Saturday, October 31, 2015

[SOLVED]Quick hack for faulty/jammed Power button on Nexus 5



So few months back I found my phone Nexus 5 was turn off all of sudden and as anyone would do I pressed the power button and tried to start the phone but just after 10 sec it went in boot-loop mode ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF  ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF  ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF then completely turn off again pressed power button same thing happen. I did some research and found out it's a common problem with Nexus 5.




Most solution what even Google recommend is that it's a software problem and will go if to factory reset the phone or go in fast-boot mode and wipe clean partition.
But I was sure its not a software problem but a hardware problem.

Solution

It's not a complete fix and I will not be held responsible if anything went wrong proceed at your own risk. If it worked for me doesn't mean it will work for you.


Steps
  • Take out any protective case from the phone  
  • Find a Good Hard surface
  • Smash the back side of the phone near power button(or smash the power button side) on the hard surface
  • Intensity of the power/ hit would be like you are knocking a door a bit hard
  • You might not have the courage to hit it hard on first try but on 3rd or 4th time you will hit it hard enough to fix the problem
  • Then Power up the phone if doesn't worked repeat


I honestly don't know how it's work but its fixes the problem. It's a temporary fix and it occurred again for me after a week so I decide I need to further do something about it. The best solution was not to press power button ever again.


I searched Google for some apps and found a app called Gravity Screen. Its free on play store. It's a great app and doesn't seem to seem affect my phone battery life too much max 3-7% after full charge. The app would automatically open and close the phone using proximity sensor and other things.
Now the problem haven't occurred for more than one month and I am relieved that didn't have to spend any money for it. So you can give phone to LG service center and get it repair for $150(they will change motherboard) or to to a local repair to shop change power button for $10 or use this simple hack for Free choice is yours .


Do let us know if the Hack work for you and if you have any query email me or leave them in comment section below.