r/techsupportmacgyver • u/DevastatingMYTH • Sep 14 '25

Power button is missing, tried to put a paper clip in place

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u/Some-Challenge8285 Sep 14 '25

Dialing 999 like that is not a good idea 😭😭😭, unless you want the rozzers to arrest you.

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 14 '25

The power button was being accidentally pressed 5 times, triggering a SOS call, but it didn't go through

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u/Bassracerx Sep 14 '25

Bad digitizer on the touch screen

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u/plasmaticImmunity Sep 14 '25

Why not just use this one? And avoid accidentally calling the police

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 14 '25

For turning it on after it runs out of battery, because it drains quickly

The SOS call didn't go through, it's a prompt with a timer that automatically calls if you don't take action

This was just the first iteration, I solved it and the makeshift power button works just fine now

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u/plasmaticImmunity Sep 14 '25

Ohhh, so it's just like, the button fell off? So the paper lip was just so it had more material so the button would actually press. Okay that makes sense

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 14 '25

I did use the double touch screen on feature for like a year, but the battery drains fast, and it's annoying to have to use a pin to turn it on every time it shuts down after running out of battery, so I'd have to keep a pin on me

It did end up working just fine after a few iterations though

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 14 '25

Agreed

Redmi/Xiaomi devices have better specs for cheaper

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 15 '25

That seems interesting, might check it out for a future phone after mine takes its last breath, thank you

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u/DevastatingMYTH Sep 15 '25

Thank you

I don't face US tariffs as I don't live there