Hey guys, I just recently purchased (used), a Verizon Galaxy S3 mini in physically good shape. However, I didn't completely check it out (yeah, my fault majorly). In getting back to my office I noticed that the Home key does not work, also, the "Back" and "Menu" keys also do not light up,nor do they work. So if I am in an app, I can't back out or even go to the home screen. Basically screwed. It has 4.2.2 on it and is completely stock to my knowledge. I cannot get into recovery mode either. So either the home button is not functioning completely, or the phone is really screwed up. Here are a couple of questions. There is no SIM installed, it tells me that, but I should still be able to use it as an android device, just not make normal calls right? If the Home button board is disconnected from the main board, wouldn't the home button not work, but the "back" and "menu" buttons still work, just not light up? I really hope it is something simple, I bought this fairly cheap, but didn't want to spend a ton of money as I can buy one with a warranty for like $100. Any help/ideas are appreciated!
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Hi everyone,
My HTC Touch Diamond phone appears to be stuck on the TouchFlo screen. I can use the hard-buttons to move around the screen and do the essentials, but I somehow cannot use the touch-screen at all.
Strange thing however is that while I am in certain screens (ie: Call History), whenever I touch the screen, I can see the OK button in the top-right corner show up and go away whenever I remove my finger from the screen.
I've attempted several soft resets and removed the battery for a few minutes, yet still at no avail. Anyone have a clue what could be wrong? I am desperate and don't want to do a hard-reset and lose all my data and settings.
Looking forward to your suggestions!
nobody any ideas?
My personal thought on it is that you probably just need to recalibrate your screen... but I can not figure out a way to get to that option without using the screen. If there was a start button it would be easy, but since we have a sleek phone it doesn't have one.
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My personal thought on it is that you probably just need to recalibrate your screen... but I can not figure out a way to get to that option without using the screen. If there was a start button it would be easy, but since we have a sleek phone it doesn't have one.
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It may or may not help but a shortcut to align screen is to hold Enter/Action and press Volume Up.
I only know this because my friend is looking for a way to disable this combo for gaming purposes.
The symptoms sounds like you have installed SensorLock.
When i have it activated i can press the hardbuttons and the upper right corner of the screen.
Try flip your phone and see if it unlocks?
All great suggestions guys! Especially the Enter + VolUp was the one I wouldve wanted to try! In the end, I decided to go to HTC Support and they checked the device. Turned out it was a hardware problem: the connector was loose! After pressing a bit around the lower edge of the screen, the connector worked properly again!
Thanks again for the help guys!
I know this is a known issue, but I think i got a rare case here.
I had some random issues in the start, before 2.2 came out, when the first
I started getting this issue after going over to 84B(?) and had used the N1 torch (high brightness) till the light started flickering, after that the button hasn't worked at all, EXCEPT inside the flashboot(?) menu, there the button works after about a minute.
Im still lucky enough to the point that the phone starts itself when i remove and insert the battery again (might this mean the power button is already "pushed" in?), also, i installed the trackball wake function just before the power button started malfunctioning so i havn't lost control of my phone just yet.
Does anyone have any tips to get the power button working again?
Get a swap from HTC.
I've done it with a broken power button and unlocked phone.
There's a little problem with that, since I the warranty goes away when you unlock, i took the liberty to open up the phone (removing the warranty sticker over one of the screws). I was happy I did it back then, because my power button started to work abit after that.
Also, I bought my N1 through a reseller on ebay, right after the phone was released, i also live in europe, so i think there will most likely be repair costs to get it fixed.
Has anyone done this before? Does anyone know how much these repairs cost?
I have read many threads about the issues that the Nexus One has with the power button. I feel that my situation is a little different, so I wanted some opinions on this. My power button is completely unresponsive. I can't use it to turn the phone on, wake or lock my screen when the phone is on, etc. My phone has an unlocked bootloader and is rooted. I am currently using the track ball to wake my phone, so I'm not having any real issues with day to day operations of my phone. I was completely convinced this was a hardware issue (and still am), but I wanted to be 100% sure it was a hardware issue before contacting HTC. I downloaded Quick Boot from the android market which allows you to reboot your phone, boot your phone into your Bootloader, and boot your phone into Recovery. I decided to boot my phone into Bootloader mode to see if the power button would work there. The power button didn't work in the Bootloader, but neither did the volume button (prior to this test, I had no issues with the volume rocker at all). I pulled the battery and let the phone boot up to check and make sure the volume button was still working when the phone was running. Once the phone was booted up, I had no issues with the volume controls. My question is why would the volume rocker not work in the Bootloader? Also, could the issue that prevents the volume rocker from working in the Bootloader be preventing the power switch from working while the phone is booted up? If there is a chance that it's a software issue, how would I test/correct the issue? Thanks your help.
Most people I have seen complain about that problem, send the phone back for a free repair because it's a hardware problem.
The best way to test it is to flash a stock rom.
Thank you, I will try reflashing the FRF91 stock firmware and see what happens. Thanks.
Definatly sounds like the power button is broken. I had one like that. Send it back for a repair/replacement.
I've checked my immediate suspicion, and it turned out to be correct - so I'm posting the result:
Your power button is actually stuck in "ON" position (pressed).
Anyone can test it, press the power button to wake up the screen, keep it pressed, every operation is allowed in the system and volume buttons work. But when you reboot and try the same in bootloader, having power button ON disables the rest of the buttons.
My screen doesn't wake when I press the power button. Any other ways to check if it's stuck in the "ON" position?
It's 100% determined by your description. The only other check would be running any kind of SW that shows the current key states, and I'm not aware of any such SW.
I've posted the checking procedure for people with working power buttons, so they can verify the findings.
Any way to fix the issue?
If you're technically inclined and can't use warranty, I suppose that getting to the power button and repairing/replacing it wouldn't be very difficult. But no other way I can think of.
has anyone tried to repair this?
NEED a Do-IT-Yourself
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If you're technically inclined and can't use warranty, I suppose that getting to the power button and repairing/replacing it wouldn't be very difficult. But no other way I can think of.
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defroster said:
has anyone tried to repair this?
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As much as it freaks me out
Pls assist with a DIY ...
As there's No HTC Service in my area
Thanks in advance
aseems said:
As much as it freaks me out
Pls assist with a DIY ...
As there's No HTC Service in my area
Thanks in advance
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A DIY can not be too difficult and you may be best to search YouTube. It can not be too terribly difficult as long as you can open it up and remove any connecting ribbons (I've had to replace my girlfriends iPhone digitizer due to phone falling out of back pocket onto concrete from three+ feet up). As long as you can open it, you're fine. Just going to need to re-seat the button. Good luck!
Greetings,
I had the same power button issue. I was able to wake my phone using the usb cable whenever the screen timed out but otherwise the phone worked 100% of the time in all ways. I got an RMA and label and shot the phone to them in an anti-static wrap with 4 inches of bubble wrap on all sides and foam padding on top of that. The phone was in perfect condition. Well to cut to the chase. I got a quote of 196.00 because they said there was water damage!? I treated that phone better than I treat my own body! There was no water damage when I sent it in. So one of their folks send me images of a phone that has a broken screen, water damage in the base usb port and no inscription. Interestingly all of the angles avoided showing the ein or s/n. My phone has a laser etched inscription with my name and a couple of bible verses. So what am I supposed to do here? Pay another 196 for an 800 dollar phone that had nothing wrong but a power switch? I am a T-Mobile customer and an Android developer in good standing. What the heck!? Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to get this squared away? My only other option is to send them $28 to get the phone back with the same power button issue. It's even under warranty until Jan 28th.
aseems said:
As much as it freaks me out
Pls assist with a DIY ...
As there's No HTC Service in my area
Thanks in advance
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why dont you contact htc of a nearby country and send them the phone? i know it is being done. of course you will have to arrange for the transport but it's still worth a shot imo
Here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687397&page=3
Does anyone know if htc india supports the nexus one for after sales service
Hey guys, I got my Incredible S a while ago. It's a splendid phone. My dad gave it tome as a gift, he bought it from Singapore. I rooted and installed many roms over the course of having it. Up until today I was using the Revolutionary 2.3.0 rom. I was browsing a Diablo 3 app on the phone when suddenly my volume down button (without me pressing it) began to function on its own. I was like "Ok, just restart the phone, probably something bugged." After the restart nothing happened for a while until after 3 minutes its started vibrating in Vibrate mode (Displaying the volume rocker on-screen) I decided to change roms since I have some .zips laying around. I installed MIUI 2.1.16 (a fairly old version I know for certain is working) Still, the issue persisted and after another restart I cannot get past Hboot. My phone is stuck in Hboot cycling the options on its own (without entering them). All my other keys function perfectly except the media button. If anyone has experienced similar issues I'd love to hear some feedback. I've also searched other threads on here, NOTHING found so far.
Cheers,
d.lesov*
Take the back cover off and examine the actual hardware button that sits under the rocker switch. Perhaps it is stuck in the down position. See it you can get it to pop back up.
That was the first thing I did, the key is not stuck and I can freely press it. As a last resort I can send it to a local service shop but I'd like to see if I can manage this at home first. =)
Ok, fast update: by pressing the Volume UP button while pressing the Power button I managed to boot my phone into the rom itself. Now the Volume Down button does not function at all. I'll just run it through a local service shop and see if they can fix it. I was looking to buy a new phone anyways. Might keep this one as for my other carrier's sim card. =)
Hey everybody, I have been using a refurb I9000 for over a year now. After a year of being knocked about, it's still a great phone. I'm running Slim Bean on it at the moment and its handling it great
Unfortunately, a couple months back, the power button stopped working. The phone was acting weird one weekend and stuck in a bootloop - think some water got in it on a night out. Took it apart and stuck it in a bowl for a week, which fixed it and it's been working fine ever since except for the power button.
The button works if you press it repeatedly for like quarter of an hour, but I'm scared I'm wearing it down even more by doing that. Without that button, I can't switch my phone on or do the 3-finger salute.
Right now, if I want to reboot or go into recovery mode, I have to use the buttons in the notification bar. If it runs out of battery, when I plug it in I can still get into download mode by holding the menu button + volume down. To get it into normal mode I have to plug it into a computer with Heimdall installed and get it to print diagnostics 'print-pit), which makes the phone reboot out of download mode into a normal boot. It's not an ideal solution!
When my phone dies when I'm on the road, I'm phoneless for several days.
I'm pretty confident I've voided my warranty on this phone loong ago, plus trying to get a replacement is the easy way out
I've seen custom 'battery charge mode' firmware out there- you know the screen you get when the phone is switched off and you plug it into a charger? Somebody had written a custom one of those screens with extra useful information on it. I can't remember what it was called though! Google hasn't been useful at all in finding it, either. I've also noticed the charging screen looks different on my Slim Bean ROM compared to the stock one. So it must be something that's fairly easy to customize...
With that in mind, I might try hacking the charge screen to listen to the menu + volume control buttons and be able to boot the phone that way.
Either that or I make a USB jig that can send enough bits to the phone in download mode to get it to reboot...
But as I'm only good at breaking hardware, I think I'll stick to software hacking for now.
Does anyone know the name of that custom battery charging screen I mentioned? Maybe there's more than one? If I can get ahold of them I can hopefully find out how they work.
This is a pretty specific + techy question, so apologies mods if this is in the wrong section! I don't think I'm allowed to make threads in the Android dev. forums yet though- you need to have over a certain number of posts for that, right?
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