Z1 Tiny Power Button alternative? - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Guys, I find the power button a bit too small to my liking...it feels fragile too
Since we don't have the home button, the only way to wake the phone up is the power button.
I feel that the power button is gonna give up on us sooner or later.
If only there's a mod to let us wake the phone up using other buttons or double tapping the screen
Any ideas?

evilhomura89 said:
Guys, I find the power button a bit too small to my liking...it feels fragile too
Since we don't have the home button, the only way to wake the phone up is the power button.
I feel that the power button is gonna give up on us sooner or later.
If only there's a mod to let us wake the phone up using other buttons or double tapping the screen
Any ideas?
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Have you considered getting a case that covers the power button with rubber and thus makes it bulkier?
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evilhomura89 said:
Guys, I find the power button a bit too small to my liking...it feels fragile too
Since we don't have the home button, the only way to wake the phone up is the power button.
I feel that the power button is gonna give up on us sooner or later.
If only there's a mod to let us wake the phone up using other buttons or double tapping the screen
Any ideas?
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I think there are some mods under the Xposed Framework to allow you to use the volume buttons to wake too.
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Not sure if this works but you could try it, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329179

yeah, this is one of my biggest heartbreaks with this device
who complained about the Z's button size??? i thought it was perfect and then they reduced it so much with the Z1... feels like an afterthought now when the button on the Z was all the buzz

It is a Button, its sole purpose is being pushed!
And the visible size does not have anything to do with size of the mechanical button underneath the cover. It could even be the same mechanical switch used in the Z just with a smaller cover on top.

I dont think of this button as "flimzy" at all. I read some reviews that said it felt quite poor. Mine feels sturdy and quite nice actually. It stands up to the quality feel of the entire phone.

hope it helps.
can recommend an app that don't need root. its called wave-to-wake, most times i go to pick up and use my phone it wakes up on its own without touching any buttons, hope it helps.

root and install volume wakeup like this
http://www.4shared.com/mobile/Hmfe9MAY/comwujianairpk-1.html
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hello,
does anyone testet that with the volume keys.Is there any good results till now ?
best regards,
Nico

It's a botton like many others but with a huge difference from all plastics, it's in aluminum. But under that is all the same.

What aluminium are you talking about??!??
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I started working on double tap to wake.
It'll require an unlocked bootloader.
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bogdan wst said:
What aluminium are you talking about??!??
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My friend, are you everywhere? Are you follow me? :laugh: Is not in aluminium the power botton of the Z1? This is what I talking about, is in aluminium and this is the only difference from the others bottons plastic but under that botton is all the same in any device so I don't know why the OP is so worry about that.

LiquidNitrogen1412 said:
hello,
does anyone testet that with the volume keys.Is there any good results till now ?
best regards,
Nico
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Root, install Xposed Installer and then install and enable Xposed Additions mod. You can map the volume keys to wake the phone. Remember to reboot your phone once completed.
Sendt fra Z1

thank you so much! My Z1C power button is malfunctioning

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[Q] Responsiveness of buttons

Can someone please comment on the responsiveness, travel, click-y-ness, feedback and consistency of the physical buttons?
This might seem trivial, but this is one of the reasons I have never kept an HTC phone...the buttons are so gushy/squishy, whatever you wanna call it. I like to feel it click. Apple has nailed this, so has BB with the new Z10.
Any comments? Thanks!
stoicism said:
Can someone please comment on the responsiveness, travel, click-y-ness, feedback and consistency of the physical buttons?
This might seem trivial, but this is one of the reasons I have never kept an HTC phone...the buttons are so gushy/squishy, whatever you wanna call it. I like to feel it click. Apple has nailed this, so has BB with the new Z10.
Any comments? Thanks!
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The HTC One has only soft capacitative buttons, so you will get the vibration feedback and probably the strength of the feedback can be adjusted.
I am speaking about the physical buttons, I.e. power and volume buttons. I am not concerned about the capacitive ones.
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stoicism said:
I am speaking about the physical buttons, I.e. power and volume buttons. I am not concerned about the capacitive ones.
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The power button feels flush, responsive but I didn't really feel that I pressed it if that makes sense. Not as deep set as my Desire HD one is/has become.
keemyb said:
The power button feels flush, responsive but I didn't really feel that I pressed it if that makes sense. Not as deep set as my Desire HD one is/has become.
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Ya, makes sense, but is totally disappointing. It makes it difficult to lock it without intentionally looking and pressing. I used the 8x for a brief period and had that same experience, it was never easy to quickly lock it on the way to putting it in your pocket.
How about the volume rockers? Can you find them easily without looking? e.g. when adjusting the volume in your pocket.

I'm really starting to hate the power switch

I'm forever fumbling around to find it.
I fumble and fumble, then think I must have the phone upside down and fumble some more only to realize I've now turned it up side down.
I thought I'd get used to it.
Not to mention I seem to be getting bits of pocket crap in between the button and the phone.
On my HTC EVO LTE the phone used to come on if I stooped down (I keep it in my fron jeans pocket) and I made little guards for the button to stop it.
Now think I'll have to glue on a bump on to the button or something.
It would be nice if they put a dimple or raised it slightly. So you could positively find it by feel every time.
My case has a cut out for the powet button and I have pretty wide fingers, so no issues here
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youkosnake said:
My case has a cut out for the powet button and I have pretty wide fingers, so no issues here
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I have same problem as OP. I have an Incipio case that has a cut out for the power/IR blaster. It also has a cut out on the bottom for the micro usb charger, which is almost the same exact size. I too have flipped the phone over several times. I may have to get the Mophie just for the simple fact that it has a raised power button.
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Not sure if I understand right but you could do what I do and stop using the power button. What I do is rooted with bulletproof kernel I use the double tap the bottom of the screen to turn it on and then I can either swipe the back+home button to turn the phone off or use a widget called screen off on my desktop (usually do this since its more convenient). This works perfectly and is much easier than the akward power button
bob2300nx said:
Not sure if I understand right but you could do what I do and stop using the power button. What I do is rooted with bulletproof kernel I use the double tap the bottom of the screen to turn it on and then I can either swipe the back+home button to turn the phone off or use a widget called screen off on my desktop (usually do this since its more convenient). This works perfectly and is much easier than the akward power button
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Exactly what I do except I use elementalX and the long press.
Honestly though, is it the phones fault that you haven't gotten use to it?
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I have the flip cover, and I use Tasker to lock and unlock the phone when I open/close it. It uses the proximity sensor, and is almost instantaneous in response. Even works with the cover off, by either sticking it in my pocket or placing the phone face down on a surface.
I saw something like that where you can wave your hand over your phone air gesture style to unlock it out answer a call. Crazy the things you can do with Tasker.
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Vincent Law said:
I have the flip cover, and I use Tasker to lock and unlock the phone when I open/close it. It uses the proximity sensor, and is almost instantaneous in response. Even works with the cover off, by either sticking it in my pocket or placing the phone face down on a surface.
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Where do I find this app
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felacio said:
Honestly though, is it the phones fault that you haven't gotten use to it?
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Um, Ya !!!
thlinx said:
Where do I find this app
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In the Play Store, of course.
mswlogo said:
Um, Ya !!!
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I hope you're being sarcastic. If not, no comment.
mswlogo said:
I'm forever fumbling around to find it.
I fumble and fumble, then think I must have the phone upside down and fumble some more only to realize I've now turned it up side down.
I thought I'd get used to it.
Not to mention I seem to be getting bits of pocket crap in between the button and the phone.
On my HTC EVO LTE the phone used to come on if I stooped down (I keep it in my fron jeans pocket) and I made little guards for the button to stop it.
Now think I'll have to glue on a bump on to the button or something.
It would be nice if they put a dimple or raised it slightly. So you could positively find it by feel every time.
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Literally first world problems...
Why dont you just install a custom kernel and then use the sweep/wake option? Thats what I do on my device and I dont even touch the power button. Just a thought and hope it helps.
Vincent Law said:
I have the flip cover, and I use Tasker to lock and unlock the phone when I open/close it. It uses the proximity sensor, and is almost instantaneous in response. Even works with the cover off, by either sticking it in my pocket or placing the phone face down on a surface.
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Freaking... Love... Tasker.
I bought it before it
was released on the marketplace and don't think I could live without it. It's hefty price tag saves you so much by figuring out how to do all the cool little tricks that all these 99 cent apps do.
mswlogo said:
Um, Ya !!!
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Umm, no. It's a FWP and you'll live. Lol.
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felacio said:
Freaking... Love... Tasker.
I bought it before it
was released on the marketplace and don't think I could live without it. It's hefty price tag saves you so much by figuring out how to do all the cool little tricks that all these 99 cent apps do.
Umm, no. It's a FWP and you'll live. Lol.
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$2.99 is a hefty price tag?
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GiantJay said:
$2.99 is a hefty price tag?
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That WAS only suppose to be a limited time sale. It use to be $6
bob2300nx said:
Not sure if I understand right but you could do what I do and stop using the power button. What I do is rooted with bulletproof kernel I use the double tap the bottom of the screen to turn it on and then I can either swipe the back+home button to turn the phone off or use a widget called screen off on my desktop (usually do this since its more convenient). This works perfectly and is much easier than the akward power button
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Thats a great idea.
N0wy0ud1e said:
In the Play Store, of course.
I hope you're being sarcastic. If not, no comment.
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A good design everyone WILL naturally get used to. A poor design won't.
If my car pulls to the left and I can't get used to it, does that make it my fault !!! That's what your saying.
Looks like I'm not the only one having issue with it, so it is a the "Phones Fault".
Like I said a tiny dimple on the power button or similar so you can find it with frozen fingers in the dark. Would go a long way.
Small cues that help you have the phone oriented correctly would go a long way.
Weight, Texture, Dimples make the difference.
Maybe this app would help out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2227516
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mswlogo said:
A good design everyone WILL naturally get used to. A poor design won't.
If my car pulls to the left and I can't get used to it, does that make it my fault !!! That's what your saying.
Looks like I'm not the only one having issue with it, so it is a the "Phones Fault".
Like I said a tiny dimple on the power button or similar so you can find it with frozen fingers in the dark. Would go a long way.
Small cues that help you have the phone oriented correctly would go a long way.
Weight, Texture, Dimples make the difference.
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IF your car was designed to pull to the left it wouldnt be the cars fault.
The recessed power button is a design, no fault of the phone itself.
I, and I'm sure countless others here have no issues with the power button.
TonyTurboII said:
IF your car was designed to pull to the left it wouldnt be the cars fault.
The recessed power button is a design, no fault of the phone itself.
I, and I'm sure countless others here have no issues with the power button.
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I, for one, love the power button. Never once thought the button was hard to find or hard to press. I also love the tactile feel of this power button after having used a GNex, which I hated the power button placement - too easy to press accidentally.

power button barely sticks out

Hi guys,
I just got this phone and noticed that the power button barely sticks out.
Is this normal
Yes I think it is. Because the volume buttons also barely stick out. It's part of the design I think.
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Mine is almost flush with the frame.
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Sindroid said:
Mine is almost flush with the frame.
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Mine is flush too. Feels awkward pressing it
intolaomair said:
Mine is flush too. Feels awkward pressing it
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I was in bestbuy just now and the HTC one on display had the power button sticking out and even clicked when pressed.
I have 2 and 1 sticks out the other one doesn't
Anyone having problems with the on button, check out this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42415067
This works great for me - I have used my on button about 4 times since I started using this app, and those were in error. I have it set up so that it unlocks the phone when I take it out of my pocket, and locks again when I put it back in. It uses proximity sensor, and doesn't seem to eat much battery.
Maxy
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That's why I don't use it (power button). Sleep to wake ftw.
Simba501 said:
That's why I don't use it (power button). Sleep to wake ftw.
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whats sleep to wake?
intolaomair said:
whats sleep to wake?
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A custom kernel feature. It allows you to swipe from the back button to the home button (left-to-right) to turn the screen on and the opposite direction to turn the screen off.
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intolaomair said:
whats sleep to wake?
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Simba501 said:
A custom kernel feature. It allows you to swipe from the back button to the home button (left-to-right) to turn the screen on and the opposite direction to turn the screen off.
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into was trolling. He was pointing out that the name of the feature is Swipe to wake or S2W, for short.
Same with me
This is why i wont use it..i use smart cover for screen on/off
sauprankul said:
into was trolling. He was pointing out that the name of the feature is Swipe to wake or S2W, for short.
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Tomato/tomahto.
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anyway guys,
i think this power button is defective. there is no tactile feed back, its almost flush to the body.
intolaomair said:
anyway guys,
i think this power button is defective. there is no tactile feed back, its almost flush to the body.
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Mine is flush too but it's tactile.. Anyways i use sweep to wake anyways.. Much easier to do
You could get a TPU skin with no cutout like I did. I feel that there is no problem with the bare power button. However, the TPU skin amplifies the feedback at least 5x.
BTW: S2W uses up extra battery life. It keeps the capacitive panel on, even when sleeping.
sauprankul said:
BTW: S2W uses up extra battery life. It keeps the capacitive panel on, even when sleeping.
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I believe s2w doesn't use extra battery life
Mine too. I'm on my second replacement and the power button has gotten substantially worse lol. It's completely flush and there is no "click." Its more of a mushy, jammed press, it pisses me off
a box of kittens said:
I believe s2w doesn't use extra battery life
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I dunno, but im getting 1 day of heavy usage (5h sot) with data only.. Sooo data dats pretty good for me
ronattack said:
Mine too. I'm on my second replacement and the power button has gotten substantially worse lol. It's completely flush and there is no "click." Its more of a mushy, jammed press, it pisses me off
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I've been searching and even a lot of reviews, including gizmodo mention that the buttons are too flush.
maybe its supposed to be like this? :S

Wiggly/loose button?

Hi,
I just got the Gear yesterday, and the home/power button is quite wiggly and loose. Just checking in with you all to see if this is normal, or if I should have the unit exchanged for a new one.
Thanks in advance!
Mine is fine I wouldn't say it's wiggly or loose. Possibly not "sturdy" enough to stand the test of time IMHO. But I could be wrong. One thing I don't like about Samsung devices is the lack of a sturdy power button. They all feel mushy and not very distinct. The Gear is not bad though. I've felt worse Samsung power buttons. Use an iPhone power button a few times. Now that is a solid power button pressing experience. Feels sturdy, but with a good tactile feedback.
haha. Nerd alert.
Must be bad quality control.
Mine feels very study. Definitely no worries on it breaking any time soon.
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Power button fine on mine. No wiggly...
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Active Home Button

It has a little sound to it now compared to when i first got it a few weeks back and also compared to the other 2 physical buttons that make no sound. Anyone else?
I guess that button is used a little more than the others. I hate physical buttons but i guess it's the price you pay for a large battery.
Yeah, mine click when pressed. Mostly the home button but the back does as well
I guess I'll let it go then
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