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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
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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.
So whenever I try and use the s pen it sucks. If I hover over anything it acts like i selected it. I just want to know is there a way to disable this. I don't want the s pen to do anything unless I actually touch the screen with it.
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Return it . My brobwas doing the same thing and he returned it
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My phone also does this. I'm waiting to see how bad of a problem this is before I make my decision.
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thunderbread said:
So whenever I try and use the s pen it sucks. If I hover over anything it acts like i selected it. I just want to know is there a way to disable this. I don't want the s pen to do anything unless I actually touch the screen with it.
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I believe that's the Airview feature of the S-Pen which you can disable from the S-Pen option settings.
It's a known problem.
Some people have taken the pen apart. Rather, i just slammed the pen on a hard surface a few times.
Fixed. I'm not joking. Try it. I promise you it will work
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a4 moda said:
It's a known problem.
Some people have taken the pen apart. Rather, i just slammed the pen on a hard surface a few times.
Fixed. I'm not joking. Try it. I promise you it will work
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What, like throw it down flat, or stab the point onto a hard surface?
Had the same problem, returned the phone and got a new one.
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Stewall said:
What, like throw it down flat, or stab the point onto a hard surface?
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Protect the point ! Just slap the sides down on a hard surface.
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fixed
I had the same issue. It was fixed after I accidentally dropped my s pen
I can't believe that actuall fixed it. I almost returned it! Thanks
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Mine is fixed now too....before the tip wasnt springy and now it is.....wow works perfectly!
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Mine is fixed now too....before the tip wasnt springy and now it is.....wow works perfectly!
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too funny!
maybe they should put that in the user manual!!
Glad it's working for you. Cant wait to get mine on the 29th
Holy ****, it fixed mine. I dropped it with a little bit of force, and sure enough it quit messing up. I appreciate it. I was also about to return mine.
I ended up swapping my pen for a returned pen. Tapping the pen mostly fixed it but it still had a problem on a the right side of the screen where I would have to tap really hard to activate a button press.
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Cant wait to get one so i slam fixit go sammysung haha
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Best troubleshooting for your S Pen
Thanks this method worked for me too!!! Gave it two gentle slams on the table and was good to go. LMAO!! I called samsung to report the issue and they had no way of helping me out, I will call them back and have them implement this technique into their troubleshooting steps.
S Pen Issue
Having a problem, wondering if its just me.. When i go to use S Note, the pen is automatically set to the eraser, and if i select the brush mode, its still using the eraser. I can only write if i press and hold the button on the s pen, then bring it close to the screen.. and then its like an etch a sketch where my lines would all be connected.. As soon as I take the s pen away from the screen and go to write again, its back on the eraser! any help would be greatly appreciated..- Matt
That's not how it's supposed to work. Maybe you have a defective device? Either way I would bring it back to T-Mobile to get it checked out. Are you running a custom rom?
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Mine was hover selecting too but updated to the latest OTA, still had the issue. So I disabled and re-abled Air View and my problems were fixed. All has been good for a few days.
Yeah, it was working before but now its just all screwy, im waiting for my buddy who also has the Note 2 for tmo to come by im going to try his pen. This way I can figure out if its the pen or the phone. Thank you for letting me know that this isnt how its supposed to work!
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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?
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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!
Has anyone else noticed the bottom right corner of their touchscreen acting weird or being very insensitive? I have and it's starting to get on my nerves and I want to know if anyone else has been experiencing this or not.
Not me
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Exchange it. Had a prob with my old one x not being responsive sometimes. My note 2 has no prob with the touchscreen.
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Has anyone else noticed the bottom right corner of their touchscreen acting weird or being very insensitive? I have and it's starting to get on my nerves and I want to know if anyone else has been experiencing this or not.
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All good here. I'd return it ASAP.
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Well now it's completely stopped doing it.
What the ****.
Just return it before your warranty or 14 days is up. ..it may do again I wouldn't risk it
Screen protectors might be the cause. If u have a screen protector, try to remove it and see if it does the same thing.
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Sometimes this is caused by Magnetic flip covers. If you dont use it then ignore my post.
I just purchased my galaxy note 2. After the 4.1.2 update my touchscreen is acting crazy. It's like its registering touches that aren't there. Like I will open spotify and it will select a song and start playing when I just open the app and my fingers are nowhere near where my fingers are. Anyone else having this issue? It's kinda like this video I found of the first note on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAAWDwPVYmk&feature=youtube_gdata_player. Any feedback is appreciated. UPDATE here is the video of my doing it that is posted in the the thread below http://youtu.be/ROTcp-fvBNw
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Has your phone been fully stock and unrooted all along?
Have you tried rebooting it?
Yes I have done nothing to it except for the update from AT&T.
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Try a factory reset. Good etiquette after an update.
Yeah I should, I was hoping to avoid that due to my authenticators on my phone. Pain in the butt to set them up again. I will try and see if it stops.
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Well I just did a reset. All seemed well as my apps were updating. When they were done I slid down the notification menu and touched clear all button. After I did that it registered 3 touches (I know because of the reset the annoying water sound for touches is back on). It opened 2 apps just by touching the clear button. I must have a faulty screen. Strange it didn't happen until the 4.1.2 update.
get a replacement
I got it to act up on video here it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROTcp-fvBNw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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This may sound crazy but I do it once a week... I put a little squirt of Hand sanitizer on my screen.. rub it onto the screen and then wipe off with a paper towel. The glass looks perfect afterwards. maybe your glass is just dirty.
I actually do that as well. Not only to keep it nice but to keep the germ filled touchscreen from getting me sick since I deal with the public then touch my phone then take a call. Gross when you think about it. I am going to exchange this phone this morning I have had it for a week,
I had this problem in my last phone, it was due to a fault digitizer
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Yeah, I would call it the digitizer as well - - not fun to buy/replace.
Good thing it's still fairly new.
Pretty wild though.. I thought it was your Palm at first, then you moved it.
Serious question, do you have a black note 2? Or is that a colored glass screen protector?
Maybe my eyes deceive me.. Lol
It's a titanium note 2. The lighting sucked because I had to catch it in action.
I did get a new phone and I am not having the issue anymore. I think it had a short in it. I am glad to get it on here though, so if others have the issue it may provide some help.
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