1. defeo3466's Avatar
    I have noticed this the last couple of days. The Priv is not my daily driver, my Passport is. I use the Priv as a media device and we'll when it was on, the power button didn't work. So two days ago I changed the screen off setting to 15 seconds. I had it on never because I hate it when my screen turns off. Today the phone lost battery after like 4 days and so I put it on the charger. Well the phone is at 70% charged but no way to turn it on. Power button will not turn it on. What in the world just happened? I have had tons of phones, and never had a power button not work. What should I do about this?

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    07-30-17 07:59 PM
  2. FF22's Avatar
    How do you know the charge level if the phone won't turn on? Some might suggest putting it on charge overnight before trying the following.

    But in any event, try pressing and HOLDING the power button for 15 seconds - anything?

    Try 32 rounded up to 35 seconds - press and hold ignoring any vibrations or other signals.

    Any reaction?

    You can also try the rest of the schemes

    From BB blog: How to reset PRIV by BlackBerry | Inside BlackBerry Help Blog

    Three restart/reboot methods

    The first method, which should be used 99.9% of the time when you want to reboot your device, is using the Reboot option that appears after pressing the Power key.

    Press and hold the Power key for 3 seconds
    Select Reboot from the menu that is presented

    The second reset method should be used if pressing the Power key does not produce the menu with Power Off and Restart. For example, if an app or game you are using won’t close, use this option to restart your device.

    Press and hold the Power key for 12 seconds

    Third method: Should your device fail to respond, the final reset method is to press and hold the Power key for 32 seconds which is equivalent to removing the battery. This should result in your device booting up successfully.

    If it fails to start, however, verify you are not pressing any other keys such as Volume Up, Mute, or Volume Down while performing any of the reset methods listed above. If you use a case for your device you may want to remove it as it might be pressing a button inadvertently.

    And just for an extra measure, if needed:

    Safe Mode:

    The next step is placing your device into safe mode.

    When used, Safe Mode will disable any third party apps or games you have installed. As a result of this, should your device not exhibit the issue while in Safe Mode it’s safe to assume the issue is specific to an app or game you have installed. Safe Mode may also remove apps and/or widgets from your various home screens when you go back to Normal.

    Press and hold the power key
    Tap and hold Power off (that is Press/Hold the Power Off prompt line) when it appears
    When prompted, tap OK to reboot to Safe Mode

    To get out of Safe Mode, press and hold the power key followed by tapping Reboot.

    After testing, should your device not exhibit any issues, the next step is to remove recently installed applications one by one until the issue is resolved.

    If that fails you might investigate reloading the OS using an Autoloader:

    https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb...aders-1065667/
    07-31-17 12:01 AM

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