Is the power button hard to press for anyone else? I have to press it kind of hard and to get the correct angle at it when compared to my 2012 N7
I'm finding that to be the case as well. I'm thinking we'll get used to it as we start using the devices more.
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Is the power button hard to press for anyone else? I have to press it kind of hard and to get the correct angle at it when compared to my 2012 N7
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I find that it helps if you "pinch" the side of the tablet with your thumb and forefinger. Since the button is angled back at 45 degrees, it needs to be pushed both forward (toward you) and left. Bracing your thumb on the front of the device (bezel) will help your index finger pull at this angle. But yeah even then it is finicky. Helps to make sure you push the button in the center exactly. A little too high or low and it doesn't click as well.
nba1341 said:
Is the power button hard to press for anyone else? I have to press it kind of hard and to get the correct angle at it when compared to my 2012 N7
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Yes, I don't like the power button either
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The only reliable way I've found to turn it on is to turn it face down and then press the button. I only seem to have problems when starting from a shutdown, not when just waking it up.
yeah, same. i wish it were more like the old nexus 7
nba1341 said:
Is the power button hard to press for anyone else? I have to press it kind of hard and to get the correct angle at it when compared to my 2012 N7
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Same here. I put my thumb on the side of the display and my index finger on the power button and kinda push them together.
Definitely could have made it easier to press. Hate having to think about turning on my device. Oh well small issue for a great tablet.
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If you hold it in landscape mode and turn it on, it seems fine. Maybe google wants people to use it in landcape (the sideways nexus logo). I have this problem too. Once kernels with double tap to wake and slide to wake, I don't think I'll ever use the power button.
Yep this is the first thing I noticed.
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jayochs said:
yeah, same. i wish it were more like the old nexus 7
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Oh please.. weren't people begging for a new Nexus last year...? And now that it has come out, no one seems to care
alicarbovader said:
Oh please.. weren't people begging for a new Nexus last year...? And now that it has come out, no one seems to care
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Pretty sure the new Nexus 7 is extremely hyped up, so a lot of people care.
what? I love my Nexus, but the power button on the old nexus was more clicky and easier
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Personally, I don't find it hard to press, it's just 5mm back of where i 'expected' it to be on the vertex. More usage will fix that.
I don't have a problem pressing it. Honestly, I think it fixes all the accidental times I pressed it on my first gen.
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evandan4 said:
Pretty sure the new Nexus 7 is extremely hyped up, so a lot of people care.
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Yes, so wait for the next batch...
I feel its positioned at weird angle .
On my s4 you have to press from side at 90 degree ' where as on nexus 7 its kind of at 45 degree may be that's why it little weird . but its not a big deal , it will take few days to get use to it .
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I'm surprised there is so little complaints of this design. It is one of my biggest issues with the new N7 - you pretty much have to pickup the tablet to press the volume or power buttons when it is laying on the table.
Related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQUr9v76wrI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If any of the devs feel like doing it, sure lol. I could see some battery drain issues though because that means the front buttons would have to be polling still when the screen is off.
I'm usually all for extra possibilities, but this one is kinda meh.
Why would anyone ever prefer sliding over pushing a hardware button once?
This would be great to extending the life of the phone's natural power button...but I'd be on to a different phone long before this button mechanism on my phone have a chance to think of failing. Maybe good for people who keeps there phone for over 2 years?
Palm pre wants its life back....
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Might open in your pocket too against your leg. looks neat though
This would be faster. I hope someone ports the mod.
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gqstatus0685 said:
This would be faster. I hope someone ports the mod.
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How would it be faster to swipe across all 4 capacitive buttons than press the power button? Pressing the power button takes literally a split second. Keep in mind this mod doesn't unlock the phone, it just turns the screen on. You still have to unlock from the lock screen like you normally would. I agree it would likely drain the battery because the phone could never fully sleep if it's constantly looking for input from the capacitive buttons.
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Anything to make the power button last longer I'm for..
I could see the phone getting unlocked constantly in your pocket.
My screen times out often, especially while reading... I hate reaching for the power button. To me this would be easier. However 2 things will keep me away:
1. Battery Life concern
2. Unlock in the pocket
I would definitely try it
i have beenw anting this since the og evo...i dont have the biggest hands and loved how all the older android phones had hard buttons at the bottomt hat made it wake
PLEASE PORT THIS SOMONE PLEASEEEEEEEE
This port would be nice.
I'm so sick of this phone. I'm on my 8th one and they have all had the same problem. I'll be playing some angry birds (or any other game, cause that's all this phone is for), and my screen goes blank. I have tracked it down to the button on the top right hand side. It seems that a side effect to hitting this button is it kills the screen. It's like it turns the lights of it something. I know I can't be the only one with this problem, and I just ordered my 9th phone (hoping this on doesn't have the problem). If this one does it, off to the iPhone I go. Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I have found the only way to get the screen you come back on, I'd to pull the battery and put it back in. Thanks for any input, and please don't troll me.
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Why does it have to be an iPhone?
But 8 have had the issue, and you think a 9th will fix it? Hopeful thinking.
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Yeah, what's up with that power button? How can I disable that little bastard?
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There is a mod you can do to fix it. In the middle of a reflash unplug the phone and rip out the battery. You'll never have problems with that button again.
Also, it turns the phone into a great paperweight.
Good luck!
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Not sure if serious...
bwcorvus said:
I'm so sick of this phone. I'm on my 8th one and they have all had the same problem. I'll be playing some angry birds (or any other game, cause that's all this phone is for), and my screen goes blank. I have tracked it down to the button on the top right hand side. It seems that a side effect to hitting this button is it kills the screen. It's like it turns the lights of it something. I know I can't be the only one with this problem, and I just ordered my 9th phone (hoping this on doesn't have the problem). If this one does it, off to the iPhone I go. Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I have found the only way to get the screen you come back on, I'd to pull the battery and put it back in. Thanks for any input, and please don't troll me.
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I know right...I rotated the phone 180' and thought I was smart...and now the music just keeps getting louder whenever I hit the little bump there
This one is off the charts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggXmKPMaHMo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Obvious troll. Somebody should kill his power button.
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I hear ya man. I just traded my GNex for a Jitterbug. Never looking back. Great for live action angry birds if you have a decent throwing arm. Good luck!
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I'm seriously confused... are you talking about the power button? There's only three physical buttons on the device, the power, volume down and volume up...
anton2009 said:
I'm seriously confused... are you talking about the power button? There's only three physical buttons on the device, the power, volume down and volume up...
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I might as well keep rolling with the videos....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DdeLUA0Fms&feature=youtube_gdata_player
im glad theres someone else like me!!!
im currently waiting for my 12th replacement, and yes all of the previous nexuses they gave me had the same bug, everytime i take the battery cover it makes a weird cracking sound i cant stand it!!!
verizon reps told me i was retarded but i dont think thats it!!
EDIT: just got my 12th replacement and it has the same bug!!! HEEELLLPPP
They don't even taste very good from what I hear
http://strenger.livejournal.com/90310.html
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They don't even taste very good from what I hear
http://strenger.livejournal.com/90310.html
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What the hell??
bwcorvus said:
I'm so sick of this phone. I'm on my 8th one and they have all had the same problem. I'll be playing some angry birds (or any other game, cause that's all this phone is for), and my screen goes blank. I have tracked it down to the button on the top right hand side. It seems that a side effect to hitting this button is it kills the screen. It's like it turns the lights of it something. I know I can't be the only one with this problem, and I just ordered my 9th phone (hoping this on doesn't have the problem). If this one does it, off to the iPhone I go. Anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I have found the only way to get the screen you come back on, I'd to pull the battery and put it back in. Thanks for any input, and please don't troll me.
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Be patient. My 26th Nexus was nearly perfect. But I'm going to sell it for the galaxy s2. When the galaxy s3 comes out I'll sell my s2 and buy that. Then I'll come back here and by my 27th nexus, but only if it's GSM. I heard the CDMA version isn't supported by the googlesphere.
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Try restarting yourself.
I guess the iPhone can fix retardation
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Heads up op, I've heard the most recent ios update has had similar hardware issues come with it. Jitterbug is definitely the way to go. Maybe a pager.
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Get an Iphone. You didn't deserve to hold GNex in your hands.
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I guess the iPhone can fix retardation
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Well it has been observed in some cases that it actually causes it.
there is a simple thing that people should realize. ..the position of the power button on the note 2 is awkward. .
.sometimes especially when you put the phone with the screen facing the thigh in the right side front pant pocket. .(especially my surgical scrubs)... the weight of the phone itself presses against the power button for few seconds and it reboots...
.I have noted this quite frequently and advice against putting the phone in the right side front pant pockets
Silly.... but true
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I've also noticed this and it is annoying. We just have to get used to this phenomenon.
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I know what you mean about the scrubs. The phone use to do it with mine but since i got a hard case, doesn't happen anymore
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Yup. Solved mine with casing.
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Haven't realize this until now
It does seem like it's in kind of an odd spot. So far there have been a few times where I've went to hit the button, but reached to high up on the phone.
The button does end up right between my index and middle finger when I'm holding it with my left hang though, so maybe that's what they were going for with the design. So far, I have had no issues with it in my pocket though. I don't ever wear scrubs either though.
Sleep / Wake Power Button Too Easy to Press Accidentally
This might be my biggest complaint about the Note 2... I love the phone overall, but that power button is TOO easy to press!
I pull up a photo and want to hand the phone to someone to look at it on that big, pretty screen, and as soon as they take hold of the phone, the volume slider pops up and/or the phone is put to sleep!! Very annoying.
I've heard about a Volume Rocker app that gives a confirmation to prevent accidental volume changes, but what about the Power Button? I'd love it if there was a tweak that maybe used a double-click to activate sleep/wake from the power button. I'm guessing this would require some type of rooted custom ROM??
I agree with what you have found.
I have had my phone do the same thing on many occasions
I messed up my G PRO E988, i would like to restore back to stock ROM, understand that to enter Download Mode, press and hold Vol up + Vol down button and connect usb cable to PC, the screen should appear Down Load mode, i tried before. However, it nothing happens this time, and i notice that the the phone is on, the LED at home button keep chaing color. i tried 3 pc, two running win 8 and one running win 7.
What should i do?
P/S: Apology for my broken english.
Turn your phone off. Then try vol+/-, and USB plug.
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tried. Doesn't work. It works previously, but no matter how I tried, it just don't work. Sigh...
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kongming said:
tried. Doesn't work. It works previously, but no matter how I tried, it just don't work. Sigh...
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I had the same problem a few days ago. It's a real PITA.
I had to take out the battery and then put it back in with buttons held, connect usb.
That worked for me, but I needed six hands to do it.
As much as I love the design, I have to admit that the software/lack of developer support, the funky bootloader and lack of good recovery, etc. are giving me pause and starting to make me wish I could get my hands on the Oppon N1. I doubt I could stand anything smaller than the G Pro. I'm spoiled by the big screen so much that even 4.8 inches seems like an iPhone.
donalgodon said:
I had the same problem a few days ago. It's a real PITA.
I had to take out the battery and then put it back in with buttons held, connect usb.
That worked for me, but I needed six hands to do it.
As much as I love the design, I have to admit that the software/lack of developer support, the funky bootloader and lack of good recovery, etc. are giving me pause and starting to make me wish I could get my hands on the Oppon N1. I doubt I could stand anything smaller than the G Pro. I'm spoiled by the big screen so much that even 4.8 inches seems like an iPhone.
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Thanks! I got to try later when I'm home. Indeed, too much love of the gorgeous 5.5" screen. Holding my old S3 and feel kinda weird.
it works!
donalgodon said:
I had the same problem a few days ago. It's a real PITA.
I had to take out the battery and then put it back in with buttons held, connect usb.
That worked for me, but I needed six hands to do it.
As much as I love the design, I have to admit that the software/lack of developer support, the funky bootloader and lack of good recovery, etc. are giving me pause and starting to make me wish I could get my hands on the Oppon N1. I doubt I could stand anything smaller than the G Pro. I'm spoiled by the big screen so much that even 4.8 inches seems like an iPhone.
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it works! Thanks!!!
as you fixed that keys you pressed?
kongming said:
it works! Thanks!!!
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as you fixed that keys you pressed?
press and hold Vol up + Vol down +POWER button and connect usb cable to PC
I've noticed that my volume button is not level, it seems to be pushed in more at the bottom. I'm worried that this may caused some issue later on. Can anyone else confirm if their button is like this or is it a defect. I still have time to exchange it if necessary.
My phone has the same thing - it seems like it's manufactured that way. Even a few people stated that when putting on a case, that one button feels more tactile than the other. As long as I can control both buttons without difficulty, I'm okay with it.
Cool thanks for the reply.
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crushingyen said:
My phone has the same thing - it seems like it's manufactured that way. Even a few people stated that when putting on a case, that one button feels more tactile than the other. As long as I can control both buttons without difficulty, I'm okay with it.
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yea, mine has it too
Display at T-Mobile was like that. Seems common.
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While it seems like it may be common it bugged the hell out of me so I took it to T-Mobile and they replace it with a new phone and this one does not have this issue. I will see after some use if it happens again.