I had not had the tiny rattling sound that comes from the rolling wheels under the slider until today, after I dropped my X1 for the first time. But, after reading around and finding the source of the rattle - the tiny metal wheels under the front of the device - I was able to stop the noise. (not to mention being relieved it wasn't something more serious)
The noise is the light rattle coming mostly from the top end of the front as well as the bottom, louder at the top. It sounds almost like a loose screw and makes noise even just from turning the phone upside down, more high-pitched than the other possible noises. Testable by putting pressure on the front of the device, just to the left of the light sensor. if you push down and shake the noise disappears. The source is the little roller wheels under the slider.
This noise is not the optical joystick and not the camera rattle. The joystick rattle can be detected by holding your thumb with a slight bit of pressure over the optical joystick and gently shaking, if that noise goes away, this will not fix it. If the sound is more of a quiet clunking sound that only happens with a jolting shake, the source is the autofocus of the camera and will not be fixed by this.
How I stopped the noise:
I fixed this by cutting thin slices of clear tape, about 1 mm wide and 3 mm long and placed them flat on the metal of the keyboard, then closed the phone. I slid some paper in the gap to make a cushion and applied pressure to the front face to push the tape up onto the wheels more firmly. No more noise.
To make the fix invisible, use a second strip of tape to hold the edge of the tape that will remain so you can position it far enough inside it cannot be seen and then remove the second strip.
Credit to qpwoeipt's post that got me to this idea: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3171129&postcount=11. There are photos in that post that will illustrate the location of the wheels, plus you can see them if you look in the gap above the keyboard.
Cool tutorial there dude!!!
Seem a bit excessive though for something i never notice or get bothered by
Still cool idea!
comeradealexi said:
Seem a bit excessive though for something i never notice or get bothered by
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The noise I was suddenly hearing was quite loud and happened with the slightest movement, very much like a small loose screw moving around. Since it happened only after dropping the phone (for the first and hopefully last time), I really wanted it eliminated.
What's everybody's screen like? If I press firmly down at the top it is rigid. If I push firmly on the bottom, the slightly raised screen goes flush with the speaker . The bottom left corner is highest - and we're perhaps only talking a fraction of a millimeter - but if I firmly push that corner - it goes slightly lower than the grill and makes a clicking/popping noise .
Is this normal? I wouldn't mind but my other device is a nexus which suffers terrible lift . I really wish these companies would sort these issues out.
Hi, I was wondering if there's a way to increase the touchscreen sensitivity of our device. I recently got an Adonit Jot Pro and I find that it is randomly skipping when scrolling through menus and stuff. It is not a problem with the pen as I have tested it on an iPad, I have also removed the shatterproof sheet on the device. I do currently have a screen protector installed. Increasing the touchscreen sensitivity can also help with daily tasks as well, I really like how sensitive my old HTC Butterfly is and I think that has an awesome screen sensitivity.
The S-Pen is a bit shaky on the clicking end, and it makes a sharp rattling sound when the phone is shaken. Especially when you're tapping on the lower part of the glass (While typing mostly) - this is so irritating.
Any DIY thoughts to stop this ?
I couldn't find a S-Pen disassembly guide either.
My note 5 is on the over sensitivity side with fingers. With spen its sort of okay except for the lower right side of the screen where the spen doesnt get registered.
Can i recalibrate the screen? Tone down sensitivity?
Any body?