My promotional 128gb SD card came today but I had an issue when I went to install it on my Note 8. It seems that the expansion tray on the top side of my phone refuses to open. I inserted the key that came with the phone.... nothing. I inserted the key and applied a little pressure.... nothing. I inserted the key and wiggled it a bit.... nothing.
I'm afraid of applying too much pressure and damaging the phone.
Does anyone have a fix?
Thanks
Edit: Nevermind I fixed it myself. As it turns out the plastic pins that came with the SD Card weren't strong enough to unlock the tray, they bent when I applied pressure.
The metal key that came with the phone is what I used to open the tray. It does require more pressure than I expected, but it worked.
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The first sign of a problem occurred when I hit the power button and the phone started to boot up. I was surprised as it had not been shut down. I also noticed the keyboard appeared stuck and would not slide open to any degree whatsoever. I inspected the phone for any obvious sign of damage and there was none. The phone only booted as far as the unlock screen and then promptly shut off. I plugged the phone in its charger and tried again.
This same thing happened several more times and I got a sinking feeling that my phone was seriously fu*%ked up. I let it charge for a bit while I looked at HTC's and XDA Websites for any threads of this being a previously reported issue. My searches failed to turn up anything relating to a stuck keyboard. So I placed a support call to HTC North America (866- 449-7358) and promptly connected with a support rep named Larry. He was working out of a call center in Toronto.
The rep was not aware of any reported issues that would prevent the keyboard from sliding open. As far has the boot up process was concerned, his suggestion was to perform a hard reset and see if that would help. Before trying that I wanted to better understand why the keyboard was stuck but he could offer no help. When he learned that I had purchased the phone from Mobile Planet he said that it "was probably imported from the UK and that I would have to get any additional support from there." I considered this as lamely passing the buck and ended that call.
I placed renewed focus on the locked slider mechanism to see if there was any visible reason why it was stuck closed. After finding nothing, I then began to pry carefully around the edges and see just how much physical separation I could achieve at any one spot without causing undue stress. During this process the keyboard suddenly shifted a bit and I was able to carefully slide it out. I immediately noticed the SIM card latch was unlatched and hanging open. I closed and locked it, then powered the phone up once more. To my surprise and immense relief, it booted right up and remained on till I could unlock it. Everything worked fine. Needless to say I'm now one happy camper.
Conclusion:
If the keyboard on your Kaiser fails to open for any reason and the device keeps shutting down, an open SIM latch may be the problem. Try to gently and I do mean gently, pry at different points to gain partial clearance for the keyboard mechanism to shift. It might be all you need to resolve the issue. I hope this helps someone in the future.
Thank you. Mine is stuck right now. Its driving me crazy.
Update. I just did what you stated and it worked.
Solution for Stuck Slide Out on HTC Tilt
1. GENTLY use stylus or pointy slim object to lift the top part. Lift from the area where the sim card is located
2. Lift GENTLY until you have seperation, then slide out keyboard.
way cool!
what i'm curious about is how the sim door can come loose all on its own especially when the keyboard is closed...it has such a bad-ass lock on it...i swear, i really have to fiddle with the lock to get it to open when i need to remove the SIM.
...or perhaps it happens when one forgets to lock the SIM door followed by unintentionally closing the keyboard...?
If you remove your sim card and look closely, there is a tiny switch that would normally be covered by your SIM. What does it do??? My manual says nothing about it.
I'm not sure but i think anyone here has written that if the switch is in one position you can replace sim card when device is on and on the other position device powers off if you try to replace sim.
The second is the normal position.
But i'm not sure
Can anyone Verify?
I flipped the switch just to see... and BAM, now my Tilt has 3D graphics acceleration! (j/k)
In all seriousness, I did flip the switch, but the SIM door will not close with it in that position. If you look at the SIM flap, there is a little metal piece (looks like an upside down U), and the switch fits snugly between the metal lines when in the original position, allowing the door to close and lock.
its a switch to replace sim
when you open the sim cover that little microswitch turns off the phone thus stopping it from getting problems with sim issues.then when you pop in a new sim and lock the cover the phone turns on and boots up.
just like o2xdaexec said its used to shut off the phone when your removing the sim card
... and ...
... and that little switch is why almost all of the "how to flash" guides contain an error.
Many of the guides, including "HardSPL v3.07, v3.28, v3.29 and v3.56 by JockyW", contains a step calling you to "remove SIM card" in the middle of a series of events. These guides never point out that it will immediately cause your phone to turn off, which can result in many a skipped-heart-beat by someone in their first flash (which is why they are following the steps to begin with).
... Sigh.
so you dont actually need to open then
Okay so my girlfriend wanted to switch from the icult and wanted to try out my old phone. She has an iphone 5 and while I was making an adapter for her sim card with the correct sim tray she was messing with the phone and decide to try and put her sim tray in. She didn't jam it in all the way so the sim contacts should *hopefully* still be fully intact but one of them seems to be simply stuck on the tray. Could anyone give me some info on where exactly the sim contacts are and the little pin lock things that hold the tray down. Also if anyone has a good idea for something to slide in behind it to release the pin that's locked on please share.
jukiewalsh said:
Okay so my girlfriend wanted to switch from the icult and wanted to try out my old phone. She has an iphone 5 and while I was making an adapter for her sim card with the correct sim tray she was messing with the phone and decide to try and put her sim tray in. She didn't jam it in all the way so the sim contacts should *hopefully* still be fully intact but one of them seems to be simply stuck on the tray. Could anyone give me some info on where exactly the sim contacts are and the little pin lock things that hold the tray down. Also if anyone has a good idea for something to slide in behind it to release the pin that's locked on please share.
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you could try cutting a screen protector to the right size and sliding it under the card. make it 3 or 4 pieces thick
Do you know which side of the tray locks on? Which side do I need to slide it behind, the side towards the screen or the side towards the back of the phone?
I had to take my phone apart and remove/reconnect main PCB. Everything works, but the stylus. Phone does not even report stylus being out of the slot and does not react to it. Finger is detected just fine. Anyone experienced this? I checked the setup and everything is on
Any ideas?
Yea same problem but at first it would recognize the pen just around the edges and corners of the screen now it doesn't recognize the pen at all but it does recognize it when it's removed and replaced back into the phone...... I'm pretty sure it's because the sensor is not plugged in all the way when I put my phone back together I've been hesitant to pull it back apart just because every time you do you are risking breaking the $250 screen and digitizer
Recently I've noticed that the outer side of the sim tray of my Mi Mix is pressed in on one side. I'm not sure what is causing that effect. The first time I used the sim key, it took a certain amount of force to push down. Also, when i close the sim card... It doesn't close right away. I have to apply pressure on the indented side in order for the SIM tray to go in properly. Has any one had that problem?
The SIM tray key hole side is raised.
Wmateria said:
The SIM tray key hole side is raised.
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Not here, has the phone been taken apart before?
I didn't notice the the tray's placement until recently. Where the key ring slot is place, it feels rigid when closing and opening the tray... And it is not until the day before yesterday when placing the phone on its side.. the tray sort of curved. Now i know why one side is more rigid than the other. Its brand new actually, had to talk to the seller of the device and told me that they are going to send a new sim tray.