Monday, August 25, 2014

Redmi 1S - Sensitive buttons and reboots

Grabbing and holding the Redmi 1S can be tricky and to a point, annoying due to it's sensitive volume and power buttons. And especially when taking in and out of a pocket or bag. I have experienced multiple phone reboots and power off from accidental touches. Some users also accidently went into 'Fastboot' mode. There are two solutions to this problem.

Protective cover

First solution, buy a protective/flip cover that will prevent accidental button touches. Best to just head over to a mobile phone accessories shop to try on a cover before you buy. The Xiaomi soft silicone case(TPU) does not work.

Button settings

Second solution is to disable your power button when lockscreen is activated and enable 'Prevent Pocket Dials' option. These settings are available in the Redmi Note as well. Here's how.

First setting : Goto > Settings

Under 'Device' section, goto > Buttons

Enable 'Disable Power button menu'. The switch will turn orange when the option is enabled. Let's now proceed to the next setting.

Second setting : Goto > Settings > Display

Enable 'Prevent Pocket Dials' option. The switch will turn orange when activated.


Hopefully that will solve the mysterious reboots and fastboot mode problem for you.







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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    I'm going to try your suggestions, I hope the disable power button works, getting into fastboot is so annoying! This really shouldn't happen in the first place! I have a question if I accidentally enter fastboot again is removing the battery the only solution? Can I restart the phone without removing battery?

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    1. Internaut ChanSeptember 20, 2014 at 7:54 PM

      I think pressing the power button for more than 10( or less) seconds should do it.

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    2. Internaut ChanSeptember 20, 2014 at 8:00 PM

      I haven't had reboots or power offs since setting the button this way. Just make sure the screen is off when you need to put into your pocket/bag/or anywhere. I am using the soft TPU case from Xiaomi which does not help to prevent accidental touches.

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  2. KabirFebruary 27, 2016 at 4:33 PM


    How much? Well, if you were to put it in the palm of your hand maybe about a dime size amount. Apply evenly to towel dried hair immediately after washing and conditioning.

    Xiaomi Mobile Cases

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  3. UnknownMarch 30, 2017 at 6:02 PM

    my phone is not turn on.it will show mi logo few sec and then display black screen and after few sec display mi logo.this process continuosely happeen.plss give me the proper solution.plzzzzzzzzz

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    1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2017 at 4:54 AM

      That's a bootloop problem. You will need to flash a fast boot ROM. Backing up data at this point is too late.

      Goto this link on how to flash

      http://en.miui.com/thread-45184-1-1.html

      Use the first method.

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    2. UnknownMarch 31, 2017 at 10:48 PM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    3. UnknownApril 1, 2017 at 2:17 AM

      AFTER booting again the same problem is here.is there any alternate solution for this? please help meee.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 31, 2017 at 4:57 AM

    Since MIUI 8, the buttons weren't sensitive anymore. So it was actually a software problem rather than hardware.

    Just unimpressed how long it took Xiaomi to fix this problem.

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