N73 problem: img/vid browser, vibe comes on its own?

[RUGUNIT]

So im half way positive this will have to be a repair but i figured id ask the experts first.

Got my N73 a few weeks ago off ebay, I am the 2nd owner. The other day it started doing this thing where the image and video browser would pop up all the time, and now when the phone vibrates it opens the browser and closes the browser repeatedly making it impossible for me to answer or deny the call because the OS is too busy with the browser opening and closing. This might be an issue with that little button next to the camera button but i dont really know.

Any help is appreciated.

[rjones1981]

What third party programs do you have installed? Have you tried a hard reset?

[RUGUNIT]

I have a bunch of third party apps installed, and no i have not tried a hard reset, but i truely believe this to be a hardware issue since it only happens when motion is applied...such as vibrate mode or setting it down on the ground or something of the like.

[rajeshshah01]

i dont think it is hardware problem....go for hard format.. i think it will help you..

restart the phone and press green dial, *, and '3'..at a time.

[RUGUNIT]

i cant get that method to work... i tried holding it for a minute off, a minute on, and a minute off while plugged in. Any ideas?

[hyperkind]

Wirelessly posted (N82: Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.3; U; Series60/3.2 NokiaN85-1/10.045; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413)

from the standby screen type in *#7370# an put in your phones lock code to also reset the phone. As for the 3 finger method r u sure ur holding the correct keys? Its never failed me before

[RUGUNIT]

Well i did the *#7 one and that didnt fix the problem, its still doing it. so i tried the hard reset using the call 3 and * buttons and even tried to do it while turning it on ... not working...i'm using the latest firmware that the nokia updater would gimme too...

[RUGUNIT]

For the record, im running firmware V 4.0812.4.2.1

[RUGUNIT]

So its definitely a hardware issue, i finally got this thing to hard reset and its still happening. For the record, the mods changed the title cuz mine sucked, but the vibrate does not come on on its own, its that the phone flips between the image browser and main screen when it vibrates, most likely because somethings not touching right inside the phone...

[RUGUNIT]

so it was definitely the backplate/battery cover just in case anyone has this problem in the future. A fake from ebay is working for now but the quality is becoming an issue with it...

[rajeshshah01]

sorry for the late reply but it should work out by pressing 3, * and the green dial button. even yest i formatted ma phone n it worked for ma phone......
so try it again....hope for the best