Hello all,
I have a really odd problem with my Kaiser, whenever i slide open my keyboard to type i loose SIM card connection. If i close the keyboard and turn off and on the phone connection (not the actual phone) it comes back.
If i use the onscreen keyboard to send messages/ emails/ type its fine..only cuts out when i slide open the keyboard.
As far as i can remember it has not been dropped or played around with in the last 3 days to have caused this.
I have also stripped the phone and checked the cableing inside to see if anything was shorting on the case when slid open and it is all fine.
Just did a factory reset on the phone and still the same, changed sim card for a new one and still does it... any ideas? Its driving me crazy as i keep forgetting.
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The first sign of a problem occurred when I hit the power button and the phone started to boot up. I was surprised as it had not been shut down. I also noticed the keyboard appeared stuck and would not slide open to any degree whatsoever. I inspected the phone for any obvious sign of damage and there was none. The phone only booted as far as the unlock screen and then promptly shut off. I plugged the phone in its charger and tried again.
This same thing happened several more times and I got a sinking feeling that my phone was seriously fu*%ked up. I let it charge for a bit while I looked at HTC's and XDA Websites for any threads of this being a previously reported issue. My searches failed to turn up anything relating to a stuck keyboard. So I placed a support call to HTC North America (866- 449-7358) and promptly connected with a support rep named Larry. He was working out of a call center in Toronto.
The rep was not aware of any reported issues that would prevent the keyboard from sliding open. As far has the boot up process was concerned, his suggestion was to perform a hard reset and see if that would help. Before trying that I wanted to better understand why the keyboard was stuck but he could offer no help. When he learned that I had purchased the phone from Mobile Planet he said that it "was probably imported from the UK and that I would have to get any additional support from there." I considered this as lamely passing the buck and ended that call.
I placed renewed focus on the locked slider mechanism to see if there was any visible reason why it was stuck closed. After finding nothing, I then began to pry carefully around the edges and see just how much physical separation I could achieve at any one spot without causing undue stress. During this process the keyboard suddenly shifted a bit and I was able to carefully slide it out. I immediately noticed the SIM card latch was unlatched and hanging open. I closed and locked it, then powered the phone up once more. To my surprise and immense relief, it booted right up and remained on till I could unlock it. Everything worked fine. Needless to say I'm now one happy camper.
Conclusion:
If the keyboard on your Kaiser fails to open for any reason and the device keeps shutting down, an open SIM latch may be the problem. Try to gently and I do mean gently, pry at different points to gain partial clearance for the keyboard mechanism to shift. It might be all you need to resolve the issue. I hope this helps someone in the future.
Thank you. Mine is stuck right now. Its driving me crazy.
Update. I just did what you stated and it worked.
Solution for Stuck Slide Out on HTC Tilt
1. GENTLY use stylus or pointy slim object to lift the top part. Lift from the area where the sim card is located
2. Lift GENTLY until you have seperation, then slide out keyboard.
way cool!
what i'm curious about is how the sim door can come loose all on its own especially when the keyboard is closed...it has such a bad-ass lock on it...i swear, i really have to fiddle with the lock to get it to open when i need to remove the SIM.
...or perhaps it happens when one forgets to lock the SIM door followed by unintentionally closing the keyboard...?
hi guys
I have Att tilt and since 3 days a go my phone keep turning on by it self. any ideas how to fix this? Thanks.
i'm defnitely sure u need to call in an exorcist. for the time being, pls place the phone within a ring of garlic cloves
It's probably the instant messenger receiving an SMS message with someone signing on/off or you getting a message.
if you are using a case with a magnet in it it will cause it to turn on like if you were sliding it open to fix this download kaiser tweaks and turn off the option to turn on when slide open or keep away from magnet cases
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steve960 said:
if you are using a case with a magnet in it it will cause it to turn on like if you were sliding it open to fix this download kaiser tweaks and turn off the option to turn on when slide open or keep away from magnet cases
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This is indeed the only thing i can imagine is happening. Strong radiowaves can turn on/off devices and even uses them..... Just to give a exemple, I work on a warship and we had a 250KW powercable with some leaks in the isolation. This causes some of the other equipment to power on and even use it while all safeties were still on!
thanks guys for your help. i will try to disable the sliding thing. i hope it works.
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My brother wanted to give me his old Wizard holster which closes with a magnet. I told him the magnet might cause my screen to turn on. Sure enough, as soon as the phone got near the holster the screen came on and switched to landscape just as it would if I had flipped out the keyboard.
Guess that's why my Kaiser came with a holster that uses velcro.
This has been driving me nuts since I got my Tilt! The slightest sliding movement of my screen would wake the phone up.
Thanks for the easy fix with the Kaiser Tweak setting!
Hi guys,
I did the Kaiser Tweak setting but still same issue from before. every like 5 to 10 min my phone comes on by itself.
any other sugestions?
now im having the same problem. wtf is going on. no magnets near my phone. it sucks lol
So I spent the last hour or so searching for answers and have yet to find any so I figured ask all of you for some help diagnosing my Tilt. Last week it started to exhibit the following problems, what I need help determining is if the concensis is that I may have gotten the internals damp or if I have a hardware issue.
Symptoms;
1. Down D-pad button no longer functions, down track wheel works fine.
2. Sliding out the keyboard causes the phone to beep 10-20 times before you can actually start to type.
3. Random results when using the touch screen. it works 90% of the time but the other 10% if I try to say open an email by touching "in box" actually opens SMS inbox and starts to scroll through all the existing SMS messages.
I am thinking there could be a problem with the ribbon cable that connects the keyboard to the touch screen, or again, it could be wet.
Idea on a solution or further t-shooting to figure this out?
Greetings Experts,
I am using X1 & after update Rom my X1's keypad is not working . after opening keyboard, screen not rotating landscape, but after closing keypad, screen shows exactly what I typed on keyboard. Sorry for my english. I flashed 4-5 different rom files today but problem is still there. Is there cab file needed to enable this ?
I am following SD card method & stuck in this problem even I dont know exact version Rom for it.
I think I tried these Roms if any one can understand my problem Please help me.
RUU_Signed_NL_Vodafone
Xperia X1.5 Kovsky
X1i_GENERIC_UK_KOV_R2AA010
Christian_WWE_3300_Full
Now Using : XPERIA_Gen_II_full_WWE_Keyboard_v.1.0
Regards,
Mansoor Ahmed
It's a hardware problem, your flex cable is worn out.
Dear harveydent,
Keybord is working but not showing in display. after opening keypad screen gets stuck & not rotating, & after closing keypad screen shows exactly what I typed on it.
Regards,
Mansoor Ahmed
I didn't say your keyboard or screen was broken. I said the flex cable was.
The hardware problem is the cable that connects your keyboard/main unit and lcd screen together (the flex cable). So your keyboard 100% works. Your screen 100% works. But when you slide open the phone, the flex cable stretches. Since it's worn out, some connections break when it stretches the main board can no longer send signals to the screen, so it appears to freeze. But the keyboard (and everything else) still work, so you can still type, only YOU CAN'T SEE IT since screen can't get any signals from the board. When you slide the phone back, the connection is restored and you can see what you typed.
Hi,
So yesterday I used my HTC M7 for music at the gym.
Ever since then the phone has been behaving very weirdly.
- The display keeps randomly turning on.
- Car mode randomly turns on.
- Pages on Chrome continuously refresh.
- While charging through my laptop it keeps losing connection.
- While typing the keyboard keeps deactivating and I have to keep touching the text area so I can get the keyboard back up.
- Sometimes the phone just lands on the home screen.
Its all very weird, no I haven't rooted the device, I'm using Android 4.4.3 with HTC Sense 6.
I have factory reset the device and also I kept it in a bowl of rice overnight in case of water having seeped in at the gym.
Any opinions and advice would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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Samsung gs2 has an issue very similar to what you're describing and the fix for that was to enter a dial code to get into the phone utility that let you select pda or modem for the USB... I know for a fact that the same code doesn't work for this phone, *#7284#
But if anyone around here is familiar with htc codes, they might be able to get you into that menu. The trick on the gs2 was to make sure both options were set to pda and re-select then if they already were.
Don't know if that'll help or just send you on a wild goose chase, but it's a lead, I suppose.