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Will soaking it in water make the Warranty still usable?

My MyTouch 3G slide is rooted right now but the touchscreen barely works anymore so I need to send it in to get a new one. However, rooting voids the warranty I believe. If I throw my phone in some water or something then call and say it fell in the toilet will they send me a free replacement phone? Because they can't tell it was rooted?

Most the phones I've rooted also have a way to unroot and get security back on then just ruu or your equivalent back to a stock rom and they wont be the wiser
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I would do this but I've having problems. I rooted to CM7 about 2 hours ago and here are the problems:
1. Touch Screen constantly freezing and choosing when it wants to work
2. The notification bar at the top is missing, as well as Terminal app and a few needed apps. With the notification bar missing I can't connect my Phone to my PC
3. ROM Manager isn't allowing me to do a backup (Clockwork Mod)

Usually water damage isn't covered by warranty. Throw it in the microwave for a little while or flash a radio and pull the battery half way through.

deliriousDroid said:
Usually water damage isn't covered by warranty. Throw it in the microwave for a little while or flash a radio and pull the battery half way through.
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What does throwing it in the microwave do? I've never heard of this
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bradleyG said:
What does throwing it in the microwave do? I've never heard of this
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I have heard that it bricks it... never tried it tho.lol

deliriousDroid said:
I have heard that it bricks it... never tried it tho.lol
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It might also set your house on fire. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
(Please don't be mad at me DD, I just don't want a fellow xdaian getting hurt)
Definitely NOT being sent from my HTC Amaze4G until Christmas Day.....

dry it up, remove the sticker that gets red, replace the red sticker

Babydoll25 said:
It might also set your house on fire. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
(Please don't be mad at me DD, I just don't want a fellow xdaian getting hurt)
Definitely NOT being sent from my HTC Amaze4G until Christmas Day.....
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Not mad I guess i shoulda said to take out the battery first.haha
Its not the heat that needs to kill it, but the radiation I believe, so it wouldn't need to be in there to long.

Discussion on warranty/insurance fraud isn't allowed here, for obvious reasons

I seriously cannot believe how stupid you people are
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You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think! XDA, mobile wisdom, not a n00b feeding ground!!

POLL: do you have the screen separation problem?

Simple yes or no to see what percentage of users have this problem. Please vote so that the data will be accurate.

No.
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Vote guys. I want this to show an accurate percentage.

No defects at all I voted NO!

not sure how to vote. I guess yes, it's such a slight lift that if I didn't read about it here I wouldn't have even noticed. I'm planning to do the "fix"(remove back panel and tighten screws) to see if that takes care of it.

calvin4001 said:
Vote guys. I want this to show an accurate percentage.
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Yes, because everyone who hasn't got this "problem", is going to be trawling the net just to answer polls saying they haven't got a problem instead of enjoying their device.
Most who have got this "problem" wouldn't know they have this "problem" until they find threads like this telling them they have a "problem", even though their device is working perfectly.....
If you want the build quality of a £600 tablet then buy a £600 tablet.... This one is cheap as hell so the odd incredibly minor "problem", is to be expected.

No
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kitch9 said:
Yes, because everyone who hasn't got this "problem", is going to be trawling the net just to answer polls saying they haven't got a problem instead of enjoying their device.
Most who have got this "problem" wouldn't know they have this "problem" until they find threads like this telling them they have a "problem", even though their device is working perfectly.....
If you want the build quality of a £600 tablet then buy a £600 tablet.... This one is cheap as hell so the odd incredibly minor "problem", is to be expected.
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I disagree. Basic quality control is key. Even for a $250 device.

kitch9 said:
Yes, because everyone who hasn't got this "problem", is going to be trawling the net just to answer polls saying they haven't got a problem instead of enjoying their device.
Most who have got this "problem" wouldn't know they have this "problem" until they find threads like this telling them they have a "problem", even though their device is working perfectly.....
If you want the build quality of a £600 tablet then buy a £600 tablet.... This one is cheap as hell so the odd incredibly minor "problem", is to be expected.
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I can't even use my tablet because the screen is so bad. This is no "minor problem" and even a $200 device should come working properly. If you don't agree with my poll, ignore it.

No issues here. I highly doubt 50% of the tablets have this issue though, poll seems flawed.

Yes
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cypwrx said:
No issues here. I highly doubt 50% of the tablets have this issue though, poll seems flawed.
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The poll is not flawed, it's inaccurate because only 40 people have voted. Once more votes are in, we should get a better idea of the accurate percentage.

No
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Yes.
And it's going back with RMA. Slight lifting on brand new device, what is it going to be in a year?

I've got the problem, but im going to wait a few months before I RMA it. Wait for a different batch.

Can someone tell me what I should be looking for? Any specific part of the screen? Any pictures?

Yes.
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clankfu said:
Can someone tell me what I should be looking for? Any specific part of the screen? Any pictures?
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Left hand bezel. Raised in the centre. Squishy when pressed.
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Warren_Orange said:
Left hand bezel. Raised in the centre. Squishy when pressed.
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Left side, in portrait mode?

clankfu said:
Left side, in portrait mode?
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Yes.
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[DROP TEST] Gizmo Slip Drop Test Nexus 4

In this drop test the phone survives 2 falls from 4 ft and bounces a few cm. I don't understand why we have some many people complaining about the back, even my phone survives two falls from 2 to 3 ft without case, no a little scratch :S , maybe I'm just lucky... Mmm I don't think so,
Like many other phones the phone doesn't survive face down fall
BTW love this phone. Although I have the little buzzing and rattle, not big deal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXR2iznbeg

C'mon, provide us a bit of insight into what's in the video. XDA isn't a link sharing website. Do you have an opinion? How does this compare to the half a dozen other drop tests that have been posted?

So..... The back survives a a 4 foot drop but yet we have people "supposedly" having theres crap by just setting it on a counter top...

It survived 2 out of 3, which was better than I had expected. The one that did it in (face down) was brutal; it landed flat on the face.

crachel said:
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Hehehe Sorry, post edited, maybe it's because my English is not really good

It faired pretty well except for that last drop

So... people who would actually use their phone on a day-to-day basis haven't even received their phones, but yet people like this guy is making YouTube video of drop tests? -_- as cool as it is, definitely not fair to the people who want the phone really badly but are unable to get proper stock of it.

I can't believe the back of the phone did better than the front.
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zephiK said:
So... people who would actually use their phone on a day-to-day basis haven't even received their phones, but yet people like this guy is making YouTube video of drop tests? -_- as cool as it is, definitely not fair to the people who want the phone really badly but are unable to get proper stock of it.
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How's it not fair? One is free to do what they want to their own devices.
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Is very surprised to see the n4 survive the corner n back drop.
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Somairotevoli said:
How's it not fair? One is free to do what they want to their own devices.
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It's called karma especially for the people who buy N4s when they become available for sale just to sell it again on eBay to maximize their profits.
You would say the same exact thing if you didn't have a N4. I personally have one but I'm not selfish like some people here and put myself in OTHER people's shoes as the General forum of N4 is filled with SHIPPING Threads rather than the actual phone experience itself hands on.

zephiK said:
It's called karma especially for the people who buy N4s when they become available for sale just to sell it again on eBay to maximize their profits.
You would say the same exact thing if you didn't have a N4. I personally have one but I'm not selfish like some people here and put myself in OTHER people's shoes as the General forum of N4 is filled with SHIPPING Threads rather than the actual phone experience itself hands on.
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Nah, I don't get jealous over phones.
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Somairotevoli said:
Nah, I don't get jealous over phones.
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Jealous? I don't think it's necessary a sense of jealousy. It's more of a problem with Google's inventory and people aren't getting what they wanted to give as a present, or whatever it may be as N7, N10 is having inventory problems as well. I'm done arguing about this though, I can tell that you're already an arrogant person and just don't get what I was saying. Again, I already have one but many people do not due to inventory problems.
Good day sir.

Now you're personally attacking me? You're assuming a lot. Karma. I look at out this way. A drop test gives one an idea of what kind of protection one may need. More like taking one for the team, IMO.
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He can destroy 10 for all I care. His phones to use or wreck.
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Mine slide off of my desk once and I almost shrieked. Fortunately it survived without a scratch.

I wanna see the drop test with Official bumper

I broke mine on the first drop. Slipped off the table during dinner last night, bunch of cracks in the bottom left corner on the back, and front half has one long crack that has made half the touchscreen useless. Sucks. So disappointed, gone back to Galaxy Nexus. I don't have the heart to buy a new one if it's going to break this easily. I can't even count how many times I dropped my Galaxy Nexus with no issue.

Man, that's harsh.
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Emama said:
I wanna see the drop test with Official bumper
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Lol me to, bumper doesn't feel like it would help that much.
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[Q] First idiot to shatter htc one screen?

So so gutted! Only had the htc one for a week and it feel out of my pocket onto my solid slate kitchen floor and well lets just say it couldnt have been a better face plant! Didnt even touch the sides...just face down slap bang on the floor!
Am I the first?
To top it off no insurance.......and no repair shops that either stock the parts as is so new out and if the tear down tests are anything to go by its a pig to even replace a screen! Just my luck.....only one thing I could do which is to get it repaired by htc.
Being shipped off tomorrow and im dredding the email that is going to rob me me of my hard earned ££££.
Anybody had experiance with htc repairs?

The OP was useful as a warning to us all. Sorry for you.
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drspikes said:
The OP was useful as a warning to us all. Sorry for you.
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A warning that glass smashes? Better be careful now

'didn't even touch the sides....' .... You know its been a good weekend if you havn't heard that once
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drspikes said:
The OP was useful as a warning to us all. Sorry for you.
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Im seeing the funny side anyway, im just curious as to how much htc are going to charge me for the repairs

vizzy said:
'didn't even touch the sides....' .... You know its been a good weekend if you havn't heard that once
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Probably not the best way I could have worded that

Please let us know when you find out. I very much doubt you're the 1st and you certainly won't be the last.
Here's hoping you manage to get fixed and become a regular member here on xda.
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Tetsumi06 said:
Please let us know when you find out. I very much doubt you're the 1st and you certainly won't be the last.
Here's hoping you manage to get fixed and become a regular member here on xda.
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Thank you I will keep you updated, I can imagine it will be in the £200 mark, from what I saw from the tear down test you have to take everything out just to get the screen detached, we will see

Wow man, i bet you;ll have a case before your next One then? Ouch, sorry dude!

sorry to hear that mate. there goes the so called gorilla glass.

dobknobby said:
Wow man, i bet you;ll have a case before your next One then? Ouch, sorry dude!
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Funny thing is I got the free flip case with the phone but I took it out while I was indoors becuase the phone is to nice to be hidden away in a case.....lesson learnt lol

Ouch!, hope they don't charge a rediculous amount mate, I added T-Mobile insurance this morning as soon as mine arrived in fear of the same happening to me :S...
- Adam

Gorilla glass isn't impervious.op..your going to be paying for this repair dude.warranty doesn't cover a Fall out the pocket. Feel your pain though. A £480 phone youll be looking at a good 150-200 cost to repair her
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Adam182 said:
Ouch!, hope they don't charge a rediculous amount mate, I added T-Mobile insurance this morning as soon as mine arrived in fear of the same happening to me :S...
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Iv never had a screen breakage before and im usually really careful with my phones but I guess my luck has run out, I hope they fix it just way it was, luckily their is no dents or scratches so it should look like new when they fix the screen

andy2012uk said:
To be honest im gonna get it fixed I know its gonna cost alot but the phone is awsome so im not going to down grade back to my htc sensation lol ill just make sure to keep it in its case next time...no matter how much im tempted to take it out and rub the smooth case ha!
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if u tend to drop your phone alot, get an otterbox
ugly but definitely protects

According to TrollFixit the One is not reparable and so u will be a nice test
Lets us know you might end up with a new unit

shiningarmor said:
if u tend to drop your phone alot, get an otterbox
ugly but definitely protects
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First time iv ever dropped my phone lol but ill defo look into getting a better case

hamdir said:
According to TrollFixit the One is not reparable and so u will be a nice test
Lets us know you might end up with a new unit
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Well im sure as htc make the phone they should be able to fix it, but if not I doubt they would give me a new handset, its not covered by warranty as it was my fault, but heres hoping!

andy2012uk said:
First time iv ever dropped my phone lol but ill defo look into getting a better case
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devastating
its slippery as hell though, thats why im so glad i got my nillkin case - looks nice and has good grip.
you should consider!

Oh, that sucks
I'm lucky, I get phone insurance with my bank account. I rang them to switch it over as soon as I'd unboxed it as I knew if I left it alone this would happen!
Good luck getting it fixed!

Burning smell in Moto G

Well my phone has a burning plastic like smell, I have asked for replacement

Good

I have replaced my phone for other problem but that smell is present on this phone also...
May be it's because of the water resistant coating.
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er.jaldip said:
I have replaced my phone for other problem but that smell is present on this phone also...
May be it's because of the water resistant coating.
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Oh god :/ what should I do if my new replacement has it ? Is it really a thing to worry about?Let's speak to Moto about this.

theserpent said:
Oh god :/ what should I do if my new replacement has it ? Is it really a thing to worry about?Let's speak to Moto about this.
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Not a major issue for me....
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Yeah I also have this smell on my device.. But as my device doesn't get heated.. I suppose this smell due to the plastic used in our device

Just opened the package, and started the phone. i was deleting large file of my sdcard, my bramd new phone started geting hot with smell. what should i do? should i observe 2-3 days with complete charging discharging cycles?

I got a replacement, though its not heating that much but the smell is still present. its coming from headphone jack and usb port. we can notice it only when i place my nose on it. did anybody check it?

cosmickamal said:
I got a replacement, though its not heating that much but the smell is still present. its coming from headphone jack and usb port. we can notice it only when i place my nose on it. did anybody check it?
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Put my nose on the USB port and the headphone port. No smell. Maybe I have just have a bad nose... Asked my dog to smell, but he didn't get the point.. ?

smitharro said:
Put my nose on the USB port and the headphone port. No smell. Maybe I have just have a bad nose... Asked my dog to smell, but he didn't get the point.. ?
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Ha Ha Lucky you. when did u buy ur phone?

cosmickamal said:
Ha Ha Lucky you. when did u buy ur phone?
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Last week. Have it for about 8 days now. For me it's perfect! (at least after rooting and installing the necessary xposed modules). Unfortunately until now little development going on here!