Hey guys, I just got my 8525 a week ago, I'm still trying to get used to it. Overall i think i like it more then my TREO650 but i have one problem, i cant stand the small power button on the side. Most of the time i push it i push the slide keyboard out too, its so small i can never find it.
My old Treo650 had the power button and locking keys on the END button, when i push END it would lock and turn off the screen, to Unlock i would push END again and then the Center button. Is there any way to re-assign the Power button on the 8525 to be like my old Treo650?
Any suggestions guys. I am having the same problem with small power button
DAFTEK said:
its so small i can never find it.
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sounds like a personal problem, maybe see a doctor?
On a serious note.. i dont think it can be reprogrammed via the software, i believe the power button is actually mapped via hardware since it is used for functions like putting the phone into bootloader mode, etc.. i could be wrong though.
Hey thanks for the reply although its my phone with the small problem I have tried two programs on the forum here called Devicelock.cab but that only locks the device but you still have to push power to power the phone back up.
I believe the power key can be reprogrammed in one or two highly invasive ways.
However, it doesn't sound like you want to re-assign the power key, but to assign the power off function to another key. Is that correct? That's easy/
If you want to assign the power on function, that is more complicated, but there are work arounds.
V
I agree with the original poster. The small power on/off button is poor design. When I want to place a call, I first need to turn the device on by hitting that very small button. Then I need to activate the phone app or invoke MS voice command. It's just plain poor design. I love my 8525, but it could be so much better if the product designers at HTC actually thought about the ergonomics of the tasks users do the most.
One more gripe. The phone app is atrocious. Getting to the recent dialed list or to toggle the speakerphone usually requires bringing up a menu. This is annoying for a phone and a better design could mitigate the poor usability. I/m not an iPhone fanboy but take a look at the thought Apple put in there *first* phone and it is quite illuminating on the state of PPC phones.
r111 said:
[...]Getting to the recent dialed list or to toggle the speakerphone usually requires bringing up a menu[...]
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You could try scrollwheel up or D-pad up for recent call list .
(also down for speed-dials).
Maybe you could map a button for speakerphone, not sure though.
ovidiugm said:
Maybe you could map a button for speakerphone, not sure though.
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The original poster could - while in a call - try pressing the green button for two or three seconds.
I think it's even mentioned in the manual...
Cheers
Daniel
Hello.
I agree with the previous posters. The badly placed powerOn button is "bad design". If anyone finds the sollution (to PowerON the device using another key) please share it!
Otherwise, this is a great device. A true pocket computer
Best regards, jZ
+1 for the poor design.
I always hit the power button as I am pulling it out of the case when a call comes in, that turns off the screen, then I have to hit it again to see who is calling, and with all that going on as well as the ringer, the phone has a minor anurism and delays in answering.....
So to summarise the poor design aspect of this thread:
1. The power button is too small/difficult to find and press.
2. The power button is too easy to press/find even by accident.
Conclusion, it's just about right then!!
You can't please all of the people all of the time.
Mike
1. The power button is too small/difficult to find and press.
2. The power button is too easy to press/find even by accident.
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Sounds like the classic male/female dichotomy. I never can operate my wife's buttons, however obvious the functionality might seem....
V
vijay555 said:
Sounds like the classic male/female dichotomy. I never can operate my wife's buttons, however obvious the functionality might seem....
V
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unfortunately i can operate my wife's buttons even when i dont want to.. talk about poor design )
Lol, Shogun, remind us again how many kids you have?
Ok, some Opus Dei style self flagellation for the errant moderators going off topic.
Is this issue now resolved?
V
I can also operate my wifes buttons just fine as well but all i want is to find out if i can move the power button to maybe the PPT button or END when holding it.
Daftek, again, do you want to emulate the power key functionality, (ie on/off) on another key, and/or entirely disable the original power key?
V
Thats what I would like to do......
Hello.
I think we'd all like to assign a DIFFERENT KEY to POWER ON function. POWER OFF is no problem, because a button for this can be assigned through "Buttons". When the phone is in "sleep mode", only the POWER button can wake it.
Any solutions?
Regards, jZ
IMHO, it's possible but not easily.
Easiest work around is to disable button locking, so that pressing any button can wake the device, and then use a software lock to timeout/power off if you happen to poke a hardware button while it's in your pocket.
Alternatively you could rewrite the button driver, but it's possible (although I've not looked into it definitively) that the hardware power button is a hardware interrupt to the CPU. In which case a software based solution will not override a hardware based connection.
V
This is what I did...
I totally agree the power button is a pain, the size, placement...
I know this sounds a bit weird but I took a small piece of plastic (actually from a toothpick) and crazy glued it on the button. It works great! I never miss the button anymore! See picture...
Hello.
I have got salt on my HTC Touch HD, so the volume up button is from time to time "pressing itself". When it's not, the button don't work if I try to press it, but then suddenly it starts to increase the volume, even though I don't press it.
Now I would like to just disable it, since the physical button don't work anyway, so I can't use it anyway, it just irritates me.
So, any suggestions?
Thanks for ANY help I can get...
Hi Guys!
if got a big problem, the Power Button on my Herald does not do anythink. The switch is broken, so could i set up an other button (f.e. the Commmanager Button) to be the Power Button? Only as fix for some month, than i want to grab me a new HTC. Thank you very much, i hope anyone have somethink for me.
Thanks!
No, you cannot switch your power buttons functionality to a different hard-key. The power button is hard wired to the main bored to provide that function, its not software based like the other ones are.
hm thats mad, okay lucky for me i can get an other one on frieday
Hi everyone just a quick question. I am a new oneplus2 owner and wanted to know if everything was okay with my phone as the power button seems to be very soft when pressed ( as a pose to a click with the volume button ) I have never had a oneplus phone before and wanted if this was normal? I am used to other model phones where there is always a assertive click or feeling of a button being pressed. With this power button its almost too soft - like you can barely feel you pressed it at times! please let me know if this is normal? or is this a fault. Thanks
Mine is Just like the volume soft but clicky like a mechanical response
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Hello Guys,
i just want to ask, if you have experienced the same problem as i. I don´t know if i´m only imagine it, but somehow the power button suddenly seems to be very easy to press, with no feedback when the Axon 7 is in my case (Spigen Rugged Armor). It feels like the button is light pressed in the case, so i just need to touch the power button on the case and the display gets on. Theres no "click" or a deep press anymore. Without the case everything seems to be normal. It happend today, i don´t know how or when, but suddenly when i grabbed the phone something felt wrong, and it was the power button.
Can someone share this experience?
I have the same case. Button (power + vol) feels the same between the 3 buttons. Of course it's going to feel different than without a case, but that's to be expected. There is definite resistance when pushing any button and a solid click when it's depressed.
Perhaps your case is defective? Exchange for another one.