Power Button Reboot; Emulate Battery Pull - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been stuck in a spot that I needed to use the battery pull emulation of holding the power button down and waiting for a reboot. Mine just does not work! I can have the phone on, press and hold the power button, the 3 second countdown notification appears, and upon reaching 1 second, it just sits there no matter how long I keep the power button depressed without ever rebooting.
I'm posting about this because I've seen many users that are in the same boat as I am, and I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on how to make this work.
My problem is documented here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40950471
Is this a hardware issue? Does anyone have any ideas for us unlucky few that this very important function does not work for?
I am on stock, odexed, rooted, 64GB dev edition (1.29.1540.3) on AT&T network. I have installed only one mod...homeslice's 'bkbtnmenu.zip' which pushed a Settings.apk over the stock Settings.apk while deleting the stock Setting.odex file. I'm not saying that this mod caused any problems whatsoever...just trying to give detailed information.
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I don't know if this will help anything, but here is a logcat.
I started the logcat and pressed power button simultaneously. I held the power button for about 20 seconds, released and stopped log.

Hold it for ten seconds then release.

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help!! how to revert rooted nook color back to factory state?

hey guys, hopefully someone can help me.
I've successfully rooted my nook color, but I want to revert back to the factory state. There are instructions in nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM on how to do it. But I can't for the life of me, interrupt the boot eight times. At most it's only once and no matter what I do, on the second time around it shows the boot screen.
I tap the the power button, once I see the "future of reading" words, I hold on the power button and it blinks and show me the words again. Which is good right? Then I release and hold the pwr button again ( I tried keeping my finger holding it), both ways on the 2nd time it would show the splash screen.
What am I doing wrong? thanks!
hamachiaddict said:
hey guys, hopefully someone can help me.
I've successfully rooted my nook color, but I want to revert back to the factory state. There are instructions in nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM on how to do it. But I can't for the life of me, interrupt the boot eight times. At most it's only once and no matter what I do, on the second time around it shows the boot screen.
I tap the the power button, once I see the "future of reading" words, I hold on the power button and it blinks and show me the words again. Which is good right? Then I release and hold the pwr button again ( I tried keeping my finger holding it), both ways on the 2nd time it would show the splash screen.
What am I doing wrong? thanks!
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I'm a little confused by what you're describing, but you don't have to interrupt the first splash screen (touch the future...). Interrupting the "n" screen, and, I believe, the following boot animation will also do the trick. Unless you're bootlooping, just keep powering down before it boots all the way up, and it should restore.
or use this script here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879922
Thanks for the replies guys! The reason I go with the script is cause I lost my microSD card and I can't boot off of it to run adb so I'm stuck using the manual method.
Maybe I'm mis-interpreting the instructions on nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM incorrectly ...
1. Power off the nook.
2. Tap the power button.
3. As soon as Welcome to the future of reading appears, hold the power button down to interrupt the boot process.
-If the boot animation does not appear, add 1 to your interrupted boot count.
-If the boot animation DOES appear, your interrupted boot count is reset to zero. Start over.
Steps 1 and 2 I gots, thankfully For step 3, when do I press and hold the power button, when the words come up or when the "n" shows up? And when do I release and hold the power button again for the 2nd boot count?
thanks again!
I think you're making it more complicated than it needs to be. As soon as you see it powering on, start powering it off. Repeat 8x. Unless you're bootlooping or did something crazy to your boot partition, it oughta work.
Thanks wvcachi. But it is complicated!!
I'm having problems power it off, one the second time around, when I press and hold the power button, nothing happens and it boots all the way. I've tried different times hitting the power button, earlier, and all the time it boots through all the way.
maybe you can try and see if you can do it 3-4 times, and let me know when you start pressing the button and release for each iteration? I know it sounds stupid but seriously I can't get it
You have to hold the power button for nearly ten seconds. As soon as you see it powering on, start holding power again (to power it off) and don't let go until it's off.
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I think you're making it more complicated than it needs to be.
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Agreed...
1. Power off the nook.
2. Tap the power button.
3. As soon as Welcome to the future of reading appears, hold the power button down to interrupt the boot process.
Repeat...
I don't understand though... If you are looping it should reset itself. If it will boot use adb and just set the counter to reset or terminal on the device and type...
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echo -n -e "\x08\x00\x00\x00" > /rom/devconf/BootCnt
1. HOLD POWER UNTIL IT COMES ON
2. LET OFF POWER BUTTON 3 SECONDS
3. HOLD POWER BUTTON UNTIL OFF
4.REPEAT 8 TIMES!
simple enough, for most humans.
I just press the power button and keep holding it down while it starts booting. Works for me.
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An even faster way is the 3 fingers of salute.
Hold down power button, fractions after hold down volume up and fractions after the n button. Keep those 3 down until you see the reset screen. Worked for me.
samuelhalff said:
An even faster way is the 3 fingers of salute.
Hold down power button, fractions after hold down volume up and fractions after the n button. Keep those 3 down until you see the reset screen. Worked for me.
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When you do it that way it only clears /data but the root program is still on /system
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Am I able to revert to factory after installing the CM7 ROM using the 8 interrupt method? I don't care what I'd lose, not concerned with backing anything up...
Search for nook color restore to stock in dev.
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So is that a no?
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hamachiaddict said:
Thanks wvcachi. But it is complicated!!
I'm having problems power it off, one the second time around, when I press and hold the power button, nothing happens and it boots all the way. I've tried different times hitting the power button, earlier, and all the time it boots through all the way.
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I tried it over and over for about half an hour and couldn't get it to shut down after the third boot. It seemed to ignore the power button after the first or second time I rebooted. I tried many different variations on timing, but nothing worked. People are saying to wait for the N, instead of "the future of reading," which I didn't try.

[Q] Nexus One will not stay powered off.

My Nexus One doesn't shut off. Simply does not stay powered off. I hold down the power button, push Power Off, it reboots. Any other way I've used to power down the phone also just results in a reboot. I take the battery out, put it back in, it reboots. I power off from bootloader, it reboots, same from recovery.
I've searched my problem elsewhere and found little results...one topic from Google's (archived) N1 forum is unresolved, but mentioned the possibility of reverting the phone back to stock to fix this issue. It should probably be noted that I've flashed multiple ROMs since I noticed this happening...to no avail. My power button is also malfunctioning...was dropped power button down into liquid for about 1 second before I could grab it out (approx six months ago). After that, I waited about 9 hours before inserting my battery back in. Since then, my power button frequently "shorts out" and every so often comes up with the power menu dialog even though I'm not physically pressing it. Could this be why the phone doesn't shut down all the way? Thanks for any help.

[Q] Flashed Rom. Now touch screen wont respond

I flashed this rom ( Sprint_HTC_One_1.31.651.2_Stock_Rooted ) . Phone booted and touch screen stopped working. I'm in a rough situation because the phone also will not reboot. I've tried holding all buttons, just the power button, the power and volume down button. No resolve. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this phone reboot (besides waiting for battery to drain lol )so I can try to install another rom and see if touch screen comes back. Thanks
You need the newest firmware it sounds like
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I cant do anything with the phone though because its stuck on the lock screen. Cant touch anything and cant get it to reboot
Oh and I accidently posted in the wrong section... wasn't sure if I should just leave it up or delete it
Just ask the dev to move it....hold the power button and volume down then release power after about 7 secs and press it again but keep volume pressed the whole time to get to boot loader then go to recovery from there
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that would work great if the phone was off...but the phone is on the lock screen... When I hold the buttons It counts down 3....2.....1 then hangs at 1.. Ive held the buttons for over a minute no dice..... It seems the only way to reboot is through ADB but I cant allow my computer to connect to the phone because of the screen being locked... wish there was another way to reboot this phone without waiting for the battery to die
KoolAidBigMan said:
that would work great if the phone was off...but the phone is on the lock screen... When I hold the buttons It counts down 3....2.....1 then hangs at 1.. Ive held the buttons for over a minute no dice..... It seems the only way to reboot is through ADB but I cant allow my computer to connect to the phone because of the screen being locked... wish there was another way to reboot this phone without waiting for the battery to die
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Hold the power button until the home/recent apps buttons at the bottom stop blinking...if it reboots let go of the power and hold vol down this will get you to the bootloader
If it does not reboot press the power and let it start to reboot and hold vol down
The buttons just continue to blink.. no reboot just stuck at lock screen
KoolAidBigMan said:
The buttons just continue to blink.. no reboot just stuck at lock screen
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If you hold the power button down long enough it will power down or reboot
I held the power button down for over 2 minutes... should I hold it longer? Here's what happens, after holding the power button... on about 5 seconds in a message pops up and says continue holding power button for reboot. I continue to hold it and a count down starts.... goes from 3 to 2 to 1.... the phone just stays at one no matter how long I hold the power button in for
KoolAidBigMan said:
I held the power button down for over 2 minutes... should I hold it longer? Here's what happens, after holding the power button... on about 5 seconds in a message pops up and says continue holding power button for reboot. I continue to hold it and a count down starts.... goes from 3 to 2 to 1.... the phone just stays at one no matter how long I hold the power button in for
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hmmmm never seen that before, try holding power and vol down see if it gets you to bootloader
Yeah tried that... pretty much tried all button combinations for all amounts of length....this is how stumped I am. I've been a member on this site for years and I think this is the first time I ever had to post a question about a phone. I seem to always find an answer but this time I just couldn't I'm baffled as to what can be happening and why this phone wont reset.
Yeah I mentioned that in an earlier post. I cant adb because I cant unlock the phone to allow the computer to be trusted by the phone... I have the phone sitting on the table with a piece of tape holding the power button in causing the screen to stay on and keep the endless countdown going... hoping that kills it quick..... I guess that's the solution to this problem if anyone else may happen to come across the same thing lol
KoolAidBigMan said:
Yeah tried that... pretty much tried all button combinations for all amounts of length....this is how stumped I am. I've been a member on this site for years and I think this is the first time I ever had to post a question about a phone. I seem to always find an answer but this time I just couldn't I'm baffled as to what can be happening and why this phone wont reset.
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Do it under a lamp or brightly lit room.
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that's what I did lol ! looks to be down to about 25%!!
Plug in a USB otg cable and a USB mouse.
Light a fire for a man and you`ll warm him for a few hours...Light a man on fire and you`ll warm him for the rest of his life
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How did you get yourself into that situation, lol. This is why I slightly perfer the Galaxy's because you can just pop the battery off. I get a HTC and just try and do as little as possible, and quad check everything.
Did you get it done atleast?
KoolAidBigMan said:
I held the power button down for over 2 minutes... should I hold it longer? Here's what happens, after holding the power button... on about 5 seconds in a message pops up and says continue holding power button for reboot. I continue to hold it and a count down starts.... goes from 3 to 2 to 1.... the phone just stays at one no matter how long I hold the power button in for
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When you are holding the power button down and it starts to count down shine a flashlight at the light sensor to the left of the speaker on the top (or hold it under a bright light). I had this happen to me before where it wouldn't simulate the battery pull. Just sat there. Apparently the phone has a built in defense to not reset in low light situations in case you accidentally hit the power button while the phone is in your pocket. The flashlight on the sensor trick works. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314952

[Q] Power button is not locking/turning off screen but works to bring up power menu.

So this morning I picked up my Note 4, used it normally to check emails, etc, went to turn off/lock screen and it wouldn't respond at all. I held down the power button and then it brings up the power menu, I restarted a few times and still nothing. Is my power button defective or could some setting have automatically changed the settings?
Go to *#0*# and select Sub-Key. Press every physical button on the Note 4 one by one (Volume Up, Volume Down, Home Button, Power Button On, Power Button Off). If the end result is PASS, then you're Power button is fine. Can also be a sticky / tacky power button, or something you modded in the settings.
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So this morning I picked up my Note 4, used it normally to check emails, etc, went to turn off/lock screen and it wouldn't respond at all. I held down the power button and then it brings up the power menu, I restarted a few times and still nothing. Is my power button defective or could some setting have automatically changed the settings?
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arjun90 said:
Go to *#0*# and select Sub-Key. Press every physical button on the Note 4 one by one (Volume Up, Volume Down, Home Button, Power Button On, Power Button Off). If the end result is PASS, then you're Power button is fine. Can also be a sticky / tacky power button, or something you modded in the settings.
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Just did the test, every button turned a different color, volume up (gray) volume down (green), menu (brown), home (blue) back (purple) , power (red, is this a fail?) but I didnt get any PASS. Is the power button supposed to have 2 colors, one for on and one for off? I tried holding down the power button but that brings up the power menu.
Also noticed that the screen will not dim or turn off automatically.
Update: I ended up doing a reinstall of the stock fw through Odin and it fixed it. I wonder what caused it and where those settings/issue where stored? I had tried doing a reset from within settings, but as I understand, that doesn't clear ALL the data.
I know how it feels when the diagnostic doesn't yield a pass. Glad to hear that reflashing the stock firmware resolved it though. Could have been something deep in the firmware causing this. Keep us updated if it persists again. The power button has been a culprit of problems in the past for many as well in previous Note devices. The final result should have displayed "PASS" on the display, perhaps you didn't complete the task, that's okay. Sometimes simply clearing the cache instead of factory reset could have resolved the problem as well. Samsung is notorious time to time.
artkrime said:
Just did the test, every button turned a different color, volume up (gray) volume down (green), menu (brown), home (blue) back (purple) , power (red, is this a fail?) but I didnt get any PASS. Is the power button supposed to have 2 colors, one for on and one for off? I tried holding down the power button but that brings up the power menu.
Also noticed that the screen will not dim or turn off automatically.
Update: I ended up doing a reinstall of the stock fw through Odin and it fixed it. I wonder what caused it and where those settings/issue where stored? I had tried doing a reset from within settings, but as I understand, that doesn't clear ALL the data.
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I have a Note 4 too and since a few days I have been noticing this issue. The power button doesn't wake the screen up. I have to fiddle around the button a little bit, press it a bit harder sometimes and then it works.
Also noticed that when this happens, I unlock the phone using the Home button and when I try to use the power button then nothing happens. Keeping the power button pressed doesn't give me the reboot/boot options either until I fiddle with it.
The strange this is, one it starts working, i can use it again and again until I leave the phone aside until sometime and then the power button does nothing until i repeat fiddling it.
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Also ran the test : *#0*# and select Sub-Key
All buttons work except the power button but again if I press hard and try to nudge the button a little bit, I saw the colour change to RED. No PASS either.
Do you have any xposed modules installed? I had this happen with either gravitybox or wanam when I tried to tinker with the power menus. *3.
No. Everything is stock and not rooted either.
In my case, a complete wipe to factory fixed the issue for me and never had the issue since then, but it kind of sounds like you may have a hardware issue.
that's what I'm thinking too hw issue. But once it starts to work it works perfectly even pressing the button lightly. If the phone's been idle for a while that's when it starts. But anyway, I'll do the basics, factory reset and then bring it over to the carrier shop. Hate to send it away as its not that long ago i got the phone.
Thanks for all the help/comments.
I just started having the same problem myself. I think I'm going good to buy the right now. For the power button and have it installed.
corpuscallosum said:
that's what I'm thinking too hw issue. But once it starts to work it works perfectly even pressing the button lightly. If the phone's been idle for a while that's when it starts. But anyway, I'll do the basics, factory reset and then bring it over to the carrier shop. Hate to send it away as its not that long ago i got the phone.
Thanks for all the help/comments.
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I am having the exact same problem , did you manage to solve it ?
No. But I've been using the phone less as in on holidays and noticed it hadn't been happening much. If issue still persists I'll bring the phone back to the carrier for a repair/replacement as it's still under warranty.
For the first few days power button worked occasionally now it has stopped working completely.
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kabuk1 said:
Do you have any xposed modules installed? I had this happen with either gravitybox or wanam when I tried to tinker with the power menus. *3.
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I have had wanam installed but I uninstalled it , also the phone failed the *0# test
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The working of button changes with temperature. With a little heating with hair dryer the button started working.
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I agree with the temperature because when I was in holidays the issue didn't happen and Iwas in a hot country with 35 deg C. Weird, so was my Note 4 built for Middle East?!?
My power button has started working 100% normal from falling the hw test earlier.
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I did a full factory reset and it appeared to work but after restoring all my apps and using it for a couple of days it started again. Brought it to the carrier to get it fixed as is still under warranty. They said it was a faulty "electrical component" which they replaced. Got the phone back and I restored all the apps. I have the problem again. I don't trust the carrier to have fixed the issue as it was intermitten in the first place. The button works continuously once it's stays working until I leave it aside for a while. I'll have to bring it back again and wait for a week!
I'll keep you posted.
^ blow some hot air with a hair dryer
My note 4 problem is whenever I remove the charger it went out and behave as it wants to start up and as soon as I replaced the charger I can turn it on and it stays on. Someone please help me with this

Just rooted Droid Turbo yesterday. Now, phone freezes every 10 minutes

I just rooted my turbo with Moforoot and it's been O.K. yesterday except the fact that i couldn't install xposed after hours upon hours. I was tired and decided to sleep and my phone fell off my bed and this morning it was dead although the battery was alright. I have a case on my phone and i've dropped it other times. It is also noteworthy saying that today i FELT as if my power button was sort of permanently jammed in my phone - it feels like the power button doesn't come out as much as it should- .
Main concern: my phone has been freezing every so 7-10 minutes after turning it back on, even after deleting and undoing everything that I had done since the day I rooted my droid.
Second Concern: I'm not sure whether my droid's power button normally came with a somewhat deep power button. If anyone can, can you check to see if, when you push in your power button, whether or not the button gets pushed PASSED the phone as in it gets pushed into the phone, unlike the volume buttons. Thanks guys. This problem has made my weekend quite hectic.
It is also worth noting that my phone has had no problems before, so it is fair to conclude that this problem is either due to the rooting, the tampering, or the dropping of the phone.
If anyone would be so generous and would post a video of them pushing their power button, that would be of great help too. Thanks everyone.
-Qarie
Hey - saw your post - I also rooted recently. Separately, was also critical of the right side buttons on a naked XT1254. They are too easily engaged, pocket-pressed or could be "over-pushed" or jarred in a drop.
Buttons: Put your naked phone in a good case that has its own buttons that overlay those on the phone. I use a Tudia hard case. It's bit thick & heavy but the Tudia's buttons take some pressure to push & cannot be pocket-pushed. The case's buttons balance the too-soft touch on phone's buttons nicely. Totally solved over-pushing and no more pocket-pushes.
Root:
I had a couple of crashes post-root too, but tracked it down to a SU conflict between AirPlay and AirAudio BT streaming music or vids from GMusic or DoubleTwist on android>Apple TV>hifi system. Problem solved, gave SU access to AirAudio and took it away from AirPlay and all's right since. Be cautious which apps get SU access and which do not. If your phone crashes, besides a regular restart w/ power button, consider a hard restart pressing screen + both volume buttons at same time. See if the ensuing rooted restart makes the phone behave. It did for me and I've had no probs since. Root freedom has its price! Good luck.
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It is also worth noting that my phone has had no problems before, so it is fair to conclude that this problem is either due to the rooting, the tampering, or the dropping of the phone.
If anyone would be so generous and would post a video of them pushing their power button, that would be of great help too. Thanks everyone.
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bookman888 said:
Hey - saw your post - I also rooted recently. Separately, was also critical of the right side buttons on a naked XT1254. They are too easily engaged, pocket-pressed or could be "over-pushed" or jarred in a drop.
If your phone crashes, besides a regular restart w/ power button, consider a hard restart pressing screen + both volume buttons at same time.
-Qarie
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Unfortunately, my power button was "over-pushed" in a drop (putting phone in pocket with gloves on, missed the pocket...oops phone managed to land precisely on the power button) and no longer works. The button is now limp/loose and no longer makes any "clicking" tactile response when pressed. Obviously it does not control the power anymore. I have been afraid to take it into Verizon as there is some clear physical damage near the power button and I am sure I will need to pay to have it warrantied. I wish I would have seen your advice to put it in a case that protected the buttons before it was too late!!
I just wanted to reiterate your point and also ask a follow-up question about your hard restart advice? I have never heard of this method before (pressing screen/both volume buttons). I am a habitual resetter of my devices as I feel like starting with a clean slate always makes them run faster, but unfortunately can't do this anymore unless I let the phone run out of battery completely (which is pretty much impossible with this unit LOL).
Thanks in advance.
I just wanted to reiterate your point and also ask a follow-up question about your hard restart advice? I have never heard of this method before (pressing screen/both volume buttons). I am a habitual resetter of my devices as I feel like starting with a clean slate always makes them run faster, but unfortunately can't do this anymore unless I let the phone run out of battery completely (which is pretty much impossible with this unit LOL).
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I'm not sure what your question is. I discovered 3 button method of reset and found it worked. Had a few crashes the first days post root but since all's well. Zero crashes in 2 weeks. . Not expert enough to tell you why is works, it just did in my case. If you're apprehensive about verizon repair, find a local phone tech, it shouldn't be that tough or costly to replace a power-on button. Then buy a good case!
bookman888 said:
I'm not sure what your question is. I discovered 3 button method of reset and found it worked. Had a few crashes the first days post root but since all's well. Zero crashes in 2 weeks. . Not expert enough to tell you why is works, it just did in my case. If you're apprehensive about verizon repair, find a local phone tech, it shouldn't be that tough or costly to replace a power-on button. Then buy a good case!
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I am wondering what exactly this three button method is? I am not rooted so it might not work for me (scared to root with the broken power button! thanks for the advice re: local phone tech, I will look into that), but how does it work? Where do I press on the screen, etc? If you could give me a step by step it could prove very helpful.
Thanks.
jfrostad said:
I am wondering what exactly this three button method is? I am not rooted so it might not work for me (scared to root with the broken power button! thanks for the advice re: local phone tech, I will look into that), but how does it work? Where do I press on the screen, etc? If you could give me a step by step it could prove very helpful.
Thanks.
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If your power button is toast, then this is not going to work, but if the power button is functional...
In any screen, just hold down Power + VolUp + VolDown simultaneously for about 3 to 5 seconds or until the phone goes dark.
Then release all 3 buttons and the phone will restart itself in a few seconds with the usual DROID animation screen. No need to press Power-on again.
I'm not a tech but suspect this kind of restart clears a few caches and the phone should run normally on restart, rooted or not. I've done this about 4 or 5 times with no issues. This method will also work if an app "freezes" the phone. It's just another way to restart. Let me know if it works out for u.
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If your power button is toast, then this is not going to work, but if the power button is functional...
In any screen, just hold down Power + VolUp + VolDown simultaneously for about 3 to 5 seconds or until the phone goes dark.
Then release all 3 buttons and the phone will restart itself in a few seconds with the usual DROID animation screen. No need to press Power-on again.
I'm not a tech but suspect this kind of restart clears a few caches and the phone should run normally on restart, rooted or not. I've done this about 4 or 5 times with no issues. This method will also work if an app "freezes" the phone. It's just another way to restart. Let me know if it works out for u.
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Got it. Ya, I guess that won't work for me - I got confused because earlier you said "press screen" so I thought perhaps that might just be the phone screen itself (not the power button). I will look into a local phone tech, this is getting ridiculous!
Workaround . . .
Qarie said:
I just rooted my turbo with Moforoot . . . today i FELT as if my power button was sort of permanently jammed in my phone . . .
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jfrostad said:
Unfortunately, my power button was "over-pushed" in a drop (putting phone in pocket with gloves on, missed the pocket...oops phone managed to land precisely on the power button) and no longer works. . .
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Just FYI, I'm using an app+widget called Power Toggles (link below) that offers on-screen tap functions, including power, for rooted devices. The widget bar is customizable, to include adding a button that will give you pretty much all options for restarting your phone: Power off, Reboot, Reboot to Recovery, etc. You have to scroll way down the "Add" list to find the power-related buttons, but there's a "master" button that provides several options on pop-up.
I believe it could serve as a good temporary (or permanent) workaround for a broken power button, as long as the phone is never actually turned off ('cause then you really would need a working power button).
There may be other apps that do some of the same things, but I've been using P.T. for a month or more and I'm extremely happy with it. Here's the app info (browser link):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
( PS: I don't have a Turbo yet, I'm just browsing the forum for info. )
Moondroid said:
Just FYI, I'm using an app+widget called Power Toggles (link below) that offers on-screen tap functions, including power, for rooted devices. The widget bar is customizable, to include adding a button that will give you pretty much all options for restarting your phone: Power off, Reboot, Reboot to Recovery, etc. You have to scroll way down the "Add" list to find the power-related buttons, but there's a "master" button that provides several options on pop-up.
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Thanks for the helpful and informative post. I already use PowerToggles but am not currently rooted.
No problem. Yeah, I didn't realize it was using root (on my Razr M, at least for the power functions) till I installed it on my unrooted Moto X.

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