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So I got my one about a week and this morning I noticed some backlight bleed and a dead pixel in the bottom right corner. Anyone else have this issue? Now that I know its there, its gonna bother me haha. Should I get it exchanged or is this a relatively normal phenomenon?
I have a stuck pixel in the top left and I'm getting it replaced & what light bleed?
ste1164 said:
I have a stuck pixel in the top left and I'm getting it replaced & what light bleed?
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The streak of light emanating from the corner (pic attached to the first post).
Oh wow thats tiny :') if it bothers you then go for it I guess.
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Oh wow thats tiny :') if it bothers you then go for it I guess.
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Haha I know its not that big, but viewing form certain angles it def look much worse than the photo I posted. On top of that, the dead/stuck pixel isnt helping, i think i just got a lemon. So looks like its gonna get exchanged
Mines has a few of those stuck pixels. It is already under RMA cross shipment, waiting for replacement to send it back. I would sent it back 20 times if I have to till I get a perfect one (I doubt this is even possible with at least the current batch of phones). HTC has a horrible quality control. Mines also has rough cutout around the headphone jack and the top left corner bezel sticks out a tiny bit.
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Order 5 of them at once, compare them for quality then send back the remaining ones or sell them on ebay , you are going to get it all back eitherway
You think yours is bad, check out the one I received.
https://picasaweb.google.com/100693731613176583412/HTCOneM7_dev
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I have light passing thought, not like a beam..... but more of a visible gap to the right of the home button.
Its only visible in dark, naturally because the hardware buttons dont come on in the day. But its there.
Id take that one back or see if you can RMA it because that defective for sure.
Update...Exchanged the phone without any hassles, the new does not seem to have have any issues so far, hopefully stays that way
For reference only! This will absolutely VOID any warranty you may have on your device. If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T! You are responsible for your actions and the reuslt of your actions, don't lay fault with anyone else.
The phone used to create the guide is my first D415. It took a long walk of a short box and shattered the screen. Let's leave it at that, please. And you thought I was going to take apart a fully functioning phone, didn't you?
You shall acquire and assemble in the same place, these items
The phone you wish to disassemble
A "precision" philips head screwdriver (don't know what a philips head is? Please go elsewhere)
A thin piece of plastic, an ID or bank card, guitar pick, even the edge of a plastic knife (file off the "teeth") You get the idea....
Optional items
Small blunt tip tweezers
Container to hold screws and such
Magnet to find the screws you drop (you will drop at least one)
Magnifying glass
Pictures say more with less words, so.....
I missed something when I tried to embed my pictures. For now, please look at the attached photos. Sorry about that.
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there is an excellent video here
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My apologies for not staying up on this. Life and my One+ One obsession got in the way. As
Refer to video link above for detailed instructions regarding hardware disassembly/reassembly process
I have ordered a WHITE replacement screen to test. Let's hope that it arrives with touchscreen issues.
I will update thread upon arrival of touchscreen.
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Here is a photo album consisting of extra pictures that didn't make the guide. Some have fairly useful info as well as a few DON'T do this or you will break your phone even more pictures.
I've also added an update concerning reversed x axis starting at post #43
ID Numbers to compare
ID #'s are listed to the side. Again, sorry I couldn't embed them. I still searching for a solution....
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If you believe you have a VALID reason to take apart a fully functioning phone, you DON'T!
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Reasons, you say? Ha! Since when have I needed... reasons... to do anything?
But anyway, this is a very good guide! Thank you for taking the time to write it with the very detailed pictures! This should definitely be a sticky!
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I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.
Very comprehensive guide, you really went out of your way! Kudos!
Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Please tell me how to get my pictures to display in my post. I thought I followed the instructions I found. However, the OP was from 2012. The link I created for each picture had HTML tags and from reading, xda does not use HTML for security reasons. So I deleted the HTML tags and tried the bb code, with no luck. Your guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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To show pictures, like in @Ilxaot's post above you, they need to be online somewhere. Use the Image tag
and the enter the image URL.
Now as I write this, I cheated with the image in my last paragraph. I copied it from the editor, right click -> Copy, and then pasted it in to the edit box... Weird. That may work too. LOL
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I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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I have begun the process of disassembling the phone, and so far I was able to get 1 screw out (yay me). Guess what color the screw was? Green.[/QUOTE
Any luck with the other 10?
Any of the identifiers i posted help at all?
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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I gave up. You see, the eyeglass screwdriver I have is EXTREMELY small and doesn't fit in the screws perfectly, but it's the best I've got. Coupled with the fact that green LockTite is on the screws (green LockTite is the strongest LockTite they make), it pains my fingers to have to keep on jamming down on the screw to get enough of a "hold" on the screw while I turn it. Maybe in the future I'll buy a bigger screwdriver so I can have a better grip on it, but for now I'm done.
It's probably for the better anyway... I probably would have dropped the digitizer in the toilet or something if I got it apart.
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Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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Using your guide, I successfully disassembled, replaced LCD and digitizer of my son's phone (like yours, sudden stop at high velocity) with Chinese purchased parts from eBay. BTW, didn't drop one screw lol. However since they weren't OEM parts, I've got the reversed touch I've read about and seen videos of (swipe right, screen moves left; touch right side of screen for a check box on the left side). Any idea of a fix? Let me tell you it was a pain signing into WiFi. Thanks for your guide and photos.
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It looks like theres a flat connector between rhe 2 pieces. Perhaps it is connected "backwards"? I will look into it on my "donar" phone and see if i can figure something out. Will post findings within a day or 2.
*Edit - check @jasonmerc's reply as well. Good thought!
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Maybe you can flip the digitizer 180°? I dont know if that would be possible (if the digitizer would even be able to fit in the phone the other way) but maybe it will work...
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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Yeah, i dont recommend attempting cell phone disassembly while pearched on the "throne". Not judging! Just a personal decision on my part.
I wish i had the sense to know when to take that deep breath and calmly walk away. If i were in your shoes, the other 10 screws would be rounded out by now. There would be no accidental drop into the toilet, the phone would go down as the only l90 d415 to understand the meaning of swirly.... Wouldve made a great video though.
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Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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No that wouldn't work since the digitizer came with the double sided tape but thanks. The buttons also don't work and touch doesn't work at all with the phone laying flat
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Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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jran0880 said:
Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
Hmm... Then there's gotta be some sort of manual screen calibration app out there. I'll look for one and post back if I find anything.
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I found a thread talking about how to calibrate the touch screen of a chinese android tablet. I haven't read it yet, so I personally don't know if this will work or not for the L90, and if they do the instructions you will have to follow will probably be way different when it comes to actually calibrating. Quickly looking at the thread it looks like one will need ADB and a computer to do this.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE THREAD
I'd say hold off on doing this until I or someone more technically experienced can confirm that this would work. If you do want to give it a go, please realize you are proceeding at your own risk.
EDIT: Having read the thread, those values for the screen are going to be different for the L90 since the screen resolutions are different. We are going to have to find the values for the L90 and then invert the X axis values and that should solve your touch screen inversion (we are basically creating a double-inversion. Who says two wrongs don't make a right?)
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Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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jasonmerc said:
Figured out how to obtain th XY values for normal screen, if someone can figure out where modifications need to be made, Im thinking framework? The values for XY can be enabled in Developer Options - show touches and XY values. Turns out 10 taps to become a developer (its true cuz i read the toast) has other useful tools. I will decompile any suggestions related to touch screen calibration.
Brings back found memories of the famed L9 P769. It only took me 6 unintended 911 calls to reflash back to stock. Yep, 6! 5 with no sim. Took less than 2 seconds to pinpoint location on last few calls. 5 cars fully lit in my front yard and another 2 setting perimiter. Not once, but twice! Threat of jail made the choice to stop obvious.
"What are you in for?"
"I tried to unlock my bootloader." :cyclops:
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I don't know, I think we just need to go to that file that is mentioned in the calibration thread, and whatever values are for the Y axis, just change them to a negative, since according to a video I saw of this issue with 3rd party digitizers in the L90 only the vertical axis is inverted (touch on the left side of the screen, and it registers on the right side). Of course, that is assuming that 0 on the vertical axis is in the middle of the screen. If not, then it will involve a little more math to get stuff right. Shouldn't be too difficult, though.
It's probably too late to suggest this now, but I believe GravityBox or some other Xposed module can remove the emergency call button from the lockscreen.
EDIT: Just checked the /data/data directory and I did not see any touchscreen calibration data folder. I did also read something about these Chinese android tablets coming with a TSCalibration2.apk (TouchScreenCalibration) program, so maybe you need to install that first before you can find the folder since that folder is probably the data for this app. I've had zero luck so far finding a download link for this file. Will report back if I find anything.
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Truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to China would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the LCD that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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truly appreciate all the work you are doing trying to help me out. I'm thinking its not going to be fixable. I would contact the seller and return the part, but return shipping to china would probably be more than the phone is even worth. I was even thinking to just put the original screen back on but the double sided tape is basically destroyed. It was only the lcd that was damaged in the sudden stop, the screen didn't crack at all.
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I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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Oh no, I'm not disassembling it there XD I'm doing it in my room. Just a bad joke on my part... With my luck, I'd have the digitizer laying half-off my desk, and I'd accidentally launch it in the air my hitting my hand on the part off the desk. It would then travel in the perfect arc to the bounce off the hallway wall, enter the restroom, and drop in the "throne" because the lid was left open.
I think some of the screws are actually a bit rounded off, but not to the point of not being able to work with them. That's part of the reason why I'm hesitant to proceed; I don't want to round them off completely because my screwdriver doesn't perfectly fit. I'd greatly appreciate if someone told me the exact screwdriver they used to disassemble this, and maybe where it was bought as well.
If all else fails and something breaks or the screws get rounded off completely, I'll grab a sledgehammer and finish it off. I'll even upload a video of it (and call it "How-To: Quick Disassembly of the L90")
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*Slow Clapping*
Link to screwdriver I used:
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Ha...tt-hdx+4+in+1?Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&NCNI-5
@whodisname likes the bit set in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56592768&postcount=1037
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jran0880 said:
I will be updating the OP to show FULL disassembly soon. I need to sort out the pictures and point out some things to watch out for as well as some DEFINATELY DON'T DO THIS items.
The parts that appear functional are availlable for donation, FREE of CHARGE (aside from the cost to ship via USPS flat rate box) to help another, less broken D415, continue life. The lcd assembly is yours if you'd like.
I will include a list of parts for donation in the OP.
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Also, if you want to try tinkering around with the screen calibration, here is the TSCalibration2.apk (It is a system app from my VisualLand prestige 7L).
http://1drv.ms/1vrxBoX
Don't toss it to the curb just yet. And the double sided tape is WAY easier to fix than UV glue! Thank you LG for that. I'm seeing low priced OEM glass for the D415 starting to show up on eBay and amazon, as well.
And I still don't know what I'm dong wrong when I try inserting full pics instead of thumbs!
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Thank you for the offer! That is very kind of you, however, the lcd seems to function fine. It's the touchscreen that is wonky. As for the pictures, I use tapatalk, so I only know how to insert via the app which is
Is it possible somehow to fit/ use the Gear VR with G4?
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Is it possible somehow to fit/ use the Gear VR with G4?
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Nope but I found this @AliExpress Only meant to watching movies
Thanks mate, thought there is any adapter or something because I already got this device...
I'll see what I can find
Edit: I found this Article
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Thanks mate, thought there is any adapter or something because I already got this device...
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Yes it is take the back off the g4. I got one too. Its a tight fit to plug it in and. Of coarse the controls wont work. I use a bluetooth keyboard to play games. But no bull sheet it works
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Nope but I found this @AliExpress Only meant to watching movies
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Blindly answering. I also have a gear vr and it does fit.
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Nope but I found this @AliExpress Only meant to watching movies
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Blindly answering. I also have a gear vr and it does fit.
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Thanks mate, thought there is any adapter or something because I already got this device...
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Like i said it is tight i modified mine the side of the vr that has the usb. The claml i cut the bottom of that clamp off. When u put ure g4 in without the back on the front is still a little tight. If u carefully cut that piece of its a lot better. Also do not damage the usb conector it hold the phone in too tried it without the connector in it also and the phone is really loose
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Yes it is take the back off the g4. I got one too. Its a tight fit to plug it in and. Of coarse the controls wont work. I use a bluetooth keyboard to play games. But no bull sheet it works
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Blindly answering. I also have a gear vr and it does fit.
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Blindly answering. I also have a gear vr and it does fit.
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Like i said it is tight i modified mine the side of the vr that has the usb. The claml i cut the bottom of that clamp off. When u put ure g4 in without the back on the front is still a little tight. If u carefully cut that piece of its a lot better. Also do not damage the usb conector it hold the phone in too tried it without the connector in it also and the phone is really loose
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Sounds good mate!
Can you post a picture how it look like? Especially of the plug while device is connecting
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Sounds good mate!
Can you post a picture how it look like? Especially of the plug while device is connecting
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I put some up on the g4 general thread if u need more i can but its pretty straight foward of coarse be careful if u dont. Notch the usb clamp side its really tight. And i did mine i didnt want to crack my screen or damage the port.
I did modifie mine. I got mine for 30 buck US. So i wasnt scared to do a cut
I tried my G4 with oneplus loop VR. But i noticed a fine mesh over the screen even on 1080p videos. Then i started noticing the mesh even without VR more so on the white background. It is also visible when screen is off and light is shone on it at certain angle. There is some fine mesh like matrix on screen ruining the whole experience of VR. Anyone else experience the same?
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I tried my G4 with oneplus loop VR. But i noticed a fine mesh over the screen even on 1080p videos. Then i started noticing the mesh even without VR more so on the white background. It is also visible when screen is off and light is shone on it at certain angle. There is some fine mesh like matrix on screen ruining the whole experience of VR. Anyone else experience the same?
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Yes i have kinda like a pixalation of the whole display. Which kills me. Its not so bad on dark games but anything light is horrible.
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Yes i have kinda like a pixalation of the whole display. Which kills me. Its not so bad on dark games but anything light is horrible.
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It kills the whole point of quad hd display, very severe flaw. I don't what the engineers at LG were thinking!!
I try not to think about whats up with lg. The g4 and looks like the g5 are both going to be complete failures. It makes me pretty mad 600 bucks for a phone and its about a piece of junk
Did you turn off "game optimizer" in "battery and power saving" ?
I believe that setting drops the resolution to 1080p when running games which will cause pixellation in VR.
I haven't used a Gear VR but i have used other VR Headsets.
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Did you turn off "game optimizer" in "battery and power saving" ?
I believe that setting drops the resolution to 1080p when running games which will cause pixellation in VR.
I haven't used a Gear VR but i have used other VR Headsets.
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No its off. I see the actuall pixels of the screen
Wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I went to use the stylus today, but instead of ejecting when you slightly push it in. It jammed within the phone, and now I can't eject it. It is slightly depressed in.
Also last night I woke up to the phone vibrating. It was just plugged in and laying on my night stand. It was having some phantom touches where it wanted me to use iris scan, or a finger print to unlock it. So I unlocked it and went back to bed. It did the whole vibrating thing again 3 more times. Before I finally just unplugged it and threw it on the bed so I wouldn't here that rattling noise if it went off again.
I know I'm still waiting for my replacement from T-mobile for the rattling earpiece. I just can't believe this phone has so many issues. I never dropped it or damaged it.
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Wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I went to use the stylus today, but instead of ejecting when you slightly push it in. It jammed within the phone, and now I can't eject it. It is slightly depressed in.
Also last night I woke up to the phone vibrating. It was just plugged in and laying on my night stand. It was having some phantom touches where it wanted me to use iris scan, or a finger print to unlock it. So I unlocked it and went back to bed. It did the whole vibrating thing again 3 more times. Before I finally just unplugged it and threw it on the bed so I wouldn't here that rattling noise if it went off again.
I know I'm still waiting for my replacement from T-mobile for the rattling earpiece. I just can't believe this phone has so many issues. I never dropped it or damaged it.
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There is a little o-ring in the entrance to the s-pen hole (for waterproofing). If the pen is in the phone and you click it in real slow, it can get hung up on that rubber ring. You now have to carefully pick the end out with a needle or tack or something to free it. In the future try to eject the end as fast as possible.
There's a guy that had that problem. It's the SPen. You can try another from a friend and it will work fine and dandy. Seems like the pen may be crooked enough to cause problems, and the push button gets stuck.
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Thanks, there is another thread on this same topic in the international forum it seems the issue is a bad stylus. So even if I get it out the stylus will get stuck again.
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This also is happening to me, any fixes yet?
Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
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Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
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Dude, we aren't talking about putting the spen in backwards. We are talking about putting it in normally. It's like the spen click top part isn't re-clicking back out.
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Here is the exact issue that my phone is having....at 2 hours old....
https://youtu.be/IP_RIp3YIwk?t=2m33s
ice5192 said:
Good God, really? This is not possible unless you jam the damn thing in? I tried myself it did not go in? Why is everyone complaining about everything on this device? Flawless experience here?
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Same here, not had one issue with this phone.
I went to t-mobile they had a staple which helps get the stylus out without scratching anything. They said they couldn't give me a replacement because they don't have the phone. Called samsung, they sent me a shipping label to mail out, thankfully the place is in my state only 2 hours away. So I'll ship it to them, they said 1-2 days for shipping, 5-7 days for processing, 1-2 days for shipping back. Kinda pissed they wont send me one first then I send them the broken one in the same box. I did ask him that and the guy said nope.
pr0cl1v1ty said:
I went to t-mobile they had a staple which helps get the stylus out without scratching anything. They said they couldn't give me a replacement because they don't have the phone. Called samsung, they sent me a shipping label to mail out, thankfully the place is in my state only 2 hours away. So I'll ship it to them, they said 1-2 days for shipping, 5-7 days for processing, 1-2 days for shipping back. Kinda pissed they wont send me one first then I send them the broken one in the same box. I did ask him that and the guy said nope.
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You could just ask them for another s pen. I think it's the clicker that is stuck in the pen and not the pen that is stuck in the phone
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nobrakes said:
You could just ask them for another s pen. I think it's the clicker that is stuck in the pen and not the pen that is stuck in the phone
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You are correct with the second sentence, they wont send me one first... I tried and tried.
I can also confirm it's an issue with the stylus. I've never forced or jammed my S-Pen into it's slot. What happens is the clicker gets stuck in the down position.
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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mardukeme said:
Thanks, there is another thread on this same topic in the international forum it seems the issue is a bad stylus. So even if I get it out the stylus will get stuck again.
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I'm on tapatalk. Can someone link the international thread on this problem? Thanks!
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
For you all to peruse. Your not alone
http://m.gsmarena.com/the_new_spen_can_get_stuck_in_the_galaxy_note7-news-20241.php
So how is this hard to get out? I just checked on my Note 7, and without pushing the clicker in for it to pop out, I could slide my fingernail into the top and pull it gently out, and my finger nails aren't that long.
Edit: Ah, just watched the first video on that link; seems it's an issue with the S-Pen itself, when it's 'clicker' doesn't work at all, the end of it goes in further than it physically can with the spring/click/whatever mechanism working correctly.
Briankbl said:
I can also confirm it's an issue with the stylus. I've never forced or jammed my S-Pen into it's slot. What happens is the clicker gets stuck in the down position.
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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I'm on tapatalk. Can someone link the international thread on this problem? Thanks!
S-pen'd from my Note 7!
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Here you go.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3443416&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Looks like I'm the first moron to get their S-pen stuck. Yay.
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mardukeme said:
Here you go.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3443416&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Looks like I'm the first moron to get their S-pen stuck. Yay.
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Mine got stuck day one but I was able to get it out with a plastic screen protector. I just ignored it after I got it out. Now it gets stuck every single time :/.
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Update: I was going to return the spen to samsung but after keeping it out of the phone for 1-2 hours and clicking it a bunch of times, it seems to not get stuck anymore.
My theory is that it has to do with something like a rubber gasket maybe for the waterproofing of the spen?
this make no sense,note 4 had it and note 8 doesnt,im from nyc,and its cold im on gloves and this feature didnt need to be taken out
1000 usd phone and doesn't have that feature.smh
can a op and developer make a zip or some way to get it on the note 8?
different type of touch sensor. note4 was pressure sensitive i believe(i COULD be wrong here). N8 isnt.
The note 8 is capacitive not resistive. And I would certainly hope so for $1000
Just buy gloves with screen touch fingertips
me2151 said:
different type of touch sensor. note4 was pressure sensitive i believe(i COULD be wrong here). N8 isnt.
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So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
Zionator said:
So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
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You are right. My wording was wrong. As another user pointed out. resistive vs capacative
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
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So if note 8 isn't pressure sensitive then how does the press harder on home onscreen button work ?
I was under the impression that it was pressure sensitive.
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There is a pressure sensor only where the home button used to be. Not the entire screen. The touch tech is still capacitive.
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edwardob said:
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
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You know this phone has its own pen right... And im surprised people are unaware of why capacitive is better than resistive. I would be pissed if i bought this device and it had antiquated tech such as a resistive touch screen. If you dont understand why its antiquated, then google it.
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You know this phone has its own pen right... And im surprised people are unaware of why capacitive is better than resistive. I would be pissed if i bought this device and it had antiquated tech such as a resistive touch screen. If you dont understand why its antiquated, then google it.[/QUOTE]
I didn't ask a question...look for information.... merely pointed out... it was possible to use a pencil on note series. .. don't need to Google anything... I'm not looking...
winol said:
Just buy gloves with screen touch fingertips
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Exactly, I was using mine with the little touch sensitive gloves a week or so ago. The setting is gone, because I think it just picks them up automatically. But you have to use the specific gloves (I am not sure honestly what makes them different).
Sent from my note 8...
we talk to we blue to the face and this is bull crap,that should been there,i got friendly gloves but that day i had one that was for a formal event,,now im have to be with this same gloves no matter what.smh
Deezy88 said:
we talk to we blue to the face and this is bull crap,that should been there,i got friendly gloves but that day i had one that was for a formal event,,now im have to be with this same gloves no matter what.smh
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What exactly is hard to understand about capacitive technology? It has nothing to do with pressure. Therefore there is no function to enable. I am surprised that anybody nowadays would buy a flagship and think they even still use resistive. If you didnt understand the tech you where buying, thats your own problem. You cant fault Samsung.
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What exactly is hard to understand about capacitive technology? It has nothing to do with pressure. Therefore there is no function to enable. I am surprised that anybody nowadays would buy a flagship and think they even still use resistive. If you didnt understand the tech you where buying, thats your own problem. You cant fault Samsung.
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Yeah the folks that think the screen is resistive are talking out the side of their necks.
The pressure sensitivity of the home button is localized to that location. If you don't believe it check the diagnostic test screen, it has a pressure test and the only part of the screen where it registers is the home button.
The only other pressure is from the pen to the Wacom digitizer..
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edwardob said:
and used to be able to use a pencil on screen....cmon Samsung
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You still can
https://makezine.com/projects/diy-capacitive-stylus/
Well, I think that the OP is talking about a feature that past galaxy notes had, there was a setting to increase screen sensitivity for very cold or wet situations, but now, I think that the tech evolved in a way that such setting is unnecesary now
I think the reason why they removed it is not perfect. You know samsung... If they can't perfect it then they just remove it. The feature is a part of the floating touch technology of capacitive touch screens. But the problem is it fails most of the time when used.
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Yeah the folks that think the screen is resistive are talking out the side of their necks.
The pressure sensitivity of the home button is localized to that location. If you don't believe it check the diagnostic test screen, it has a pressure test and the only part of the screen where it registers is the home button.
The only other pressure is from the pen to the Wacom digitizer..
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You still can
https://makezine.com/projects/diy-capacitive-stylus/
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well that's a bit of work..... use to be able to use a plain old pencil
edwardob said:
well that's a bit of work..... use to be able to use a plain old pencil
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Are you sure you aren't talking about the Xperia Z Ultra?
Jammol said:
Are you sure you aren't talking about the Xperia Z Ultra?
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only had notes... note 4 it was or 5.. plain old pencil
edwardob said:
only had notes... note 4 it was or 5.. plain old pencil
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Isn't that kind of moot since the phone comes with it's own built in stylus?
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Isn't that kind of moot since the phone comes with it's own built in stylus?
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all I said is a pencil used to work with the screen. just did it once..... handy though if you lose pen... and waiting on new one...