Power Button Issues!! - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Has anyone had their power button acting up? Mine needs to be pressed in real hard to get it to respond

anirudh412 said:
Had anyone had their power button acting up? Mine needs to be pressed in real hard to get it to respond
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No I never faced such issue..
This is common in 303K and 305K version phones.. Just chill not a big issue.
If you are rooted you can use smart screen on to wake/off the device with a tap/slide.

Worth a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344462

kien said:
Worth a read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344462
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I have gone through that particular thread before. Although I have always used LMT to lock, and turn the screen off, but I am not very comfortable with apps like s2w. Anyway, I am thinking more along the lines of a hardware fix. Has anyone gotten theirs done?

Rohit02 said:
No I never faced such issue..
This is common in 303K and 305K version phones.. Just chill not a big issue.
If you are rooted you can use smart screen on to wake/off the device with a tap/slide.
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Huh, since when is a non functioning power button 'not a big issue'?

Don't tell me this is the nexus one thing all over again :/
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Unfortunately, it is not a high quality switch. But it is easily replaceable.

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Calibration Issue

This is to get an idea about Touchscreen calibration issue with nexus one. I am trying to figure out if those of us who have faced this problem need to get replacement or just wait for software update.
Calibration of the battery or the touchscreen?... Very vague post... Give us the issues.
Paul22000 said:
Calibration of the battery or the touchscreen?... Very vague post... Give us the issues.
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Touch Screen calibration. The lower 3/4 part of the screen starts acting crazy and registers touch below what you are touching. Needs a soft-reset; solves the issue temporarily.
Used to experience them semi-regularly. Seldom after switching to custom ROMs; both Cyanogen's and Modaco's Desire seem to have lessened the problem somewhat, though I can't imagine why as I don't think either developer poked around with the drivers or anything. And since I've been on custom ROMs for quite a while now, I'm certain it's not a placebo effect. I simply very rarely experience the problem anymore.
I too rarely experience this anymore after switching to Desire.
Also, soft-reset is not necessary. Turn the screen off for 3 seconds.
Damn it. It happen to me today again. I was browsing my email with one finger on the screen in the middle flipping through. Then all of sudden the phone kept vibrating as if I was touching the icons below. Then the search box pop up, a voice search came up and a task screen as if pressed those buttons!! I should have recorded it. Anyway I put the phone to sleep and wake it again and all is well for now. Anyone think this is a hardware problem???
never have had this happen, only thing i have noticed is when another part of my hand is touching the edge of the screen..
I talked with Google customer service today. She acknowledged that it is fairly common issue and insisted that it is not a hardware issue and even her phone has the same behavior. Whatever it is, they will cover it under warranty. So, i will wait for a month and if problem is unsolved, I will ask for replacement.
malicious85 said:
never have had this happen, only thing i have noticed is when another part of my hand is touching the edge of the screen..
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Same here. Learned to hold my phone more effectively.
uberingram said:
Same here. Learned to hold my phone more effectively.
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My other hand is not even on the phone. I'm only using one finger!
The ONLY calibration issue I have seen is when I am on my BT Hands free in the truck and go to hit the Mute button, it registers and presses the 0 (zero) key instead.
Hitting power (to turn off the screen) and turning it back on again (after a 2-3 second pause) fixes it...
Annoying, but not unusable...
Talderon said:
The ONLY calibration issue I have seen is when I am on my BT Hands free in the truck and go to hit the Mute button, it registers and presses the 0 (zero) key instead.
Hitting power (to turn off the screen) and turning it back on again (after a 2-3 second pause) fixes it...
Annoying, but not unusable...
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yow you make it seem natural for a phone that cost 500+!!
ram130 said:
yow you make it seem natural for a phone that cost 500+!!
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Eh? This makes no sense...
My point was, I am having calibration issues. I stated my case, stated my opinion and moved on. Responses like these are useless and need to be purged.
Talderon said:
Eh? This makes no sense...
My point was, I am having calibration issues. I stated my case, stated my opinion and moved on. Responses like these are useless and need to be purged.
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As in you take it simple. You spent money on the phone and it has problems like those, you making seem normal for a phone that cost 500 plus. Almost like your giving permission to other manufactures that says its okay to have these problems.
ram130 said:
As in you take it simple. You spent money on the phone and it has problems like those, you making seem normal for a phone that cost 500 plus. Almost like your giving permission to other manufactures that says its okay to have these problems.
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I don't see why being $500+ should matter. FYI, the price range this handset falls into is the typical, NORMAL price being not subsidized to a network.
erikku said:
I don't see why being $500+ should matter. FYI, the price range this handset falls into is the typical, NORMAL price being not subsidized to a network.
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Kool then. Lets just hope this is a software issue. Because of Google silence on the matter, I cannot decide whether or not to return or swap the phone. Mainly because I don't know for a fact if its software and my 14days ends this Thursday
Maybe its a app installed causing the issue...
maybe its a design issue, arn't the antennas down in that part of the phone? If it happens with the desire ROMs too?
If it was easy to fix surely it would be fixed by now as its quite widely reported
scote said:
maybe its a design issue, arn't the antennas down in that part of the phone? If it happens with the desire ROMs too?
If it was easy to fix surely it would be fixed by now as its quite widely reported
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Thats what I believed until I saw someone here said they were having touchscreen problems before but not anymore on a leak rom. So now I'm half sided in what to believe.
temperbad said:
Maybe its a app installed causing the issue...
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Hell no.
ram130 said:
Thats what I believed until I saw someone here said they were having touchscreen problems before but not anymore on a leak rom. So now I'm half sided in what to believe.
Hell no.
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What makes you a genius, maybe we all have a app that causes our **** to go buggy when Its open or something... could easily be the dealio.... I don't have the problem so I don't care, but I know apps can make things very buggy....
I doubt it is a app, but it could be, and others that flashed roms that don't have the problem anymore well, maybe the new rom and app aren't conflicting, just a guess....

[Q] Software fix for power button issue I'm having?

Okay, so I am having issues with my power button, mainly because when I go to put my phone to sleep or wake up, it very oftenly pushes the button twice, thus I sometimes have to push it several times to get it to turn the screen off or on.
My question thus being (the reason I put this in the developer forum) is there a way to fix it via putting a delay on how often the button recognizes being pushed?
Pretty much putting a 100ms delay on each press so it can't wake up and put it self back to sleep in a split second.
And if this IS possible, is it possible without needing a custom ROM? or could I put in a fix via temp-root and push it through with ADB?
Man I thought I was the only one with this problem, thank god im not it wasnt a biggie, but it starts to get annoying after a while :/
mrpandainc said:
Man I thought I was the only one with this problem, thank god im not it wasnt a biggie, but it starts to get annoying after a while :/
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Yeah, it seems like it would be an easy software fix. But no1 has address the issue that I've seen D:
sometimes i have problem also, issue cant be replicated but it happens....
I don't know. I just pushed my power button several times in a row and I don't see a problem. Never had since day one. Could be the way you're holding it. The button is kinda back a little compared to other devices.
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mdayjr said:
I don't know. I just pushed my power button several times in a row and I don't see a problem. Never had since day one. Could be the way you're holding it. The button is kinda back a little compared to other devices.
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Thats the crazy part, when you realize it happens, you try to replicate it and it works flawlessly, but if you happen to be just using the phone and you click the button it sometimes skips randomly.
Border-line being locked
mdayjr said:
I don't know. I just pushed my power button several times in a row and I don't see a problem. Never had since day one. Could be the way you're holding it. The button is kinda back a little compared to other devices.
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I can actually replicate it, mine must be really sensitive. And yes, I have tried holding it many ways. I see it most often when its on my desk and I'm using it tho. but its not uncommon at all for me.
It wouldn't bother me if it wasn't all the time, but its pretty much every other time for me :[
Never had the problem until few days ago, and it's starting to happen quite often now. I'm a little bit worry being a hardware problem rather than a software problem.
Well? Whatever problem, just remember, you have 1yr warranty
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I think it wouldn't be so much of a problem if we had trackpad wake embedded already, but if ur using visionary isn't there some trackpad wake/or maybe trackball wake for the nexus that will work?
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demallic said:
Never had the problem until few days ago, and it's starting to happen quite often now. I'm a little bit worry being a hardware problem rather than a software problem.
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Well I am sure its a hardware problem that can be fixed with software. If the hardware is sending multiple presses then software can compensate and tell it to only actually register lock presses once every few milliseconds.
My question is it possible to do it with a minor tweak to the code?
TMo already has a replacement in the mail for me because of this exact reason...The guy said I was the only person who said something like this was happening. Guess he was wrong, seeing other people with this issue makes me happy.
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JRG1392 said:
TMo already has a replacement in the mail for me because of this exact reason...The guy said I was the only person who said something like this was happening. Guess he was wrong, seeing other people with this issue makes me happy.
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Yeah, I did the same thing. However, if my new one can't overclock to 1.42ghz at least, I will probably ask for another one
I want my G2 more future proof.
ditto. bump.
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Yeah same here....sometimes freaks me out cuz I'm like oh no my screens black...I feel my heart fall a lil lolz
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. Too bad no1 knows if this can be fixed in software.
I believe this issue is with people who did the temp root and OC'ed it to 1.42ghz. I noticed when I press power to unlock the screen, the screen will not light up right away, than it does for a faint second and shuts back off. I have to press the power button again and the unlock screen shows up. I hope this does not cause any other issues with the phone. Otherwise ill have to leave it at the stock speed.
I have had this issue since I got the phone, so it's not anything to do with overclocking.

home button

I just got the nexus s today an I've noticed that the home button at the bottom of the screen is less responsive than the back,menu, and search. Anyone else notice his? Just wanna see if this is common or my phone
chris6278 said:
I just got the nexus s today an I've noticed that the home button at the bottom of the screen is less responsive than the back,menu, and search. Anyone else notice his? Just wanna see if this is common or my phone
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I havent noticed anything, best capacitive buttons i have ever used
Exchange it. The first one I bought had the same problem but with the back button. It worked but it was not as sensitive, I exchanged it for another one and all is good now. You want your new $575 phone to be perfect after all
slowz3r said:
I havent noticed anything, best capacitive buttons i have ever used
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Couldn't agree with you more.
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Touch screen w/o touching?

I've noticed that on my NS, I don't have to actually touch the screen to tap keys. I can keep my finger slightly hovering over the glass and it still recognizes my input. Sometimes it actually causes me to mistype at a higher rate than other phones.
Are you guys seeing this too?
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Glad to see I'm not the only one who's experienced this....I thought I was going crazy. It's sporadic at best, but when it happens it is annoying. I can't say for sure what causes it, but I'd love to hear other people's opinions.
I've been getting this as well.
same here. Guess they have the capacitance set a bit too high.....
yup, me too. infact. my home button gets phatom long pressed and the light is off on it...have to power it off/ turn the screen off and on muliple times. that insanity has occured about 4 times thought.
Thanks for the replies. I went back into Best Buy and tried their demo phone. So either it's supposed to be this way or they messed up a whole batch of phones. I wish I could remember whether the vibrant did this or not, but it's not standing out.
Sometimes touchscreen nonresponsive too. This is not relating to partial outer border touching either.
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kjy112 said:
Sometimes touchscreen nonresponsive too. This is not relating to partial outer border touching either.
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I believe Engadget did mention did this during their review @ http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/nexus-s-review/.
Their exact quote: "One other thing of note -- we noticed a few missed or latent presses on the touchscreen which occasionally led to stuttery behavior or an opened item that we didn't mean to tap. It's hard to say if this was a software or hardware issue (and we know that sometimes Android devices can be particularly finicky when syncing). It wasn't a deal-breaker by any means, but we saw the issue rear its head a handful of times, and felt it was worth mentioning."
it's nothing ,, the Samsung galaxy S does that too D:
that happens due to the static on your finger.
Hi
I opened a thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879872) because I definitely have a problem on the back capacitive button, just wondering how many people are affected?
In fact I have seen this in four devices now, it looks that there is a batch of defective Nexus S phones out there affected by this problem?
It's normal. My Nexus One is like that too. It's magic.
So, it is normal to have un-responsive back button after some times?
Damn ... this is bad. I hope I can cope with it. I really hate hardware problem.
And still could not understand why Google cannot fix it.
Last time from HTC ...
And now from Samsung ...
*Still waiting Nexus S from UK*
nxt said:
It's normal. My Nexus One is like that too. It's magic.
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gogol said:
So, it is normal to have un-responsive back button after some times?
Damn ... this is bad. I hope I can cope with it. I really hate hardware problem.
And still could not understand why Google cannot fix it.
Last time from HTC ...
And now from Samsung ...
*Still waiting Nexus S from UK*
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There's a thread for the back button, that's a real issue. Some people have the Back button issue, some the Home button issue. Both of those buttons are on the outer edge of the phone, so something may be messed up when the phone was being assembled.

Power button too high

I came from a Pixel 3xl. This is my first Samsung device. Is anyone else taking inadvertent screen shots all the time? I am do to where the power button is located vs the vol down button.
You have many alternatives dude
You can enable screenshot gesture
You can use application one hand operation+ by Samsung and assign taking a screen shoot with certain gesture
Also you can assign screen off with certain gesture to avoid using the power button
bturkel said:
I came from a Pixel 3xl. This is my first Samsung device. Is anyone else taking inadvertent screen shots all the time? I am do to where the power button is located vs the vol down button.
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Hi...You have an excellent edge device ... why not use it ... with all the above mentioned in posts you also have the "Softkey Edge" that works perfectly ....View attachment 4740302
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I know that - but can you turn off screen capture power button/vol down button? I do not see anywhere to do that, DUDE!
bturkel said:
I know that - but can you turn off screen capture power button/vol down button? I do not see anywhere to do that, DUDE!
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Hmm....I think it can not ... mby with the root ..... but why do you want to do this,DUDE ?!
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Does the word Dude upset anyone ?
My native language is Arabic so I don't know if this word have any bad meaning or something that can upset anyone
The guy originally complained that he was taking accidental screen shots, and saying its maybe because the power button is too high up and aligned with the volume key. I don't understand how giving him alternative methods to obtain a screenshot solves hes problem [emoji848]
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jadaress1 said:
The guy originally complained that he was taking accidental screen shots, and saying its maybe because the power button is too high up and aligned with the volume key. I don't understand how giving him alternative methods to obtain a screenshot solves hes problem [emoji848]
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Sorry we thought that he needed better ways to take screenshots I did not concentrate well
Mohamad Gahed said:
Sorry we thought that he needed better ways to take screenshots I did not concentrate well
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Lol, I found it kind of funny to be honest. It's easy to make that mistake [emoji846]
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This whole thread is hella stupid. You knew where the power button was before you ever bought the phone. People complain about the dumbest s h i t.....
The button is indeed too high and if you try to press it while the phone is on a desk there's a high chance you will press the volume up button and screenshot your lock screen, annoying issue that shouldn't exist in the next models.
mistermidas said:
This whole thread is hella stupid. You knew where the power button was before you ever bought the phone. People complain about the dumbest s h i t.....
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Would you buy a product and silently accept its inconvenience , not buy it because of its silly problems, or just share the complaint hoping it serves a purpose?
Without the third option there won't be an improvement, this kind of drama about minor inconveniences is useful to raise awareness and hope for changes or solutions(like remapping screenshots), there's a ton of hella stupid threads here but this is not one of them.
Corv0 said:
The button is indeed too high and if you try to press it while the phone is on a desk there's a high chance you will press the volume up button and screenshot your lock screen, annoying issue that shouldn't exist in the next models.
Would you buy a product and silently accept its inconvenience , not buy it because of its silly problems, or just share the complaint hoping it serves a purpose?
Without the third option there won't be an improvement, this kind of drama about minor inconveniences is useful to raise awareness and hope for changes or solutions(like remapping screenshots), there's a ton of hella stupid threads here but this is not one of them.
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I literally have no issue at all, with where the power button is. Maybe because I have big hands. But if I did have a problem with it, chances are I wouldn't have bought it myself. But even if I did have an issue with it and bought it, it's pointless to complain about it because it's a problem that can't be fixed. True, Samsung might listen in consideration for the next model, but then again maybe not, because not everybody using this phone has lil baby hands either. So in essence, complaining about the power button placement, ESPECIALLY since you knew where the buttons were before you bought it is just whining, nothing more. It's not a "problem" people didn't know about before buying it like the VOIP bugs that were fixed in the recent update.
mistermidas said:
I literally have no issue at all, with where the power button is. Maybe because I have big hands. But if I did have a problem with it, chances are I wouldn't have bought it myself. But even if I did have an issue with it and bought it, it's pointless to complain about it because it's a problem that can't be fixed. True, Samsung might listen in consideration for the next model, but then again maybe not, because not everybody using this phone has lil baby hands either. So in essence, complaining about the power button placement, ESPECIALLY since you knew where the buttons were before you bought it is just whining, nothing more. It's not a "problem" people didn't know about before buying it like the VOIP bugs that were fixed in the recent update.
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The bigger your hands are the harder it is for you to avoid the volume buttons when taking a pressure point to press the power button, it's not about having baby hands.
Corv0 said:
The bigger your hands are the harder it is for you to avoid the volume buttons when taking a pressure point to press the power button, it's not about having baby hands.
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No dude... Just... No. Like I said I have big hands and literally have no problems with ANY of the phone buttons. I've never accidentally taken a screenshot pressing the power button. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Especially since in my opinion this power button placement "problem" isn't even a problem, and it's one that won't ever be resolved (for this model).
The guy wasn't even complaining, he was asking if anyone else was having the problem of taking accidental screen shots. And it's not something your going to think of until you buy the phone and then it starts happening. Your input about the thread being "dumb" got even "dumber" once you replied.
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jadaress1 said:
The guy wasn't even complaining, he was asking if anyone else was having the problem of taking accidental screen shots. And it's not something your going to think of until you buy the phone and then it starts happening. Your input about the thread being "dumb" got even "dumber" once you replied.
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The name of the thread is literally "Power button too high"....but he wasn't complaining, really...
Anyway, I won't hijack the thread anymore with my complaint, about everyone else's power button complaints. You guys can have this one and I'll gladly bow out since really there is nothing to offer to it anyway.

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