[Q] Dealing with a Nexus One with broken power button

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My brother has a Nexus One and just yesterday the power button of the device decided to stop working. The problem is that being a total dumb ass, he decided to turn off the device so he could take the sim card and put it in an other phone. So even though I could just install an app on his phone and call it a day, now I'm stuck with a turned off Nexus that I can't get to power on.

I tried the battery removing and re-inserting trick several times to no avail. I plug it to a usb slot on my pc (I also tried with a charger), and when a green light appears, I remove the battery and insert it back but nothing happens. I tried different timings (as fast as possible, wait for the green light to shut down, wait for the blinking orange/green to come out) but still the phone remains dead. So what on earth am I doing wrong? Also on my Xperia Play the charging light is orange, is the light on Nexus different or does it simply refuses to charge the battery?

Is there a different way to power on the device? If not (and since I absolutely SUCK at soldering) can I just replace the faulty part with this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HTC-Nexus-...item3a6d7d3d29

From what I saw in some videos, the above part is easily accessible simply by removing the battery tray. But still I would prefer avoiding opening up the device since knowing my brother he will probably bust the phone in a couple of months anyway.

Not a single reply? Come on fellas, was my question so difficult?

I had multiple nexus ones that had this problem and never found a way to power them on. The last time it happened I warranty claimed it and sold it since I didn't want to deal with this problem once I was out of warranty.

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Your battery is charged, so the light is green.
First plug in the charger, then put in the battery.
Yes, you can replace the flex cable, power button is on it.
All simple answers, if you searched - you should definitely know them. It would have saved you a week of waiting for me to write it.

For me the battery trick only works after the charging light has changed to green and has been green for at least a couple of hours. For me it only works withe th charger plugged into a wall socket never worked when using a multi plug. Also if it doesnt work first go then i have to wait another couple of hours. Oh and the method that works for me is, pull th battery just slightly, green light goes out the quickly slip battery back in.

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I had mine go out on me a few months ago and after a month of pins and needles and keeping a usb battery on hand for those "in case of" moment I just bought a new flex cable. Took all of 30 mins following a guide on youtube and it works great now. It all depends on how long you plan on keeping the nexus one. For me, I had 4 to 5 months until my upgrade, so it seemed worth it. Seeing as there is no news on the GN coming to tmob anytime soon, I might have to hang on a little longer.

Other than that, take the back off and fiddle around with it. Only help I can offer.