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HankHill76

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The top power button on my htc 4G LTE broke off and my phone is now powered off and I can't power it back on. Is there a way to power it back on without the power button???
 
depending on how much damage is done to the power button, you will have to remove the cover to gain access to the inside where the button makes contact.
 
My phone won't power on but the orange light does light up when I connect to charger or usb. How can I get my text messages off the phone? I don't believe my phone is rooted...I don't even know what that means.
 
hold the power button down for about 30 seconds or a minute.

did the phone shut off on its own or did you shut it off yourself?

how long have you had the phone? did you purchase new?

what other steps have you taken to power on the phone?
 
marctronixx said:
hold the power button down for about 30 seconds or a minute.

did the phone shut off on its own or did you shut it off yourself?

how long have you had the phone? did you purchase new?

what other steps have you taken to power on the phone?
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The phone will not power on as the power button is broken.
 
the video helps explain how to take the phone apart. this may be able to help you access the circuitry of the power button. if you dont want to disassemble the phone, and you can't get to the power button circuitry without removing the outer case, then you cant get the phone to turn on.

this is not an official HTC forum, nor is this a service forum. you are asking a question and i am trying to help.

contact HTC or send the phone in for service to Sprint.
 
HankHill76 said:
I tried that...it won't turn the phone on.
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Can you locate the metal pins that connect the mechanical switch to the phone's circuit board?

Then try using a metal piece to touch both of the pins to connect between the pins, maybe using a paper clip or staple. You may have to hold the connection a bit, as though you are holding down the power button.
 
EarlyMon said:
If you did this before the trouble started, there's a way to do this all over USB. Rooting isn't required.

If not, what marctronixx said above, sorry.
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I have this same problem, and I am lucky enough to have turned on USB debugging beforehand. So what is the way to turn on the phone over USB? I've had to take apart the button assembly and pinch the contacts with a pair of tweezers to make it turn on. Thanks.
 
kengeest said:
I have this same problem, and I am lucky enough to have turned on USB debugging beforehand. So what is the way to turn on the phone over USB? I've had to take apart the button assembly and pinch the contacts with a pair of tweezers to make it turn on. Thanks.
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You need to install adb, you can grab our Mini-SDK if you don't already have it -

http://androidforums.com/faqs/443072-adb-guide-updated-2013-05-21-a.html#post5389081

1. Charge the phone (doesn't need to be at full power but can't be blinking either).

2. Plug in to non-USB 3.0 port - USB 2.0 port is fine.

3. Open command line window (DOS or Command window in Windows, Terminal in Linux or Mac).

4. Navigate to the sdk-tools folder (or wherever your adb is installed).

5. Issue command:

adb reboot

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For Linux, that's:

sudo ./adb reboot

And for Mac, that's:

./adb reboot

If you didn't use the installer script.

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To open a command line window -

Linux: press control-alt-T

Mac: Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal Window

Windows: How Do I Open Command Prompt?

Use the cd command to navigate over to the folder where you adb installed.

Let me know if that gives you any trouble.

Welcome to the forums! :)
 
Hi guys,

I have the same problem with my HTC One S as the power button is broken and the phone turned off because the battery died. I turned on USB Debugging before it turned off and I followed the instructions EarlyMon posted but i have a problem. I can't reboot my phone via Command Prompt because I only get the message "error: device not found". When I plug my phone into my laptop it won't install the HTC MTP Device, maybe that's the problem. I looked for some drivers on the internet and found one that worked, but while installing I got the same problem as before: the driver could not be installed; plus I got another error: code 10, the device can not be turned on, or something like that. What can I do now? Is there any way I can reboot my phone under this conditions?

Thanks in advance
 
Giovanni20 said:
Hi guys,

I have the same problem with my HTC One S as the power button is broken and the phone turned off because the battery died. I turned on USB Debugging before it turned off and I followed the instructions EarlyMon posted but i have a problem. I can't reboot my phone via Command Prompt because I only get the message "error: device not found". When I plug my phone into my laptop it won't install the HTC MTP Device, maybe that's the problem. I looked for some drivers on the internet and found one that worked, but while installing I got the same problem as before: the driver could not be installed; plus I got another error: code 10, the device can not be turned on, or something like that. What can I do now? Is there any way I can reboot my phone under this conditions?

Thanks in advance
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Check your usb cable. If you're on Windows, do you have HTC Sync installed?
 
I have the original HTC usb cable and it always worked fine for me. Yes, I have Windows 7 64bit with HTC Sync installed.
 
Giovanni20 said:
I have the original HTC usb cable and it always worked fine for me. Yes, I have Windows 7 64bit with HTC Sync installed.
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Well dang. You ought to be good to go. :(

Ok - when plugged in to a charger, do you get the led on? Will it go green showing a full charge?

Also - this is a long shot - which adb are you using? The one from our mini SDK?
 
Yes, I get the led on and it shows green when it's fully charged.
Yes, I'm using the adb from the mini SDK which I downloaded here. I'm sure the phone is plugged in into a USB 2.0 port because I've only got USB 2.0 ports on my laptop.
Do you think it's because of the failed installation of the HTC MTP Device that the command is not working?

Thanks for your help btw
 
My pleasure.

I'm sure that the MTP device driver shouldn't be causing the problem. Adb is wanting to hook in below that sort of thing. In other words, MTP is good for managed access to your storage for pictures and movies, etc etc, adb is just a direct connection for debugging.

I think that your best bet might be to take it to a service center and see if they can start it from the bench.

Your other option is if you have a pal with a Mac or Linux where usb device drivers don't exist at all.

Either way, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea to see if we can verify the device some easier way.

I'd hate to have you banging your head on Windows if the problem is really the phone. :(
 
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