I have a FP1 that I’m very happy with. But unfortunately the power/on-off button stopped working. First it would only work if you pressed on the right side of the button, now it doesn’t do anything anymore. I researched a little and the button seems perfectly aligned and feels good when pressed and I cleaned it when it still worked a little, to no avail. I am afraid the switch itself is broken.
I know there is a third party switch for sale online but I don’t feel comfortable with a solder iron close to my phone myself. So I am wondering: has anyone had the same experience? Or has anyone repaired it himself, or through a phone shop, or through the Fairphone repair service? What are the options?
It seems there is nobody with the same experience, or am I too hasty?
I was hoping for some feedback to avoid/before contacting the FP support service.
To work around the on-off button I installed the “power button to volume button app” (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teliapp.powervolume&hl=en). This allows me to wake up the phone from standby and let it go to sleep again with the volume button. But that’s no long-term solution; I have no idea how to turn on the phone if the battery dies in case I don’t manage to charge it in time. Turning it off (to open the phone up, or to simply restart) or making screen shots is a no-go at the moment.
Thanks you for informing me about this app.
Indeed no long term solution but at least I can use my FP a little bit longer this way (untill the volume button also stops reacting)
It will be entirely on your own risk, but in the same situation I would probably try an electronic cleaning spray, e.g. CRC Electronic Cleaner or WD40 Electrical Contacct Cleaner. I’ve had good results on stubborn laptop touchbad buttons.