A friend broke his phones power button.
Is there any way to remap power to another button?
And if there is would it work for turning on the phone?
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He might just have to use the home button to turn it on, and download a sleep button from the play store. That's probably the easiest way.
Yes there are several ways to awake the phone. But Broken Power button will post a lot more challenges if you happen to turn off the phone. Best have it repaired.
the power button does work kinda (its super sensitive if you slide your finger over it without pushing it down, it will activate).
say i disable it while the phone is turned on would i still be able to turn the phone on with it?
So long physically its working fine, the button will turn on the phone from power off state. Any mods you do to disable it will only affect when Android is operational. Some of the Roms for the S3 do allow to change the button that will awake the phone. Typically the home button will be the alternate choice. Also there are apps in Play Store that do this as well.
thanks for all the help i really appreciate it
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if your ever playing any games and you accidently hit home or any other button then you know what im talking about. since the buttons are touch sensitive you may get some accidental clicks. i wish there was a way you could lock the bottom row of buttons, not sure if its possible though. maybe by combining two of the physical buttons (such as volume up and down) we could lock the bottom row until we need to use those keys again and then we could unlock in a similar fashion. is there anyway possible someone could develop this?
+1 for this. I like the idea of it being toggled with volume buttons, or maybe long pressing the power button and adding it to that menu. It would have to be included in a rom though, you cant give that power to just any app. or you'll never be able to close it without rebooting.
every time i watch a video a hit the search button by mistake. i really wish someone would do this. also it would be better if you hold volume up and power buttons.
Ya I actually just had it happen again with gvba. Note: it really sucks if you accidently hit the back button. Lock please!
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My power button has been unresponsive more and more. This morning my battery fell out and the power button is not working yet again. I took it apart and the button seems to function properly but it is unresponsive for some reason. The phone works fine other than the power button issue. I'm wondering if there is a different way to power up my phone other than the power button.
Thanks
Some custom roms will power on the device when you plug in the charger. There's also roms that'll let you wake the screen with the volume buttons (may even be an app for that). Sorry I can't name specific roms...I just can't remember which ones do it.
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If the power button isn't working properly, take it back in to Sprint. It's under warranty.
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Hi there guys,
i want to ask u if u know a way to remap physical key on galaxy nexus or another way to turn on from "standby" the cell without always pressing the power button...
i can think that fast it will be insible to touch after long use or continuisly press
thanks for your answer and tips about it
I'm not entirely sure what your asking. There are only 3 physical keys on the device and one of them needs to be used as the power button. If you mean turning the screen on by pressing the screen, this wouldn't make much sense as the screen needs to be on to detect touch.
only 2 physical keys...
1)power on/off button
2)volume
when the screen is black i can turn it on only by pressing the power button, i'm looking for another way to turn the screen on, ex. shacking the phone, pressing the screen, pressing volume key or etc...
The volume consists of 2 physical buttons...
All sensors are off by default when the screen is off. Turning these on would drain your battery dramatically.
If you were to change your power on button to one of your volume keys, what would be the point? You'd just lose the ability to change your volume easily and have a useless power button.
remap the volume key was just an example...
the matter is: is there any other way to turn on the screen without press the power button? with the constantly and massive use of it, it will become fragile and easy to break out.
i use volume up/down and power on /off randomly, all are enabled to wake up the device on aokp milestone 4. i think they may have designed the buttons to survive for quite some time since there is only 1 regular button for the job. other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
edit: by enabled i meant it is possible to select them as usable. stock doesnt have it afaik (didnt have stock long enough to find out)
cyanoviper said:
i use volume up/down and power on /off randomly, all are enabled to wake up the device on aokp milestone 4. i think they may have designed the buttons to survive for quite some time since there is only 1 regular button for the job. other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
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no, its an option in the Rom Controls under the lockscreen options menu.
Glados kernel has a touch wake option. You can set it for any length of time after the screen goes off. This will also prevent your phone from going into deep sleep so it can affect your battery.
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cyanoviper said:
other buttons on other phones dont just die and break out do they?
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yes and this is the problem, my experience with other phones with "one function key" usually they break out "easily"
ok so from what u all wrote guys my only option is to root the phone and install a new rom with that "touch screen option"
can u indicate to me better where i can find the roms you are talking about? i'll appreciate it a lot
AOKP found in the development section
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Thank u all guys i can say this question is solved !!!
At least while the phone is running, is there any way for me to disable the power button? I often watch something on the screen in landscape and I really hate how easy it is for that button to be pressed either locking the screen or bringing up the power menu. Since I can do all those things via software I am looking for a way to disable this button completely while the phone is running. It of course still needs to be able to turn the phone on but I dont think that can be changed.
I can't just disable the volume rocker instead as I use a flip case and this is the side it rests on.
Any ideas?
Installed Jedi XV12 a few days ago and have been loving it. Falling in love with my phone all over again.
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How can I lock my phone if I decide to lock it, while the self-locking stuff is disabled?
I prefer to keep my phone unlocked. So I put a 30 minute timer to prevent the self-locking, and disable the option of "immediately lock when power button is pressed."
But if I get stopped by the police I want to lock the phone immediately. Any way to do that? Currently I'd have to hold the power button, and select restart or power off, then confirm it, and that can be awkward if you are running away.
Run faster than the police.
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I never tested it that way to be certain. But I was using "Screen Off and Lock" on my last phone, because the power button was getting flaky. So I used the SO&L shortcut as a substitute power button to turn the phone off. Then I'd wake it up with the Home button.
I believe SO&L would lock it immediately, even if normally it would not lock right away if I had used the power button.
Maybe give it a shot?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
Cerberus.
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If we answer this, could we be charged with assisting a felon?
Just kidding about anything nefarious, hope it brought some smiles?
But the point remains. If I want to lock the phone occasionally, but generally keep the phone unlocked, I don't see a way to do this on the phone without resorting to aftermarket apps?
I think vanilla Lollipop android has the option to lock the screen when you are on safe tether, but that's disabled for me on the G4.
If you are worried about the police searching your phone have it auto lock when you push the power button and have it lock on a short timeout.