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[Q] Anyone else worried about a power button issue?

After owning a Nexus One which had a power button issue and seeing my friend's Nexus S going through the same problem, I'm a bit worried that it will happen to my Gnex, especially after spending so much $ on it. The power button doesn't feel as sturdy as I would like. Are there any apps for ICS/Gnex which can change the unlock button to the volume rockers?
Anyone else worried about that? Or am I just freaking out in advance?

This is the first time I'm seeing it posted but I think my power button is going bad.
Its not bad yet but certainly feels like its getting worse.
About ten times a day I need to repress it cause it didn't work.
I have a case too which could make it harder but its still exposed so its not that I'm missing it.
Had me super worried at first.
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charmanderrrr said:
After owning a Nexus One which had a power button issue and seeing my friend's Nexus S going through the same problem, I'm a bit worried that it will happen to my Gnex, especially after spending so much $ on it. The power button doesn't feel as sturdy as I would like. Are there any apps for ICS/Gnex which can change the unlock button to the volume rockers?
Anyone else worried about that? Or am I just freaking out in advance?
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I don't have this problem, but my Captivate did. I used screen off and lock. I keeps your phone from fully locking allowing volume buttons to wake the screen. I also used SGS button remapper to remap the buttons, but I don't think it would work on the GNex.

YES. Have been thinking about this for weeks now. My OG had to be put down be cause the power button completely broke. Since then I am a little snake bitten with my nexus. I actually find myself pressing and depressing more often just to see if it is getting worse.
Funny to see a thread of this.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE FRIEND!
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AOKP has a volume to wake feature
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cordell507 said:
AOKP has a volume to wake feature
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Yeap, already done a few versions back..

I have noticed sometimes the phone doesn't always respond to power button presses. It can take two or three times. It scares me sometimes, not gonna lie. I wanna believe it's just my gel case but...
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Try pressing the button right in the middle. I noticed that you sometimes do not depress deep enough for the "click" to register when you hit it too far to the sides. The upside is of course that it's harder to press the button by mistake too.

I think you're freaking out about the power button not working.
Alternatively, like what others say you can get AOKP and do it with volume rocker to turn the phone screen on.
Or get a case with reinforced buttons (they make it easier to press).

bigxie's rom also does it, there's probably several others

We are not including volume wake in our rom. We got a resounding HELL NO when we asked folks if they wanted it. The power button is just as sturdy as the volume. If its going to break, extra stress will do the same to volume as well.

The nexus one button failure has no relation since its a completely different manufacturer using different cluck mechanism etc. So really this thread is about power button failure in general. I think it will be fine.

adrynalyne said:
We are not including volume wake in our rom. We got a resounding HELL NO when we asked folks if they wanted it. The power button is just as sturdy as the volume. If its going to break, extra stress will do the same to volume as well.
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But at least you have the option of pressing 3 buttons to wake the phone instead of 1. That alone cuts down the chances of it failing by approximately 67% right?

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1 smali edit and 2 image edits. And I've cut my power button usage in half.
good day.

lukesky said:
But at least you have the option of pressing 3 buttons to wake the phone instead of 1. That alone cuts down the chances of it failing by approximately 67% right?
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Are you going to consciously alternate using each one at different times?

The thought never entered my mind. These are expensive devices and if there's a manufacturer defect then I'll simply take it back. Having said that, I've never had a hardware issue with any of my Android devices, no dust under the screen or anything weird. But if I did, I'd take it back immediately.

Would be nice to have the option in the menu, but leave the default to off but allow users to enable it as they please. I subconsciously think about this as well, perhaps because the button is so small it does not install much confidence in me.
That's one of the things I miss on my SG2 is the front centre home button as an extra option aside from the power button to wake the phone.
Perhaps down the road they'll manufacture smartphones with capacitative power and volume "buttons" as well?

This would suck. I had the power button break on my nexus s and I baby all my phones. I'll be depressed if my $600 phone breaks for no reason.
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I only heard one person personally and none on here that suffered from the power button issue. From what I heard the nexus one was more prone to it. I had 3 nexus ones and never had that issue. Also with this device I noticed that my button is keeping its springyness. Especially with the new touch recovery. I don't really have a reason to use the power button.
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adrynalyne said:
We are not including volume wake in our rom. We got a resounding HELL NO when we asked folks if they wanted it. The power button is just as sturdy as the volume. If its going to break, extra stress will do the same to volume as well.
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Well, on aokp, you choose whether you need it or not..
So everyone is happy..

Phone turns off before booting

I was using my phone this morning, then the screen turned off after I left it idle. Tried to turn it back on and got the Sprint logo and then the Samsung logo shortly after, and then it would turn off.
I tried power + home + vol-down, and shortly after that screen comes up it turns off again.
Do I just have a bad battery? I'm using the Gorilla Gadgets extended battery, but I'm at work and don't have access to my original. I also noticed that if I plug in the charger, the charging light doesn't come on.
Anything else I can try?

Oh wow, thanks for the speedy reply and for the heads up. I'll go ahead and give this a shot when I get home tonight

Jessooca said:
Honestly this works. Either way the button will have to replaced If you want to spend the money.... for me this s3 is another android toy along with my s4... I've gone from the g2 to the s4 and back to a G2, it's the best phone out IMO
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I don't doubt you at all, I just managed to confirm it. After slapping it around for a bit I finally got it to go to my home screen, then shortly after the "power off" menu came up, similar as to if I was holding down the power button and off it went.

I actually saw a video of someone flicking the power switch area with their fingers, I did that and managed to get the phone turned on, and have made sure to not touch the power button since then by installing a "screen off" app and it's been on this whole time. I'm guessing this is just a temporary fix and eventually it'll turn off again w/out me touching the power button?

Jessooca said:
Yep. It's going on vacation and your power button won't be returning
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Is there a special method to take out that little brown piece? I'm using a small needle and it looks like it's made of hard plastic and completely wedged in there :\

Jessooca said:
I'm making a video tomorrow.
When you're looking at the button which is obviously in the middle of the switch look at that Brown cardboard looking material... directly behind the button in that cardboard area use a very small flat head after you've used that needle or pin then dig out enough of it, so you can stick your screwdriver behind the button and it'll pop right out.
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You want to essentially pop the middle button area off, and that's it
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This is proving to be harder than it sounds.. lol, I took some pics real quick
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Is it "A" or "B" that I'm trying to pop out? It still looks brand new in person, but the lighting and camera show every little scratch I've caused by prying at it with a needle.

Jessooca said:
What you have is I'll guarantee 99.99% is a bad Power Button/Switch on your motherboard.
This was initially referred to as Sudden Death Syndrome... don't waste your money and buy a new battery, I assure you that's not it.
If you have a multi meter take your phone apart, it's very easy, there's a tear down video of how to on YouTube if you need a reference.
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If anyone takes this advice PLEASE be sure to test with a multimeter to be sure this is the problem. I don't even know if the multimeter test will tell you anything (I'm no electrician) but this advice will permanently disable your phone. I was recently having a problem with my phone restarting and Jessooca guaranteed me that the problem was the power button.
The problem wasn't the power button. The problem was corrupt data/cache in one of my apps. Clearing the data/cache fixed the problem.
I just don't see how someone can make guarantees and be 99.909% sure of anything. Every problem can be caused multiple ways.
A few months ago I had a problem with my phone failing to startup and in that case it WAS the battery. So that's two different times I have personally experienced boot up/shutdown problems that were not related to the power button. It's just crazy to make guarantees and say you are 99.99% sure about anything without any troubleshooting. Especially for a problem like this that can have multiple causes.

I know I'm late on this thread, but just in case others come here looking for advice on how to fix their power button. I have fixed many of these by soldering on new buttons, and it's a pretty easy fix if you are good at soldering and have a good microscope. What's not an easy fix is trying to replace all those little tiny resistors and capacitors soldered on right next to the power button. They're about the size of a grain of sand, and although I usually can get them replaced and make the phone work, it takes much longer, so be careful if you're going to attempt any kind of diy repair!
I would also say that the only way I've personally gotten these power buttons to work other than replacing them is by cleaning them and lubricating them. A good electronic contact cleaner/lubricant works best, but acetone followed by WD40 works pretty well. Just saturate them with the cleaner and click them a bunch of times to work the cleaner in... then do the same thing with the lubricant. Doesn't always work, but it's unlikely to make the problem worse, and if you it doesn't work you can send it to me to fix!
Johnathan

[Q] Dropped phone now reboots

Yep the wife dropped her phone and now it will reboot every so often.To me seems the power button isn't very responsive. Anyone ever run into this problem?
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How often is it rebooting? Holding power would get a reboot every 5 seconds on the nose.
You may want to try removing any MicroSD cards and flashing the last nodata one click and see if that fixes.

3 or 4 times an hour
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If the power button doesn't seem very responsive and sometimes pressing the power button once actually brings up the long press menu, it is most likely the power button. I've had three of these devices have faulty power buttons and they would reboot themselves. These phones are notorious for having faulty power buttons.

TJj33p3rz said:
3 or 4 times an hour
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Oh yeah? I had a sidekick4g that used to reboot every 10 seconds. I figured out it was actually the button. Ripped that damn thing out. I installed nomoahr powah and that was that. Until the charging port broke. Now I have to charge the battery externally and open up the phone to make the connection with a twist tie. Its tedious and not worth it. Having said all that I think it might be a software thing. Try to wipe caches. Try factory reset if you need. If it is the button try taking an air compress and cleaning it out. Don't rip it out. Its not as straight forward as on a sidekick. It maybe (very maybe) possible to disable the key. I have never tried it...

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Oh yeah? I had a sidekick4g that used to reboot every 10 seconds. I figured out it was actually the button. Ripped that damn thing out. I installed nomoahr powah and that was that. Until the charging port broke. Now I have to charge the battery externally and open up the phone to make the connection with a twist tie. Its tedious and not worth it. Having said all that I think it might be a software thing. Try to wipe caches. Try factory reset if you need. If it is the button try taking an air compress and cleaning it out. Don't rip it out. Its not as straight forward as on a sidekick. It maybe (very maybe) possible to disable the key. I have never tried it...
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You can disable everything but the power button long press... Which is usually what causes the problem anyway. This is the reason I upgraded to the S3.
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I've took it apart cleaned it.Factory reset stock and custom ROMs tried 4 different ones still the same.Where would you recommended buying a power button from?I'm in the states Indiana.
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Weird I ended up getting the wife the galaxy 3 and now that the g2 doesn't have service the phone works perfectly fine.My daughter has been playing games on it for the past 3 days and not one reboot.
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Power button issues

So, I know our phones are getting old, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced issues with, shall we say, an itchy power button? I was having some stability issues with my GS3. Some issues were clearly software-related, so I wiped and started fresh with new firmware and a fresh ROM (running AICP). However, during the process, I removed the phone from the case (Otterbox commuter case) and noticed that the power button is a little wiggly and super sensitive, and sometimes doesn't "unpress" after I use it to shut off the screen and lock the phone, causing a forced reboot and problems getting it to fire up again. Also causes issues trying to force the phone to restart into download and/or recovery and instead sometimes bootloops because the button is still activated/"pressed". Pretty much any time I (or my pants pocket) touch the power button, it powers down and I have to gingerly restart and pull on the rubber button on the case to keep it from a boot loop.
Anyone have any ideas? I know the phone is old and probably not worth paying for a repair, but I can't afford a new phone and with lollipop it's otherwise still running pretty well. I'm trying to access the power menu from the dropdown instead of actually using the physical button, and using the home button to wake the phone, but it's freakin' annoying when the phone shuts down in my pocket and I don't realize it.

bdportil said:
So, I know our phones are getting old, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced issues with, shall we say, an itchy power button? I was having some stability issues with my GS3. Some issues were clearly software-related, so I wiped and started fresh with new firmware and a fresh ROM (running AICP). However, during the process, I removed the phone from the case (Otterbox commuter case) and noticed that the power button is a little wiggly and super sensitive, and sometimes doesn't "unpress" after I use it to shut off the screen and lock the phone, causing a forced reboot and problems getting it to fire up again. Also causes issues trying to force the phone to restart into download and/or recovery and instead sometimes bootloops because the button is still activated/"pressed". Pretty much any time I (or my pants pocket) touch the power button, it powers down and I have to gingerly restart and pull on the rubber button on the case to keep it from a boot loop.
Anyone have any ideas? I know the phone is old and probably not worth paying for a repair, but I can't afford a new phone and with lollipop it's otherwise still running pretty well. I'm trying to access the power menu from the dropdown instead of actually using the physical button, and using the home button to wake the phone, but it's freakin' annoying when the phone shuts down in my pocket and I don't realize it.
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When I had this problem with my S2 I users an app called Gravity Screen Off so that I didn't need to press the power button to turn the screen on and off, reducing the number of reboots from the power button sticking.
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bdportil said:
So, I know our phones are getting old, but I was wondering if anyone has experienced issues with, shall we say, an itchy power button? I was having some stability issues with my GS3. Some issues were clearly software-related, so I wiped and started fresh with new firmware and a fresh ROM (running AICP). However, during the process, I removed the phone from the case (Otterbox commuter case) and noticed that the power button is a little wiggly and super sensitive, and sometimes doesn't "unpress" after I use it to shut off the screen and lock the phone, causing a forced reboot and problems getting it to fire up again. Also causes issues trying to force the phone to restart into download and/or recovery and instead sometimes bootloops because the button is still activated/"pressed". Pretty much any time I (or my pants pocket) touch the power button, it powers down and I have to gingerly restart and pull on the rubber button on the case to keep it from a boot loop.
Anyone have any ideas? I know the phone is old and probably not worth paying for a repair, but I can't afford a new phone and with lollipop it's otherwise still running pretty well. I'm trying to access the power menu from the dropdown instead of actually using the physical button, and using the home button to wake the phone, but it's freakin' annoying when the phone shuts down in my pocket and I don't realize it.
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this happened to me and after much research online found something silly that actually worked for me. grab a pencil, hold a couple inches away from power button, and firmly tap the power button with the pencil eraser end like 15 times and it might re-align. this worked for me for awhile but dont hit it too hard and break it. and ur phone case could possibly be causing it to happen as mine was. i used a razor to cut out the area around power button to stop this from happening and it hasnt happened in about 6 months. woked for me but maybe not u. but its free to try. good luck and let me know if this worked for u too like it has many others including 2 of my friends.

Cleaned the actual power switch inside, but it seems to be the external power button, which is all jiggly and worn out. I just ordered new buttons for under $5 and will report back when they arrive, but I think this is just a situation where the physical button lacks the return spring strength needed to disengage from the switch underneath after being pressed. It's been hella annoying, but if all it takes is a button swap I'll be happy.

Button switch on the board is dead. I don't have the tools to soldier a new one on, so I cut off the bad one and have been running sans-physical button. I used download mode to fire it up again.
I ordered a new board for it and will replace when I decide it's time to sell the phone. Found a like-new clean one on Amazon for $28. Done.

Question Problems with S pen pro

Hey all!
I bought the s pen pro for my fold 3. As a pasive pen it works, but i cannot get it to pair for smart bluetooth capabilities even if i press and hold the pairing button. Has someone experienced this? Is there any fix?

had the same issues. had to go into phone settings and type in S Pen... and play around in air action settings.

Thanks...got it. Completwly different to what youtube videos show.
Small tip when messing in s pen settings in air actions you can unpair if the pen is acting up

doncerdo said:
Thanks...got it. Completwly different to what youtube videos show.
Small tip when messing in s pen settings in air actions you can unpair if the pen is acting up
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yea it definitely didnt work straight out the box like the earbuds do

I got lucky and mine paired immediately. Even told me how much battery life it had right out of the box which was 10%.

As soon as I turned mine on, I got a pop-up on my ZF3 to pair it. Then when I switched to SPen mode from Fold mode, I got the same pop-up on my Note 20 Ultra

My s pen pro will not connect to fold 3. It does great with tab s7. I am switching to z fold mode and nothing. My fold does not have any settings for pen or air settings anywhere. Any suggestions? Return pen as defective or is it the crappy Samsung software again? Tried the turn on and Off. It flashes blue. NOTHING. Blue tooth does not see it.

There are instructions that come with the pen, and it was ridiculously easy to pair. However, I'm at a loss finding any use for it, so haven't used it since the day it came (it was free with the Samsung credit). What does everyone use it for? (Gestures are useless to me as I won't remember them.)

You seriously can't remember for gestures that are the exact same in each Direction the only probably used to ever you can't be that brainless not trying to be rude come on the only problem I have is whenever I pulled the pin out I have to reconnect it every time for gestures to work and it's not like I can return the item

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You seriously can't remember for gestures that are the exact same in each Direction the only probably used to ever you can't be that brainless not trying to be rude come on the only problem I have is whenever I pulled the pin out I have to reconnect it every time for gestures to work and it's not like I can return the item
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How is that not trying to be rude? Yes, I would not be able to remember what the gestures are or are for. Not that my medical records are any of your business, but I have a diagnosed memory disability since my teen years (got accommodations for it in high school). Not everyone has the same abilities you do in life.

ButterflyFlutterflyMyOhMy said:
How is that not trying to be rude? Yes, I would not be able to remember what the gestures are or are for. Not that my medical records are any of your business, but I have a diagnosed memory disability since my teen years (got accommodations for it in high school). Not everyone has the same abilities you do in life.
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Even mild dyslexia can play with one at times and is relatively common. I know.
Goodlock has Navstar to make customizable nav buttons... if that helps.
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Even mild dyslexia can play with one at times and is relatively common. I know.
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Dyslexia is not a memory problem.

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Dyslexia is not a memory problem.
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Actually I think it is. Otherwise it be easy to commit the difference of d or b to memory for example. What you described is a classic symptom of dyslexia.

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Actually I think it is. Otherwise it be easy to commit the difference of d or b to memory for example. What you described is a classic symptom of dyslexia.
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It isn't about forgetting what they look like, but the way the brain sees the letters/words differently from normal brains. It is a neurological problem.
My problem is a memory-based learning disability, as is was diagnosed after testing.

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It isn't about forgetting what they look like, but the way the brain sees the letters/words differently from normal brains. It is a neurological problem.
My problem is a memory-based learning disability, as is was diagnosed after testing.
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Nicotine probably would help...
Provigil very likely would help.