Sometimes my Wildfire S lock button doesn't work, sometimes it works. Maybe it's just me, or I think it is broken.
Do you think there is a way I can unlock my phone without using the lock button? Thanks!
mattledesma said:
Sometimes my Wildfire S lock button doesn't work, sometimes it works. Maybe it's just me, or I think it is broken.
Do you think there is a way I can unlock my phone without using the lock button? Thanks!
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My power button has suffered the same fate.....One way is to use a Rom with the "Volume rocker wake" feature
Or if you want risk it you can buy a replacement power button online
IMHO you'll get used to it after some time....just press the power button with little extra force
Or you could give it to your service center for repair, free under warranty. If not, then you can pay them and get it fixed.
Mine also has the same problem, even my volume down doesn't work with a normal press. Gonna send it to CrapTC soon.
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you could install apps that use proximity sensor or volume button to unlock.
Or but the power button flex online and check youtube tear down videos and replace it your self.
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Well when you want to use the phone you have to press the power button first right? Then slide to unlock.
Is it possible to remap the button to switch screen on from the power button to say...clicking the trackpad? A native way or an app i don't mind. Just seems strange to reach to the top of the phone and i have pretty big hands, it's no problem just me being me i guess.
Download keyguard disabler, then you will be able to turn on the screen with any of the bottom buttons.
Though pressing trackpad seems best as others invoke some kind of action.
ephumuris said:
Well when you want to use the phone you have to press the power button first right? Then slide to unlock.
Is it possible to remap the button to switch screen on from the power button to say...clicking the trackpad? A native way or an app i don't mind. Just seems strange to reach to the top of the phone and i have pretty big hands, it's no problem just me being me i guess.
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the nexus one trackpad has been remapped to wake up the screen, ... but *i think* it has to be rooted first.
irkan said:
the nexus one trackpad has been remapped to wake up the screen, ... but *i think* it has to be rooted first.
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Oh that's a shame! Yeah i think any key would cause me to make mistaks while it is in my pocket that's why i would like the trackpad.
I'll live in hope!
Well it was recommended an app called flyscreen but that turned out to be a full lock screen replacement. Not really what I want!
I don't want to give up on this it's my only gripe lol. Anyone any ideas? Or help? Nothing from the Nexus One?
We may have to wait till it's rooted before we get this feature
How about just locking the screen rather than turn it off?
O and O said:
How about just locking the screen rather than turn it off?
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Great way to drain your battery really fast...
If Paul from Modaco gets his Desire it could be rooted very soon. Let's hope so and i want this feature first lol.
Back in WinMo days I was so happy that i could disable lock screen because I find it very annoying, I really don't need it.
So I was wondering is it possible that when I press power on button that it automatically goes to home screen without need to unlock it first?
I have found few mods for that, but whatever mod(or app) I applied it would also enable power on by trackball or any other hw key(menu, home..) what I don't want since I can accidently press those keys in pocket and than my battery will drain usless!
I have found the mod I need, but it is for EVO 4G, maybe it needs little modification so that it can be applied to our Desire?
on some ROM's you get the optionj where you unlock via power button.. and for the lock screen you can just use Menu button.. I use it.. and very easy, better than the vanilla lock screen
hope this helps!
try searching for No Lock in the market. works dandy for me.
yea same, go with no lock, also has a handy widget
!PANDA said:
on some ROM's you get the optionj where you unlock via power button.. and for the lock screen you can just use Menu button.. I use it.. and very easy, better than the vanilla lock screen
hope this helps!
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How do you mean with Menu button ?
w.0.o.t said:
try searching for No Lock in the market. works dandy for me.
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No go, after I installed it, I can turn on phone with any hw key!
Anybody has any other idea?
benko286 said:
Anybody has any other idea?
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just press unlock button and then quickly press the 'Menu' button.. so for me it is, D pad and then menu button.. and the phones unlocked
!PANDA said:
just press unlock button and then quickly press the 'Menu' button.. so for me it is, D pad and then menu button.. and the phones unlocked
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Not working
My phone fell from my hand. And now the power button is not working. How to I remap it to the Search button? And will it be able to switch off/on the phone if it shuts down?
lovemoddingmyphone said:
My phone fell from my hand. And now the power button is not working. How to I remap it to the Search button? And will it be able to switch off/on the phone if it shuts down?
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You cannot. it is hardwired to a pin, thats why you can force a reboot even if the phone locks up. You might be able to remap some functions, but not poweron/off and screen on. because when the screen is off the digitizer is in sleep mode so the search button wouldnt respond unless it was activated. Sorry to hear about you dropping the phone. Any warranty left?
No warranty
just another thought, sorry to hear about your phone. However, are you sure its the power button? since you dropped it, it might be caused by other hardware failure... you may need to consider the possibility as well..
lovemoddingmyphone said:
No warranty
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I thought all DHD's had a 2 year warranty...
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TeamDraven said:
I thought all DHD's had a 2 year warranty...
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depending on country/distributor some comes with only 1 year. Then again, i don't think they will entertain a claim caused by user... usually only covers factory defaults.
I bought mine from the US though i Live in India. So no warranty
this means... you have to use a pin to short the switch and boot it up everytime lol. Then enable wake using vol button to wake the phone haha.
How is it not working? Is it pressed below the unibody?
if so, I had the same issue, what i did was; remove the cover (first the battery, volume buttons and gps) and then while having the backcover in my hand, I took a small stump or something alike and pressed on the button from both sides, like 5 times each side.
Then put the thing together and it worked perfectly.
I've actually done this 3 times because I drop my phone very often xD
But if it don't work you should definitely get "Tap Tap App" which makes you unlock your phone with the proximity sensor located to the right of your speaker (the little black dot).
Hope it helps! Both solutions worked for me!
*Edit, oh yeah you can get a mod to use volume buttons to wake it up aswell, as the person above me mentioned ^^
Good luck!
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is there any ics roms that bypasses the power key...ive tried almost every unlock app in play store and most are outdated and dont work. went to sprint to have serviced, they said might be a battery issue so they ordered me new battery see if that helps if not looks like ill be geting a refurb
I'm on AOKP, and one of the mods included is an option that when checked, will wake your phone by pressing one of the volume rockers. I don't know how you'd relock it without waiting, but this would help you unlock the screen Hope it helps
MultiLockOn said:
I'm on AOKP, and one of the mods included is an option that when checked, will wake your phone by pressing one of the volume rockers. I don't know how you'd relock it without waiting, but this would help you unlock the screen Hope it helps
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CM9 has the same feature as well, so there are a few options.
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I do not use my power button to lock my screen so if there is a way to to unlock your phone using the volume rocker, you can use that and then us something like "Lock Screen Tools" to re-lock it.
I installed this because I wanted to use my power button less, as I wore out the power button on my EVO! :laugh:
Anyway I have the icon just sitting on my main screen, I hit it and poof, the phone locks and the screen shuts off. Seems to work both GB and ICS, I used it on TCP and KBizzle's AOKP Build 37 when I was testing it out. It's working on the GB ROM I'm running now too.
Have an DInc2 with a broken power button (doesn't work/respond, but phone will turn on when receiving a phone call) and phone is out of warranty. Are there any alternatives to powering on the device such as a USB wake command (this phone is non-rooted) or any other suggestions?
You can get a new button on Ebay. I have not done it but have read about others successfully repairing the power button.
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You can root it and get button replacement like saviour
You might be able to set volume wake up though I'm assuming you're stock and I haven't used that since I got the phone
Easy wake is what you'd want to enable widget locker has an option for it and so do some roms
Also you can set widget locker to lock on search long preas
Theoretically there are other options like external hardware
Button replacement is a good idea if it won't respond at all otherwise once you turn it off it becomes a paperweight
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