Back button stopped working - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello i am on gin2jelly 2.4.0 with lupus ram 12.5 and yesterday my xperia play back buttom stoped working or not responding.Its not the first time of this but this time is permanent the other times i just pressed a lot of times the back buttoms and after a while it was working again but now my back button its not working. how to fix it?

xpinux said:
hello i am on gin2jelly 2.4.0 with lupus ram 12.5 and yesterday my xperia play back buttom stoped working or not responding.Its not the first time of this but this time is permanent the other times i just pressed a lot of times the back buttoms and after a while it was working again but now my back button its not working. how to fix it?
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Two reasons:
-Button itself is damaged or have dirt where is suppose to make contact. If you don't know how to open your Play, leave that to proffesionals in repairs
-Flex cable is damaged. Replace it yourself or in repairs/service (wichever is avaible to you)
-Software error. Highly unlikely, but maybe. Flashing stock firmware will tell is it software error or not
The thing you can do to see what is damaged is next:
Power off phone and start flashtool in PC
Hold back button and doeas flashtool that you are in flash mode.
Repeat again, but this time with various combinations:
-press in different angle button itself (if it's button damaged, it might make contact in specific position)
-Open slider and see is back button working (in case of flex error, sometimes it works when slide is open, but not when slider closed)
-In case of software error, even circle button won't work as "back" in launcher/menues

Always remember costum roms can do anything
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Circle on the gamepad acts as back button as well
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hello fellow desire user's..
i been using my desire for about 6months and suddenly the power button stop responding, i tried to go back to original state (e.g out of the box) and still the power button not working, i also tried to reflash same thing happen nothing,,,
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ianthugs19 said:
hello fellow desire user's..
i been using my desire for about 6months and suddenly the power button stop responding, i tried to go back to original state (e.g out of the box) and still the power button not working, i also tried to reflash same thing happen nothing,,,
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please help!!!and tnxs in advance..
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Same thing happened to me though mine was due to me dropping my phone. I would give HTC a call in the first instance and try and get it fixed for free under warranty
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ianthugs19 said:
hello fellow desire user's..
i been using my desire for about 6months and suddenly the power button stop responding, i tried to go back to original state (e.g out of the box) and still the power button not working, i also tried to reflash same thing happen nothing,,,
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please help!!!and tnxs in advance..
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[Q] Catch 22 - Desire got Wet not have 3 issues!

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bridgstfer said:
Any other suggestions for what I could try. Could this possibly be something hardware related now? If there a way i can log the key presses or reason it wakes/resets?
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May be a hardware issue. But try installing a lighter ROM like dGB or MildWild and see if the issue persists.
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dvsk69 said:
May be a hardware issue. But try installing a lighter ROM like dGB or MildWild and see if the issue persists.
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Thanks mate. So i tried this and installed CM7 today and have discovered something. As i said above the volume down button doesn't work and the volume up only works with some persuasion. Once i installed CM7 the problem where I lock phone with power key and it instantly wakes up now persists (on the JB rom it at least stayed asleep but reset if power button was pressed again).
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bridgstfer said:
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However whe i changed the display timeout to 15seconds i watched as it timed out and instantly woke then noticed the volume would increment down one notch each it woke up again. This leads me to think that rather then the volume down not working at all it is actually stuck down permanently and could be causing the issue here. Is there any way I can find out if this is the case and disable the volume keys through software or do i need to open up the phone and disconnect it?
Thanks for any help - i think we are getting there!
Bridgstfer
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Flash a ROM which can be unlocked via trackpad and volume can be adjusted from the phone settings without touching volume keys and the power button on the top.
I recommend MildWild5.8 based on CM7. When I was on it, I totally forgot about volume and power keys because all the phone operations can be done without them.
Thanks thats a great suggestion. I actually worked out that the trackpad is being pressed down constantly too because on CM7 when i disable trackpad to wake the phone actually stays asleep.
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Good Day everyone
I just updated my xperia S with an official JB 4.1.2 software and discovered a power button problem. The issue is it sometimes needs to be pressed three times in order to light the screen. When the screen off i press it and nothing happens except the white stripe with back, home and menu marks on the bottom lights but screen is still black, i press it again - stripe flash is off, and only when i press it after all i did before the screen at last is on, i need to press the power button at least 3 times to switch my screen on
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Apelsincheg said:
Good Day everyone
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did anybody had the same experience?
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I had this problem. Just uninstall your screen locking app. It will fix immediately.
oxycash said:
I had this problem. Just uninstall your screen locking app. It will fix immediately.
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No it doesn't do anything. The screen is black and the only thing it does is when i press on button the camera flashes.
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camera flashes that sounds weird
ll_r1d0_ll said:
camera flashes that sounds weird
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ahan is this a software fault or a hardware fault?
ll_r1d0_ll said:
ahan is this a software fault or a hardware fault?
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For me it was software, I had inadvertently set the torch to flash on pressing the power button, it worked fine with the screen on but once the screen went off it wouldn't come back on so I had to follow the steps above
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nogotaclue said:
For me it was software, I had inadvertently set the torch to flash on pressing the power button, it worked fine with the screen on but once the screen went off it wouldn't come back on so I had to follow the steps above
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ahaan thats weird never heard of this problem before
Hey ,i have the same problem as well. I thought i was the only one. i am thinking about taking it to the shop to see if they could fix it. I keep pressing the power button and eventually it would turn back on and work fine again. I've tried installing different Roms and even installed the stock rom but still the same problem. I would use it for a couple of days then randomly it would just go black and just camera flash every time i press the power button. Guessing its a hardware problem since i've tried different roms?

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interesting topic with same problem as yours : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751123
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