that have to find out how to unroot much my phone
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Bit worrying that this isnt an isolated problem.
Would be interested to know how long it takes for it to develop for other people's phones?
It's worse for me on the left side of the button, same for you too?
Jon_V said:
Bit worrying that this isnt an isolated problem.
Would be interested to know how long it takes for it to develop for other people's phones?
It's worse for me on the left side of the button, same for you too?
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I noticed this yesterday, too, on the right side. I've had the phone for 17 days.
I've updated the first post with what I think is a fix.
I have this rattling too, noticed it yesterday. Pressing it firmly fixes the issue for some 10-20 clicks - but then it's back again.
Same here.. Often the button clicks but there is no registration only when pressing it firmly it will exucte,
It just started on mine too it seems.
Home Botton issue..
I hate the home button, I like the buttons on the Samsung Captivate better.
I had a issue with my home button, after I put on an aftermarket screen protector. I tried to use water to help apply the protector, and it seemed to have gotten behind the button, causing it not to work after drying. After tearing apart the phone and getting behind the boards I didn't see a way to the button, it seems you have to separate the screen from the frame to get to the electronics behind the frame (most likely destroys the phone). I did notice double-sided sticky tape behind the frame, most likely industrial type.
Put the phone back together and got some Flux-Off that I had for cleaning circuit boards , applied it at the button just as the water got into it. Fixed my issue and the button is making good contact now.
All that just for me to say, it worked better with the older design.
I don't know about your buttons, but mine has stopped rattling. Perhaps some glue needed more time to settle.
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Hi to everyone in this forum. I've recently received as a present a new toshiba folio 100, but, since I'm experiencing an annoying menu button flashing, I've thought of it as a software problem so I upgraded the folio using the foliomod1.3c and applied the rotate patch and also the 1.3c fix patch. The menu still flash with no apparent logic. I've tried to kill all applications running and it's still there. It seem to come up and down at random. I ask to all in this forum: do you believe it's a hardware issue or is a software issue? Because if it's a hardware issue I'm going to try to have a new folio from toshiba. I'm overall very pleased with the work that Dexter made to make the folio an usable machine but this flashing is driving me crazy. I use the folio basically as a portable scientific pdf reader so I need to concentrate on what I read and this flashing is really annoying. I would like very much to thank you all in this forum in advance for all the suggestion/help you could provide.
use my "foliobuttons" app
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use my "foliobuttons" app
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I have a request that serve All those who suffer MENU crazy button .
Is it possible to prepare application you can setting ON/OFF the MENU button
Most of the time useless button.
sometimes button jump after 10 minutes, sometimes after an hour
Usually I fix the problem by changing the settings with FolioButtons 1.1.
If you could add to FolioButtons on/off operation for menu Buttons was the best.
Hi teknoraver,
Can you add enabled/disabled menu button in foliobuttons application ?
flashing on...
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use my "foliobuttons" app
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I am pretty desperate about this issue, because none of the methods seem to help...
Right now the buttons work opposite- Menu button flashes mad and none of the other 3 responds...dont know how it happened
Just a thought- while the folio is booting up the menu button ALREADY flashes! I have zero understanding in there but isn't it a process that loads / starts early in the line?
I appreciate everyone's effort trying to solve this bug as it makes this handy tool a useless pile of crap.
I was wondering how many folio users are suffering of this crazy buttons madness.
Mine was crazy from the very beginning; I sent it back for repair and toshiba only did a firmware restore... Nothing changed at all!
It makes my folio almost unusable!
bye bye crazy buttons
After two weeks of testing and a complete breakdown of my folio100, I finally find the problem or just crazy buttons and freezing of the screen.
I drag a thickness in the screen in the bottom right corner of the screen to isolate the audio connector and it works better than a miracle again.
The only downside is that the screen comes out slightly from the slot but nothing really bad.
The thickness I put slightly too big or-1.4 mm I'll Demount next week to put a finer and I'll try to take pictures in passing.
Note however that the loss of waranty is innevitable.
Sorry for my bad english ;-)
I think it's a hardware issue and even a build quality issue.
If i hold my folio at the side of the buttons, i get the flashing buttons problem (even the foliobuttons app will not help), if i hold it at the other side, i've got no problems at all.
Do you have an animated background? Because I saw that some people had this issue with an animated background...
Hi Mshr73, nice first post indeed
Could you post some pictures of what you did?
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After two weeks of testing and a complete breakdown of my folio100, I finally find the problem or just crazy buttons and freezing of the screen.
I drag a thickness in the screen in the bottom right corner of the screen to isolate the audio connector and it works better than a miracle again.
The only downside is that the screen comes out slightly from the slot but nothing really bad.
The thickness I put slightly too big or-1.4 mm I'll Demount next week to put a finer and I'll try to take pictures in passing.
Note however that the loss of waranty is innevitable.
Sorry for my bad english ;-)
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seems to get better...
I really don’t want to be too quick on this, but Dexter’s 1.4 seems to bring relief to this issue - for 2 days I have been running this mod the menu button stopped flashing!!
Any similar impressions on this?
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I really don’t want to be too quick on this, but Dexter’s 1.4 seems to bring relief to this issue - for 2 days I have been running this mod the menu button stopped flashing!!
Any similar impressions on this?
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No way pal, I guess I'm in the opposite situation. It still happens to me, and sometimes I think it even got worse... well, I can always look at crazy keys as a "special feature" that no other tablet will have!!!
I just tested without thickness under the screen, with foliomod 1.4 and after a few hours I again the problem of crazy buttons.
Mshr73 said:
After two weeks of testing and a complete breakdown of my folio100, I finally find the problem or just crazy buttons and freezing of the screen.
I drag a thickness in the screen in the bottom right corner of the screen to isolate the audio connector and it works better than a miracle again.
The only downside is that the screen comes out slightly from the slot but nothing really bad.
The thickness I put slightly too big or-1.4 mm I'll Demount next week to put a finer and I'll try to take pictures in passing.
Note however that the loss of waranty is innevitable.
Sorry for my bad english ;-)
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Well, I just finished dismantling e reassembling my Folio. Following your hint, I cut a piece of paper and put it between the audio connector and the back of the screen (yes, it was metal vs metal). I'll see whether it's gonna work or not. Crossing fingers for now.
Not that I'm so confident in leaving a piece of paper stuck right where the DC input is .
BTW, did you try with a smaller thickness? Even if this is the problem, I'm wondering whether a piece of paper would be enough or not.
thyself can someone. post pictures of before and after details?
we will be much appreciated
i didn't have the crazy buttons issue this far in 2 weeks, just my home butten needs to be pressed harder. I'm pretty sure it's hardware related, i read often that users experience it when changing from an warm room to a colder one, or in regions where its verry humid(some circuit closes maybe...). so Mshr73 is on the right way as far as i can tell.
Dexter's 1.4
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No way pal, I guess I'm in the opposite situation. It still happens to me, and sometimes I think it even got worse... well, I can always look at crazy keys as a "special feature" that no other tablet will have!!!
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Really sorry mate, I hope it will solved this for others too...
Anyhow, it is so disturbing, that I was already considering to send the tablet back to Toshiba...
I'll try to do this weekend if I do not have too many customers. I post the result Monday.
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I'll try to do this weekend if I do not have too many customers. I post the result Monday.
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I'm looking forward to your pictures, too... because my trial simply didn't work.
I tried with both a single piece of paper and then with 2 pieces wrapped in tape. I put these spacers between the back of the display and DC/audio connector.
In both cases, the crazy keys phenomenon started to happen after 15-20 minutes of usage.
In most cases, it starts to show when I unlock the device. As soon as I unlock it, home and menu buttons light up with no apparent reason and go crazy for 10-30 seconds.
Then, I even tried to loosen just a little the screws (I read, somewhere in the forum, of a guy who said that he solved his crazy keys and screen lag problems this way). I mean, all screws are now locked but not too tight. Well, I have to say that I don't have any screen lag anymore (I even removed the piece of paper, from the battery area, which used to solve the issue before) but crazy keys still happen. I'm going slightly mad
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I'm looking forward to your pictures, too... because my trial simply didn't work.
I tried with both a single piece of paper and then with 2 pieces wrapped in tape. I put these spacers between the back of the display and DC/audio connector.
In both cases, the crazy keys phenomenon started to happen after 15-20 minutes of usage.
In most cases, it starts to show when I unlock the device. As soon as I unlock it, home and menu buttons light up with no apparent reason and go crazy for 10-30 seconds.
Then, I even tried to loosen just a little the screws (I read, somewhere in the forum, of a guy who said that he solved his crazy keys and screen lag problems this way). I mean, all screws are now locked but not too tight. Well, I have to say that I don't have any screen lag anymore (I even removed the piece of paper, from the battery area, which used to solve the issue before) but crazy keys still happen. I'm going slightly mad
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Well ... with a piece of paper the problem Come back.
I handed a piece of cardboard and the problem disappears.
I think that to raise the screen to solve them but I'm still not 100% sure.
Hi I was wondering if anyone has the same problem as i am having right know.
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini pro White SK17I. It was working well untill when i tried to press the back button. I had to wait for so long to get a response from the back button. I tried the same thing with the menu button (Not the physical hone key) it still had the delay. The delay is about 5-10 seconds. Sometimes, you have to wait extremely long or you have to press it again. sometimes it runs normally. But rarely it does work as normally should. I only had the phone for 2 weeks. I was wondering if i can exchange it since i have a 12 Month warranty. thats all the problem I'm having right now
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Me too but not always i discovered that it depends on memory usage.
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me too..need to press harder..but not usually like that..most of the time, it works normally.
same here..just to make a point, did you have the noise problem as well?
I have the same problem. I think has to do something with the temperature/humity. If its warm outside and i have sweat on my fingers its happens, when its cold and dry everything works fine. I tested with /dev/event/input and with wet fingers it does not even trigger any events.
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I got same problem with my Xperia Mini Pro back key. Every time it happened, I'll just reboot the phone and that problem is gone.
budzer said:
I got same problem with my Xperia Mini Pro back key. Every time it happened, I'll just reboot the phone and that problem is gone.
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I got this problem right after installing NFS Shift. Now the back key often doesn't work and the Options key is unresponsive.
It is a known issue related with temperature, affecting more and more people every day (including me). SE is not responding, but seems a design problem:
talk.sonyericsson.com/message/112257
You'll be surprised, but I do not have such problems
budzer said:
I got same problem with my Xperia Mini Pro back key. Every time it happened, I'll just reboot the phone and that problem is gone.
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I rebooted, but the problem is still there.
my back key is okay, only menu key is unresponsive at all. i think this is because of hardware problem.
i bought it 1 day ago, though. gonna bring my phone to SE service center tomorrow.
Guys I fixed my problem. This guy on facebook had the same problem as I did. He fixed his and so did I. The reason it lags isnt because of the memory usage. Its some other reasons that I dont remember. Anyway, if you guys still need to fix yours, heres how. First you got to have cottons and a screen protector. The Sony one that you get from the box works. You have to apple one TINY drop of soap onto the cotton then wipe it over your display. Make sure you clean the buttons cause thats the priority. Make sure you cover the top bits. After you done that. Get your clean cotton and wipe it to get the soap out. DONT USE WATER. After thats done, make sure there is no string of cotton left in your screen. After you checked, apply the screen protector then its done. I just did mine today and its going well so far. Trust me guys this isnt a trap to break your phone or anything. I trusted this guy that told me the steps and it worked. What I am trying to say is just give it a go. If you did it like I did, I think you should be fine. I love my xperia again hope it works for you guys
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I have no back button issues so far. I once had it slowing down but that was related to an application hanging so low memory might be related.
No problems here so far, but it seems like german phones don't have problems at all. Ive been checking amazon ratings all day long but no1 ever mentions problems with the button
Well some people have the problem. I just wanna help them.
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Well some people have the problem. I just wanna help them.
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Yea thats nice My guess is, some countries get worse quality phones :/
As far i have the phone the back and menu keys work very fine for me, in fact they are very sensitive... and works fast
I had no problems until the update to Android 2.3.4.
Now I can't even play a game for 10 minutes and it presses the back button a lot.
It looks like it can be related to the firmware.
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I've seen on another site that other people also are facing more heating after update to 2.3.4. Well, since overheating is related to the issue, it may be possible that it is causing the back button issue for me.
Its Due to Memory Blocks aswell
The Problem is mainly due to too much of moisture in your hands...
to get rid of the problem, wipe off your hand of all moisture, and clean your cellphone screen and the buttons with a soft cloth.
And also remember to clean the used memory. usually its both the problems occurring at the same time, due tio which it seems no to be working..
hope it helps
I've had this problem too and I found out that the cause is the sweat from my hands.
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No problems here so far, but it seems like german phones don't have problems at all. Ive been checking amazon ratings all day long but no1 ever mentions problems with the button
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I beg to differ, but my German Mini Pro does have the back-button-issue!
Don't know if it's due to sweaty fingers, I'll try one of these capacitive pens some day.
But I can say, as soon as I plug in the power cord, the button is working again.
Im using pebble blue and my power button kinda loose
what happened to Samsung?No QC??
ur guys have the same problem or not?
not mine though, mine is pebble white. but i had those black ink marks sad
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Im using pebble blue and my power button kinda loose
what happened to Samsung?No QC??
ur guys have the same problem or not?
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Yup, since I unboxed it (blue). Can't say I really mind though
pebble white not loose at all
It is defective you can probably get it replaced. I am noticing that the pebble blue version has more problems than the marble white.
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Im using pebble blue and my power button kinda loose
what happened to Samsung?No QC??
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Did you find af solution, "lemond"? (Mine is doing the same)
Jan
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Bought the S3 the day it launched in Canada and as the provider (Telus) was powering up the first device for my upgrade, I noticed the power button to be loose and rather more flush than previous devices, GNex and Nexus S.
Asked for on spot replacement and the second unit was slightly better with more firm press... The power button still loose..
I also checked out another 4-5 units of white/blue versions and power button feel and "looseness" varies slightly but it is noticeable that it is not very firm...
I wonder if this is on purpose or come quality control issue at first few batches...
Anyone notice that?
mine has that problem too, also the button sometimes stays pressed... however just send it back for an exchange
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mine has that problem too, also the button sometimes stays pressed... however just send it back for an exchange
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Hmmm... I have checked out at least 6 GS3's and all still have the same looseness more or less.
However, my friends GS3 is a bit more firm YET we both have the exact same 'press/click' feel once you press it.
Haven't seen it stuck yet but I hope that wont be the case soon...
I wonder how many people have it and not realize it or don't care about it.. or whether there are just a good amount of bad batches..
I don't care about it if this is more common, but that's one shady power button Samsung!
I just exchanged my first S3 for a new one...and I now realize the power button is definitely not as firm. It clicks nicely if I press it dead-on-center but if I miss it a bit it's hard to press. My last one was very clicky and easy to press so this is annoying.
I am now past my 30 day return window...so...anyone figure out how to fix this themselves?
mine is marble white and yes it is a lil loose on the side but don't really effect me when pressing it. the center is firm but the side is a lil lose you can feel it when you slide your finger from one side to another. but i don't mind it.
my power button kinda loose on pebble blue SGS 3 :/ f*ing QC in samsung...
yes but it doesn't affect the phone
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Has anyone else experienced an issue with their camera button getting stuck half way down?
I just noticed when I took my case off yesterday that my camera button was stuck along one edge, the edge that borders the black back. The front edge was still sticking up. This position prevents me from a "half-press" of the button for focus (not that that worked well anyways). I've tried to dislodge the button several different ways and nothing has worked.
If anyone else has seen this and fixed it, let me know. If this hasn't happened to you, then be careful because the only thing I can think of that could have caused it is the case.
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aeroPM said:
Has anyone else experienced an issue with their camera button getting stuck half way down?
I just noticed when I took my case off yesterday that my camera button was stuck along one edge, the edge that borders the black back. The front edge was still sticking up. This position prevents me from a "half-press" of the button for focus (not that that worked well anyways). I've tried to dislodge the button several different ways and nothing has worked.
If anyone else has seen this and fixed it, let me know. If this hasn't happened to you, then be careful because the only thing I can think of that could have caused it is the case.
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Mine got stuck 3 days after getting the phone I guess I pushed it to hard, took it to sprint they said the button Broke off the mother board called not be fixed had to get another phone
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Thanks Josh.
Dang, that sucks... I guess I'll be heading back to best buy tomorrow to see what they can do. I knew the camera button felt weak, but I didn't realize it was that weak. Oh well.
Notice it few days ago, when I'm pressing the Home button its not smooth as it used to be...I mean it feels a bit loose.
The button/click works fine (for now) but its never 'feels' like that.... I hope its not going to 'past away' soon...
Any idea why is that and there is any fix to this?
(BTW - there is a old topic over a year ago, same situation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184839)
Probably a bit worn. I have heard of other s2's having some dodgy home buttons. My previous s2 home button was very clunky, had to apply more pressure than usual and it clicked like it was getting stuck. I wouldn't worry too much unless it completely stops operating.
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Probably a bit worn. I have heard of other s2's having some dodgy home buttons. My previous s2 home button was very clunky, had to apply more pressure than usual and it clicked like it was getting stuck. I wouldn't worry too much unless it completely stops operating.
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yeah 'worn' is the right word of what it feels like..
pretty weird, using this phone only 2 months its just got worn already?? :\
what have you done with your previous s2?
is that 'worn' means that this button gonna end up soon or later or its nothing to do with it?
I'm not sure in your case. But what I did was crack open the case and give it a bit of a clean. Worked slightly but not a great deal.
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I'm not sure in your case. But what I did was crack open the case and give it a bit of a clean. Worked slightly but not a great deal.
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Its feel like there is a lil dust or something into it... can it be? while you cleaned it you found anything that cause this clunky button?
As far as I know its pretty complicate to get to this button, you should remove the screen also because the button is under the screen...don't know if its worth the risk.
Did you tried using compressor or hoover to clean/suck in 'the shiat' from the button?
Again, its seems fine right now but I have no idea what will happen to this button or its a normal situation with those kind of buttons (I used to have HTC/MOTOROLA devices that dosn't use a physical button, the regular home button like 'search' and 'back')
No I just used an alcohol wipe to remove a bit of dust and dirt that managed to work its way down there. It is a tedious process especially when you finally open it and all the hardware buttons fall out haha
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Orkane1989 said:
No I just used an alcohol wipe to remove a bit of dust and dirt that managed to work its way down there. It is a tedious process especially when you finally open it and all the hardware buttons fall out haha
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Hehe yeah, is it worth to open it and clean it?
And you must disassemble the screen or there is a way to clean it only with opening the back cover/back housing ?
I'v started to use 'Button Savior' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zbWFydC5zd2tleSJd) , to decrease the use of this button...Well thats reminds me the Nexus1 days, was a threat hovering over the power button :laugh: so to avoid the future problem with the button i'v used 'Screen Off and Lock'
thanks!