Setting up hardware and software

The volume button on the phone is stuck. Volume Button Features You May Not Know About

2014-04-11 19:40:15

It is quite difficult today to find a person who does not know about the reliable operation and high-quality assembly of the iPhone 5s. The smartphone is indeed a leader in a number of indicators. But even the most best phone cannot be completely insured against accidents or minor failures.

Almost all control in a smartphone is done using touch display. But the most important functions are assigned to the usual buttons. Thus, the sound level is adjusted, the phone is turned on or off and returned to home page. Be that as it may, these mechanical elements are the weak link of any phone. They can stop performing their functions properly at any time.

Very often, users on the Internet talk about how their volume control button has started to stick. A variety of factors can lead to this phenomenon. For example, a button may become clogged, causing it to become stuck in a certain mode. In this case, the most common cleaning may be necessary. It is possible to carry out this procedure yourself, but there is no guarantee that everything will end successfully. It is best to turn to specialists who will perform all the necessary actions very quickly and will not require high remuneration for this.

There are other reasons. The cable that transmits all signals from the buttons directly to the system may fail. This can happen after the phone falls or comes into short contact with water. In any case, here you will need to make Repair iPhone 5s. You should not immediately turn to the Internet for help and study all the training videos that show options for replacing individual phone parts. Without certain skills, it is almost impossible to complete all the actions without making serious mistakes. Any attempts to save money most often only lead to additional expenses.

Sticking of the volume control button can also occur due to a software glitch. Sometimes restarting the device can help this issue. But such an action does not always turn out to be life-saving.

You can often find recommendations on the Internet regarding programs of dubious origin. According to experts in the virtual space, such applications can help out in any situation. So, if a button on the phone is stuck, the user is offered to download a program that can completely disable this control. Thus, it remains possible to control sound only using the display. The effectiveness of such a solution raises the deepest doubts. After such innovations, it will be very difficult to return the phone to its former capabilities, even in a service center.

You should never delay repairing your smartphone. If the slightest problem arises, it is better to immediately contact specialists who can recommend the best options.

The iPhone is one of the most reliable phones of our time, but even it can break. You may notice that switching to silent mode and back will be done every other time. Or even the Mute switch will move without resistance, and mode switching will not occur at all.

In this case, normal use of the iPhone will be difficult: if the call sound is turned off, you may miss an important call, and the inability to turn on silent mode can lead to an unpleasant situation due to a loud ringing during a meeting or other official event.

Why doesn't the mode switch button work?

There are several possible failure options:

  • button malfunction;
  • loop malfunction;
  • vibration motor malfunction;
  • electronics malfunction.

The simplest option is a faulty button. It can malfunction due to dust or liquid ingress, as well as due to normal mechanical wear. In the first case, it is enough to rinse and clean the button, but in the second, it will need to be replaced.

It's more difficult to deal with the loop. On the one hand, the breakdown may be simple (lost or oxidized contacts), but on the other hand, the conductor inside the loop may break.

A vibration motor malfunction is rare, but it can also fail due to liquid getting inside or due to an impact from a fall. The vibration mode will not work. In this case, the vibration motor must be replaced with a new one. But the most difficult is considered to be a burnt microcircuit. If it is easy to replace a button or cable, then the microcircuit will have to be unsoldered.

How can I fix the Mute switch?

IN simple cases You can fix the problem like this: disassemble the iPhone, wash the contacts of the button and cable, if necessary, order a new spare part and replace it.

But to perform this work, you need to have at least basic experience working with complex equipment, otherwise you can simply break the latches or even order a spare part from a different model. There is also a risk of buying a non-original part with a short service life. Well, replacing a microcircuit will require the use of a soldering station, so this operation is not carried out at home.

Therefore, it is better to turn to professionals, such as the employees of our Total Apple service center. We can repair any Apple gadget. At the same time, we use exclusively original spare parts, therefore we provide the maximum guarantee period(3 years) for both parts and labor.

It happens that while working at the computer, you press a certain button several times and then suffer from not the most pleasant sounds. Or you come across a system window that asks you to enable Sticky Keys. You can simply click no and continue working, but better let’s figure out why this mode is turned on, what it is for, and how we can completely disable it.

What is this mode for?

This mode, which can be activated by pressing the Shift key five times, is necessary for people with disabilities. As you can easily guess from the description, it creates some delay after pressing the keys. This is necessary so that, not being able to press several buttons at the same time, the disabled person can activate them one by one and the keys entered in succession will be recognized by the computer as their simultaneous combination.

For example, calling the task manager with the combination Ctrl+Alt+Del or even simply changing the language by pressing Alt+Shift may not be the easiest task for people with disabilities. But sticky keys will allow them to simply press the required buttons one by one.

However, most users do not need this feature. But since the stickykey launcher is enabled in the system by default, from time to time you will accidentally encounter the annoying Sticky Keys launcher window, or even accidentally turn it on. Therefore, let’s figure out how to disable sticky keys in the system.

Why Sticky Keys Trigger Involuntarily During Games

The fact is that games sometimes require us to press the same button several times in a row. And if it turns out to be a button that, when pressed again, is used to enable Sticky Keys, it ends up with the game being minimized and the corresponding window appearing. Of course, this is very unpleasant and because of this, you may lose your game progress (if the game did not pause when minimizing).

How to disable sticky keys on your keyboard in Windows

How to remove on Windows XP

In this far from the most modern operating system, disabling sticky keys is quite simple. We do the following:

How to turn it off on Windows 7

Disabling Sticky Keys will be a little more difficult on this operating system. We do the following:

  1. In the control panel, we find the section in which there are special abilities, making it easier to work with a computer. In the same section, conditions for working at a computer for people with disabilities are configured. Let's open it.
  2. We find the item that will allow you to configure the keyboard parameters and open it.
  3. Next, uncheck all the boxes in the “Make typing easier” section.
  4. Then, go to the settings section on the same screen.
  5. Make sure that the “Enable Sticky Keys” option is disabled. If this is not the case, then you should uncheck the box next to it. And you can also turn off the beep when you press keys to get rid of annoying sounds.
  6. After all the settings are completed, reboot the computer.

On Windows 8 and its versions

The method for disabling sticky keys in Windows 8 and all its versions completely repeats the method that we used in Windows 7. However, in this operating system there is another method that may seem easier and more convenient to you. So, we take the following steps:

How to disable Sticky Keys on Windows 10

So we got to the newest one operating system. Changes in disabling sticky keys are minimal here, but they are still there. We do the following:


After following these instructions, Sticky Keys in Windows 10 will be disabled.

Video: Disabling Sticky Keys

Now you know what the sticky keys feature on your computer is used for, and how to disable it. This feature, which is useless for most users, will no longer distract you and the utility designed to enable sticky will not bother you while working or having fun.

The Sticky Keys feature is designed for users who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at the same time.

The situation can be alleviated by alternately pressing keyboard shortcuts.

If you need to use a specific keyboard shortcut, such as CTRL+P, mode "Sticky Keys" Allows you to press keys one at a time rather than simultaneously.

For some, sticky keys are the only way to properly interact with the computer and operating system.

This mode applies to keys such as Ctrl, Alt, Shift and Windows key(featuring the Windows flag). Once a control key is pressed, it remains active until the user presses a second key, completing the combination.

IN Windows such a possibility is provided. But to do this, you need to configure it first.

Calling the Sticky Keys settings window can be done by pressing the button five times "Shift", just not fast :o). Or standardly, using the mouse Start>>>Control Panel>>>Accessibility(If Vista or Windows 7, then in the control panel look for "Ease of Access Center").

VC Resolving Sticky Keys Using a Mouse

  1. Click the button Start and select Control Panel .
  2. Make sure it's selected classic look and control panel icons are displayed on the screen. If not, select in the left pane of Control Panel.
  3. Select Special abilities to open the corresponding dialog box.

4. Select a tab Keyboard and check the box Sticking.


For additional settings settings for sticky keys, use the button Settings.
Click the button Setting (1), to open the Sticky Keys options dialog box. Select the checkboxes that correspond to the options you want. Click the button OK(2), then Apply (3), and then the button Close(X) on the control panel .

Window Setting Sticky Keys mode contains the following parameters:

If you are incredibly unlucky and your mouse does not work, then open the settings window "Sticky Keys" possible using the keyboard

Enable Sticky Keys using your keyboard

  1. Open menu Start by pressing the keys CTRL+ESC (or Windows logo key). Then open Control Panel by pressing the key C.
  2. Make sure Classic View is selected and the Control Panel icons are visible on the screen. If this is not the case, go to the left area of ​​the control panel and select Switch to classic view by pressing the key TAB, and then ENTER. Use the arrow keys to select Special abilities and press the key ENTER.
  3. In the dialog box Special abilities go to the tab Keyboard , and then check the box Sticking by pressing the key U.
  4. Using the key S click the button Options . A dialog box will open Setting Sticky Keys Mode , where you can select the following options.

Press the key U, to check the box Use this method of inclusion . This setting allows you to turn Sticky Keys on or off by pressing a key five times. SHIFT.

Press the key P to select the checkbox Double tap locks the keys CTRL, SHIFT and ALT . This setting allows you to lock the CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, or Windows logo keys when you press any of them twice in a row.

Press the key T to select the checkbox Disable sticky behavior when pressing two keys at once . This setting allows you to disable Sticky Keys when the CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, or Windows logo key is pressed at the same time as any other key.

Press the key M to select the checkbox Play a beep when pressing CTRL, SHIFT and ALT . This option allows you to play a sound when the CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, or Windows logo key is pressed, locked, or released.

Press the key S to select the checkbox Display sticky mode status on screen . This feature allows you to display the corresponding icon in the taskbar when the Sticky feature is enabled.

5. Press the key twice ENTER to exit the accessibility menu.

6. Close the control panel by pressing the keys ALT+F, C.

How to disable Sticky Keys feature

As a rule, it is convenient to activate the function of sticky keys and mouse buttons in cases where novice users or people with disabilities sit down at the computer. If you do not need to use these modes, it is better to disable them.

Sometimes keys get stuck automatically, and many people have probably encountered such problems. This often happens in games when you press several keys at the same time.
Or sticking turns on by itself when you hold down any button on the keyboard for a long time.
Or you are typing some text and suddenly something switched... and it became impossible to print with one click, and it prints only if you hold the button for several seconds.
Most likely in such cases. You have turned on Sticky Keys mode» .

According to statistics, the Shift key gets stuck most often. At the same time, when sticking is turned on, the computer begins to make a characteristic high-pitched sound, reminiscent of an intermittent squeak. Every five seconds, when the same key gets stuck, the sound is repeated, which is very annoying for those sitting in front of the computer.

To remove stuck keys without turning off this mode, while working, press the Shift key five times.

To disable Sticky Keys completely , follow these steps

To forcefully disable Sticky Keys:

For Windows XP :

Method 1. standard

1. Pass in “Start” → “Control Panel”. Call the component "Special abilities". In general, the initial steps are the same as when you enable Sticky Keys mode (see above)

2. Click on the icon "Special abilities" left mouse button, a new dialog box will open. In the window that opens, go to the tab "Keyboard".

3. In chapter "Sticky Keys" "Sticking".

4. Click on the button "Apply" for the new settings to take effect.

5. Close the window "Special abilities" by pressing the button OK or icon [x] in the upper right corner of the window.

For Windows 7: For convenience, I also give an example for the English version.

1. Go to “Start” → “Control Panel”.

Below we find the item «» (Ease of Access) and go into it.

In the next window you will see a list of simplifications for working with a computer. Choose « Making the keyboard easier to use» (Make the keyboard easier to use)

By the way, by default, in the section "Make typing easier" Most options are unchecked, which does not prevent Windows from prompting you to enable new features whenever you press a certain key sequence. To get rid of these suggestions, you will have to dive even deeper into the settings.

Click the link Set Up Sticky Keys to go to the window " Set Up Sticky Keys. In this window you need to uncheck not only the item « Enable Sticky Keys» ,

but also from the point “Enable sticky keys when pressed five times SHIFT keys" (Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT Is Pressed Five Times).

Then Windows will stop prompting you to enable this feature.

When everything is ready, save the settings made by clicking "Apply". Close window with button "OK ".

Method 2. Lightweight

To disable the Sticky Keys feature you need to do simple steps:

When you press the left key five times quickly in Windows XP a dialog box appears asking you to enable Sticky keys

After pressing the button "Options" a window opens immediately "Special abilities" . Next, we work with this window, as in the first method.

For Windows 7, a dialog box asking you to enable Sticky Keys will look like this:

Or a window Sticky Keys for English version:

3. The Sticky Keys settings window appears.

6. We enjoy working in Windows or playing our favorite game.

Disabling the Input Filtering feature

You disabled the Sticky Keys feature, but the problem still persists; there are still typing delays. Perhaps the point is that in addition to sticky keys, the mode may be turned on "Input filtering"

Filter Keys, turns on when pressed and held right key for more than 8 seconds.

To turn it off,

For Windows XP :

Let's go Start>>>Control Panel>>>Accessibility >>>Keyboard.

In chapter Input filtering remove the marker from the field opposite the inscription "Filtration".

Click the button Setting, to open the Filtering Options dialog box. Uncheck the box “Enable filtering mode: hold down the SHIFT key on the right for 8 seconds” Click OK, then Apply and close the window by clicking OK or X

For Windows 7:

Let's go Start>>>Control Panel>>>Accessibility Center

In the window “Make the keyboard easier to use” uncheck the section “Enable input filtering”:

- “Turn on Filter Keys when Right SHIFT Is Pressed for 8 Seconds”

Click Apply, close the window by pressing OK

Well, one last thing:

How to turn off the Sticky Keys alert

If you want to keep Sticky Keys active but only want to turn off the distracting beeping sound your computer makes,

That For Windows 7 check the box " Enable Sticky Keys" leave / or put and click on the blue link "Setting Sticky Keys".

In the window that appears, uncheck the box next to the option at the very bottom « Sound signal when pressing CTRL, ALT and SHIFT",

then click Apply, then OK and close the control panel.

For Windows XP this action will look like this:


You can also uncheck “Use this way of inclusion” V Settings section “Sounding mode switching”
This way you will not disable sticky keys, but will remove the annoying sound.

That seems to be all I wanted to say about these Windows features, How "Sticky Keys" And " Input filtering". If you don't need these special features, disabling these two options will save you from intrusive operating system suggestions and annoying beeping from the speaker.

Based on materials from www.kakprosto.ru, www.inetkomp.ru, www.nb1000.

Hi all! What does a person do immediately after iPhone purchases? That's right, he begins to study him closely. Scratches? Cracks? Gaps? All this is sought with enviable, sometimes even some kind of manic-paranoid persistence. Is this strange? I don't think so. After all, buying enough expensive device we have the right to expect that everything in it will be perfect.

And at the time of such research one can easily discover the fact that mechanical buttons The switches (volume) are not set tightly and shake a little. On the one hand, this is frustrating. On the other hand, maybe it’s like this for everyone? Let's figure out whether the play of the Power and volume up (decrease) buttons is a defect or is it normal design feature iPhone?

One two Three. Let's go! :)

Personal experience or are the buttons on the author’s iPhone wobbly?

They wobble, but not much. Moreover, I noticed this right from the moment I purchased mine. first iPhone 5S. I was very worried about this and even wanted to. But all this desire lasted only the first few weeks. Then, as they say, “scored” and now this device It has served me for the 4th year in a row.

The most interesting thing is that after all this time, the Power button shakes almost the same as it did from the very beginning of use. Although, there are still small improvements - at the end of the article there are observations about what this may be connected with.

In general, if you think logically, then there will always be a small gap in the buttons - after all, they must be pressed, and therefore there will be a small gap.

Before writing this article, I went around to friends, acquaintances, and relatives and “felt” their iPhone for wobbly volume and power buttons. To be honest, I haven’t seen anyone with the most ideal fit – there is a slight move in 100% of cases. Although, on a couple of iPhone SEs the play was quite strong (in my opinion), but the owners simply do not pay attention to it and use the phone for their own pleasure.

On which models is the defect most common?

Judging by the reviews on the Internet, in most cases users are unhappy with the iPhone 5S and SE.

What is logical:

  • These are some of the most popular and widespread iPhones on the market. The more devices there are, the more likely it is that someone will be upset.
  • The body of the devices is absolutely the same. Apple, having released the iPhone SE, did not change anything in the design, which means the problem with loose buttons smoothly transferred to the new model.

And although you can also hear complaints from owners of iPhone 6 and 7 about loose power and volume keys, there are still much fewer of them.

Wobbly buttons on iPhone - defective or not?

Let's move on to the most interesting thing - is such a defect a defect? What will be the result of contacting service center– will they repair (exchange) or say that “this is the norm”?

In fact, it is impossible to answer this question unambiguously. Each person has their own idea of ​​quality - what for some seems like a normal movement and “fit” of the buttons, in the eyes of another it will be a terrible backlash.

Moreover, this applies to both the user and the service center employee. There are no clear criteria like “the power key should have a gap of 1 mm and move to the sides by 0.5 mm” in any instructions.

In addition, this deficiency can manifest itself in different ways:

  1. There is some play, but it doesn't affect anything.
  2. Loose buttons get in the way normal functioning devices - for example, their rattling can be heard when recording a video, or they are pressed “somehow wrong” and jam, or there is some other good reason to recognize this defect as a defect.

Accordingly, in the first case, the service center will call this a “technical play”, a normal situation, design features - and, in general, it will be right. But in the second, you can already focus on the fact that rattling prevents you from using the device normally, which means it’s a defect and.

How to fix button play yourself?

Some forums advise disassembling the device and placing something under it. Power button- they say, after this the key will become like a glove and will stop dangling. In my opinion, this is a rather dubious event because:

  • Assembly and disassembly must be done very carefully, and the warranty will be lost (if there is one).
  • Stuffing any foreign objects inside the iPhone (even if this action has a good purpose) is also undesirable.

There is much more simple ways eliminate play:

  1. Use a thick (for example, silicone) case.
  2. Wait until dust accumulates in the button hole (during normal and everyday use).

I agree – there aren’t very many options. And the second point generally seems ridiculous. But!

Some users actually note the fact that after some time the Power backlash decreases and attribute this phenomenon precisely to the hole being clogged with fine dust. I don’t know how true these messages are, but I definitely wouldn’t intentionally contaminate my iPhone :)

P.S. If the buttons on your iPhone are wobbly, be sure to tell your story in the comments! Does this bother you and will you contact (or have already contacted) the service center?

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