intermittent fault with "Sleep Mode" and bezel not closing properly
Rodney, I have the same problem with a 3GS. This was an intermittent fault on my daughters phone. I also noticed that on her phone, the corner (top right - camera area) had a gap between the chrome bezel and the case (back). To put her phone into "Sleep Mode" you had to squeeze the corner tight, and then it would work. So I set out to see if I could fix it (I repair laptops for a living). Well after dismantling the phone I was shocked to find no loose screws in the corner area and also struggled to find out how the bezel has meant to be held down. I decided to glue the bezel. Trouble is the Sleep button will not work at all now and the phone is in a loop as you described. I think the flex is damaged. Or I have not put the phone together correctly?
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I have taken the phone apart again and even with both screws loosened on the power switch, the phone is still in a loop? Could it be a faulty switch? Is it ok to turn the phone on while apart?
by Carl Grant
Still not fixed this phone, was wondering if a new flex would fix the re-starting issue if loosening the screws didn't help? When I loosened the screw's the phone still keeps re-booting non stop. I did have the screen loose at the time though( not screwed down but just open), does that matter? Any one else had power button issues with the Iphone 3GS?
by Carl Grant