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Screen randomly doesn't respond

Hi fellow PLAY owners, I'm having trouble with my screen. I can turn my phone off no problem, but when it comes to waking it up, either by pressing the power button or the home button, my screen won't turn on. I can slide it open, and i hear stuff going on as if my screen were on, but I can't see anything. It'll be like that for random amounts of time, like 1 minute, or as long as 5 minutes or more. Any ideas? THANks

That's the flexible cable problem...
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calar714 said:
Hi fellow PLAY owners, I'm having trouble with my screen. I can turn my phone off no problem, but when it comes to waking it up, either by pressing the power button or the home button, my screen won't turn on. I can slide it open, and i hear stuff going on as if my screen were on, but I can't see anything. It'll be like that for random amounts of time, like 1 minute, or as long as 5 minutes or more. Any ideas? THANks
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I had the same problem..... and now it wont work at anytime... ); so am trying to replace the screen digitizer.

Alright, how about a little Xperia PLAY anatomy class lesson then? What does the flex cable do and what does the screen digitizer do?

they do different jobs
calar714 said:
Alright, how about a little Xperia PLAY anatomy class lesson then? What does the flex cable do and what does the screen digitizer do?
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the digitizer lets the software know where you pressed on the screen, the ribbon connects the screen and digitizer to the main board of phone

So which one would it be if even pressing the power button, which is a harware button, doesn't respond?

Can anyone help me by giving me the part number I should order? I'm checking eBay but there's at least two options for the same named part... Thanks guys!

Is your phone underclocked while the screen is off?
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mine has the same problem but i think there's only a dead spot. For example, the numpad place for 4, 5 and 6. Is there any way to solve this other than taking it to a technician? Problem appears at random times also. Thanks in advance!

t3ng3n3ngy3n said:
mine has the same problem but i think there's only a dead spot. For example, the numpad place for 4, 5 and 6. Is there any way to solve this other than taking it to a technician? Problem appears at random times also. Thanks in advance!
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I think this is a different issue. My entire screen won't turn on even though the phone itself is on.
By the way, my problem has gotten worse. Now it will only turn on (by chance) after I have slid out the gamepad. Grr..

Trygon said:
Is your phone underclocked while the screen is off?
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As far as I know there is no under or overclocking going on. Not unless my ROM does it without me knowing it (Gin2Ics).

Anybody know the name for the flex cable part? Or the part number? Thanks/:cyclops:

So I bought this screen digitizer thinking that it was the problem... and it took forever to get delivered! anyways, I replaced the digitizer and am having the same problem.... :/ and after I changed the digitizer I noticed that the flex cable is actually ripped!! so now I purchased it from here and I'll keep u updated.

Hey thanks so much man. Hope it gets fixed. I want to know how it works for you so maybe I might do the same. It finally died out on me and screen won't turn on at all...

That's exactly what happened to me!

soo.. it finally worked after I changed the flex cable

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soo.. it finally worked after I changed the flex cable
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That's cool man. Congratulations. I, unfortunately, didn't have the same luck. My phone is out for the count. I now have the sad news of no longer being an Xperia PLAY owner. Sad face.

I'll leave this question opened though, for others who might profit from it! :highfive:

[Q] Resurrected my Epic from the toilet.One problem though.

Ok my one and a half year old son got a hold of my Epic Touch and I dont know for how long he had it in the toilet.I knew this day would come but I was hoping for it to be my girlfriend's original Epic,lol.
So I took it apart,dryed it real good with paper towel first,then with air and baked it in oven for a minute or two.
I put it back together and it works!Its amazing because after my son diped it in water it layed wet for about twenty minutes before I found it.
I have one question for those that have more knowledge about Epic's internals:
Everything works except the POWER BUTTON!Yes I can use the power button one time to turn on the phone but after that it doesnt work anymore.
I cant turn off the phone,bring up the shutdown/airplane mode menu or anything else,in order to turn off the phone I need to pull battery.
Yes I took it apart again cleaned everything with rubbin alcohol inside and still same problem,any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Oh,is there any apps out there that can map power button to search or home buttons?

lviv73 said:
Ok my one and a half year old son got a hold of my Epic Touch and I dont know for how long he had it in the toilet.I knew this day would come but I was hoping for it to be my girlfriend's original Epic,lol.
So I took it apart,dryed it real good with paper towel first,then with air and baked it in oven for a minute or two.
I put it back together and it works!Its amazing because after my son diped it in water it layed wet for about twenty minutes before I found it.
I have one question for those that have more knowledge about Epic's internals:
Everything works except the POWER BUTTON!Yes I can use the power button one time to turn on the phone but after that it doesnt work anymore.
I cant turn off the phone,bring up the shutdown/airplane mode menu or anything else,in order to turn off the phone I need to pull battery.
Yes I took it apart again cleaned everything with rubbin alcohol inside and still same problem,any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Oh,is there any apps out there that can map power button to search or home buttons?
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Maybe umm quickboot plus from the market can do it. Only $2
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Do not power it back on.. Put it in a sealed bowl and fill it with rice. Leave it there for at least 24hrs. Even longer if you want the best result. It takes water damage a couple of weeks to really rear its ugly head. Sofar rice seems to be the best bet.
Good luck.. Report back to help out others with this same prob.

Definitely try the rice trick... I would recommend doing that before baking your motherboard in the oven.
The only time I've ever heard of baking any electronic device in the oven is for the Xbox 360...
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Indrid Cole said:
Do not power it back on.. Put it in a sealed bowl and fill it with rice. Leave it there for at least 24hrs. Even longer if you want the best result. It takes water damage a couple of weeks to really rear its ugly head. Sofar rice seems to be the best bet.
Good luck.. Report back to help out others with this same prob.
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I already took it apart and dried it,plus put it in oven.I would say that there is no need for rice now,rice is for those that want to dry inside without talkn the phone apart.Everything works but the power button which is really strange.

Mattix724 said:
Definitely try the rice trick... I would recommend doing that before baking your motherboard in the oven.
The only time I've ever heard of baking any electronic device in the oven is for the Xbox 360...
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I just did that to make sure any remaing moisture was gone.Still no answer why I cant use the power button except to turn on the phone.

Are you on a custom ROM? if so, maybe its the ROM bugging out, not the phone. Just a wild guess.

Do the RICE deal as mentioned above it WORKS on all sorts of electronics!

Chew DZ said:
Are you on a custom ROM? if so, maybe its the ROM bugging out, not the phone. Just a wild guess.
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Im starting to think that too,im gonna try reflashing and see what happens.Power button does work to turn the phone on but after this it doesn't.
I just don't want to reflash because i been running Blazer 4.0 for 3 months now(the longest i ever went without flashing,lol) and i added all types of custom apk"s to that rom.I would usually extract apk files from this rom and pit them in the new one but i odexed it,so no it looks like im going to have to make a whole new rom and that's a day gone.

He has already gone far and above the rice trick. That would be repetitive and unnecessary.
Also, rubbing alcohol is not a good solution. It leaves a film on the metal that is highly corrosive. You need denatured alcohol.
The power button has a two step contact. That button most likely needs to be replaced. You can order cheap on a wholesale parts website.
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
He has already gone far and above the rice trick. That would be repetitive and unnecessary.
Also, rubbing alcohol is not a good solution. It leaves a film on the metal that is highly corrosive. You need denatured alcohol.
The power button has a two step contact. That button most likely needs to be replaced. You can order cheap on a wholesale parts website.
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Finally someone understands it.I don't think power button needs replacement because i use the power button to turn on the phone,lol.But after that power button doesn't work.The power button only works one time-to turn on the phone but that's it,so its not the button that's defective.Its gotta be software related or one of the chips that controls power button after the phone is on is fried.

I didnt kno the e4gt was out that long lol.. Either way anything could be going on.. It was dropped in water lol
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Try button remapper to resolve the power button ordeal. I personally would ditch the search button and use that as the new power button.
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The likely reason its not functioning after you power on is a short somewhere created by the liquid. When powered off the short is not affecting but once on it disables the button. I dont think you can replace that button unless you've got some decent soldering skills and you cant really be sure that even that would fix it. Liquid is one of those wildcards when it comes to electronics. You dont know if your screwed from jump or if the liquid might rear its ugly head later... too unpredictable.

d12unk13astard said:
Try button remapper to resolve the power button ordeal. I personally would ditch the search button and use that as the new power button.
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Just what i was thinking,what is the button remapper app called?

blackhawksnip3r said:
The likely reason its not functioning after you power on is a short somewhere created by the liquid. When powered off the short is not affecting but once on it disables the button. I dont think you can replace that button unless you've got some decent soldering skills and you cant really be sure that even that would fix it. Liquid is one of those wildcards when it comes to electronics. You dont know if your screwed from jump or if the liquid might rear its ugly head later... too unpredictable.
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I already thought of that,i was thinking if i run the phone for a while and internals get warm that this little drop of water will evaporate(if that's what it is because i heated in in the oven pretty good,i couldn't even touch it),i will have to see after few days of usage.

i thought the one problem... would be it smelled like ****. :good:

lviv73 said:
I already thought of that,i was thinking if i run the phone for a while and internals get warm that this little drop of water will evaporate(if that's what it is because i heated in in the oven pretty good,i couldn't even touch it),i will have to see after few days of usage.
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Lol the water emits an electrical shock when put in water which can damage any part of the phone.. Heating it up in a microwave is only resoldering the phone.. Wont fix an electrical shock that could have damaged a chip or a hardware button a led etc.. What would happen if you had a pc plugged in and dropped it in water while it was on? Just throw it in the microwave and itd be fine?
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elliwigy said:
Lol the water emits an electrical shock when put in water which can damage any part of the phone.. Heating it up in a microwave is only resoldering the phone.. Wont fix an electrical shock that could have damaged a chip or a hardware button a led etc.. What would happen if you had a pc plugged in and dropped it in water while it was on? Just throw it in the microwave and itd be fine?
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Lol,microwave?Who said anything about microwave?Im talking about regular oven,microwave will fry everything in few seconds.

Damn it,now its serious,phone wont go into Download Mode.When i try to put it in download mode i push "up" key for "Yes" and it flashes for about one second download mode,well not exactly it flashes this:
ODIN MODE(in red letters)
Product Name:SPH-700
Custom Binary Download:NO
Current Binary:Samsung Official
Downloading do not turn off target
It flashes that for about one second then it starts to boot into android.Another thing that i noticed is when i power on the phone i get Samsung Galaxy S2 logo then it disappears then the phone reboots and i get Samsung Galaxy S2 logo second time and then it boots into android.
So it boots after second galaxy s logo.I can still boot into CWM though that's only good thing.
Has anyone encountered similar phenomenon before?

[Q] Phone won't turn on, blue led light stays on

Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I hope I won't somehow piss anyone off. I'm just looking for a little advice or guidance.
Device: SPH-D710 Samsung Galaxy S2 on Sprint (CDMA). It was running the latest over the air ICS update. It was not rooted.
Background: Starting about a month ago the phone began to occasionally restart on its own. Also, my clock widget began to disappear randomly, no matter how many times I would put it back on the screen. It would also occasionally crash on resource heavy apps like chrome or facebook. I installed Go Launcher to try to fix the widget problem. This is the only thing out of the ordinary that I've done recently.
Problem: While running an app the phone crashed. I pulled the battery and restarted it. It never booted. The screen remains completely black and the blue LED light stays on. I've tested a different battery, it wasn't the problem. I've plugged it into my computer and it does not see the device. Plugging in the charger turns on the blue light (I can only turn it off by pulling the battery).
Question: I'm pretty sure this phone is bricked but would love confirmation (whether you can confirm or tell me how I can confirm). What I really care about is being able to access the data that was on the phone. Is there any way I can access the data? The sprint store said it would be 50 bucks to look at it and if they can't fix it they would get me a new phone. I really don't care about a new phone. Is there anything that they can do to recover my data that I can't?
Basically, is there anything I can do to access the internal memory files? (Secondary question is can I fix the phone).
Thank you in advance for your input and excuse me if I haven't followed all common etiquette on this forum. (I did search the topic).

Do not send it to sprint. Look up jtag. Send it to a reputable company like mobiletechvideos. They will repair it if it can be brought back. Solid blue light is bricked. Flashing blue light is a bad battery. Goodluck.
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patrao_n said:
Do not send it to sprint. Look up jtag. Send it to a reputable company like mobiletechvideos. They will repair it if it can be brought back. Solid blue light is bricked. Flashing blue light is a bad battery. Goodluck.
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It definitely looks promising - if they can fix it, would it be fixed but wiped? My main concern is recovering internal data.

spoke to kyle at mobiletechvideos and he thinks it's an emmc failure since it wasn't during flashing - in which case my saved data is gone forever. anyone disagree or have any other insight? can i save my data?

wukilaflee said:
spoke to kyle at mobiletechvideos and he thinks it's an emmc failure since it wasn't during flashing - in which case my saved data is gone forever. anyone disagree or have any other insight? can i save my data?
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Mine started the random reboots, and then reboot loops, then couldn't get the screen to turn on...blah blah blah... lots of issues lots of people have seen. It was all because of the power button. It eventually got to where it just didn't work at all, and i was smacking the power button corner of the phone on a table or something to even get it to power on, and having to use the volume rocker wake option to wake the screen. I'm not sure if your issue is the same, but it only cost me $40 to get my power button replaced at a cell phone repair shop locally and took the guy less than 30mins.
Just a suggestion, may not have anything to do with it, but it could save you some money it happened to work. Alternatively you could try smacking the power button corner of the phone on a hard surface a few times and if it is the problem, it might unstick long enough at least know thats what it is.
I'm no expert, and i make no guarantees or promises, just my experience with mine and my wife's phone over the last 2 years...lot's of issues solved by one of three things, power button, usb port, and battery. Good luck!

momentary said:
Mine started the random reboots, and then reboot loops, then couldn't get the screen to turn on...blah blah blah... lots of issues lots of people have seen. It was all because of the power button. It eventually got to where it just didn't work at all, and i was smacking the power button corner of the phone on a table or something to even get it to power on, and having to use the volume rocker wake option to wake the screen. I'm not sure if your issue is the same, but it only cost me $40 to get my power button replaced at a cell phone repair shop locally and took the guy less than 30mins.
Just a suggestion, may not have anything to do with it, but it could save you some money it happened to work. Alternatively you could try smacking the power button corner of the phone on a hard surface a few times and if it is the problem, it might unstick long enough at least know thats what it is.
I'm no expert, and i make no guarantees or promises, just my experience with mine and my wife's phone over the last 2 years...lot's of issues solved by one of three things, power button, usb port, and battery. Good luck!
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That is not the issue. This is an emmc failure for sure.
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Thank you
patrao_n said:
Do not send it to sprint. Look up jtag. Send it to a reputable company like mobiletechvideos. They will repair it if it can be brought back. Solid blue light is bricked. Flashing blue light is a bad battery. Goodluck.
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I just replaced the battery and it turned back on.

power button

Hi im having some trouble on my sgh i747. for a while the power button hasd been acting kind of glitchy, meaning that when i pressed it, it would turn on and off a few times, and all of a sudden it turned off and wont trun back on. It is acting as though someone is holding down the button constantly. should i replace just the button, or should i change the enitire motherboard. Or is there a way i can fix this without spending money. and if it comes to me having to change the motherboard, could you please advise me on a good website for geniuine parts. Thanks.

Had the same issue.. Bought new switches from eBay.. Searched YouTube for the how.. And while waiting opened it up and destroyed the power button. Booted using recovery, then downloaded screen off app. It's a work around until the new switch arrives
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electroau said:
Had the same issue.. Bought new switches from eBay.. Searched YouTube for the how.. And while waiting opened it up and destroyed the power button. Booted using recovery, then downloaded screen off app. It's a work around until the new switch arrives
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So do you think changing the power button in my case, would resolve my issue?

From my research.. Yes.. It seems to be a common problem
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rkant18 said:
Hi im having some trouble on my sgh i747. for a while the power button hasd been acting kind of glitchy, meaning that when i pressed it, it would turn on and off a few times, and all of a sudden it turned off and wont trun back on. It is acting as though someone is holding down the button constantly. should i replace just the button, or should i change the enitire motherboard. Or is there a way i can fix this without spending money. and if it comes to me having to change the motherboard, could you please advise me on a good website for geniuine parts. Thanks.
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This is going to sound strange however it worked for me. I bought a G3 on eBay at a really good price to be used to play with flashing ROMS. The phone supposedly was acting as you describe. It was also supposed to have some slight water damage. When I received it, it seemed to be working ok. However I soon started experiencing the same symptoms as you. I did some Google searching and found a YouTube video with a solution that strangely enough happened to work for me. The solution was to rap the power button against the edge of a table or chair a few times. Did that and now the power button works. It has been working now for about four months. I now have a backup phone for a $115 investment.

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This is going to sound strange however it worked for me. I bought a G3 on eBay at a really good price to be used to play with flashing ROMS. The phone supposedly was acting as you describe. It was also supposed to have some slight water damage. When I received it, it seemed to be working ok. However I soon started experiencing the same symptoms as you. I did some Google searching and found a YouTube video with a solution that strangely enough happened to work for me. The solution was to rap the power button against the edge of a table or chair a few times. Did that and now the power button works. It has been working now for about four months. I now have a backup phone for a $115 investment.
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Ive tried that but still no luck. Maybe I am not hitting hard enough

Dropped Z5P, now unresponsive - help??

I'm completely bamboozled, and no technical expert when it comes to in-depth diagnosis - so bear with me here.
On Saturday evening, I dropped my Premium onto my sofa, not realising the TV remote was there - and it sounded like the 2 connected with some force. Since then it wont turn on, it wont charge, and it isn't recognised by my PC when I connect it. I took it to a local repair shop, who held onto it during today, who returned it hours later confirming that their tech had checked all the internal connections/screen etc, and they couldn't determine what was wrong with it.
I should note at this point that I'm aware that third-party repairs void warranties - however O2 informed me that as it was accidental damage and not a manufaturing fault, my warranty was void anyway. I also didn't take out insurance, as at the time finances were tight, and I'd had insurance on my 2 previous handsets (Z, and Z Ultra) and not claimed. Typical.
So i'm at a complete loss - I don't know what to do, and what makes this worse is that I haven't even had it 6 months, so I'm paying for a device I can't use. And I'm locked into a 24 month contract - double ouch.
XDA - if anyone can help me in any way whatsoever, I'd be so grateful.

liquidborn said:
I'm completely bamboozled, and no technical expert when it comes to in-depth diagnosis - so bear with me here.
On Saturday evening, I dropped my Premium onto my sofa, not realising the TV remote was there - and it sounded like the 2 connected with some force. Since then it wont turn on, it wont charge, and it isn't recognised by my PC when I connect it. I took it to a local repair shop, who held onto it during today, who returned it hours later confirming that their tech had checked all the internal connections/screen etc, and they couldn't determine what was wrong with it.
I should note at this point that I'm aware that third-party repairs void warranties - however O2 informed me that as it was accidental damage and not a manufaturing fault, my warranty was void anyway. I also didn't take out insurance, as at the time finances were tight, and I'd had insurance on my 2 previous handsets (Z, and Z Ultra) and not claimed. Typical.
So i'm at a complete loss - I don't know what to do, and what makes this worse is that I haven't even had it 6 months, so I'm paying for a device I can't use. And I'm locked into a 24 month contract - double ouch.
XDA - if anyone can help me in any way whatsoever, I'd be so grateful.
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You can try to report it stolen

KbaB.BroS said:
You can try to report it stolen
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Not sure how that would help
Sure, if I had insurance, I could do that - but then I'd have claimed for accidental damage

liquidborn said:
Not sure how that would help
Sure, if I had insurance, I could do that - but then I'd have claimed for accidental damage
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You only had it for 6 months, they can't force you to pay the rest if you don't have it

KbaB.BroS said:
You only had it for 6 months, they can't force you to pay the rest if you don't have it
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Ah, now if I hadn't signed a contract..!

liquidborn said:
Ah, now if I hadn't signed a contract..!
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But if you lose it, isn't it necessary for them to freeze the contract so you don't pay for someone else using your number and device?

KbaB.BroS said:
But if you lose it, isn't it necessary for them to freeze the contract so you don't pay for someone else using your number and device?
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I wish it worked like that..
I guess repair info on the Z5P is limited at the moment?

liquidborn said:
I wish it worked like that..
I guess repair info on the Z5P is limited at the moment?
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Damn straight, got nothing here

Tried holding power and volume down for awhile to see if you can soft reset it? Also, I believe there is a hard reset button in the sim card bay as a last resort. Shouldn't be rendered useless after a light drop.

Try open up the flap where the sim card is in. There's a button in there. Try holding it down for 10 to 30 seconds.
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Thanks all - tried all those suggestions before I had it looked at unfortunately. I've even tried the 2-minute hold-down of the button under the flap, to no avail

liquidborn said:
Thanks all - tried all those suggestions before I had it looked at unfortunately. I've even tried the 2-minute hold-down of the button under the flap, to no avail
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Hi,
for the z5p, try holding down power and vol+ in that order, the phone shoud vibrate 3 times, after that [if that worked] then let go of both buttons,
wait for the LED indicator to light up yellow/orange and press vol+ and that will get you to recovery
alternately try getting into fastboot, by doing the above but with the device plugged in to usb port on pc and keep the vol+ button pressed.
when the LED is blue, you're in fastboot
and from there ou can try running fastboot reboot
good luck
m

moonbutt74 said:
Hi,
for the z5p, try holding down power and vol+ in that order, the phone shoud vibrate 3 times, after that [if that worked] then let go of both buttons,
wait for the LED indicator to light up yellow/orange and press vol+ and that will get you to recovery
alternately try getting into fastboot, by doing the above but with the device plugged in to usb port on pc and keep the vol+ button pressed.
when the LED is blue, you're in fastboot
and from there ou can try running fastboot reboot
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No joy I'm afraid
I've tried:
Power+VolUp
USB
USB+VolUp
USB+VolDown
Hidden reset button (both short and 2 mins)
Left plugged into a (Sony, not third-party) charger for 3/4 hours
It's completely unresponsive. No notification LED, no "connected" sound from my PC when I plug it in - nothing. The repair shop were convinced it wasn't a screen issue, and that the guy checked every connection and they were all fine. The only physical damage is beside the power button - i've attached a photo to this post.
I wouldn't have thought there'd be any point even sending it to Sony, as its not a manufacturing issue; they'd just send it right back. I've had terrible luck recently, and this is really the icing on the cake - so I'm grateful for any tips, etc

hmm, okay, i want to suggest that the drop knocked your battery loose but that's probably not it,
if you "jammed up" the power button, then you probably need to open the phone up and take a look. , most buttons are a combination of the bendy plastic stuff with an itty-bitty button beneath them, BUT this could also be, maybe, related to the fact of the fingerprint sensor in the power button ?
again, with button being jammed up, maybe something is touching/not touching where it should/shouldn't be ?
these are all the things i could think of. Hope it helps. I just got one of these, they definitely need a hard case.
You should see the bend test on youtube , xD
Good Luck :good:
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moonbutt74 said:
hmm, okay, i want to suggest that the drop knocked your battery loose but that's probably not it,
if you "jammed up" the power button, then you probably need to open the phone up and take a look. , most buttons are a combination of the bendy plastic stuff with an itty-bitty button beneath them, BUT this could also be, maybe, related to the fact of the fingerprint sensor in the power button ?
again, with button being jammed up, maybe something is touching/not touching where it should/shouldn't be ?
these are all the things i could think of. Hope it helps. I just got one of these, they definitely need a hard case.
You should see the bend test on youtube , xD
Good Luck :good:
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Hmm, I can't try taking it apart as I don't have the tools (definately an option to try, though) - however, surely if it was just an issue of the power button not "touching" where it should, it would charge/be detected by a PC when connected? At least the notification light would illuminate..
That bend test is crazy, made me cringe

try hold volume down and then plug it into a computer. It should turn it into download mode which should have the LED be blue iirc. That's to see if it is actually unresponsive and dead. If that works you can try and flashing the stock firmware and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't then if there isn't any real damage it may be covered by warranty since they wouldn't know how it happened

Tidbits said:
try hold volume down and then plug it into a computer. It should turn it into download mode which should have the LED be blue iirc. That's to see if it is actually unresponsive and dead. If that works you can try and flashing the stock firmware and see if that fixes the problem. If it doesn't then if there isn't any real damage it may be covered by warranty since they wouldn't know how it happened
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It's completely unresponsive dude, no signs of life no matter what
Warranty is a no-go too, if you see the pic attached to my reponse above the damage is pretty visible.. I'm so gutted, this is the best handset I've had and I've ****ed it up...

I'll sell you mine for $550 USD shipped lol jk shipping would be hella expensive.
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I'll sell you mine for $550 USD shipped lol jk shipping would be hella expensive.
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The funny thing is it'd most-likely work out cheaper than buying a new one here in the UK

Wouldn't surprise me. I paid $700USD but that included added warranty from the importer.
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