Hiya,
Is there any way to close the gap between the keyboard and the screen when the phone is closed. It looks as though when it's closed there ae slide springs which keep it together?
Does it appear to be slightly loose - like its lifting off and when you press the top plate it reduces the gap?
I think they all do that - tried to tighten the hinges a bit with the screws attaching the two pieces - really doesn't make a difference. I do think you can also tighten the hinge with the single "hidden" screw which will also tighten the tilt mechanism. Haven't tried that yet - because you have to remove a few extra pieces from the slider piece. Not really sure if it will work - the rails I think have some slack build in to them and the only way to remove it would be to bend the rails which I don't want to attempt.
I also noticed on the new TILT2's there is a ton of floppy-ness when the unit is closed. I passed on upgrading because it felt cheap - the display did it and a new one out of the box did it. Feels like the two pieces when closed are very loose.
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On my ATT Tilt when ever I close the sliding screen now it does not line up properly. The screen sites a few millimeters to the right of where it should. I called ATT and they said that Slide issues aren't covered under warranty. Anyone else having a similar issue?
No problems here, although keyboard sliding is a bit easier to move since the day I bought it and it sometimes moves when I don't expect it to...
Yeah it def slides easier, but it doesn't line up properly.
I've dropped mine many times (only onto carpets so far, happily) and on occasion have found the top half of the phone slightly misaligned with the rest - resulting in a lip at the top, bottom, or right hand side. I've found that with a little gentle but firm nudge the other way, it usually fits back into place. I think there's a little movement designed into the whole thing, to allow it to take repeated sliding and the odd knock without the stress damaging anything.
I've had the g1 since launch and the charging cover is starting to get loose. The clip on the left side of the cover doesn't stay closed anymore and always hangs out halfway.
Just wondering if anyone has the same problem and found a fix.
Fix
OK, so I played around a little bit and realized that the clips on the left and right of the mini usb cover are not really used to keep the cover in place.
To tighten up the cover again I used 3 pieces of scotch tape, layered on top of each other, on the long side of the hexagon shape of the mini usb. Make sure the tape is on there well and wont come off too easily. It has worked so far for me, but don't know how long it will last.
If anyone has any other suggestions, it would be appreciated.
I've been contemplating taking mine off.
I took mine off. No need to open a flap to charge now
Had no probs whatsoever since
Hi guys
for a couple of days now my battery cover doesnt properly fix anymore. You know how when u put it back on you have the two golden hooks at the bottom of the battery place on the x1 - it seems that the left one of these two hooks doesnt hold anymore cause it is at that spot that the cover is lose and consequently keeps falling off all the time.
hope this was somehow clear
any idea how to fix this?
I had this issue with the first 2 X1's I purchased. If you cannot get a replacement just simply try squeezing together at the two clip points so that they grip the phone tighter when applied. Alot of people have had this issue and there have been alot of threads created about this, if this is no help then hit up the search bar.
i just slightly bent the metal side flaps inwards lightly to make the little flat bits press into thier sockets better. the gold things are contacts. i'm guessing to detect if the cover is removed or to make the backplate act as a grounded shield. but non the less they don't do anything for holding the backplate in place it's all down to those 2 little flat bits that grab spots on the side plastics
Amanox said:
Hi guys
for a couple of days now my battery cover doesnt properly fix anymore. You know how when u put it back on you have the two golden hooks at the bottom of the battery place on the x1 - it seems that the left one of these two hooks doesnt hold anymore cause it is at that spot that the cover is lose and consequently keeps falling off all the time.
hope this was somehow clear
any idea how to fix this?
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I always wanted to modify original case from HTC HD2 (one from original package) because even if I like it very muck it has some flows:
- When somebody is calling me I must struggle to take the phone out without answering by mistake on that call.
- When I wanted to check what time it is, it was faster to ask somebody else instead of taking my phone from my pocket in this winter cold (-200 C)
- Because of low temperature I have to keep my phone inside mi jacket to have normal battery life but my clothes don't have inside pockets because if you open the jacket will get cold inside. Because of this I have to make that case hang on my neck, very close by it to allow me to have access to it without opening to much of my jacket zip.
- I was thinking to make a hole in the back of case to be able to use flash light from back of device like a torch (With TorchButton thancks xda-develover) because now in winter when is dark big part of afternoon and I find myself using this feature very often.
- I needed protection for my phone because now even if I love this devices I am a very careless owner and scratches and droppings are a question of "when" rater that "if" I drop down or scratch my expensive device.
So i star from thinking of making of two holes in original case of device one in the front for screen and one in the back for light. But then I thought if I make a mistake I will ruin this case wick is quite expensive to buy again. And because of this I stat to make a completely new one.
And here is the result of that work:
Please ignore bad finishing on some parts but this is a "prototype" and I never done this before but i may stick with it because I am very happy with it (very practical).
Advantages:
- Protection against scratches.
- Protection against droppings of device on some hard surfaces (corner are the Achilles heel for his device because of glass surface). Bottom corners have a wicker protection like the top ones.
- Possibility to hang the device in a lot of places because of that clipping system.
- Clip is placed in the right position on the bottom of device not in the top like normal manufacturers do. In this way when you have the device hanging on neck or belt loop and you lift the device to see the screen you don't need to turn it upside down (I don't need for others to see correct position of the screen but to see it myself). Also is more comfortable when you have the phone near your ear for a conversation.
- I make this case very tide on my phone and now I keep it without battery cover an I can make a soft reset any time thru the case with that little red reset button without straggling to remove the phone from the case or remove (again struggling) the battery cover. Plus now device is locking almost as slick like it was looking naked.
- I didn't make a hole were the light sensor is and is locking like this is affecting responsivity of auto light on the device but my battery now it seems to last more so I consider this an advantage. Proximity sensor is working fine in phone kavas.
- Unrestricted access to all functions of the device without need to remove it from the case. Exceptions MicroSD card, battery and SIM but this ones I never touch them on my previous device (HTC HD) in a year of use.
- Some kind of organic feeling on touching this device now because of soft leather imitation, very pleasant.(I don't want natural leather).
- Almost free. Concept and cutting of material is made by me and sowing by my wife. Materials I have fond some lying around in my house from some project of my wife.
Disadvantages:
- Transparent plastic protecting the screen is making a lot of bubbles when it sticks against it, making the screen to look ugly when is turned off (see pictures). I am thinking to a solution now (suggestions appreciated).
- Hole for front speaker absent (will be made soon)
This is not a commercial project I made this case for myself and I will like to hear from you any comment or suggestions.
P.S. Sorry for my English is not my firs language and on school it wasn't my strong point.
Well done! it is a pretty impressive effort, though I am not 100% convinced about leaving the battery cover off all the time. Still youve done a great job
I can put battery cover back any time but you know that problem when this phone is refusing to go on? In this situation I just reset it with a pencil thru "leader" of case. Otherwise is an entire ritual do get the phone out and I need a plastic object to remove the cover (no fingers nails). So you get furious because you thought you have a working phone but in reality is a dead phone for God knows how long and now you must perform evisceration ritual. Not for me I just use one of my small key to pres reset button, think something about their mothers (of HTC guys) a move along hoping nobody was calling me in this time.
well done, great satisfaction when doing your own thing....... UNIQUE
Great job even for a prototype.
The washer fix resolved the screen lift issue for many, however I've noticed that something doesn't quite add up. Using the washer fix mysteriously resolves(or partially) the issue of a springy/spongy left screen and the creaks and popping noise. The theory was that the screws was too long and tightened too far with the ends of the screws pushing the glass screen out and pulling the plastic silver bezel back.
There isn't a reason to why the springy screen or strange noises was fixed and neither a reason to what the cause was. Besides resolving those issues some people found it hard to push the back cover back on and still have bulging back covers and also bulging silver bezel. You might get away with this issue by putting washers on the two centre screws and taking out the washer on the top part of the screen. I believe this worked because the height of the screws gets elevated with the washers and pushes against the back cover and denting and marking it in some cases. If you managed pop the cover back on the increased pressure from the screws makes the plastic tabs pull on the silver bezel and warping it (maybe).
I thought maybe the culpit of the screen lift might not simply be long screws. But I didn't understand how the washers fixed it. After looking at iFixit teardown pictures I saw something else that could push down on the LCD unit and onto the screen. On the second picture of step 12 I can see large cut outs in the metal frame and on the back side of the motherboard I can see taped components. I thought it might be possible that the taping left creases and air bubbles on the pcb and the bulging of the taped components looks like it can press on to the LCD unit directly underneath. The cause of the popping noise and sponginess came clear to me now. The popping noise comes from the tape being pressed against it (it could be glue from the screen/bezel too) and the sponginess is probably the PCB bending .
I think what the washers did was lifting both the metal frame and the pcb up and the taped components underneath didn't press against the LCD unit anymore. This created screw elevation for some people and back covers can't fit back easily as I mentioned.
I didn't want any screen lift, bulging back cover/bezel. I thought maybe I can lift the pcb up without putting washers in and I thought of just wedging the pcb against the metal frame right next to the screws. I don't recommend anyone to just try jamming stuff underneath the pcb without checking out the pictures and have a plan first. There are components underneath and please don't push anything too far in. I've tried putting plastic blister underneath the pcb in between 4 screws and next to the 4 pin connector. They are just longer rectangles by the way and I trimmed the ends in the same way as the washer method. However the screen still bulges a little around the centre where I can't put wedges because of the ribbon cable. The bulging back cover problem is completely gone however. I think I will try to put one washer for the screw above the ribbon cable, because I can see that the pcb has a screw hole right under the ribbon cable near that screw. This should lift the pcb a little around the centre. However I'm going to put a thinner washer as I don't want the screw to get elevated too much.
Anyone thinks this theory is rubbish, or have something to add?
EDIT: I report success! Instead of typing out the same thing I will show you with pictures. No idea if this fix will last, no guarantees. I still have a little sideways bulge but my N7 is so close to being perfect now. I don't think I will change anything else for now.
it's from that black foamy piece in your photo....this was mentioned in one of the other threads....