Help Power off using ONLY physical buttons

[CincyGT2009]

Is there any way to power the Maxx off using ONLY the physical buttons? I need to replace the OLED/digitizer and the phone is on. Since the entire touch-panel is non-responsive, I cannot select ANYthing using it or the lit touch-buttons at the bottom... I hate to just start tearing it apart while powered on.

 

[The Absolute]

You can't just take it to a store to have it worked on? Or am I missing part of the message?

 

[CincyGT2009]

I already bought the OLED/digitizer and am going to take it apart this evening to replace it. I just wanted to know if I can turn it off somehow before taking it apart. Not sure what taking it to a store has to do with my question about how to turn it off with out the touch panel...

 

[bamorris2]

Is there any way to power the Maxx off using ONLY the physical buttons? I need to replace the OLED/digitizer and the phone is on. Since the entire touch-panel is non-responsive, I cannot select ANYthing using it or the lit touch-buttons at the bottom... I hate to just start tearing it apart while powered on.

Once you pop off the back cover just disconnect the battery.

 

[CincyGT2009]

^I guess that's what I was thinking. I was just hoping there was a trick like the hard restart trick, but for powering it off...

 

[Mr. Orange 645]

^I guess that's what I was thinking. I was just hoping there was a trick like the hard restart trick, but for powering it off...

It would be no different then doing a battery pull on a phone with a removable battery. Let us know how the repair goes!

 

[CincyGT2009]

The repair went great with the exception that I did not receive an adhesive kit with the replacement screen. I (temporarily) have the screen held in place with double-stick Scotch and clear Scotch on the outside until that kit arrives. It was a PITA as compared to a screen-replacement I did on my sister-in-law's Incredible last year, because so much adhesive is used on the Maxx to keep it thin...