Hello,
unfortunately my stylus cap came off.
Now the longer part of the stylus is stuck in the XDA :-(
Any ideas how to get it out again?
many thanks
golf
if you cant put the upper part into the xda and screw it a bit on and then pull it out
then maybe a longer metal or what ever stick with the same size thread
would be able to get screwed into the pen and then you can pull it out
Thanks for the very quick reply.
When it happened for the first time I was able to "reconnect" screwing the top part on.
But now it's not deep enough. I just doesnt connect, because the main part slid in to far or the thread doesn't grip :-(
I called O2 and they said I would have to send it in...
Very anoying...
well a long screw with the same size and the top would be able to connect would it not ?
You need to get something with the same thread as the top half but longer, then just screw it in and pull the lower half out, if it is broken off then thats a different story.
Thanks folks.
I will stop by at a DIY shop and see if I can find a long screw somewhere...
cheers
golf
I had this happen to me. I put some Krazy Glue in the top half and then pushed it onto the bottom half - waited about 20 sec, then it pulled out without a problem. My issue was the both screw threads became completely stripped.
Jon.
I used the handle end of a small artist's paint brush.
The tapered, plastic shaft was just the right size to push into the stuck portion of the stylus.
Obviously you'll need to hunt around for the right size, but most households will have something similar.
Thank you, the screw did it
I am happy to inform you that with your help yesterday I managed to release the stylus.
A long screw did the the trick for me easily.
Now the only problem left is the unstable screen color, but that's something I have to live with...
thanks again
golf
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I had seen a couple threads with custom colored trackballs etc...
Look flat out i'll be honest i'm not tryin' to do anything special I got royally hammered with my brother and woke up 30 miles from home the next day missing a shoe, my back cover, and my trackball will not go left anymore...
Cleaned it quite a bit even a mild bit of wd40 on a rag hoping to break up anything abrasive which has semi-worked but now seeing various custom trackballs i'm curious...
Would anyone be able to point me in a direction for how to replace it? I'll find the ball itself unless you wanna link that too ... but is it nothing more than a ball just like an old mouse? I know people have tried to replace blackberry trackballs and never really gotten them to stay back in there so I thought i'd ask ...
thanks !
you need to fully disassemble the phone to get to the trackball assembly. Use the HTC manual that can be found by searching it, it is a step by step process with all the screws pictured so you can get it back together. It is a tricky procedure, make sure you are up for a challenge if you have never had a phone like this apart before. this is one of the harder phones to work on.
BTW, Blackberry trackballs come out the front, by removing the trim ring. No such easy process on the G1!
They have youtube videos as well!
Threads dead bud... appreciate your excitement to help
lol... did you end up getting a new track ball ?
Changed mine just for the color ...LED didnt work. Doh
Hi all,
Has anyone experience with a problem when the touch screen intermittently works, especially when you press/hold hard on the sides of the face of the phone. Without pressing down on the side, the top menu (start... x) most of the time are either unresponsive or respond as if you press elsewhere on the screen.
I'm thinking of open up the phone later tonight to troubleshoot, guessing the screen digitizer is loose or, HOPEFULLY NOT, cold solder somewhere. But if you'd heard or faced this problem before or even have an idea on what has caused the problem, I'd like to hear from you. Please help!
Thanks!
Adding info
Oh yeah, did I forget to say that not just the top of the screen, the middle part as worst. The only part of the screen is still responsive is the bottom. If I press down or punctual around the face of the phone tightly enought(?), I'd be able to have the good touch screen for a little while (5... 10 minutes) before it gone weird again.
Fixed... for now
Well, I jammed a couple of thin plastic to the bottom of the screen within the housing facelet behind the t-mobile logo... and it works... for now.
I still intend to disassemble the dawn thing as soon as I realize such quick fix has become unpractical or no longer work.
I will check back to this post again, so if you are interested, don't hesitate to reply, I'll try anything when desperate.
How long have you had the phone?
How do you carry it around?
If you got the phone recently and started carrying it around by putting it in your pants pocket, then you find the screen sometimes doesn't work well, those facts are related. A couple of years ago people used to always complain about this, and some recommended rubbing your finger firmly around all edges of the screen for a temporary fix. Others recommended forcing a business card under the metal at the edges of the screen. I got a leather belt case for mine, and the problem went away.
If you've had the phone for years and it just now started acting up, the problem might be related to a cable, connection, or something. There is a wizard service manual online. I've used its instructions to replace a screen, with no bad issues.
Good luck with your phone. The wizard is a bit old, but still pretty nice.
Ok, I have much experience with everything, and this has made me so angry. I have the Sprint HTC View 4g. I cannot find where to put the sd card in the damn thing. What "back" comes off, how do you get it off? Ah, someone please tell me and then shoot me, ....in the face...
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Its very tight, press hard with your thumbs in the center of the upper back cover and push up and it will pop off.
Feels like you are going to break the thing in half
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No need to delete; aside from the fact that this has been discussed before (but not recently). Others have had difficulty with this, and may benefit from this thread.
I attached the image from the owners manual that shows where to press with your thumbs to get the cover off. I think my Flyer (Best Buy version) actually had these same instructions in a quick-start guide, or maybe even a sticker on the tablet itself. But I remember View owners commenting this was much more mysterious (even unmentioned) in their packaging. And many people would not think (at least at first) to download the full manual to find the instruction for this.
Its tricky and takes a good amount of force. But I also found it takes a little "technique" in pressing the right spot with your thumbs (pressing inward to disengage the plastic "hooks) while pushing the cover up. Its the kind of thing that takes forever and seems insanely difficult the first time you try. But once you get a feel for it, you can do it pretty easily.
Following video also shows how to remove the cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDUvloxGg74
Its' behind the top back cover. here's how.
!1 place Flyer on table face down.
2. Get hammer
3.
Hello.
I've been having some problems with my Galaxy S II recently.
When taking a few pictures, I noticed that there are several black spots that won't disappear. I've attached a picture to help you visualize.
Honestly, I didn't expect the phone's camera to be this horriffic. I've got both a big red spot that's clearly visible on every single photo that I take and several dots that just cannot be unseen.
Having done some research, I found out that there is as of now no way to fix the red-spot problem, as it is caused by some phones' hardware.
I have also used the search function and Google to find information about the black spots I'm also having problems with. Turns out the only way to get rid of them seems to be taking the phone to a professional, in my case T-Mobile.
Having rooted the phone to gain full access, I'd have to get a JIG stick (not a problem, a friend of mine has one) and reset the flash counter. Then I'd have to send my phone to them and wait several weeks for them to fix/replace it.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find another possibility. Is there a way for me to get the what I suppose is dust out of the area beneath the lense? Should I try using compressed air to blow it out?
And if I sent it to my provider and they replaced it, is there a chance of me getting a I9100G instead?
Tl;dr Is there a way to get the dust which causes the artifacts shown in the picture out of underneath the camera's lense that doesn't involve sending the phone to a professional and hope that they'll be able to fix it?
Thanks in advance!
haiyyu said:
Hello.
I've been having some problems with my Galaxy S II recently.
When taking a few pictures, I noticed that there are several black spots that won't disappear. I've attached a picture to help you visualize.
Honestly, I didn't expect the phone's camera to be this horriffic. I've got both a big red spot that's clearly visible on every single photo that I take and several dots that just cannot be unseen.
Having done some research, I found out that there is as of now no way to fix the red-spot problem, as it is caused by some phones' hardware.
I have also used the search function and Google to find information about the black spots I'm also having problems with. Turns out the only way to get rid of them seems to be taking the phone to a professional, in my case T-Mobile.
Having rooted the phone to gain full access, I'd have to get a JIG stick (not a problem, a friend of mine has one) and reset the flash counter. Then I'd have to send my phone to them and wait several weeks for them to fix/replace it.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find another possibility. Is there a way for me to get the what I suppose is dust out of the area beneath the lense? Should I try using compressed air to blow it out?
And if I sent it to my provider and they replaced it, is there a chance of me getting a I9100G instead?
Tl;dr Is there a way to get the dust which causes the artifacts shown in the picture out of underneath the camera's lense that doesn't involve sending the phone to a professional and hope that they'll be able to fix it?
Thanks in advance!
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I'd recommend no self-medication,you should un-root it and send it to T-Mobile. It's better that the professionals work on it rather than us. But if you still think you can do it then jsut open your phone with a screw driver? and clean it?
I have the same issue, one day on a boat tour in NY the camera suddenly got spotted with black dots. No warranty so I bought a eyeware repair kit and took it apart and cleaned thoroughly. No improvement. Dropped it in a toilet by accident 3 months later, took everything apart, cleaned more, left it in a bag of rice = still black spots. But its working nonetheless. I'm putting a case on my next phone.
I also noticed a big black spot on mine.
Cleaning lens, nope. Tapping on the back where the camera is, nope.
So I took the back off which was easy. Make sure you remove your sd and sim!!!!!
Take out the screws and use your nail to open. Start prying the back off. It will look and feel like a no go in the beginning but all of a sudden your nails will slide in between and you can work your way around to get it off. I recommend you start at about 2cm or like an inch above the bottom of the device and then go to the bottom corner. The volume and on/off buttons might fall out but no worries, easy to stick m back in.
I took a look at the inside of the cover but nothing that could cause a black spot.
Now when the back is off you can still attach the batt, just make sure you don't make sudden moves as it is not locked in. Also you do not need the sd and sim in to test.
Start it up by gently pressing the power switch with your nail. It boots up like that.
Now start the camera and you will see the spot(s). I would give it a bit of a blow, don't spit . If it is not moving or going away, like in my case, start tapping with your nail on the lens (no harm done). If you tap with the backcover still on you don't actually tap directly on the lens so there is almost no effect. In my case I could see the spot move. I tapped untill the spot was gone.
There was no 'void' sticker on mine and it took me like 10 minutes so if you feel adventurous I would give that a go.
Hi all,
Does anyone find it easy to attach the charging cradle?
I find that it never clicks in first try and I end up pushing in numerous spots trying to get it to click in.
When I press in the middle of the screen it takes so much force I'm scared I might break the screen.
When I push on the left/right sides or top/bottom of the bezel, it doesn't seem to be effective. After. Much messing around it eventually clicks in.
I'm wondering if anyone has worked out a fool proof method for quick attachment.
richlum said:
Hi all,
Does anyone find it easy to attach the charging cradle?
I find that it never clicks in first try and I end up pushing in numerous spots trying to get it to click in.
When I press in the middle of the screen it takes so much force I'm scared I might break the screen.
When I push on the left/right sides or top/bottom of the bezel, it doesn't seem to be effective. After. Much messing around it eventually clicks in.
I'm wondering if anyone has worked out a fool proof method for quick attachment.
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It's the strap in the way, after a while of wearing the watch and flexing the band where it holds the watch by the notches for the cradle, I have found that makes it slightly easier to attach it.
the first time i tried to attach the cradle i needed to call samsung because it says in the quick start instructions to "gently" attach the cradle. F that, it took a good push to click int place. the best way i have found is to align the charging pins with the watch, hold the watch in place and wait for the display to light up. that lets you know it is in place. then PUSH until it clicks into place. also, i wouldn't push on the screen. rather place your thumbs on each side of the display when you push.
richlum said:
Hi all,
Does anyone find it easy to attach the charging cradle?
I find that it never clicks in first try and I end up pushing in numerous spots trying to get it to click in.
When I press in the middle of the screen it takes so much force I'm scared I might break the screen.
When I push on the left/right sides or top/bottom of the bezel, it doesn't seem to be effective. After. Much messing around it eventually clicks in.
I'm wondering if anyone has worked out a fool proof method for quick attachment.
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It's not easy to attach, it always feels like it's not quite in the right place and it takes a lot of force to click it in and a lot to pull it off too.
I find that pressing on the silver edges with both thumbs rather than the screen works for me. Pulling it off using the tab with as much pressure as it needs.
I worried about the first couple of times but not now.
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apprentice said:
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It's not easy to attach, it always feels like it's not quite in the right place and it takes a lot of force to click it in and a lot to pull it off too.
I find that pressing on the silver edges with both thumbs rather than the screen works for me. Pulling it off using the tab with as much pressure as it needs.
I worried about the first couple of times but not now.
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I had the same problem. But after looking at the charger there is small notch in the middle of the top.. I try to align that with the small notch that it supposed to fit into. If you accomplish that, the charger will quicly snap into place without much effort.
Removing it does take a reasonable tug on the tab.
Yup. There is a trick to finesse it into place! Same with the Gear Fit and with the Gear Live. I put it in my left hand and cup it, line everything up and cup my other hand over the top and press gently together that way. As it is used it gets easier.
When I remove it I put my right index finger under the top strap, cup my left hand under the watch with my left palm against the left edge, and use my right thumb to push down on the tab.
I've feel the same way you do and feel like I'm going to break it. Been a week and still struggle every time I charge it.
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Easiest way is as said above...
There is a notch on one side of the cradle. Line that up with the hole on the back of the watch and then press lightly on the lower edge of the cradle and it will click into place easier than any other method.
I'll be glad when more chargers are available
I had no problem attaching the cradle actually, but what I find hard is getting the cradle DETACHED! There is a lever at the side you push, but it is quite stiff and if you are not careful either the watch or cradle will go flying across the room. I tend to support the side of the watch on the bed sheet while pushing the lever on the other side....but it certainly isn't as easy as I think it should be.
This is becoming my favourite thread lol
It's fun just imagining people reading this and trying out these methods.
It really should be a simple operation to attach and detach a charger though.
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apprentice said:
This is becoming my favourite thread lol
It's fun just imagining people reading this and trying out these methods.
It really should be a simple operation to attach and detach a charger though.
Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk
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Agreed, Honestly this is the most annoying feature of this watch.
It should be but is not for me.
It's a lot worse than with gear and gear 2. I cannot observe how nice is the qi charger from moto 360 and So Stupid Is what we got for gear s. Anyway..gear s is at least 2 generation ahead of android wear, even the gear 2 is but this is a pain in the ass from samsung, a bad design. Maybe we will get right in time but now it painful.