Did anyone at HTC actually use this device? The power button is an absolute joke. 50% of the time I wind up messing with the volume on my way to turn the phone off and put it back in my pocket.
How do you guys sleep this thing? The nexus 5 buttons are so much better.
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eallan said:
Did anyone at HTC actually use this device? The power button is an absolute joke. 50% of the time I wind up messing with the volume on my way to turn the phone off and put it back in my pocket.
How do you guys sleep this thing? The nexus 5 buttons are so much better.
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I would suggest you return it.
I press mine - it turns on. I press it again - it turns off.
Every time.
grentuu said:
I would suggest you return it.
I press mine - it turns on. I press it again - it turns off.
Every time.
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i think he is talking about the power button location?
anyway, there are many different ways to turn of the screen.(root needed)
1.swipe2sleep
2.notification double tap on viper rom
3. OR u can just customize a button on ur NAV bar to turn off the phone
grentuu said:
I would suggest you return it.
I press mine - it turns on. I press it again - it turns off.
Every time.
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Hilarious.
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eallan said:
Did anyone at HTC actually use this device? The power button is an absolute joke. 50% of the time I wind up messing with the volume on my way to turn the phone off and put it back in my pocket.
How do you guys sleep this thing? The nexus 5 buttons are so much better.
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First I have a nexus5 also and there is no comparison on the buttons. They rattle when you shake it. Anyways maybe you have a bad device. I just set mine to hold home to turn screen off so I never even have to hit the button but my button works fine if I need it.
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mr.dj26 said:
i think he is talking about the power button location?
anyway, there are many different ways to turn of the screen.(root needed)
1.swipe2sleep
2.notification double tap on viper rom
3. OR u can just customize a button on ur NAV bar to turn off the phone
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Indeed. I'm contemplating a return and sticking with either my moto x or nexus 5 so k won't be rooting it at the moment.
Its bizarre that they added motion gestures basically acknowledging the button isn't great, is there no off gesture?
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I use Screen Off and Lock app found on the Play Store. Works great.
bsheedy said:
I use Screen Off and Lock app found on the Play Store. Works great.
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I will look into this. Seems odd HTC has an "on" method (acknowledging they need one in addition to the sleep button) but not an off button.
grentuu said:
I would suggest you return it.
I press mine - it turns on. I press it again - it turns off.
Every time.
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This is how mine works too.
--- OP, I used to do the same thing with my m7. After a couple weeks of use I stopped doing it.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
This is how mine works too.
--- OP, I used to do the same thing with my m7. After a couple weeks of use I stopped doing it.
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Except sometimes, I long press the power button, then I get a short vibration & several options regarding resetting or powering down my phone. Thanks for confirming the presence of the other features tho! I am glad to see that the power button functions to start the device, as well as turn the display on & off. I am certainly happy to discover that the power buttons function didn't change just because HTC located it somewhere other than where LG located it!
Seriously, I also have a N5 (with ZERO button issues, rock solid), but I much prefer the HTC button placement. No accidentally turning the device off while just trying to adjust the volume with only a left hand available at the time.
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Except sometimes, I long press the power button, then I get a short vibration & several options regarding resetting or powering down my phone. Thanks for confirming the presence of the other features tho! I am glad to see that the power button functions to start the device, as well as turn the display on & off. I am certainly happy to discover that the power buttons function didn't change just because HTC located it somewhere other than where LG located it!
Seriously, I also have a N5 (with ZERO button issues, rock solid), but I much prefer the HTC button placement. No accidentally turning the device off while just trying to adjust the volume with only a left hand available at the time.
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Yeah, I actually prefer the button being in the top. I never really liked the power button on the side.
My hands aren't big either, if anything they're smaller than an average guy.
It just takes a small shift to turn it off with one hand, just being careful you don't press the volume buttons. Which became easy after a couple days of use for me.
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Am I the only one whose power button seems to have sunk into the housing? I can only press down the left side, which is even hard to do. Kind of a pain.
I'm sorry, that really sucks... (warranty replacement time?) MIUI has a bunch of apps that you can use to turn the phone on an off without using the button on top. You press the app, and the screen shuts off. I don't know if it'll work on non-miui roms, but you can give it a shot...
http://www.mediafire.com/?2c3em6x1e8v1mk7
There's the app, download it, then using root explorer, I'd push it to /system/app and fix permissions on that (owner x x, group x, other x) and also check that the owner is listed as 0-root for owner and group
Alternately in settings, for both cm7 and miui, you can make it so the volume rocker will wake the screen when the screen shuts off...
I don't have the problem you're talking about, but those are potential things you could do to avoid having it break worse...
Hope that helps (probably doesn't, but I tried)
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Amphibliam said:
Am I the only one whose power button seems to have sunk into the housing? I can only press down the left side, which is even hard to do. Kind of a pain.
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I found the replacement its in a thread I started a while back
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Hello,
For the S3.
the home button & the volumes button are disabled with this zip.
Just the power button will wake up your phone. Battery saver
Flash it with CWM.
http://www.ds-service.be/disable home wakeup.zip
Grtz!
DannySchaukens said:
Hello,
For the S3.
the home button & the volumes button are disabled with this zip.
Just the power button will wake up your phone. Battery saver
Flash it with CWM.
http://www.ds-service.be/disable home wakeup.zip
Grtz!
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Hi, nice feature. But please can you provide a undo .zip?
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I would prefer one that ONLY wakes the phone with the home button
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How is this a battery saving mod? Does the home-button wakeup feature actually consume some battery?
DannySchaukens said:
Hello,
For the S3.
the home button & the volumes button are disabled with this zip.
Just the power button will wake up your phone. Battery saver
Flash it with CWM.
http://www.ds-service.be/disable home wakeup.zip
Grtz!
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Nice.....
any update on this? can't get this to work on Verizon 4.0.4
Can volume keys wake the phone?
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UUK3 said:
Hi, nice feature. But please can you provide a undo .zip?
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I can provide you with one.
rj3005 said:
I would prefer one that ONLY wakes the phone with the home button
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Me too! Very useful when out at concerts etc. I found that the constant movement would cause the power button to be hit, then screen would stay on for a minute with contact through thin trousers/shorts.
Eventually I found phone was quite warm and battery was slightly reduced.
And I have no idea what the volume wake does, but I have left it enabled.
How about wake up with volume keys
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How about wake up with volume keys
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Basically, the file gpio-keys.kl contains four lines corresponding to both volume keys, power button and the home button.
The zip I posted removes the WAKE from just the power button. So the volume keys behave in the same way they would without the modification.
The zip the op posted removes the WAKE from the volume keys and the home button, but not the power button. (so the volume keys will no longer wake the device).
I don't know what this difference means, I assume it may have something to do with volume changing when listening to music? But I have no idea.
Does this clear it up?
But the volume keys dont wake up the phone by default right?
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baste07 said:
But the volume keys dont wake up the phone by default right?
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Nope, not as far as I have ever seen.
But they were set to WAKE, so I left them that way.
Is there a flashable file that can enable that?
Thanks1
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Saketme said:
How is this a battery saving mod? Does the home-button wakeup feature actually consume some battery?
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the button doesn't, but the screen coming on does. Disabling the button is handy, when phones in pocket, and button keeps pressing.
baste07 said:
Is there a flashable file that can enable that?
Thanks1
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Enable wake on volume key press? I honestly don't know how, according to the file that I modified they already do - but we know that they don't actually visibly affect the device.
dilse said:
the button doesn't, but the screen coming on does. Disabling the button is handy, when phones in pocket, and button keeps pressing.
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I think acccidently pressing the power button is much easier than accidently pressing the home button, so arguably, you would save more power disabling the power button, and not the home button?
Thank´s for this, love it.
i have a case on my s3 so pressing the power button is eliminated accidentally, however the home button i seem to press accidentally every time i pull it out of my pocket or even just shuffling it around.
Hey,can't test it because i have cm9!
Looking good though...
Could you make a zip for cm9 too?
Eric Eakin said:
i have a case on my s3 so pressing the power button is eliminated accidentally, however the home button i seem to press accidentally every time i pull it out of my pocket or even just shuffling it around.
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Fair enough, I foolishly don't have a case for my phone. But I have insurance so that helps? (worst reasoning ever)
nfsmw_gr said:
Hey,can't test it because i have cm9!
Looking good though...
Could you make a zip for cm9 too?
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I just downloaded a CM9 nightly, the same file exists which this zip modifies.
This *should* work for you no issues, with the revert working aswell. Of course, nandroid first...
LukeHandle said:
I can provide you with one.
Me too! Very useful when out at concerts etc. I found that the constant movement would cause the power button to be hit, then screen would stay on for a minute with contact through thin trousers/shorts..
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Tried with your Power button disabled mod.. Doesn't work.. After flashing, it still wakes up my phone.
I am on Stock firmware with Siyah Kernel.. Any suggestions. Thanks.
It's been something that has bothered me ever since I bought my Galaxy Nexus. The existence of just one physical button to switch the screen on and off makes me question the lifetime of Power Button.
Does anyone know of any apps, mods, whatever for this? My first thought was to enable the Volume Keys to wake up the screen, I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach. Another way could be shaking the phone to turn it on.
Taken from a google search .... "There's an app called "No Lock" that will wake the Nexus One using the Volume rocker"
May work on the Galaxy Nexus too maybe but i dont know
Yea, I've seen that app too but it doens't do exactly what I want. Plus it disables entirely the lock screen which is certainly something I do not want. :\
look for smart screen on app, it enables you to turn your device on and off with the proximity sensor
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stevesmind said:
I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach.
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grognaz said:
look for smart screen on app, it enables you to turn your device on and off with the proximity sensor
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Please read the OP next time :-/
Cm9 has volume rocker wake. It also has a notification toggle that turns off the screen.
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stevesmind said:
It's been something that has bothered me ever since I bought my Galaxy Nexus. The existence of just one physical button to switch the screen on and off makes me question the lifetime of Power Button.
Does anyone know of any apps, mods, whatever for this? My first thought was to enable the Volume Keys to wake up the screen, I have also read about the proximity sensor but I don't think having the sensor active all the time is a good approach. Another way could be shaking the phone to turn it on.
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Screen off & Lock works fine & cuts the wear & t4ear on the power button in half. I halve it set up as swipe action in Nova launcher.
AOKP had volume rocker wake in the ROM Control too.
Can try this app "Smart screen on"
it uses the proximity sensor to wake the phone..
Leion said:
Can try this app "Smart screen on"
it uses the proximity sensor to wake the phone..
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He said he doesn't want to keep the proximity sensor on.
Have you tried "ShakeOff"? Turn the screen off/on with a shake. I haven't tested it on the GN but it used to work on my old phone.
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Volume rocker. You have warranty anyway for a year.
Also, you do realize there's only one way to accelerate in a car right? Are you worried that the pedal won't work everyday so you'll need to find an alternative way to drive?
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theking_13 said:
Volume rocker. You have warranty anyway for a year.
Also, you do realize there's only one way to accelerate in a car right? Are you worried that the pedal won't work everyday so you'll need to find an alternative way to drive?
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that's a nice analogy. now consider this:
car's are made to last, let's say, for 10 years.
smartphones and electronics/gadgets in general aren't.
not even going to mention the "years of expertise" behind the mechanics on a car.
thanks - everyone - for the replies I will try those!
I will say the power button on this phone is we made and I'm sure it will last just fine
I've had worse. Like my thunderbolt
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AOKP can do what you request.
my power button on my GN stopped functioning after 6 months of use. It requires me to press in very hard to get a response now or none at all. I'm in the process of backing everything up and beginning the warranty process with expansys. Have to say, I considered this to be the best phone I've ever had and this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
You could always try PGM Nexus (free). It allows you to unlock your phone by sliding your finger across the screen.
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my power button on my GN stopped functioning after 6 months of use. It requires me to press in very hard to get a response now or none at all. I'm in the process of backing everything up and beginning the warranty process with expansys. Have to say, I considered this to be the best phone I've ever had and this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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Sounds personal...
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SocialReject said:
Sounds personal...
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how so? I'm not one to nitpick small flaws, every phone has them. the power button failing is a major issue though. I would've still attributed it to a defective exception if I hadn't see many more people reporting the same thing. I did start using the volume rocker wake in cm9, but probably a bit too late
3rdstring said:
Screen off & Lock works fine & cuts the wear & t4ear on the power button in half. I halve it set up as swipe action in Nova launcher.
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I have used this for a couple months and it works really great!
Even i worry a lot about the power button thingy. I use PGM nexus free version and it partially does the job. But for screen off i still have to use the power button.
Had a very bad experience with my moto milestone regarding the power button.
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I found out a way to temporarily disable back light on the soft keys on my non-rooted HOX. It kind of works most of the times and is active until you lock the device.
First, download "Screen filter" from the Play store
Activate the screen filter to your liking, I recommend putting a widget on your home screen and un-tick the "enable soft-key backlight"
Now comes the extremely unscientific trick to get the soft key to be turned off, press the power key on your device to lock and unlock your device until it "forgets" to turn on the soft key back light!
I do this almost every night and usually works after 3 or 4 tries.
Maybe there is a better solution out there for the people who have not rooted their device?
marcinr said:
I found out a way to temporarily disable back light on the soft keys on my non-rooted HOX. It kind of works most of the times and is active until you lock the device.
First, download "Screen filter" from the Play store
Activate the screen filter to your liking, I recommend putting a widget on your home screen and un-tick the "enable soft-key backlight"
Now comes the extremely unscientific trick to get the soft key to be turned off, press the power key on your device to lock and unlock your device until it "forgets" to turn on the soft key back light!
I do this almost every night and usually works after 3 or 4 tries.
Maybe there is a better solution out there for the people who have not rooted their device?
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Edit: my bad didn't notice the not rooted part
I think there is? Adjbrightness or how it's called, but it needs root. Or you can just shut the backlight completely like I did with an easy framework change.
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There's another dirty trick. Press and hold your power button, till the capacitive buttons start to blink, when they are off, during the blinking process, release the power button, this will turn them off
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theDroidfanatic said:
There's another dirty trick. Press and hold your power button, till the capacitive buttons start to blink, when they are off, during the blinking process, release the power button, this will turn them off
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This is actually easier, thanks mate!
marcinr said:
This is actually easier, thanks mate!
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How do you turn them back on again?
Odp: TIP: temporarily disable soft key back light when it is dark
vectrac19 said:
How do you turn them back on again?
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Just switch the screen off and on again
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gallardo5 said:
Just switch the screen off and on again
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Thanks for getting back mate!
Thing is, mine stays off... it is only three days old too haha!
theDroidfanatic said:
There's another dirty trick. Press and hold your power button, till the capacitive buttons start to blink, when they are off, during the blinking process, release the power button, this will turn them off
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Thanks man! :good: This really annoyed me.
e34v8 said:
Thanks man! :good: This really annoyed me.
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Have u tried Soft Keys from Goole play?Its for rooted and non-rooted devices,work like a charm.Just press Brute mode and viola the soft keys dont ligh up.
Have installed Soft Keys; back lights gone but how I can re-activate it? Trying to reset, no success..
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theDroidfanatic said:
There's another dirty trick. Press and hold your power button, till the capacitive buttons start to blink, when they are off, during the blinking process, release the power button, this will turn them off
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how to turn it on back in htc one m7 mine notification led and home and back buttons are not lightning back....plz help..:crying:
ankita stha said:
how to turn it on back in htc one m7 mine notification led and home and back buttons are not lightning back....plz help..:crying:
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wrong forum dude this is for HOX, not M7
Awsome trick and much easier
theDroidfanatic said:
There's another dirty trick. Press and hold your power button, till the capacitive buttons start to blink, when they are off, during the blinking process, release the power button, this will turn them off
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Thanks alot you saved me from so much tention
Just a quick Q, does elemental work flawlessly for those who use dt2w? I've found if I leave my tablet for a while without using it and then come back to it (Like an hour or 2), double tap just does nothing. Just wondering if this is a known issue? Sorry, I'm new to the n7, but have had the n5 for a long time now so very familiar.
Doing a little research..
Before locking your tablet, I think you have to back out of all apps first to your homescreen, then lock it. Can anyone confirm this?
I've not had any issue with it. I have been running Elemental X on Clean ROM v2.7 for a week and it has worked as advertised.
Make sure you turn it off in correct way, since it can be disabled.
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sbaeder said:
Make sure you turn it off in correct way, since it can be disabled.
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What's the correct way? I just press power button to lock..
I'm going to try a custom rom, and see if that changes anything. Already tried chaos kernel and same thing happened.
kurtyyyyyy said:
What's the correct way? I just press power button to lock..
I'm going to try a custom rom, and see if that changes anything. Already tried chaos kernel and same thing happened.
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Thats' the problem. Pressing the power button cycles through the swipe/tap to turn on function. I never use the power button to turn it off, i just swipe across the bottom of the screen, or close the magnetic front cover to my case to shut the screen down
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Thats' the problem. Pressing the power button cycles through the swipe/tap to turn on function. I never use the power button to turn it off, i just swipe across the bottom of the screen, or close the magnetic front cover to my case to shut the screen down
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Think you've cracked it! Suppose I should have figured. Thanks a lot mate.
I use the power button to turn it off and have no issues. Just font select the option to disable it in the ROM setup and it works fine.
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I'm on stock, where is that setting?
kurtyyyyyy said:
I'm on stock, where is that setting?
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That setting is found when you flash the kernel. If you want to change the behavior of the tap to wake etc, you will need to reflash Elemental X
Awesome, works now. Must have missed that option the first time. Thanks all