I went from a Atrix to an Inspire to a Iphone 4 and back to the Atrix. Out of all those the phones I had the iphone 4 was the biggest mistake I ever made. But the question I have is when I set up my new Atrix, the home button just vibrates (Heptic Feedback) it doesn't like do anything else. For example if I go to another screen and press the home button, it doesn't take me back to the home page.
Another issue is that I have the home button assigned to open the browser if I double tap the home button. But when I double tap the home button, nothing happens.
Is anyone else having issues with their home button?
sounds like you got a borked phone, i'd take it back asap and get another one
Try rebooting it.
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I got it to work... I just did a factory reset.
Thanks though
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the virtual buttons in toolbar
return home menu .
they often don't work.
when I pressed the button.
it has key down effects,but nothing happened.
why?
I'm sure the screen is well.
Try Button Savior from the Android market.
I initially thought that also but at least on my Fire it turns out that I needed to tap and hold the buttons. Just a fraction of a second but longer than just a tap. Once I got used to that things improved greatly. I have another Android tablet and phone and neither of these require the longer tap so I came to the Fire expecting the same behavior. Drove me crazy until I got the hang of the extra long tap. Actually since you have to keep holding a bit tap is not really correct but I'm not sure what word to use.
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ags29 said:
Try Button Savior from the Android market.
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I'll try it.
hope it can work.
Hey guys.
Ive been having a lot of trouble with my power button. At first it became less responsive (Having to push the button 2-3 times to activate the screen).
Now it seems like it is not working at all (Having to push 6-7 times).
Anyone seen this problem before and knows of a way to fix it?
Or does anyone know a workaround? (Like using the search button to act like the power button perhaps?)
Thanks in advance.
I don't really have any suggestions on how to fix the power button itself, but I do have a few workarounds if you're interested
The first is Smart Screen ON. This app was featured on the main portal not too long ago, and I have to say, it works quite well. It uses the proximity sensor to turn the screen on and (optionally) off. In the span of two weeks, it's saved my phone over 2000 power button presses (the app keeps track). I have been running the app 24/7 since I installed it and have not noticed any impact on battery life. I'd say it's worth a try.
As an alternative, you may have some luck with ButtonRemapper (requires root). It should let you remap the search button like you had wanted. You could just edit the keyboard files directly, but this app makes it pretty simple. : )
Also, in case you didn't know, the home button will wake the phone by default, but it obviously doesn't turn the screen back off.
Aightu said:
Hey guys.
Ive been having a lot of trouble with my power button. At first it became less responsive (Having to push the button 2-3 times to activate the screen).
Now it seems like it is not working at all (Having to push 6-7 times).
Anyone seen this problem before and knows of a way to fix it?
Or does anyone know a workaround? (Like using the search button to act like the power button perhaps?)
Thanks in advance.
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Happens to me, i just got a wooden splint, cleaned the inside, sucked it out (the dirt) & banged it a few times, now works like a charm
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Same thing with me mine is fully broken my work around is download button rempaper and I have made the search button act as the power button.
This is great but to turn my phone on I have to plug it into a charger and launch into Cwm then click reboot phone.
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clewis said:
Same thing with me mine is fully broken my work around is download button rempaper and I have made the search button act as the power button.
This is great but to turn my phone on I have to plug it into a charger and launch into Cwm then click reboot phone.
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Thats what im trying to avoid.
What program did you use to remap the button?
Thanks for the info man!
Yeah it's a ***** how the phone only lasts a year before it starts breaking but glad i can get rid of it in 2 months.
I use ButtonRemapper, i take it you have root access so just download the .APK i have attached and its pretty simple just find the search key in the app and change it so it acts like the power button (It's simply you will get it when you open the app). Once you have done that the phone works fine when in normal use you just gotta tap the search button not the power button.
But as my power button is fully broken im not sure if the power button works if the phone turns off. So my work around is plug the charger in then when you see the sony logo keep taping the volume down until you launch in CWM and then just tap reboot now and it will boot up, hope this helps.
It's the only work around without having to spend money i could think off, so defiantly a good temp fix.
Yeah i think the build quality of this device isnt what it could've been. Although im happy the screen hasnt broken yet.
Thanks for the APK!
You can just use the hone button to wake the screen. Give the power button a break
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Kadesh45 said:
You can just use the hone button to wake the screen. Give the power button a break
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Yeah im doing that and using the search button to sleep the screen.
This way i hope it wont die on me for another year
Some of you might have noticed a small amount of lag when you press the homekey. I certainly did, especially coming back to Touchwiz form AOSP based ROMs. Well don't worry, theres a easy way to fix it!
The problem is S-Voice. Notice when you double tap your home button S-Voice will open. Thats where the Lag comes from. The Note II is looking for a second press on the homekey. So sadly, if you still use this feature then im afraid your stuck Sorry, but for those that don't your in luck!
Its simple, open S-Voice and go to -
> Menu (For those of you that don't know how to do this, or are maybe a little stupid, press the menu button - left of the homekey. If you still handle it, I recommend returning your device for a calculator)
> Settings
> Un-tick the 'Open via the home key' option
> ...
> WIN.
Please remember to click the thanks button!
Sorry if someone has already made a thread about this. Couldn't see one anyway.
People that use Go Launcher don't use the home key so much.
We use the one thing I love with Go. We just strike the thumb up.
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I think this is common knowledge in Samsung phones by now. There's something to note...
There's a side effect to to turning off that option:
If you disable "open via home button", then the phone will kick you to the home screen when you press the home button to turn the screen on (before it gets locked.)
In other words,
Say you're reading something, the screen times out and turns off (but not locked yet), you press the home button to turn the screen on again, you are taken to the home screen.
It's an unfortunate side-effect, but seems unavoidable (save for using a different launcher).
So if you press the home button, you are taken to the home screen?
Who knew!!
MohJee said:
I think this is common knowledge in Samsung phones by now. There's something to note...
There's a side effect to to turning off that option:
If you disable "open via home button", then the phone will kick you to the home screen when you press the home button to turn the screen on (before it gets locked.)
In other words,
Say you're reading something, the screen times out and turns off (but not locked yet), you press the home button to turn the screen on again, you are taken to the home screen.
It's an unfortunate side-effect, but seems unavoidable (save for using a different launcher).
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What??? Thats what the home button is meant to do? Isn't it? haha ... I can't see how that is a side effect?
sleebus.jones said:
So if you press the home button, you are taken to the home screen?
Who knew!!
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What??? Thats what the home button is meant to do? Isn't it? haha ... I can't see how that is a side effect?
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Read my post again and try to understand it before you make fun.
Here ill explain again in layman's terms:
*With the open via home button option ticked:
Scenario : when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you're still in the same app where you left off.
*With the open via home button unticked:
Scenario: when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you are kicked from the app you were in back to the home screen.
That's not how it's supposed to work. If the screen turns off, pressing the home button should only turn it on without kicking you back to the home screen.
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thanks, I'm using Nova Launcher and yes it works...
MohJee said:
Read my post again and try to understand it before you make fun.
Here ill explain again in layman's terms:
*With the open via home button option ticked:
Scenario : when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you're still in the same app where you left off.
*With the open via home button unticked:
Scenario: when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you are kicked from the app you were in back to the home screen.
That's not how it's supposed to work. If the screen turns off, pressing the home button should only turn it on without kicking you back to the home screen.
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I see what you mean. I apologise if you thought I was making fun I was not ... Anyway that could be seen as a good and bad thing. The home button is meant to go to ... well home so that does make sense really. It would be nice to have a option for this actually.
MohJee said:
Read my post again and try to understand it before you make fun.
Here ill explain again in layman's terms:
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Ahahaha, who's making fun now?
MohJee said:
*With the open via home button option ticked:
Scenario : when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you're still in the same app where you left off.
*With the open via home button unticked:
Scenario: when the screen turns off, you press the home button to turn it on, the screen turns on and you are kicked from the app you were in back to the home screen.
That's not how it's supposed to work. If the screen turns off, pressing the home button should only turn it on without kicking you back to the home screen.
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Sorry bro, mine doesn't work that way. With the open via home unticked, mine just wakes it up. If I'm in gmail, lock the screen, then hit home to wake it up, I still end up right back in gmail.
All these things are already known guys.
..It does take you to home screen
So you should use the power button to wake up screen. . You will go back to where you were before the screen locked
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pakure said:
All these things are already known guys.
..It does take you to home screen
So you should use the power button to wake up screen. . You will go back to where you were before the screen locked
handwritten from my note 2 (N7100)
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Thanks for that I'm using Nova and mine goes back to home screen, using power button works but isn't as convenient....at least not for an ex iphone user hehe trying to weigh up whether I prefer power button wake up or no lag!
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sleebus.jones said:
Sorry bro, mine doesn't work that way. With the open via home unticked, mine just wakes it up. If I'm in gmail, lock the screen, then hit home to wake it up, I still end up right back in gmail.
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You still don't get it of course the problem doesn't happen if you lock the screen. It only happens if the screen times out automatically by itself and you wake it up before it goes into lock mode.
froidy said:
Thanks for that I'm using Nova and mine goes back to home screen, using power button works but isn't as convenient....at least not for an ex iphone user hehe trying to weigh up whether I prefer power button wake up or no lag!
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Best option for me is to disable the option to get rid of the home button lag, then increase time out to something like 1min,so the screen doesn't time out a lot and the problem gets too annoying.
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This is great thank you for finding this it was getting really annoying lagging all the time :good:
Holy crap I totally forgot note 2 had that s voice. Lol
Jokes aside in rather content with the lag as long as it didn't bring me to home screen when I wake it up sleep though
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Still got the home buttob lag m8 xD
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MohJee said:
I think this is common knowledge in Samsung phones by now. There's something to note...
There's a side effect to to turning off that option:
If you disable "open via home button", then the phone will kick you to the home screen when you press the home button to turn the screen on (before it gets locked.)
In other words,
Say you're reading something, the screen times out and turns off (but not locked yet), you press the home button to turn the screen on again, you are taken to the home screen.
It's an unfortunate side-effect, but seems unavoidable (save for using a different launcher).
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Or you can just set the screen lock time to immediately =)
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Or you can just set the screen lock time to immediately =)
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Then you'd have to unlock the phone every time the screen times out, which is equally as annoying, more so if you have a pin set up to unlock
I can't believe people still use the home button at all, with apps like "swipe pad" where one action takes you from the screen you are on to the app you want.
Set one pad as your launcher if you need homescreen.
Fill the horrid home button with glue for all i care.
JustArchiee said:
I see what you mean. I apologise if you thought I was making fun I was not ... Anyway that could be seen as a good and bad thing. The home button is meant to go to ... well home so that does make sense really. It would be nice to have a option for this actually.
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I turn on the screen using the power button, been used to doing it with samsung galaxy y pro.
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Then you'd have to unlock the phone every time the screen times out, which is equally as annoying, more so if you have a pin set up to unlock
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I only use swipe to unlock so i still think it is better than going back to homescreen
Yep. So the inevitable happened. After cracking it's back 15 days back, I just dropped it 2 feet face down and boom, broken screen. The right side and the top of my touch screen aren't working, some of the left side is. Sort of the bottom left quadrant. Strange.
So guys, I really need some advice/help. I have two options.
1. Sell the nexus off for parts for around $180.
2. Buy a replacement screen from somewhere.
Please post any sources of the replacement screen you know of, and I'd need international shipping.
LG doesn't sell the N4 in my country so can't get it repaired officially.
Okay, alternative question. How do I switch my phone off when I can't touch 'Power Off' button on the screen after long pressing the power button? Also, I need to take a backup of all my apps, contacts and SMSs.
cyanide911 said:
Okay, alternative question. How do I switch my phone off when I can't touch 'Power Off' button on the screen after long pressing the power button? Also, I need to take a backup of all my apps, contacts and SMSs.
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Hold power button until it shuts off
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If I keep the power button pressed, the phone switches off but starts again on it's own.
cyanide911 said:
If I keep the power button pressed, the phone switches off but starts again on it's own.
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Hold down Vol- as the phone reboots to get into bootloader mode. Then select "Power Off" with the volume buttons and the power button to select.
Also, I think LG will replace the screen for $140.
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If I keep the power button pressed, the phone switches off but starts again on it's own.
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check out GMD GestureControl: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemo
It is an awesome app which lets you set up a lot of gestures, included the one to show the "Power Menu"...root needed, of course...