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My Desire from today has had a faulty back button key.
Since today sometimes you gotta press back a 2 or 3 times before it responds.
Anyone else have this happen?

Mine does this too. Always has since day one, kind of annoying but for what its worth I will just put up with it.

Nekromantik said:
My Desire from today has had a faulty back button key.
Since today sometimes you gotta press back a 2 or 3 times before it responds.
Anyone else have this happen?
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Yes suffering the same for about 2 days know.

Me too but not from the day i bought it. It started to happen after a month or so
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Same here! Started after a couple of months and Froyo didn't change anything either. At the moment I can live with it. Just hope it doesn't get worse!

i have faulty MENU button. not from begining, i'd say that since froyo update.
basically it works but sometimes nothing happens when i press it. i noticed that it doesn't work when pressed not in the middle of it.
but not always. sometimes it's okey to press it not in the middle and it works.
ometimes when i press it, and nothing happens, and then i press it again the context menu appears instantly on the screen, like it was there already, and starts to disapear slowly. i'm talking about context menu i get on the main screen, the menu with all apps, scenes, add to home, ... options.
hard to tell if it's hw malfunction or maybe some sort of software bug.

How weird! My back button started playing up today and the menu button about a week ago.
I was looking at these forums to check the backup/hard reset procedure, as I wonder whether it's a software problem rather than a hardware fault.

I got insurance so may get it replaced but I dont wanna end up with a SLCD version
crazybones said:
How weird! My back button started playing up today and the menu button about a week ago.
I was looking at these forums to check the backup/hard reset procedure, as I wonder whether it's a software problem rather than a hardware fault.
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I dont think its software as it happens on 2 different ROMs I tried.

pelotasplus said:
i have faulty MENU button. not from begining, i'd say that since froyo update.
basically it works but sometimes nothing happens when i press it. i noticed that it doesn't work when pressed not in the middle of it.
but not always. sometimes it's okey to press it not in the middle and it works.
ometimes when i press it, and nothing happens, and then i press it again the context menu appears instantly on the screen, like it was there already, and starts to disapear slowly. i'm talking about context menu i get on the main screen, the menu with all apps, scenes, add to home, ... options.
hard to tell if it's hw malfunction or maybe some sort of software bug.
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I don't believe that it's froyo related as I'm with T-Mobile (stock) so still on 2.1
Edit - My Menu button behaviour is exactly the same, pointing to a software issue.

I dont think its software as it happens on 2 different ROMs I tried.[/QUOTE said:
I understand what you are saying, but I find it hard to believe that we all suffer the same hardware fault at the same time with the same symptoms! Then again, if we all have one of the first batch of Desires, it is possible.
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I once had this too.
After I updated to FroYo, it works flawless. But that could only be a coincident.

one person has this issue on stock 2.1 and others on 2.2 so its a varied issue.
My phone was part of the first batch so those with issues should state if it was first batch or not.

Nekromantik said:
one person has this issue on stock 2.1 and others on 2.2 so its a varied issue.
My phone was part of the first batch so those with issues should state if it was first batch or not.
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Mine was first batch, the fault seems to intermittent.

My back button was playing up yesterday also.
Seems fine today though??

Maybe this is the reason why the producers seem to prefer touch sensitive buttons at the upcoming models. Harder to get faulty buttons from the product line.

Kahunar said:
Maybe this is the reason why the producers seem to prefer touch sensitive buttons at the upcoming models. Harder to get faulty buttons from the product line.
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there were alot of people who hated the touch buttons on the N1 and prefer the hardware buttons on Desire.

Just done a hard reset - the first since I've had the phone. It appears much better, but I'll only know for sure once I've used it for 24 hours. Have only loaded one application (Linda file manager) in case the issue stems from an app update.

I think I'd prefer touch buttons.
I've got a de-branded Orange Desire running Froyo and I've got the same fault developing with my back button. If it is definitely hardware then these kind of things can only get worse, to the point where it stops working completely.

This started on mine and few days ago. I think its an app, probably an update that is doing it. That's why a factory reset currently it. Any thoughts?
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This has absolutely nothing to do with software and it's a hardware semi-fault.
Boot into recovery and select hardware key test, press the button in question many times, you still see sometimes it misses, sometimes it doubles.
I've started experiencing it with the menu button after two months I bought it, now it happens with home too, and it's getting worse. You really have to press hard to have the long press functionality.
Back button is only sporadically doing it, far more the search button.
I'm planning to ask for a warranty repair, but after having had in my hand an slcd one I'm having second thoughts.
If anyone has it back from repair, it would be nice to know what they have done and if the chassis was replaced.

[Q] HTC EVO top lock/wake up button not registering all the time.

I have had my Htc Evo rooted for a long time now. This problem recently just started and I'm not sure if it's because my phone is rooted or maybe it's just an electrical or hardware problem. The top right button to lock the phone or to wake it up from sleep doesn't register all the time. I sometimes have to push it several times for it to work. Do you think I should restore my phone? Maybe it's because it's rooted? Something got corrupted? I'm leaning more towards hardware problems..
Any ideas?
Thanks!

steveojp said:
I have had my Htc Evo rooted for a long time now. This problem recently just started and I'm not sure if it's because my phone is rooted or maybe it's just an electrical or hardware problem. The top right button to lock the phone or to wake it up from sleep doesn't register all the time. I sometimes have to push it several times for it to work. Do you think I should restore my phone? Maybe it's because it's rooted? Something got corrupted? I'm leaning more towards hardware problems..
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Are you just having trouble waking the phone up with the power button, or is it all functions of the power button are acting weird? Does it put the phone to sleep fine? I've had it happen a few times, where the phone wouldn't wake up by pushing that button. That was attributed to the ROM i was using at the time, and also having the min clock setting at 128.
If your case is different, and the button isn't working properly for all of it's functiopns, and not just waking up the phone, it could be a hardware issue, or the button mechanism could be hanging up or something.

k2buckley said:
Are you just having trouble waking the phone up with the power button, or is it all functions of the power button are acting weird? Does it put the phone to sleep fine? I've had it happen a few times, where the phone wouldn't wake up by pushing that button. That was attributed to the ROM i was using at the time, and also having the min clock setting at 128.
If your case is different, and the button isn't working properly for all of it's functiopns, and not just waking up the phone, it could be a hardware issue, or the button mechanism could be hanging up or something.
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All the functions of the power button is acting weird..sometimes I have to push the button like 10 times for it to wake up so I can unlock my phone. Sometimes I have to push it 5 times or more to turn it off. It's weird though how this randomly started doing this. I was hoping it was the Rom. I'm running Fresh I've never had any problems with it. That's why I leaned more towards the hardware. Is there any way to go around pushing the power button to wake up the phone? Do you think I should restore my phone to see if it maybe fixes the problem?
Thanks!

steveojp said:
All the functions of the power button is acting weird..sometimes I have to push the button like 10 times for it to wake up so I can unlock my phone. Sometimes I have to push it 5 times or more to turn it off. It's weird though how this randomly started doing this. I was hoping it was the Rom. I'm running Fresh I've never had any problems with it. That's why I leaned more towards the hardware. Is there any way to go around pushing the power button to wake up the phone? Do you think I should restore my phone to see if it maybe fixes the problem?
Thanks!
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If it was me, I would make a nand backup of your current setup, and then try flashing a different rom, and seeing if the problem persists. If it continues, I'd then unroot and return to stock setup. If it happens on stock setup, I'd then take it to Sprint to have it looked at.
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k2buckley said:
If it was me, I would make a nand backup of your current setup, and then try flashing a different rom, and seeing if the problem persists. If it continues, I'd then unroot and return to stock setup. If it happens on stock setup, I'd then take it to Sprint to have it looked at.
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Alright, I'll do that. Thanks

bump for update from OP

Power BUtton Problems with Waking etc.
Not sure if you ever resolved your issue, but I have the EVO 3D, NOT rooted but with the latest updates, and ever since the last OTA update that moved me to software level 2.08.651.2, I have had issues with the phone not waking on an inbound call until I hit the power button and then wait about 8 seconds for the screen to come on. I have Factory Restored it 3 times, which seems to fix the problem temporarily, but it always comes back.
I just did a warranty replacement claim to see if that will finally resolve the issue. I even found a post where someone said the stock batteries are somewhat loose, so I took a business card and taped it to the bottom of the battery, opposite of the charging posts so that the fit would be better, still no luck.
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Alright, I'll do that. Thanks
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[Q] My home button has stopped working completely (help!)

When I plugged out the charger this morning and turned off the wifi my phone suddenly crashed and started to reboot. I put the phone in my pocket and didn't think much about it seeing as this is a very common problem for a lot of people and it usually happens to me once or twice a week.
One hour or so later I pick up the phone to check something on the web and then press the home button to get me back to the home screen. Nothing happens. I press it again. Nothing happens. I have to then press the back button a bunch of times in order to get back to the homescreen...
After testing this a bit more I realize that this behavior doesn't go away, it's permanent, the button just doesn't work any more, which in itself is odd for a software button... Not only that but my lockscreen is gone as well even though it's set to "drag" in the settings and the "minimalistic text" widget on my homescreen sometimes have trouble loading up...
Rebooting the phone does not help.
Does anyone know how to fix this or even know why this has happened?
(ps. the phone is a swedish yakjuxw)

it may be static on your screen pull out your battery an presst the power button repeatedly for about 30 secconds insert ther battery anr seenif it works. Report back to me.
Edit.. also if your in aokp see what happens when you re-arange the soft key to a differant place and see if it works.
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leelaa said:
it may be static on your screen pull out your battery an presst the power button repeatedly for about 30 secconds insert ther battery anr seenif it works. Report back to me.
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I pulled out the battery and mashed the powerbutton for about a minute, but the problem is still there.
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Edit.. also if your in aokp see what happens when you re-arange the soft key to a differant place and see if it works.
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I don't know what aokp is...

Its a rom for rooted users. Are you rooted? And are you on a rom?
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leelaa said:
Its a rom for rooted users. Are you rooted? And are you on a rom?
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Nope, the device is stock.

I saw a dutch user on a dutch forum with the same issue. a Factory reset solved this for him... Not sure what caused it and it's a bummer if it happens to you but at least it worked for him.

Try using an app that puts your device in landscape mode and see if it works then ans when you switch back to portrait.
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Thanks for the replies, but I did a factory reset and it solved the problem.

Had a similar issue when i just got the phone, systemui kept crashing and when i'd reboot none of the soft keys worked - had to wipe and factory reset as well!

Damn. This happened to me too, just spent forever getting stuff on my phone.
Well it looks like I'll be factory resetting...

[Q] sometimes screen doesn't turn on again

Hi there,
I have this really annoying behavior of my nexus that sometimes the screen just doesnt want to turn on which means I have to do a hard reset and the worse is that its happens more and more.
Some days ago I read in this forum something about the light sensor but I couldnt find the thread again
Any idea what I can do?
Cheers
Stephan

Are you undervolting on a custom kernel? That can definitely cause your SOD issue.
prshosting.org

no, its the standard google android rom and it happens with 4.3 as well as with 4.4
The only thing is that the device is rooted but that shouldnt cause a problem

I have this same issue, brand new Nexus 7, it hasn't happened yet today but for the first several days (on both stock and then OTA 4.4) I simply COULD NOT make the thing turn on with the power button. I was cringing hard because my Note 2 had that problem out of the box and I had to ship it back for warranty (for six @%$&'ing weeks), but in that case the button felt obviously sloppy. On my Nexus the button has a very crisp feel to it, I was wondering what I could be doing wrong but it seems to have 'broken in' or something because it hasn't happened the last 50 times I poked at it. Honestly, it felt like a software bug rather than a hardware problem.

I also was running stock and had the SOD. I was lucky because I just had to hold the power button for 15 seconds.

diesteldorf said:
I also was running stock and had the SOD. I was lucky because I just had to hold the power button for 15 seconds.
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yeah, but when u press the power button u do a reset and I guess thats not the idea of standby . Actually I have to do a reset almost every second day, also when the notification led is blinking

[noob inside] - Screen unlocking problem, faulty device or android bug ?

Hey there guys , I've been searching through the forum topics about my issue but so far I've found nothing close to my scenario.
A few months ago I bought my first HTC phone (M8). Its a great device for sure , despite the fact that I had to return it back twice.
First time it was a faulty microphone , so they sent me back a brand new device. Great isn't it ?
However recently I've noticed a few .... let me call them 'glitches' .
Let me give you some details on what I've experienced with the device:
Despite the issues that i'm going through ... the phone works great, but...
Sometimes the screen wont turn on when I'm receiving incoming calls (same goes for the alarm clock) but the phone is able to recognize touches - i've managed to pick up the call when I swiped the screen in the area where the "green" answer button appears .
The above issue doesnt happen so often but the thing that bothers me is the unlocking issue.
At first I thought that it was stuck or faulty power button.
When the phone is idle for some time and I pick it up and press the unlock button ... nothing seems to happen I've tried pressing it hard ... i've tried pressing it gently ... i've tried pressing it multiple times until the screen wakes up .
Same goes for motion launch unlocking .
When I use motion launch to unlock it the phone only gives me a vibration feedback ... and thats it until I try harder to bring the screen back to ''life'' .
(I can also press my security pattern buttons while the screen is dead and feel the phone vibrating , BUT NOT ALWAYS , sometimes is just .. dead )
I already sent the phone back describing the same problems and they just flashed the firmware , which did not fix any of the issues.
Stock Rom android 5.0.1 , not rooted
Soo what do you guys think? What can I do next .. is it android bug or a faulty unit ?
is it possible to be a sensor problem (proximity , accelerometer)
Already tried factory reset and dalvik cache wipe.
Any advice would be useful.
Thanks for taking your time .
Cheerz

I have the same issue. There are times it takes me hitting the power button 20 times for it to finally light up but I can press buttons with it black. The weird thing is it does it on every single ROM but I havent noticed it on Stock...maybe I'm not using stock enough to see. I'll probably throw stock on there today and take it into sprint and let them replace it.

I have the same problem whether it's on stock or custom ROM (KK or L). I am pretty sure this is a hardware problem. Unfortunately, my m8 is out of warranty so HTC won't fix it for free. I read it some where that it could be a faulty proximity switch so shining a light beam to the top part of the phone may wake up the screen. I haven't tried it yet because every time it happens, I don't have a flash light handy. It is an annoying problem to say the least.
When this happens, I pushed the power button, the volume up button, and swiping the screens. Eventually the screen would wake up and every thing works fine... until the next time.

Its a ****ing pain in the ass.
however none of the sensor reading apps report a faulty/stuck sensor.
the wors thing... I've already sent my phone for repair, describing the problems in details. .. and it took them a whole f*cking month to bring it back to me with no results.
I don't think they will replace it because its a problem that takes time to be experienced...and no one is going to wait for it to happen. ...
Any other ideas?
Should I wait for android 6.0 or should I try a custom rom too see if these problems presist.
Fml I love the phone but this is frustrating.

I have the same problem I think. I just bought an M8 on Ebay. I am S-off, unlocked and rooted, using the Viper Rom currently. I have also tried AICP, the stock Tmobile Rom and a few others. Same issue.
If I double tap, I feel the screen vibrate, but nothing comes on. Then, I keep pushing power button a few times. Sometimes it comes on and sometimes I am too impatient to wait, so I just hold power and volume up.
I also know that the phone internals come on, because after that vibration, I swipe up and push the screen a few times. Then, when I am fiddling with the power button and it does come on, I do see that there is an app already on the screen.
I think this is a rare issue, as I haven't even been able to find many posts regarding this. I may have to get a new one if this keeps going on so bad.

Ozger said:
I have the same problem I think. I just bought an M8 on Ebay. I am S-off, unlocked and rooted, using the Viper Rom currently. I have also tried AICP, the stock Tmobile Rom and a few others. Same issue.
If I double tap, I feel the screen vibrate, but nothing comes on. Then, I keep pushing power button a few times. Sometimes it comes on and sometimes I am too impatient to wait, so I just hold power and volume up.
I also know that the phone internals come on, because after that vibration, I swipe up and push the screen a few times. Then, when I am fiddling with the power button and it does come on, I do see that there is an app already on the screen.
I think this is a rare issue, as I haven't even been able to find many posts regarding this. I may have to get a new one if this keeps going on so bad.
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I am experiencing the exact same issue with my M8. I have seen a lot of people stating it may be a hardware fault related to heat and internals but something about how it reacts seems software related.
I really hope someone who has fixed or uncovered the reason comes forward. At this rate I may be switching back to a S4 LTE-A.

Soulink said:
I am experiencing the exact same issue with my M8. I have seen a lot of people stating it may be a hardware fault related to heat and internals but something about how it reacts seems software related.
I really hope someone who has fixed or uncovered the reason comes forward. At this rate I may be switching back to a S4 LTE-A.
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I think it IS hardware related. I was able to return that one and got another M8. No problems at all.