I have been facing a serious problem with my phone, anynow and then when i place my phone in my pocket, my phone will appear to be shut down. When i slide the keyboard out and close it, the phone will shut down. May i know is it due to a loose processor that causes it? When i lightly knock the backcover, the phone will also shut down. Thanks.
Say goodbye to my phone?
I'd suspect the battery before the processor based on the symptoms.
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Hi, it would be great if i can solve this problem. I tried inserting a piece of paper into the slot in between the back cover and the battery. It still happens.
It's more likely to be moving the other way, take out the battery and make sure the three contacts in the phone are still sticking out nice and firmly and everything is clean.
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Yesterday I was texting someone, didnt even finish the message because something else demanded my attention. So I close the keyboard and put it in my pocket.
5 minutes later I take my phone out, and its off. I try to turn it on but nothing happens. Tried taking out the battery and SIM, waiting a few minutes, and put them back in, still nothing. I take it up to T-mobile and they tell me its a month out of warranty.
So earlier today, I say "ehh what the hell" so I try again, this time I held the power down for about 10 seconds, while its connected to a charger, and it boots up! I get past the G1 screen to the Cyanogenized boot screen (5.0.7 test 5 if it helps...) and in excitement I call someone in to show them. As I pick up the phone to show them, the usb cable is yanked out, and the screen goes black. Never felt ****tier. Tried to get it to power on again....back to square 1.
About an hour or two later, I look over and the face keys and keyboard are backlit, but still nothing on the screen. I also noticed that if I take the battery out while its off the charger, the backlight for the buttons will turn off, but will immediately come back on once the battery goes back in.
Basically, Im stumped, and any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: Now the button backlight is off...
I think your phone didn't shut off actually.
Try the 3 finger solute!
Hold send, end, and the menu button.
I've also had this happen to me, and to tell you the truth it didn't turn out good. :/
After awhile My touch went completely out.
It happened when I was running an experimental rom.
Also try restoring a back up if you created one before it started happening. :/
Well I know its off, Ive taken the battery out, and havent gotten it to come back on except for the one time. And Ive removed the battery since then as well. Ive tried power+home, power+camera, power+menu+send. None of them have worked.
One of two things, hopefully the first:
1.) You have a bad battery, replace it, or borrow a friend's and see if that works.
2.) You have a new paperweight. In that case, my condolences, friend.
Seriously, though, from what you described, it sounds like your battery just bit it. Try taking it out and examining it for any bulging or swelling that may not have been there before.
The woman at the T-mobile store tested a different battery and a different charger, so in my case its not likely, but I will give it another shot, since things have somewhat perked up. Right now the button backlights will randomly come on and stay on for a while, slowly dimming, and then eventually turn off, only to come back on later.
thegreatcity said:
The woman at the T-mobile store tested a different battery and a different charger, so in my case its not likely, but I will give it another shot, since things have somewhat perked up. Right now the button backlights will randomly come on and stay on for a while, slowly dimming, and then eventually turn off, only to come back on later.
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After reading you tried different batteries, I think you're in the market for a new phone. =[
The battery idea was the only thing I could have thought of as well.
Hope you manage to figure this out without having to buy a new phone, though. =[
In regards to your most recent post, sounds like some kind of short. There wasn't any water exposure was there? I've actually heard of people having there phones in their jeans pocket and sweating enough to turn the indicator and fry the board.
But yeah, it sounds like phone death. I would totally disassemble it and check for any corrosion though. Who knows, you may save it, then you have fat bragging rights
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In regards to your most recent post, sounds like some kind of short. There wasn't any water exposure was there? I've actually heard of people having there phones in their jeans pocket and sweating enough to turn the indicator and fry the board.
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They must be doing some serious running.... or be really, really fat.
Btw, you can check to see if your G1 got exposed to water, OP. Take out battery and there's a little sticker under the IMEI sticker. Its round. If it's white - you're good. Any other color (i think it turns red or blue?) there's water damage.
Ok, I have an interesting problem.
Yesterday I've dropped my phone in the toilet, there was bleach in the water.
I immediately took it out, took the battery out, cleaned as much bleach off as I could, then completely took apart the phone and had each component dry separately.
However, in doing so, I ma have damaged something, not sure what yet. The only thing I found was the little ribbon cable that connected the power button to the motherboard had a slight crease in it. But basically the problem is that I now can't put my phone to sleep. If I press the power button, the screen shuts down for about 1 second and then wakes up again. If I just leave it it would periodically try to sleep, fade the screen and come back on again.
There does not seem to be any other problems present, such as random button presses when the phone is awake, so I'm a bit at a loss as to what this could be. Any thoughts?
definitely is hardware problem, not 100% sure though, but I am wondering why recently there are quite some people dropped their phone into toilet bowl.....
I don't know lol, something to do I guess...
Hm, it seems to have fixed itself now, I changed nothing.
EDIT: It's back again. Once again, I didn't do anything, it's only been sitting there charging, started waking up and going back to sleep faster and faster.
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I don't know lol, something to do I guess...
Hm, it seems to have fixed itself now, I changed nothing.
EDIT: It's back again. Once again, I didn't do anything, it's only been sitting there charging, started waking up and going back to sleep faster and faster.
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There's still some moisture inside the phone. People try to get rid of it by putting it in a bowl of rice. Yes, I know how this looks But the solution is always appropriate to the problem Visit the thread I posted below for some answers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363416
Alright, I shall do that, see if it helps. Thanks man!
Here's what is going on...
My Galaxy S I9000 (Bell Canada) was water damaged, after being dried for many days it turned on, but the battery almost immediately drained. I left the phone and forgot about it. Bought a new cheap phone without a SIM.
More recently I got a new battery for it and it turned on and was working great, staying charged and everything. When I went to the service provider to get a new SIM for it, we powered down the phone, pulled the battery and SIM card and put the new SIM in followed by the battery. Afterwards the phone would not power on, but the two face buttons on either side of the 'Home' button lit up and would react to touch. I tried removing the battery and SIM a few times and would get the same result.
After bringing my phone home and leaving it with the battery out for a few days, I thought I would try it again. It powered up again as if nothing was wrong. To test it again, I pulled the battery and SIM, replaced them, and my black screen/won't turn on problem returned.
Every so often it will power on and be useable. It is recognized by Kies, I've flashed it to firmware 2.3.4.
I'm looking for any helpful suggestions for what might solve my problem. I'm wondering if it's a hardware problem and short of isolating the part of the phone that is faulty and replacing it, the phone is toast.
Thanks for your time, and I apologize for the length of my post.
My friend has dropped the SGS into a pool before. Problem was fix after buying a new battery.
Either: Damaged screen + Contact. Or the reaction with water and the battery. hydrogen gas prevents screen from connecting to main-board.
It still turns on occasionally, and when it powers up, it's as if nothing is wrong. Screen works, displays everything fine, colour is crisp, screen reacts to touch. The big problem is it won't turn on all the time. Would what you said still explain this?
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It still turns on occasionally, and when it powers up, it's as if nothing is wrong. Screen works, displays everything fine, colour is crisp, screen reacts to touch. The big problem is it won't turn on all the time. Would what you said still explain this?
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The only thing I know (assuming the screen or motherboard is 100% functioning) is hydrogen gas being present. You might know TV remote with old battery casually respond to presses. After cleaning contacts it should work again.
I disassembled the phone and cleaned all the contacts on the main board with rubbing alcohol, I did not do anything to the screen though. Should I try taking it apart again and breaking it down further? (ie. separate the screen?)
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I disassembled the phone and cleaned all the contacts on the main board with rubbing alcohol, I did not do anything to the screen though. Should I try taking it apart again and breaking it down further? (ie. separate the screen?)
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No, I am starting to think it's a hardware fault if that didn't work
Well, I have a problem which makes the X1 practically unusable. Everytime I hit it with less or more power, or when I move the slider a bit faster, and even when I press on the slider in the opposite direction when closed (like from right to left) it turns off... I got it apart and cleaned every part of it, but there is no improvement.
I can't mention a certain moment in the past from where it started. All I can say is that I have dropped it twice and broke the plastic parts, but the problem appeared some months after, so this may not be the main cause. Also I took it apart once (before it started to turn off suddenly) because the screws that were supposed to keep the slider on it's place went out.
I used it for almost 2 years, but I don't have enough money for a new device (nor a second-hand one like HD2), so if you can even suppose what's the problem, please tell me.
Later Edit: Another thing I noticed after pressing each part of the X1 is that the problem is somewhere in the upper part (near the camera... I noticed it when I tried to pull the stylus and when I pressed the volume buttons...
I'll take the inside out again, now that I know in which side is the problem. I'm on my backup phone right now, so I have nothing to lose... I still think is something wrong with the battery contacts or somewhere near those, so I will check again... I'll tell you if I find something.
Looks like a flex cable problem.
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Looks like a flex cable problem.
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I checked the flex cable, but nothing is wrong with it... It may not be well fixed on the mainboard, and it totally shuts down, not only screen/buttons problems...
It's supposed to be water resistant, but I've never dunked it intentionally under water. Bought this in 2017. Unfortunately, I had an accident and it fell inside a sink full of hot water (while I was taking care of a patient) and it stayed there for a minute or two.
What happened are the following:
Power button no longer works - It was a little wonky as it kept turning the screen on and popping up the camera. I tried to turn it off, but it kept turning back on.
Stock camera app - doesn't work anymore. whenever I try to activate the app, it just crashes.
Rear camera hardware - focusing is gone. Using another app (camera zoom fx) I can access it, but pics are blurry. It can't focus on images 12 feet away.
Front cam hardware - there was a mist that fogged the camera. but it seems to be working fine after.
Screen - the screen was relatively ok after the dunking. However, water got inside the S-pen port. I immediately removed it and started drying the phone for 48 hours. I tried to return the s-pen after, but it seemed to trigger something and the screen started flickering. it lasted for a day but it's now completely normal.
Aside from those, everything is fine with the phone. I managed an online backup to Samsung account and everything.
If you're still here, here are some of my questions. I appreciate all your help.
1. I've now turned it off for a complete drying. Now I can't turn it on. Is there a way to turn it on? Is a USB C jig available to do this?
2. I left some sensitive data in the phone *coughbootypicscough*, is there a way to access the memory and wipe it? or maybe factory reset the phone without turning it on?
3. Can the cameras be replaced / fixed?
Hoping for all our help.
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It's supposed to be water resistant, but I've never dunked it intentionally under water. Bought this in 2017. Unfortunately, I had an accident and it fell inside a sink full of hot water (while I was taking care of a patient) and it stayed there for a minute or two.
What happened are the following:
Power button no longer works - It was a little wonky as it kept turning the screen on and popping up the camera. I tried to turn it off, but it kept turning back on.
Stock camera app - doesn't work anymore. whenever I try to activate the app, it just crashes.
Rear camera hardware - focusing is gone. Using another app (camera zoom fx) I can access it, but pics are blurry. It can't focus on images 12 feet away.
Front cam hardware - there was a mist that fogged the camera. but it seems to be working fine after.
Screen - the screen was relatively ok after the dunking. However, water got inside the S-pen port. I immediately removed it and started drying the phone for 48 hours. I tried to return the s-pen after, but it seemed to trigger something and the screen started flickering. it lasted for a day but it's now completely normal.
Aside from those, everything is fine with the phone. I managed an online backup to Samsung account and everything.
If you're still here, here are some of my questions. I appreciate all your help.
1. I've now turned it off for a complete drying. Now I can't turn it on. Is there a way to turn it on? Is a USB C jig available to do this?
2. I left some sensitive data in the phone *coughbootypicscough*, is there a way to access the memory and wipe it? or maybe factory reset the phone without turning it on?
3. Can the cameras be replaced / fixed?
Hoping for all our help.
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The fact that water was hot made it easier to gain access to the inside of the phone and personally I'm going to say it's now a hardware issue and the phone is likely no good anymore.. If you're worried about certain pictures on the phone just destroy the phone so no one could possibly take parts out of it and try to use them. Smash it with a hammer, drive over it, you get the idea.. Just get another phone at this point the reason I know it's a hardware issue is because of what your camera did so the water made it past the seals mainly because it was hot and loosened the glue to get past it.
MrMike2182 said:
The fact that water was hot made it easier to gain access to the inside of the phone and personally I'm going to say it's now a hardware issue and the phone is likely no good anymore.. If you're worried about certain pictures on the phone just destroy the phone so no one could possibly take parts out of it and try to use them. Smash it with a hammer, drive over it, you get the idea.. Just get another phone at this point the reason I know it's a hardware issue is because of what your camera did so the water made it past the seals mainly because it was hot and loosened the glue to get past it.
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it actually still works. I tried hard not to turn it off because the power button is broken. Last night, I fell asleep and forgot to charge it and battery drained and phone turned off.
It still charges but I can't turn it on because the power button is broken.
I was hoping if anyone knows if a USBC jig can help and turn it on for a bit or any other way to trigger download mode and then restart.
Try to hold Volume down + Bixby button and plug the cable in, it may be goes in download mode amd than you can reboot you phone. If not try only with Volume down and cable.
zyxw-androidiani said:
Try to hold Volume down + Bixby button and plug the cable in, it may be goes in download mode amd than you can reboot you phone. If not try only with Volume down and cable.
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I'll try that again. For now, I'm placing the phone inside a box with desiccant to ensure that it dries completely. Hopefully, it restores some function to the powerbutton.
maxram said:
I'll try that again. For now, I'm placing the phone inside a box with desiccant to ensure that it dries completely. Hopefully, it restores some function to the powerbutton.
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Try opening and removing the simcard tray while the phone rest in the box with desiccant. Hopefully can remove water vapors better and faster.
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