Hi,
I am struggling why HTC tagged a button as power on/off, if in fact all hard buttons turn the phone on...
Anyhow, any idea hot to change that and only make the bottom right button active for switching the HD2 on ?
Very annoying to have the phone switching on in bags or pockets constantly. I figure that if only one of 5 button had the ability to turn on, it would happen 5 times less...
Thanks
Well MY HD2 can only be turned on using the power button... I've tried pressing all the other buttons but they will not turn it on.
I've got stock ROM v1.66.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
Funny, also stock rom 1.66 here and all buttons work for power on...
bye
Sven
Yes that's correct if you mean "Standby modus". My phone will not power on by pressing other buttons than the power button. I'm using the 1.66 stock rom.
hmmm... any registery guru around to work this one out ?
For me too with the 1.66 stock rom. All buttons turns on the screen. Is there any way to turn on only with the power button????
Up,
please somebody help
well if you didnt have a power button you wouldnt be able to turn it off, regardless of which buttons turn it on again
there used to be an option in the settings menu on my omnia to do this but I really cant find it on my HD2, maybe some other users knows more about the location of this setting. (PS I was sure it was in the Lock or the buttons settings panels.)
Can't find much in the standard WM settings.
I'm also interested in a solution that the screen does NOT turn on by pushing any button.
Nothing find yet...
so what would happen if you're talking to someone and the screen goes into standby? If you want to get out of standby...you'd have to press the end/power button...thus ending your conversation in the process?
the way i understand it is that the HD2 uses the proximity sensor to determine when to turn off the screen during a call.
so i can't imagine a scenario in which the screen would go off during a call and never come back because the moment i pull the phone away from my ear, the screen lights up!
Aren't people confusing standby with turning the phone on and off?
The power button is the only button that can Power on the phone from Off....
However any of the buttons can bring it out of standby...
Bit like my TV... if in standby any button will turn it on, but if turned off only the power button will turn it on.....
crispy514 said:
Aren't people confusing standby with turning the phone on and off?
The power button is the only button that can Power on the phone from Off....
However any of the buttons can bring it out of standby...
Bit like my TV... if in standby any button will turn it on, but if turned off only the power button will turn it on.....
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I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
lude219 said:
I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
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Totally agree with you! I use this all the time, or even a bluetooth headset...
Probably why HTC didn't implement it like that and any button brings it out of stand by...
lude219 said:
I'm sure we all know what the OP meant.
My problem is that, if you put your phone on speaker mode, it'll negate the proximity sensor altogether. If my understanding is correct, proximity sensor is only activated when you're using the earpiece and not the speakerphone. So if that's the case, if I were to talk through the speakerphone and the screen goes into standby after a minute or so, how would i bring it out of standby? If all i have left is the power/end button, then that will end my conversation. People who use the speakerphone a lot to talk will know what i mean...
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Nah... that's nonsense. If HTC had been clever enough to allow bring out of standby using only one button, it would also have been clever enough to program "don't end call when power button used to bring out of standby"...
Anyhow, I personally would love to stop having my phone switching on constantly just because any random object/coin will hit any of the hardkey.
No disrespect, but this has gone off topic. I get your points, but the question is whether/how can it be achieved, not whether or not you would personally want it.
And up...
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Dear friend,
how do I do to put OFF completely my magician XDAmini?
Best regards
Daniele
Take the battery out?
And pushing the power button?
The power button can only put the phone is Standby. In PDA phones there is no such thing as OFF. The RAM needs power all the time. Sliding the battery cover in and out will also power off the device. Don't leave that long though, otherwise you risk losing all the information.
Hello,
I'm new so plz be patient. Ok, pressing the power button only allows us to set the device in standby mode. How do I turn off the phone (gsm) mode then? The idea is just that I want to figure out a way to reduce the power consumption as much as possible.
Thx for all coming answers..
To turn the phone itself off click on the signal strength indicator then click on 'Turn on flight mode'
This turns off the phone part of the device but leaves the pda side still functional
HTH
Alrite. But is there a way to accomplish that task with hardware buttons? Guess not, ey?
Just don't wanna pull out my stylus that often.. *g*
Press and hold the power button for several seconds. this will actually turn the device OFF.
Do the same to turn it back on.
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Press and hold the power button for several seconds. this will actually turn the device OFF.
Do the same to turn it back on.
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This is not true. When you do that, the background light will be off, but the phone is still working.
moses3k said:
Alrite. But is there a way to accomplish that task with hardware buttons? Guess not, ey?
Just don't wanna pull out my stylus that often.. *g*
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You could install PocketZenPhone from here: http://zendrui.free.fr/ and then, as long as your fingers are not too fat, you can press an icon on the today screen. 8)
Cool, thx for this hint.
moses3k said:
Hello,
I'm new so plz be patient. Ok, pressing the power button only allows us to set the device in standby mode. How do I turn off the phone (gsm) mode then? The idea is just that I want to figure out a way to reduce the power consumption as much as possible.
Thx for all coming answers..
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I don't think that the GPRS is using that much power, but to turn it off, hold the RED Phone button down for several seconds (I never timed it, I just wait for the "GPRS Connected" icon to disappear.
Your best bet for power consumption is to lower the screen brightness to it's lowest level, and set the screen backlight to go off at 30 seconds, and lastly to set the device to power down at 1 minute of inactivity.
copy this app to your magician, in a folder you want. Bind it to a hard button or make a shortcut on your Todayscreen with SPB Pocket PLus or another program.
PocketZenPhone (the tray version of it) can also be used to set the profiles via hardware buttons. This can be done with making shortcuts to the .exe with setting the specific profile. I'm using this together with MortButtons to switch between my profiles of PocketZenPhone.
Yzord said:
pnharrison said:
Press and hold the power button for several seconds. this will actually turn the device OFF.
Do the same to turn it back on.
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This is not true. When you do that, the background light will be off, but the phone is still working.
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Yzord; no it really does work (did you try it ?)
Yes, pressing the power button briefly just turns the screen off ; I think we all know that.
However holding the button down for several seconds will allow you to turn it off completely. = power off; no applications running; no phone or other network connections; zero power consumption, nada.
PH
the best way to stop using magician:
charge battery to 50%
do a backup
pull out battery
pack you magician
several years later
get it out
put in battery
do a restore
charge and use it
(maybe 5% drop one year, so can put aside ten years
pnharrison said:
Yzord said:
pnharrison said:
Press and hold the power button for several seconds. this will actually turn the device OFF.
Do the same to turn it back on.
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This is not true. When you do that, the background light will be off, but the phone is still working.
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Yzord; no it really does work (did you try it ?)
Yes, pressing the power button briefly just turns the screen off ; I think we all know that.
However holding the button down for several seconds will allow you to turn it off completely. = power off; no applications running; no phone or other network connections; zero power consumption, nada.
PH
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It will still lose some power in keeping the RAM filled, if it loses all power (goes very slowly however), all your installed programs and data will be lost. It takes a long time, but it still uses power to keep the RAM chips powered and the clock correct. Furtheremore, with the Magician it keeps the phone and alarms awake, so you can receive calls. You have to turn on flight mode manually to turn the radio off. Also you have to turn off all alarms to prevent your device from waking up. Your method is more like the one used on the Wizard, where holding the power button for 5 seconds really turns everything off and when pressing and holding again makes the Wizard start up again (with boot screen and all).
cucchiarellid said:
Dear friend,
how do I do to put OFF completely my magician XDAmini?
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Also thought of this when I first got my xda mini. Now, after some reading here in the forums, I just switched my xda mini to flight mode before I go to sleep. It turns off the phone. Hope this helps.
Basically, it is as if the top volume button is held down, and the volume is continuously going up on my HD, even when I try to turn it down, it shoots back up again, and is stuck on the volume screen. Sometimes, if I turn it down to silent, it will stay silent for a few seconds, then the volume goes up again and keeps going up.
Really annoying as it means the phone is basically unusable as I'm pretty much always trapped in the volume screen!
Any ideas?
I would suppose that a button is stuck!
Take of the back cover and take a good look at the buttons to see if anything could be wrong!
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I would suppose that a button is stuck!
Take of the back cover and take a good look at the buttons to see if anything could be wrong!
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That's what I thought, but it looks fine to me
I had the same problem as you but I then realize that when I was putting down the volume while in a conversation was my face pressing the screen and increasing again the volume...could it be your same problem?
pureheart said:
I had the same problem as you but I then realize that when I was putting down the volume while in a conversation was my face pressing the screen and increasing again the volume...could it be your same problem?
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Nope, because it happens if I don't touch the phone and just leave it on the table
Have you tried a hard reset?
Do a backup first.
Turn off the phone. If you can't pull the battery out.
Hold the volume up + down at the same time then press the power on button for about 1 second. Let go of the power button while keeping the volume up and down still pressed down.
You should see a blue / green / red screen then just follow the instructions on screen.
If this doesn't solve your problem then most likely something is keeping your volume up button depressed internally. Take it back for repair...
The volume slider malfunctioning is a big one on HTC devices known issues. I've had the same problem with my elf....and I've seen plenty that do too. Your best bet would be to take it to an authorized service rep. Sucks I know
Try to remove the cover and use it... the pressing mechanism is on the cover...
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Try to remove the cover and use it... the pressing mechanism is on the cover...
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Tried that, still the same problem.
I'm going to try a hard reset today, if I still get the problem, going to ask Orange to replace it. I wonder if they'll let me pick another phone, I'm getting a bit fed up with the HD!
I have the same problem, it occurs randomly and I discovered that if I quickly press the power button to stand by the phone and press it again to exit from stand by, the volume bug disappears and phone starts working well again. I thought it was a software bug but I still have it on 1.19. It rarely happens now on 1.13 was more frequent.
Hi all,
i sometimes notice this problem on my omnia 7..
when the screen is turned off and i press the middle button the screen is not turning on.. i have to press it again or press the power button.. anyone experienced this problem?? any idea what can it caused?? I do not have any apps installed..
Thanks..
I have the same, sometimes the middle windows button will not wake the phone up.
When the middle button refuses to wake up the phone the camera button also refuses to wake up the phone and go straight to the camera app. I need to press the power button and then the camera button.
Annoying.
Do you guys know the term "it is a feature" when something in reality is a flaw - well in this case it really is a feature
If the sensors notice that the phone is in a complete dark surrounding it assumes the phone is in a pocket. Therefore it not wakes your screen up and also the camera button will not work. You can test this if you hold your thumb over the sensors next to the speaker strip.
Should your camerabutton not function in a bright setting, it is of course a different situation.
What an easy and clever answer..
Thank you very much.. next time i will think more.. OMNIA 7 rulezzz
Aaaah clever stuff!
Superb thanks
I read a lot of reviews about the Omnia 7 before buying one (can't have it until Christmas - I'm being good you see!) and a lot of them complained about the power button being in a place you're likely to press during a call.
My question: what happens if you press the power button during a call? On my HD (WinMo 6.5), it just goes in and out of standby but the call stays connected (so you can turn the screen on to use the keypad or switch to loudspeaker, etc). Is it the same with WP7?
My question too cause im looking to buy this phone also
I use the Omnia 7 for about 2 weeks now. Never had the problem of hitting the power button while making calls. But if I do so, nothing happens, it just turns of the screen, the call is still on. Same thing as you put your phone near your head and the sensor turns your screen off.
On other hand i "had" little problems with the back and search buttons. You can easily hit those buttons while doing other stuff. But its not as a big deal as it sounds.
Thanks very much - just what I needed. I was a bit worried as the Engadget review went on and on about the power button being just by your thumb, but it doesn't seem a big deal to me.
Edit: I thanked _ivo_ as well by accident - didn't mean it! No hard feelings
CreepinJesus said:
Thanks very much - just what I needed. I was a bit worried as the Engadget review went on and on about the power button being just by your thumb, but it doesn't seem a big deal to me.
Edit: I thanked _ivo_ as well by accident - didn't mean it! No hard feelings
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This almost put me off too. They must hold their phone in the most unusual way known to man, because my thumb sits nicely between the power & camera buttons...
The power button needs to be firmly pressed to turn off power, it would be very hard to press this unintentionally unless you hold your phone as tight as possible while calling.
Guys I have a question... when I talk on the phone (with speakers on so I leave it on the table), the screen goes black... the problem is that every time I want to turn the screen back on I actually have to use the power button... the home button doesnt work, it's blacked (even if i have set always on display to be active all the time).
Is there a way to turn the screen back on without pressing the power button? Or have the home button active even if the screen goes black during a phone call? thank you!
Anyone?
Home button should be active at all times, you may need to press hard, blindly in the right place but it should work at least it works on mine, no problem.
You sure? Your home button works even when you talk with speakers on and the screen turns black?
tharghan said:
You sure? Your home button works even when you talk with speakers on and the screen turns black?
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Of course it works. Maybe it has some time out function, when it disables home button after certain time, I don't know since I never talk more than few min, but when screen goes blank, couple min later I press home button and it goes straight to talk screen bypassing lock. But I have location/BT set as secure, so it never locks up when I'm home, at work or in a car and have not test it much outside of those places. So if I had to make wild guess it's one of 3: 1. it has some time out 2. something with security lock 3. you're not pressing hard enough or wrong place, you really have to press hard, like you want bend screen a little.
My S6 did this also.
Some help?....
@tharghan
Same problem...
If anyone has a solution for this problem of black screen on speaker calls!?