Has anyone else had a problem similar to this? I've figured it's due to wear and tear, but I know I don't use my phone half as much as many people do here, yet I can't seem to find any information on this.
The same thing happened to my Captivate last year, which I had owned for about 20 months. Ironically, it's the reason I got my Note back in March and now I'm having the same problem, just sooner. Basically, my phone will sometimes reboot itself sometimes if the button sticks. It is noticeably more pressed down than when I first got it and even more than the volume keys.
Try opening it up and re-sit the button. You may need to clean out some gunk/dust. Or, you may need to replace the button. Replacement parts cost only few dollars from ebay.
ddochi11 said:
Try opening it up and re-sit the button. You may need to clean out some gunk/dust. Or, you may need to replace the button. Replacement parts cost only few dollars from ebay.
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Thanks for the response. Do you have a link or something that will instruct me on how to safely deconstruct my phone? I've never done and I want to make sure it's carried out properly.
I'm having the same problem. The phone isn't even a year old. I tried removing the screws in the back hoping the white cover would come off so I can see the internals but I couldn't pop it off. (then again I didn't try pulling that hard) I just press the button a bunch of times and the phone eventually turns on again. I saw on eBay a power button repair service for $45. If i knew how to open the phone I would probably try to do it myself.
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I'm having the same problem. The phone isn't even a year old. I tried removing the screws in the back hoping the white cover would come off so I can see the internals but I couldn't pop it off. (then again I didn't try pulling that hard) I just press the button a bunch of times and the phone eventually turns on again. I saw on eBay a power button repair service for $45. If i knew how to open the phone I would probably try to do it myself.
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look it up on youtube "how to take apart samsung galaxy note" by durapower
hoang83 said:
I'm having the same problem. The phone isn't even a year old. I tried removing the screws in the back hoping the white cover would come off so I can see the internals but I couldn't pop it off. (then again I didn't try pulling that hard) I just press the button a bunch of times and the phone eventually turns on again. I saw on eBay a power button repair service for $45. If i knew how to open the phone I would probably try to do it myself.
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If your phone is less than a year old .... This is a known hardware issue. This is an example of when it is acceptable to return to AT&T or whoever for an exchange. I am strongly against all the return for operator inflicted issues, but this is an issue with these phones and you should be calling for a replacement.
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If you need to you can always disable the button and use the volume keys to turn the screen on
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Hey,
As the topic title suggests I f'ed up and dropped my Mozart. Now the entire powerbutton on the little motherboard snapped off internally, I checked.
Any chance there is a softwares with which I can bind the cambutton to do the powerbuttons work, and even more important, get an icon for the cam somehwere on the phone
I really love my mozart, I've checked around the registry but couldnt find anyhting myself. Since i'm still learning I'd love some help.
Tx.
In settings -> camera, allow the camera to wake up the device. Use the button to wake up, and then press home. Set the screen lock to 30s, and use that to lock it.
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In settings -> camera, allow the camera to wake up the device. Use the button to wake up, and then press home. Set the screen lock to 30s, and use that to lock it.
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Hey mate
I thanked you for it, but I already figured that out myself. I got one step further even. I figured out that if the USB port gets a 100mA 5v current it will function as the "unlock" button. I put a few small batts in series and connected + and - of the USB PWR wires. Works like a charm
Still I would love to find some s/w which lets me change the h/w buttonmapping of the unlockbutton to the cambutton.
Oke lol problem solved. Plugging a headphone jack in the top also unlocks it. I will carry a cut off headphonejack with me at all times from now on. Epic lulz
Now all I need is a software lockbutton so I dont have to wait 30secs all the time.
why not just have the power button repaired.. its under warranty.. unless you broke the warranty.. anyway can you please post a picture of what had happened to the power button so I can see if that can be fixed or not.
matrixcs said:
why not just have the power button repaired.. its under warranty.. unless you broke the warranty.. anyway can you please post a picture of what had happened to the power button so I can see if that can be fixed or not.
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I repair phones myself, it cannot be fixed otherwise I would've fixed it The PCB is damaged around the powerbutton and short-circuitting the right pins won't turn it on any longer. I would post a pic if I could, but the only cam in the house is in the Mozart
I wish I was a s/w dev now instead of a h/w guy cuz then I would've coded an app which would make me soft-lock the phone
Warranty doesnt work for me unfortunately. Lost the receipt.
If a viable solution doesnt emerge in the forums I'll have to learn the basics of programming for WinPhone 7 and code myself a quick and dirty app to fix it. C'est ca
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Still I would love to find some s/w which lets me change the h/w buttonmapping of the unlockbutton to the cambutton.
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The only way to do that would be to put Android on the phone, and find an app for it. Windows Phone 7 will not let any app do this (unless it was created by the OEM or Microsoft).
Have you looked into replacement parts, or is it purely with the circuitry? You could also try your luck with HTC- they may do it.
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The only way to do that would be to put Android on the phone, and find an app for it. Windows Phone 7 will not let any app do this (unless it was created by the OEM or Microsoft).
Have you looked into replacement parts, or is it purely with the circuitry? You could also try your luck with HTC- they may do it.
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The button snapped of but took a tiny bit of circuitboard. Seems to have taken too much for it to be fixed.
Do you know if Win Phone 7 will allow softwarebased locking of the screen? Before I'm gonna start learning .net and silverlight for nothing
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The button snapped of but took a tiny bit of circuitboard. Seems to have taken too much for it to be fixed.
Do you know if Win Phone 7 will allow softwarebased locking of the screen? Before I'm gonna start learning .net and silverlight for nothing
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As far as I know, I don't think so. (Simplification coming up) The way .NET works (especially on this phone), is that it has a list of functions you can tell the phone to do. If a function isn't included, you pretty much can't do anything past that.
Orange Insurance
I did exactly the same yesterday. Dropped my Mozart and the power button doesn't seem to work. I've not pulled it apart to check but the button feels like its come away or snapped off the PCB.
I want to take the chance to praise Orange UK's insurance. I dropped the phone Yesterday (Sunday) at 14:30, I've been told by orange a new handset will be with me before 13:00 Today (Monday). That's, if anyone can't add up, within 24 hours!
Well worth £5 a month! I do believe Orange do a similar thing for PAGO customers. So it might be worth while just getting a PAGO sim (Free), topping it up with what it needs for the insurance and claiming for a new handset. Just an idea.
Notice for ALL Mozart users, don't drop your Mozart!
Hey guys, don't get me wrong. I still love my note. I bought the note from Wireless Wave outright. It's just the power button is getting more and more wobbly by the day and it feels like it is sinking into the groove a bit more.
I know Samsung warranty is 1 yr and I have also bought extended warranty from Wireless Wave which is a store in Canada that I bought my Note from. I hear a lot of stories of how it is almost useless. What I want is either a new Note from warranty or be able to sell the note off for another Note. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I have a small dent from bumping the corner of the phone into a stone wall, right in the corner. I sanded it down and recoloured it black with permanent marker. LOL ALLMOST looks like new, slight discolouration and of course indent. Everything else on the phone is A-OKAY except the power button of course that annoys the hell out of me. Anyways my options are:
1. Try to get Wireless Wave to send it off and "exchange it" though what I think they do is send it off to a person that does repairs for them only to tell me that it's from wear and tear and they won't exchange it for me. OR they'll see the dent in the corner and say I was abusing the phone.
2. Try to get Samsung to exchange it, but this requires me sending it off and having to pay shipping and handling probably not to mention they might send it back saying it's just normal wear and tear again.
3. Sell it off in Kijiji (Canada's Craiglist) and buy a new phone
4. BE EVIL AND CHEAT THE SYSTEM BY TYPING IN ALL CAPS TO HARD BRICK MY PHONE AND PLAY DUMB TO THE PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE MY PHONE. Course this also has the drawback of them noticing that dent and saying YOU DROPPED THIS PHONE THEREFORE IT NO LONGER WORKS, DERP. Then I would **** out of luck. This is much more risky but absolute. I would like to avoid this method LOL.
Any input would be awesome! Thanks!
Or you could repair it yourself.
Have you actually called either WW or Samsung to see if this is something they would bother fixing? They should be able to tell you over the phone if they advise you to send it for repair. If they did instruct you to send it, I'd think they would be obligated to fix it since you came out of pocket for shipping.
Personally I never use the power button on a phone.. maybe.. 5% of the time. I use Volume Wake to wake the phone up and a Lock shortcut to power off.
I am using AOKP, so I have a lock in its navigation bar... But previously I used an app called Power Off and Lock and has it in my dock in my launcher.
I got into this habit when I heard about the power button failures on the Nexus 1 and I never wanted my power button to fail, so I used trackball wake and the method above (in launcher dock) to sleep.
This way when you really need to use the power button (when the phone is off, hard power-offs, etc) it's okay.
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Personally I never use the power button on a phone.. maybe.. 5% of the time. I use Volume Wake to wake the phone up and a Lock shortcut to power off.
I am using AOKP, so I have a lock in its navigation bar... But previously I used an app called Power Off and Lock and has it in my dock in my launcher.
I got into this habit when I heard about the power button failures on the Nexus 1 and I never wanted my power button to fail, so I used trackball wake and the method above (in launcher dock) to sleep.
This way when you really need to use the power button (when the phone is off, hard power-offs, etc) it's okay.
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So then your volume buttons wear out quicker.
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So then your volume buttons wear out quicker.
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And I really don't care if the power buttons wear out. I'd much prefer one of them wear out than my power button.
That said, hasn't happened yet. But I also tend to use a soft power off on the phone, my tablet has a magnetic switch in the case, etc etc..
I thought mine were loose and had to get my phone replaced for another issue and using a new note is amazing, the buttons are so responsive! They really messed up button durability on the note.
Get it fixed at a Chinese cellphone store (or usually, a cluster of them) 'cuz they simply rock the cost and performance ratio LOL.
Hello
I just registered for this site. I watched the video explaining to me that I'm a noob, and appreciated it. It put me in my place.
I have a Samsung Galaxy s II (for at&t; SGH-i777)
It is about a year and a half old.
I have not rooted it, everything on it is as if it were out of the box. Nothing is changed from the default settings.
I have upgraded to 4.0.4 though.
About a couple days ago, the power button stopped responding completely. I took out the battery and reinserted it which caused the phone to restart but did nothing for my problem. I have called Samsung (they told me to send it in for repairs: costing $70) I would love to get it repaired without sending it in or parying that amount. I have seen options of getting it rooted, downloading an app to transfer the powere button function over to the Volume down button function, but I don't really know how to go about that.
Therefore, I ask you, O'people of XDAdevelopers, do I have any other options? I did search the site for a problem similar to mine, but everyone else has their phone rooted. I am also unfamiliar to any technical terms. I am a noob to the fullest. I don't know how to root the device or even what things would be neccessary to root it.
Any help would be much appreciated it. I am willing to do anything.
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Hello
I just registered for this site. I watched the video explaining to me that I'm a noob, and appreciated it. It put me in my place.
I have a Samsung Galaxy s II (for at&t; SGH-i777)
It is about a year and a half old.
I have not rooted it, everything on it is as if it were out of the box. Nothing is changed from the default settings.
I have upgraded to 4.0.4 though.
About a couple days ago, the power button stopped responding completely. I took out the battery and reinserted it which caused the phone to restart but did nothing for my problem. I have called Samsung (they told me to send it in for repairs: costing $70) I would love to get it repaired without sending it in or parying that amount. I have seen options of getting it rooted, downloading an app to transfer the powere button function over to the Volume down button function, but I don't really know how to go about that.
Therefore, I ask you, O'people of XDAdevelopers, do I have any other options? I did search the site for a problem similar to mine, but everyone else has their phone rooted. I am also unfamiliar to any technical terms. I am a noob to the fullest. I don't know how to root the device or even what things would be neccessary to root it.
Any help would be much appreciated it. I am willing to do anything.
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As far as rooting and finding software workarounds, you can easily find all of that info by searching and looking at the stickies.
From a hardware perspective, I would recommend taking apart the back shell of the phone, and try to see if the power button responds by pressing it without its plastic cover piece.
If you have any soldering ability you can replace the part yourself for under 10 dollars. Search eBay for it
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=380500208422
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As far as rooting and finding software workarounds, you can easily find all of that info by searching and looking at the stickies.
From a hardware perspective, I would recommend taking apart the back shell of the phone, and try to see if the power button responds by pressing it without its plastic cover piece.
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Hey man thanks for the help. I didn't get a chance to try out your method. A couple days ago, I woke up and the problem was completely gone. The power button was fully-functional and my phone was working perfectly.
Unfortunately, today, my phone has started acting up again. It keeps restarting on its own. It shuts down while I'm using it and it restarts. Nothing seems different so I start using the phone again, and it happens again (it restarts). Its restarted today around 7 times. My power button is functional at the moment, but I remember this exact sequence of events leading up to my initial problem where the phone's power button stopped responding.
What do you recommend?
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If you have any soldering ability you can replace the part yourself for under 10 dollars. Search eBay for it
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Thanks for the help.
I have no such ability. I could follow instructions but I myself am not good with that type of stuff. Fortunately though, this wasn't necessary. The power button started working on its own again without me having to do anything. Everything was fine until today, my phone has started acting up again. It keeps restarting on its own. It shuts down while I'm using it and it restarts. Nothing seems different so I start using the phone again, and it happens again (it restarts). Its restarted today around 7 times. My power button is functional at the moment, but I remember this exact sequence of events leading up to my initial problem where the phone's power button stopped responding.
What do you recommend?
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Thanks for the help.
I have no such ability. I could follow instructions but I myself am not good with that type of stuff. Fortunately though, this wasn't necessary. The power button started working on its own again without me having to do anything. Everything was fine until today, my phone has started acting up again. It keeps restarting on its own. It shuts down while I'm using it and it restarts. Nothing seems different so I start using the phone again, and it happens again (it restarts). Its restarted today around 7 times. My power button is functional at the moment, but I remember this exact sequence of events leading up to my initial problem where the phone's power button stopped responding.
What do you recommend?
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Get it fixed. Complete failure is eminent at this point. I'm on my second I777 because of it
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Get it fixed. Complete failure is eminent at this point. I'm on my second I777 because of it
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Wait.. so even though the phone is working fine today, there's still the possibility that its going to completely fail? It stopped restarting on its own once I took the cover off. I had the Otterbox cover for SGH-i777 on it, but once I removed the cover, the phone has been working fine. Do you think there's a connection between the cover and the restarts? (I would post the link for the otterbox cover to show you, but I can't post links since I'm still a newcomer)
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Wait.. so even though the phone is working fine today, there's still the possibility that its going to completely fail? It stopped restarting on its own once I took the cover off. I had the Otterbox cover for SGH-i777 on it, but once I removed the cover, the phone has been working fine. Do you think there's a connection between the cover and the restarts? (I would post the link for the otterbox cover to show you, but I can't post links since I'm still a newcomer)
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I believe there is a connection between cases and the power button failure
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I believe there is a connection between cases and the power button failure
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Once again, thanks for the help. So you think I'm fine now? No need to change the button or get the phone repaired? I should be fine now?
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Once again, thanks for the help. So you think I'm fine now? No need to change the button or get the phone repaired? I should be fine now?
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Possibly. I was experiencing reboots months ago with a trident case. I'm now using no case and haven't had any issues.
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Fortunately though, this wasn't necessary. The power button started working on its own again without me having to do anything. Everything was fine until today, my phone has started acting up again. It keeps restarting on its own. It shuts down while I'm using it and it restarts. Nothing seems different so I start using the phone again, and it happens again (it restarts). Its restarted today around 7 times. My power button is functional at the moment, but I remember this exact sequence of events leading up to my initial problem where the phone's power button stopped responding.
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First off, have you checked to see if there’s another update? There were two 4.0.4 updates released for this phone. There was one back in January, I believe, that introduced the sleep of death problem, as well as causing a lot or seemingly random reboots. Some of the problems you describe definitely sound like these. They released another update around March that was supposed to fix these problems. That update is also 4.0.4, but should be UCLL6.
The power button issue is also a well known problem. When mine starts acting up, the first thing that happens is I’ll press the power button and the power menu will come up as if I’m holding the button down. Then a few seconds later, the phone will reboot and usually the power button doesn’t work after. It’s likely a design defect and will fail eventually, but there is a solution, if only temporary, that has worked for me and several others. If it starts happening again, pull your battery and press the power button repeatedly. Some people have gone so far as to press it several hundred times. I usually only press it a couple dozen times, but the problem does comes back for me eventually and I have to do it again. Interestingly, most of the people I've seen reporting this power button problem have had it start in the last couple months, around the year and a half mark. Not trying to say anything, but very awkward it started happening right as the Galaxy S4 was announced
I had this problem and tried all the workarounds but they didn't seem to work or was buggy. I ended up having to send it in to Samsung for them to fix it (luckily it was still under warranty). It ended up being a hardware issue so you may need to send it in to repair if you cannot fix it yourself with the methods in this post.
Those with power button issues, try this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenofffree
Works great, and the Dev has a thread for it on XDA.
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About a couple days ago, the power button stopped responding completely.
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I had almost the exact same problem with my Sprint Galaxy S II (Epic Touch). (Random reboots every couple of days, which got progrssively worse. Eventually, I noticed that just brushing the power button would cause the phone to reboot ~10sec later.) It ended up being a bad power button, and replacing it resolved the issue.
How handy are you with a soldering iron? If you're pretty good, you can buy the AT&T i777 S2 switch for about ten bucks and replace it yourself. (You can also try cleaning it for free - several tutorials here at XDA. The Samsung "Captivate" and "Epic 4G Touch" have similar switches and and the same problems. Search both forums.)
Several eBay sellers have the switch you'll need. (They don't provide the skills needed to solder it in place - but your AT&T phone will be easier than the I897 Captivate or D710 Epic Touch. Your switch is similar, but a larger size.)
UPDATE: Several eBay sellers now offer mail-in repair services! (If you don't have mad soldering skills, you can still get your phone fixed:
$40 (switch, repair & return shipping): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Galaxy-S2-POWER-SWITCH-REPAIR-SERVICE-SGH-I777-Samsung-SII/161040773617
$45 (switch, repair & return shipping): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Butto...-S-Galaxy-S-II-Galaxy-NOTE-MORE-/320910836052
I've having that problem on mine it's still on Gingerbread. The power button seems to be clicking normally, it doesn't seem stuck. Yet anytime I stick my battery in it automatically cuts on and the screen seems to shut off without responding to the power button. I cannot reboot the device. I cannot turn the screen off/on without plugging it in or unplugging it from charger.
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I've having that problem on mine it's still on Gingerbread. The power button seems to be clicking normally, it doesn't seem stuck. Yet anytime I stick my battery in it automatically cuts on and the screen seems to shut off without responding to the power button. I cannot reboot the device. I cannot turn the screen off/on without plugging it in or unplugging it from charger.
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You could remove the power button entirely and rely on the Gravity Screen On/Off app I linked above. I have never tested it on GB but it should work, as It relies on the sensor. Removing the power button shouldn't be difficult at all, as you can access it by removing the battery and there are several tutorials on how to do that (i9100 tutorials will work just as good).
Perhaps some of these ideas will work for you?
My current phone has a failed power button. I didn't bother removing the power button, as it is unnecessary. I use Gravity Screen, and an app called Power Menu to replace the power button long press menu. I just pull the battery to turn the phone off, and for rebooting. Works acceptably well.
Of course the other option is to have the power button replaced, which is about $40 plus shipping, but this phone is so old it is hardly worth it.
Or, how I learned to not rip open phones on a messy desk.
My S2 was my first android phone, and man has it been an incredible phone. Really the only issue was some lockups with an att update, wherein I switched to ParanoidAndroid.
Unfortunately, recently the phone began having power button issues. It wouldn't wake from power presses, it would wake and work, or it would wake and suddenly restart the phone.
I figured it was the power button, so like a true fool, I got to work ripping open the phone to clean the inner guts.
Attached are a few bad pics I got. Good lord these phones get dirty as hell inside!
After spending 15 minutes cleaning the phone and the crap out of the power button, I went to re-assemble it.
When I realized that it was the volume button I was cleaning.
When I realized the power button dropped when I ripped it open.
The lesson here for me:
Open your phone as a last resort
Open your electronics in clean areas, so when you drop things...
and be careful!
I get these a lot. I can solder a new power button on for $50 including return shipping. You can email me @ seivad17 [at] msn.com if interested.
What's the problem? You just need to replace the power button. If you're not afraid of opening up your phone, then you can surely buy a cheap soldering kit and learn how to solder using youtube videos. That's what I did. You'll fix your phone and learn a very useful skill for a very, very small price.
I opened up my phone to fix the power button, and it started working, even though I didn't do much other than blowing some canned air into the area where the actual switch is. But in taking it apart, the vibrator motor got pulled off of its ribbon cable, so it doesn't work anymore. I've taken it apart a couple other times to look closer and see whether it's something I could just solder back on, or if I could buy a replacement part, but every time I open the case I get one or two new cracks in it, so I don't think I'll open it again to finish the job. I'll just live without the vibrator motor until I get a new phone.
Mine also failed recently due to the power button. It's nearly two years old, so I replaced it anyway. Think I'm going to buy a replacement power switch and see what I can do--maybe give it to a friend or something.
The strange thing is, when I pull it apart and use the phone without the actual power tab (rubber) in the slot, it will work. But not every time. So I'm thinking the button itself was being pressed too firmly while in the case/my pocket, which caused the switch itself to fail.
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Mine also failed recently due to the power button. It's nearly two years old, so I replaced it anyway. Think I'm going to buy a replacement power switch and see what I can do--maybe give it to a friend or something.
The strange thing is, when I pull it apart and use the phone without the actual power tab (rubber) in the slot, it will work. But not every time. So I'm thinking the button itself was being pressed too firmly while in the case/my pocket, which caused the switch itself to fail.
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I had something very similar. Used it for a few days after I switched on the Volume as screen activation (on CM). Then it stopped charging. Ended up being a ribbon cable from charging port to main board was bad. Got it replaced and it's as good as new.
Mine acts strange. When I put the battery, it automatically turns on and power button doesn't work, also USB but if I push USB really hard it gets working but works too bad. I cant make factory restore because of the power button, but also the battery is replacement battery, I charged it outside of the phone with the charger and in 30 minutes dropped from 21% to 10%, even doing nothing. So is it battery problem or my charging dock needs to be replaced? battery is 2200 Mah.
I had the same problem with my Cappy. I was able to get by still because I could still get into recovery. I just downloaded an app from the Play store that allowed me to have advanced reboot option. When I wanted to turn it off I just removed the battery.
I had seen a guy use a type of cleaner for electronic equipment that he sprayed inside a few times and operated the button. He said he was able to fix the problem. I don't remember the spray though.
seivad17 said:
I get these a lot. I can solder a new power button on for $50 including return shipping. You can email me @ seivad17 [at] msn.com if interested.
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I'm going to fix my s3 and captivate. I looked up how easy it is and I was very pleased. Hoping to get it done soon.
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My power button died a few months ago and I've been using an app called "Wake Up Screen!!!" that let's me shake the phone when I want to turn it on.
It's getting a bit old, so I'm thinking of rooting it so I can map the power button to the volume button. Anyone know if I'll need to use the power button during the root process? This stuff is all new to me.
My buttons are stuck. Internally not the outer button. Could anyone assist me correcting this? I have an upgrade in two weeks and sprint won't move it up for me. =(
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My buttons are stuck. Internally not the outer button. Could anyone assist me correcting this? I have an upgrade in two weeks and sprint won't move it up for me. =(
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So your saying no matter what you do in the settings to the volume it continues to turn the volume up/down? If that is the case you can either take to a local repair shop or take the phone apart yourself to reseat the outer button as it might be off somehow causing your issue. That happened on mine after a screen repair, a secondary internal part was not placed correctly. The repair guy fixed it on the spot really quickly. Hopefully that helps???
Yeah pretty much. It's up, then down.. power button won't work when this happens.. and typically I'm getting thrown into safe mode, or RSD protocol continuously pops up during boot. So... it's frustrating. I have thought about taking it apart, but I don't want to completely destroy it. haha The repair store refused to help because they couldn't replicate the error, and phone line wants to refer me to the store.. -_-
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Yeah pretty much. It's up, then down.. power button won't work when this happens.. and typically I'm getting thrown into safe mode, or RSD protocol continuously pops up during boot. So... it's frustrating. I have thought about taking it apart, but I don't want to completely destroy it. haha The repair store refused to help because they couldn't replicate the error, and phone line wants to refer me to the store.. -_-
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If it happens when rebooting its probably hardware.
Turn it off remove battery try a couple DROPS rubbing alcohol on the buttons.
Blow it out wait for it to Dry, Dry.
Try it, repeat.
Good Luck.