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phone having trouble locking with side button

(Topic created: 07-07-2025 10:15 PM)
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Fljotafnott
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My phone is having trouble locking and the side button doesn't work most of the time when I press it since the July 2025 update. I have bixly and double tap for photos turned off in the advance settings, I've cleared the cache and restarted my phone, neither of these things have helped. I also have instant lock turned on. No settings have changed since before the update and the issue only came after.

I have a A53 5g and again, no settings have changed, this issue only started after the update, it was working fine before.

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realaud
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The update made the side button Gemini control. You have to change it back to the power control. Go to settings/advanced features/side button and change the long press to power button. This will bring back your instant lock.

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realaud
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The update made the side button Gemini control. You have to change it back to the power control. Go to settings/advanced features/side button and change the long press to power button. This will bring back your instant lock.

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Fljotafnott
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Thank you! I don't have Gemini on my phone which was probably why it was making it act all weird since it was trying to do something that had been disabled!

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