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Power Button loosened

Anybody know a fix for it? Maybe there is some trick to make it pop out again back to normal position
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Got to get a new one
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It still works. It was like that since day 1. Probably nothing big i just notice that the volume buttons are not that loosened+if i get another one they will give a refurbished and i do not want that.
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Mine is the same way right out of the box :-\ hope its not an issue later... I just got this phone set up and really don't feel like doing again so soon.
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I have it too. Getting a new one
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So the new replacement is it gonna be a refurbished one or brand new?
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New unit. Don't even bother. I got one. Worse than the first.
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junkiehyjinx said:
Mine is the same way right out of the box :-\ hope its not an issue later... I just got this phone set up and really don't feel like doing again so soon.
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...??? Nandroid?

Take it apart....set the power button back in its spot. The power button has a gel like button Behind it and sometimes the physical button can go past that. Anyways that's what I did. Just be careful when unscrewing the screws don't strip them or they will see it was tampered with if u do decide turn it in for warranty. And almost always its a refurb....that's why I said eff that

sarni84 said:
Take it apart....set the power button back in its spot. The power button has a gel like button Behind it and sometimes the physical button can go past that. Anyways that's what I did. Just be careful when unscrewing the screws don't strip them or they will see it was tampered with if u do decide turn it in for warranty. And almost always its a refurb....that's why I said eff that
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I almost never use it so is ok the way it is.

Dropped my phone now what?

OK so I dropped my phone and it landed on the bottom right corner...now the search button back light led doesn't work....I don't have insurance with T-Mobile...is there anything I can do or do I have to live with a messed up led search....
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Do you need it functional? If not then just use the quick search panel on the screen. press the mic icon on it. Should do exactly the same. In the even the answer is yes then i would look up on craigslist or a site like it for a repair person. It would cost less than getting a new phone although Tmobile would charge you 20$ extra on your bill for assurion. Make sure that you odin back to stock and get them to warranty your device. hope this helps

issax said:
OK so I dropped my phone and it landed on the bottom right corner...now the search button back light led doesn't work....I don't have insurance with T-Mobile...is there anything I can do or do I have to live with a messed up led search....
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1.Sell it buy another one
2.Get it fixed
3.Live with it broken
4.Get insurance now and make a claim later(if that's even possible)
... Why are you even asking?

check out mobiletechvideos.com i bought i hardbricked t989 from craigslist for $100 and they fixed it for $50 and while i was on their site i saw they did other types of repairs just email them and tell them whats going on

playya said:
1.Sell it buy another one
2.Get it fixed
3.Live with it broken
4.Get insurance now and make a claim later(if that's even possible)
... Why are you even asking?
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Insurance fraud.. That's a rule breaker

Buy a case duh
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I hate cases... sexy phones need to be naked...guess I can just turn off the back lights for all the buttons
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VoiD_Dweller said:
Insurance fraud.. That's a rule breaker
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Sorry :angel:

Volume button

I have heard if people having a loose power button, but nothing of a loose and rattling volume one. I can hear it move whenever I move the phone from a flat surface or whenever I tap on the top of the screen. Should I get a replacement? On an of topic thing I just removed my screen peotector and live the feel without it do I really need it as long as im careful? I have the ballistic case on with a naked screen. Thanks!
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As a rule, if there's a hardware defect (not of your doing), use the warranty exchange. Your under contract for this device. It should work. Just my opinion.

Well I just replaced the device yesterday cause my camera had a spot under the lense lol. I think I just have bad luck with phone haha.
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Keep taking it back until its perfect, that's my advice.

Well, thats the idea.
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Power Button Not Working??? (FIX)

I had my wifes phone on Agat's ROM and it started acting up on her battery dying insanely quick and screen not locking.
So I used the Stock/Rooted One Click FI27 and hoped that would fix the issue. But it didn't.
The power button will not lock the phone. The phone will not goto sleep if you just lay it there and let it lock itself the screen will go off but it will come back on. The power button will work only for a few things if you hold it down for 10 sec it will reboot and to get into recovery/download mode. If I put into DL Mode by holding power/vol down it will reboot immediately. The only way I could get it to stay in download mode is to reboot from custom recovery too it.
I don't have insurance on the phone unfortunately. The phone is in like perfect condition never been water damaged and always had an otter case. Anyone had this issue before or have any advice to fix it?
Thinking about taking it apart and looking at the power button

It happens on ics. You will have to replace the power button.

How does ICS make this happen? Has it happened to you? Any idea where to go for a replacement power button??
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Nevermind, found what I need.

mikeregister said:
Nevermind, found what I need.
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how did you fix it?

ICS does not cause the power button to stop working. Where you heard this information is completely wrong.
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Mattix724 said:
ICS does not cause the power button to stop working. Where you heard this information is completely wrong.
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I too was wandering how an OS can cause a hardware related issue.
Anyway, how I fixed it was by taking it apart and I got some pliers and squeezed the metal piece around the button (see attached photo)
I didn't squeeze it to hard though this piece is very small (I actually used my camera on the GS3 to zoom in so I could see it) but I squeezed firmly I guess you can say.
I put the phone together and locked and unlocked the phone about 100 times and it worked just like it was supposed too
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mikeregister said:
I too was wandering how an OS can cause a hardware related issue.
Anyway, how I fixed it was by taking it apart and I got some pliers and squeezed the metal piece around the button (see attached photo)
I didn't squeeze it to hard though this piece is very small (I actually used my camera on the GS3 to zoom in so I could see it) but I squeezed firmly I guess you can say.
I put the phone together and locked and unlocked the phone about 100 times and it worked just like it was supposed too
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I've taken my phone apart as well and I can't seem to make out what that pic looks like, it's too blurry
edit: nevermind, I see it now
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mikeregister, I did what you did and it worked! thank you SO MUCH! I was going insane this whole day. you're a lifesaver.

monotune said:
I've taken my phone apart as well and I can't seem to make out what that pic looks like, it's too blurry
edit: nevermind, I see it now
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mikeregister, I did what you did and it worked! thank you SO MUCH! I was going insane this whole day. you're a lifesaver.
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Yea that piece is so small was hard to get a better picture. But, that's awesome man glad it worked for you!!!
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Hey monotune come back in a few days and let us know if everything is still going well with the power button. I will do the same.

Well, It happened to a couple of people i know who were on fh13. And it was the button that caused the issue. Infact it was also rebooting. and the phone was not able to lock. So fixing the power button solved the issue.

So are you saying that little gap on the back of the switch needs to be bent close
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djjosh said:
So are you saying that little gap on the back of the switch needs to be bent close
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Yes the metal piece surrounding the button. Would explain more but I'm driving from Seattle to SoCal right now... but good luck.
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Hey Mike.
I posted a thread here concerning power button repair and I'm linking your thread on the OP as well. Thanks again for the info. TD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958630

Well, my wife's phone slowly started having random reboots again which was what happened before the power button quit working last time. Then the power button started only working sometimes and the screen was turning on and off again like before.
So, I decided to take it apart again and play with the power button a little bit and to my great luck the power button fell off.
So I'm warning everyone that trys this BE CAREFUL. As if you didn't know that anyway.
Oh well, the wife is using my old Epic now maybe I will send it in too the place in your threads tdunham.
Hopefully those who try this get more than a temporary fix unlike me.
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My power button recently stopped working too. Some weird coincidence?

Was the button itself soldered onto the board? Would it be as easy as heating the solder from the bottom of the board to reattach it or is it held in place by interlocking pins?

AlkaliV2 said:
Was the button itself soldered onto the board? Would it be as easy as heating the solder from the bottom of the board to reattach it or is it held in place by interlocking pins?
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This thread is dead. Why necropost?
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After messin around with the power button I finally got it to work. Thanks for paving the way!

Awesome sauce
mikeregister said:
I too was wandering how an OS can cause a hardware related issue.
Anyway, how I fixed it was by taking it apart and I got some pliers and squeezed the metal piece around the button (see attached photo)
I didn't squeeze it to hard though this piece is very small (I actually used my camera on the GS3 to zoom in so I could see it) but I squeezed firmly I guess you can say.
I put the phone together and locked and unlocked the phone about 100 times and it worked just like it was supposed too
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You sir are A LEGEND! Did exactly as you had done, and it worked perfect.
Thank you very much!

Messed up screen

My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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Damaged digitizer. Not cheap to fix.
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Supamike88 said:
My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?

Haven't noticed any problems but the screen and he threw it on tile floor
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Perseus71 said:
It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
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Well just about 25% of the status bar is black as well as part of the screen. I'm sure rebooting the device or doing a factory reset isn't going to fix it.
But hey let's see. Supamike88 boot into recovery and see if the issue with the display is present there. To get into recovery press and hold volume up, home button and the power button and release them when the phone vibrates and you see blue text in the upper left corner of the screen (which in this case you might not see because of the screen). Is the issue still present?
You could do a factory reset to see if it fixes the screen, just back up everything before doing so.
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The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.

Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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If the screen is black but the phone still works, then its most likely the digitizer like I pointed out earlier.
You can buy a new digitizer and replace it, but its not really recommended. You might as well get another S3.
You could also just sell it for parts and try to get another S3. (I wouldn't recommend this unless you can do a factory reset).
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Perseus71 said:
Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
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I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Supamike88 said:
I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Good for you. Please note, when you get the new device back, carefully read the label behind the battery. You may get SGH-T999L instead of existing SGH-T999. The L stands for LTE. If that happens, you will be in luck. But need to understand its not the same device but rather newer version.