Couple of days ago I noticed that my DHD's volume down button does'nt work anymore. First I didn't pay attention, thought that after restart it will be solved, but it didn't. The volume down function doesn't work in any software (up works just fine). Before I decide to go to warranty, what do you think, is it a software or hardware problem? There is no accidents or any damages happened, I know and physically the button seems to work. Please help!
Normally buttons are hardware, in your case its easy to tell.
remove the battery. Put it back in. Hold down the volume down then turn on the phone, if it starts normally your button is dead, if you get into bootloader mode it could be software and you should try reflash or wipe in settings
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Im the same, except now my volume up doesnt work either
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Thank you so much Blackhorse!
Although the first try didn't succeed (perhaps I didn't hold both volume down and power button long enough), the second try started the bootloader and I was able to use both volume buttons. After another boot the stock rom started normally and now my volume down function is back! Hopefully it stays so...
Hey guys,
My volume keys have died. Part of the wire strip that is connect to the buttons is torn.
Any ideas if there is a replacement upperboard yet?
having the same issue... going to try blackhorse's solution and see if it works
best regard
André
unfortunately it didn't work. I guess the volue down button is dead, even though I had absolutely no accidents with it.
does anybody have an idea of how to solve this, since I live in Brazil, but bought DHD in Germany?
any help would be very appreciated
best regards
André
same problem here, my buttons stop working. What I usually do then is lift the volume keys up slightly and slide some paper underneath to clean some dust and then usually it works again (for a while)
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My motorola defy side button and power button is not working ,i asked in motorola service center the guys tell it hard to get tat spare parts .i search e bay and other online site ,please guys help me to get tat defy spare parts buttons
Are you missing those buttons or are they just not working? 'cause if they are not working, you need to replace the motherboard, in order to get working buttons. Don't think it's worth it - better buy a new phone.
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My Defy's volume up button stopped working some time ago. It was quite annoying as I used the volume buttons to unlock the phone. Some time later, I pressed the button really hard, and to my surprise is started working again. And like that I had my button back
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Viva_SA said:
My Defy's volume up button stopped working some time ago. It was quite annoying as I used the volume buttons to unlock the phone. Some time later, I pressed the button really hard, and to my surprise is started working again. And like that I had my button back
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It has nothing to do with the motherboard. There are soft silicon membranes in the cover for water resistance. These are wearing out after some time - always!
They can be replaced or you can make new ones by yourself. I did successfully.
After flooding mainly top of the phone, and cleaned in alcohol. Power button does not work Is it possible to exchange the key? Unauthorized GSM service can handle this?
on my motorola defy the power buttong being used so many times has gone very low and is very difficult to on and off...any solution ?
sunil_defy said:
on my motorola defy the power buttong being used so many times has gone very low and is very difficult to on and off...any solution ?
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Me too !! :/
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Hi,
After a night in a tent my HTC HD2 started to malfunction. When turning on the device I noticed it said ''safe mode'' (Android NAND (sensation rom)). At first I didn't think much of it, because I thought the device had turned of due to a dead battery. However after leaving it for a while to recharge I noticed that after each reboot it would return to safe mode. Then I noticed that the device kept showing that it was in vibration mode --> the volume down button is stuck(not physically though). Also the device kept popping up ''recent activities''... I'm under the impression that this is due to a malfunctioning call button, not a 100% sure though.
After I reflashed it to wm 6.5 the problem still prevails. However I was able to get a more detailed view of the issue:
The windows button lacks every response, the call button does not respond on touch but seems to randomely activate the call function. The home button functions poorly. However the back button, power on button and volume up button function correctly.
The volume down button seems dependent on the other buttons. When pushing one of the buttons below the screen the volume down button is activated and is stuck untill the screen is turned on and off. However the volume up button does not yield such a result. The volume down button still is responsive to touch though, as long as it is not stuck.
Any ideas how to solve this problem, or how to work around it? As a precaution I put the HD2 in a box with a moisture absorber.
Hi. I wish I could give you a better understand that what I can offer but what I think happened is you probably rolled onto your phone while sleeping.
This is not to say your problem could have came from something else but let me explain a little about safe mode.
Safe mode anyone can enter by pressing volume down and holding it while it boots up. It allows the developer a safe mode they can enter similiar to
why your computer has it installed on it. Normally pulling the battery and letting the phone reboot clears this out though. With that being said i think what
has happened is the volume button has stopped working as it should. There are several sites you can go to here on the web to send your phone out
to have it looked at and fixed. All in all it shouldn't be that costly and if your mechanically inclined and (careful) it shouldn't be to hard to do it yourself. I
would make sure you take very good notes/pictures in dismantling your phone because if you put it back together wrong you can make the problem worse.
Ebay, listing found here has the volume button and the tools necessary to open your phone and repair the volume key for around $7 usd.
Please make sure your phone model is supported and you have the know how to do this without making things a bigger issue. I would also
suggest to wait for more info because I could be wrong as well.
Thanks for your time, effort and information.
However I don't think it is a problem caused due to physical damage to the volume button. In addition the phone was in a 'sidepocket' of the tent, making it virtually impossible to roll onto it. Because the call button is malfunctioning as well I can imagine it being motherboard related, addmittedly I am not much of an electrician .
The issue has been partly resolved. Only one problem still exists. When I push the windows button it results in a volume up response. I performed a hard reset but the problem still persists, any ideas what could cause this?
Cheers
The hd2 high level of integration can not fall. Even without the screen broke, other things will break, so the sets of sets of silicone can not throw. Screen indeed not easy to break unless it fell out just in time to have something to knock to the screen.
Help guys, my phone went swimming in the sea. I turned it off immediately and let it dry off, but the volume rocker doesn't seem to be working anymore. It does not react to my touches, but is constantly pressing VolUp or VolDown (I can't tell which one).
When I first started it, I got a bootloop, so I went into recovery and reflashed my ROM. It is booting now, but only in safe mode (since the volume rocker is constantly pressing). Is there any way to disable safe mode, maybe via adb or something? Or to disable the volume keys software-side?
The OS is Jelly Bean by the way (not that it matters). Everything else is working perfectly fine.
Similar question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/help/volume-button-broken-causing-phone-to-t1738636
lesiki said:
Help guys, my phone went swimming in the sea. I turned it off immediately and let it dry off, but the volume rocker doesn't seem to be working anymore. It does not react to my touches, but is constantly pressing VolUp or VolDown (I can't tell which one).
When I first started it, I got a bootloop, so I went into recovery and reflashed my ROM. It is booting now, but only in safe mode (since the volume rocker is constantly pressing). Is there any way to disable safe mode, maybe via adb or something? Or to disable the volume keys software-side?
The OS is Jelly Bean by the way (not that it matters). Everything else is working perfectly fine.
Similar question here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/help/volume-button-broken-causing-phone-to-t1738636
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Probably, you'll need to pull the phone apart, and either clean, or replace the small volume rocker board. You can find them on eBay for pretty cheap. It's usually only a last resort to look for software fixes for hardware issues. The Nexus 4 is relatively easy to disassemble and replace parts, since everything is modular. I don't know if you have Radio Shack or an equivalent in Germany, but there's a duo of products called DeOxit and ProGold. DeOxit cleans contacts (silver, copper) from oxidation, and ProGold increases conductivity. This might be enough to clean your volume board contacts enough to work without replacing it. Of course, it is possible that the logic board is damaged, in which case you might be screwed. Replacement motherboards cost as much as a used phone does.
To be honest with you falling in the sea usually means a dead phone, saltwater is highly corrosive.
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you'll need to pull the phone apart
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Thanks, I'll try that. Can you tell me how the screw type of the Nexus 4 is called? So I know what screwdriver to buy.
torx 5 on the bottom, you need a small phillips for the inside screws.
Long story short my S5 got wet and I took it apart, but when I put it back together the volume keys aren't working. I'm not sure If I need to buy the midsection of this phone that houses the volume and power buttons or if I need to buy a new LCD glass. I think I may have cut the ribbon cable on the left side of the LCD screen. See the below image of how the two cables look like they should be connected but are disconnected. Every tear down and pics of this phone show these two cables being connected. Can someone please confirm if I did indeed cut this cable and if it does control the volume up and down buttons? I want to exhaust all my options before I break down and buy the midsection. If I did infact cut the cable then it will be a costly mistake. Any help would be appreciated, thanks
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Im not sure if you did but for now you can download a volume widget till you can have it looked at
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I wish it were that simple as I have another problem with my phone, but in order to fix that problem I need to fix the volume button problem. My phone is stuck in boot loop from getting wet. It's unrooted and I could access the screen to wipe data when the volume buttons worked, but even after trying to wipe data it would still stay in boot loop. Now, If I help the volume down, home, and power button I could access the Downloading screen. This screen will give me hope of reloading a new OS, but I can't get to this screen till I can figure out my volume button issue. I"m hoping some one can shed some light to my question above. Thanks
This is my very first post, so I hope you can forgive me for any mistakes.
I buyed an secondhand ZUK Z1 from eBay. Everything was fine and dandy.
But after a week I encountered a problem. Firstly the Volume Down button did not respond properly then it utterly stopped working.
I buyed spare parts (side key) from the official ZUK-Store.
These are the contacts to connect with the "motherboard"(?)
I opened the the Z1 and even replaced the side key contacts myself.
After putting everything back together and powering on, the Volume Down Button still didn't work.
Volume Up button and Power-Button works perfectly but Volume Down does not...
I can press the Button normaly and hear the *click* noise.
I guess it's either a manufacturing error or some Software detecting error. Or something burned up inside. Well I don't know.
I can't access to recovery without the Volume Key. So yeah... i'm pretty frustated.
I'm typing this to find others with the same problem and would appreciate it when somebody knows more.
The device is not rooted
ROM: CyanogenOS 12.1-YOG4PAS60J
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I too have the same volume down key problem. Because of that the phone enters boot menu and it becomes very difficult to come out of it till the phone shows some mercy on us. Once by chance if it works then the phone works absolutely normal. But it is a potential problem.