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Stylus problem

When i first got my diamond the stylus used to snap in through magnetism back into its location. The snap in effect has now gone. anyone else had the same poblem

yes, there is a little magnet inside the slot where the stylus goes.
if you are lucky it has just moved, so you will have to put it back.
the magnet (a rectangle about 2x15 mm) is placed right next to the bottom of the battery.
it looks like at piece of plastic so it might be hard to see it.
on side of it is with stickytape (i guess the tape is not very good)

Yes i did my magnet had fallen out! Orange replaced the handset for me...

thanks for that i am with oranage so will give them a call,

commodore65 said:
thanks for that i am with oranage so will give them a call,
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to be honest it took some phone calls to change it. Best to tell them because of the loose stylus your phone keeps unlocking itself and it rings people.

HTC X7501 Housing

For those that were considering a new housing for their X7501 I found a website I recently placed an order with. For the past few weeks my searches were coming up with the housing for the X7500's but I lucked out tonight. If anyone's interested in purchasing a new housing the link is:
http://www.order-bulk.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=dopod+u1000&Search=Search
I'll give feedback after my order is received.

now i need to have $100... i want this. i will need this in the future, but i must get one right away.

jetherson said:
now i need to have $100... i want this. i will need this in the future, but i must get one right away.
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LMAO, don't forget to order the disassembly tools. I'm still waiting for my order to come.

can someone post a link on how to dissasemble the htc advantage 7501, i am really bothered with my scratches, and I am considering to buy a new housing, but the question how to install it.
my scratch is on the chrome close to the screen, very annoying scratch, please anyone come up with a solution to remove scratches, or help us providing a how to guide to install new housings

hykhleif said:
can someone post a link on how to dissasemble the htc advantage 7501, i am really bothered with my scratches, and I am considering to buy a new housing, but the question how to install it.
my scratch is on the chrome close to the screen, very annoying scratch, please anyone come up with a solution to remove scratches, or help us providing a how to guide to install new housings
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I know responderman had done the swap of the housing already. He might have some information along with pictures on it. If you don't get any replies or find anything let me know and I'll see what I can come up with. I too myself will need it anyway. My housing should be here any day now.

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Use responderman link , post 9
Just to say it is tricky will be an understatement, so I would ask for advice from somebody that has done it, even with the manual, just to minimize damage.

Im here guys its not that hard when you know what to look out for. I will let you know more when you are ready.
Jay

I am receiving my housing today, please provide details and step by step guide, how you did it. I am awaiting your feedback your help is very much appreciated

Athena Manual
Hi Again,
The official Athena Manual HERE will tell you much better than I can from page 29 to 33, But if you have any questions then ask me on this thread so everyone can read it please.
Regards
Jay

well looks so complicated, now i will till the phone really becomes nasty looking, then i will try this

PBL1 said:
There you got
Just to say it is tricky will be an understatement, so I would ask for advice from somebody that has done it, even with the manual, just to minimize damage.
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I'd love to look at the manual you attached, but when I try to unzip it, it asks for the next part of the archive... was this a spanned zip file?
The file link Responderman gave is coming up blank for me. Anyone got a better link to this repair manual? I dropped my x7501 and smashed the corner of the case - still works fine, but the case is slowly disintegrating....!!!

same here, cant download megaupload file, and part of zip missing :-S
thx

Zip file? Its a PDF file and the link is working fine. Ive just tested it on another computer. You should be able to download it and start it straight away????
Jay

responderman said:
Zip file? Its a PDF file and the link is working fine. Ive just tested it on another computer. You should be able to download it and start it straight away????
Jay
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I am so frustrated. After ordering my housing, it finally came today (2 wks late), only to find out it's the X7500 housing. Not only that but getting out the car it fell on the face and got a slight scratch on the side. I will attempt to reach out to the supplier and see why they have false advertising on their site. I'll see how the return works out.

tootallk2000 said:
I am so frustrated. After ordering my housing, it finally came today (2 wks late), only to find out it's the X7500 housing. Not only that but getting out the car it fell on the face and got a slight scratch on the side. I will attempt to reach out to the supplier and see why they have false advertising on their site. I'll see how the return works out.
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Sh*t thats bad news, sounds like they dont know what they are on about. I would complain to them. Are you happy with the work you need to do to change it?? it aint that bad honest, the worst bit is removing the plastic cover on the top.
Keep me posted
Jay

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Sh*t thats bad news, sounds like they dont know what they are on about. I would complain to them. Are you happy with the work you need to do to change it?? it aint that bad honest, the worst bit is removing the plastic cover on the top.
Keep me posted
Jay
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I sent them a complaint letter. I'm pretty confident I can do the swap out. I'll keep you posted on how it all goes.

tootallk2000 said:
I sent them a complaint letter. I'm pretty confident I can do the swap out. I'll keep you posted on how it all goes.
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By the way, did you have any trouble with the athena manual download I posted? it seems some cant see it, but they are on about zip files
Jay

managed to get the megaupload pdf downloaded, must have been my ffox noscripts!
ok, so p29-33 seem ok, how does the bottom panel (with the battery cover) slide off?
also, what about the vueflo button, does that just get pushed in and then the internal unit slides out?
thanks for your help, i too ordered off order-bulk, the black case, what is difference to x7500 case?
also, navi rubber button, does the rubber bit in center pull out, then reveals a screw? or does the whole bit screw off?

HoggerJeff
I'd love to look at the manual you attached, but when I try to unzip it, it asks for the next part of the archive... was this a spanned zip file?
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yea sorry I missed two files, since the total size is 9M and responderman posted a link for the same manual, I have deleted the original posted file and edited my previous post ( the limit is 8M for attached zip files)
responderman
by the way, did you have any trouble with the athena manual download I posted? it seems some cant see it, but they are on about zip files
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now you know.
badaas
how does the bottom panel (with the battery cover) slide off?
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you pull the navi rubber out, under it there is an screw, unscrew it and take the joystick, take out the power and comm manager/record bottoms
the top part is taken by starting from the corner ( next to the front camera) and continuing through to the other side (be careful with the volume bottom
pull the two plastic layers ( one in the corner other near the centre)
to take the plastic at the bottom, remove the screws and careful take the part
Now you should have a metal case opened at top and bottom, slide the internal parts towards the top
I didn't find it easy so read the manual until all is clear and good luck.

got mine today, no vueflo replacement button, and case bottom cover is warped! grrrr, peed off now, got an orange 'hole' where the vueflo was lol! (which apparently you can leave in place, same for 'ok' and 'menu' buttons on left, as theyre attached to the case, not the internal housing, which will slide out past them with no trouble! - hindsight eh!? marvellous thing!!!).
oh, and my rubber nipple cover pinged off somewhere into the obscurity of my carpet, great!!
edit: just a note, you don't have to take the battery bottom case part off first. you can do that once it's all slid out. much easier, as you can get to the little buggery clips without hassle!

touch screen unresponsive

My touch screen has stopped working in Android. I can navigate with d button but can't use the screen. I've tried re-installing with the lastest nbh and the latest version of warm donut. but still the screen wont' register a touch. occassionally it does if the google search widget is installed. I might flash a windows rom to see if it's a hardware problem. Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks!

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My touch screen has stopped working in Android. I can navigate with d button but can't use the screen. I've tried re-installing with the lastest nbh and the latest version of warm donut. but still the screen wont' register a touch. occassionally it does if the google search widget is installed. I might flash a windows rom to see if it's a hardware problem. Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks!
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Sounds like hardware issues to me.

jimbo42 said:
My touch screen has stopped working in Android. I can navigate with d button but can't use the screen. I've tried re-installing with the lastest nbh and the latest version of warm donut. but still the screen wont' register a touch. occassionally it does if the google search widget is installed. I might flash a windows rom to see if it's a hardware problem. Anyone have any other ideas?
Thanks!
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Try going back to WM and see if it works.

indeed it is hardware
same problem with WM. guess it's time for a new phone. thanks for the responses.

Jumbo, you can still salvage the phone.... try this... take a duct tape and stick one end on the screen and gently lift the other end gently... enough relieve some pressure off the screen ( the digitizer)... keep a contant pressure OFF the screen for about 2-3 mins....
Then try the screen again... see if there is any response...
If that does not work
Get a exacto knife... and gently slide the exacto under the digitizer ( the plastic screen ) its about 1 mm thick... do this from the top and once you are able to grip the top, slowly lift this screen... about half and inch to an inch max from the top while keeping the bottom of the screen stuck because it has a connection you dont want to cut or disconnect otherwise you will have to open the HTC completely... take a clean soft cloth and swipe the inner screen ( dont put too much pressure on the lcd which is the glass screen fixed on the htc ... the digitizer however , which is the plastic screen you lifted off can be cleaned from the inside.
I had an unresponsive one as well and this is what i did and i revived my htc.... otherwise you can buy another digitizer off ebay with the tool but it looks complicated to open...
good luck...
a little disclaimer : dont hold me responsible if you screw up... this worked on mine and i was able to stick back the digitizer in its original place...i used alcohol to clean the inside, because my digitzer was always touching the lcd and it had an oily patch where it touch... must have been sweat or something and because i put it in my back pocket i must have had too much pressure on the screen

Sweet! There's hope! I'd love to have this little phone back and have it take me to the promised land of the HTC EVO. I'll try this out.

It lives!
Turns out taking off the screen protector and simply pulling up a bit on the corner of the lcd screen fixed it. Thanks, QkSi1ver!

jimbo42 said:
Turns out taking off the screen protector and simply pulling up a bit on the corner of the lcd screen fixed it. Thanks, QkSi1ver!
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congratulations man! im glad you got it fixed

jimbo42 said:
Turns out taking off the screen protector and simply pulling up a bit on the corner of the lcd screen fixed it. Thanks, QkSi1ver!
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np next time dont sit on it

jimbo42 said:
Turns out taking off the screen protector and simply pulling up a bit on the corner of the lcd screen fixed it. Thanks, QkSi1ver!
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damnn i think thats whats wrong with mine
im only able to use half of my damn screen!
god i hope it works

inertone said:
damnn i think thats whats wrong with mine
im only able to use half of my damn screen!
god i hope it works
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were you able to fix your phone?

inertone said:
damnn i think thats whats wrong with mine
im only able to use half of my damn screen!
god i hope it works
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if your inner LCD ( the glass one) is not cracked like a glass and you can see the full LCD and that the only symptom is that you cant navigate using the screen, then its just because the digitizer is touching the LCD and screwing up the I/O...
The 2 easy fix is relatively safe and not much is required (Some old Duck Tape & Alcohol).. .than having to buy another digitizer and put it apart... something which i was not comfortable with even if i have the tool .
But as with any tinkering, be careful when you lift it up or put the exacto ( this when i tried it on mine i remember i was crossing my fingers (with my other hand of course ) so that i dont cut anything like wires or contacts underneath because i had no idea what i was getting into... but after doing it i can safely say, you can't screw it up as long as you dont use the exacto at the bottom end of the touch )
You only need the knife to lift it up a little and enough for you to grab it and life the top part up so that you can fit a cotton cloth underneadth to clean the inner side of the LCD and digitzer...

Funny,
I had the same problem after installing Android. Would up returning/swapping my Vogue.
I wonder if Android usage affects this in any way--even indirectly, e.g. Vogues weren't designed to take constant/large/sweeping finger presses, etc.
Any thoughts?

cp0020 said:
were you able to fix your phone?
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not yet
i cant find ny damn exacto knife haha

inertone said:
not yet
i cant find ny damn exacto knife haha
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lol good luck man, i hope you get it figured out. let me know if you get it

I would like to add that I had to replace my digitizer a few months back and it was actually quite easy to do and the digitizer itself was cheap ($10 on ebay).

Sadly, you are exactly right. No more back pocket, evar! Thanks again, so happy to have a live cell phone again...

I've had the rectangle oil looking patch for months now. I'm gonna try and fix it tonight. What keeps the plastic screen cover in place?

Reddog80p said:
I've had the rectangle oil looking patch for months now. I'm gonna try and fix it tonight. What keeps the plastic screen cover in place?
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thats a warp in the screen
caused by overheating

inertone said:
thats a warp in the screen
caused by overheating
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You sure? Is it unfixable?
EDIT: I put some duct tape on the screen cover and lifted it up and the oily rectangle went away but comes right back. I'll have to do some cleaning of the screen. Perhaps it is warped but removing the oily substance will help hopefully.

Got a broken power/lock button? How I fixed mine.

Ok, I have/had a broken power/lock button on my Moto Droid 1. I called Motorola and Verizon to try and get, Verizon just wanted to sell me a droid 2 and moto just wanted me to send it in for repair. I decided to try and fix it myself. I tried a couple of "fixes" found on the net from cleaning it externally with alcohol and with contact or tv cleaner. The alcohol worked for a couple of days but it became totally inoperable today. So I watched a video on disassembling it and found the actual problem. I will explain the best I can so that maybe some of you can fix your own. The actual problem on mine was the button assembly. There is a very small piece of yellow tape holding down a tiny piece of round spring metal that makes contact on the power switch shorting them out and creating a complete circuit. On mine the yellow piece of tape was stuck to the power button plastic piece and the tiny piece of spring metal was down inside the phone. To get a working power button again all you have to do is fine the small piece of metal and put it back in place, cover it with tape and reassemble the phone.
Step one: Watch video and get required tools for dis-assembly.
look on youtube for a video. Directfix.com has a video and also sells the tools needed.
Step two: Locate the small piece of metal.
Step three: Orient the piece on to the power switch. (The piece is beveled and needs to go with the bevel pointing up. So that when you press on it it will pop down and then back up.)
Step four: Carefully cover the power button assembly with a small square of tape. I used black electrical tape, I tried scotch tape but it lost its sticky after a few presses and the small piece of metal moved.
Step five: Partially reassemble the phone and test.
Step six: If your tests from step 5 worked finish assembling your phone and enjoy.
I hope this helps some of you out there that have this problem with a phone out of warranty.
Let me know if I can answer any questions about the process.

first of all i'd like to thank you, thats exact the same way i TRIED, but when i opened up the phone, i had to realize that all of that 'pieces of metal' are gone! (both volumes, and the power one). so what to do now?
is there any workaround, or a place where i can get those, beside buying another damaged phone and stealing those metal stuff from them?
thanks!

Thanks
I'd wondered where there was a guide teaching you how to "open up" your milestone.
Thanks for the site!

impidan said:
first of all i'd like to thank you, thats exact the same way i TRIED, but when i opened up the phone, i had to realize that all of that 'pieces of metal' are gone! (both volumes, and the power one). so what to do now?
is there any workaround, or a place where i can get those, beside buying another damaged phone and stealing those metal stuff from them?
thanks!
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I have a similar problem (Happily it's just the bubble for the power button that's missing). Did you find where to get the replacement parts?

sweet thx for that mine been broke forever

erhnamdjim said:
I have a similar problem (Happily it's just the bubble for the power button that's missing). Did you find where to get the replacement parts?
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Yeah i found actually a replacement part. Gonna post it tomorrow!
Gesendet von meinem HTC Sensation mit Tapatalk 2

asdonation said:
I'd wondered where there was a guide teaching you how to "open up" your milestone.
Thanks for the site!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE81IaQHEHc
there you go fam

Anyone could do this for me? I'd send my Milestone to You, of course I would pay the postal fees and everything else You may need to repair the phone.

tnx for guide

Loose home button

If I lightly tap my home button its pretty loose, anyone else?
Now that I know about it I can't seem to stop.

eallan said:
If I lightly tap my home button its pretty loose, anyone else?
Now that I know about it I can't seem to stop.
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Mine definitely isn't loose at all. There's no wiggle room in any direction. Tapping lightly doesn't nothing, but pressing firmly gives a nice solid click, just as you would expect.
I'd exchange it through TMO before your window closes. That is, if it bothers you (and it would bother me).

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Mine definitely isn't loose at all. There's no wiggle room in any direction. Tapping lightly doesn't nothing, but pressing firmly gives a nice solid click, just as you would expect.
I'd exchange it through TMO before your window closes. That is, if it bothers you (and it would bother me).
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Ok cool, thank you for the info. I might give them a ring then, it does bother me a bit!

I have the same thing.. mine is firm but if you lightly tap it without pressing it all the way down it wobbles a bit.. I thought it was mine but I ordered another one and it had the same thing. I went in at the Tmo store and the one on display does it as well..

Dweet said:
I have the same thing.. mine is firm but if you lightly tap it without pressing it all the way down it wobbles a bit.. I thought it was mine but I ordered another one and it had the same thing. I went in at the Tmo store and the one on display does it as well..
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they're all like this. have yet to come into contact with one where there isn't at least a slight bit of movement vertically. i believe this was intended and how it was designed.
@whittikins might want to try putting on glasses and check again. it's an extremely tiny bit of movement, very hard to see unless you're really looking for it.

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they're all like this. have yet to come into contact with one where there isn't at least a slight bit of movement vertically. i believe this was intended and how it was designed.
@whittikins might want to try putting on glasses and check again. it's an extremely tiny bit of movement, very hard to see unless you're really looking for it.
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OP didn't have to look for his. He said that tapping it lightly makes it move and is loose. Mine doesn't and is not loose at all. The only movement I can get is by pressing just enough to not click it and putting pressure up/down (toward the top/bottom of the screen). I can detect a slight movement, but it's silent and not at all like OP describes. Pushing against the edge of the button with my fingernail in any direction doesn't result in any movement. I have to be pressing down and purposely pushing it sideways to see anything.

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OP didn't have to look for his. He said that tapping it lightly makes it move and is loose. Mine doesn't and is not loose at all. The only movement I can get is by pressing just enough to not click it and putting pressure up/down (toward the top/bottom of the screen). I can detect a slight movement, but it's silent and not at all like OP describes. Pushing against the edge of the button with my fingernail in any direction doesn't result in any movement. I have to be pressing down and purposely pushing it sideways to see anything.
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i was essentially confirming to everyone that there should at least be slight movement vertically (that's up and down) without any noise and without actually clicking the button.
OP needs to exchange his/her device.

mrvirginia said:
i was essentially confirming to everyone that there should at least be slight movement vertically (that's up and down) without any noise and without actually clicking the button.
OP needs to exchange his/her device.
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Bad news, I did exchange it!
The replacement is the same way

eallan said:
Bad news, I did exchange it!
The replacement is the same way
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just curious, which color did/do you have?

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just curious, which color did/do you have?
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Black

eallan said:
Black
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I have a white device. maybe it's isolated to black devices. not sure. as early adopters, it's usually more likely that the percentage of defective devices in our hands is higher than later on.

eallan said:
If I lightly tap my home button its pretty loose, anyone else?
Now that I know about it I can't seem to stop.
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My home button is firm but it does wiggle a bit.
But whats bothering the most is the battery life!

I also have a black one and just picked it up Sunday here is Australia. I have taken it back and had it replaced as the Mobile provider agreed that it was a fault. The new one now also has the same issue.
I have also found a video on youtube that shows the noise that it makes as it is so loose. www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=Y5FoWeDGQZ4 (not able to post link as I am new)
Contacting Samsung customer support was not much use but they said that it can be sent in to look at but will be charged if no fault it found. I believe it to be Faulty.
this is a massive hassle to be without a phone for who knows how long... not impressed.

Delete

Same issue here. The left side of the home button rattles a little bit when i press lightly on it. Should i exchange or is it normal?

I got the 32GB S6 in Black.
My Button wiggles too when i slightly move it up and down,not much but it bother me a lil bit.
Problem is: i rooted my phone and after that the problem occured...
I dont know if they would see the Knox Trigger,cuz its a Materialfault and im in the first 14 Days(Got it 2 Days now).
Maybe i will live with it.I didnt pay for it.
My Provider gave it to me for free bcuz i was about to cancel my contract

eallan said:
Black
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Both my wife and myself got the blueish black ones. Hers is rock solid, no movement. Mine has a slight wiggle if I apply a little pressure. Haven't decided if I want to go in and have them open up boxes until they find a solid one. It's really not a issue so what do you guys think? Worth my time to go in or just deal with it?

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Both my wife and myself got the blueish black ones. Hers is rock solid, no movement. Mine has a slight wiggle if I apply a little pressure. Haven't decided if I want to go in and have them open up boxes until they find a solid one. It's really not a issue so what do you guys think? Worth my time to go in or just deal with it?
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I'm on device 3. I'm going to wait a little while with it and send it back to Samsung and have them sort it out. I'm feeling like T mobiles match is all the same

Mine (white) yesterday the right side started to rattle a bit,but seems guys it's supposed to work like this.

micr0g said:
Mine (white) yesterday the right side started to rattle a bit,but seems guys it's supposed to work like this.
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Its not. I have an edge with a perfectly firm button.