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[Solved] Backlight Screen Problem

I have a backlight problem with my HTC EVO Shift. The backlight has stopped working consistently. I believe it has something to do with the cable in between the slider part. When my phone is completely shut, the backlight is not working. When my phone is completely open (keyboard exposed) the backlight is not working. when my phone is in the halfway position (keyboard partly exposed) the backlight illuminates the screen and I am able to use the phone. It is very difficult to continue to use the mobile device in the halfway point. I have another mobile device on the way but I will need to see the screen in order to get the rest of my data off, or at least make a nandroid backup and go from there.
If it is not the cable then can someone point me in the right direction. If it is the cable/screen could someone tell me where to get a replacement. I am capable of doing repairs. I would rather not if it is avoidable.
thank you xda community.

Re: Backlight Screen Problem
Main flex cable could be your issue. Grab the part from eBay
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I have one on the way. Thank you. Funny thing. When i took it apart the cable itself looked okay. I guess there may be damage within i cannot see. I do use the keyboard ALOT.
Thanks again
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humbleheadbanger said:
I have one on the way. Thank you. Funny thing. When i took it apart the cable itself looked okay. I guess there may be damage within i cannot see. I do use the keyboard ALOT.
Thanks again
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It could be a tear a fold a crease anything really man. Like mine is bad and only copper showing and its useless to me and has been for a while
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Right now i do not have my photon q registered so i need my evo shift in the interim. I wish i could let it go, but i need it right now. I cannot even forward my calls . 2-3 more days and i should be back in business.
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I would like to mark this solved and add a thanks. Is it possible?
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humbleheadbanger said:
I would like to mark this solved and add a thanks. Is it possible?
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If you're using the xda app, just add "solved" in the subject line. You may need to scroll up to see it...

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humbleheadbanger said:
I would like to mark this solved and add a thanks. Is it possible?
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If you edit your first post, the best way is to just add "[SOLVED]" to the beginning of your thread title
To give thanks, from the app either tap on the persons post and then hit the thanks popup, or on the computer theres a Thanks button under their name

Screenshot

From reading screenshot is supposed to be holding the home button and power button at the same time until a white flash appears. I am unable to get mine to do this, am I doing something wrong?
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toothmkr57 said:
From reading screenshot is supposed to be holding the home button and power button at the same time until a white flash appears. I am unable to get mine to do this, am I doing something wrong?
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When I preform a screen shot I dont see the white flash, I just hear a click and the "saving screen shot" message in my notification bar.
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But you hold those two buttons, right?
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Do I have to turn some option on somewhere? Not that this would be common... I can't get it to do anything but bring up the recently open list
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toothmkr57 said:
Do I have to turn some option on somewhere? Not that this would be common... I can't get it to do anything but bring up the recently open list
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Yes, power and home buttons.
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toothmkr57 said:
Do I have to turn some option on somewhere? Not that this would be common... I can't get it to do anything but bring up the recently open list
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Are you pushing them at the same time? If the home button is pushed first nothing happens, if power is pushed first recent apps c9mes uo.

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erickmtz said:
Try holding the power button until some options appear, among those there is a screenshot button.
Mine works that way
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That's a custom ROM option - I think you're in the wrong thread. Or you're trolling. Either way...
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toothmkr57 said:
From reading screenshot is supposed to be holding the home button and power button at the same time until a white flash appears. I am unable to get mine to do this, am I doing something wrong?
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It took me some tries to get the timing right - power then home RIGHT after and hold both until you get the screenshot flash.

_Dennis_ said:
Are you pushing them at the same time? If the home button is pushed first nothing happens, if power is pushed first recent apps c9mes uo.
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I thought I was, if I'm not it's insanely sensitive...
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alacrify said:
That's a custom ROM option - I think you're in the wrong thread. Or you're trolling. Either way...
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It took me some tries to get the timing right - power then home RIGHT after and hold both until you get the screenshot flash.
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Sweet, got it!
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toothmkr57 said:
I thought I was, if I'm not it's insanely sensitive...
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Not sure then. Other way to take screen shot is palm swipe.
Settings > My Device > Motions and Gestures > palm motion > Screen capture
Ensure its on then with a "karate chop hand" swipe from one side to the other.

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erickmtz said:
To enable screenshot option go to:
Settings/Customizations/System/Power button/ check screenshot option.
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What thread do you think you're in? This is the Samsung GS4 thread. There is no "customizations" menu. If there is on the stock GS4, post me a screen shot and post a screen shot of your "about phone".

Whoa now...

OK, so when did my phone start beeping when I rotate the screen. Like when it goes from portrait to landscape, it beeps. Never did that before... Ever
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wotandsdwys said:
OK, so when did my phone start beeping when I rotate the screen. Like when it goes from portrait to landscape, it beeps. Never did that before... Ever
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Haven't heard that sound but I did notice my phone now makes a sound when I turn off the screen, which I don't mind. It must've come built into the MF9 update, perhaps your new sound did as well.

Strange part is, I've been on mf9 since day one. This all started around 7pm or so today... After changing nothing at all. No settings changes or anything. Just really odd.
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So getting rid of touch sounds gets rid of the beep. Anyone experiencing this like me? Makes the same beep as plugging in to usb/charger every time the screen goes from landscape to portrait.
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Esoteric68 said:
Haven't heard that sound but I did notice my phone now makes a sound when I turn off the screen, which I don't mind. It must've come built into the MF9 update, perhaps your new sound did as well.
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That is probably the Screen lock sound option in the Sound menu.
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wotandsdwys said:
OK, so when did my phone start beeping when I rotate the screen. Like when it goes from portrait to landscape, it beeps. Never did that before... Ever
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Never heard of that one. Unless you have the screen touch sounds on and are somehow touching the screen when you are rotating it.

crawrj said:
That is probably the Screen lock sound option in the Sound menu.
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Never heard of that one. Unless you have the screen touch sounds on and are somehow touching the screen when you are rotating it.
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I've tried everything. Still does it while holding the case. If I had another camera other than the one on my phone, I'd make a video of it. Just happened out of nowhere yesterday.
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wotandsdwys said:
I've tried everything. Still does it while holding the case. If I had another camera other than the one on my phone, I'd make a video of it. Just happened out of nowhere yesterday.
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Yeah that one is odd and has me stumped. Do you have usb debugging enabled? If so try turning it off and test real quick.

crawrj said:
Yeah that one is odd and has me stumped. Do you have usb debugging enabled? If so try turning it off and test real quick.
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It's disabled and still does it. MY PHONE IS AN ENIGMA!
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Restored a backup from a day ago, now it's gone.
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Changing capacitive buttons sound.

OK, maybe someone will answer me here. Lol. OK, so I've changed the annoying stock tw touch sound, but the water drop sound is still there when I touch the capacitive buttons or home button.
So my question is, does anyone know where the sound file is for this? Kinda odd that touching the screen only clicks, and the buttons make the water drop sound.
Thanks!
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wotandsdwys said:
OK, maybe someone will answer me here. Lol. OK, so I've changed the annoying stock tw touch sound, but the water drop sound is still there when I touch the capacitive buttons or home button.
So my question is, does anyone know where the sound file is for this? Kinda odd that touching the screen only clicks, and the buttons make the water drop sound.
Thanks!
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This should be in Q&A btw since your asking a question. Lol >. <
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
This should be in Q&A btw since your asking a question. Lol >. <
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I've already posted in Q&A and have had no replies. This is why I said that maybe someone would reply.
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I forgot what the capacitive buttons are called. I'll find it later when I get off work
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Ok I believe it is /system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg
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xCovErtWolFx757 said:
I forgot what the capacitive buttons are called. I'll find it later when I get off work
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Ok I believe it is /system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg
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Thanks a lot! So tired of the stock water dropping sound. I will never know how the people at Samsung can go "yes, that's the perfect sound for touching the screen". I need to find the HTC one touch sound and use that.
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wotandsdwys said:
Thanks a lot! So tired of the stock water dropping sound. I will never know how the people at Samsung can go "yes, that's the perfect sound for touching the screen". I need to find the HTC one touch sound and use that.
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>Download HTC one rom
>Extract
>Move to correct directory and edit the partitions
>Rename
>????
>Profit
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xCovErtWolFx757 said:
>Download HTC one rom
>Extract
>Move to correct directory and edit the partitions
>Rename
>????
>Profit
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Well yes, but that's gotta be bad luck or something. Just worried that I will add something from the HTC one to my s4, then all of a sudden, the device build quality will become complete crap, will lose 4g, and will get dirty just looking at it.
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Go to the same file system and listen to the ui sounds. Always add .Bak to your own file so if something does happen or you font like it you delete the new one and change the old one back to normal
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/system/media/audio/ui/S_HW_Touch.ogg
Add .bak to the original. Choose whatever sound you want (needs to be in .ogg format). Rename it to S_HW_Touch. Profit.
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Actually it doesn't need to be an ogg - it can be an mp3. It just needs that exact file name.

nexus 4 doesn't wake up from the power button

I have a problem with my nexus 4
I am using stock 4.4 latest one and I am rooted and using closed fw
The problem is when I wake up I found that the alarm doesn't wake me up and th e phone is like shutting down I think it's freezing on the black screen and I cannot open it from the power button and I have to long press the power button to shutdown it and press it again to power it on and I found a missed alarm I don't know if that from the KitKat or from the root or what actually I didn't had this experience on JB
So if I can solve this just let me know Guy's
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What happen when you plug in charger in it , can u see anything on screen , try charging your battery externally with a external charger , it's always good idea to start with simple steps
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same
It happens on charging or not and if I put charger nothing happened

Can u go to download mode or have u tried factory reset already ??
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Any luck buddy ??
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no luck
Brownpanda said:
Any luck buddy ??
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no luck man and i already did i don't know what to do and i put a custom rom based on stock img and kernel and i got the same issue and now i am using cm11 and i didn't get this problem till now i don't know if the problem on the phone or beacuse of the stock rom but i didn't get this on android 4.3 it's from kitkat 4.4.1 and up
anyone experience this like me ?

Have u tried replacing proximity sensor , I have seen this problem before with some of my clients , just a guess could be different issue
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I nexus 4 proximity sensor is attached with headphone jack
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Brownpanda said:
Have u tried replacing proximity sensor , I have seen this problem before with some of my clients , just a guess could be different issue
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I nexus 4 proximity sensor is attached with headphone jack
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What about a broken power button? I've replaced a bunch of them on sgh-t989, so what if it happened to the n4? I've been using mine ever since it was released in 2012 and there's no issues, but you never know... Just my first thought...
Also, the proximity sensor/headphone jack ribbon cable can be disconnected without affecting the usability of the phone, so i guess he could try doing that, if you say that it might need replacement of it.

Have u got chance to check proximity sensor , as other member suggested just remove sensor n check , it will even work without sensor but u may find your problem
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4.4 will not boot with proximity sensor/headphone jack cable disconnected - n4 will not boot past boot logo ...

Rolf2 , is it a new question ? U should start your own thread
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no, this is answer about proximity sensor , do you see question mark ?

no
Power button is OK because I can power it off and on again from it and prox I think it's OK I don't know