Got a surprise the other evening, went to pocket the phone and as usually hit the power button -- and it wasn't there.
Long story short: I was fiddling with the case that was on it while watching TV, and put the case back on putting the side with the power button in last. This dragged the plastic across the power button, it popped out. In my case I found it on the floor where I had been sitting, unbroken.
The button just snaps in and out. Note it goes in only one way (more precisely, it easily goes in the wrong way, but does not fit properly, remains loose and does not work properly).
I put mine back, and it's been 3 days with no more events; it does not seem that removing it (once at least) made it significantly more easy to pop out. I considered trying to pop it out to take a photo but decided I would play it safe.
Moral of the story: Be VERY careful putting a case on/off to not drag the edge across the button (or anything else similar).
And if you notice it missing, stop, and look around closely. My black phone's one was black on one side, white on the other, so while tiny was not too hard to find on the floor since I knew the general area.
I assume the volume is similar, but did not experiment.
I cam confirm it happens. Lost mine. After a bit of messing around with google they finally exchanged the phone.
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I carry my phone around in my trouser pocket in one of these.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-LEATHER..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item483990906e
I am always on the move with the phone in my trousers and I am sure that the buttons get pressed all day long causing the phone causing the screen to switch on. I find that with my screen off all day over the weekend, the phone lasts about 16 hours without charge (which is pretty **** anyways) but when I am out, it lasts about 8 to 9 hours max.
Does anyone else experience this?
nope i dont experience this
its more likely caused by your phone going in and out of high/low/3g/3g areas while its in your pocket. the buttons are quite hard to press accidentally imo
Apart from the top power button, it's only the middle button that wakes up the device. I have a gel case on mine (not that ugly ass full silicone wraparound crap) and the edges protrude a lot further than the buttons, so I don't seem to have this problem either.
I believe I have also had this issue. I haven't tested it via battery life, but I do sometimes pull my phone out of my pocket to see the screen on.
Additionally, I downloaded a no-lock app from the market, and whenever I went out and had the screen lock disabled, I'd pull my phone out and it would be doing something (using calculator for example). I've since, re-enabled the screen lock
Wish we could disable the menu button from turning the screen on.
mtechfan said:
Apart from the top power button, it's only the middle button that wakes up the device. I have a gel case on mine (not that ugly ass full silicone wraparound crap) and the edges protrude a lot further than the buttons, so I don't seem to have this problem either.
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Which case is that?
alitech said:
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I have this exact kind, 4 different colours.
Just a random eBay ad to show you what it looks like.
The lighting is a bit bright making them look a bit more glowy then they actually are in this auction.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CRYSTAL-SILIC...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item4aa13c8cfd
They have terrific grip in your hands and protect the device face down, face up and from any edge impacts. Call it the cheapest insurance policy you can ever have. I have a black x10 and got clear, smoke, blue and red ones. They all look really nice on the device.
Okay, I read that someone lifted part off the front by removing a screen saver! Now with me, I recognized that on the left side bottom, left to where the slideview and call buttons are under, the ENTIRE part seems to come up.
It is lifting itself and I bet in a few days/weeks this will get off.
So my question is if anybody had this happen and knows what is under there? Is there a possibility to GLUE it back on?
Now since I am watching this, I think the ENTIRE front can come off eventually and if it is just glued on at the bottom where one has to press the buttons all the time, it is only a matter of (short!) time until this gets out of hand.
Anybody found anything about taking this phone apart yet?
That happens to my phone, I do not bring it back because I buy it in a duty free shop here it japan and also that is the only issues on my phone and only some bugs. I just press it always there to bring it down but it keeps popping up. I think i can glue it, so I do it to fix the problem. Just be carefull if you do it, I notice that under the plastic screen there are buttons (as I think it is) the hard part that you feel when pressing the slideview or call. When you use a liquid glue and put to much, it can go to that button and worst may stuck that part or go inside the phone and also the part where the mic is. I put glue just on the sides just make sure to put small amount at a time. I cannot give the brand of the glue that I use because its in japanese.Now only the small part in the call buttons is up a little because I cannot put enough glue on that part, but in the slide view button its now okay and working well.
This is my firts post on xda hope it helps a little.
Man, I was so happy with my transformer, but now it's crippled. The power button has a bit of side-to-side movement, and it got stuck in the down position. Now, it's acting weird since it doesn't really pop back out. It's like one side of the power button is stuck in the down position. I can't turn it on reliably, and can't turn it off reliably.
I think that left side bezel creek effected the button. The extra give on the bezel somehow interfere with the button push.
Stinks! It's 4 days old. I got it from Tiger Direct via ebay, so we'll see if I can return it. I was so happy with it, thinking I got a good one. I'm not sure what to do now, whether I'll get another Asus in a bit or get a Samsung Tab or iPad...
I can live with some flaws like light bleed, or even poppy speakers...but not being able to turn it on/off is kinda sucky. I saw someone else also had this problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088241
So...just thought I make a post to balance my glowing post about the initial impression.
I'm not sure what to do. Since the power button is stuck down, it down seems to randomly/constantly turn itself on. And then sometimes it stays off for a little while, but then turns itself back on...
Should I keep it on the charger, or let the battery drain? I'm going to RMA it tomorrow (I can't send it out today)...but I'm not sure what to do in the mean time.
I have read several threads, both here and on other support website on the Transformer's display randomly having a tendency to fail (in some cases anyway).
Often this is through no fault of the user with lots of users being affected who's Transformers aren't rooted and have suffered no damage.
I found all these forums because one day my Transformer did this. I used it that morning and then locked it for the day with wifi on walking around my college, meaning it was likely to be on wifi all day but I wasn't using it.
When I got home I pressed the lock button and the backlight came on but nothing else? This confused me so I pressed lock again, backlight switched off, press lock again, backlight came back on but still nothing actually on the display, just a black lit up display. Hmm this is definitely weird. Held down lock button until the screen had gone blank. Pressed lock and it made that mechanical click like usual and the speakers flickered like usual. The backlight had came on but no display still.
It seems that the power to display is still connected but a ribbon cable that provides the input comes loose somewhere. After rebooting several times with no luck I got bored and started shaking it around a bit. Not violently or hitting it, more waving it around like a crazy person.
Suddenly it made a clicking noise and I saw it had restarted. Now there were loads of blue lines across my screen. The blue lines remained until what seemed like the duration of the time it took to boot. Then it went blank again. I shook it around some more and when I was ready to give up I pressed the lock button and it lit up, my background and all. Touch input is working and everything appears to be working.
I thought I would just write this in case someone is experiencing this issue and rather than sending it back (or if you have rooted so have no warranty) you might with any luck be able to fix it just by having a little dance with it!
Good Luck.
I use one of those stick on elasticated finger grips for my S8 (like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elastic-Finger-Grip-Fone-Stuff%C2%AE-Mobile-Black/dp/B00SVAX0W6).
It is amazing since I have smallish hands. However sometimes when the device is locked. The hard press home button doesn't work. When I unlock it works fine.
I've not modified or done anything to the software of the phone apart from leaving medium battery saver on permanently (this had some weird effects on my last phone but nothing to do with the hardware).
I'm concerned that this grip, since it is effectively slightly pulling on the back cover of the phone, is causing the problem. It's near the bottom half of the back cover.
Am I being paranoid?