Is there a way to COMPLETELY turn it off? The power button seems to just turn off the screen or it you hold it down, the backlight.
I just got it, had it plugged in and came back to see (since I hadn't changed the power settings for external power) that I had gotten a call at 2:15 PM (it was now 8:30 PM) and the screen / backlight had been on all that time. I have since changed the power settings , but is there a way to turn it off completely, so if I go into a movie etc. etc. Short of Flight Mode, that is.
Best thing to do if you go into a movie is tap the loudspeaker, and click the "off" option, takes less than a second and is easy turned on again.
raiderz said:
Best thing to do if you go into a movie is tap the loudspeaker, and click the "off" option, takes less than a second and is easy turned on again.
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That's fine for that, but I'm also looking for a way that OFF is OFF. I would think that would be better for battery life.
Only thing to permanently turn it off is take out the battery, but you will lose all the settings and everything after 20 mins or so, then you will have to start from scratch all over again.
If you turn the button lock on, and turn display off the phone doesn't really use that much battery power, there's always the option of carrying the spare that (sometimes) comes with it.
ditto on what he said. due to the memory used by pdas, you can not power them completely down for long periods of time without data loss.
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So the problem is that after an issue I had with my phone, everything is resolved except the following. The power button serves to turn the phone on, but after that, it doesn't do anything. It doesn't turn the screen off and it doesn't bring the screen back up after it turns off. The only way that I can bring the phone back from standby mode (or whatever it's called, when the screen turns off) is by taking the stylus fully out, and putting it back in.
I don't know how to make the power button to work, but other than that, are there any other options that I have for turning the screen back on? It sucks having to take the stylus out just to make a phone call.
Hi all,
does anyone sometimes have to press the power button (when phone is completely turned off) twice (2 presses to turn on) sometimes?...
so just to confirm
- handset is off
- push power button once (sometimes doesnt come on
- push for second time (and powers up)
im defiantly pushing for long enough
iv have no issues with the button at all when in the UI or when locking/unlocking display
iv done a few tests where i have turned off. then went to switch on, with the same pressure and sometimes it starts with one, sometimes it starts with two presses,
do u think this is a fault? anyone experience this? normal?
just checking...
thanks heaps!
I had the opposite on my first one. When I pressed the power button to turn screen off, the screen went black for 1 sec and jumped back on lock screen.
brodiecb said:
Hi all,
does anyone sometimes have to press the power button (when phone is completely turned off) twice (2 presses to turn on) sometimes?...
so just to confirm
- handset is off
- push power button once (sometimes doesnt come on
- push for second time (and powers up)
im defiantly pushing for long enough
iv have no issues with the button at all when in the UI or when locking/unlocking display
iv done a few tests where i have turned off. then went to switch on, with the same pressure and sometimes it starts with one, sometimes it starts with two presses,
do u think this is a fault? anyone experience this? normal?
just checking...
thanks heaps!
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to switch on device you have to keep pressed power button for few seconds or u can keep it pressed until you see lights at the touch keys.. :good:
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brodiecb said:
Hi all,
does anyone sometimes have to press the power button (when phone is completely turned off) twice (2 presses to turn on) sometimes?...
so just to confirm
- handset is off
- push power button once (sometimes doesnt come on
- push for second time (and powers up)
im defiantly pushing for long enough
iv have no issues with the button at all when in the UI or when locking/unlocking display
iv done a few tests where i have turned off. then went to switch on, with the same pressure and sometimes it starts with one, sometimes it starts with two presses,
do u think this is a fault? anyone experience this? normal?
just checking...
thanks heaps!
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I don't think many people would turn their phone completely off so haven't found the issue.
When you power off what will be happening is the phone is off as much as it can be, but these buttons are soft off, the battery is still connected and some power must be drawn to run the power circuitry to detect the button being pressed again to signal to power back up the phone, in the same way when you turn your TV off by the remote, power is still drawn to run the remote sensor on the TV.
To keep the drain on the battery as low as possible so the battery isn't completely discharged over months of storage I suspect the power chip waiting for the on signal again is only sampling every so often to save power so it can be in super deep sleep state. This means depending on where in this cycle you are when you press the power button it might seem like it isn't responding, so typically you have to leave it depressed long enough for it to be "seen".
The better option is to just to put your phone into flight mode if you don't want to be disturbed or want the phone off. I do this overnight and lose no battery power by the morning, so it is as good as off. You can add a button to your home screen to do this quickly, widgets are included already for that.
Regards
Phil
Mine does the same thing.. Sometimes it does it with waking up from sleep also.
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Sometimes in poor lighting Smart Stay doesn't work. Wouldn't if be more battery efficient to disable screen timeout and Smart Stay and just manually turn the screen off with the power button when done using the phone?
My theory is ideally, for battery and ease of use, would be to have this combination (assuming you are diligent about turning the screen off manually of course.)
1) Disable Smart Stay
2) Turn Auto Screen Timeout up considerably to 5 or 10 minutes. This is assuming I don't need it to stay on longer than 5 or 10 minutes but still gives you a safety net if you forget to turn it off. (This is also assuming apps like video players are smart enough to keep the screen turned on - otherwise you would have to keep waking screen if say you were watching a movie in a dark plane cabin.)
3) Turn off screen when done using phone.
What's nice is even if timeout is set high to 10 minutes if you answer a call, screen still turns off automatically when bringing phone to face.
Second method:
1) Disable Smart Stay
2) Set timeout to 15 or 30 seconds.
3) Have some sort of button press to force screen on indefinitely, or ideally you can set it for a max amount of time like 10 min, like double press of power button? Is there an app to do this?
I think first method would be most battery efficient if you remembered to turn the screen off every time, second method is 'safer' Is there an app or stock setting to achieve second methods?
Guess I should try Screebl
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keyes.screebl.lite&hl=en
I'd still like an option to do a double press on the power button to force it on indefinitely.
Meh. Not liking Screebl too much for two reasons. Makes phone stay on while in my car or pocket if I forget to turn it off. But, if I am as diligent about manually powering off, it shouldn't make a diff, but, it will. Reason is, it complicates operation when you want to change a song now you have to manually turn phone off while driving after changing song. I suppose once I have bluetooth setup in my car I can have Llama disable Screeble when I have bluetooth car connection. Also don't like that there is no option to not have the notification bar icon.
In a 2 min GSAM test with phone just sitting at angle, it took 1% battery. Wonder how much Smart Stay would take. Maybe BBS will give that info?
Really still think best solution is to map double press of power button to disable screen timeout until power button is pressed again. That's all I need.
Getting closer. But unfortunately, there is no (hardware) search button on S3! Need this for long press of menu or back button?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5tYWxjb2xtLnNjcmVlbm9udG9nZ2xlciJd
Got it....
Screen Timeout Toggle
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chemdroid.screentimeouttoggle
Then for those using Nova Launcher
Settings > Gestures & Buttons > Long-press Menu > Apps > Screen Timeout Toggle
Now I can just long press menu button to toggle if screen is forced on or not. I'm actually having second thoughts about turning off Smart Stay though as I don't know for sure if part of the time I've been setting my phone down without pressing the power button! Guess I'll see...
Hi. So after a long wait I got my Zenfone 2 ZE551ML today. The first thing I did was turning it on and it turned on normally, then I proceeded to make the initial setup (logging into google account, etc) without any problems. Then after about 10 minutes of use the phone suddenly turned off with the battery being at around 35% and didn't want to turn on again. I read that old firmware (like the one that comes default with the phone) had battery display errors so I thought the phone had run out of battery, so I charged it for 8 full hours and I unplugged it now. To my surprise the phone is not turning on either. The only way I can make the screen show something is by connecting it to the charger, it vibrates and displays a white battery icon, eventually changing to fully green (fully charged battery, the green led indicator also appears) only to disappear like 3 seconds after. Can't turn the phone on while charged and can't even make the phone show the battery icon again (unless I unplug and plug again, repeating the cycle). So, what can I do to turn it on?
Thanks in advance.
xzifi said:
Hi. So after a long wait I got my Zenfone 2 ZE551ML today. The first thing I did was turning it on and it turned on normally, then I proceeded to make the initial setup (logging into google account, etc) without any problems. Then after about 10 minutes of use the phone suddenly turned off with the battery being at around 35% and didn't want to turn on again. I read that old firmware (like the one that comes default with the phone) had battery display errors so I thought the phone had run out of battery, so I charged it for 8 full hours and I unplugged it now. To my surprise the phone is not turning on either. The only way I can make the screen show something is by connecting it to the charger, it vibrates and displays a white battery icon, eventually changing to fully green (fully charged battery, the green led indicator also appears) only to disappear like 3 seconds after. Can't turn the phone on while charged and can't even make the phone show the battery icon again (unless I unplug and plug again, repeating the cycle). So, what can I do to turn it on?
Thanks in advance.
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I have a feeling that you did not hold the power button long enough. Disconnect the charger first, and wait for about 10 seconds. Then, hold the power button for at least 6 seconds. The phone should then vibrate and then you may release the power button. Other reasons why your phone may not seem to be turning on at all might be due to the back cover not being fully locked in, thus not making any contact with the power on the motherboard itself.
Do report back the results.
Rizzed said:
I have a feeling that you did not hold the power button long enough. Disconnect the charger first, and wait for about 10 seconds. Then, hold the power button for at least 6 seconds. The phone should then vibrate and then you may release the power button. Other reasons why your phone may not seem to be turning on at all might be due to the back cover not being fully locked in, thus not making any contact with the power on the motherboard itself.
Do report back the results.
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I did. Doesn't work. I also removed the back cover and pressed the power button with nails with no results either. Personally I think there's something to do with the power button as it doesn't even responds while charging (pressing it should display the battery icon) and the only time I could use the phone it didn't work to wake up the phone or setting it to sleep, only double tapping worked. What is strange is that it worked the first time I turned on the phone though.
Are you able to get into FastBoot mode? If so please try performing a hardware reset including wipe cache partition. Please see the following:
http://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1011956/
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me direct at [email protected]. Please include a link to this review when/if responding.
Sincerely,
Frank
ASUS_USA
I got that several times when connecting my phone to the PC. I removed the back plate and disconnected the battery, after reconnecting phone booted up.
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I am facing same problem.my zf2 power button does not work and unfortunately my mobile switched off.now I m not able to switch on again.nothing happen when I press power button. Is there any other way to switch on ?please suggest me if u get solution
I guess the tablet isn't actually powering down, it's just going into sleep mode, or whatever it's called when the screen shuts off. Anyway, is there a way to keep this from happening when the tablet is plugged into the wall charger? It isn't a major deal but it is sort of annoying when I have something large downloading or have the tablet otherwise doing something on its own, but I'm not actively using it. I like to walk by occasionally and check in on things, but will often find that the tablet has shut off. Then I have to turn it back on, swipe the screen, or login if I have security on. Anyway, it would be much nicer if it would just stay on when plugged in. I've looked through the settings and can't seem to find anything related. If it's there, I'm missing it.
Thanks.
There are different between shut off and standby (sleep mode):
1- Shut off: Your tablet is shutdown, the only way to turn it on is power button.
2- Standby: the screen is off, you just need to press power or home button to turn the screen on in 2 seconds. In order to prevent the screen turn off so quickly, you only need to change the screen timeout to 10 or 30 minutes. If it turns off by itself, your tablet has a problem.
Mine can standby a whole week and it only loses a little charge when waking up.
Beut said:
There are different between shut off and standby (sleep mode):
1- Shut off: Your tablet is shutdown, the only way to turn it on is power button.
2- Standby: the screen is off, you just need to press power or home button to turn the screen on in 2 seconds. In order to prevent the screen turn off so quickly, you only need to change the screen timeout to 10 or 30 minutes. If it turns off by itself, your tablet has a problem.
Mine can standby a whole week and it only loses a little charge when waking up.
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There is no 30 minute screen timeout on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The most I can set it to is 10 minutes, and that's where it's at.
Thanks anyway.
bfollowell said:
I guess the tablet isn't actually powering down, it's just going into sleep mode, or whatever it's called when the screen shuts off. Anyway, is there a way to keep this from happening when the tablet is plugged into the wall charger? It isn't a major deal but it is sort of annoying when I have something large downloading or have the tablet otherwise doing something on its own, but I'm not actively using it. I like to walk by occasionally and check in on things, but will often find that the tablet has shut off. Then I have to turn it back on, swipe the screen, or login if I have security on. Anyway, it would be much nicer if it would just stay on when plugged in. I've looked through the settings and can't seem to find anything related. If it's there, I'm missing it.
Thanks.
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we call that a screen time out... you can activate the stay awake while charging feature in developer option... how to activate developer option.... go to setting -> about device -> and press the Build Number 7 times. you will see something like developer option activate. then find the stay awake while charging option. that's all. :victory:
edan1979 said:
we call that a screen time out... you can activate the stay awake while charging feature in developer option... how to activate developer option.... go to setting -> about device -> and press the Build Number 7 times. you will see something like developer option activate. then find the stay awake while charging option. that's all. :victory:
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Super, that's exactly what I was hoping for...
...once I get my completely screwed up tablet running again...
I'm starting another thread.
Thanks!