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[Q] HTC Desire On/Off button doesn't work anymore...

Hi everyone,
I'm posting this thread because I'm heaving a problem with the On/Off switch of my phone... Since yesterday it doesn't work anymore, so when I push it down, nothing happens...
Yesterday, the power-controll menu (the one who appears when you push the swith down for a couple of seconds) appeared now and then, and my phone randomly switched on and off, so I'm thinking this may be a hardware issue...
My problem here is that I bought the phone in a store that's far away from where I live, so I can't just go and bring the phone for repair... But in the meantime I can't turn my phone on... The only way I can turn on the screen is when I connect it to a power source or when someone calls me.
I've searched the interwebs for software that may help me (something like a button remapper, so that I could use the central button for example as on and off switch) but that's only for rooted devices, and mine isn't...
Any propositions ?

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Thanks man, that'll do it

how did you power on you device without the power key ?

Xeranor said:
how did you power on you device without the power key ?
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I think his phone was on, so the problem was that he couldn't turn the screen on.

Xeranor said:
how did you power on you device without the power key ?
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Well actually yes, the device was on but it turned off because of the battery... Luckily, I managed to restart the device by plugging it into the power source and remove/putting back the battery several times...
I noticed now that my battery is draining really fast, the phone can't hold a day of normal usage

how do you force shut down?

so i notice HTC one x battery is not user replace-able. How do you force the phone to shut down in case the phone is freezing or whatever reason?

hold the power button for about 10 sec simulates a battery pull

saryu said:
so i notice HTC one x battery is not user replace-able. How do you force the phone to shut down in case the phone is freezing or whatever reason?
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I think you have to hold down VOL+, VOL- and POWER together to do that. Just tried it on my phone and it shut the phone down. Not sure if it works in situations where the phone is frozen though.

What Daan said, hold the power button until it shuts down (max 10sec)

thx, i haven't got my one x yet but this should be useful when my one x arrived.

with the power button (hold for 10sec) you can only force a restart on the hox!
but how can you make a shutdown only with hardware buttons?
for example: the display cracked and you want to power down your phone?
as far as i know, no chance to shut it down!

howsed said:
with the power button (hold for 10sec) you can only force a restart on the hox!
but how can you make a shutdown only with hardware buttons?
for example: the display cracked and you want to power down your phone?
as far as i know, no chance to shut it down!
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The closest you get is 'holding power + volume down' for around ten seconds. The system will reboot into the Booloader, where you can select power down.

fastboot oem powerdown (if you are interested)
note: you cant turn off the one X ,instead it runs the recovery in a low-power-hidden mode.

Vcek said:
fastboot oem powerdown (if you are interested)
note: you cant turn off the one X ,instead it runs the recovery in a low-power-hidden mode.
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Just uncheck the fast boot option in settings and it will completely shut down, to force it just press power button + vol down

matt95 said:
Just uncheck the fast boot option in settings and it will completely shut down, to force it just press power button + vol down
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Fast boot mode already off, i thought my phone was off until I tried the adb commands on my "turned off" device. (it takes around 10 seconds to start hidden recovery mode)

Shutdown only with Hardwarebuttons. NO CHANCE !
good comments, but nobody had a really good answer for my question from post #6....
how do you shutdown the HOX, if you have no chance to access the touchscreen or see anything on the lcd?
the thing is, i got that problem, that i had an cracked display.
when i disassembled it to put in the new display, the HOX started up, because i accidentally pushed the power button...
how can i now shut it down, if it´s disassembled?
i tried, but with hardwarebuttons only, you have NO shutdown function at all....

howsed said:
good comments, but nobody had a really good answer for my question from post #6....
how do you shutdown the HOX, if you have no chance to access the touchscreen or see anything on the lcd?
the thing is, i got that problem, that i had an cracked display.
when i disassembled it to put in the new display, the HOX started up, because i accidentally pushed the power button...
how can i now shut it down, if it´s disassembled?
i tried, but with hardwarebuttons only, you have NO shutdown function at all....
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Disconnecting the battery after removing the "VOID" screw.
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MarioUK said:
I think you have to hold down VOL+, VOL- and POWER together to do that. Just tried it on my phone and it shut the phone down. Not sure if it works in situations where the phone is frozen though.
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Its Workin Thanks buddy i've tested it with Samsung A3 runnning Android 4.4.4 :good:

[HELP] My Xperia S Wont Turn On

Hi,
I have a problem with my Xperia S.
My Xperia S wont turn on. Last time i found it working is when the alarm turned on and i shut the alarm off, then back to sleep.
After i woke up, the phone wont turn on. I've tried to push the power button + vol up , but still the phone do not turn on or restart.
Anyone have experience in this issue? I would be very grateful if anyone would give solution or recommendation.
Thank you!

bearuang91 said:
Hi,
I have a problem with my Xperia S.
My Xperia S wont turn on. Last time i found it working is when the alarm turned on and i shut the alarm off, then back to sleep.
After i woke up, the phone wont turn on. I've tried to push the power button + vol up , but still the phone do not turn on or restart.
Anyone have experience in this issue? I would be very grateful if anyone would give solution or recommendation.
Thank you!
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I guess Your battery is down. Did You try connecting it to charger? What do You see on phone when You try the combination of power+vol up?

Mirhawk said:
I guess Your battery is down. Did You try connecting it to charger? What do You see on phone when You try the combination of power+vol up?
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Yes' I've tried connected with charger, still no response. Nothing happen when i tried poer + vol up.

Did you try holding down the power button + volume up key? Its to force reboot the phone. Keep the combination of keys pressed till your phone vibrates! Hope it helps...

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crashoverride2786 said:
Did you try holding down the power button + volume up key? Its to force reboot the phone. Keep the combination of keys pressed till your phone vibrates! Hope it helps...
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After i've send my phone to service center, the told me that my phone is broken.
I think it's overheat , because i played games hardly on it.
Regret.

bearuang91 said:
After i've send my phone to service center, the told me that my phone is broken.
I think it's overheat , because i played games hardly on it.
Regret.
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Get flashtool and drivers plug phone into it and see if flashtool detects anything on it. If that don't detect it unplug.
Hold the up and down vol button and press power button and see if it vibrates or anything. If still nothing then get a t6 or t8 screw driver remove the back of it and remove the battery and get a ohmz meter on it and test the battery or connect to a battery tester. Sounds like battery dead on it.

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Get flashtool and drivers plug phone into it and see if flashtool detects anything on it. If that don't detect it unplug.
Hold the up and down vol button and press power button and see if it vibrates or anything. If still nothing then get a t6 or t8 screw driver remove the back of it and remove the battery and get a ohmz meter on it and test the battery or connect to a battery tester. Sounds like battery dead on it.
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Ok.. i will try.
Thank you for your suggestion! :fingers-crossed:

M8 won't power on

My M8 won't power on here is what happen my battery drained out and phone phone went off and when I got home put phone on the charger and left it charge over night the next morning tried to power on the phone but won't power on I held down the power button and volume down nothing and held down power button and volume still nothing it completely won't power on at all it been 3 to 4 days now still not powering on can anyone help or have any other solutions

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My M8 won't power on here is what happen my battery drained out and phone phone went off and when I got home put phone on the charger and left it charge over night the next morning tried to power on the phone but won't power on I held down the power button and volume down nothing and held down power button and volume still nothing it completely won't power on at all it been 3 to 4 days now still not powering on can anyone help or have any other solutions
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well, if you can't power you M8 with any buttons combination i think you might have to send it to repair service...

Do you see the charging light at all?
Try plugging the phone into the pc via usb. Press and hold volume up and power until you hear a ding on the pc, might take a while.

bdouc said:
My M8 won't power on here is what happen my battery drained out and phone phone went off and when I got home put phone on the charger and left it charge over night the next morning tried to power on the phone but won't power on I held down the power button and volume down nothing and held down power button and volume still nothing it completely won't power on at all it been 3 to 4 days now still not powering on can anyone help or have any other solutions
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I had the same problem after I did a dirty flash of a new ROM. Phone went black and didn't want to reboot anymore. What I did was to connect the phone via USB with the PC first. Then I tried combination of holding the power button for 20 sec. After that holding the Volume up key first then pressing together with the Power button and also hold it for 10-15 sec. After cycling that for 2-3 times finally my phone rebooted. I have no clue why but after that I was able to jump back into recovery and reflashed the ROM with full-wipe. Then everything was ok.

unplug phone, vol up and power for 11 seconds, let go of both, vol down and power to enter boot loader, then choose reboot. Must be unplugged for this

RoughNeck1971 said:
I had the same problem after I did a dirty flash of a new ROM. Phone went black and didn't want to reboot anymore. What I did was to connect the phone via USB with the PC first. Then I tried combination of holding the power button for 20 sec. After that holding the Volume up key first then pressing together with the Power button and also hold it for 10-15 sec. After cycling that for 2-3 times finally my phone rebooted. I have no clue why but after that I was able to jump back into recovery and reflashed the ROM with full-wipe. Then everything was ok.
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Do you use TWRP recovery?
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Yes. Version 2.7.1.0.

My phone went black and wouldn't do anything after I clean flashed a rom. I just left it alone once I established it wouldn't do anything and it came back on its own after a while. I was using twrp 2.7.1.0 also. I have switched to Phil's touch recovery to see if it happens next time I flash a rom.
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Thank you for this information!!!
RoughNeck1971 said:
I had the same problem after I did a dirty flash of a new ROM. Phone went black and didn't want to reboot anymore. What I did was to connect the phone via USB with the PC first. Then I tried combination of holding the power button for 20 sec. After that holding the Volume up key first then pressing together with the Power button and also hold it for 10-15 sec. After cycling that for 2-3 times finally my phone rebooted. I have no clue why but after that I was able to jump back into recovery and reflashed the ROM with full-wipe. Then everything was ok.
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My phone was in a similar situation after rebooting from giving the app "emoji switcher" root access (never had problems in the past).. I freaked out and could not get the phone on until I came upon your comment... Thanks!! :laugh:

Happy that my comment could help .

RoughNeck1971 said:
Yes. Version 2.7.1.0.
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that reovery bricked my old htc sensation xe, i think the 2.7.1 has some issues

ashyx said:
Do you see the charging light at all?
Try plugging the phone into the pc via usb. Press and hold volume up and power until you hear a ding on the pc, might take a while.
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MAN!!!!, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I had the same issue, phone completely died, wouldn't charge, had to connect to PC and hold vol up and power for like 30secs.
You are a life saver.

worked for me aswell thanks so much

Thanks!
RoughNeck1971 said:
I had the same problem after I did a dirty flash of a new ROM. Phone went black and didn't want to reboot anymore. What I did was to connect the phone via USB with the PC first. Then I tried combination of holding the power button for 20 sec. After that holding the Volume up key first then pressing together with the Power button and also hold it for 10-15 sec. After cycling that for 2-3 times finally my phone rebooted. I have no clue why but after that I was able to jump back into recovery and reflashed the ROM with full-wipe. Then everything was ok.
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I have no idea what happened to mine, but it suddenly shut down while I was texting. Did exactly what you did with the 20 seconds and 15 second power/vol up, and it suddenly rebooted. Thank you so much!

holy **** i had this problem and i just did this and it worked.hahahahahaha

Tablet won't turn on / charge

Hi,
I've only had my Samsung Galaxy Tab S for a few weeks. Whilst on a plane the battery went to 0%.. no problem I thought as I'd simply charge it when I got to a power source.
However, when plugged in, nothing happens. No LED light, nothing on the screen. I've plugged it into a wall socket and via USB into a PC. I have held down the power button, home and volume down for a period of time, as well as just the power button and volume down.
Has my tablet gone kaput?
Cheers,
Titanium

I'd just let it charge for a while. It'll take a bit before it comes back to life if it was completely drained.
If you still don't get any response hold POWER + VOL DOWN.

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I'd just let it charge for a while. It'll take a bit before it comes back to life if it was completely drained.
If you still don't get any response hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
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Should it show any lights? It's as if it's not even charging at all.

titanium1 said:
Should it show any lights? It's as if it's not even charging at all.
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If it was powered off I'd expect the battery icon to show.
Did you try holding POWER + VOL DOWN?

ashyx said:
If it was powered off I'd expect the battery icon to show.
Did you try holding POWER + VOL DOWN?
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Yeah, tried to hold it down. No LED lights and nothing shows on the tablet. It's as if it's just dead.

titanium1 said:
Yeah, tried to hold it down. No LED lights and nothing shows on the tablet. It's as if it's just dead.
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There are no leds.
I know someone else had the same problem. They used a different charger and it worked.
Try that first.

titanium1 said:
Hi,
I've only had my Samsung Galaxy Tab S for a few weeks. Whilst on a plane the battery went to 0%.. no problem I thought as I'd simply charge it when I got to a power source.
However, when plugged in, nothing happens. No LED light, nothing on the screen. I've plugged it into a wall socket and via USB into a PC. I have held down the power button, home and volume down for a period of time, as well as just the power button and volume down.
Has my tablet gone kaput?
Cheers,
Titanium
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I had this problem.
You'll have to pry off the back cover, remove the wire that connects the battery to the motherboard. (A battery pull, basically).
Keep it off for 30 seconds. Then plug back in.
Use ifixit for details about opening. Feel free to ask for more help.

Try this one.
1) connect the tab to PC
2) press Home, Vol Down and Power simultaneously up to a screen appears;
3) press Vol Down to cancel and reboot the tablet.
John.

Now there are a few things you can try...
First check your charging port for any dust or any foreign particle. There has to be a small gap between the base of the charging port, and the small slab above it. Carefully, using a board pin, try and push that slab a bit up, don't apply too much pressure, just enough to make it move slightly!
This can happen sometimes if you drop your phone.
Next, make sure your charger, and the USB cable are working fine.
Also tell me if you have any Xposed module for your battery installed on your phone!
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Tinderbox (UK) said:
Try this one.
1) connect the tab to PC
2) press Home, Vol Down and Power simultaneously up to a screen appears;
3) press Vol Down to cancel and reboot the tablet.
John.
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Thanks so much for that.
This morning, I plugged my tablet in to AC charge before leaving for the day -- battery was at ~30% and all was well. This evening, I came home and the tab was stuck at a weird Samsung logo -- not the normal boot with colored ovals, but the logo surrounded by a moving star field, never seen before, and could not get the tab to respond, turn off, do anything. Tried many wacky suggestions found on the intertubes to stop/start it, including holding power plus touching the screen for > 30 seconds, none of which worked. Never would have thought your suggestion for download mode would work, but it did on the very first try.
I'd like to know how the tab got into that state, and what that star field logo is about. But at least it's working again, for now.
Thank you.

That's the normal lollipop boot screen.