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[Q] Broken Home Button

I was playing with my phone the other day and the home button and the search buttons suddenly stopped working. Totally out of the blue.
I have tried different ROMs, and they started working again for an hour or so and then stopped again. The keytest in recovery registers the key presses.
What do you think may be wrong?

It's probably hardware, there have been other reports of buttons that stop functioning, run a search and you'll find them.
Repair is the only solution I guess.

I doubt its hardware, I tried setting the volume up button to the hone function with an app, but that does nothing either.
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I hope it's not hardware too but this kind of complaint isn't the first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798089
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778793
...and others.
Can you access the *#*#3424#*#* test menu. If you can run the button test.
Another think you may try, is booting in safe mode to check if they would work then.

If you cant get it working take a look at this.
Edit: This app has just been released on the market, search for 'button savior'.
The app was made for the HD2 but is working fully on my desire running cyanogenmod, haven't tried any other roms.
I hope you get it working and don't need it though
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3722 said:
I hope it's not hardware too but this kind of complaint isn't the first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761494
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798089
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778793
...and others.
Can you access the *#*#3424#*#* test menu. If you can run the button test.
Another think you may try, is booting in safe mode to check if they would work then.
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Some success, I installed CM 6.1 and had my home and search buttons back. THEN, I restored a bunch of apps with titanium backup, I soon restarted my phone and bam, buttons no longer function on the reboot.
My problems don't seem to be the same as the above links, keytest in recovery has no problems with the buttons, they have not been playing up over a long period of time, and they are not erratic. They either work or they do not.
I suppose I should uninstall apps till I find the culprit?

I can't think of a better fix than that, might take a while but at least you should be with a fully functioning phone in the end
Probably it's better to first install the quality apps that you know are not causing the issue, and then install one by one apps that are from not so renowned devs.

Stuck in Safe Mode

I'm not referring about bootloader or recovery, but Safe Mode. The phone boots up, but the word Safe Mode is on the bottom left corner of my screen. My downloaded apps are missing(part of safe mode), but the pre-installed apps are still accessible.
I've tried the obvious things such as turning off and back on and pulling the battery but I can't get it to just boot normally.
I don't want to have to wipe it unless I have to, especially since I'm unsure that will fix it.
Has anyone had this problem or have any suggestions as to how to get it out of Safe Mode?
Thanks
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Never had that happen to me but you should check this out
http://support.verizonwireless.com/clc/devices/knowledge_base.html?id=42081

already tried that. I finally resorted to a factory reset.....still no luck.
Help.....
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I had an Inc come into my store a few months back that was stuck in safe mode. I tried everything I could think of that was standard policy. We called tech support and they just did a warranty replacement.
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zax10 said:
I had an Inc come into my store a few months back that was stuck in safe mode. I tried everything I could think of that was standard policy. We called tech support and they just did a warranty replacement.
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Not the answer I was hoping for....ugh.
Any other suggestions?

Try holding menu as it boots.

AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Try holding menu as it boots.
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No luck there either

One last thing. Power off the phone. Hold vol down and power until you see Hboot. Select factory reset. You use the vol up and down to scroll and power to select. Then reboot.

i found this... link
Not sure if it would help you...

gaby04 said:
Never had that happen to me but you should check this out
http://support.verizonwireless.com/clc/devices/knowledge_base.html?id=42081
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Sebahz87 said:
i found this... link
Not sure if it would help you...
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Sebahz87, already tried that as it was suggested earlier by gaby04. No luck.

Have you tried rooting it? Although I am not sure what all safe mode disables. If you can root then try flashing another rom.
Although I would still file a warranty claim unless you don't have a warranty. I can't think of anything else to help.
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Ended up having to get a replacement under warranty. Looks like it was a hardware issue. My vol+up button didn't work and my vol+down button was stuck.

Unique situation need help

My ET is pretty beat up. Used to be on my girls account but she ditched it because it kept restarting on her. I picked it up n started messing with it lately when i finally got free time and quickly figured out that the problem was just the power button. When pressed it eventually just reboots the phone for some reason , so temporarily the only solution is to leave the screen timeout to ten minutes. I also have a pretty borked usb port. Itll work but only if i hold whatever cable down really hard. Im trying to get this ET to the point where i can use it maybe with a mod where the volume buttons or bottom capacitive buttons are the power button instead. IK this is possible somehow but ive been out of the loop with thia device so i have no idea how. I managed to get stock rooted EL29 which is what im familiar and comfortable with but theres no cwm or twrp. So basically what im asking is if someone can bring me up to speed to where i can get a nice rom going on this thing with possibly the aeforementioned mod so i can use this device thats other wise being wasted. Thanks in advance.
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If you are running el29 then you need to flash a kernel with recovery. If your usb port is messed up then you can use mobile odin to flash a kernel. If there is no physical damage or water damage to the phone then take it to a Sprint service center and pay the $36 or whatever to get it repaired under warranty.

Do you know if any of the jb rims or the like have mods to use other buttons as the power button.? I'm actually not even using the phone on sprint so can't get a replacement.
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If its been less than a year since purchase you can contact samsung for a warranty repair. Also there are apps in the market to do what you want.
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I can't seem to get any of those apps to actually work. I have an independent battery charger so I really just need a way to turn the screen on without the power button. Could've sworn there were ROMs that had this type of mod as an option.
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carnivalrejectq said:
I can't seem to get any of those apps to actually work. I have an independent battery charger so I really just need a way to turn the screen on without the power button. Could've sworn there were ROMs that had this type of mod as an option.
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CM based roms have wake screen with volume rocker in the lockscreen options. Its in aokp and cm9/10 that I know of and should be in PA too
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i believe widget locker(lockscreen replacement) will allow the use of volume to turn on the screen.

Use screen off widget when done texting to improve battery efficiency

Just figured out what a nice difference this is making. It can help a lot if you text a lot.
I use it after texting and gtalking and Internet browsing. Idea is cut off the last 30 seconds of screen on time when you set the phone down it stick in pocket, by tapping the widget.
This way you can set screen timeout to 2m if you want for reading (I never need more than that for interacting with a book to change pages) but get the benefit of having a super short timeout like 15 seconds.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=turn.off.the.lights
Oh and pressing the power button wears it out and is not ergonomic like tapping.

Why would you need this if you can just press the power button to turn off the screen? You're pressing something either way. Makes no sense. Now if you have a broken power button, then that's a different story.
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dale5671 said:
Why would you need this if you can just press the power button to turn off the screen? You're pressing something either way. Makes no sense. Now if you have a broken power button, then that's a different story.
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My thoughts exactly.

dale5671 said:
Why would you need this if you can just press the power button to turn off the screen? You're pressing something either way. Makes no sense. Now if you have a broken power button, then that's a different story.
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Well op's suggestion can help you save the power button.
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Personally I use screen off, I've tried the OP and others but didn't like em as much as this one. It uses the search captive search button to turn off the screen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
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True as well but the op never stated such.
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dale5671 said:
True as well but the op never stated such.
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Yes forgot to mention this was the main reason. I was paranoid about killing the power button. Pressing the power button wears it out and is not ergonomic like tapping.

How to take a screenshot on note 3?

I'm using the Heisenberg ROM on my tmobile note 3 how do I take a screen shot ? The swipe across the screen method does not work.
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HowlTowardsTheMoon said:
I'm using the Heisenberg ROM on my tmobile note 3 how do I take a screen shot ? The swipe across the screen method does not work.
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On stock touchwiz and most TW based roms, you can use the Home/Power buttons at the same time. Hit the home button a split second before power and hold them both for a few seconds. I understand Heisenberg is AOKP based, but its worth a shot. I've also seen some AOSP based roms where you can add it to the power menu. Hope this helps.

phil.culler said:
On stock touchwiz and most TW based roms, you can use the Home/Power buttons at the same time. Hit the home button a split second before power and hold them both for a few seconds. I understand Heisenberg is AOKP based, but its worth a shot. I've also seen some AOSP based roms where you can add it to the power menu. Hope this helps.
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It takes a screenshot when I hold the vol down plus power but it always shows the volume popup on the screen in the pic ...I'll attach the screen shot to show you what I mean
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HowlTowardsTheMoon said:
It takes a screenshot when I hold the vol down plus power but it always shows the volume popup on the screen in the pic ...I'll attach the screen shot to show you what I mean View attachment 2740966
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I've never used Heisenberg, but I remember in some CM builds I used on my GS2 there was something in settings to add screenshot to the power menu. Maybe try combing though settings to see if you can find that? Other than that, I'm out of ideas. Sorry.

its easy
HowlTowardsTheMoon said:
I'm using the Heisenberg ROM on my tmobile note 3 how do I take a screen shot ? The swipe across the screen method does not work.
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press power plus menu or download an app for it.