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Hi everybody,
Since this morning, my Huawei Honor U8860 on Gingerbread (stock ROM) keeps showing me the Power Off menu that is usually obtained when one presses the Power button for 1-2secs. After putting the haptic option on, I can say that it pops up every second almost, as this mode makes the phone vibrate when it appears.
I'd like to know what to do to solve this problem, because it prevents me from doing anything with my phone.
Here is what I did so far :
- After a while, I figured that if I pressed continuously the Power button, the menu stops poping up, so it's like the button is working reverse if I'm not wrong...
- Inspired from 'droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-general-discussions/88196-disable-power-options-while-locked.html' I tried then to deactivate this button. So after I rooted my phone, I installed a file browser/editor and modified the following files :
- /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl
- 'key 116 POWER' changed from 'WAKE' to ' ', then to 'NONE', did nothing, then to 'WAKE_DROPPED' , stopped the popup for 10mins, then not anymore- did the same with surf_keypad.kl and touchscreen-keypad.kl with the 'key 87 POWER' as I didn't know if it was useful or not, so just in case.
- Installed 'Button Remapper' to see if it could help, but when I change the POWER button to WAKE_DROPPED or NONE, it doesn't do anything...
So if anybody has an idea to either deactivate the Power Off menu, or maybe deactivating completely the Power button as I tried (I would prefer the first solution, but it could work), you're welcome!
Thank you in advance for any piece of advice.
P.S. : The only reason I could find for this sudden change in behavior is that yesterday night I biked under a hailstorm, so maybe it got humid. But the problem appeared only this morning as I used my phone fine last night...besides the hail didn't really soak like rain, and my phone worked under rain many times before, so I'm really not sure...
So I let my phone on the whole night and it's still doing it, and I'd like to mention that as the Power Off menu continuously pops up, the screen is always on, which kills the battery.
So even though I found a temporary solution by pressing continuously the Power button to make the phone work properly, it's not gonna be a viable solution as the battery is probably not gonna last more than 8-9h...
So if someone has a solution, you're welcome ^^
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I still didn't find any solution to my problem, if anyone has a solution, he's welcome
Hey
I've just started to have to same problem, with my Huawei Honor. a long time ago someone spilled some beer over my phone, and it went crazy for a long time, but then it started to act normal again, and i thought the trouble was over. But now i have the exact same problem, it's like my power button is stuck, i think that we need to change the power button itself or clean it. But so far i haven't succeeded..
And here is a fun fact for you, if you switch to Airplane mode (no antenna signal) or just remove the simcard, you wont have any trouble with the phone at all! Well except that fact that you can't call or receive calls..
Have you done anything after your last post?
Best regards
Alcohol + Glassbrush FTW
Duuude! I solved it!
First i took the motherboard apart and soaked/bath it in alcohol 93 % for about 30 minutes and then dry it the night over.
This morning i brushed the motherboard with a glassbrush (That's what is called in Denmark, it's a fine brush made of tiny glass straws), And voila the phone is now working without a complaint!
I'm not allowed to attach a link to my post so do a googlesearch for: "glasbørste" and look at picture no. 6
I had the same problem as you, a few days after the rain episode everything was fine again, and since then, it happened two times, for like two days where the problem appears again, but then it just goes away.
I don't think I am ready to soak my MB in alcohol and brush it after, so I'll just bear with it ^^
But thanks for the info, and maybe it can help some other people (even though I'd wait a month or two to see if it doesn't do it again after your bath, but let's keep our fingers crossed)
I'm also hitting the same issue for past one month. So not able to use the phone at all. Recently went out of warranty.
Any other solutions?
maniabbas said:
I'm also hitting the same issue for past one month. So not able to use the phone at all. Recently went out of warranty.
Any other solutions?
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I had the same problem and i managed to work it out. Firstly i dissembled the phone so i had the motherboard by itself, search on youtube for guide. Then i dipped the motherboard in 93% alcohol, for about 30 minutes, removed it and lot it dry the night over. I then brushed all the exposed metal areas with a glassfiber brush (especially on the backside where it connects with the screen). After that the phone has been working perfectly!
I'm not allowed to attach a link to my post so do a googlesearch for: "glasbørste" and look at picture no. 6
It's a bit complicated but i managed to do it and i'm not the biggest handyman or phone geek, so it's possible. And the phone is just about useless if you do nothing, so you might just as well give it a try.
If it's too much work for you, you can hold the power button when you want to use the phone, this stops the button error..
Best of luck, let me know how you're doing
penpex said:
I had the same problem as you, a few days after the rain episode everything was fine again, and since then, it happened two times, for like two days where the problem appears again, but then it just goes away.
I don't think I am ready to soak my MB in alcohol and brush it after, so I'll just bear with it ^^
But thanks for the info, and maybe it can help some other people (even though I'd wait a month or two to see if it doesn't do it again after your bath, but let's keep our fingers crossed)
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Same thing happened to me... when water went inside my phone... the POWER MENU was appearing continuously .. when i went to service center they said.. MOTHERBOARD needs to replaced... and the price quoted was equivalent to new device...:crying::crying:
After going thu this youtube video i finally managed to un-assemble my phone fully .. and used HAIR DRYER to for about 4-5 mins...
And than phone started working normally...
Hope it helps some else with the same issue:good::good::good:
Hi
I have been searching on this forum for various things for couple of years and never had the need to register until now, My Phone (Galaxy Mega 6.3 i9200) fell in water last week, not fully submerged, just the top of it for few seconds, i immediately pulled it out and have done the following as suggested by many in this same forum:
1. Dried in dry cloth and kept to dry for 1-2hrs
2. put the phone in a air tight container with unboiled rice for 4 days
3. put the phone in a air tight container with desiccant for 3 days
I have put some pictures and you can see the water level has gradually come down from the LCD screen and the cloud patch is somewhat gone and as you can see in the last image, that is what exists and this is not going at all, I have tried vaccum cleaner hot air for 3-5 mins but no luck.
Today i walked to samsung service center and they said i had voided the warranty which is obvious and the phone LCD replacement would cost $120 including labor, however there is one risk which they dont want to take, during the replacement of LCD, if the phone doesnt come alive, then i am stuck with a dead phone for life, I didnt agree to this and walked from there.
All the sensors including cameras work perfectly fine, no issues at all, *#0*# runs with all built-in function absolutely fine, even the battery has no issues and no bulging or no drop in performance and doesnt get heated up, so, here is my question:
1. As you can see the picture, the water level gradually came down, but stuck somewhat in the middle, will this eventually go away like the rest of the water patch or will it stick to LCD like a stain permanently ?
2. If its temporary, how do i remove the water which is in the middle of the screen? I have kept almost a week in dessicant and rice, should i continue or should i try something else ?
3. The last option for me: If this is going to be permanent, anyway to replace the phone LCD without damaging the phone, I dont understand samsung service center asking customer to take risk for water damage inspite of me agreeing to pay the money for the LCD replacement, not fair i guess....b.w all phone functionality could be lost in this case which is working perfectly fine.
so, guys pls suggest me how i can fix this, its a new phone 1 month old and i am feeling very sad for what happened....
Appreciate your replies
Thanks & Regards
newmanx said:
hi
i have been searching on this forum for various things for couple of years and never had the need to register until now, my phone (galaxy mega 6.3 i9200) fell in water last week, not fully submerged, just the top of it for few seconds, i immediately pulled it out and have done the following as suggested by many in this same forum:
1. Dried in dry cloth and kept to dry for 1-2hrs
2. Put the phone in a air tight container with unboiled rice for 4 days
3. Put the phone in a air tight container with desiccant for 3 days
i have put some pictures and you can see the water level has gradually come down from the lcd screen and the cloud patch is somewhat gone and as you can see in the last image, that is what exists and this is not going at all, i have tried vaccum cleaner hot air for 3-5 mins but no luck.
Today i walked to samsung service center and they said i had voided the warranty which is obvious and the phone lcd replacement would cost $120 including labor, however there is one risk which they dont want to take, during the replacement of lcd, if the phone doesnt come alive, then i am stuck with a dead phone for life, i didnt agree to this and walked from there.
All the sensors including cameras work perfectly fine, no issues at all, *#0*# runs with all built-in function absolutely fine, even the battery has no issues and no bulging or no drop in performance and doesnt get heated up, so, here is my question:
1. As you can see the picture, the water level gradually came down, but stuck somewhat in the middle, will this eventually go away like the rest of the water patch or will it stick to lcd like a stain permanently ?
2. If its temporary, how do i remove the water which is in the middle of the screen? I have kept almost a week in dessicant and rice, should i continue or should i try something else ?
3. The last option for me: If this is going to be permanent, anyway to replace the phone lcd without damaging the phone, i dont understand samsung service center asking customer to take risk for water damage inspite of me agreeing to pay the money for the lcd replacement, not fair i guess....b.w all phone functionality could be lost in this case which is working perfectly fine.
So, guys pls suggest me how i can fix this, its a new phone 1 month old and i am feeling very sad for what happened....
Appreciate your replies
thanks & regards
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did u try to show some local repair shops they will help u and do not blow hot air into it it will try to blow the water but it will again come back try to show some trusted local shops see what they say i too have faced like the same issues but sc as usually say out of warranty due to water damage and my phone flash light was continuous on local shop guy fixed it now running it fine
phone dried
@djvicksee111 thanks for your reply.
yesterday it was raining heavily and my cousin became full wet along with his phone, he then put his phone under the seat of his scooter and drove whole day, when he reached home, the phone had became too hot and what a surprise it was fully dried and no water in LCD or whatsoever and absolutely working fine.
I took this idea and wanted to try the same but didnt want to drive a scooter in the rain
so, i decided i will put the phone somewhere it is not too hot and above warm, i took a small bag, put my phone (removed battery), connected my vaccum cleaner in opposite where you get hot air (blower) and closed the bag leaving small room for air to escape, left it for 15mins initially, there was no sign of improvement, then again left for 20mins and this is what the phone looks now (see attachment).
Eurekaaaaa! the water in the phone is getting dried much faster, i am gonna try this for some more time and post here if the phone is completely dried.
Hi!
I used my xperia Z2 in a pool with freshwater as far as i know, and took pictures. I've tried it underwater a few times before and I never had problems with the phone until now. After taking a few pictures and recording some 30 sec to 1min videos, the screen suddenly began to flicker and then it died. I dried it as much as i could, and opened the flaps to see if water had entered the phone, and saw some small drops of water inside it, and also noticed that the headphone jack had alot of water inside, which must have been "stuck" inside there, as I had to use a headphone jack to get it out. There was also some condensation under both the front- and backcamera. I tried to turn it on the next day, after I didn't see any condensation under the cameras anymore, but unsuccessfully. I plugged the charger in, and now the red LED turns on (screen doesn't turn on), and turns off after a few seconds/minutes, but it does not react to any buttons. I've also plugged it into my laptop with Sony PC Companion installed, and I hear the "device connect" sound, and also the "device disconnected" sound when I disconnect the USB cable. Is there anything I can do to save it, without having to send it to Sony now?
Should have put it in the rice for a few days and wait till it dries off. One day is not enough because the phone is quite sealed and its hard to get water out of there. Turning it on could have been stupid thing to do and could have destroyed the phone. Anyway try to put it in the rice in a dry place for 3 or more days and then try again. If it doesn't work then sorry bro.
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Should have put it in the rice for a few days and wait till it dries off. One day is not enough because the phone is quite sealed and its hard to get water out of there. Turning it on could have been stupid thing to do and could have destroyed the phone. Anyway try to put it in the rice in a dry place for 3 or more days and then try again. If it doesn't work then sorry bro.
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Its a waterproof phone, I don't think you've done anything wrong. Use the WARRANTY.
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Its a waterproof phone, I don't think you've done anything wrong. Use the WARRANTY.
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Actually as far as I know Sony says that water damage voids the warranty... I'm not sure because my Z2 is coming to me tommorow but that's what people at xda say or?
HugePotato said:
Actually as far as I know Sony says that water damage voids the warranty... I'm not sure because my Z2 is coming to me tommorow but that's what people at xda say or?
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I do believe its true
This is because the waterproof is literely useless, sony says no Chemicals aka anything that isnt your shower/bath/freshwater stream or river/freshwater lake/tapwater
Other words, no swimming pools or sea
You can take to these places, just not for long
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
rowlers said:
Its a waterproof phone, I don't think you've done anything wrong. Use the WARRANTY.
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I will send it to them as fast as I can.
Envious_Data said:
I do believe its true
This is because the waterproof is literely useless, sony says no Chemicals aka anything that isnt your shower/bath/freshwater stream or river/freshwater lake/tapwater
Other words, no swimming pools or sea
You can take to these places, just not for long
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Well, Sony actually says that you can use the phone in the following wet and dusty conditions:
You can use your device:
in dusty environments, for example, on a windy beach.
when your fingers are wet.
in some extreme weather conditions, for example, when it’s snowing or raining.
in fresh (non-saline) water depths of 1.5 metres or less, for example, in a fresh water lake or river.
in a chlorinated swimming pool.
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Nice find Kevin. In this situation they think I should repair your phone. However, Z2s have manufacturing defects that make those port seals no really tight and when they aren't water gets in. That voids the warranty. Logic is strong with Sony. Mine still hasn't come but when it does, hopefully tommorow, I will take it to a Sony Centre to make sure it is water resistant.
I sent mine back to a service center through my carrier 2 weeks ago. Today I got a new one without paying anything for it I also think of taking it to a Sony Center to check if it's water resistant.
same problem
Kevin433 said:
Hi!
I used my xperia Z2 in a pool with freshwater as far as i know, and took pictures. I've tried it underwater a few times before and I never had problems with the phone until now. After taking a few pictures and recording some 30 sec to 1min videos, the screen suddenly began to flicker and then it died. I dried it as much as i could, and opened the flaps to see if water had entered the phone, and saw some small drops of water inside it, and also noticed that the headphone jack had alot of water inside, which must have been "stuck" inside there, as I had to use a headphone jack to get it out. There was also some condensation under both the front- and backcamera. I tried to turn it on the next day, after I didn't see any condensation under the cameras anymore, but unsuccessfully. I plugged the charger in, and now the red LED turns on (screen doesn't turn on), and turns off after a few seconds/minutes, but it does not react to any buttons. I've also plugged it into my laptop with Sony PC Companion installed, and I hear the "device connect" sound, and also the "device disconnected" sound when I disconnect the USB cable. Is there anything I can do to save it, without having to send it to Sony now?
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Hi, I have the same problem as you the phone was working though the screen wasn't, I called sony they told me to do a software update and that didn't work, I currently have it in repair, I did tell sony though I'm not paying for the water damage as I had the waterproof covers closed and double checked of that... I am a Sony fan so hopefully they won't let me down
Hello everyone , sory if someone else posted a similar thread but i am a bit disparate. :crying:
I brought the phone in the pool , after a few foto made under water i noticed condensed water in my fotocamera (back). I didn't turn it off , and the phone has continued to work for other 6 hours. During those 6 hours i traied to make some 4k videos to make him hotter enough for vaporize the camera's condensed water. After almos 6 hours i found the telefon in my pocket shut down by himself and i repeatedly traied to turn it on , but just didn't response. I put it in the rice for almost 6 hourse and still no response from the opening button. I traied to press volume up + down + power button and i heard a vibration, but no response from the screen neither from the notification led. Alse the pc connection with the usb cable don't work.
1) I want to know if i can take out the wather from the camere in some way.
2) I heard a about xperia z2 water sensor that turn red when the water enter from the flops , can some one tell me if this is true and where are those sensors?
3) I still have the waranity if i rooted maintening the bootloader closed? i also saved the key of the bootloader
4) if the water entered from the camera or anywere else but not from the flops i still have the wranity?
5) is there any way to resurrect it?
6) if my wranity is void , does it make sense if i open it manualy and i dry it with rice from inside?
I wanted to put some photos but i can't just spam around
open all flaps and leave it rice for much longer than 6 hours... we're talking 24-48 hours
Kocayine said:
open all flaps and leave it rice for much longer than 6 hours... we're talking 24-48 hours
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if it doesn't even boot , do you think is any chance to make it able to boot again?
4bottiglie said:
if it doesn't even boot , do you think is any chance to make it able to boot again?
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Do not try to boot it or charge it.Leave it in rise for 48h as my colleague said.Than try to boot / charge.
I took mine in the ocean (I know, but I did), and went snorkeling (I know, but I did) and went deeper than 5 meters (I know, but I did). I then found condensation in the camera lens and was worried. The phone didn't shut off and functioned normally, just the camera had condensation.
After about 2 days before I got home from my snorkeling trip, I put it in a bag of rice for about 36 hours. Now condensation is gone and camera is fine.
whiteblazer01 said:
I took mine in the ocean (I know, but I did), and went snorkeling (I know, but I did) and went deeper than 5 meters (I know, but I did). I then found condensation in the camera lens and was worried. The phone didn't shut off and functioned normally, just the camera had condensation.
After about 2 days before I got home from my snorkeling trip, I put it in a bag of rice for about 36 hours. Now condensation is gone and camera is fine.
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after 24 hours the condensation disappeared, but i can't turn it on
i tried to charge it , and the chargen does not event get a bit hotter (like when you normali charge it)
i don't know , maybe i'll let it there for other 2 days and after if nothing happens I'll take for a wranity try
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if it doesn't even boot , do you think is any chance to make it able to boot again?
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I had similar experience with my Z.
It didnt respond at all when off charging but when charging it just went straigt into fastboot mode. I could wipe the phone and factory reset it but not get past fastboot mode.
I had it in rice for daaays to no avail then suddenly, after leaving it on the table for a week, it booted. Worked ok for some days but then it mysteriously went into this coma again and then i bought the Z2.
So yeah, I also figured there was no way it was gonna return but it did.. So weird!
I'm not taking this phone near water, though. Watertight, my arse!
EDIT: BTW, you should avoid connecting it to power, mate.
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after 48 hours the phone still don't respond to powering up nether charging.
if i leave it in the rice to absorb all the moisture , is there any chance to have it repaired free by the warranty if i don't say nothing about the water, just say that i think it's a battery fault?:angel:
i can say it's my father phone and does not boot nether charge no more
4bottiglie said:
after 48 hours the phone still don't respond to powering up nether charging.
if i leave it in the rice to absorb all the moisture , is there any chance to have it repaired free by the warranty if i don't say nothing about the water, just say that i think it's a battery fault?:angel:
i can say it's my father phone and does not boot nether charge no more
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They can see it has been exposed to water.
But there's a good chance, I guess? I mean, if the flaps were closed then just explain to them what happened, it's not your fault.
Kocayine said:
They can see it has been exposed to water.
But there's a good chance, I guess? I mean, if the flaps were closed then just explain to them what happened, it's not your fault.
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i read on other threads that the warranty don't cover water damage,dunno if i fail i can still try with the truth on an other city
4bottiglie said:
i read on other threads that the warranty don't cover water damage,dunno if i fail i can still try with the truth on an other city
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From what I can read, it depends on where you live.
Just contact Sony.
Kocayine said:
From what I can read, it depends on where you live.
Just contact Sony.
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"water damage it is not covered by warranty unless your phone has faulty flaps, you can find out by taking your phone to a Sony repair center and request a vacuum test", i'll try, :highfive:
thanks all for all the suggestions :victory:
4bottiglie said:
"water damage it is not covered by warranty unless your phone has faulty flaps, you can find out by taking your phone to a Sony repair center and request a vacuum test", i'll try, :highfive:
thanks all for all the suggestions :victory:
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Exactly.. and it must be faulty flaps
Hello, So i had my Xperia X dropped in the pool, when my friend decided to "play" and check if it's waterproof phone, the slot was closed and the phone was protected with an external cover.
He dropped the phone and it hit the water, there was no water-shock or what so ever, it was a seamless hit without any shakes, so im pretty sure its not the reason the water got in.
I had the phone out after it went in, it was on for few seconds, and i put it outside then. A minute later, the phone went off and i just checked if it's 100% off, i went home and put it in the rice.
This was a week ago, now the phone is still not working at all, the water is pretty much out. When i put the phone in the charger, the red charging dot/light blinks every second, like it blinks and fades out and re-does the blinking...etc
I don't know if that means there's still water inside, or the phone needs to be opened and checked.
The most important thing is, i have important data on the phone, and if i send the phone to the customer support, the warrant won't cover it and pretty sure everything will be wiped out, Any suggestions for the blinking and does the support wipe everything or?
Hi!
Is the phone rooted and have TWPR ?
Dumme Sache...
Is it an Xperia X or Xperia X Performance?
I may be wrong but only the Performance model was advertised as being water resistant...
abo hani said:
Hello, So i had my Xperia X dropped in the pool, when my friend decided to "play" and check if it's waterproof phone, the slot was closed and the phone was protected with an external cover.
He dropped the phone and it hit the water, there was no water-shock or what so ever, it was a seamless hit without any shakes, so im pretty sure its not the reason the water got in.
I had the phone out after it went in, it was on for few seconds, and i put it outside then. A minute later, the phone went off and i just checked if it's 100% off, i went home and put it in the rice.
This was a week ago, now the phone is still not working at all, the water is pretty much out. When i put the phone in the charger, the red charging dot/light blinks every second, like it blinks and fades out and re-does the blinking...etc
I don't know if that means there's still water inside, or the phone needs to be opened and checked.
The most important thing is, i have important data on the phone, and if i send the phone to the customer support, the warrant won't cover it and pretty sure everything will be wiped out, Any suggestions for the blinking and does the support wipe everything or?
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Normally the xperia x shouldn't die from water. But whats the depth and how much time did it spend?
The thing is, if water got in and STAYED in and then you tried to power it on, it may be fried. If you did not try to power it on at all untill making sure all the water is out it would be working I believe. Well if you are out of warranty I can't really recommend to open it but what other choice do you have?