broken power button... Is their a patch or app??

[mrloserpunk]

my power button broke the other day, I've been looking around, I hope I missed it somewhere, but is their an app or patch that will let me turn the screen off? Would be cool to have it in the menu somewhere or on my launcher. My pre is dinged up pretty good(drunk gf, that's a big boo!) I have a new spare, but I'm not gonna have the time to get it just the way I like it till next week or so any ideas?

[gmanvbva]

Nope. Your screwed until you replace it.

[netwrkr9]

A friend of mine dropped her Pre and she found a fix for her power button problem here:


http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...utton-fix.html

She fixed it by inserting a small piece of eraser under the button. I have also read in here that some sprint stores can fix broken power buttons.

[mrloserpunk]

do we not have access yet to turning the screen on or off, like the center button???

Thanks netwrkr9, in less than 5 mins i fixed it with a small piece of paper. doesn't have the spring, but it does what its supposed to. Turns it off and on. Again mucho gracias!

[netwrkr9]

I have never heard of a patch that did this, only other thing you can do is to set your screen timer to shut off after 15 or 30 seconds.

[mrloserpunk]

Originally Posted by gmanvbva

Nope. Your screwed until you replace it.

and that's a interwebz fail.

[gmanvbva]

Originally Posted by mrloserpunk

Is their a patch or app??

Originally Posted by gmanvbva

Nope. Your screwed until you replace it.

Originally Posted by mrloserpunk

and that's a interwebz fail.

Nope. Your screwed until you replace it or jerry rig it...

Better?

BTW I hope you never have to replace the battery or it completely dies!

[gobanjoboy]

Originally Posted by mrloserpunk

my power button broke the other day, I've been looking around, I hope I missed it somewhere, but is their an app or patch that will let me turn the screen off? Would be cool to have it in the menu somewhere or on my launcher. My pre is dinged up pretty good(drunk gf, that's a big boo!) I have a new spare, but I'm not gonna have the time to get it just the way I like it till next week or so any ideas?

I can create an app for this if you like. Just tested it. It is doable.

[ColbyM]

What if the power button is completely off? Like, the power button is missing on mine. Can't find it.

[bluenote]

Sprint repair center took the plastic power button off another pre and placed it on mine which had broken off a few hours earlier after falling to the cement. It works fine. At first they said something about a spring of something missing on the piece below the plastic button, but it seems to work better than before as previously I had to press the button hard and hold it before it would register whereas now I just have to press it lightly.

[gobanjoboy]

Originally Posted by mrloserpunk

my power button broke the other day, I've been looking around, I hope I missed it somewhere, but is their an app or patch that will let me turn the screen off? Would be cool to have it in the menu somewhere or on my launcher. My pre is dinged up pretty good(drunk gf, that's a big boo!) I have a new spare, but I'm not gonna have the time to get it just the way I like it till next week or so any ideas?

Okay, I created this app. It's called ScreenOff. Give it a try.

[mikefoxtrot]

Originally Posted by gobanjoboy

Okay, I created this app. It's called . Give it a try.

Thanks for your effort!
works as stated.
Any chance to give the home button the ability to screen on and off?
Ciao!

[mrloserpunk]

way cool, it took what... Hours? A day even? No "jerry rigging" someone made an app. That's way cool. No need to replace. I love webos! Thanx!

[mrloserpunk]

Originally Posted by gmanvbva

Nope. Your screwed until you replace it or jerry rig it...

Better?

BTW I hope you never have to replace the battery or it completely dies!

why would a battery failing bother me? I have a spare pre and battery. Just no need on using it!!!!

[wfcentral]

my daughter dropped her phone and the power button went so far in she could hardly turn it on... can't get it replaced yet though - not "broke enough" for the insurance people...

[torzamc]

Originally Posted by gobanjoboy

Okay, I created this app. It's called ScreenOff. Give it a try.

Is this still available?

[laingman]

Originally Posted by torzamc

Is this still available?

Yes. Just search in preware for screen off. I have it centered in my quick launch bar, very nice

[eblade]

Very useful program for our Pre- that has a dead power switch. I took it apart, and was able to get it to switch again, but only when the casing wasn't closed all the way. Annoying! Closed the case, got this app. Good as having the switch, almost.