[Q] How do I check if s-off? - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How would I confirm that i have s-off??

hold down power and the lower volume button at the same time
and then look in the upper left hand corner at the green texts.
first row of text it should say at the end either s-off or s-on
EDIT- make sure your phone is off first.

kaiserII101 said:
hold down power and the lower volume button at the same time
and then look in the upper right hand corner at the green texts.
first row of text it should say at the end either s-off or s-on
EDIT- make sure your phone is off first.
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Perfect thank you.

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[Q Solved] How do I reject a call when screen is locked?

I feel like such a noob for asking this but I can't figure it out.
How do I reject an incoming call when the screen is locked? I want to let the call go thru immediately to voicemail.
I have tried:
- turning the phone face down (which silences the ringer but doesn't reject the call)
- swiping up (this seems to work on some other phones but not the Defy)
Is there some setting I am missing? All I can do is unlock the screen and then hang up on the person - not very polite, and they don't even go thru to voicemail!
Oops sorry I figured it out ... it's the POWER button.
Doh!
there should be a green and a red slider, slide the red one.
Raz0rPwn3r said:
there should be a green and a red slider, slide the red one.
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exactly... ! or if no slider, at least to buttons "accept / ... -redOne-"
but interesting that also the power button works^^;=)
crazyVII said:
exactly... ? or if no slider, at least to buttons "accept / ... -redOne-"
but interesting that also the power button works^^;=)
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I thought the power button was doing the same thing as the red bar, it goes to voice mail after u press it?
edition- said:
I thought the power button was doing the same thing as the red bar, it goes to voice mail after u press it?
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looks like it, but i never came to the idea to do not use the red button
and press the power button instead :=P
Solved, thanks
Raz0rPwn3r said:
there should be a green and a red slider, slide the red one.
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Yeah that works too - and I did try this the first time, but probably my swiping skills are poor.
I've changed the thread title to 'Solved'
Thanks to all.
I really feel like a dumb noob

simple question - how to make screen go blank,

Hi!
My friend has a Play and she asked me how to make screen go blank and lock.
On my Arc, I just touch the power button for a short press.
I am off to search some more....
Ofiaich
you press the power button ? (the same on you BOOT/START your play)
tap it once and it goes BLANK AND BLACK!!
Thanks!
it does not seem to on hers...
maybe she is being too gentle!! I will see her tomorrow again and I will try.
Ofiaich
ofiaich said:
Thanks!
Ofiaich
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ahem
im not realy sure why it cant lock itself down,im sure she just didnt press the button
Thanks again for your quick reply!
I will teach how to press the button tomorrow!
Maybe she is too gentle!
Ofiaich
Don't be hard on her. The Power button is hideous: ill designed, hard to locate if you don't have the device in your hand and, to add insult to injury, they chose that place to put the LED notificaction light, something which is supposed to be highly visible.
and also make sure that the back cover is on firmly (clicked in from top to bottom, left and right), as that can make it a little tricky to push the bottom properly.
or to save the hassle of fighting the button, search the market for an app that gives you soft buttons (puts a little sliding menu on the screen, which extends to give you on screen buttons that emulate things like power buttons, home buttons, call buttons, all sorts really)
In such small screens, a row of dedicated buttons like Button Savior is a waste of screen real estate. And she would still have to switch on the phone with the button.
Logseman said:
In such small screens, a row of dedicated buttons like Button Savior is a waste of screen real estate. And she would still have to switch on the phone with the button.
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i cant remember what app i tried out, but it only takes up a very tiny tab on the screen. almost unseen. which can be moved to wherever you like. and you could even change if you need to only tap the tab, or hold it, to open up the soft button selection. and if someone is having trouble with the power button, you only need to use the home button to bring the screen back online.

HTC One X Stuck in SAFEMODE

Does anyone know how to get the HTC One X out of Safe Mode? I tried turning off the phone and turning it back on...nothing and also the down button doesn't work at all, maybe a part of the safe mode.
Try running ruu in bootloader
taha198 said:
Try running ruu in bootloader
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when I get to bootloader only the up volume button works, I can get to my home screen on the phone, it just has that "safe mode" in the lower left hand corner and it wont allow 3rd pty apps to run at all. I downloaded the stock ruu from xda to my laptop. going to give that a shot when i get home. I just thought maybe there was a button combo to fix it.
Have you tried holding the power button for 10 seconds (or however long it is) to simulate a battery pull.
Other than that, maybe try turning on with both volume down + volume up held as it boots up?
djfrost40 said:
when I get to bootloader only the up volume button works,
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this may be your clue. Sounds like a hardware fault with the vol+ button stuck down on boot.
Either that or your battery died while installing something.
Fixed
Pressing and holding the power button until the three lighted buttons at the bottom flaedh solved the issue for me. I also had a good press and release of the volume buttons first but presume it was the hard reset that did it as I'd tried messing with the buttons already.
f4flake said:
this may be your clue. Sounds like a hardware fault with the vol+ button stuck down on boot.
Either that or your battery died while installing something.
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I hope it is merely the volume key being stuck for some weird reason, fixing it is pretty straightforward: release the cover and carefully detach the screen. The volume buttons along with the power button will fall off. Try replacing them or perhaps turning the volume keys.
If the keys are not the cause you'd better hope you didn't void warranty.
Byrkoet said:
I hope it is merely the volume key being stuck for some weird reason, fixing it is pretty straightforward: release the cover and carefully detach the screen. The volume buttons along with the power button will fall off. Try replacing them or perhaps turning the volume keys.
If the keys are not the cause you'd better hope you didn't void warranty.
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I got it out of safe mode by adb reboot not sure if that helps but it worked for me...And not as easy as you make it sound to disassemble the one either... There are 2 youtube videos on one the guy is using guitar picks ot take it apart.
Pneuma1985 said:
I got it out of safe mode by adb reboot not sure if that helps but it worked for me...And not as easy as you make it sound to disassemble the one either... There are 2 youtube videos on one the guy is using guitar picks ot take it apart.
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I always wondered why somebody would answer in a thread that's almost a year old ! Where did you dug it up ???
sent from my venomized piece of technology
Mr Hofs said:
I always wondered why somebody would answer in a thread that's almost a year old ! Where did you dug it up ???
sent from my venomized piece of technology
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oh sorry didnt notice it was a year old I merely searched how to get htc one out of safemode this came up so i figured id say how i got out of it...doesnt really matter how old it is as long as the info is pertinent.
I was just wondering, not attacking
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My phone was stuck in Safe Mode because the volume down button was stuck down all the time, if you can get the button out and restart your phone it will go back into normal mode. And yes I know the post is old but maybe someone is still looking for an answer
thanks for the info ignor the nego dude u helped me

[Q] Incredible 2 Power Button

does anyone else's power button only seem to push down on the left side? I feel like i have the hardest time unlocking/locking my phone because the entire right half of my power button does not function. I really don't want to send my phone back in and worry about relocking/flashing stock if its a common problem. Otherwise if im the only one having this issue i'd probably send it back in because its rather annoying.
dets34 said:
does anyone else's power button only seem to push down on the left side? I feel like i have the hardest time unlocking/locking my phone because the entire right half of my power button does not function. I really don't want to send my phone back in and worry about relocking/flashing stock if its a common problem. Otherwise if im the only one having this issue i'd probably send it back in because its rather annoying.
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Some ROM's have the option to unlock the screen when you press the volume rocker. See if your ROM has such an option?
Edit: My power button's fine though.
My power button is really recessed and is hard to press on it's own. That's how I got the phone and I thought it was normal like that. I got a silicone case with a power button "pusher" on it that helps unlock the phone. Its a piece that sticks into the phone and when you press it, it helps press the power button.
dets34 said:
does anyone else's power button only seem to push down on the left side? I feel like i have the hardest time unlocking/locking my phone because the entire right half of my power button does not function. I really don't want to send my phone back in and worry about relocking/flashing stock if its a common problem. Otherwise if im the only one having this issue i'd probably send it back in because its rather annoying.
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My power button is the same as you describe. I personally wouldn't exchange it due the the problems people are having getting s-off on the new replacements. A rom that let's you unlock with the volume button might be a good choice as someone else mentioned.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA
My power button has been that way since I first got it over a year ago, no change. It seems to be normal.

[Q] Root HTC desire HD without volume key

I have searched everywhere for this and cannot find an answer so I'm sorry in advance if I have missed it somewhere. I am just bought a htc desire hd off a friend with the intention of rooting it but didn't realise the volume keys were broken. I have tried to reboot it into recovery via ADB but it gets stuck on the screen with the phone and a red exclamation mark in a triangle. I have read on other posts that this happens when you go into recovery and you press power and volume up.
Obviously I cannot use volume up so is there anyway to get around this or to avoid the screen in the first place? Or is there another way to root I'm missing where I don't need the volume keys? Even if I get into recovery mode I cannot change the options without the volume buttons.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Toon49 said:
I have searched everywhere for this and cannot find an answer so I'm sorry in advance if I have missed it somewhere. I am just bought a htc desire hd off a friend with the intention of rooting it but didn't realise the volume keys were broken. I have tried to reboot it into recovery via ADB but it gets stuck on the screen with the phone and a red exclamation mark in a triangle. I have read on other posts that this happens when you go into recovery and you press power and volume up.
Obviously I cannot use volume up so is there anyway to get around this or to avoid the screen in the first place? Or is there another way to root I'm missing where I don't need the volume keys? Even if I get into recovery mode I cannot change the options without the volume buttons.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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I would strongly, strongly advise getting your volume keys replaced and/or fixed before attempting to root. You can get very very stuck trying to root without working volume keys.
I actually had this problem. Wanted to use aahk and I couldn't downgrade ruu because my volume up button doesn't work. I ended up pulling off the volume rocker. Then I used a screwdriver to press the button and it luckily worked. If you can do that, that could be something you could do. But be very careful when removing the rocker or you could break it. Mine broke. But I have a otter box so its all good. Also, if you're going to get a recovery, I highly recommend getting a touch recovery like twrp or 4 ext so you don't have to use the volume buttons in recovery.
Thanks for the replied. Only paid £20 for it so not massively bothered it I break it. I've tried to do that with the volume but I don't think it's the rocker thats broken I think it's the part inside and wouldn't know how to replace it! Just thought there may be some way to get around using volume keys altogether haha
Anyone got any other ideas?
Toon49 said:
Anyone got any other ideas?
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check ebay and buy a replacement volume key. They are very cheap and there are videos on youtube describing how to remove and replace it.
heywheelie said:
check ebay and buy a replacement volume key. They are very cheap and there are videos on youtube describing how to remove and replace it.
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It's not actually the key, I've pulled the inside volume chip out (the bit behind the button which gets pressed) and pressed them and it still doesn't change the volume so I think it must be some sort of problem with the chip or the wires. I don't really know what that's called to search for on ebay haha
I am in pretty much the exact same Sh*t at the moment. However I have something even more problematic, I lost the volume rocker ages ago and I am still trying to work out whether the button itself is dead or if I am simply pressing this volume chip incorrectly. :/
Gloftking said:
I am in pretty much the exact same Sh*t at the moment. However I have something even more problematic, I lost the volume rocker ages ago and I am still trying to work out whether the button itself is dead or if I am simply pressing this volume chip incorrectly. :/
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If you use the end of a paperclip and try and press where the rocker was you should feel a little click as you press it in meaning it should still work. I do this with one of my Desire HD's.
Thanks for the responce (Umm)
ALIEN_ said:
If you use the end of a paperclip and try and press where the rocker was you should feel a little click as you press it in meaning it should still work. I do this with one of my Desire HD's.
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Umm I have tried many things so far and I also find that the volume up button is not pressing. I am not sure if it is pressed in or what but the volume down button does press down (clicks when you push it) but the phone never seems to register it as a button press :/
Gloftking said:
Umm I have tried many things so far and I also find that the volume up button is not pressing. I am not sure if it is pressed in or what but the volume down button does press down (clicks when you push it) but the phone never seems to register it as a button press :/
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Sounds like your stuck then. pardon the pun
Well the same as i, but u could quick boot to go to recovery
BTW I have an update on my situation. The - volume button definitely works however I think the + button is dead. However I still can't seem to get the phone in recovery by pressing power and - volume button. All I see is the T-Mobile screen and then HTC logo. Any ideas people?

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