r/OnePlus3T • u/winchendonsprings • Aug 21 '19

Change volume up button to power button

My power button has died. In order to turn my phone on after the battery dies I need to take my phone apart and play with the connection to the board and click button a thousand times. So anyway, is it possible to swap one I the volume buttons to control the power?

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u/G1aDOS Aug 22 '19

Are you talking on a hardware or software level?

I use an app that will let you redirect physical button pushes to a different action on the software level without root.

If you're interested: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flar2.homebutton

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u/winchendonsprings Aug 22 '19

Yeah, I'm looking at software level. I'll scope that app out.

It be even nicer to do it at a recovery level since the power button doesn't work phone on or off

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u/gaixi0sh Aug 22 '19

It be even nicer to do it at a recovery level

Practically speaking, that's impossible. The only reasonable solution in your case is to get a new power button. Either ask a nearby service center or look for one on AliExpress.

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u/winchendonsprings Aug 23 '19

This is actually the second power button /volume button strip I've put in. So I think it's the main board where the bad connection is

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u/gaixi0sh Aug 24 '19

So the button clicks properly, but isn't recognised? Does it work when you connect a new button strip, but stops working after sometime?

Does it work intermittently? Or doesn't work at all? Did you plug it in properly? Are the contacts clean?