My power button is completely dead. Is there an alternative way to power the phone on without the power button?
Did you try presing home button and holding it ? Its only a wild guess.
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You should get it repaired. Don't find any alternatives other than that.
If you're referring to simply turning the screen on then you can plug it in to a power source. But if you're referring to a complete but up then you have to get it repaired.
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My power button is completely dead. Is there an alternative way to power the phone on without the power button?
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No says note doesn't hav any hidden button that will power on your device send it for service
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I dont think there is any other way except the power button. go fix it bro!
I was tired that my phone jumped on every time I took him out of my pocket. So I installed LMT pie, and changed the gpio-keys.kl file in /system/usr/keylayout. Now I wake up my phone with pushing on the home button. Must be root for that.
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 172 POWER WAKE
No power on, but just wake up.
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I'm trying to figure out what is making my Note 2 power up at random points. It sat on a window sill in a very very shallow puddle of condensation, but it was enough to trip the moisture pads on the inside. I've been able to boot it up a few times, and for about 10 minutes after booting up, the power button will work normally. Now the power button isn't working at all. I already let it sit in rice for 48 hours. I also opened it up and reseated the power button. There was no detectable moisture inside of it when I opened it up. Also no water residue or corrosion. I'm not sure what triggers it to randomly boot up, and I'm not sure why the power button works for 10 minutes and then stops working.
Is it possible that there is a short in the power button assembly itself, or is this likely something shorting in the logicboard? Do you think that it's worth my time to try replacing the power button? I'd love to take it in for service, but the moisture pads have voided my warranty (only had it for a month).
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I was tired that my phone jumped on every time I took him out of my pocket. So I installed LMT pie, and changed the gpio-keys.kl file in /system/usr/keylayout. Now I wake up my phone with pushing on the home button. Must be root for that.
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 172 POWER WAKE
No power on, but just wake up.
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Waking up with home button does not need any change it's hard coded deep inside touchwiz
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This happened to me Today.After a lot of browsing, I was unable to find any working solution. (I have an USB Jig but it was not with me).
By mistake, I did the following and it seems to work: plugged the phone and while it started to display the battery (before it shows the %age of green battery thinghy) I quickly pulled the cable out.
This jump-started it and it turned on
good luck.
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My power button is completely dead. Is there an alternative way to power the phone on without the power button?
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Mine is dead as well. What you need to do is plug the phone in to charge with battery cover off. When you see the battery icon charging, quickly, as fast as you can, remove the usb charger and then the battery and reinstall the battery... again as fast as you can. This makes the phone power on. It's like a jump start.
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So I'm waiting for my power switch replacement to come in...in the meantime, you can plug in a charge cable...(have your battery cover off)...wait for the charge icon (battery with green bar)...as fast as you can pull the power, pull the battery put the batter back in...powers on. Here a video that shows it...I couldn't get mine to work until (this is weird) i pulled my pen out....but hey...I'M BACK ON!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gre9qaJyCZw
-SuperDale
by the way, the "insert usb -> wait for battery icon -> unplug usb -> remove and reinsert battery really really fast" trick doesnt work when you have had a firmware upgrade issue.
I need help with that. Just ordered a USB jig from ebay, but was hoping there was an actual fix for the power button.
Side note: i already replaced the physical button board & ribbon cable. That didnt help. Seems like something on the main board got fudged.
not a real fix but work fine with me...my way of modding to turning on my n7100
My n7100 accidentally make a dive into a bucket of soap water and its damaged the ribbon connector socket on the mobo....so even if i replace the power button its still cant turn on....after a few days stressed out life without phone suddenly i got an idea that when u connect the phone with charger it will flash out a battery image...every action that make the phone react like flashing a symbol must have a command file...so after doing some research i found out that every tw ui rom have one file that stimulate the battery image splashscreen.the file name is lpm....located /system/bin/lpm.
Wut i do is i first try rebooting my phone into download mode using jig.then using a pc and adb command i reboot my phone.using a file manager like es explorer i locate the file and back it up into my sd card first then go to the bin folder again i open lpm as text....next step u clear all the command word on the text editor.after that u copy and paste this command to their....
#!/system/bin/sh
/system/bin/reboot
Save the lpm file just like that..then set the file permission....then takeout ur battery n insert it back....after that connect a charger....ur phone will splash a battery image for while then it will automatically reboot yr device.so the trick here is u the device now set to boot automatically when connected to charger or usb...fair warning for those that are using this mod to not completely empty ur battery because without a fast charging it will reboot ur phone bacause lack of juice to run the os. ...any question about the diy mod is wellcome....
I have the same problem. What I come up with is this: I have firmware installed on my VZW phone but my power button is not working. I connect my Note 2 to PC, open Odin 3 and flash pit file to the phone, phone restart right away and working 100%. All you have to do is find the right pit file for your phone. I hope it helps.
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I have an Epic 4G with a power button that will not respond, period. Phone is off and responds to the charger/usb cable being plugged in and all other keys cause the phone to "light up" when charging, but the power button istelf does nothing.
So, assuming the power button was bad, I ordered a new power button assy and installed it. It too will not work. There appears to be no physical damage to any of the ribbon cables, connectors, or boards inside the phone. The phone was Manufactured a month ago, so is fairly new and has gotten little use.
The phone's esn is bad, and my intentions were to flash it to cricket for a customer, so sending it Sprint is abviously not an option. Sending it to Samsung is also not an option since the phone has now been disassembled.
Is there any way to get the phone to "POWER ON" with any other button combination?
I have tried:
Plugging in USB Cable while holding 1 key: Does nothing
Holding VOL-DN + Camera + PWR while pluggin in USB: Does nothing
The phone only responds with the charging indicator (which the battery is now full).
Is there any other way to Force it into Download or Recovery Mode without a working power button?
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I know a jig will work for download mode but I'm not too sure about recovery other than using rom manager to boot into recovery.... worst case senerio sell it for parts the screen etc etc.
I remember hearing someone using odin for turning the screen on search about it?
Would be really cool if you could remap the power button to something else but I know certain lockscreen apps or ROMs will allow for phone to be awaken by the camera button.
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Hold 1 and then plug the phone in to USB. It will then boot into download mode. For recovery, hold vol down, camera, and then plug into USB.
Edit: just read that didn't work. Try taking out the SD card and battery and letting it sit for 2 hours then try again with the battery and SD out.
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Hold 1 and then plug the phone in to USB. It will then boot into download mode. For recovery, hold vol down, camera, and then plug into USB.
Edit: just read that didn't work. Try taking out the SD card and battery and letting it sit for 2 hours then try again with the battery and SD out.
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I was able to get it to boot up by plugging in the USB cable and unplugging it at the right time. But the phone doesn't respond to the slider, power button, or 2nd "click" of the camera button. However 1st click of the camera button and volume buttons work.
while playing around with it after about 10 mins the display switched itself to landscape mode and the keyboard backlight comes on, as if it has been "slid" open. If I slide it open and closed, it remains in that mode, as if it still thinks its slid open. However not all the keys on the keyboard are responding/working, but most are.
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I was able to get it to boot up by plugging in the USB cable and unplugging it at the right time. But the phone doesn't respond to the slider, power button, or 2nd "click" of the camera button. However 1st click of the camera button and volume buttons work.
while playing around with it after about 10 mins the display switched itself to landscape mode and the keyboard backlight comes on, as if it has been "slid" open. If I slide it open and closed, it remains in that mode, as if it still thinks its slid open. However not all the keys on the keyboard are responding/working, but most are.
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I don't think there's any hope for that phone... seems like its going to hell one "key" at a time
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I don't think there's any hope for that phone... seems like its going to hell one "key" at a time
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hmm, the problem isn't progressive, so it not getting better or worse. The only thing I can think of is a bad connection or the replacement Chinese cheap ass power button assembly is also bad.
the phone is only a month old.
Originally Posted by marcusant
Hold 1 and then plug the phone in to USB. It will then boot into download mode. For recovery, hold vol down, camera, and then plug into USB.
Edit: just read that didn't work. Try taking out the SD card and battery and letting it sit for 2 hours then try again with the battery and SD out.
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I was able to get it to boot up by plugging in the USB cable and unplugging it at the right time. But the phone doesn't respond to the slider, power button, or 2nd "click" of the camera button. However 1st click of the camera button and volume buttons work.
while playing around with it after about 10 mins the display switched itself to landscape mode and the keyboard backlight comes on, as if it has been "slid" open. If I slide it open and closed, it remains in that mode, as if it still thinks its slid open. However not all the keys on the keyboard are responding/working, but most are.
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When you get it to notice the keyboard slid open, pull the battery or turn it off then hold 1 and plug the phone in? That's my guess
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I replaced the power button assy with the stock one from samsung knowing the power button is faulty, and got the phone to power back up jigging the usb cable in/out until the samsung logo appeared. The slide open/closed works perfect, and all other buttons and keyboard keys work fine as well (except the power button of course.)
This would leave me to believe the cheap chinese replacement board from ebay is bad to begin with. So ill have to order another one from a different seller/manufacturer.
I had installed the rooted UrbanPrecision X2 Gingerbread EI22 ROM with CWM Recvovery 5 before the power button failed a couple of weeks ago, and its working fine, but Id like to install the stock EC05 GB Rom to it through odin/recovery.
So my next question: Is there a way to emulate the power button with an app or something? Or enter Download/Recovery Mode from an app within the phone without using the power button?
Thanks again.
maybe this?
If worse comes to worse you can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274999 which allows access to the most basic parts of the phone from what i understand. The only issue is you would have to use the ressurector every time to boot. also if you get it to boot with out this you can just use adb commands to boot into recovery and download mode if its powered on. The commands are adb reboot recovery, and adb reboot download
Wait that's right there's commands for download mode that you can put into the terminal emulator right?
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i dont know how that would work, because they are adb commands, but he could try going into terminal emulator and simply typing reboot recovery or reboot download
Update Good thinking ac16313, just tested it. If he types su to get full system access reboot recovery definitely works( tested). Unfortunately download mode will not work though ( at least on cyanogenmod it just reboots). That would required adb reboot download via computer.
How could the Esn be bad if the phone was manufactured a month ago?
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How could the Esn be bad if the phone was manufactured a month ago?
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Stolen.....
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what happened
Have you found a solution, will it boot, and do the commands through terminal emulator or adb work?
I just got back from the sprint repair center where thankfully they told me there was an issue with there latest updates for the epic 4g with these symptoms. They downgraded the phone back to EC05 and now i have none of the symptoms anymore! Aside from feeling a bit sheepish for only trying to ODIN back to EL30 i'm very happy about the free fix! Fortunately it's my wife's phone so it's not too big a deal for it to remain downgraded. Hope this info helps somebody else!
Hey,
So I just got this GNex from eBay and it won't boot at all. If I plug it into the wall it will show the battery charging and show it filling up 3 times and then go black. I've tried plugging it into the computer and pulling the battery quickly to get it to boot and nothing. Is there anything I can do to flash/boot into the device or am I stuck relying on the store to do something about it? I've done several searches on the forum and google and I haven't found anything beneficial.
Thanks!
I would say it's dead. Try holding down the power button while holding down the volume up and volume down buttons all at once. If it should vibrate let go of the power button and see if it will enter fast boot. If not send it back.
bstevens23 said:
Hey,
So I just got this GNex from eBay and it won't boot at all. If I plug it into the wall it will show the battery charging and show it filling up 3 times and then go black. I've tried plugging it into the computer and pulling the battery quickly to get it to boot and nothing. Is there anything I can do to flash/boot into the device or am I stuck relying on the store to do something about it? I've done several searches on the forum and google and I haven't found anything beneficial.
Thanks!
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thats the normal behavior when you plug it in, 3 times filling up then black. then when you press the power button, three times fill up then black. to me it sounds like your power button is broken.
I think power button is broken. Possibly volume keys as well. I'm able to boot if I plug into the PC and then wiggle the battery. There's a lock pattern so I can't get past it but I'm unable to adjust volume or turn the screen off/on. I'm going to bring it to the sprint store tomorrow and say it won't turn on.
Thanks!
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Looks like the phone got wet. I can boot it up with the PC as mentioned before but its locked and I don't know the pattern/gmail account. Is there anyway to put a phone into USB debugging without getting into the phone? How about fast boot/recovery/download mode without volume down or power buttons?
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This has happened to me before where my phone would just turn off and not turn on until i take the battery out and put it back in. When i put it back in it goes on by itself and shows the samsung logo then nothing happens. The same would happen if i keep on taking the battery out and putting it back in. I read somewhere if you bang the side of the phone where the power button is it will fix it and i did that and it worked. Now this time it isnt working so i dont know what to do...
My best guess would be that its an issue with the power button being internally stuck. I had the same issue and fixed it by basically trying to pull out the button the get it unstuck then i got the app called easy touch android and I don't use my power button.
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OK so is the phone failing to boot? Or is it just always turning on
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i was able to fix it. i banged the side where the power button is and now it works. unfortunately thought if i press the power button the phone will go in and out of sleep and then restart because it thinks its being pressed when it really isnt. so i dont know what to do about that now
Well if you have a little hardware skills you could probably fashion a new button onto the sensor
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i popped the power button out and i put it to the side so now its fine. I dont really need to use the power button. Paranoid Android has a feature to put the phone on sleep and I can easily go into recovery using rom manager
banging it is a temporary fix. ultimately i soldered off the power switch completely and replaced it
i wouldnt be able to do that aha
Had the same problem with my Samsung Infuse. Had to replace the power switch, PITA
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i didnt think i could either for the record. try an old device first
I dont have an old device. Im hoping i can keep this working until i can get an LG G3. Right now I cant get it to turn on. I have to keep trying to turn it on and hope that i get lucky that it doesnt think the power button is being pressed
Hi,
I've only had my Samsung Galaxy Tab S for a few weeks. Whilst on a plane the battery went to 0%.. no problem I thought as I'd simply charge it when I got to a power source.
However, when plugged in, nothing happens. No LED light, nothing on the screen. I've plugged it into a wall socket and via USB into a PC. I have held down the power button, home and volume down for a period of time, as well as just the power button and volume down.
Has my tablet gone kaput?
Cheers,
Titanium
I'd just let it charge for a while. It'll take a bit before it comes back to life if it was completely drained.
If you still don't get any response hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
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I'd just let it charge for a while. It'll take a bit before it comes back to life if it was completely drained.
If you still don't get any response hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
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Should it show any lights? It's as if it's not even charging at all.
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Should it show any lights? It's as if it's not even charging at all.
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If it was powered off I'd expect the battery icon to show.
Did you try holding POWER + VOL DOWN?
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If it was powered off I'd expect the battery icon to show.
Did you try holding POWER + VOL DOWN?
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Yeah, tried to hold it down. No LED lights and nothing shows on the tablet. It's as if it's just dead.
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Yeah, tried to hold it down. No LED lights and nothing shows on the tablet. It's as if it's just dead.
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There are no leds.
I know someone else had the same problem. They used a different charger and it worked.
Try that first.
titanium1 said:
Hi,
I've only had my Samsung Galaxy Tab S for a few weeks. Whilst on a plane the battery went to 0%.. no problem I thought as I'd simply charge it when I got to a power source.
However, when plugged in, nothing happens. No LED light, nothing on the screen. I've plugged it into a wall socket and via USB into a PC. I have held down the power button, home and volume down for a period of time, as well as just the power button and volume down.
Has my tablet gone kaput?
Cheers,
Titanium
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I had this problem.
You'll have to pry off the back cover, remove the wire that connects the battery to the motherboard. (A battery pull, basically).
Keep it off for 30 seconds. Then plug back in.
Use ifixit for details about opening. Feel free to ask for more help.
Try this one.
1) connect the tab to PC
2) press Home, Vol Down and Power simultaneously up to a screen appears;
3) press Vol Down to cancel and reboot the tablet.
John.
Now there are a few things you can try...
First check your charging port for any dust or any foreign particle. There has to be a small gap between the base of the charging port, and the small slab above it. Carefully, using a board pin, try and push that slab a bit up, don't apply too much pressure, just enough to make it move slightly!
This can happen sometimes if you drop your phone.
Next, make sure your charger, and the USB cable are working fine.
Also tell me if you have any Xposed module for your battery installed on your phone!
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Tinderbox (UK) said:
Try this one.
1) connect the tab to PC
2) press Home, Vol Down and Power simultaneously up to a screen appears;
3) press Vol Down to cancel and reboot the tablet.
John.
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Thanks so much for that.
This morning, I plugged my tablet in to AC charge before leaving for the day -- battery was at ~30% and all was well. This evening, I came home and the tab was stuck at a weird Samsung logo -- not the normal boot with colored ovals, but the logo surrounded by a moving star field, never seen before, and could not get the tab to respond, turn off, do anything. Tried many wacky suggestions found on the intertubes to stop/start it, including holding power plus touching the screen for > 30 seconds, none of which worked. Never would have thought your suggestion for download mode would work, but it did on the very first try.
I'd like to know how the tab got into that state, and what that star field logo is about. But at least it's working again, for now.
Thank you.
That's the normal lollipop boot screen.
My wife was typing and the screen froze, she pushed the power button was the reboot or power off box appeared. She selected reboot and the screen went dark and now nothing comes on no matter how long the power button or power + power up or power down is held. I plugged in the charger and the battery icon does not appear. Could the connection from the motherboard to the screen have come loose? It seems strange that it would die coincidentally after requesting a reboot. Another other suggestions before I try to sell it as a paperweight on Ebay?
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My wife was typing and the screen froze, she pushed the power button was the reboot or power off box appeared. She selected reboot and the screen went dark and now nothing comes on no matter how long the power button or power + power up or power down is held. I plugged in the charger and the battery icon does not appear. Could the connection from the motherboard to the screen have come loose? It seems strange that it would die coincidentally after requesting a reboot. Another other suggestions before I try to sell it as a paperweight on Ebay?
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It depend on if you had TWRP Recovery installed on your tablet. Was this an original setup device or a custom ROM? If it was custom, you should have the necessary files to reinstall from scratch. If you know you do have TWRP Recovery installed (IIRC, it would not show up as an installed app) then to access it you need to push POWER, HOME button (middle front panel)and VOLUME +(up)at the same time! This will get you into recovery mode. Then, you would have to reinstall your custom ROM and gapps from backups. If you don't have these you may still be able to repair it via a Windows PC connection with the right files.
When you post probs you are having, the more info that you include, the better chance you will get a solution for it. I have three smp600 tabs, all configured the same way with multiple backups for each on SD cards as well as Google Drive cloud. So, I can have any tab restored fully in under an hour. Whatever you do, good luck, but it takes a lot to truly "brick" one! ;-DeanoD=
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Thanks. It was running stock Lollipop with no custom recovery. When I was taking the back off to see if a connection was loose I could hear audio but I did not find a loose connection so it's still dead.?