yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] T3hPWN:
Are you running a custom Rom? if so reflash the one you have running on your phone if not download one of the basic Roms that dont have much done to then make sure you wipe cache and dalvic but do not wipe all user data flash that Rom on top of yours and you will get it back with out having to set up your phone again
[HTC EVO 3D] renzo.olivares:
by the way those who want the panorama htc camera i got it working :D
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
How you did it share!
[HTC EVO 3D] renzo.olivares:
edited some smali in the htccamera.apk
[HTC EVO 3D] navymoss35:
I needs it
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
Less tease, more goods. :p Mailing my "Thank you" in advance.
[HTC EVO 3D] renzo.olivares:
lol its in my next release for my rom
[HTC EVO 3D] JerzyIroc:
whoa wait did i miss something lol.... i thought they removed the panoramic option as wel as the "scenes" for the Evo 3D??
[HTC EVO 3D] renzo.olivares:
they did they also removed it for the sensation but i added it back in :D
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
Common man SHARE with us what is need it to do or what I have to do to ported over a stock Rom

Pm Me
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemrel:
I have the following phone & setup:

Verizon Stock DINC - Android 2.2 - No Root

For the life of me I can't get my VPN Service to work on my phone. I use vpn.ipredator.se as my VPN provider. I can set everything up & connect to the VPN server. But when I try to browse regular internet pages it takes forever & doesn't work. I've tried adding a few different DNS servers, but nothing.

Do I need root permissions or a certain program to actually get VPN to work? Is there an alternative VPN service that you have successfully used on an unrooted DINC?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purevpn:
android vpn 2.2

Please note that these instructions are for the "HTC Desire" other Smartphone models may vary slightly.

From the Home screen, press the menu button

Select the options in the record again

Select Wireless and Networking

Select the VPN configuration

Select Add VPN

Select Add to PPTP VPN

Click on the name of VPN and describe it as "VPN" and click OK.

Click "Set the VPN server" enter the server name or IP address of the VPN server, for example, vpn.server.com

Make sure the "Enable encryption" is checked.

Then press the Back button to return to the display settings "VPN"

Find you’re VPN, you just created in the list, then press and hold, a new menu appears

The new menu will be an option "Connect to the network to" use this.

If you have not set up a VPN before you will be asked to create a passphrase of storing credentials. If you have a memory set credentials before just enter your password and then click OK.

Now a new screen will display the Connect "to <network name here> "Enter username and password for your VPN connection, then click" Connect”

You are now back in "VPN Settings" screen, you will notice that under his name will be displayed VPN "connection" after a few seconds this should change to "Connected"
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemrel:
I can enter all my details & even connect to my VPN. When I connect it doesn't let me browse sites. It's connected, but not working.

On another note I was researching VPN's. Seems that some work with Mobile Phones & others don't. Tonight I'm going to try HideMyAss and see if it allows me to browse the web on my phone.

Verizon Stock DINC - Android 2.2

Eken M001 Tablet - Android 2.0
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nemrel:
Seems I fixed it by using HideMyAss as my vpn provider. Nice! Especially since the new ISP sleuthing rules have been approved.

Verizon Stock DINC - Android 2.2

Eken M001 Tablet - Android 2.0
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marksmithbvs:
Well i would recommend you to go through with some review sites to get the solution of your query. I have found also on Bestvpnservice.com

when i was setting up VPN on my Android.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marksmithbvs:
Check bestvpnservice . It is a review site and i have found all the solutions of my problem from there, also there are numerous vpn review site so you can visit any of those site. they will definitely going to help you..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
I was using the phone normally and all of a sudden my screen wouldn't turn off when I pressed the power button. I tried for a while and it finally did. For 2 hours after that, 4-5 presses of the power button put my phone to sleep/wake.

Now it's absolutely not responding! I can't even use it to power on my phone(I could do it through usb but I would rather have the power button back working).

HELP!!!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
It's not working in recovery either. Can this be deemed as a hardware problem?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ancilary:
yes its hardware problem

give it to samsung care
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
Apparently the switch was shorted. Got it replaced with the volume down switch for now. A new switch will arrive 2 days from now so my volume down will be back.

Quick question -- Can undervolting cause these kind of problems?

Thanks.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randy92:
help

help me!! same happened to me :/ I tried relocking bootloader and I can't. should I send it to Samsung ?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK001:
If you have Cyanogen on your Nexus you can apply an option which wakes up your phone with volume buttons
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randy92:
I was on the carbon series rom but then the power button stopped working so I restored to stock rom and was hoping to lock bootloader but while in fastboot mode volume keys don't work either so I can't select anything
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
You don't have to send it back to Samsung. Go to some electronics service center guy who knows his stuff. They'll just replace the switch.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
Until then you can use this app called "fix broken power". It'll let you unlock using volume buttons.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randy92:
Yeah thanks (: I'd rather get it fixed in one day instead of sending it out
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
hey

i also have a nexus s and i am also facing the same power button issue. i am using the fix power button app to unlock the phone. is there any app to lock the phone without using power button??i don wanna lock the phone using the sleep mode
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
get it fixed at some electronics store. cost me just Rs. 800 (around $17).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
@ anirudh- oh ok .....what was the exact problem??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirmShark:
I think I am beginning to suffer from this as well. Sometimes the power button won't respond and then it would randomly (after a few presses mostly) bring up the phone options menu. I am considering sending it back to Samsung for repair.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
@ anirudh- i bought the phone from the US. Hence will i able to give the phone for repair in bangalore samsung service centre?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
Mine was bought in US too. I went to a local mobile service center and got it done. So not necessarily a Samsung service center. Just take it to any guy who can handle smartphones. There's bound to be quite a lot in Bangalore.

My problem? Power button didnt respond until 4-5 presses and eventually died out. The guy said the power button switch got shorted. No idea how and why. Got a new switch and replaced it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_myk:
Qick OT: WTF is wrong with those power buttons in nexus devices?! N1 had issues with power button too! :mad:

Sorry for OT, I had to share my thoughts on this:)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
@ anirudh- do you know any place in bangalore where they can replace the power button??

also how do i root my phone?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
For rooting check the development forum here. It's pretty easy. As for repair, I've no idea about service centers in Bangalore. Sorry. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
@ anirudh.

I gave it to the samsung service centre..he said that its a motherboard problem and i also gave it to a local person in national market..he also said the same thing that it could not be repaired.

so what should be done???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acesofbelkan:
I don't think this is a hardware issue. I was having the same exact problems everyone here is describing. and the power button sometimes wouldn't work in clockwork recovery. occasionally the power button would work and I had a chance to wipe and format everything and I reflashed nscollab, but the powerbuttom issue kept returning after a few days of reflashing. so I just installed oxygen and I haven't had the problem since. I don't know if these service centers are lying to get your money, but I doubt, that this is a hardware issue.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro_explorer:
You are wrong. This IS a hardware issue. I'm an engineer and I'm handling these kind of issues almost every day. The microswitches used in these smartphones have a limited life (a limited number of switching actions actually). More than that, keeping the phone in a humid enviroment will shorten the life of these switches also.

The good news is that the repair ir extremly easy as long as the person performing the fix has certain skills with microelectronics.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acesofbelkan:
its been 2 weeks with me running a different rom and no power switch issues have resurfaced. I just can't blame my experience with this issue on hardware. I don't doubt your expertise, but facts are facts. my powerbuttons been working since I started using an aosp based rom.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro_explorer:
I'm not saying that some screwed up driver may not be responsible for a button misbehavior. I'm just saying that if you're on the same rom for a long time and suddenly the power button is not working (w/o you being the cause by installing weird software) then 99.9% the cause is hardware related.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roshan567:
so can you please tell me how to install that software to fix the issue??its some rom right??

also what format of videos does the nexus s support??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acesofbelkan:
just use any AOSP based Rom. go to the nexus s development section and look at the guide to all the roms. I'm particularly running Oxygen. and its been working very well for me thus far
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdahd2:
can anyone help out on unrooting it and locking bootloader so i can send in my nexus s for repairs? thx!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eblanco1020:
I sent mine to Samsung rooted and unlocked (running stock ROM). They did not void the warranty and fixed the phone free of charge, since it was a hardware related issued.

The same may not hold true if the malfunction is software related.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
so youre telling me that my dead power button isnt dead, because yours is working? :eek:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acesofbelkan:
youre saying if my phone is having the same exact symptoms as everyone else, could it not be a possibility that my fix could be your fix?:eek:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
possibly.. not :p

mines a definite hardware issue. i can get it to work on occasion, and on occasion it works without me pressing it(like in recovery when it decides to flash another radio when im not paing attention :eek:). ive explored the software idea when it just started showing symptoms, even thought that i fixed it, until it came back. its non responsive to a press, but i can get it to respond by flicking the phone with my finger right below the camera lens. its probably from me dropping it on many occasions, seems like something is loose :rolleyes:

btw, i got a great new feature on my phone out of this. i can turn off and on the screen by shaking the phone. woot(sarcasm)!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suhas_sm:
Damn, I started facing these problems too, since this afternoon :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garu12:
Same here. My issue is the button is completely dead but my phone thinks it's constantly being pressed down. The physical button looks, feels and acts normal except no response. When I put my battery in it boots up right away. Once booted the phone actuall acts normal but the button doesnt work at all. Problem is with it stuck in the "pressed" state I can't relock the bootloader. Even through CMD the command hangs as though it's waiting for the button to be let go. I'm going to bring it in tomorrow. Flash a stock rom (have to reboot in recovery via rom manager seeing as I cant get passed the flashboot screen). We shall see how it goes

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Oh and for those of you out of warranty or who don't have the $$ I'm using a pretty good workaround right now. In cyanogen or miui im using the volume rocker to wake the phone and an app called "screen off and lock" which allowed me to map the long press search (which I practically never use anyway) to lock. In some ways it's even smoother than with the button lol. But yes I want my button back :P
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garu12:
So I went to the Samsung service center and 2 hours later it was fixed. They replaced the sensor. Have a perfect Nexus S back now. They didnt even mention the unlocked bootloader and warranty was respected. Pretty classy Samsung. A tip of the hat to you
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrplayer66:
having the same problem after installing ICS

I've tried two different ICS ROMs and I started to have to the power button problem, sometimes it works and a lot of the times it doesn't. When I go into the clockwork recovery it seems to work fine which is weird, I'm thinking it's a software problem in my case.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwi89:
Just started having issues with this as well.

The power button stopped working all of a sudden, not sure if it is also related but I now seem to have a really hard time getting reception but that could be to do with my provider being lame (as per usual).

Chances are I'll see if I can repair it, if not I'll send it in to samsung.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corythug:
Mines wonky when unlocking.sometimes I have to press several times. Although it locks every time and recovery works great so I'm thinking its this dang newfangled ics.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon:
here in manila. all you need is the box with the same imei and you're good for a warranty service :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixtapes08:
Really? Even if your phone is rooted?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwi89:
Yes, it shouldn't matter if your phone is rooted or not. The issue is a hardware issue to do with the button failing. I don't think samsung really care what you have done from a software side.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al_madd:
damn samsung....broken power button cost around 150USD,....ridiculous!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poj2010:
it's will not fix your power button but i hope it can help. try my app.:)

search "softpower" on market. i still can't post outside link.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demo23019:
edit old thread
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FirmShark:
I managed to get mine fixed under warranty even with an unlocked boot loader ;) just make sure you delete a custom recovery and flash a stock unrooted ROM :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The other day i played a joke on someone that my power button was broken.....only to find out that it was really was broken :(

I realized that this problem of the power button not working started after i tried a couple of ICS roms...never had the problem on GB and never dropped the phone. tho i doubt its software related...

Had to relock the bootloader and flash stock ota unrooted rom and send it in to Samsung, so right now im using a freaking g1 :rolleyes:

has anyone ever sent their phone to Samsung? are they slow with their repairs?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zardos66:
My power button just quit about two weeks ago. One year on the day, kinda funny. Took it into Best Buy and they replaced it no questions asked. Black Tie is nice sometimes. I was just outside my warranty. I had to use a ****ty Nokia candy bar phone while waiting for my replacement.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixedonfixies:
Same exact scenario installed MIUI ics first release and about 4 weeks later. Power button started to fail I had to use the search key in recovery, cos it won't even work for me in recovery. Eventually had to send it in through best buy and yes I had to use a white candy bar looking, can't type right, can't browse the net, can't stay right properly in my hand, can't stand the look of the POS looking phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
so i could have gone to best buy instead of shipping my phone to samsung in texas?.....lol fcuk!!!!

using android 1.5 got me thinking how android has really evolved.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr-mauro:
Power Button Replacement Part

Check out the unmounting movie on youtube. The power button is very easily reachable after unscrew the external cover :)

Mauro
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikhilv.13:
Hey guys,

I'm having the same isssues as well :( The power button failed a few weeks back (as soon as i flashed TWRP and an ICS rom). SO now I'm using "Fix Power Button" to turn on my phone with the volume buttons, which works fine n all, but here's the funny bit. When I reboot to the bootloader, none of my hardware buttons work. Power and volume buttons are unresponsive. Is this a problem with the drivers or a hardware issue? I'd like to get it fixed, but samsung says they won't do it because i bought the set in america and not India. :\ Any suggestions?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annihilat0r:
My power-button stopped working too! Unfortunately i took out the battery, hoping it will work again afterwards, but it didn't and i can't turn it on again now. It is really important to turn it on for one more time, to get some very important stuff from the phone and delete it, before sending it to samsung or whatever. Does anybody know a solution to turn on the Nexus S without using the power button? Maybe via USB? Please help!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr-mauro:
Mine was turning on simply charging it :) Once you nplug the usb it was torning on!

I'm using the past tense because, today, the button works... But I'm scared to use it too much ;D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
We need to make this issue know to maybe devs in this forum or Samsung, its already been to many people with this problem for it to be a fluke, and every week i bet it will happen to someone new.

When i get my phone back from Samsung repair, i'm going straight to gingerbread and saying there, till maybe someone can put a finger on this weird power button stuff, because i will hate to send my phone in again.

For those of you sending it to Samsung for repair....don't forget to flash stock rom and lock the boot loader just in case.

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bro!! same thing happened for me....i thought it was working again, but then it completely gave out, glad i had in on complete stock
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr-mauro:
Probably they didn't made an enought good stress test on it. I think that I'm pushing the button like 50 times per day :P
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annihilat0r:
Unfortunately mine does not turn on. I only get to see the battery-charging symbol. It would be REALLY important to power the phone for at least one more time, does anybody have an idea? :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreag85:
The "Fix Broken Power Button" app say:

"plug it in charger, wait till you see it's charging. Then remove and insert battery. Phone will turn on."

Have you alredy tried this?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Annihilat0r:
Yes, i found this in a Nexus One Thread, but obviously it doesn't work for the Nexus S...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr-mauro:
Probably when the button "broke", in some case it's like if it's allways pushed (and is when these tricks work); in other case is simply not working at all, and so these tricks don't work? :P
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
SHEESH! im finally getting my phone today according to ups tracking...im goin too eat the phone up...:)

mmmm....ice cream sandwich
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russell5:
mine had broken a couple of weeks ago. Took forever for Samsung yo repair and send back.

In ics if you turn off lock screen security to none instead of slide volume buttons wake the phone.

If the phone was off all I did was plug it into the computer and it would boot.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimkaps:
you can also use buttonsavor from market for root users
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahravi94:
this just happened to me yesterday... unable to relock bootloader and an unresponsive power key. To the people that got it replaced at best buy, did you all have a black tie warranty? I don't have one but my phone is under a year old. Will they fix it? I want to try best buy before I have to ship it off to samsung.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if its under a year, samsung will fix it. many with an unlocked bootloader and custom roms have sent it in to get fixed, its a known hardware issue. i think bestbuy will tell you to contact samsung.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahravi94:
thanks! ill try best buy tomorrow. otherwise ill call up samsung.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
and ther goes my power button :( .. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr .... aarrrggghhhhhhhhhhhh

luckily im on 4.0.4 nehutri reloaded and i got volume rocker wake enabled and invisible widget to lock my screen ..

but the big question is how to flash new roms now ?

and how long will my vol rocker work now damn ..

ill have to check if samsung india will serivice the button with the unlocked bootloader and custom rom .. has any body tried it in india ?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce lee roy:
I finally see use for the volume rocker wake option.

You without me is like Harold Melvin without the Blue Notes
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahravi94:
just an update... i called up samsung usa and they had me ship them the phone. They fixed it up! i should be getting it back tomorrow or the day after.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
how do i start the phone if its switched off ???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsonar:
Remove the cover, plug in the wall charger, remove and insert the battery quickly.

It will take a couple of tries but it will work.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
can anyone re confirm if the select button in revocery is search button if power button is not working ..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keltsi95:
Yes it is the search button. To turn it ON just connect it to the charger and it will power on... Also to reboot or reboot in to recovery, there's an app in the market named Quickboot that works...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
showed my phone to samsung they said they wud change the switch and will take 3 days minimum, damn i gotta find a spare phone now :( ...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oogway13:
You can check the following thread. It might be pretty helpful:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1524858
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrohanjs:
thanx a lot .. really helpful :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darrien13:
This happened to me recently and I took the device to bestbuy, they sent it in and switched it out for a new device.