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[Q] Headphone jack broken?

Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?

torch2424 said:
Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?
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Take apart the phone, buy a replacement from eBay and put it in but don't rip any flex ribbon cables. Or if you are under warranty just have T-Mobile replace it
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I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though

torch2424 said:
I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though
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You can try Samsung direct. They are pretty good about standing behind devices but cost will be about 50.00 and shipped at your expense to their Texas location.
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Hmmm I might consider that...Thank you!

This happened to my laptop's headphone jack. Someone said that the jack may have oxidized. The fix was to take a cotton swab and dip it in rubbing alcohol and then kinda scrub the jack.

Careful if trying alcohol with cotton qtip. The alcohol will remove corrosive build up but also does drying of parts it comes in contact with. There is a contact cleaner that's cheep enough for this at most electronic stores and certianly all radio shacks.
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Charge port flap

I have just noticed that the rubber on my charge port flap is loose from the flap on both long sides but still attached to the ends. I do not know if it is torn from the flap or unstuck. Does anyone else have this problem? I think my phone's water resistant capability has been compromised.
I've also noticed that the flaps for the charger port and the micro sd slot are made with a thinner and probably less durable rubber seal than the headphone and dim card flaps.
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I would send it to sony and buy myself a docking station

I've noticed with mine that the use port flap doesn't always close/seal first time as it pushes itself back out. Have to push it in a certain way before it stays closed, is going to go back via my network first as warranty is with them.
Something wrong with the flap either way for both of us

Yes docking station is ur best bet. I try to use my flaps as minimum as I can. Or if u use them a lot leave them open most of the time.
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Transcover USB charger access

Hi,
Bought the official transcover (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-ASUS-Gen...rs_Keyboard_Folios&hash=item2a34948a1e&_uhb=1) which was quite expensive but totally worth it.
The only thing I find annoying with it is that with the cover closed you can't charge the tablet... so I was thinking of making a hole with a construction knife so the USB connector can be plugged in with the cover closed. I was just wondering if anyone tried this already? And if so what would you recommend to use to make the hole?
Thanks

JamZo said:
Hi,
Bought the official transcover (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-ASUS-Gen...rs_Keyboard_Folios&hash=item2a34948a1e&_uhb=1) which was quite expensive but totally worth it.
The only thing I find annoying with it is that with the cover closed you can't charge the tablet... so I was thinking of making a hole with a construction knife so the USB connector can be plugged in with the cover closed. I was just wondering if anyone tried this already? And if so what would you recommend to use to make the hole?
Thanks
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I'd say the bit you cut through looks very cutable, so probably just a sharp craft knife or something similar. Maybe mark it up first and be careful! Need all those fingers to operate it

Home made QI wireless charging? Anyone?

Hi guys.....i love my zr but really disappointed with absence of accessories for it.
There are qi charging pads and accepters on aliexpress for 10 bucks a set... NOT FOR OWR PHONES of course.
I can fit in one inside of the rubber seal area and connect it with small wires to the battery.....
The question is.....have anyone tryed it before?
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I wouldnt recommend forcing the pad under the battery door. If you look under there youll notice that the waterproofing works by letting the rubber gasket fall into a channel; if you add something thatll push the gasket away from the channel, it might be enough to let water in.
I actually just got my wireless charging pad for the Note 2 in the mail today. I'm planning to adapt it to my Xperia ZR but in a different way. I plan to put it between my phone and case, and connect it thru the docking connectors on the side of the phone. Ill update you with photos when im done if it comes out alright. Right now im just worried about how Im gonna get it to sit right without covering the flash.
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update pics when u r done.
younix258 said:
I wouldnt recommend forcing the pad under the battery door. If you look under there youll notice that the waterproofing works by letting the rubber gasket fall into a channel; if you add something thatll push the gasket away from the channel, it might be enough to let water in.
I actually just got my wireless charging pad for the Note 2 in the mail today. I'm planning to adapt it to my Xperia ZR but in a different way. I plan to put it between my phone and case, and connect it thru the docking connectors on the side of the phone. Ill update you with photos when im done if it comes out alright. Right now im just worried about how Im gonna get it to sit right without covering the flash.
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Plz UPDATE us when u complete this little project

vbansal89 said:
Plz UPDATE us when u complete this little project
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Okay heres my update: i did what i was planning to; unfortunately its not incredibly elegant.
I used a charging pad for note 2 which i bought on ebay. The copper tips i used as pins for the charging pad were a bit bigger than they should have been so my case is a little warped on that side. Also the pressure from the case makes the pins not have great contact with the phone so it takes little fidgeting to get it to start charging. Besides that though it works fine. I set it on the wireless charger at night and the phone is at 100% in the morning.
This weekend im gonna redo the soldering of the pins with some slightly smaller ones and see if i can make it... prettier.
The only thing to keep in mind is that +5v is the pin closest to the top of the phone and gnd is the bottom one. I also had to modify the charging pad to g3t the flap to come out higher up from the pad, otherwise I would have had to cover the flash.
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Yet another update. I tried to make it more elegant by reducing the thickness of the pins but to no avail. Doing this mod with a tpu (flexible plastic) case was a waste of time since theres no way to keep pressure on the pins and make the case sit flush.
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What about glueing the connector to the phone? With this solution no pressure from the plastic case is required I guess...

Should the headphone jack have a plug?

There's a connected piece to cover the usb port for water resistance. The headphone jack has no such cover, which seems to defeat the purpose. Is it supposed to have a similar cover?

It's a self sealing port. No plug required. That being said, i wouldn't want it to get wet while headphones are plugged in.
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Greycloak42 said:
It's a self sealing port. No plug required. That being said, i wouldn't want it to get wet while headphones are plugged in.
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There's no plug, as mentioned, but it really SHOULD have one. If you use your GS5 after subjecting the headphone jack to water, you'll be displeased to learn that making and receiving phone calls has become impossible. You see, the GS5 sees the water as headphones being constantly plugged in and removed, thereby rendering the handset earpiece useless. I've found if you blow REALLY hard in the audio jack SEVERAL times, you can sufficiently displace the water inside the jack to the point where Android no longer erroneously detects headphones. Alternatively, one could wait for water to evaporate.
So, if your dream is to take swim/float in your backyard pool while answering business calls (hey, I do live in Phoenix...) you may want to buy some plastic junk like this.