Hi,
My power button was not working properly (at all sometimes) so I decided to open my DNA and Fix it...
I opened it a and found that the actuator was broken.
Now my power button looks like the picture I attached... do you know the way I can short the pins to power on the phone? Also do you know how can I fix it?
Best Regards.
UPDATE 1:
I found the problem of my power button sometimes working and sometimes not...
Just like Nexus One power button, the inner cable was not flexible enough, so after a while it just get cutted. So, the only chance to fix it is to replace the whole main flex cable... not cheap and hard to get.
So I looked for where that flex cable goes in to the mainboard... and I found it.
It's the PIN number 13 on the connector on the right side of the motherboard. That's the pin that controls the Power/Lock button.
When that pin is "grounded" the circuit is closes and it activates the power button.
I recommedn to solder on the flex cable and not the mainboard as it is very difficult.
If you have any question just ask. I really don't have the time to make a complete guide, but I can surely make the time if you are interested.
Come on.. Any help would be appreciated...
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I actually broke that off while trying to replace my screen. I've resorted to using sweep to wake kernels and if my phone turns off, I have to boot it thorugh ADB. If anyone can help on this it would be extremely helpful for me too.
Too bad mu friend. Could you plz upload a picture of your broken power button?
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I found some good information on the NEXUS ONE power button problem thread... I will try the fixes on my phone and then i will post a guide here.
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Sorry about not replying. I would prefer not to have to take my phone apart again for a pic. Its exactly what yours looks like. I managed to lose the tiny part that fell off of it though. If you've found anything I would still love to hear about it.
MGA2009 said:
Hi,
My power button was not working properly (at all sometimes) so I decided to open my DNA and Fix it...
I opened it a and found that the actuator was broken.
Now my power button looks like the picture I attached... do you know the way I can short the pins to power on the phone? Also do you know how can I fix it?
Best Regards.
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http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-droid-incredible-x-droid-dna-motherboard-flex-cable-ribbon.html
Looks lik you must replace the entire flex.
That would be the easy fix... but they are out of stock anyway...
I made some discoveries that might help. I updated my first post.
Interesting. Great findings so far.
I have a very oddly behaving power button. After short periods of sleep/screen off the power button works reliably. After long periods of sleep/screen off it takes a firm long press of the power button or perhaps two presses of it for it to function as intended. I suspect it will soon stop working entirely. Any additional advice to salvage the device afterwards or fix it preemptively would be greatly appreciated.
Bump. No one else with this annoying problem, a workaround or a fix...
swamp2 said:
Bump. No one else with this annoying problem, a workaround or a fix...
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A work around would be use the volume keys to wake the phone, or get a sweep to wake kernel. Otherwise replace it.
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There's an App for that...
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Bump. No one else with this annoying problem, a workaround or a fix...
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I have a Droid DNA that's having power button issues, at this point the only way I could get it to turn on was to plug/unplug from charging cord.
I was going to get it fixed and found that I would have to buy the part and then take it to Cellairis who would then fix it for $40. (not a bad deal)
When searching for the power button, I found out that there's a Gravity Screen App that will power your phone off and on! (of course there is, and more than one)
So for now, problem solved!
help asap!!!
what did you use to ground the pin?? i tried a random wire and i couldnt get it to turn on
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So I've been playing with my phone for the last couple of days and recently I've been getting random reboots. I thought it was the ROM so I rolled back to a ROM I wasn't getting the issue and experienced the same. I did switch from CWM to TWRP and started getting the problem right around the same time. What happens is the phone goes dark like it's going to reboot, it does it's vibrate to say it's awake and repeats the vibrate roughly once a second until I push the power button a few times or until I pull the battery. I've been able to replicate this by holding the power button down.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
so is your power button broken?
rangercaptain said:
so is your power button broken?
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it still functions but it feels touchy. it's very easy to activate it. I'm wondering if the hardware switch is loose and out of place. I'm still debating on tearing it down or calling Samsung and getting it replaced, but I'm not sure if I really want a referb or some tech playing with my phone.
A referb word be preferable to a broken power button.
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A referb word be preferable to a broken power button.
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True, but I generally rebuild my devices myself so I don't know. Does anyone have experience with Samsung warranty return and wait times?
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True, but I generally rebuild my devices myself so I don't know. Does anyone have experience with Samsung warranty return and wait times?
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They just told me not 2 hours ago(Samsung rep) that it would take 6 weeks to get me a replacement s pen...maybe a phone is faster?
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UnHived Mind said:
They just told me not 2 hours ago(Samsung rep) that it would take 6 weeks to get me a replacement s pen...maybe a phone is faster?
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haha I doubt it, I'll call them tomorrow to find out and if it's going to be too long I'll just tear it down and take a look at it. I have been meaning to look at the possibilities of adding an inductive charger to the phone, maybe this is the opportunity.
I'm having exact same problem. power buttong gets stuck if I press it. phone reboots and just vibrates after reboot without going to recovery or samsung logo. I have stopped using power button and enabled wakeup screen on volume button (SlimROM). Also added "Power" to power widgets in notification drawer settings. I try to avoid pressing power as much as possible.
i'm thinking of calling Samsung support or open phone myself to check it out. let me know if you got it fixed by Samsung. how long did it take to get the phone back? did you restore phone to stock rom before sending it? was it covered under warrenty?
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So I've been playing with my phone for the last couple of days and recently I've been getting random reboots. I thought it was the ROM so I rolled back to a ROM I wasn't getting the issue and experienced the same. I did switch from CWM to TWRP and started getting the problem right around the same time. What happens is the phone goes dark like it's going to reboot, it does it's vibrate to say it's awake and repeats the vibrate roughly once a second until I push the power button a few times or until I pull the battery. I've been able to replicate this by holding the power button down.
Has anyone experienced this issue?
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I have an issue similar to this, im thinking my issue is loose connections. what mine does is turn on for a bit and then restart. I've been able to resolve mine by flashing this rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598
via odin.
I would try taking your phone apart and cleaning the power button with a q-tip and a LITTLE alcohol. if that fails i'd try to flash the rom. Good Luck
attends nimeno
did flashing the rom every fix it op? or did you just go ahead and replace the power button? if the rom did fix it, can someone repost the link? the link is broken.
Again i would try cleaning the power button off first.
to do so:
there should be 9 small phillips screws around the battery -remove those
then the metallic looking rim around the phone has clips that clip the back portion to the rest of the phone. use a finger nail and seperate the grey from the white around the phone, unlatching the clips. remove the back cover and locate the power button(on the left when looking at it from the back. dap the q-tip in a tiny bit of alcohol barely moistening the cotton. apply the q-tip to the button getting a small amount on it and press the button until it clicks smoothly. on the cover you took off you can remove the button it has a little rubber angle on each end holding it in. clean around that also. reassemble and test.
dweeezy said:
I have an issue similar to this, im thinking my issue is loose connections. what mine does is turn on for a bit and then restart. I've been able to resolve mine by flashing this rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261598
via odin.
I would try taking your phone apart and cleaning the power button with a q-tip and a LITTLE alcohol. if that fails i'd try to flash the rom. Good Luck
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did flashing the rom every fix it op? or did you just go ahead and replace the power button? if the rom did fix it, can someone repost the link? the link is broken.
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Personally I wouldn't ever Odin with this issue, a reboot while flashing a new bootloader potentially boom. My issue was persistent through all roms and even in recovery which lead me to believe it was hardware. What I did to solve the issue was I pulled the case off, battery out and just played with the button for an hour or so. Felt how it clicked and if it was clicking funny. After that it worked fine. By playing with it I don't mean mashing on it, I mean gently and normal clicking, feeling where it caught and didn't. What it felt like to me was some lint under the button which eventually worked it's way out. Hope this helps
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I had this issue of my power button sticking today. I took the phone apart and used some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get some on the button and pressed it repeatedly. I did that a few times and used some canned air to dry it out a few times. Put it all back together and button is working like new again.
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Personally I wouldn't ever Odin with this issue, a reboot while flashing a new bootloader potentially boom.
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If its not staying on at all then i agree with you. But if the problem is off and on and you've already tried cleaning the button thats really one of your last resorts. if the phone reboots during a flash you will get a firmware download error and you will have to reflash. may take a few tries but if the phone eventually stays on it'll be fine.
rquiett said:
I had this issue of my power button sticking today. I took the phone apart and used some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip to get some on the button and pressed it repeatedly. I did that a few times and used some canned air to dry it out a few times. Put it all back together and button is working like new again.
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fantastic to hear!
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If its not staying on at all then i agree with you. But if the problem is off and on and you've already tried cleaning the button thats really one of your last resorts. if the phone reboots during a flash you will get a firmware download error and you will have to reflash. may take a few tries but if the phone eventually stays on it'll be fine.
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As I agree with you. Glad we're on the same page with a power issue like that, I'd check via the recovery image to see if it happened there and continue troubleshooting.
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So I've confirmed it is the power switch. Any way to replace it?
dweezy you must have super tough fingernails. I recommend two guitar picks, working them as a pair -- one pixk to separate the bezel from the body, the other to hold the place as you move around the bezel.
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Phone is stuck in a boot loop and this is what I know so far. Phone is on stock ROM, power button is working fine, I can get to recovery and OS and download mode, and while phone was charging I took the battery out and the phone keeps vibrating. I now know it's a hardware problem for me (I think), but I can not pin point where. Any advise would be helpful cause I really love my note and this is just breaking my heart. :crying:
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Phone is stuck in a boot loop and this is what I know so far. Phone is on stock ROM, power button is working fine, I can get to recovery and OS and download mode, and while phone was charging I took the battery out and the phone keeps vibrating. I now know it's a hardware problem for me (I think), but I can not pin point where. Any advise would be helpful cause I really love my note and this is just breaking my heart. :crying:
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When you get into recovery does the phone stay on? If so how long 10 mins? Hours? If it stays on I would assume its software.
Phone stays on forever in those modes, I'm gonna flash a different ROM to see what happens .... so I'm back to say it's a hardware problem. Same exact thing happens with liquid JB, paranadroid, and CM 10...did a clean wipe before installing each one too. Friend pointed me to some sites talking about a battery failure causing phones to do that so I'm gonna order a new one and see what happens...if this fails I have to get a new phone...and continue to work on my baby.
Anyone uses the camcorder button to unlock your phone and notice both power and the recorder button is dying? (Press harder than usual to get a response)
I used to have the same problem with my power button but I fixed it with a bit of electrical tape, and now it feels like it did when it was new. I can post a how-to if you're interested.
I got the basic idea thanks man
I've had this same issue, i ended up replacing the battery door to fix it.
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andy55 said:
I used to have the same problem with my power button but I fixed it with a bit of electrical tape, and now it feels like it did when it was new. I can post a how-to if you're interested.
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Do you think you could? I'm sure someone will ask again in the future and this could be here as a reference.
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HI, since I've always had issues (from stock rom up) with hw capacitive buttons (home/back/search/menu), I would like to disable them, maybe my Folio is faulty on them (randomly the back button fires by itself, even if the tablet was left alone on the table).
So I ask Artem or anybody who knows it: I can build from sources, what is the minimal diff I can make to the sources? Is it sufficent to comment out line 'CONFIG_KEYBOARD_FOLIOCAP=y' in tegra_betelgeuse_android_defconfig?
Thank you.
piergi65 said:
HI, since I've always had issues (from stock rom up) with hw capacitive buttons (home/back/search/menu), I would like to disable them, maybe my Folio is faulty on them (randomly the back button fires by itself, even if the tablet was left alone on the table).
So I ask Artem or anybody who knows it: I can build from sources, what is the minimal diff I can make to the sources? Is it sufficent to comment out line 'CONFIG_KEYBOARD_FOLIOCAP=y' in tegra_betelgeuse_android_defconfig?
Thank you.
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nice question . some times i have the same problem.
+1
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raptor92 said:
+1
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may be its a bug....
when this happens to me, i click one time on power buttom and than wake it up again. but this isnt the fix solution for the problem, just solves it temporarely
ans solution?
one "solution"
Hello, posting for the first time =)
Anyway, i've had a problem with folios crazy buttons and screen response since day one.
Nothing really changed for me with rom updates and different apps. I have tried it all...
I had enough and finally unplugged that little cable that connects into circuitboard
of those buttons and power-led. This is really no solution but takes care of that problem =)
It also disables power indicator led, so that's a little inconvenience =/. But since unplugged,
touchscreen started to work in every way better like its more responsive and doesn't "freeze" anymore.
But this requires you to disassemble your folio to get to touch with the cable to the circuitboard.
Removing plastic back cover isn't enough, but you Dont have to detache the screen from faceplate.
I'll plug it back on when there's a software fix for buttons behavior. Meanwhile enjoying peace from
button madness =D. Sorry if poor english, i'm Finnish
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But since unplugged,
touchscreen started to work in every way better like its more responsive and doesn't "freeze" anymore.
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After disassemble screen seems to work, but after some time is starts again and I don't have "crazy" buttons though.
I'm using mouse and keyboard and it's comfortable.
Hello Dear XDA members,
So I have an Amaze that you guys helped me root and install custom ROM on back in Jan, thanks! Now the power button is going out, it's very hard to turn the screen on and off. I have been using the camera button to turn the screen on but I can't turn it off with that button. If the phone runs out of battery I have a really hard time turning it back on.
I called HTC and they said I they will send me an RMA code but they didn't, after a few days I called back and they said while its still under warranty they can't help me because the phone was a demo unit originally. Well I got it from Craigslist not Tmobile so maybe that's why.
Anyway, is there a way to fix the button? I mean 11 months is a very short period for a $599 phone! Anyone knows how to fix this? I really appreciate it. Thanks !!
Ouch. I bought mine from craigslist too but checked my imei before buying. You can use a widget that will act as as power button. See if you can still push the button with ease if you take the phone out of its frame.
brooklynite said:
Hello Dear XDA members,
So I have an Amaze that you guys helped me root and install custom ROM on back in Jan, thanks! Now the power button is going out, it's very hard to turn the screen on and off. I have been using the camera button to turn the screen on but I can't turn it off with that button. If the phone runs out of battery I have a really hard time turning it back on.
I called HTC and they said I they will send me an RMA code but they didn't, after a few days I called back and they said while its still under warranty they can't help me because the phone was a demo unit originally. Well I got it from Craigslist not Tmobile so maybe that's why.
Anyway, is there a way to fix the button? I mean 11 months is a very short period for a $599 phone! Anyone knows how to fix this? I really appreciate it. Thanks !!
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"Screen off and lock"on play store is a really good one.
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gideo said:
"Screen off and lock"on play store is a really good one.
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Lol how would he use the app to turn on/off when the phone is powered off already ?
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Lol how would he use the app to turn on/off when the phone is powered off already ?
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He said he has been using the camera button to turn the screen on,but he can't turn it off with it,to me that describes a problem turning the screen off,sooo "screen off and lock"made sense to me.
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gideo said:
He said he has been using the camera button to turn the screen on,but he can't turn it off with it,to me that describes a problem turning the screen off,sooo "screen off and lock"made sense to me.
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Well I guess his biggest sticking point is how to turn the phone on without a working power button. Same thing happens with Nexus One and there are easy workarounds (by plugging in and remove/insert battery repetitively). Is there such a work around for the Amaze?
brooklynite said:
Hello Dear XDA members,
So I have an Amaze that you guys helped me root and install custom ROM on back in Jan, thanks! Now the power button is going out, it's very hard to turn the screen on and off. I have been using the camera button to turn the screen on but I can't turn it off with that button. If the phone runs out of battery I have a really hard time turning it back on.
I called HTC and they said I they will send me an RMA code but they didn't, after a few days I called back and they said while its still under warranty they can't help me because the phone was a demo unit originally. Well I got it from Craigslist not Tmobile so maybe that's why.
Anyway, is there a way to fix the button? I mean 11 months is a very short period for a $599 phone! Anyone knows how to fix this? I really appreciate it. Thanks !!
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I came from the nexus one to the amaze when it came out. Having broken power button phobia from the start, I've found "screen off and lock" from market for turning off the screen, and "quick boot" also from the market for reboot, etc. Don't know of any methods off hand to turn it on, once off...
I did however notice that with the back plate off it's easier to get a firm click pushing the power button with just my finger.
brooklynite said:
Hello Dear XDA members,
So I have an Amaze that you guys helped me root and install custom ROM on back in Jan, thanks! Now the power button is going out, it's very hard to turn the screen on and off. I have been using the camera button to turn the screen on but I can't turn it off with that button. If the phone runs out of battery I have a really hard time turning it back on.
I called HTC and they said I they will send me an RMA code but they didn't, after a few days I called back and they said while its still under warranty they can't help me because the phone was a demo unit originally. Well I got it from Craigslist not Tmobile so maybe that's why.
Anyway, is there a way to fix the button? I mean 11 months is a very short period for a $599 phone! Anyone knows how to fix this? I really appreciate it. Thanks !!
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Check to see if its the actual button thats not working properly, or if its the back cover. My phone sometimes doesn't have the power button register when i press it down the first time, but its just the button on the back cover that's wearing down and not making contact with the phone. Take a look and hopefully thats all it is, and all you have to do is replace the back cover which runs you anywhere from 10-15 bucks on ebay :good:
google 'button remapper apk' and use it to set your camcorder button as your new power button.
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Check to see if its the actual button thats not working properly, or if its the back cover. My phone sometimes doesn't have the power button register when i press it down the first time, but its just the button on the back cover that's wearing down and not making contact with the phone. Take a look and hopefully thats all it is, and all you have to do is replace the back cover which runs you anywhere from 10-15 bucks on ebay :good:
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HumpDdumpD said:
I came from the nexus one to the amaze when it came out. Having broken power button phobia from the start, I've found "screen off and lock" from market for turning off the screen, and "quick boot" also from the market for reboot, etc. Don't know of any methods off hand to turn it on, once off...
I did however notice that with the back plate off it's easier to get a firm click pushing the power button with just my finger.
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gideo said:
"Screen off and lock"on play store is a really good one.
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Hey guys that you all! Installed the screen off and lock app and it works great! Thanks!
Removed the battery cover and the button works fine, I guess I just have to replace the battery cover.
Thank you all!!
andy55 said:
google 'button remapper apk' and use it to set your camcorder button as your new power button.
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What andy55 said works but only if the phone isn't completely off. This only works in sleep mode.
Also, try taking off the back cover and press and hold the rubber area with your fingernail where the power button should be. I found the button on the cover wasn't making adequate contact with the phone.
I'm sure this must be an issue for others, but I can't find any discussion of it.
I find that while I'm using my tablet in my hands, I keep bumping the power button and locking the screen.
Is there a an app anyone knows of to resolve this? Or a Workaround? I figure if there was a two step lock process similar to the old unlock on Nokia phones years ago, or something else clever to make it much more difficult to bump...
And I'm very keen to avoid rooting.
Ideas?
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The workaround is:
Don't hold the tablet so clumsily.
Yes, you are the only one with this problem.
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The workaround is:
Don't hold the tablet so clumsily.
Yes, you are the only one with this problem.
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Man... if that's going to be your reply - just don't reply.
It's simply the truth, sorry.
I even can't imagine how I could manage to hold the tablet in a way that I always accidentally press the power button!
Whaddaya doin', man??
I do it from time to time. Usually it's when I try to reach my thumb to something that is close to the middle of the screen. The part of the palm of my hand just below my index finger would sometimes accidentally apply just enough pressure around the power button to pass the button's pressure point (when I'm holding the tablet with two hands in landscape mode and don't want to switch to one-hand grip just to tap something near the middle)