Galaxy S4 Home Button making clicking noise - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

Just yesterday my home button started making a clicking sound. It has been dead silent and now it clicks kinda like a mouse click (not as loud) whenever I press it. If I mash hard on it it will be silent for a few minutes, but then it start clicking again. The Wife's phone is quiet.... both bought same day. Anyone else experience this? It is annoying me as it makes the phone sound cheap, and makes me feel it is going to fail on me based on almost the same scenario with my iPhone 4 that did fail after making a random noise one day.

jvcjbl said:
Just yesterday my home button started making a clicking sound. It has been dead silent and now it clicks kinda like a mouse click (not as loud) whenever I press it. If I mash hard on it it will be silent for a few minutes, but then it start clicking again. The Wife's phone is quiet.... both bought same day. Anyone else experience this? It is annoying me as it makes the phone sound cheap, and makes me feel it is going to fail on me based on almost the same scenario with my iPhone 4 that did fail after making a random noise one day.
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Same thing here. Had the phone about a month and this started. Phone is rooted, so taking it back to Verizon is out. I just ordered a white home button online. Supposedly this phone is super easy to take apart and replace parts. We'll see.

Matt929RR said:
Same thing here. Had the phone about a month and this started. Phone is rooted, so taking it back to Verizon is out. I just ordered a white home button online. Supposedly this phone is super easy to take apart and replace parts. We'll see.
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Mine isn't rooted and I have the insurance + warranty on it. I may call and see what they say. A few guys around me in my group here at work don't have this issue. I've had this phone since launch day, FWIW.

jvcjbl said:
Mine isn't rooted and I have the insurance + warranty on it. I may call and see what they say. A few guys around me in my group here at work don't have this issue. I've had this phone since launch day, FWIW.
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I would definitely bring it back then. I just don't want to go through the hassle of unrooting and possibly getting an ME7 phone that does not have a working recovery as of yet.

Matt929RR said:
I would definitely bring it back then. I just don't want to go through the hassle of unrooting and possibly getting an ME7 phone that does not have a working recovery as of yet.
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Rooting is not important to me. My phone is a work device and security reasons we can't have a rooted phone (B.S. if you ask me), so I play along nicely and do all my updates and keep it unmodified (except for developer access).

jvcjbl said:
Just yesterday my home button started making a clicking sound. It has been dead silent and now it clicks kinda like a mouse click (not as loud) whenever I press it. If I mash hard on it it will be silent for a few minutes, but then it start clicking again. The Wife's phone is quiet.... both bought same day. Anyone else experience this? It is annoying me as it makes the phone sound cheap, and makes me feel it is going to fail on me based on almost the same scenario with my iPhone 4 that did fail after making a random noise one day.
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Mine was doing the same thing but it went away. If you do an exchange and your 14 days are up you will get a refurbish one. Wait and see.
Javiggan

Javiggan69 said:
Mine was doing the same thing but it went away. If you do an exchange and your 14 days are up you will get a refurbish one. Wait and see.
Javiggan
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I just called and ordered a replacement. I am not worried about refurbs as a lot of the times they are better than new in my experience in being in the industry for a few years. I pressed the button down and stuck the corner of a business card in and ran it around the circumference of the button with a little bit of the card going up under the case a bit. This seems to have resolved the issues.... but just in case i have an overnight-ed replacement coming tomorrow.

Never mind. It's back. Glad I ordered a replacement now.
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Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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zero26800 said:
Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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I doubt blowing does anything... next time it starts click just push down firmly and it will quiet. Weird.

Yea. I pretty much give up. Very frustrating issue.
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jvcjbl said:
I doubt blowing does anything... next time it starts click just push down firmly and it will quiet. Weird.
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Yeah! I also saw some post that blowing helps. Werid but it's really helpful

jvcjbl said:
I just called and ordered a replacement. I am not worried about refurbs as a lot of the times they are better than new in my experience in being in the industry for a few years. I pressed the button down and stuck the corner of a business card in and ran it around the circumference of the button with a little bit of the card going up under the case a bit. This seems to have resolved the issues.... but just in case i have an overnight-ed replacement coming tomorrow.
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I did this as well. Really wedged the business card on all sides and got the card up under the button. Hasn't clicked for over two weeks now. Something from my pocket must have gotten under there.
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Solution
jvcjbl said:
Just yesterday my home button started making a clicking sound. It has been dead silent and now it clicks kinda like a mouse click (not as loud) whenever I press it. If I mash hard on it it will be silent for a few minutes, but then it start clicking again. The Wife's phone is quiet.... both bought same day. Anyone else experience this? It is annoying me as it makes the phone sound cheap, and makes me feel it is going to fail on me based on almost the same scenario with my iPhone 4 that did fail after making a random noise one day.
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Don't worry, there is a fix!! I had this same problem on my S4 and I have horrible OCD so this was not kosher. I found that the cause for the clicking is the button sticking, causing it to click when you press on it. All you need to do is get an electronics cleaning cloth, a business card, and some hand sanitizer. This will save you from having to send the phone in for repair or get a refurbished device.
Put some hand sanitizer on the cleaning cloth. Not too much, just enough to make it damp.
Put the cloth over the business card
Use the combination of the cloth and the card and using a little pressure, stick it between the button and the case and go all the way around the button.
If you didn't fix it the first time around, repeat until you are able to press the button without a click.
Note -- If you are mental, and use too much hand sanitizer you will damage your phone. You just need the cloth to be damp. I use hand sanitizer because it dries extremely fast. I am NOT responsible if you screw up your phone.
Happy cleaning

I have this as well! I thought it was because I went to the beach and got a tiny grain of sand beneath the button but I guess it happens to everyone!

ajc2892 said:
I have this as well! I thought it was because I went to the beach and got a tiny grain of sand beneath the button but I guess it happens to everyone!
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Pretty much. It happened on the s3 too.
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zero26800 said:
Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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I had the clicking problem too and when I googled it, came across this site. So glad I did because the blowing helped!! Thank you for posting that! The clicking was driving me nuts now it's back to normal!
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zero26800 said:
Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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I had the clicking problem on the home button with my Galaxy S4. When I googled for a fix, I found this site. So glad I did because the blowing worked! Thanks for posting!! The clicking was driving me nuts now it's back to normal!
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zero26800 said:
Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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I had the clicking home button problem on my 2 month old Galaxy S4. When I googled for a fix, I came across this site. So glad I did because the blowing helped!! Thanks for posting!! The clicking was driving me nuts now it works like new again!!

zero26800 said:
Worked like you said. Temporary fix. Haha
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Found in a different thread just push on the sides of the button and blow under it. Do it on both sides a few times. Fixed mine for now
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Oh wow this actually worked, i'm impressed. Thanks!!

My clicking started when my toddler splashed some juice onto the screen and it ran around the button. So I Google and found this thread. Looking for a way to clean.
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Alcohol is the way to go!
Try this fix, worked for me after 2 months searching for a fix, i sent 1 month ago my S4 to Samsung Sat in Madrid (Spain), they didn't fix anything, just wiped all my data.
This fix worked like a charm!!
Youtube Search for: " [FIX] Galaxy S3/S4/Note II/Note III, Fix Sticky/Clicky "HOME" Button "

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Headphone jack not working

Is there anything for it to work again? Thanks
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Turn your phone off, pull the battery and get a tooth pick or paper clip and stuck it in and see if there's any lint in there. I had a pretty big lint ball in there a while ago and it was blocking one of the connectors and wouldn't trigger the headphone port.
Might work good luck bro.
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Alright
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Clienterror said:
Turn your phone off, pull the battery and get a tooth pick or paper clip and stuck it in and see if there's any lint in there. I had a pretty big lint ball in there a while ago and it was blocking one of the connectors and wouldn't trigger the headphone port.
Might work good luck bro.
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wait could it be something with a rom ? or a program deleted ?
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wait could it be something with a rom ? or a program deleted ?
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I doubt its an app, it could be the ROM if you flashed one right before it stopped working. I'm just suggesting a quick possibility that I've ran into. Hopefully its something that simple.
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Try a different set of headphones too just for S&G before uninstalling apps, tearing apart the FW, ETC...
Reason why is that my SGS had a similar situation recently, and for me it was a matter of my earbuds being at fault. Tried a different pair, and things worked fine. Yet the original pair in question ended up working on my Atrix.
You may not have the same issue, but its still worth a shot to try out...
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Spen not working?

Bought a note from a fellow xda-er, and I find him to completely trustworthy when he said it worked perfect for him, but when I received it, I cannot get the spen to work no matter what I do. Ive tried pressing the button, not pressing it, tap and hold, short taps, long taps, and absolutely no response. touch screen works flawlessly. according to the receipt, this thing is less than a week old lol. Its my first experience with a note, and I love it, but Id also like to use the spen xD
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Note: I do not have an att account, so Im not sure what they would do if I went in and asked them about it.
LukeLeBron said:
Bought a note from a fellow xda-er, and I find him to completely trustworthy when he said it worked perfect for him, but when I received it, I cannot get the spen to work no matter what I do. Ive tried pressing the button, not pressing it, tap and hold, short taps, long taps, and absolutely no response. touch screen works flawlessly. according to the receipt, this thing is less than a week old lol. Its my first experience with a note, and I love it, but Id also like to use the spen xD
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Note: I do not have an att account, so Im not sure what they would do if I went in and asked them about it.
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i have no idea what it could be...
try a factory reset
slackercow said:
i have no idea what it could be...
try a factory reset
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Forgot to mention I tried that as well. lol...
Is it rooted? Custom Rom? Has the density been changed?
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00mred00 said:
Is it rooted? Custom Rom? Has the density been changed?
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All stock. The pen works on another note but not mine
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try calibrating it
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http://jjpda.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-calibrate-galaxy-note-s-pen.html
did you do a full factory reset ?.....do you know if it has been rooted?....I would check a root checker app just to be safe there could be apps frozen...and if not.... do a full wipe...uninstall the app reinstall....and there's also a press button our our pens not sure why but if u press the pen button and hold down on screen to should engage a screen shot...see if those things work....ill check back in
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I have had issues when changing the density but that's about it.
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wish777 said:
did you do a full factory reset ?.....do you know if it has been rooted?....I would check a root checker app just to be safe there could be apps frozen...and if not.... do a full wipe...uninstall the app reinstall....and there's also a press button our our pens not sure why but if u press the pen button and hold down on screen to should engage a screen shot...see if those things work....ill check back in
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Yes I tried all that, but it didnt fix it.
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try calibrating it
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00mred00 said:
I have had issues when changing the density but that's about it.
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I really appreciate all the help, but I took it to the att store, and got a hold of the original owner, I explained the situation to him and he was perfectly okay with okaying them to give me a replacement at no charge. So att replaced It on the spot. absolutely no problems now lol
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awesome .....now you have a sweet brand new one,,good job...
wish777 said:
awesome .....now you have a sweet brand new one,,good job...
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Thanks lol. I'm still kinda curious as to what was wrong with it though xD oh well
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Hmmmm.... Might have been a dummy version of the pen... Who knows
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DaKidSlim said:
Hmmmm.... Might have been a dummy version of the pen... Who knows
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Pen worked on another note lol
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No sound from rear speaker?

Anyone else ever have this problem. I just bought a Galaxy Note 2 off craigslist looks brand new called verizon said it has a clean ESN and has never been activated.
Audio works through ear speaker, headphones, but rear speaker isn't working at all. I did some research and sounds like there are a lot of different audio issues with this phone. The water damage indicators are fine to so I don't think it has water damage. There isn't a nick or scratch on the phone.
Still sounds like it's a defective device. I would take it to Verizon for warranty replacement, if not then Samsung. Or I've heard it's easy to replace yourself as a last resort
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kintwofan said:
Still sounds like it's a defective device. I would take it to Verizon for warranty replacement, if not then Samsung. Or I've heard it's easy to replace yourself as a last resort
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Just used some compressed air and blew out the speaker and now its working fine. That is crazy.
bowenac said:
Just used some compressed air and blew out the speaker and now its working fine. That is crazy.
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Good to hear. Kind if crazy though
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I have this issue..., The previous owner said they stopped after flashing a Rom.
So I am assuming Its a software issue.
I will try to clean it.
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cleaning seemed to have worked ! Thanks !

All HTC from Eris - Rez.... BUT

I think it's time I jump ship. The Rez is now (finally) outdated and nothing has really caught my eye until now. The LG G2 is going to be it. It's so packed full of goodies... it's hard to pass up. I have never owned a non-HTC phone so it should be a different experience but for those features, the change is worth it in my eyes. Any one else find that phone drop dead gorgeous? oh and amazing
Lg g2 will probably be my next phone now lol
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it uses on-screen buttons. I need buttons like the rezound I may get it but I'll miss the rezound buttons
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bunchies said:
Lg g2 will probably be my next phone now lol
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it uses on-screen buttons. I need buttons like the rezound I may get it but I'll miss the rezound buttons
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Why do you need hardware buttons? I've used both and its really nbd either way.
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antp121 said:
Why do you need hardware buttons? I've used both and its really nbd either way.
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just something that i like. ive used on screen buttons and i agree that there pretty much the same but i do like the rez buttons over on screen for some reason
most phones being made now have either on screen or just one button and i would take the on screen over the one button
thats why i said maybe. but the phone does have everything i could want so im most likely going to get it
bunchies said:
just something that i like. ive used on screen buttons and i agree that there pretty much the same but i do like the rez buttons over on screen for some reason
most phones being made now have either on screen or just one button and i would take the on screen over the one button
thats why i said maybe. but the phone does have everything i could want so im most likely going to get it
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Makes sense. I guess its all opinion. I like software because of the customizability and rotation with the phone. Hardware buttons arent bad, I just like being able to change as much as possible with my phone lol. Plus Pie doesn't work as well alongside hardware buttons haha
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so true. PIE ftw.
I was looking at this too sling. Any word on release dates?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/lg-g2

Power button is gone

So like the title says, mi power button is dead, it has no more that tactile feedback and I cant turn on the screen, anyway volume keys are working... is there a way I could turn on my phone in order to get data back from the internal memory? Thanks.
Mmm... take off the back cover and press the button. Also, you can configure the buttons to turn on the screen with volume keys. And maybe, will work again with another back cover
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Maybe try plugging it in does it turn on when you charge it? There are apps you can install to tap screen and it will turn on.
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jmora99- the actual hmm sensor(?) is smushed, its not the back cover... there are like little bubbles that activate the buttons actions... the one for power on is no longer there, I've already order a replacement but that is likely to arrive in a month....
matsuyamakaze- The phone is already turned off I cant turn it back to on again, maybe via im able to change the buttons actions via ADB? hope you can help me with this, thanks xd
Are you still under warranty? Quote my post so I can see you replied that way I know you responded lol sorry for the wait.
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dvdza said:
jmora99- the actual hmm sensor(?) is smushed, its not the back cover... there are like little bubbles that activate the buttons actions... the one for power on is no longer there, I've already order a replacement but that is likely to arrive in a month....
matsuyamakaze- The phone is already turned off I cant turn it back to on again, maybe via im able to change the buttons actions via ADB? hope you can help me with this, thanks xd
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What kind of phone is this? Do you have insurance if so a replaced note 3 is like 150
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Are you still under warranty? Quote my post so I can see you replied that way I know you responded lol sorry for the wait.
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What kind of phone is this? Do you have insurance if so a replaced note 3 is like 150
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haha sorry for that and thanks for the help , Its a Redmi note 2, and I guess i dont have one haha... I've buyed it from Aliexpress... anyway Im sure the phone overall is ok, I just cant turn it on xd, And so far no lucky finding a way to get into my files via ADB or something.
dvdza said:
jmora99- the actual hmm sensor(?) is smushed, its not the back cover... there are like little bubbles that activate the buttons actions... the one for power on is no longer there, I've already order a replacement but that is likely to arrive in a month....
matsuyamakaze- The phone is already turned off I cant turn it back to on again, maybe via im able to change the buttons actions via ADB? hope you can help me with this, thanks xd
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Where did you ordered the replacement button?
For me too the power button is getting weaker day by day.... Anyone having this problem.?
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Bala maddy said:
For me too the power button is getting weaker day by day.... Anyone having this problem.?
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I'm having the same issue - I've configured my volume keys to wake up the screen as the power button on my phone sometimes works but not all the time - not sure yet to try replacing the back cover or something else...
I also have this Problem, i put some Paper under my case for more responsibility, Works great
My power button is also dead. Among other things. This phone turned into utter crap.
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I also have this Problem, i put some Paper under my case for more responsibility, Works great
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That actually worked for me.Thanks!
That happens when the manufacturer doesn't give us a home button, a fingerprint sendor and no dt2w feature
My power button also died over a couple of months. Factory reset, removed the case, next day I took it back to where I bought it.. technician checked it and showed me it's working fine (!?) It's still working fine a few days later.

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