So, my girlfriend dropped her sgs+ in the toilet and now her home button doesn't work anymore. I found a lot of home button replacements on my phone (Xperia t running jb) but it turns out the sgs+ isn't compatible with those apps. So my question here is do any of you know a good home button replacement or pie control app that works on the sgs+. She would prefer a floating home button. Thanks in advance
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spromper said:
So, my girlfriend dropped her sgs+ in the toilet and now her home button doesn't work anymore. I found a lot of home button replacements on my phone (Xperia t running jb) but it turns out the sgs+ isn't compatible with those apps. So my question here is do any of you know a good home button replacement or pie control app that works on the sgs+. She would prefer a floating home button. Thanks in advance
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you can use button remapper look in MY Android collection (link below) under recovery tools, to use other buttons instead or search in play store under buttons for the many apps that will give you a floating home button on your screen.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries
spromper said:
So, my girlfriend dropped her sgs+ in the toilet and now her home button doesn't work anymore. I found a lot of home button replacements on my phone (Xperia t running jb) but it turns out the sgs+ isn't compatible with those apps. So my question here is do any of you know a good home button replacement or pie control app that works on the sgs+. She would prefer a floating home button.
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Free App "Button Savior (Root)" can replace any button on phones with root access
You can always try using LMT Launcher. My home button died like a year and a half ago from heavy rain(bah, if I use some drops of rubbing alcohol on it it works again for a while, just for entering Recovery/Download) and this works as a nice replacement. It's basically PIE controls in an APK and you just need to have root on her phone.
Or just buy a new home button. If you are in the UK I have a spare bottom circuit board complete with touch keys, home button, vibrating motor, and microphone you can have for the cost of postage. The menu key led needs resoldered, but it works, just doesn't light up. Apart from that its fine.
(I broke my screen a month ago and bought a full replacement front panel ready to go on the phone to save the hassle of swapping just the screen, also my outer plastic trim was badly marked, and the difference between buying a replacement amoled only, and a full front panel ready to fit on the phone was like £10 lol
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Hi guys! I am buying a Nexus One. I just read about the power button problem. I wanted to know if there is any way that I could take care of my power button so that it does not break. I also wanted to know if there was a possible way of remapping the power button, for example the power button dies out on me, I could use the Volume up button to power on my device (cold boot).
Well that depends if you're running stock ROM or rooting and installing a custom ROM. I'm gonna assume you're gonna root and say to get a ROM with trackball root. This way you can unlock with the trackball and save your power button. You can also get a one of many apps that lets you lock the phone from a homescreen widget.
If you're not planning on rooting you could install GoLocker which would let you unlock with the volume rocker. Think the locking widgets should still work too.
Hope that helps.
I read somewhere that pressing the power button from the side closest to the headphone jack would also prevent damage to it. Is this true? I haven't really gotten my N1 yet so it's kind of hard to visualize how the power button works on it.
Yeah like addam360 stated, I use CM7 ROM with trackball unlock/trackball wake.
Barely use my power button. There's also app like Quickboot which let me reboot or reboot to recovery without having to use the button.
CM7 ROM also have an option to shut down via widget.
As for which side to push I really couldn't tell you.
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I read somewhere that pressing the power button from the side closest to the headphone jack would also prevent damage to it. Is this true? I haven't really gotten my N1 yet so it's kind of hard to visualize how the power button works on it.
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I've had my N1 for over a year with no power button issues - Check out my signature; I did a huge long post explaining my reasoning.
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I've had my N1 for over a year with no power button issues - Check out my signature; I did a huge long post explaining my reasoning.
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So that's where I got the info of pressing closest to the audio jack. Thanks very much for the info. So what if I were to place a thin piece of paper between the trace and the plastic power button head so that it does not press down on the trace? Do you think this will help preserve the trace?
I have had my nexus one for a year and 8 months, I haven't payed attention to where I click the button and its still working properly.
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I have had my nexus one for a year and 8 months, I haven't payed attention to where I click the button and its still working properly.
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Mine failed around that time. Luckily still under warranty so HTC fixed it. (Audio jack went at same time and fixed also)
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So that's where I got the info of pressing closest to the audio jack. Thanks very much for the info. So what if I were to place a thin piece of paper between the trace and the plastic power button head so that it does not press down on the trace? Do you think this will help preserve the trace?
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If anything, that would probably push the trace down more every time you pressed the power button. If you really want to try a fix, see about grinding down the part of the power button above the trace - that way you won't accidentally press it on the wrong side.
I'm using an EVO 3d so I don't have insight for the N1 but I do know moving parts break. It's one reason I think slideout keyboards are retarded. But most aosp roms allow trackball wake. Me personally I think my volume down is going out. Scrolling in recovery to my download folder is like 16 presses lol. Lucky for me I can get a new back cover and be back to new.
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I have a dead power button that I think is broken or have a dust in it that can't make it work.
I have read several threads about it.
For example the phone is off and i cant turn it on by power button is there any way to make it on?
using ADB?
or using a CM7/CM9 ROM? (some says that if you plug the charger it will automatically turn on)
or any methods that you can recommend?
I can relate, it's becoming quite common. Mine is slowly dying. I have volume rocker wake enabled and touch wake also. My understanding from reading other peoples problem is that it should turn on when plugged in with ics.
But if you are not on ics then i don't know how you'll turn it on to flash.
Sorry i cant help more
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Mine died to....get a rom that can utilize the volume wake feature to use ur power buttons...I did that for a while until I got it fixed like last week
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Thanks you too. Im using legend 5 and got MIUI locker for a while that it can wake up by using vol buttons. Used button remapping also for the power function. XD
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Do at your own risk:
It's really easy to use a small( I mean correct size for the screws) screwdriver and pull the back plate off the phone and give everything a good cleaning out. You won't believe the junk you find in there. Chances are there's junk up in the power button. I used to have power button issues till I took it apart and cleaned it.
There is a guide(with pics) to tear it down and put it back together somewhere....
I've probably disassembled mine 3 or 4 times. Never had any trouble i only use 3 of the 6 screws to hold the back plate on. it's easier to deal with only three.
also you can use your fingernail to peel back the plastic by the screen and power button area. once you do this try your best to press your lips up to the phone and blow air through the crack. I use this almost every two weeks to get my power button to behave properly.
I think it's possible to replace the power button, might require soldering. I'm not sure, I've never needed to do it.
Hope this resource helps
As the title says, my Note started acting up weird. I could barely power the screen on, and sometimes when I wanted to power it off it'd get stuck and reboot ( because the button gets stuck for a long time, thus reboots the phone) and opening the power menu's.
I only have to touch the power button VERY lightly to activate it.
My temporary solve is to wake the phone with volume rockers and I've installed an app to power it off. But if I ever need to reboot the phone or just simply boot it up, I'm gonna have a problem. Same with getting in recovery.
Is this fixable in some store, or even by doing it yourself?
Thanks for reading.
seems of a physical damage issue. take it to a service and check what they say
the switch is replaceable or u could remap the power button to the home button that is what I did with same problem
SEARCH ....so easy a caveman can do it
ttibbetts83 said:
the switch is replaceable or u could remap the power button to the home button that is what I did with same problem
SEARCH ....so easy a caveman can do it
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Is it hard to replace by yourself? I already saw they sold it in a shop nearby for €20,- so that's not too bad.
Could you easily do it yourself? Then I'll order it and try that.
watch some videos about anatomy of note on you tube and decide yourself
you have to remove the board witch is not hard but then you have to unsolder the little switch and solder in the new switch so if you are comfortable with soldering then it is not that
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Hi Fellas.
If you have used a S2 or a S3 before, you would know that the home button does not react instantly. The main reason is due to the S-Voice which is activated when you double-press the home button.
The S-voice can be disabled, thus making the home button react instantly.
Now, for the HTC One, in order to multitask, you have to double-tap on the home button. Does the home button react instantly when tap once? Instead of double-tap, I really wished it could have been tap-and-hold, just like the back button. Why the inconsistencies in behavior?
Tap and hold is for Google now
Double tap is for recent apps
As far as the speed, I've messed with a s3 and my one x is much faster going back to the home screen so it's safe to assume HTCs new phone will be just fine
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Finding the back button a bit awkward - recalibrating the screen helped a bit
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Samsung phones are the most annoying phones ever...
The ****ing phone took 2 seconds to TURN THE SCREEN ON when you pressed the power button.
Made me give the phone to the old man after less then 2 weeks...
Few days ago, my phone had problem with touchscreen, so gave it for replacement at Samsung service center. I got it with small but deep scratch on home button as well home button did not responded as it should, it had to be presses little more than usual to work. I showed this to service center, they replaced my home key and I found out its working same, not responsive as it should. I've showed to service center engineer, he said it's fine, ur pressing it so lightly,but I m not, I have used s6 and note 5 since many months, home button responds how ever u press, it just needs to press, it feels like home button is slightly stuck inside,there is very little home button bump , but most or ppl don't understand this, people press button so hard that's why it works. So, how should I convince service center that it's faulty? Or do you think, if I use home button for few days or week it will work? Fingerprint works fine.
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Try using it a few days, since it's been replaced it may need to be broken in a little.
If it does not change after a few days have them replace the phone.
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Try using it a few days, since it's been replaced it may need to be broken in a little.
If it does not change after a few days have them replace the phone.
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took 5 days to replace the key again , now its working fine , though it seems like then so called new key has some used marks / few scratches , but Its working fine for now .