Broken volume button

Help Fairphone 6
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Swipe down from top of screen and use the media widget.

But I don’t think that the main problem is using volume control buttons to adjust the volume. They’re fine for that.

I think the main problem probably is jeans back pockets.

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…because then the volume buttons will fall off of the case and not of the phone itself. Seems like their design choices about volume buttons are not the best ones. Now waiting for support to get back to me (of course for a few days already)…

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I had mine for about 3 months until the volume up button broke and sent it for repairs. And that’s where the nightmare began. I got a bill for €330 to replace just about everything because it was oxydized. I’ve had other issues since I got, noticably more sluggish than my FP5 when scrolling and the USB port has been on/off despire being clean. I ordered my phone from FP and I can only assume I got some device from a waterlogged warehouse.

Now the volume up button is broken again. I’m out. This has been a monumental waste of €900 over like 9 months. Time to just buy a Samsung like everyone else.

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My volume down button suffered the same demise, after 9 months of ownership

Thanks a bunch @philocitea for the 3D model :folded_hands: I was able to have it printed in a store for a couple euros a piece ! (I printed several for the next time they brake)

For others (like me) which find detailed instructions reassuring:

To be able to install the button(s), you have to:

  1. Unscrew the case (2 screws)

  2. Unscrew the battery (4 screws + 1 in a plastic tab at the top)

  3. Unplug the battery, the plug is under the plastic tab you unscrewed

  4. Unclip the top plastic cover

  5. Unscrew the screen (8 screws)

The 5 steps above are shown in ifixit’s teardown video: https://youtu.be/bXseyTdynCo

  1. Pull off (gently, so you can put it back) the black tape which is right above the buttons

  2. Pull off the little metal part that sits between the two buttons

  3. Insert the button(s) (long prong facing outward) and go through all the previous steps in reverse

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So for all of you who have troubles with volume button,

I might have found a software solution that some users have requested. It involves installing a third party app that act like volume rocker on the side of the screen. It’s available on f-droid app store with izzyondroid repository.

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With this app after granting few permissions I was able to controll my volume with the slide on the screen. I can confirm it works while music is playing. It also has landscape mode if you watching some videos. App is fully configurable so you can adjust it to your taste.

Special thanks to a developer Sulaiman Oboody for releasing this app.

Hope this helps