Are there any phone geeks here? I have a problem with my phone, and I can't quite tell whether it's a hardware or a software problem.
It's an Xperia Play, so it's a slide open phone, which is in this case very relevant. So here's the problem (reproduces 100%):
Problem:
When the phone is slid shut, the display won't turn on when pressing the responsible hardware button.
I know that the touchscreen unlocks, because I can unlock the phone despite the display being dark (muscle memory FTW!).
I know that the display works flawlessly, as it switches on when I slide the phone open. I can then slide the phone shut again and the display keeps working without a hitch.
I know that the hardware button works at least when the phone is slid open, since I can turn the display on and off with it if the phone is slid open. Also, as mentioned, the touchscreen goes active on pressing the hardware button, so the button itself can't be the problem in either case.
If I push the hardware button when the phone is shut (display doesn't turn on, but should) and then slide the phone open, the display still doesn't turn on. This is probably the weirdest thing, as the phone obviously thinks that the display is already running and therefore doesn't trigger the command from the slide-switch, indicating that the command to switch on the display has indeed been received, but not properly executed.
I don't know what is handled by what exactly in a phone. The circumstances are clear: The command from the hardware button isn't properly processed if the phone is slid shut. The last point in the list seems to indicate that the command gets processed, but for some reason the display won't come on.
So yeah, I can still use the phone. The only question really is, does this look like a software or a hardware problem to you??
