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used this app and now my screen is black...

I opened this app (battery booster, can't post link because I am new) after downloading it excited to hoping it was better then a previous one I was trying that seemed to do next to nothing.
I saw the brightness button and hit it. It showed 11%. I was like oh I thought I had this all the way down...so I use the scroller to take it all the way down assuming 0% meant that it was the lowest it could possible dim the screen...well it sure is a battery saver considering I can't even see my screen as its completely BLACK...............................
1. Why would you even allow something like this in a app.
2. Please help me fix it...
I have tried for about an hour to assume where the scroll down, and mounting the phone to my computer so that I could possibly uninstall it via computer with no luck...

anyone????!

I don't want to piss you off or anything, but I had read a comment on another thread saying they could never get it to come back, even when they went back to stock.
You may need to head down to the Verizon store :/

chronster said:
I don't want to piss you off or anything, but I had read a comment on another thread saying they could never get it to come back, even when they went back to stock.
You may need to head down to the Verizon store :/
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son of a...this is so stupid! What a bad feature to have in a app for idiots like myself apparently

if you have adb debugging you might be able to fix it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=785603&highlight=horror

If you have usb debugging on, you can use adb to delete the app you downloaded I think. Did you have it enabled?

Florynce said:
If you have usb debugging on, you can use adb to delete the app you downloaded I think. Did you have it enabled?
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I didn't have debugging on i checked via adb and long story short...i was still within 30 days of purchase ;-)

All may not be lost!!
If you're still in your 30 days take it back and exchange it.
If not, try booting into recovery mode and reset the phone. I don't think you need root to do that much and it should put the phone back to the way it was when you took it out of the box.
Hold down the volume button so that you are pressing both up & down volume at the same time (easiest to do with the battery cover off).
While holding the volume keys down press and hold the power button too. When the Samsung screen comes up release both buttons. A couple seconds later you will see the "Android system recovery" screen.
Press the volume down button until you have highlighted "wipe data/factory reset".
Press the "Home" button to select it.
You will then be told to press the volume up button to wipe the phone or press the volume down button to exit/cancel. Press volume up and follow any additional instructions. That's as far as I go to guide you (I want to keep my stuff as is ).
If that doesn't take care of the issue then you should take it to verizon and tell them what happened. Good luck and let me know if this worked for you!
~Johnny

[Q] Nook Phiremod 5.3 unlock screen not showing

I mistakenly clicked the option not to show unlock icon. Now it boots as normal to the home screen but I can't go any further because the unlock icon is not showing to click. Unable to go to settings or anything. I'm searched the forum with no luck. Please advise my best solution.

wtalbert said:
I mistakenly clicked the option not to show unlock icon. Now it boots as normal to the home screen but I can't go any further because the unlock icon is not showing to click. Unable to go to settings or anything. I'm searched the forum with no luck. Please advise my best solution.
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Educational time spend while waiting for help brought the answer. Thanks for all the info in the forums and the talented people who share their knowledge.

Could you please post your solution? This just happened to me tonight and I don't know what to do short of wiping the whole device.

diesputnikdie said:
Could you please post your solution? This just happened to me tonight and I don't know what to do short of wiping the whole device.
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I'll be glad to. I went into recovery by powering off completely, power up by holding down the N button and the power button. After the initial B&N banner comes up and goes off release the power button. Continue holding the N for a count of 4. It's tricky hitting the right point so you may need to try it several times holding 1 count more or less. When recovery comes up go to "Backup/Restore" and restore a previous backup. Hope this works for you.

What if the power button break?

Mine is a stupid question.
Looking at my new nexus s the hardware buttons are protruding unlike the old motoria milestone.
They feel not so rocks so I was thinking, what if the power button break?
How turn on the phone or wake up it? How to enter recovery?

if you're worried try to use it as little as possible
my nexus s wakes up when i touch the screen and locks when i put it into my pocket (proximity sensor). So i use the power button about once a week to reboot.
but if it breaks nontheless - send your nexus to samsung they'll fix it.

ive been with a broken power button for almost 5 months now. i use the volume rocker to wake, and the lockscreen widget to lock the phone. also, i use the twrp recovery that has options to use for a select instead of the power button. ive even forgotten that i had a working power button

I would just contact Samsung the phone hasn't been out for a year yet. They should cover this just make sure your phone is unrooted and running stock.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

simms22 said:
ive been with a broken power button for almost 5 months now. i use the volume rocker to wake, and the lockscreen widget to lock the phone. also, i use the twrp recovery that has options to use for a select instead of the power button. ive even forgotten that i had a working power button
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Ok I understand that it's possible to use the phone also without the power button but how do you turn on?
How do you enter recovery without it?
JohnBg said:
if you're worried try to use it as little as possible
my nexus s wakes up when i touch the screen and locks when i put it into my pocket (proximity sensor). So i use the power button about once a week to reboot.
but if it breaks nontheless - send your nexus to samsung they'll fix it.
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How do you have this function? What rom do you use?

CM7 has the wake key functions. CWM recovery also allows the use of the soft keys.

wild1z said:
CM7 has the wake key functions. CWM recovery also allows the use of the soft keys.
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Ok but how do you enter recovery without using the power button?

stexyn said:
Ok but how do you enter recovery without using the power button?
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many ways..
in the terminal emulator app type..
su(press enter)
reboot recovery(press enter)
or there are many apps that will boot you into recovery, like RootBooter.
if all else fails, you can enter recovery via adb or fastboot too, via your computer. once you stop using the power button, you will "see" many ways around it. there are root apps that can remap your buttons too.

simms22 said:
many ways..
in the terminal emulator app type..
su(press enter)
reboot recovery(press enter)
or there are many apps that will boot you into recovery, like RootBooter.
if all else fails, you can enter recovery via adb or fastboot too, via your computer. once you stop using the power button, you will "see" many ways around it. there are root apps that can remap your buttons too.
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Wait wait.
1.000.000$ question
All the operations described suppose the phone is ON right?
What if you finish your battery or the nexus is off? How to turn on the phone without power button?

stexyn said:
Wait wait.
1.000.000$ question
All the operations described suppose the phone is ON right?
What if you finish your battery or the nexus is off? How to turn on the phone without power button?
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i gently flick the back of the phone(right under the lens) with my finger), and instantly, the phone powers up. since i test the trinity kernel before releases, i get many that dont boot, and need to go straight into recovery to flash another kernel so that my phone could boot. i do the same thing with the gentle flick to the back of the phone. i boot the phone into fastboot mode, select recovery, then instead of pressing the power button to select recovery, i gently flick the back of the phone right under the lens and the recovery option gets selected. from there i flash another kernel(or rom) and boot the phone. i havent had any issues for the past 5 months doing this, and i flash many times almost each and every day.

simms22 said:
i gently flick the back of the phone(right under the lens) with my finger), and instantly, the phone powers up.
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Really, I don't understand sorry

stexyn said:
Really, I don't understand sorry
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lol, i dont either. but it works. btw, by flick, i mean tap it gently.

stexyn ,I had read somewhere about an procedure, but didn't tried it myself..
put your phone to charge , when U see it's charging , take out the battery and put it back.
Hope it works for you.

I will try this, thank you

stexyn said:
I will try this, thank you
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Hi, my little italian friend ! I hope you will solve your problem

I have to say, i am truelly interested in how you can get your phone to turn off when you put it in your pocket. Would save me alot of button presses.
I'm currently looking into the Cyanogen 7.1 lockscreen menu but can't seem to find anything for the proximity sensor.
Please enlighten us.

tellone said:
Hi, my little italian friend ! I hope you will solve your problem
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I have no button problem (read the thread object).
Mine is just a curiosity to know how to proceed if this happens.
Thank you

Zumbizao said:
stexyn ,I had read somewhere about an procedure, but didn't tried it myself..
put your phone to charge , when U see it's charging , take out the battery and put it back.
Hope it works for you.
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I try this but it doesn't work.
Nevermind

JohnBg said:
if you're worried try to use it as little as possible
my nexus s wakes up when i touch the screen and locks when i put it into my pocket (proximity sensor). So i use the power button about once a week to reboot.
but if it breaks nontheless - send your nexus to samsung they'll fix it.
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Could you tell us more about your setup? How did you managed to lock it by putting in your pocket?
EDIT: didn't realize there are more pages in this thread, so another user already asked my question. Waiting for the answer...

gellow said:
Could you tell us more about your setup? How did you managed to lock it by putting in your pocket?
EDIT: didn't realize there are more pages in this thread, so another user already asked my question. Waiting for the answer...
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I don't need to change the lock method, my power button work.
I'm just testing how to proceed in case ok broke

[Q] Power Button Not working. Plz help

Okay so my power button just randomly stopped working after some random time. it doesnt work ANYWHERE. to lock my screen, to unlcok my screen, in recovery mode i cant press anything cuase it doesnt WORK. i no its a hardware issue becuase of this. i did google this but found nothing. what can i do to fix it.
i tried a battery pull and putting it back and going to recovery to factory reset but as soon as i put my battery in my phone starts up. i can enter recovery but the power button doesnt work so i cant press anything.
my warranty is over by a long shot ( had it since it released) so cant return it.
any help would be appreciated. all i need is a way to turn my phone on and off nothing about the recovery and stuff. but if you do find someting for it that would be even more amazing.
and has this happened to anyone else, just wondering is all if this is common or rare.
thnx in advance.

it has happened to many captivates. search 'captivate power button' on xda.
What ROM are you running on your phone?
Answer to that question has a lot to do with your next steps for software workaround.
One approach; you could read up on ways to clean the power button and see if that works. Or send it off to mobiletechvideos.com and he will fix it for a reasonable fee.

laughingT said:
it has happened to many captivates. search 'captivate power button' on xda.
What ROM are you running on your phone?
Answer to that question has a lot to do with your next steps for software workaround.
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i am running Aocp 5 android 4.2.1
hve been running it for a few weeks now and no problem till now

Okay, start by seeing if you can clean the power button, that may fix it for now. Again, search 'captivate power button' to find some threads about ways to clean it.
With the ROM you are running, I believe you have a version of CWM that allows to use the Cappy's dedicated menu keys, menu, home, back and search, to navigate and select recovery items.
Assuming your power key is stuck on, remove the battery, hold the up and down volume buttons and reinsert the battery to get into recovery. This will allow you to test keys, wipe, and any other function in CWM.
With the phone on and fully booted into JB, go find volume rocker wake in the system setting options and make sure it is active. Hitting the up/down key will wake the screen when it sleeps. Add the sleep/lock toggle to your notification bar menu and you have a way to instantly lock the screen without the power key.
If you still have a bad power button stuck in on position, then you will need to take out the battery to turn it off.
Hope this helps.

laughingT said:
With the ROM you are running, I believe you have a version of CWM that allows to use the Cappy's dedicated menu keys, menu, home, back and search, to navigate and select recovery items.
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Thnx for the help but Which button does what?

Menu = Down. Home = Up. Back arrow = Back. Search = Select.
This is the way it is in KK4 Corn Kernel. Not sure about the recovery in AoCP though... Home may = Select. ??
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

THANK YOU!!!!!!
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Menu = Down. Home = Up. Back arrow = Back. Search = Select.
This is the way it is in KK4 Corn Kernel. Not sure about the recovery in AoCP though... Home may = Select. ??
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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THANK YOU BOTH (4-2ndtwin AND laughingT) SOOOOO MUCH
IF I HAD THE CHANCE I WOULD DONATE TO YOU BUT I CANT CUZ IM ONLY 14
SRY.

No prob. Glad to help.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

4-2ndtwin said:
No prob. Glad to help.
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+1

Now to turn off phone?
I hope im not bothering you or anything but is there a way to turn off the phone. As i said before i cant remove the battery and put it back in because the phone automatically restarts. Is there a way to turn the phone off with out taking out the battery?
thnx again.

Jack Jake said:
I hope im not bothering you or anything but is there a way to turn off the phone. As i said before i cant remove the battery and put it back in because the phone automatically restarts. Is there a way to turn the phone off with out taking out the battery?
thnx again.
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Get a app or widget for it.

Jack Jake said:
I hope im not bothering you or anything but is there a way to turn off the phone. As i said before i cant remove the battery and put it back in because the phone automatically restarts. Is there a way to turn the phone off with out taking out the battery?
thnx again.
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This is happening because your power button is stuck in the on position. Did you try to clean it as suggested earlier.
BWolf56, I'm not aware of an app or ROM that completely prevents power up on insertion of battery when the power button is stuck on. If there is such an app, I'd like to hear about it. I think maybe the power switch goes to the broadcom power management chip, so I don't understand how the app could work unless the phone never came on at all. SOD symptoms would be the result.

laughingT said:
This is happening because your power button is stuck in the on position. Did you try to clean it as suggested earlier.
BWolf56, I'm not aware of an app or ROM that completely prevents power up on insertion of battery when the power button is stuck on. If there is such an app, I'd like to hear about it. I think maybe the power switch goes to the broadcom power management chip, so I don't understand how the app could work unless the phone never came on at all. SOD symptoms would be the result.
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Oh that would be impossible, the OS isn't loaded so even less the apps
I was suggesting a app to turn off the phone/lock screen. There are widgets for that in the market.

Jack Jake said:
Okay so my power button just randomly stopped working after some random time.
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I had a very similar problem with my Epic 4G Touch (Sprint S2) - my phone would randomly reboot, and it kept getting worse and worse. Thought it was the ROM, the overclock, etc. I flashed back to (almost) stock, went back to original clock speeds. Eventually, I noticed that even brushing past the power button would wake the screen, and about 10 seconds later the phone would reboot.
Long story short, I bought a replacement power switch, soldered it in place, and have had zero problems since!
Several eBay sellers offer the switch you'll need.
(They don't include the skills needed to solder it in place. It's a tiny switch - about 4mm x 2mm x 1.5mm, and you'll need a good quality fine-tipped soldering iron and a steady hand. Do you have a friend who's good at soldering?)

awoolf said:
Long story short, I bought a replacement power switch, soldered it in place, and have had zero problems since!
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well thanks for the reply, but i dont need it anymore. my friend conveniently had a GNex (old) and gave it to me as a present. so i dont use my captivate that much anymore.

Panic! Flashing my phone may have taken a terrible turn

I just began flashing my Sprint HTC One with CleanROM SPR 1.5, but it's locked up at the "Installing" section, with the progress bar stuck on the first increment. Before installation, I was sure to wipe and clear out the caches, etc and also checked the md5sum of the .zip file from the developer. I'm not sure what to do!
Please help! Thank you

KD0SKH said:
I just began flashing my Sprint HTC One with CleanROM SPR 1.5, but it's locked up at the "Installing" section, with the progress bar stuck on the first increment. Before installation, I was sure to wipe and clear out the caches, etc and also checked the md5sum of the .zip file from the developer. I'm not sure what to do!
Please help! Thank you
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Most likely you ran just into an issue due the often used aroma installer by amarullz.
This problem is well known and is annoing, but it's all okay. You only need to restart the phone to recovery mode.
Press power and vol down button together, hold them until the phone goes off and kepp on holding until the phone turns on in recovery mode.
Then you can do it all again.
For me a flash needs sometimes 2-5 tries to be successful, some people need more than 10.
Some part of aroma installer is bad, but i can't understand why the developer doesn't solve this issue...
As developer i stand behind my work, even if it's a job without financial benefit.

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Press power and vol down button together, hold them until the phone goes off...
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Thank you! This was what I was so scared about: I didn't realize how long I had to hold down power, and I didn't know I had to hold down Vol Down at the same time. What a useful bit of knowledge! (Alas, I'm spoiled by user-removable batteries).
In the meantime I think I determined the cause of the issue - I went back a dialog box and this apparently can cause some hangs in the installer. I went through again without trying to go "backwards" in any of the menus, and everything worked!
Again, thank you so much!

Just to add a bit more info:
I've found it much easier to hold the power button until the phone turns off, then let go press volume down. Holding them both down together often made my phone select the "reboot phone" option when it finally got to the bootloader.
Additionally, using the volume and power buttons, as opposed to the touch screen, seems to help keep Aroma stable. It's not foolproof, but I've had more successful attempts this way. It is a pain when you have to make a bunch of selections though. I honestly wish devs stopped using it at this point. Ever since ROMs started being released with Aroma I've always had problems with it. I avoid it as much as possible, but for the most part that's not an option with the One