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For Those With Problems Entering Bootloader

Feel free to add this to the FAQ, I'm only making a thread of this because I know alot of people have found themselves unable to enter the bootloader using the Down Vol + Power Button combo that is normally supposed to work.
For some odd reason, it seems as if the volume button in some cases is swapped in hardware functions as it relates to the use of the phone when no software is present to run it.
Hence, if your down volume button doesn't work, try using the camera button + power button to enter bootloader mode instead.
Even if you've just Task 29'ed your device only to find that you can't enter bootloader mode normally, that method should work.

Poetique said:
Feel free to add this to the FAQ, I'm only making a thread of this because I know alot of people have found themselves unable to enter the bootloader using the Down Vol + Power Button combo that is normally supposed to work.
For some odd reason, it seems as if the volume button in some cases is swapped in hardware functions as it relates to the use of the phone when no software is present to run it.
Hence, if your down volume button doesn't work, try using the camera button + power button to enter bootloader mode instead.
Even if you've just Task 29'ed your device only to find that you can't enter bootloader mode normally, that method should work.
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I'll be darned, it does work! Thanks Poet' !!!
Otherwise, I had bad volume button issues (stopped working, ROM independent), that I solved by shoving the mini-usb power plug into the mini-usb slot really really hard for 20 seconds or so and wiggling it a bit while pressing against on the volume key on the other side.
I know it sounds strange, but it really worked. My keyboard issues also stopped after that. Theories?

WOW! My volume button is broken, and couldn't flash ROMs from microSD (didnt bother me tooo much), but it works again This is a god send! Thanks!

amandeepphull said:
WOW! My volume button is broken, and couldn't flash ROMs from microSD (didnt bother me tooo much), but it works again This is a god send! Thanks!
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Try my volume button fix above and see if it helps.

OMG
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Otherwise, I had bad volume button issues (stopped working, ROM independent), that I solved by shoving the mini-usb power plug into the mini-usb slot really really hard for 20 seconds or so and wiggling it a bit while pressing against on the volume key on the other side.
I know it sounds strange, but it really worked. My keyboard issues also stopped after that. Theories?
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Ive had problems with my Xperia volume keys for a month and this fixed it!! Thanks

ring-bearer said:
Try my volume button fix above and see if it helps.
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Thanks for the tip, but its physically phucked! Slight crack near the volume button, but only the volume button doesent work, sometimes it does work if pressure is applied to the case near the crack, but rarely Not too bad though, i can live with it, after all, we can change volume with the 6.5.X top bar as its not fidly, or even in 6.5 by disabling HTC notifications (which i hate anyway)
I did try ramming the mini usb power plug into it, different pressure while pushing it, moving it while it was inside etc, no such luck and i am a brute with this phone. I love how it can take a drop/punch/scratch. Built solid
a silly volume button doesent really decrease my fuctionality, or doesent do much to stop me changing volume! lol cant complain.

N33D FOR SPEED said:
Ive had problems with my Xperia volume keys for a month and this fixed it!! Thanks
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Glad to hear it!
It seems like I have to redo the fix technique about every 1-2 days, but it seems to always solve the problem. Very odd!

so damn cool
must be sticky!

simpleguy said:
so damn cool
must be sticky!
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agreed, will be considered in the planned reorg...when I find the time

Dudes with volume key unresponsive problems:
See my post in the general forum about how to solve the volume key problem. At least for me, turns out that very slight *downward* pressure on the USB port solved the problem. Crazy, I know.

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Hi guys,
is there any possible i ask (maybe) the same problem?
maybe i had the same problem here. it wont enter to the bootloader. my phone just won't turn on, i already try to use the power button and volume button (not working), try to use power button + Cam button (won't work either). btw when i charge my X1, the illuminations light didn't show up, when i try to charge w/o the battery only red light on the power button, but once i put the battery again the lights turn off. is there any possible that my phone totally dead? thanks guys, appreciate for your help.

where were you before i paid 125$ .
i had this problem weeks ago, i tried many things, posted many threads here in xda but with no use, i sent my x1 to the shop to be fixed, i paid 125$ to be fixed but the couldnt fix my volume key, do you imagine!!!!
they just booted my x1, installed the original window and sent it back to me with a heavy reciept
so thanks for your help, now i can flash as many roms as i want after i mtty

darkylight said:
where were you before i paid 125$ .
i had this problem weeks ago, i tried many things, posted many threads here in xda but with no use, i sent my x1 to the shop to be fixed, i paid 125$ to be fixed but the couldnt fix my volume key, do you imagine!!!!
they just booted my x1, installed the original window and sent it back to me with a heavy reciept
so thanks for your help, now i can flash as many roms as i want after i mtty
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LOL I'm srry I'm a huge lurker, I almost never post anything.

life saver!! thanks dude!!

Can you change the bootloader? - Hard reset no longer working, Any insight?

So I have been trying to overcome the issue of power + vol up (held for 10, 15 seconds\ and more) not working on my device. No matter how long I hold the two it just won't reset the device.
At first I figured it could be kernel as that is the lowest code that I've knowingly changed.
Changing to back to stock kernel did not fix it.
I thought it could be any sort of thing so I redownloaded the NL 434 firmware and then also universal generic 434 firmware and flashed back to completely stock with flash tool, doing all wipes and excluding nothing.
Neither of those firmwares fixed the issue, the hard reset function still won't work on my device.
Additional info:
Both buttons function fine individually and can see no obvious reason to suspect it's a hardware fault (though see that it is feasible, just less likely).
I can confirm that it was working initially.
I have an unlocked boot loader.
The last time I can remember it functioning was prior to boot loader unlocking - the first thing I flashed after unlock was cm10.1 and I got stuck in sideload mode with no hard reset to get me out lol
Otherwise the device is fully functional. For the time being I am back on KA07 xperia revolution rom, with advanced stock kernel (cwm) from DooMLoRD.
If anyone has any suggestions or insight it would be greatly appreciated if you'd drop a comment :good:
EDIT:
I've restored back to 350 with EMMA, but to no avail . It did however tell me that my boot version is : 1264-2309 S1_Boot_Lagan_1.0_2
Is there anyway to change the bootloader :S

After getting home I tried re-locking the bootloader which didn't work.
really starting to wonder if I should be taking it back in as hardware fault.. wonder how that will go since I unlocked the BL

If anyone would be so kind as to do a quick test for me, would you please be able to go into service mode (open dialer type *#*#7378423#*#*) then go into service tests and select the buttons and switches one (I think that's what it's called )
When you hold down the volume up or down button, is it registering as 1 press, or several, continuous presses?
Cheers

DreadPirateDan said:
If anyone would be so kind as to do a quick test for me, would you please be able to go into service mode (open dialer type *#*#7378423#*#*) then go into service tests and select the buttons and switches one (I think that's what it's called )
When you hold down the volume up or down button, is it registering as 1 press, or several, continuous presses?
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Not entirely sure what you are asking, keyboard and switch, volume up only shows as volume up and volume down as just volume down, regardless if you hold it down or press it over and over again, or if you just press it once. Not sure if I am an idiot, but I couldn't work out how to test the keyboard from there.Although one interesting part is that is states it is not a test for the softkeys, but tests them fine

danw_oz said:
Not entirely sure what you are asking, keyboard and switch, volume up only shows as volume up, regardless if you hold it down or press it over and over again, or if you just press it once. Not sure if I am an idiot, but I couldn't work out how to test the keyboard from there.Although one interesting part is that is states it is not a test for the softkeys, but tests them fine
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Yeah that was the menu I meant.. couldn't remember lol. Ok so when I would hold down volume up it plays a repetitive tone and the text on screen states "vol up", then "vol up vol up" for the longer I hold it (and the beep/sound keeps replaying... confusing sounding I know
When you hold the volume up botton down, does it just beep once and display vol up (exactly like if you were to press it once and release)?
Basically if I were to press it once, the phone would make a sound and the screen would display "vol up"
If I hold it down however it will register as a new press and the "vol up vol up" texts keeps refreshing as-though it was a new key press.
Also thank you very much for checking it out :victory:

DreadPirateDan said:
Yeah that was the menu I meant.. couldn't remember lol. Ok so when I would hold down volume up it plays a repetitive tone and the text on screen states "vol up", then "vol up vol up" for the longer I hold it (and the beep/sound keeps replaying... confusing sounding I know
When you hold the volume up botton down, does it just beep once and display vol up (exactly like if you were to press it once and release)?
Basically if I were to press it once, the phone would make a sound and the screen would display "vol up"
If I hold it down however it will register as a new press and the "vol up vol up" texts keeps refreshing as-though it was a new key press.
Also thank you very much for checking it out :victory:
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Yep exactly as you say here.
Volume up once shows just volume up beeps once, twice shows volume up twice and beeps twice . Holding it down beeps over and over again and shows volume up twice.
Pressing volume down once from here (volume up volume up) shows volume up volume down, press volume down once more now shows volume down twice.
Hope this helps

danw_oz said:
Yep exactly as you say here.
Volume up once shows just volume up beeps once, twice shows volume up twice and beeps twice . Holding it down beeps over and over again and shows volume up twice.
Pressing volume down once from here (volume up volume up) shows volume up volume down, press volume down once more now shows volume down twice.
Hope this helps
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Yeah it helps that I can probably assume that my buttons work fine.. I was thinking maybe they weren't registering as long pressed or something but apparently not this is really frustrating. Especially when an app freezes and I just have to sit there indefinitely till it comes back online or the battery goes flat
And I have no idea if it's something I did or something with the phone.
All I know for sure is that brand new it did work as I hard reset a couple times. Then I unlocked the bootloader and have no memory of it working since then... It makes no sense to me why completely returning to stock and relocking the bootloader has no effect though.

DreadPirateDan said:
Yeah it helps that I can probably assume that my buttons work fine.. I was thinking maybe they weren't registering as long pressed or something but apparently not this is really frustrating. Especially when an app freezes and I just have to sit there indefinitely till it comes back online or the battery goes flat
And I have no idea if it's something I did or something with the phone.
All I know for sure is that brand new it did work as I hard reset a couple times. Then I unlocked the bootloader and have no memory of it working since then... It makes no sense to me why completely returning to stock and relocking the bootloader has no effect though.
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Yeah, I could imagine. You will have to find a cool fast battery draining game to help you along .
Not sure that it would be related to you unlocking the boot loader, otherwise I am sure quite a few would have mentioned that before now.
Do you even get the first vibrate confirmation? Have you tested the vibrate from the same service test menu?

danw_oz said:
Yeah, I could imagine. You will have to find a cool fast battery draining game to help you along .
Not sure that it would be related to you unlocking the boot loader, otherwise I am sure quite a few would have mentioned that before now.
Do you even get the first vibrate confirmation? Have you tested the vibrate from the same service test menu?
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That what I'm thinking - can I seriously be the only one having this problem. And why the hell does everything else work perfectly fine lol.
And no I don't get any sort of response (vibration or anything). Normally it just results in the volume turns up then the screen locks or display just times out but even after a minute of holding pwr + vol up nothing happens and the phone is simply in sleep mode. Otherwise vibration works fine.. currently I'm restoring the backup I made of the out of the box stock rom.. that's pretty much the absolute last thing I can think of that might do anything. Trouble is I don't remember if I made the backup before or after unlocking the bootloader.. can't remember if I flashed a custom kernel to get CWM or installed it otherwise...

DreadPirateDan said:
That what I'm thinking - can I seriously be the only one having this problem. And why the hell does everything else work perfectly fine lol.
And no I don't get any sort of response (vibration or anything). Normally it just results in the volume turns up then the screen locks or display just times out but even after a minute of holding pwr + vol up nothing happens and the phone is simply in sleep mode. Otherwise vibration works fine.. currently I'm restoring the backup I made of the out of the box stock rom.. that's pretty much the absolute last thing I can think of that might do anything. Trouble is I don't remember if I made the backup before or after unlocking the bootloader.. can't remember if I flashed a custom kernel to get CWM or installed it otherwise...
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I would recommend re unlocking the bootloader, the problem is a kernel level driver or hardware but it is definitely around that level.
Did you have any problems, or errors when you first unlocked the bootloader? Maybe Doomlord could give you some of his incredible knowledge on the subject

Sorry but are you trying to reboot the phone from a frozen state?
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium

Maddhouse said:
Sorry but are you trying to reboot the phone from a frozen state?
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium
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No the phone is 100% operational outside of the hard reset not working. It is just when I get stuck in a app that freezes or when CWM recovery tricks out and freezes I have to leave the phone for ages till either it a)unfreezes after an hour or so somehow, or b) the battery dies and it shuts off after a couple or more hours.
When your phone is out of action every second day simply cause you can't turn it off it gets pretty annoying haha. If it had a removeable battery I could easily live with it and just rip the batt out no dice.

Power + volume up + down all together
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Maddhouse said:
Power + volume up + down all together
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium
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He has tried that if you read the OP

danw_oz said:
He has tried that if you read the OP
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I thought i couldnt see it, what post number is it?

Maddhouse said:
I thought i couldnt see it, what post number is it?
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The very first

danw_oz said:
The very first
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So I have been trying to overcome the issue of power + vol up (held for 10, 15 seconds\ and more) not working on my device. No matter how long I hold the two it just won't reset the device.
Can you change the bootloader? - Hard reset no longer working, Any insight?
So I have been trying to overcome the issue of power + vol up (held for 10, 15 seconds\ and more) not working on my device. No matter how long I hold the two it just won't reset the device.
At first I figured it could be kernel as that is the lowest code that I've knowingly changed.
Changing to back to stock kernel did not fix it.
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Maddhouse said:
So I have been trying to overcome the issue of power + vol up (held for 10, 15 seconds\ and more) not working on my device. No matter how long I hold the two it just won't reset the device.
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Yeah thats the one

Maddhouse said:
Power + volume up + down all together
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Already tried that but no luck.
Stranger still is that I've began to notice that in flash mode the LED briefly flick green once then turns off when entering flash mode. Flash mode is still active, it just appears as though the phone is off :/

Problems Volume Nexus 6

I purchased a NEXUS 6 six months ago and since the 5.1 update and have a problem with volume bar , namely: the bar volume goes in to vibrate mode without doing anything and so remains , trying to lift up to a certain volume control level bar all at that point remains . If you had gender issues .... how to solve? I
Thank you

comunicator2009 said:
I purchased a NEXUS 6 six months ago and since the 5.1 update and have a problem with volume bar , namely: the bar volume goes in to vibrate mode without doing anything and so remains , trying to lift up to a certain volume control level bar all at that point remains . If you had gender issues .... how to solve? I
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Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2965410

I'm not 100% clear on your question but my best guess was that you're dealing with the volume rocker sticking. ???
That's why I linked you to the other thread with a, albeit a bit silly, simple solution.
As for gender issues, that's a bit out of my area of expertise.

You see in the screen shot: I can`t move the bar to raise the volume. I have to reset my phone

comunicator2009 said:
You see in the screen shot: I can`t move the bar to raise the volume. I have to reset my phone
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The volume buttons on the side of the phone do not work?

yes they work. i think is a bug
Evolution_Freak said:
The volume buttons on the side of the phone do not work?
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comunicator2009 said:
yes they work. i think is a bug
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I'm sorry for my confusion, which is why I'm asking so many questions. So, if you raise the volume, with the volume keys, the volume lowers again without touching the buttons? Are you keeping the phone in your pocket? Or does it lower again immediately after raising it?

it dosen`t move at all with my finger and the side buttons. i have to restart the device for the volume to work. not all the time, like 5 or six time a day . I will make a video and post here

comunicator2009 said:
it dosen`t move at all with my finger and the side buttons. i have to restart the device for the volume to work. not all the time, like 5 or six time a day . I will make a video and post here
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How did you get the 5.1 update? OTA, sideload or factory image? I would suggest backing up your data, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing the factory image. If the problem persists after flashing the factory image, then it's probably a hardware issue. At that point, you could return for warranty service.

I had the same issue yesterday with my new one day old nexus 6 that was updated to 5.1 with OTA. The volume slider is stuck and will not move. I know the volume rockers work as if I push vol up or down the on screen volume slider appears...it just doesn't move. A quick reboot of the phone fixed it for me and I haven't seen it since. But please note I literally only had this phone for less than 24hours

i get the update from google official. can you be more specific what shall I do?
thanks

comunicator2009 said:
i get the update from google official. can you be more specific what shall I do?
thanks
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Based on the other user that commented, I'd say this is a bug. You can flash a factory image, which will probably fix it.

I think is a bug in the android with this volume bar. Mine to, I have to reboot the device but still

comunicator2009 said:
I think is a bug in the android with this volume bar. Mine to, I have to reboot the device but still
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Flash system.img and userdata.img (or data factory reset in recovery) in fastboot and reboot, that should fix it. If not, then its a hardware issue.

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro not turning on

I recently (just over a month ago) bought a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and have had no issues with the phone until now. I had a couple of pop up notifications saying something about my phone being too low of a temperature. I thought I'd just reboot the phone to see if that fixes it. However, now it won't turn back on with only the MI logo appearing for a brief moment (probably less than a second) before turning back off. I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if there was some sort of way I could fix it myself without voiding the manufacturer warranty (ideally). I've already emailed the manufacturer and the retailer I bought the phone off of and am awaiting a reply from them. Thanks in advance.

ChrisP707 said:
I recently (just over a month ago) bought a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro and have had no issues with the phone until now. I had a couple of pop up notifications saying something about my phone being too low of a temperature. I thought I'd just reboot the phone to see if that fixes it. However, now it won't turn back on with only the MI logo appearing for a brief moment (probably less than a second) before turning back off. I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if there was some sort of way I could fix it myself without voiding the manufacturer warranty (ideally). I've already contacted the manufacturer and the retailer I bought the phone off of and am awaiting a reply from them. Thanks in advance.
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Go to recovery for factory reset, press the volume up and the power button together until you see the mi logo qfter hold on only the volum up button

vagelis74 said:
Go to recovery for factory reset, press the volume up and the power button together until you see the mi logo qfter hold on only the volum up button
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Thanks for the quick response. However, when I tried that, the same thing happens as it would when I try to turn it on normally (the MI logo appears for a split second to only fade away or disappear instantaneously).

can't you just reflash the stock?

costorektypico said:
can't you just reflash the stock?
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It doesn't pop up on my computer whenever I plug it in, so I don't think I can do that.

ChrisP707 said:
It doesn't pop up on my computer whenever I plug it in, so I don't think I can do that.
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is the phone booting into Fastboot? if yes then check your drivers or reinstall them

costorektypico said:
is the phone booting into Fastboot? if yes then check your drivers or reinstall them
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I haven't set it up for that, I've just been using it from stock.

ChrisP707 said:
I haven't set it up for that, I've just been using it from stock.
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?? Hold power and volume down....

hoopsnake said:
?? Hold power and volume down....
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I have and the MI logo just flashes on and off the screen.

What it looks like
https://imgur.com/a/KvgM3vE
This is basically what happens when I hold the power button down or hold the power button down with the volume up button (flashing on and off once when just trying to turn it on normally).

May be group members of telegram can help you .. there are many people out there in telegram, install that telegram app on PC and discuss about your problem..

You don't understand! You have to hold Volume down with power button!

costorektypico said:
You don't understand! You have to hold Volume down with power button!
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I did that as well, same result.

ChrisP707 said:
I did that as well, same result.
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Then you totally ****ed up your phone. You need to reflash it via EDL. if it won't work maybe some component is ****ed up.

ChrisP707 said:
I did that as well, same result.
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Try to connect the charger and after power on.
Or maybe the temperature sensor from inside of battery is damage ( it's reading show verry low temperature ) Try to warm little your phone and after power on.

Question Power button and material you

So i got my GT2 yesterday it was a gift for signing contract with my provider. Is there any way to use power button to turn off the phone?
Also is there any way to change material you colors in Google apps?

press and hold power + volume up for ~10sec. until power menu pops up.

Yeah but is this posibble to use it as normal power button?

also drives me crazy
but could not find a way other than volume + and power

jirka607 said:
So i got my GT2 yesterday it was a gift for signing contract with my provider. Is there any way to use power button to turn off the phone?
Also is there any way to change material you colors in Google apps?
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Hi. I am also thinking of buying this. Did you check the mic issue while recording? Many say it comes as muffled cz of low bitrate. Please check and let me know.

Vishal P said:
Hi. I am also thinking of buying this. Did you check the mic issue while recording? Many say it comes as muffled cz of low bitrate. Please check and let me know.
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TBH i dont like the phone at all...thinking about keeping my Mi 10T Pro instead

sebx_g1 said:
Yeah but is this posibble to use it as normal power button?
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No, is a no sense.

jirka607 said:
TBH i dont like the phone at all...thinking about keeping my Mi 10T Pro instead
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why is that? causing any specific issue??

Vishal P said:
why is that? causing any specific issue??
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Its definitely not Better than my 10T Pro, battery life is extremely bad on both 4G and 5G, also somehow the speeds were worse on same connection on Realme all in all i got it cheap sold it for twice the money

qvert said:
also drives me crazy
but could not find a way other than volume + and power
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GO TO SETTINGS AND IN THE SEARCH BAR TYPE 'PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON'
AND USE THE SETTING TO CHANGE POWER BUTTON PRESS FUNCTION TO POWER MENU INSTEAD OF ASSISTANT. I COUDNT FIND IT EITHER BUT HAD TO SEARCH FOR IT.

jirka607 said:
So i got my GT2 yesterday it was a gift for signing contract with my provider. Is there any way to use power button to turn off the phone?
Also is there any way to change material you colors in Google apps?
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Yeah but is this posibble to use it as normal power button?
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qvert said:
also drives me crazy
but could not find a way other than volume + and power
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No, is a no sense.
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At least try to look in the Settings guys, and don't just say "not possible" if you don't know it.
It's only two steps deep in the Settings, annoyed me aswell.
Go to SETTINGS --> SYSTEM SETTINGS --> ON-OFF-BUTTON

It was not possible to set power button behavior until recent updates, I think it was added in version A18 from two months ago.