Hi everyone hope all are well

Im new to the forum but been on this OS for several years. I have a pixel 3 and the last couple days the volume buttons and power button dont seem to be working. ive done some research so far and it seems Pixel 3 is no longer supported so its possibly this why they are not working, could it be anything else. Ive cleared cache ran sd maid and rebooted a few times, but its still like it, so either its os problem oe phone is getting old I think, any other suggestions?

So basically the phone has no issue when on, but as soon as it goes to sleep mode, or screen goes black the only way I can get the screen back on is to either plug a charging socket into it or take out if already on charge. I also cant screenshot either and wondered if theres another setting I can change this because of the original issue. Ive found info on android just not with this OS.

Im a long time user but I am learning on the go so im not always that tech savy but know a enough I think

Thanks in advance

Kind regards

    zid

    No, that would have nothing to do with it.

    it seems Pixel 3 is no longer supported so its possibly this why they are not working

    Yes, it could most likely be a hardware failure issue. You could try rebooting into Safe Mode, however with your power button hardware issue, this may not work? You could try holding the power button down for 30-60 seconds as well to test that?

    could it be anything else

    Factory reset the device is the last thing you can try. You'd need to backup your data first.

    any other suggestions?

    zid I have a pixel 3 and the last couple days the volume buttons and power button dont seem to be working.

    That sounds a lot like a hardware failure.

    I don't know what's inside these, but it is faintly possible that a repair shop might re-seat a loose cable or replace the buttons.

    However, personally I would recommend you make a copy today of whatever data you can, and order a new device tomorrow (6a or newer).

    Ok thanks guys and thanks for your quick responses, is there anyway of using the power button. Google offers touch support and gestures, just wondered if I could get this on GrapheneOS.

    Otherwise im thinking I need to upgrade

    • de0u replied to this.

      zid Google offers touch support and gestures, just wondered if I could get this on GrapheneOS.

      I am not familiar with the Google features referred to. But the power and volume buttons are wired to the motherboard in a way that it would be problematic to do without. For example, holding the power button down for a long time forces a power-off even if the OS has crashed. I don't think gesture controls can do that.

      zid Otherwise im thinking I need to upgrade

      I believe so. Note that hardware problems tend to get worse over time. So while your device might keep working this way for a long time, it also might become unusable later today. Personally I would recommend you make a copy today of whatever data you can, and order a new device tomorrow (6a or newer).