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BlueAngel permanent stylus fix

As many of you know, the BA stylus tends to loosen over time. Mine was falling out, so I busted open the case and fixed it redneck style.
Tools needed:
a) #6 torx driver
b) sharp diagonal cutters
c) x-acto or similar sharp knife
d) patience
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Back up your stuff! Your backup battery doesn't last that long - about 30 minutes max. When I finished and put it all back together I was at 1% lol.
Remove the sim, SD card, stylus and battery.
Remove 4 screws on back of case under battery (peel away the 'warranty void' sticker haha) and 2 screws on sides of case near the top.
My case was very dirty, I cleaned everything with cotton swabs and alchohol - especially near the camera.
I used a small pair of very sharp diagonal cutters to create a hard rubber shim, then tuned it with a knife.
Placed behind the original plastic detent, the shim acts like a spring and retains pressure against the stylus.
I used an old rubber thingy I found in the garage. Just make sure it's not too hard
I had to repeatedly close the case, check the tension, and adjust the shim. Finally I got it super nice. It feels like new.
Tune the length of the shim to match the BA case. This way it will be retained in the proper location and won't shift around. Mine could be a few mm longer if I were super anal.
Use loctite on the case screws. The side screws on my O2 XDA IIs were loose, in fact I noticed one had fallen out. I looked in my pants pocket and LOL there it was! If I hadn't done this mod at this exact time, I would have lost that screw. Weird, no?
Anyhow, hope someone finds this helpful. Enjoy!

on my BA, instead of using a rubber thingy since that plastic thingy which was supposed to keep the stylus in place broke in half when i tested its springiness with my screwdriver hehehe. so what i did is i just lined the stylus cavity with my trusty duct tape. voila, tight as a barely legal babe. just one reminder, make sure you have the buttons lined up properly when you screw back the cover, especially the volume up/down buttons... mine was locked at the down setting... would correct it as soon as another event forces me to open up again the BA

Worked like a charm! Many thanks!

Alternative fix
Great suggestion...although I came up with another option, less stressful than pulling my BA apart.
Using the standard stylus, soak the plastic end in boiling water for a while (it doesnt go soft, just a bit more flexible) and then bend it slightly as shown. With a bit of tweaking, you can get it so that it has just enough interference to stay in, yet easily slide out. Its just the end plastic bit thats curved and I had to glue the threaded end of the plastic that screws into the metal body before this as it was loose from earlier attempts to bend the plastic without heating it.
Tried it with the combination pen/stylus which dont have a long plastic end....bit more difficult as I tried to bend the aluminium body....which resulted in a 2 piece stylus (ie broken)
HTH

Another solution
A very simple solution is to put a bit of sticky tape in the black part of plastic spare of your Stylus. It will not move of the BA

another alt fix
I found that if you are going to take your BA apart to fix the stylus capture tab you might try to put some silicone in between the back of the tab and the side wall you will have to let it dry for about 24 hours before inserting your stylus again but this should correct the problem of it wearing out and becoming loose.

ok... I've adopted this solution...

Magic 32A Housing problem

I Got a white housing off ebay for my girlfriend 32A.
Here's the issue. I can't put the screws back on the new case, the threaded sleeves are not present and I doesn't look like I can remove them from the old housing.
Anyone else had this issue, any solutions, other then hot glue haha ?
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You can take them out, but it's unbeleivably difficult. I would just buy from this site: http://cnn.cn/shop/tmobile-white-housing-p-6164.html
Although it's more expensive, it'll save you the hassle. There are also housings which have those golden rings there but your screws won't fit it lol. i've gone through this haha

How can you remove them ? Pull out ? or you have to break the plastic around it and then it won't fit in the holes ?

same problem here took apart my mytouch. and now stuck. I am going to melt the old housing and attempt to pop the screwholes (gold threads) out of the older housing. and pop them in. if not i guess gorilla glue -_-

well ive heard some ppl lighting the end of something like I dunno, a nail and somehow pull it out. (I dont know at all to be honest) I've tried, and it sticks RIDICULOUSLY HARD. From my experience, I would suggest you not bother with it and get a refund or something, or complain and say it doesnt have enough w/e for u to put it on

lol solder the housing together?
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spammer said:
Anyone who has the same problem, can try to buy the tool like the attached picture. The tool is called soldering iron for your solution partner.
Hope that it will help.
thanks
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Can you tell me what I should do with that ?

CasseTrop said:
Can you tell me what I should do with that ?
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you do know if your faceplate locks in to the middle portion, you can just leave it like that. unfortunately My Mytouch (32b) does not have any screws on it. doesnt affect functionality. fortunately the faceplate (32b) fits the stock middle portion. its tight, but locks in accurately with out having to use screws. also the adhesive left behind by the stock faceplate was strong enough to glue in the new faceplate. I got lucky. I tried prying off the new faceplate after installation (in an attempt to fix my previously damaged vibration motor and the LED) it wouldnt budge so I left it alone. your best bet is to use adhesive (glue) and make sure it does not dry, or drip into any circuits or the screen itself. dont use glue if the faceplate snugs in tight, just put a plastic shield/case over it so even if you accidentally drop it, the faceplate wont come off. good luck.

Thanks for the advice but I want it OEM style (with screws) or it will just stay black original housing.

Not having the screws makes the phone look a bit loose and bleh. Also, if they dont include the gold rings or w/e on your faceplate, they probaly didn't include anything else which would mean your LED won't show in the front and the speakerhole /earpiece or w/e its caled i forget! Will look weird. I suggest you try the one I showed you or like you said, stick with the original housing. That's probably the best!

maybe you bought a 32b housing personally mines fine, and i fixed my led lol. forgot to put the clear plastic. anyway my phone is ok w out screws. just have to be careful not to drop it on a hard surface.
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KAwAtA said:
Not having the screws makes the phone look a bit loose and bleh. Also, if they dont include the gold rings or w/e on your faceplate, they probaly didn't include anything else which would mean your LED won't show in the front and the speakerhole /earpiece or w/e its caled i forget! Will look weird. I suggest you try the one I showed you or like you said, stick with the original housing. That's probably the best!
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The led stuff and speaker hole thing it's all good, you can easily remove it from the original housing, i'm waiting on the seller to see what he has to say. I guess i'll just take my money back and leave as it is.
_ice_ said:
maybe you bought a 32b housing personally mines fine, and i fixed my led lol. forgot to put the clear plastic. anyway my phone is ok w out screws. just have to be careful not to drop it on a hard surface.
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That's not an option for me, I just wish I could see your face when you'll drop the phone and the parts will be all over the place haha.

CasseTrop said:
The led stuff and speaker hole thing it's all good, you can easily remove it from the original housing, i'm waiting on the seller to see what he has to say. I guess i'll just take my money back and leave as it is.
That's not an option for me, I just wish I could see your face when you'll drop the phone and the parts will be all over the place haha.
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Damn dont jinx it , nope thats why I am about to go buy a clear plastic shell for it lol. I am a motorcycle rider so portable device drops are common for me.

Screen digitizer and housing

My girlfriend dropped has dropped her phone a couple of times and I'm looking at replacing her screen digitiser and housing. I've previously replaced the housing on my old HTC Magic/G2, so I've had some experience.
I was wondering if anyone here has replaced the screen digitiser or housing.
What kind of quality was the housing? Where from ebay?
Digitiser - same functionality as the original, precise, responsive?
Appreciate any input

hello, i have the same problem. I want to replace the house of incredible s but i dont fine anywhere. no case for this phone!
i you find one, you can tell me where

screen replacement
i am in the middle of replacing my lcd and digitizer on my inc s..
all i can say it is a nightmare of a job and i repair alot of phones..
if anyone cracks or smashes their screen, here is a bit of advise , try and find someone who sells the whole screen with the front housing of the phone already built up or at least the screen,digitiser and touch keys already assembled with adhesive strips..

Just replaced cracked screen its not too difficult to get to the digitizer
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i wouldn't have said its the easiest screen to replace , it takes a bit of patience as you need some double sided strong strips as the digitizer i ordered didn't come with any.
you need a heat gun or hair drier to get the digitizer off and when you put it back together you have to keep the dust out..
i did have to replace the lcd also which did make the job a bit more difficult for me, would have been a bit easier if i had just repalced the digitizer.
ok i went a bit overboard with the nightmare bit but didnt have any double sided tape suitable for the job..

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i wouldn't have said its the easiest screen to replace , it takes a bit of patience as you need some double sided strong strips as the digitizer i ordered didn't come with any.
you need a heat gun or hair drier to get the digitizer off and when you put it back together you have to keep the dust out..
i did have to replace the lcd also which did make the job a bit more difficult for me, would have been a bit easier if i had just repalced the digitizer.
ok i went a bit overboard with the nightmare bit but didnt have any double sided tape suitable for the job..
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3m scothc brand double sided tape from Walmart works great.
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Sticker Skin Cover For Xperia PLAY gamepad

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Paying particular attention to the gamepad skin, would this be a good way to protect the pad from scratching itself? what do you think?
I just bought a new white xperia play and don't want the pad to get scratched again. I already have a Trident case to protect the outside of the phone so would probably throw the outer skin away. Oh and yes, I do have OCD

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Paying particular attention to the gamepad skin, would this be a good way to protect the pad from scratching itself? what do you think?
I just bought a new white xperia play and don't want the pad to get scratched again. I already have a Trident case to protect the outside of the phone so would probably throw the outer skin away. Oh and yes, I do have OCD
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I had one before when I sold the Xperia Play last year, it protected the surface of the gamepad and is durable from light scratches and tears. Yesterday I have bought this exactly product again for the Xperia Play 4G that is coming later this week. The adhesive is sticky but not very sticky upon light touching and can be moved around until you desire the location, it will hold on to the pad but you can melt the adhesive if you wish with a hot blow dryer to insure maximum bonding to the gamepad. This is the only protection that I know that protects the gamepad from scratches made from the screen partition of the phone.

Im currently using the black version of this and ive gotta say, its pretty cool. The only problem is trying to stick it on perfectly at the start. It does protect the gamepad and the back for me(Im careful with my phone:silly , but it kind of makes the space inbetween the phone and gamepad smaller, so when you slide it out, it doesnt 'click'.

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I had one before when I sold the Xperia Play last year, it protected the surface of the gamepad and is durable from light scratches and tears. Yesterday I have bought this exactly product again for the Xperia Play 4G that is coming later this week. The adhesive is sticky but not very sticky upon light touching and can be moved around until you desire the location, it will hold on to the pad but you can melt the adhesive if you wish with a hot blow dryer to insure maximum bonding to the gamepad. This is the only protection that I know that protects the gamepad from scratches made from the screen partition of the phone.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation. Have you tried taking it off? if so, does it leave any sticky residue or anything else not desirable on your pad?
Is the pad any harder to open and close or is there still a healthy gap? Thanks
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Im currently using the black version of this and ive gotta say, its pretty cool. The only problem is trying to stick it on perfectly at the start. It does protect the gamepad and the back for me(Im careful with my phone:silly , but it kind of makes the space inbetween the phone and gamepad smaller, so when you slide it out, it doesnt 'click'.
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Oh really. Is it substantially harder or is there still enough space to make it a healthy fit? Thanks. To be honest, I always thought that the force the pad opened/closed with was unhealthy in itself, so the lack of this happening could be a good thing.
Oh and I just noticed, it covers part of the touchpad controls. Does this affect how they operate?

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Have you tried taking it off? if so, does it leave any sticky residue or anything else not desirable on your pad?
Is the pad any harder to open and close or is there still a healthy gap? Thanks
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When I first had the sticker, I have not applied the hot air on the sticker, I should have done so before because the sticker did peel more frequently from the sliding and crinkles, (sticker latches to the screen part and sticks). I did prior modifications like shorten the edge but before I had a problem with flex cable replacement twice (not caused by the sticker) my phone efforts upkeep has made me upset and give up, I removed the sticker number of times and no sticky residue was left. When I get this sticker again, I will use the hot air to melt the adhesive more when it does hit my desired result. As for the backside, the corners will peel out unless you have the phone under a case, then it won't be problem. Again, I have not used the hot air the first time, my experience is varied on a non-hot air application.

No effect to touchpads and i like it cause it makes the gamepad part more "connected" to the phone part.

I got the carbon fiber stickers in the mail today. Here is what you get inside:
Gamepad Carbon Fiber Sticker
Back Plate Carbon Fiber Sticker
Generic Screen Protector
I have already applied the stickers but not the included screen protector as I used the screen protector that I got from the mixed case earlier in the month. I do not have pictures right now as it is late to show you the application of the stickers. On initial thought, the gamepad is a little bit tough to slide in and out, be careful when sliding as always. I already hot-aired my stickers and that should harden the adhesive to the surfaces, I'll make a review next month on how it fairs.

Case for magnetic dock?

I have been using magnetic dock in my car with original nexus 5 and don't want to give this up. I'm afraid that sticking the magnetic plate inside a regular case will eventually destroy the back cover of the phone that is resting against the plate. Does anyone know of any case with built in metal plate for attaching to a magnetic dock or a two piece case that I can slide the magnetic plate between?

I saw the back is easily removable. I'm thinking of opening to put the metal plate in the back so that I may continue to use the device naked.

Cheeze[iT] said:
I saw the back is easily removable. I'm thinking of opening to put the metal plate in the back so that I may continue to use the device naked.
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can you keep us posted on how that goes I know I would be interested to see that happen.

Had no issues. Opened up and placed the plate there and closed her up fine. Super light phone so holds securely
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Cheeze[iT] said:
Had no issues. Opened up and placed the plate there and closed her up fine. Super light phone so holds securely
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Did you manage to open it up with no scratch? Any tool used?

ubcjack said:
Did you manage to open it up with no scratch? Any tool used?
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No scratches. I used a plastic tool that came with my screw driver kit. basically a flat end. got it separated a little around the charger port (careful to not grab at the charger it self) and once i saw a gap in the body put the tool in and worked my way around. a sturdy guitar pick would do it too. then snap it all back, and remember to snap right around the camera too.

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No scratches. I used a plastic tool that came with my screw driver kit. basically a flat end. got it separated a little around the charger port (careful to not grab at the charger it self) and once i saw a gap in the body put the tool in and worked my way around. a sturdy guitar pick would do it too. then snap it all back, and remember to snap right around the camera too.
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Can you share a couple pictures? and did you by any chance take some while you did it? Im still not sure im ready to crack into this phone after less than a week.

vCoast said:
Can you share a couple pictures? and did you by any chance take some while you did it? Im still not sure im ready to crack into this phone after less than a week.
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I'll try to get the device back and take some pictures. Gave it away to a family member. Www really painless to do, but i understand the reservation. I'm use to tinkering even with a brand new item.
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Cheeze[iT] said:
I'll try to get the device back and take some pictures. Gave it away to a family member. Www really painless to do, but i understand the reservation. I'm use to tinkering even with a brand new item.
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It's awesome to hear how easy it is to slip something in. Do you know the thickness of the plate you put in?

I used the mounttek one. So unsure of the thickness. Sorry
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