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Non-root screenshot possible

I know this *should* be not possible. I was clicking the screen and buttons really quickly and at the bottom, one of those Samsung Style Notifications came up and it said screenshot taken. It created a directory called "ScreenCapture" and created a png "SC20110128-133122.png".
I know this should not have been possible, as no one has done this before but somehow I got it.
I know for a fact, I am not root. I am running the stock version 2.2.
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Build # FROYO.UVKA6
I don't know how to prove that it was taken from the phone, if anyone has an idea I can try it. It happened by pressing the options and/or home softkeys. I have not been able to reproduce it.
I have attached the screenshot it took.

No offense, but this gets posted every week. Many have replicated this, but are NOT able to figure out how to duplicate it over and over... most people who have done it, can only do it once and usually don't recall what they did.
You can use the SDK to take screenshots....
I would LOVE if someone could actually figure out HOW to do this consistently.

I understand your concern and I know that it is possible with the SDK. I'm also sure that a lot of people would troll and say that it is possible.
I was thinking it could be a 2.2 and/or Samsung addon feature.
I mean thats cool, if you guys don't believe me, I know how the internet is. Pics or didn't happen right? lol. I've mostly lurked and haven't contributed much. Just though I would share.

dude, I was saying YES, I know it is a possibility, so does everyone else who posts a thread like this.... I was not trying to criticize. It IS a feature of Froyo... what I was saying is NOBODY knows how to use it yet consistently.
re-read my first post, guess I can see why you thought I was coming down harder than I meant.

My wife did this by accident yesterday. I had been looking for ages to find a non root way to do a screen shot. After some investigation we were able to replicate it.
Hold the back button down and hit the home button.

djatoon said:
My wife did this by accident yesterday. I had been looking for ages to find a non root way to do a screen shot. After some investigation we were able to replicate it.
Hold the back button down and hit the home button.
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I tried to reproduce this as was not able. Based on haptic feedback pushing the back and them home does nothing and long pressing back disables any other press as long as it is still held down. Also pressing home then hitting either back or menu before the long press second tick is the same as a long press on home.
Another route for screen shots is through the ADB connection. I know the SDK was mentioned, but you can also use the screen cast feature of Droid Explorer to capture screens directly to your PC.

djatoon said:
My wife did this by accident yesterday. I had been looking for ages to find a non root way to do a screen shot. After some investigation we were able to replicate it.
Hold the back button down and hit the home button.
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Nope .

Dunno what to say, it worked on her phone and I tried it on mine too. Holding the back button down and hitting the home key took a screen shot. I had to try it a couple times to get the timing right when i first did it. But I've been able to use that method on 2 different phones now.

I just had a random screenshot happen on my phone too as I was putting the phone down on the desk. I know on the galaxy tab, holding back and power button at the same time will give you a screen cap, but it doesn't do anything on my vibrant.

Motorola Atrix 4g - Problem with Finger Print

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQyoxU9KH8
Friends waiting for your help. Since the phone is a kind of getting the key to unlock it with the fingerprint reader could not open and shut the phone off, unfortunately I can not restart.

lomg ****ing lol.....U need press the button and after that you put your finger ...
thats noob

The phone has to be on for the reader to work. Its a password, just ur finger. and it doesnt lock it, just turn it off. It says SCAN NOW, or something lol

Press the power button to get to the unlock screen, then swipe.
It only unlocks it
Sent from my MB860 Atrix using XDA App.

You can always turn off the phone just by holding down the power button. That will bypass the need to use the fingerprint reader. (Of course you will need to use either your fingerprint or your passcode to turn on and unlock the phone.)

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Wow, pretty funny. I think everyone has had one of those moments before where you can't figure it out and then realize it was totally obvious. I spent 5 minutes trying to figure out how to turn on a freaking xoom at best buy. Just one of those things.

LOL! I hate mocking but this is really funny. You even need to press the button to unlock your phone using touch lock screen. Well, I guess he now knows how to work it out.

EclipseX said:
lomg ****ing lol.....U need press the button and after that you put your finger ...
thats noob
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Become a little respect, learn to shame is no shame in not knowing.

[Q] Need some quick help with tab from RAC

hello,
so i got my tablet from rent a center as a loner since the one i got originally had the camera missing!!! Anyways he was going to restore the tablet and i told him not to since i was in a hurry...Well i got home and the previous renter had a pattern lock on the device. My question how can i just root and flash a new rom on this thing. i would like to get this fixed tonight since im almost positive rent a center will have no idea what to do and will have to wait to get me a new one or something...Thanks, btw i know how to do this stuff (got a 3d hacked since i was first able to) just need the info on how to do it. I have no idea what version of hc it is running currently as i cant get into it

lol dude with a pattern i can almost tell you there no way to get rid of it unless you do a hard reboot power the up or down should do it. then after you can try searching the forums to rooting this device, either iconiaroot or gingerbreak depending on you software on the tab. if not just go and exchange it and i have never known a RAC that lets you have a device with a previous owners info on it pretty weird

franky_402 said:
hello,
so i got my tablet from rent a center as a loner since the one i got originally had the camera missing!!! Anyways he was going to restore the tablet and i told him not to since i was in a hurry...Well i got home and the previous renter had a pattern lock on the device. My question how can i just root and flash a new rom on this thing. i would like to get this fixed tonight since im almost positive rent a center will have no idea what to do and will have to wait to get me a new one or something...Thanks, btw i know how to do this stuff (got a 3d hacked since i was first able to) just need the info on how to do it. I have no idea what version of hc it is running currently as i cant get into it
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This will clear all user data (and the screen lock)
1. Power it off completely.
2. Power it back on while holding the volume button (the one closest to the power button, might be the furthest away, if one doesnt work, try the other)
3. As soon as you feel it vibrate, toggle the rotation lock back and forth until it says "erasing user data..."

crashpsycho said:
lol dude with a pattern i can almost tell you there no way to get rid of it unless you do a hard reboot power the up or down should do it. then after you can try searching the forums to rooting this device, either iconiaroot or gingerbreak depending on you software on the tab. if not just go and exchange it and i have never known a RAC that lets you have a device with a previous owners info on it pretty weird
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I know the one guy that works there and the guy that switched it out for me knew that and just gave it to me, i had just got off work and knew i wanted to get the hell outta there
GamezR2EZ said:
This will clear all user data (and the screen lock)
1. Power it off completely.
2. Power it back on while holding the volume button (the one closest to the power button, might be the furthest away, if one doesnt work, try the other)
3. As soon as you feel it vibrate, toggle the rotation lock back and forth until it says "erasing user data..."
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Thanks that worked for me, btw for me it was
power, volume up and i had to flip the orientation switch immediately!!

Nexus S power button conspiracy theory/oddity

My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 months now. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?

knarfrabot said:
My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 months now. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?
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I AGREE! I thought it broke a while ago but I did a complete wipe and put a brand new rom on it. Heck I almost sent it to Sammy but for some reason it stared working. I dont think its the dalvik cache though. I have a feeling its ClockworkMod Recovery because sometimes it says a key was disabled and I had problems after that. I couldnt lock my phone.

knarfrabot said:
My power button has been malfunctioning for about 2 monthsnow. That isn't to say it is 100% dead, but at times it'll work if I smack the button about a few times, and sometimes it will be completely unresponsive. I have read up on the subject and found a thread with a response from a guy claiming to be an engineer who said the micro switches they use in these phones are somewhat weak and only work for a limited number of presses. Recently, I changed roms, and to my surprise the power button worked great for a short period of time. Since then, I've found that when my power button starts acting up, wiping the dalvik cache put it back to normal. This lead me to thinking, and I've come to believe it could very well be a hardware problem that is meant to happen. I am by no means a coder/programmer but I have studied it enough to know that certain code can be written for a device that sets a "timer" for a piece of hardware to die out or malfunction. If that's the case with this, then it makes sense somewhat that wiping the dalvik cache resets this timer for a short time. Anyone have any thoughts? Am I crazy tinfoil hat wearer or does this make some sense?
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well, you solved your own theory in your statement. since when does smacking your phone equate to a software issue? my power button went in august, mostly. it started showing the behavior that you described about 4-6 weeks beforehand. i say mostly, because the physical button doesnt work anymore(rarely a response from it). but ive figured out how to work it to my advantage/needs. i can wake my phone by shaking it now, and put the screen to sleep. also can be done with a light smack in the right place on the back of the phone. but to be practicle, i remapped my search button to use as a power button and wake my phone with the volume button. really, the only hard part is navigating in the bootloader menu since the volume buttons wont work there with the power button broken. so ive learned to work it by lightly, very lightly, tapping on a certain place on the back of the phone near the power button. this "loosens" the volume buttons and lets me navigate the menu. then i tap the phone again to make a selection. this in no way indicates a software issue/conspiracy to me. when it just started displaying this behavior, i thought it might be a software issue too. but it turned out to be all physical damage.

You know, the funny thing about when it stops working is that it's never all at once.
It's a degrading process of malfunction until it takes repeated button pressing, not so much force, to work. After that it works so seldom that I'm forced to do something about it. It's for those reasons I think it's something more than a hardware problem.
From your experiences, even after a full wipe/new rom installation, your power button still doesn't work, if only for a brief time?
P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

@simms22
Hmm my guess is that there are multiple issues that result in a malfunctioning power button. Props to remapping your search button to lock your phone. It would be a great work around if my phone ever had this problem again. Have search to lock the phone and volume keys to wake it. I'm unsure how you remapped your search button though. Maybe you can tell me how?
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P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
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Agreed! If you have no access to a computer with adb/fastboot control the touch ClockWorkMod recovery would be very useful.

knarfrabot said:
You know, the funny thing about when it stops working is that it's never all at once.
It's a degrading process of malfunction until it takes repeated button pressing, not so much force, to work. After that it works so seldom that I'm forced to do something about it. It's for those reasons I think it's something more than a hardware problem.
From your experiences, even after a full wipe/new rom installation, your power button still doesn't work, if only for a brief time?
P.S. The new touch based recovery from team win works really well for those of us who can't use our power buttons
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium
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ive been using twrp recovery for a while. even the non touch version has a no power button option. but i dont believe that theres anything else but hardware issues here. it is a degradation. at first it comes and goes, later it mostly just comes( ) and doesnt go. i can even hear a slight rattle in the power button area now if i shake the phone.
about after flashing.. at first, 50% of the time it would work after flashing, but it was just coincidence. but now no. btw, i flash many times a day, even then when it first started acting funny. flashing, wiping, it just doesnt make a difference, its coincidence.
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Tw1tchy said:
@simms22
Hmm my guess is that there are multiple issues that result in a malfunctioning power button. Props to remapping your search button to lock your phone. It would be a great work around if my phone ever had this problem again. Have search to lock the phone and volume keys to wake it. I'm unsure how you remapped your search button though. Maybe you can tell me how?
Agreed! If you have no access to a computer with adb/fastboot control the touch ClockWorkMod recovery would be very useful.
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ButtonRemapper app, available here on xda for free http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9399440&postcount=1
you want v0241. i have all the power button functionality with my search key except waking the device(volume rocker wakes my device). short press screen off, long press power menu, long press plus volume down for screenshots.

@tw1tchy, I totally agree it is multiple factors, which is why I can only speak for myself based on my experiences, although your overall experience seems to be similar to mine.
@simms22, I have never noticed a rattle in my phone, its likely that you and I have different causes attributed to the power button failure.
Not trying to beat a dead horse but just for the sake of being thorough, have you tried ODIN? I noticed a substantial difference when I ODIN'ed back to stock.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

Me everytime I drop my phone on concrete my battery door opens and the battery falls of my phone...And you know what's the most odd part ...I get scratches on my phone when I pick it up .....Does anyone else gets this ??
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I really like my Nexus S, but I kinda hope this power button self destruct kicks in soon. I see it as a feature - to make buying a Galaxy Nexus easier to justify. Good looking out Sammy.

I've had a similar problem for the last 4 months or so. It started when I dropped my nexus without the cover onto concrete floor. Not good I know.
But anyway...ever since then the power button been funny. Sometimes it didn't work at all and I couldn't turn the screen off and on. It was really bad. It took a while but now I kind of know how to handle it. Still annoying mind u.
Basically with mine the trick is to press the button really really hard towards the top end and it works fine. I've also noticed what some others are saying about changing rooms and doing resets etc. It seems to help as well.
But yeah...I still love my nexus. Lol. I think by me dropping it is the reason for my problems. It probably landed badly and loosened some part of the connection in that section or something. But as I said...all Is good now that I know the trick to it.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

I've had my NS since Christmas Eve 2009 and the power button completely stopped working 2 days ago. I did notice over the past few weeks that it wasn't responding properly. TBH, my NS has been through a LOT in the past 14-months (multiple impacts, spillages, kids etc), I'm surprised it's lasted this long
I'm now using the ButtonRemapper app to use 'search' as the power button. Works great! Plus my volume keys wake the phone up so all is ok.
I love my NS and wish I bought another one when CPW had them for £150 sim free!
It might be time for me to let go of the NS , just have to decide which phone is next (but thats for another thread lol)

ugh mine is under a year old. im very angry that this happened so quickly. im gonna try giving samsung a call. hopefully the will replace it. i shouldn't have to hack my phone in order to make it usable.

@rener78 You seem to have a vast misunderstanding of how sarcasm works. Just as future reference, posting dry, tasteless irony up on the internet as a smart-mouthed statement of ill will is about as practical as a chocolate teapot.
@staplebox Lol! Well played, sir or madam. I can't say posting a thread containing the words conspiracy theory doesn't grant me at least a well placed snarky comment. Although to be fair, I was kinda bored when I wrote it.
@ALL Yes, I get it, we've all dropped our phones before. I guess I expected a bit more from Sammy since my little old HTC hero that I beat halfway to hell is still going strong, while I pampered this nexus and its already giving me problems >1 year in but that's a whole different discussion I suppose.
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great mine just went out yesterday... had mine for a ltl over a year now.
No tapping certain areas or anything works.
I did notice it slowly degrade over the past few weeks.
I used the fix my power button app so my volume keys wake up my phone, but sometimes after using that 5 or 6 times it will stop working too so i have to plug my phone in the charger to turn it on. Is there another way of getting the volume keys to act as a wake button??
edit: i'm gonna try out that button remapper i saw in an earlier post.

tankmaster90 said:
great mine just went out yesterday... had mine for a ltl over a year now.
No tapping certain areas or anything works.
I did notice it slowly degrade over the past few weeks.
I used the fix my power button app so my volume keys wake up my phone, but sometimes after using that 5 or 6 times it will stop working too so i have to plug my phone in the charger to turn it on. Is there another way of getting the volume keys to act as a wake button??
edit: i'm gonna try out that button remapper i saw in an earlier post.
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if you are using an ics rom go to the main settings, security, lockscreen.. now disable the lockscreen. you can now wake your device with the volume button. its a feature built into ics.

interesting did not know this. Thanks, I think I'm still gonna use the button remapper to change the function of the search key to the power so I can reboot and stuff and go into recovery and such easier since i'm running cm9.

tankmaster90 said:
interesting did not know this. Thanks, I think I'm still gonna use the button remapper to change the function of the search key to the power so I can reboot and stuff and go into recovery and such easier since i'm running cm9.
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thats what i do. my search button has all the features of the power button but being able to wake the device.

Here's another question what if i need to pull the battery?? I'm rooted and running CM9 what if i go into a boot loop and i need to pull the battery with no charger around (i know how to do it with a charger) would the button remap solve this?

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Here's another question what if i need to pull the battery?? I'm rooted and running CM9 what if i go into a boot loop and i need to pull the battery with no charger around (i know how to do it with a charger) would the button remap solve this?
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no. the button remapper app doesnt do anything when off or the screens off. honestly, i no boot many times a week(because i test the trinity kernel as its being developed before release), ive figured out a system of light taps near the power button to let the volume buttons let me scroll, and to select in the bootloader.so for me its a non issue. to power up from being powered up, i dont do anything. a, pluging in powers it. b, tapping the back powers it when no usb is available. c, it powers up by itself usually, seconds to a few minutes after powering off.

Being a heavy user of my nexus s since July 2011, the power button died last Sunday.
One of the most important problems i had after that was that i was unable to lock bootloader before giving the mobile to samsung service, because the stuck power button caused problems to fastboot commands and the bootloater usage(menu) in general.
Finally i decided to go to the service and give the phone. The result was that in about an hour they replaced the button and gave me back the mobile. The repair was covered by the 2 years warranty and the unlocked bootloader did not cause any problem to that.
Up to now i have a "brand new" nexus s and i hope that the new button will last much longer.

swipe or double tap to unlock

My power button is starting to fail. What ROM do you recommend that has swipe or double tap to unlock? Also, how is the battery consumption on those?
Any suggestion too in powering the phone without holding the power button? Like say holding the volume button before plugging in the charger would make it boot. Is there anything like that?
I am currently unrooted and using stock (just got updated too). Any thoughts is appreciated.

blue_algae said:
My power button is starting to fail. What ROM do you recommend that has swipe or double tap to unlock? Also, how is the battery consumption on those?
Any suggestion too in powering the phone without holding the power button? Like say holding the volume button before plugging in the charger would make it boot. Is there anything like that?
I am currently unrooted and using stock (just got updated too). Any thoughts is appreciated.
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Mahdi ROM is good, and boot level hardware remapping is almost impossible and would require reconfiguring the wires. Sorry bro
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Thanks! Does it have built in swipe to unlock?

Q&A bro.
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TheKnux said:
Q&A bro.
Sent from my 1961 XP-755
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Oh right.. Mods, please could you move to proper section? Sorry about it. Thank you.

blue_algae said:
My power button is starting to fail. What ROM do you recommend that has swipe or double tap to unlock? Also, how is the battery consumption on those?
Any suggestion too in powering the phone without holding the power button? Like say holding the volume button before plugging in the charger would make it boot. Is there anything like that?
I am currently unrooted and using stock (just got updated too). Any thoughts is appreciated.
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This does not belong in the Development Section, please read the Forum Rules on posting. Thank you and moved here....

I use Hellscore, and it has swipe to lock/unlock. Quite simple to use too. And as for the power-on part, that would require rewiring the phone itself. IMHO it would be cheaper to get the faulty power button itself replaced.

kittuboy said:
I use Hellscore, and it has swipe to lock/unlock. Quite simple to use too. And as for the power-on part, that would require rewiring the phone itself. IMHO it would be cheaper to get the faulty power button itself replaced.
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Yea, I would like to have it replaced too but I'm on a long term volunteering work outside my country and I can't leave for the next 9 months, hence the question. I don't trust the courier too so yea.. Anyhow, I remember back in my myTouch 4G days after installing custom recovery it would power on whenever I plug it. It turns out as a bug on the new recovery which was quickly patch on the next version. I never thought I would want a bug on my phone this bad. Haha
Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions!

Just fix the button bro.
if you're here on XDA you probably love your N4, you should fix it, shouldn't be a very expensive fix.