https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ#t=03m20s
Phone portion starts at 3:20 if time stamp doesn't work.
A couple of concerns but I may give it a shot. First, are the speaker grills too small that the spray would create a "covered hole?" Does the unibody construction help or hurt the fact that it cant be opened? They don't have a product that works over glass yet so that would have to be taped over. In the end though, I thing this may be useful for minor spills/soaks. Anyone else?
Product:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Ole...rWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476
Wow. An actually waterproof phone. Huh.
Too bad you can't open this phone. This thing is glued together, as far as I know.
Maybe we could get away with just spraying all the openings?
I like. I may have to give this a shot. This will work good for my work boots too.
Wouldn't Rain X work for the glass? I know it works great on my vehicles.
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I don't think there's any point to this other than the internals. It leaves a frosted finish. Only spray this where you can see it/don't mid the aesthetics.
On that note: iFixit declared this device un-repairable. So I think the best solution is just to spray this into all the holes. As long as we can be sure that it won't damage the internals.
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I don't think there's any point to this other than the internals. It leaves a frosted finish. Only spray this where you can see it/don't mid the aesthetics.
On that note: iFixit declared this device un-repairable. So I think the best solution is just to spray this into all the holes. As long as we can be sure that it won't damage the internals.
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There's a teardown that shows how to take it apart. You can separate the back of the device, but seems a very tedious process. Best just not to use it underwater
Even if you did spray it, who would want to test it afterwards.
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I'm just thinking the ports. If anything, it will buy you a couple of extra seconds to dive into whatever you dropped it in. Hopefully NOT the toilet though.
I saw a few videos of the "one" dismantle and most broke it.
I am amazed by this process
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I'm just thinking the ports. If anything, it will buy you a couple of extra seconds to dive into whatever you dropped it in.
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Yeah, but that's really all I need.
naturecannon said:
I saw a few videos of the "one" dismantle and most broke it.
I am amazed by this process
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Exactly. You can't take this phone apart. Someone (COMPLETELY RANDOM) said there is an exact temperature at which the phone will disintegrate cleanly. Anyone wanna give it a shot?
And about that video, it has some pretty awkward acting...
I am wondering if you spray a material into the charging ports and headphone jack, isn't that going to hinder any conductivity? And also, won't plugging in and pulling out headphones and the charger just wear the material off? I will not be doing this with my phone, as I see no reason to do so. If you want your phone to work under water, ziplock makes a product for that (and it won't void your warranty.)
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I am wondering if you spray a material into the charging ports and headphone jack, isn't that going to hinder any conductivity? And also, won't plugging in and pulling out headphones and the charger just wear the material off? I will not be doing this with my phone, as I see no reason to do so. If you want your phone to work under water, ziplock makes a product for that (and it won't void your warranty.)
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Yep. This product requires two coats. We have no idea how it conducts. So chances are it'll screw up your phone. Also, I read in the reviews that it wipes right off non-porous materials (i.e metal and some plastics).
I would not be willing to attempt this mod as the phone doesn't come apart cleanly to properly cover the mainboard as suggested.
Best of luck to anyone that attempts this.
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I completely tore it down. Down to the bezel. When taking the bezel off be very careful not to scratch the black on the glass itself. Once there I removed the thin double sided tape, cleaned it up nicely and bought and used 5 minute epoxy. I used a small paintbrush and applied the epoxy to the plastic bezel carefully not getting it in the screw holes. I then put the glass back on the bezel using clothes pins to clamp for an hour. This was perfect. I had a little goop out the side and while it was still in a waxy state prior to completely curing, I scaped the excess off with ease. This produced a perfectly adhered screen to bezel. I can say with confidence, it is the double sided tape allowing the screen to lift off the silver plastic bezel. The length of my screws had nothing to do with anything on my tablet. I reassembled everything only to knick my display wire, rendering all of work pointless. Anyway, took it back to Staples and they handed me a new one no questions asked. Ironically this one appears to be a perfect build. I feel as though if I leave it in the car for even a minute in the heat, the same thing will happen. The adhesive on the double sided tape is weak. It pulled apart with ease and once it heats up, its going to weaken and pull apart. Thanks for reading.
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Yep.. My screen lift has gotten a lot worse too..
I tried to take off the cover just now, got 3/4 corners, then heard the familiar sound of tape separating from a surface, and saw the screen flexing up. With basically no force put on the unit at all...
I didn't feel like continuing after seeing that so just clipped my cover back down.. Build quality isn't great.
I'll definitely be RMAing if any developments are made in the construction of the N7, or if a new IPS screen is chosen, I'm not a fan of the color reproduction, looks like crap TBH.
Before people start flaming you, Op, next time dont admit you broke tablet yourself and took it back for exchange. thats a form of fraud. since you publically admitted you severed the display cable. just a f.y.i.
You not the first to have done this. just letting you know.
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Before people start flaming you, Op, next time dont admit you broke tablet yourself and took it back for exchange. thats a form of fraud. since you publically admitted you severed the display cable. just a f.y.i.
You not the first to have done this. just letting you know.
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Yeah but he broke it because he was trying to fix it so he wouldn't have to RMA.
I think that contributing your own time, resources and effort before *****ing to Google about 1mm of screen lift is a really good attitude to the problem.
Sure he messed it up, but there was just as good of a chance he was going to save Google money by attempting the fix himself.
In this situation, I think OP did the right thing.
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Before people start flaming you, Op, next time dont admit you broke tablet yourself and took it back for exchange. thats a form of fraud. since you publically admitted you severed the display cable. just a f.y.i.
You not the first to have done this. just letting you know.
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He broke an already defective unit in the name of science. The gods are on his side.
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Yeah but he broke it because he was trying to fix it so he wouldn't have to RMA.
I think that contributing your own time, resources and effort before *****ing to Google about 1mm of screen lift is a really good attitude to the problem.
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Hm. *****ing?
Fixing your own stuff may be noble and clever, but it shouldn't be necessary to look down on those who aren't so mechanically inclined to feel good about it.
Sure he messed it up, but there was just as good of a chance he was going to save Google money by attempting the fix himself.
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He returned it to Staples. The manufacturer, ASUS, is the only one taking a loss. And their refurbishment department is getting an epoxied unit.
It would be the same if he bought it from the Play store, although Google may bear the shipping costs of its generous exchange policy.
In this situation, I think OP did the right thing.
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Yes. Thank you for your work on this, OP.
Just a quick note. I'm new to the nexus 7, just picked it up friday and on Saturday I left it in the glove box of my car on a hot day for over 4 hours and the screen held up well. No screen screen separation at all.
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Maybe he paid for the 1 yr no questions asked warranty staples offers like I did... just a thought
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To be clear, I did get the warranty, however when I went to the store he (manager) just looked at it, went to the back and got another unit, no questions asked about a receipt or warranty. Kinda cool in my book. I never frequented Staples, but that kind of service earns my business for the forseable future. That said....when it was disassembled you could see the adhesive on the thin double sided tape and where it was lacking as well. I won't hesitate to tear this one down if and when it lifts. I can say this works and works great for all you guys having issues.
On a side note the crackling I see people talking about may be the adhesive coming unstuck.....
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Out of thanks for the day, so
^5 to Mungulz and pxlitup for echoing my sentiment, to the OP for having the muster to MacGuyver your own fix, and to demandarin for your concern for the OP
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On a side note the crackling I see people talking about may be the adhesive coming unstuck.....
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The crackling - or creak - is from a piece of foam-tape being positioned too close to where a seam in the cover sits. It's easily rectified with a piece of 2"x1/4" paper inserted between the foam-tape and the plastic Been there, done that, had a Tee-Shirt printed
To OP:
Did you chop it off completely? A similar thing happened to me except that mine is only half cm cut. So far no problems at all with the display
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Chop the cable? No, I couldn't figure out how it came out of the clamp and had a small sscrew driver trying to pry it up and severed one of the fine hairs in the bundle. For those of you who may not know, you lift the back of the clamp and that releases the pressure and then simply slide the cable out. Once my feeble mind figured it out, I was amazed at my stupidity. Its quite simple and elegant really. BTW. This is for the double cable connection. The single does just pry up, hence my confusion.
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Ok so I have the silver HTC One and as much as I love it, I can't help but think the front would look bad-ass with the black speaker grills...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience replacing their speaker grills, I remember seeing a drop test video and it popped off. The guy in the video mentioned how it didn't clip back on, it was glued on.
I think if it was easy enough to get a stanley blade in between the grill and the plastic it could just pop off (mine has a gap so it could be quite easy) then it would also help in the future if any scratches happen, just to replace them again...
Thoughts?
thats a good idea, itll be great to know if the speaker grills are repleacable, as they are slightly raised on most phones
I'm just worried incase I order the replacment parts and they are not the same quality as the real HTC One parts. Is there a site that sells genuine parts? They would need to ship to the UK for me though...
Are you out of your mind?
If you are, I'd recommend sandpaper tape and some spray paint. That would probably be easier than disassembly. Maybe even some black nail polish.
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Are you out of your mind?
If you are, I'd recommend sandpaper tape and some spray paint. That would probably be easier than disassembly. Maybe even some black nail polish.
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I dont think it will be as bad as you think, this is the video I was talking about:
http://youtu.be/KwE9PGDnlvs?t=1m51s
I know the top may be more difficult to get off because of the camera and I think I will wait a few more months to see if anyone does drop their One and the top part pops off... But it would be interesting to know because this could be useful to those who get any real bad damage to their speaker grills...
The speaker grills are glued to the housing, Removing them shouldn't be hard
Do it and get us some pics
I'm doing it. Are you sure about the glue? I also started a thread about it a couple of days ago.
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I'm doing it. Are you sure about the glue? I also started a thread about it a couple of days ago.
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The bottom one is definitely glued, I am not sure about the top one though
Im interested...
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Ok so I have the silver HTC One and as much as I love it, I can't help but think the front would look bad-ass with the black speaker grills...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience replacing their speaker grills, I remember seeing a drop test video and it popped off. The guy in the video mentioned how it didn't clip back on, it was glued on.
I think if it was easy enough to get a stanley blade in between the grill and the plastic it could just pop off (mine has a gap so it could be quite easy) then it would also help in the future if any scratches happen, just to replace them again...
Thoughts?
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I agree that the black would look pretty cool. Let us know how this turns out! and take pictures of the process. I myself am curious whats behind the top grill, my speaker on the top is starting to crackle horribly i want to know if it would be possible to replace.
One of mine (the bottom grill) has a small chip in it that really annoys me, so i have ordered a new set. Postage to the UK is quite expensive, but the total was only £24. Not that bad considering its an original part I guess.
Removing the grills shouldnt be too hard, just heat them up with a hot air gun, being careful not to 'cook' the phone and carefully prise the grill up. The gap most people have in the case may be a help here. The new one should just press on. Warm it up, press it down and hold it firmly until cool, with a clamp or strong bulldog clip if you can.
Etradesupply.com sells almost everything for HTC one just so everyone knows if they didn't, u also have a tiny chip in my lower speaker grill, but my case hides it for now so I'm not super worried, but I would love to know if this is possible!!
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The grills and the SIM tray are about the only things you can replace. They sell screens, but there is no realistic way to replace them. Even if you could open the phone without marking it, putting it back together is almost impossible.
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One of mine (the bottom grill) has a small chip in it that really annoys me, so i have ordered a new set. Postage to the UK is quite expensive, but the total was only £24. Not that bad considering its an original part I guess.
Removing the grills shouldnt be too hard, just heat them up with a hot air gun, being careful not to 'cook' the phone and carefully prise the grill up. The gap most people have in the case may be a help here. The new one should just press on. Warm it up, press it down and hold it firmly until cool, with a clamp or strong bulldog clip if you can.
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Just for clarification, did you order this from etrade supply? do you have it yet and how is the quality...?
Regards
Zak
Etradesupply quality is very good. I order parts from them and never have an issue.
Heat gun or hair dryer to loosen up the glue should help.
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Curious to see if you went through with this.
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I bought some etrade silver speaker grills but no longer need them.
If possible please share the whole process heating , removing and fixing the top and bottom speaker grill. Thanks !
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Just a tip, do not "paint" the grill. It's impossible to do without stuffing up the holes anyway.. And paint does not stick to aluminium.
You need to anodise aluminium.
Google how to do it but in a nutshell..
1) chemically clean existing aluminium to remove all traces of colour /surface protection. 2)Anodise it to required colour or clear colour
This not only gives you the look you want but makes the surface very hard.
Anodising also is not "on" the surface but part of it so it won't scratch off, block holes etc.
Bare aluminium is very soft and WILL oxidise and go dull. Apart from living in a vacuum or learning to breathe argon gas, you can't stop it.
Anodising MAKES aluminium oxidise and then fill the surface with a dye. This prevents further oxidisation.
Cheers, Marty
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any luck with replacing the speaker grills?
Just a heads up
I asked about this a different thread and one of the people that replied told me that only the bottom grill is glued in. He said the top is actually screwed in from the back before the back cover is put on. I cant confirm if he was correct, but still good info for anyone planning to try something like this. Can anyone confirm that has purchased these if there are threads in the top grill for it to be screw in?
The longer I'm having this phone, the more disillusioned I am becoming with it.
I sold my iPhone 5 in September and 'upgraded' to the Z1...
Yet despite needing initial time to get over the pathetic viewing angles, I developed a real fondness for the phone...
But that honeymoon period soon ended... Two weeks later the phone had proven that it was the biggest scratch magnet I ever owned. The perfectly hard wearing Dragontrail glass is covered by a super scratch prone ASF, the aluminium frame has lots of ugly scuff marks on it despite taking great care of the phone and only keeping it in a soft pocket - alone - and today the grille bubbled up and came off the speaker at the bottom.
By the way it is nothing but a piece of cut out mesh, fabric essentially, that has been glued down with what seems to have become really tacky glue. Clearly not water resistant as it's advertised.
I've put it back but it wouldn't stick. I really need to send it in for a warranty repair but I'm leaving Europe for 5 months on Monday so I can't!
So the Z1 is a poorly constructed phone made to appear as if it is of a premium build quality and Sony did not build it to look good in a month, or two or 12 down the line let alone two years.
Who in their right mind ok'd the ASF what a hideous idea?!
Anyway I digress, has anybody else's speaker grille come off or bubbled up?
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Here it is... It's just a piece of plastic mesh and mine has now fallen off. Anybody with the same?
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Another pic of the grille
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Use superglue. The grill has nothing to do with the waterproofness.
It will still be under warranty when you get back. Send it then?
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I can't superglue it back as it now has a kink in it... And just looks bad.
A warranty repair it is then when I come back. Thanks for the advice anyhow.
As long as my waterproofing is not affected I'm gonna live with it.
But yes I am fundamentally disappointed with some of the materials used to make this phone... and at the top of my list is the ASF with the logo baked in...
This is just yet another thing...
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Didn't somebody's silver ring around the power button also just fall off? These things shouldn't happen...
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My speaker grill just started pealing off. Noticed when it got caught on something.
Does this actually affect whether it's waterproof or not? I'm imagining not, as it's just a thin piece of plastic, either way I'll be more careful with the phone now.
Mine isn't under warranty because I've had it so long, and it's rooted too...
corydor13 said:
My speaker grill just started pealing off. Noticed when it got caught on something.
Does this actually affect whether it's waterproof or not? I'm imagining not, as it's just a thin piece of plastic, either way I'll be more careful with the phone now.
Mine isn't under warranty because I've had it so long, and it's rooted too...
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I've noticed today, that my speaker grill is a bit "wobbly" which means that if I put my finger on it I can move it a bit to the left and right and also up and down. I'm not sure if it was there from the beginning (I have the phone since September) but I doubt it. Is this "normal" or already considered a case for warranty?
I'm afraid now the grill might come off soon! I have a case on the phone and always have it alone in one pocket and handle it with care so that shouldn't be the cause.
What did you do? Sent it in under warranty?!
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@corydor13 @Johann_London
I've noticed today, that my speaker grill is a bit "wobbly" which means that if I put my finger on it I can move it a bit to the left and right and also up and down. I'm not sure if it was there from the beginning (I have the phone since September) but I doubt it. Is this "normal" or already considered a case for warranty?
I'm afraid now the grill might come off soon! I have a case on the phone and always have it alone in one pocket and handle it with care so that shouldn't be the cause.
What did you do? Sent it in under warranty?!
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That's basically how the problem started for me.
After a while of trying to keep it on, I got annoyed with the fact that it kept falling off, so just left it off.
Haven't sent it back for repairs or anything as I don't see the point.
It's been soaked since and doesn't have any problems..(yet).
So it is still waterproof? But even if so, it's very disappointing that this happens after only 9 months and without the grill it looks ugly, like it was used for ten years.
I also have that strange, squeaky vibration motor sound. I can live with the former, but both defects combined are almost too much.
I'm going to talk with the Sony chat tomorrow and see what they'll say.
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I'm afraid now the grill might come off soon! I have a case on the phone and always have it alone in one pocket and handle it with care so that shouldn't be the cause.
What did you do? Sent it in under warranty?!
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It's not a problem, they used a cheap glue to stick that grill under the phone and in time, hot temperatures and maybe water, the glue just lost his consistency. Try to keep it on or just apply some drop of good glue and do not close the speaker (LOL)
BTW, I can move mine too but until stay there I do not touch it.
I'm going to post this thing that happen to me yesterday I think I was the only one and I found this, yesterday I saw how my grille can move and I was like , I take great care of the phone, doesn't have scratches of any type, and now this.... I will try to remove it very very careful and apply some kind of glue I have, and see what happen
A little too late to this thread, but just posting my own experience. The little speaker mesh literally fell off of my Xperia Ray. After it comes off, you can not hear anything on the speaker phone when talking to someone and Music, although loud comes with very high frequencies. To fix this, you take black electrical tape, cut just a small part and stick it over the plastic, then use a clear plastic tape to cover that along the bottom. The sound is not like the original but still works better than no mesh. The in-Call volume of these phones is a major disappointment. You are right, the build quality of most android phones is junk. What the Android world needs badly is the iPhone build quality.
Well I'm back with some things to say, some friends I know seem that doesnt have this problem at all, weird, after some time I finally removed the grille it was just holded with strong by a very small side, I try glue that have a color like orange/brown (I dont remember the brand) it work ok but just for 2 weeks, after that it starts to move again, so now I try a Gel glue and it seems that work excellent, it doesn't move at all, with the other glue it holds, but it can move a little, seems that this glue is the solution, and it says in the boxx is water resistant so, better for me, I have to say that you have to ve very careful because a little drop in the mic and nobody will hear you again, the same for the speaker, so far I dont have problems :victory: so if you found a gel based glue in a little stick, try it if you have this problem
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Well I'm back with some things to say, some friends I know seem that doesnt have this problem at all, weird, after some time I finally removed the grille it was just holded with strong by a very small side, I try glue that have a color like orange/brown (I dont remember the brand) it work ok but just for 2 weeks, after that it starts to move again, so now I try a Gel glue and it seems that work excellent, it doesn't move at all, with the other glue it holds, but it can move a little, seems that this glue is the solution, and it says in the boxx is water resistant so, better for me, I have to say that you have to ve very careful because a little drop in the mic and nobody will hear you again, the same for the speaker, so far I dont have problems :victory: so if you found a gel based glue in a little stick, try it if you have this problem
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Hi
Does anyone know where I can buy this part (black botton cover)?
I have tried to find a place that sells it and I could not find one.
However, I replace the screen on my phone (Xperia Z1s C6916) about three months ago, and only ripped the flex cable connecting the audio jack and sensor. When I did that, I bought a screen that was already connected to a frame. However, I forgot to transfer the mesh covering the speaker. I did not know it was just a mesh piece on the outside until now... I took the phone apart, yet again, ripped the flex cable connecting the microphone... Why are parts for this thing so expensive!?
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Anyway I digress, has anybody else's speaker grille come off or bubbled up?
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Mine fell off a few months ago.
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Mine fell off a few months ago.
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Mine fell off yesterday. I bought mine in September. I'm glad the water proofing hasn't been affected by it (going by others' accounts, I'm too chicken to try it myself.) I was really upset cause I bought it only for the waterproofing and the other features were a plus. I'll super glue it then. India is getting too hot, the glue melted off.
Yeah mine fell off too, it's been off for a while now.
My USB flap fell off too, though it was probably my own fault over using it without care. So I guess mine isn't waterproof any more ? :victory:
I took my phone to the shower so that I could read a document and water seeped in from the usb port I think (the rubber flap is a bit loose these days)
Result the front camera no longer works. Has anyone else experienced this. Didnt drop the phone in a sack of rice yet.
Bought the phone less than a year back so probably still in warranty.
Any ideas what I should do...
tovarish
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I took my phone to the shower so that I could read a document and water seeped in from the usb port I think (the rubber flap is a bit loose these days)
Result the front camera no longer works. Has anyone else experienced this. Didnt drop the phone in a sack of rice yet.
Bought the phone less than a year back so probably still in warranty.
Any ideas what I should do...
tovarish
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Wouldn't have been the flap that was caused, that's purely for dust protection, it's water-sealed without the flap being there at all. The back cover must not have been sealed correctly, either due to a faulty seal or user error - unless there is some other crack? The sack of rice is an immediate response - it isn't expected to work a few days down the track.
Also, it's water resistant, not steam proof. Steam, being a gas, can still get into your phone and then liquidate. This is in the manual and/or warranty somewhere. You should send it off if it's still covered under warranty. Say you dropped it into a cold sink and had made sure everything was sealed properly. Do not say a hot steaming shower.
Good luck.
Seriously, you read documents in the shower? I still can't figure out why anyone would even attempt to do something like that deliberately. If the phone was marketed as "crush resistant", I would not drive my car over it on purpose.
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Wouldn't have been the flap that was caused, that's purely for dust protection, it's water-sealed without the flap being there at all. The back cover must not have been sealed correctly, either due to a faulty seal or user error - unless there is some other crack? The sack of rice is an immediate response - it isn't expected to work a few days down the track.
Also, it's water resistant, not steam proof. Steam, being a gas, can still get into your phone and then liquidate. This is in the manual and/or warranty somewhere. You should send it off if it's still covered under warranty. Say you dropped it into a cold sink and had made sure everything was sealed properly. Do not say a hot steaming shower.
Good luck.
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you have a point, steam could easily go inside. But what you say about the charging port is wrong. If you remover the charge cover and then blow air into the charging port you can feel the air blowing into the "sealed" areas. I really made sure that the back cover was sealed correctly by pressing it all over.
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Seriously, you read documents in the shower? I still can't figure out why anyone would even attempt to do something like that deliberately. If the phone was marketed as "crush resistant", I would not drive my car over it on purpose.
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I am acting in a play and I find the shower the best place to practice my lines.
I guess that is one scenario that I had not considered. Hopefully, you're getting paid for the acting so that you can write the phone off as a business expense. I have been able to get out many phones (make for other people) after they have gotten wet in fresh water. Salt water is a different story. Take it apart and dry it out. There is a good chance it will work. You might have to replace the battery though. For whatever reason, the batteries do not make it sometimes. Good luck.
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dibeachdude said:
I guess that is one scenario that I had not considered. Hopefully, you're getting paid for the acting so that you can write the phone off as a business expense. I have been able to get out many phones (make for other people) after they have gotten wet in fresh water. Salt water is a different story. Take it apart and dry it out. There is a good chance it will work. You might have to replace the battery though. For whatever reason, the batteries do not make it sometimes. Good luck.
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It works fine except for the front camera and proxiity sensor. I will be taking it to a samsung support centre soon. Will post an update on what they say.
tovarish said:
you have a point, steam could easily go inside. But what you say about the charging port is wrong. If you remover the charge cover and then blow air into the charging port you can feel the air blowing into the "sealed" areas.
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What I said about the port isn't wrong. It is meant to be water-sealed without the flap. If you were able to blow through it, then that is a fault with your phone. Good luck with your performance.
Usb port without flap is not waterresistant anymore. Check manual. Usb without flap is not protected
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Yesterday the top corner of my phone cracked right next to the circle to the right of the Samsung logo when it fell off my desk. It is not a spider web crack and doesn't affect the actual screen in any way. Is there a resin I would be able to use to patch it safely?
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i would just get a glass screen protector
But that wouldn't make the crack go away. Is there a way to do that without replacing the front glass?
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outtawack311 said:
But that wouldn't make the crack go away. Is there a way to do that without replacing the front glass?
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What you need is CRACK BE GONE......... LOL
But really you should stop smoking as that doesn't exist. Only way to fix a broken glass is to replace it and that goes for anything...... automotive windshields also. Which is where I think you got the idea of resin from. Resin is supposed to stop or slow it from continuing to spider and getting worse but it does't work on a crack only a chip and it still doesn't get rid of it then either. Nothing removes broken or chipped glass damage.
I guess I just had no idea how automotive resin worked. I'll just have to deal with it and get it replaced if it causes an issue. It's ridiculous that this even happened falling from my desk on to carpet at work.
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Its possible i guess if u get a winshied repair kit and if its far enough away from the edge but those kits use a suction cup thing to force it in the crack. So if it is near the edge i doubt u will be able to get the resin forced into the crack.
I had a deep scratch and tried some windshield repair resin to try and fill in and it didnt really do anything.
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outtawack311 said:
I guess I just had no idea how automotive resin worked. I'll just have to deal with it and get it replaced if it causes an issue. It's ridiculous that this even happened falling from my desk on to carpet at work.
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Luck of the draw (or lack of) really. I have had some nasty drops with my note 4 and few minor ones with the note 5. I haven't used a screen protector for the last 3 or 4 phones and 4 years or so. My cases keep getting smaller with this years note 5 being the flimsiest clear spigen that I have ever had. I'm sure my luck will run out but even with my drops it is still ok. All it takes is that one at the wrong angle tho.
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sand1303 said:
Its possible i guess if u get a winshied repair kit and if its far enough away from the edge but those kits use a suction cup thing to force it in the crack. So if it is near the edge i doubt u will be able to get the resin forced into the crack.
I had a deep scratch and tried some windshield repair resin to try and fill in and it didnt really do anything.
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Again resin is made not for cracks but more for knicks, rock chips and the like at are small, round and contained. The resin fills the chip and trys to hold it from spidering and cracking all the way across as the windshield flexes. First as you have noticed this is really not a fix, and doesn't work more then 50% of the time. May make it take longer to crack that's a bit unclear.
Even tho this doesn't work very well on a windshield there is even more reasons why this really wont work on a phone. The type of glass, thinness of the glass and being a crack not a chip are all reasons this would never work on the phone (but please post pics if you do. LOL) The vacuum and not sitting in corners is also another good reason, but the resin isn't as thin or runny as you may think and would make way more of a mess on your screen then it would even cover. I'm asumming this is not in an area you touch or I would say I would also think the digitizer might have problems also.
integlikewhoa said:
Again resin is made not for cracks but more for knicks, rock chips and the like at are small, round and contained. The resin fills the chip and trys to hold it
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Uh, not calling u a liar but i have seen actual cracks repaired in windshields and u couldnt even tell they were there. Dont know how long the repair lasted but i have seen it done on long cracks. We have had safelite come in and repair windshields on work trucks. I am not saying it would definately work on a phone though
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sand1303 said:
Uh, not calling u a liar but i have seen actual cracks repaired in windshields and u couldnt even tell they were there. Dont know how long the repair lasted but i have seen it done on long cracks. We have had safelite come in and repair windshields on work trucks. I am not saying it would definately work on a phone though
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I see Satellites website does advertise they do cracks up to 6" so I stand corrected on that. Thanks
https://www.safelite.com/windshield-repair/
I'm a maintenance manager for transit buses. I have a whole fleet of city buses here in the Los Angeles area. I'm very good friends with my local glass guy that comes out and does repairs weekly. We not only see chips, knicks, cracks, but graffiti and other intentional vandalization. We have strict rules from California Highway Patrol here that we need to repair certain size damage that obscures the view of the drivers.
With the cost of a big bus windshield we have tried them all. They even have buffers that sand and polish the top layer of glass to remove surface damage, but during a demo (to sale us a unit) he cracked the window while trying to remove graffiti as the glass got to hot.
Injecting resin into the chip does not make it go away. I can still tell where it was repaired (depending on the quality it looks less noticeable or obvious) and if I pound my fist on the glass I bet you can tell where it will crack from. It's only a temporary solution to help try and prevent it cracking any further under light or no stress (not me pounding on it).
Ya like u say its just a cover up but if its done right with quality materials it can be almost invisible.
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