I was taking photos in the pool and everything was fine. But after a few minutes outside the water, the touch suddenly stopped working. The water indicators are all white and everything but the touch are still working. I can even take pictures.
I have restarted, factory reseted, put a new firmware and nothing seens to solve it. Must be a hardware problem. Any sugestions?
There aren't any water indicators on Z1. You already did what you should. Last thing is to flash a new FTF via Flashtool and if this will not solve the problem then it's a hardware failure and go for replacement.
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There aren't any water indicators on Z1. You already did what you should. Last thing is to flash a new FTF via Flashtool and if this will not solve the problem then it's a hardware failure and go for replacement.
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They are in the covered ports. Already flashed a new FTF, no lucky.
Tucasiqueira said:
.Already flashed a new FTF, no lucky.
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Then go via warranty. Are you sure the indicators are there under the flaps? I tested the flaps many times and no sign of any indicators. Maybe they are fake.
eclyptos said:
Then go via warranty. Are you sure the indicators are there under the flaps? I tested the flaps many times and no sign of any indicators. Maybe they are fake.
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The problem is that I bought in US, but I'm in Brazil. They aren't in the flaps, are in the port itself
Tucasiqueira said:
The problem is that I bought in US, but I'm in Brazil. They aren't in the flaps, are in the port itself
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Then you should go for international warranty from Sony Service, call them.
BTW, I think you confusing the reset button with the indicator. Trust me there is no any indicator. You can say this all day, trust me.
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Then you should go for international warranty from Sony Service, call them.
BTW, I think you confusing the reset button with the indicator. Trust me there is no any indicator. You can say this all day, trust me.
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there are actualy 2. One near the sim slot and one in the sd card slot. It's a litte white retangle, just look to the bottom of the slots and you should see it
Tucasiqueira said:
there are actualy 2. One near the sim slot and one in the sd card slot. It's a litte white retangle, just look to the bottom of the slots and you should see it
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Sorry, my Z1 is normal, your have to be special. There is no any indicator. Type on XDA "Z1 Indicators" and you will read about it more deeply. I am not new to this so stop telling me this crap.
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...-the-water-indicator-on-Xperia-Z1/td-p/397501 from the Sony forum. It's not crap, the indicators are the white strips on the reverse of the flaps. They will turn red if your wet them. Try it if you don't believe me.
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gregbradley said:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperi...-the-water-indicator-on-Xperia-Z1/td-p/397501 from the Sony website so it's not crap.
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Hey Greg, I saw this page and sorry if I was rude in the last post but under my flaps there is not any kind of indicators, not even close. A picture of this indicators will help me to understand if I am wrong...
Googling "Xperia z1 water indicator" reveals that there actually is at least 1 physical indicator. Maybe it's model-specific or there are just a lot lot of people with a misunderstanding.
Either way, you should go for the warranty and contact the Sony support.
Since its only your touchscreen that stopped working, chances are good that it's can be repaired by an independent phone repair center, but that would cost a bit.
Good luck
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the indicators are the white strips on the reverse of the flaps. They will turn red if your wet them. Try it if you don't believe me.
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I did. I took off the flap from micro SD and I drop water on it and still gray like new the first time. I can make a vid about this if someone don't believe..so?
My Z1s doesn't have any indicators under the flaps either. There might be one inside, but nothing on the flaps.
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My Z1s doesn't have any indicators under the flaps either. There might be one inside, but nothing on the flaps.
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Iono mine has then mind you I bought mine here in Canada
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dakunclear said:
Iono mine has then mind you I bought mine here in Canada
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Picture?
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Picture?
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The touch started waorking again, after 4 days not working! I coudn't be more happy
I've got the Z1 and theres no water indicators on mine either, could it be that the Z1S has them but not the Z1 ?
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Hello.
My phone was in my pocket when I entered a beach. I realized it, I ran out of the beach, I took it out, but it had absorbed some water.
Stupidly, I tried to turn it on. It started with an unending vibration. For 3 tried, the same vibration occurred.
Then, it stopped.
I separated both the battery and the circuit board.
I tried turning it on once in a while. It didn't work.
So, I'm probably going to have to give the mobile to the Service Center.
But, will they find out if the mobile has it's bootloader locked/unlocked when the mobile is so screwed?
And, if so, how can I relock it?
Thank You.
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Hello.
My phone was in my pocket when I entered a beach. I realized it, I ran out of the beach, I took it out, but it had absorbed some water.
Stupidly, I tried to turn it on. It started with an unending vibration. For 3 tried, the same vibration occurred.
Then, it stopped.
I separated both the battery and the circuit board.
I tried turning it on once in a while. It didn't work.
So, I'm probably going to have to give the mobile to the Service Center.
But, will they find out if the mobile has it's bootloader locked/unlocked when the mobile is so screwed?
And, if so, how can I relock it?
Thank You.
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I have no idea dude
but if your phone can turning on u can relock it with s1 tool..
u can check if the flash-modes working (turn off phone and press back button while plug in to PC )
hope can help your prob
Actually, if your phone couldn't be turned on, you don't need to worry about this because they can't check your phone if the phone's bootloader is unlocked.
And i'm sure that the phone will not turn on again
but there sure can find that it was damaged due to water and you are out of warranty then. they don't cover physical damages due to user's mistake.
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but there sure can find that it was damaged due to water and you are out of warranty then. they don't cover physical damages due to user's mistake.
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Either way if you choose to repair it you will pay
Thank you.
I'll have to decide b/w paying for repair and buying a new mobile, the latter doesn't look good.
MeTaL_StaR said:
Thank you.
I'll have to decide b/w paying for repair and buying a new mobile, the latter doesn't look good.
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If you want my opinion, buy a new phone.
Xperia tipo:thumbup:
Price Slightly more than X8 but awesome!
:flipoff2: DEVILS NEVER CRY:flipoff2:
Tipo is actually good. Surprisingly it can run ICS smooth with only a 800 MHz processor.
It is a good alternative to X8 with almost the same price. And, it will depend on the support on xda !
Anyway, will decide.
Thanks a lot !
I've heard that if you keep you phone in a bowl of dry rice for a few days , the rice absorbs water and the phone gets fixed. Sounds silly , but you could give it a try. :silly:
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I've heard that if you keep you phone in a bowl of dry rice for a few days , the rice absorbs water and the phone gets fixed. Sounds silly , but you could give it a try. :silly:
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I did give it a try.
I probably screwed it up more worse than I imagined !
Is microwaving a mobile phone a good idea?
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I did give it a try.
I probably screwed it up more worse than I imagined !
Is microwaving a mobile phone a good idea?
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But I think It was on when it fell in water or the water was inside when op tried to ON it & the motherboard must have been short circuited due to water..
It'll blast inside microwave
Never put metal in a microwave!
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Gogeta said:
But I think It was on when it fell in water or the water was inside when op tried to ON it & the motherboard must have been short circuited due to water..
It'll blast inside microwave
Never put metal in a microwave!
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Yeah, I did try to turn it on too quick. The vibrating sound may be the reason for a short circuit.
Yup, music to the ears..or that's what passes for music these days!
Hello,
May I know where is the liquid damage indicator on HTC One? As it has come into contact with water, but still working well ...
Thanks
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There's such a thing as a liquid damage indicator...?
ArmedandDangerous said:
There's such a thing as a liquid damage indicator...?
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I think what dplate07 mentioned is the indicator that inside iPhone. There is an indicator inside the phone to detect whether it got wet before.
why678 said:
I think what dplate07 mentioned is something like what iPhone has. There are an indicator inside the phone to detect whether it gets wet before.
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Honestly I've never heard of such a thing >.< And no talk of such a thing being present in any Android device AFAIK
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There's such a thing as a liquid damage indicator...?
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I wouldn't say damage, but there is an indicator that tells if the device has had contact with water. And they can deny warranty claims if the indicator shows contact.
EDIT: Kinda like this. But on the inside. It's just a reactive strip.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-Your-Cell-Phones-quotI-Got-Wetquot-Indic/
I know the Droids have had them. idk about HTC phones. I've only had the One series, and these didn't have removable backs.
EDIT EDIT: I was looking at the teardown of the One. Looks like the only thing that may resemble an indicator is on the battery. If water got that deep into the phone, you're screwed regardless lol.
http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/WOBCYAFfUYREeJMk.large
Thanks!
However I wonder if anyone can confirm the exact location ?
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ArmedandDangerous said:
Honestly I've never heard of such a thing >.< And no talk of such a thing being present in any Android device AFAIK
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Almost every device has one actually usually on the battery, or sticker behind the battery, or inside the headphone jack / usb slot.
It's to diagnose water damage and void warranties
MacHackz said:
Almost every device has one actually usually on the battery, or sticker behind the battery, or inside the headphone jack / usb slot.
It's to diagnose water damage and void warranties
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Hmm ok, I've never really heard about this Luckily my phone insurance covers water damage
ArmedandDangerous said:
There's such a thing as a liquid damage indicator...?
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So why are you even commenting, posting, and wasting peoples time on here?
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shook187 said:
So why are you even commenting, posting, and wasting peoples time on here?
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It's wrong to ask when one does not know? You look knowledgeable, maybe you can help out instead of posting what you did which helps nobody?
ArmedandDangerous said:
Honestly I've never heard of such a thing >.< And no talk of such a thing being present in any Android device AFAIK
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There is a nice video on youtube disassembling a Galaxy S. The indicator plate is well visible. It's been used for a long time in many Android phones.
My girl friend had her Galaxy S got a defect home button. They refused the repair and said that it had got moisture and is thus out of warrenty (they offered to destroy it or send it back for 100 bucks, btw !!!).
As far as I know they used to use litmus paper in small dots which would change colour if it became wet.
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dplate07 said:
Thanks!
However I wonder if anyone can confirm the exact location ?
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After looking at the pics of the tear down couldn't find anything but the one on the battery.
http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/WOBCYAFfUYREeJMk.large
Does anyone have the warranty/user guides, and can they see if there's anything about the standard operating environment especially maximum humidity? I think my phone's been borked by the South East Asian humidity.
They are often also in the headphone jack on phones that don't have a battery door. They'll be at the bottom of the jack so that technicians can just use a flashlight to check it out before disassembling the phone.
Actually most devices DO NOT have these anymore, as simple humidity would turn the indicators and give false readings. the only true way they can deny a warranty for liquid damage is the presence of corrosion, usually in the charge port, or on the mainboard if its a servicable device by the carrier. also if you hand it to them dripping wet.
The liquid indicator is actually hidden behind the flash on the back of the phone. The HTC First also has the liquid indicator located there.
**edit, to be more exact, it's located exactly to the right of the LED.
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Does anyone have the warranty/user guides, and can they see if there's anything about the standard operating environment especially maximum humidity? I think my phone's been borked by the South East Asian humidity.
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I'm from South East Asia too and nope no issues here with humidity and stuff.
Riyal said:
I'm from South East Asia too and nope no issues here with humidity and stuff.
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I know there normally wouldn't be, but I woke up to condensation between my phone and TPU case while it was charging It's currently sitting in a bag of rice and silica gel.
Htc one m7 water damage indicator
dplate07 said:
Thanks!
However I wonder if anyone can confirm the exact location ?
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Yes I know of one place it's the white or yellow square next to camera,if it has red or a bit of black it's water damaged.
I recently bought an Xperia Z, but the glass back plate is a little bit caved in at the bottom, it's flush in the middle and it sticks out a little at the top, is this common? Has anyone had a similar problem? It really bothers me even though it's not visible ..
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If you bought it from a shop then return it, since it's not normal.
Dsteppa said:
If you bought it from a shop then return it, since it's not normal.
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I have no warranty .. it costs €10 a month extra
gFrenken97 said:
I have no warranty .. it costs €10 a month extra
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Thats strange.... I think you mean insurance. That costs money and that is not what they meant here. Warranty is given by Sony if you bought the phone in an (authorized) store. So if you have a receipt you can go back to the store you bought your Z and claim warranty. The store will send your phone to repair center and they will fix it free of charge.
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Thats strange.... I think you mean insurance. That costs money and that is not what they meant here. Warranty is given by Sony if you bought the phone in an (authorized) store. So if you have a receipt you can go back to the store you bought your Z and claim warranty. The store will send your phone to repair center and they will fix it free of charge.
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My warranty is void because I already rooted the phone .. xD
gFrenken97 said:
My warranty is void because I already rooted the phone .. xD
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But rooting has nothing to do with a faulty backplate. So I still think Sony will repair your phone. Maybe you should try to contact them via Xperia Care chat support.
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gFrenken97 said:
My warranty is void because I already rooted the phone .. xD
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Just take it back, dependant on the carrier, they'll probably just replace it there and then (if you have the box and receipt).
They wouldn't notice it's rooted unless you have installed a custom ROM.
I work in an O2 shop in the UK and we have a 14-day fault swap policy. I assume most carriers are the same.
Under Eu legislation a shop has to give 2 years fault warranty its not a well know thing though so keep arguing and threaten lawyers then they will just replace
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Just take it back, dependant on the carrier, they'll probably just replace it there and then (if you have the box and receipt).
They wouldn't notice it's rooted unless you have installed a custom ROM.
I work in an O2 shop in the UK and we have a 14-day fault swap policy. I assume most carriers are the same.
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But I have a leaked 4.2.2 firmware and an unlocked bootloader, are you sure they don't check it?
Sniper Spr3e said:
Under Eu legislation a shop has to give 2 years fault warranty its not a well know thing though so keep arguing and threaten lawyers then they will just replace
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...if you can prove it is a manufacturing defect (which this case should certainly fall under).
They are not legally required to cover things that can be caused by software errors, such as burning out a processor due to overvolting, increasing the wifi antenna power too high, nuking the baseband bootloader, etc.
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But I have a leaked 4.2.2 firmware and an unlocked bootloader, are you sure they don't check it?
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I swapped and recycled rooted phones myself and had no issues what-so-ever.
I can only say this for O2-UK.
Take it to the carrier and don't mention the root or leaked firmware at all. I'd think they wouldn't look twice other than at the actual casing.
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But I have a leaked 4.2.2 firmware and an unlocked bootloader, are you sure they don't check it?
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You can always remove root and unlock your BL (If you have saved your TA)
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I recently bought an Xperia Z, but the glass back plate is a little bit caved in at the bottom, it's flush in the middle and it sticks out a little at the top, is this common? Has anyone had a similar problem? It really bothers me even though it's not visible ..
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It's an indication that the adhesive holding the glass is starting to fail. Caused by the heat generated by the phone itself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304680
Guys .. water has entered my Z1 and it won't turn on now!
Also, both the camera and the flash are foggy
I don't know what to do except to take out the sim card and the sd card, and to expose my phone to sunlight
Please help me and tell me what to do
I'm kinda freaking out right now!
P.S: I was in the pool when that happened and i honestly don't know how water have managed to enter the phone since i made sure all the flaps where closed!
Keep phone in bucket of un cooked Rice and forget it for 5 Days u r phone will be ok
Okayy I will, and i'll provide you a feedback ..And thank you very much i appreciate it
No problem
Guys .. It did not work
I sent my Z1 and got it repaired
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That was the Last and only option.. If it didn't worked then it had to be replaced..
Be careful next time.. Just try to keep away ur phone from See water and Soapy water
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Yeah I will .. But my phone had fallen in chlorinated water and its confirmed that water had entered through the headphone jack
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This happened to me to. Only backlight is dead. Everything else is fine though.
I sent my phone to Service Center, and they replace my main board
By the way, where do you live?
I live in Lebanon .. You?
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ralph97 said:
Guys .. water has entered my Z1 and it won't turn on now!
Also, both the camera and the flash are foggy
I don't know what to do except to take out the sim card and the sd card, and to expose my phone to sunlight
Please help me and tell me what to do
I'm kinda freaking out right now!
P.S: I was in the pool when that happened and i honestly don't know how water have managed to enter the phone since i made sure all the flaps where closed!
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First take out Sim and SD card, if they were in their ports
Second, don't use your phone for about one or two days, at all
Third, place your phone in warm places, like near windows to get sunlight or sth like this
Last, if they did not work, go to Sony Service Center in your city or country
If your ports were open while the water went in, I think you should pay more than the closed ports condition
ok so i brought a used xperia z a couple of months ago well knowing that the vibration motor was not working as i planned to fix it. but now i have my new replacement motor and i placed it in the xperia z and the vibration still does not work...
i cant think of any possible thing i did wrong...
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ok so i brought a used xperia z a couple of months ago well knowing that the vibration motor was not working as i planned to fix it. but now i have my new replacement motor and i placed it in the xperia z and the vibration still does not work...
i cant think of any possible thing i did wrong...
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It could be an IC problem or something else other than motor problem.
I remember, one of my device had more soldering wax which was clogging the connections of my speakers.
The point being it could be actually anything really.
Why don't you show it to a technician huh?
Quote me in case you expect a reply. Good Luck
Hnk1 said:
It could be an IC problem or something else other than motor problem.
I remember, one of my device had more soldering wax which was clogging the connections of my speakers.
The point being it could be actually anything really.
Why don't you show it to a technician huh?
Quote me in case you expect a reply. Good Luck
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what is IC?
xdarkmario said:
what is IC?
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An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon.
Hnk1 said:
An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is a set of electronic circuits on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon.
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oh ok, so your saying it could be a motherboard issue?
xdarkmario said:
oh ok, so your saying it could be a motherboard issue?
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All I'm saying is you should show it to a technician to pin point the problem. It could be anything from loose connection, fried IC , faulty vibration motor.
You can not be sure unless you physically check it.
Hnk1 said:
All I'm saying is you should show it to a technician to pin point the problem. It could be anything from loose connection, fried IC , faulty vibration motor.
You can not be sure unless you physically check it.
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I am a tec lol, I do computer & phone repair (not a licensed Sony tec though) and there's no possibility of Me showing it to a tec, I opened and installed rom.
xdarkmario said:
I am a tec lol, I do computer & phone repair (not a licensed Sony tec though) and there's no possibility of Me showing it to a tec, I opened and installed rom.
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Then all I can say is best of luck. I hope you work it out
Vibrator solution
You can find my solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57925125&postcount=33
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/xperia-z-vibration-problem-experiment-t2211553/page4
Personally tested 100% working
Last time I got this problem and went to a services center. They told me need to change the vibrator and whole screen... cost me quite a fortune...
jerryhou85 said:
Last time I got this problem and went to a services center. They told me need to change the vibrator and whole screen... cost me quite a fortune...
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Well they really bs on that screen part,they have nothing to do with that.
But I upgraded to the Z1 now so this is irrelevant now.
*#*#SERVICE#*#*
there you can make a directly vibration test.