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Hey,
I know there is a similar thread to this but I just can't find it. Sorry guys.
Well let me tell the problem. After removing the backcover a few times I find that the backcover started to make squish sounds. Sounds come off from somewhere in middle of right side between volume and video button. It is clear that something has broken but can't figure out what. Issue seems to come from the backcover scratching the bezel. This makes me for the first time think about letting my amaze go. Tell me what you think please.
Cheers
I have that same noise..its frustrating..i just got this phone not longer than 3 weeks..
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Double0EK said:
I have that same noise..its frustrating..i just got this phone not longer than 3 weeks..
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Looked more into it and yes it's coming from the bezel and the back cover. Very frustrating ..we need a solution ......apart from getting a new phone
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Just put some tape and the noise will be gone
This issue was already stated. Have you done a search? There is a quick solution, but for me it went away after some time.
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saulcho009 said:
This issue was already stated. Have you done a search? There is a quick solution, but for me it went away after some time.
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Yes done a search and as i said couldn't find it. Could you please give me the link if you have it?
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Fold a thin piece of paper and place it on top of battery. Then pop back cover on. Problem solved.
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Flyin18T said:
Fold a thin piece of paper and place it on top of battery. Then pop back cover on. Problem solved.
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Thanks
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Try This:
Take out the phone from the battery cover, Now push the white locking tab inwards while putting the battery cover back on, it makes a huge difference for me.
Hope the same for you, let me know if it helped.
funkadesi said:
Try This:
Take out the phone from the battery cover, Now push the white locking tab inwards while putting the battery cover back on, it makes a huge difference for me.
Hope the same for you, let me know if it helped.
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Nope doesn't work. Not even the paper method doesn't have effect
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I thinly cut up some command strips (only peeled off one side) and put them on the back cover near the spots the noise was coming from. Took 7 but it feels much more solid now and no noise.
kami585 said:
I thinly cut up some command strips (only peeled off one side) and put them on the back cover near the spots the noise was coming from. Took 7 but it feels much more solid now and no noise.
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Don't get it from that picture ...still its a bad day when we have to use a hammer to fix the phone ...
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TheRedDrake said:
Don't get it from that picture ...still its a bad day when we have to use a hammer to fix the phone ...
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^+1
I didnt pay 600 to be fixing a phone.
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kami585 said:
I thinly cut up some command strips (only peeled off one side) and put them on the back cover near the spots the noise was coming from. Took 7 but it feels much more solid now and no noise.
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Good idea. What kind of tape is that?
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Man this phone is awesome bit it has so many issues
1. Capacitive buttons lights leak to the screen
2. Camera flash also bleeds into pictures
3. A dead pixel
4. The backcover noise
5. Lack of full support from htc
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Don't know how valid this is because I use a tight case. But someone said to put it in a cold place, like a garage or outside or even the refrigerator. His argument was that the case would shrink and while small you could fit it back on.
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If you take the back cover off and you look on the back just to the top left corner of the battery there is a small spring loaded contact. If you look at the corresponding area inside of the back cover you will see a small mark on the aluminum where it is rubbing (on the inside about half way down from the bottom of the volume rocker and the top of the camcorder button).
It seems like too much of a coincidence that there is a spring loaded bearing in the exact area causing the squeaking and that not be part of the issue.
Does anyone know if that is an electrical contact like some of the other ones on the top half of the phone?
eggydrums said:
Man this phone is awesome bit it has so many issues
1. Capacitive buttons lights leak to the screen
2. Camera flash also bleeds into pictures
3. A dead pixel
4. The backcover noise
5. Lack of full support from htc
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true, my next phone will be a google flagship phone after the galaxy nexus...i hope by that time...all the phones will atleast have what our phone has now, I'll be happy!
vzontini said:
If you take the back cover off and you look on the back just to the top left corner of the battery there is a small spring loaded contact. If you look at the corresponding area inside of the back cover you will see a small mark on the aluminum where it is rubbing (on the inside about half way down from the bottom of the volume rocker and the top of the camcorder button).
It seems like too much of a coincidence that there is a spring loaded bearing in the exact area causing the squeaking and that not be part of the issue.
Does anyone know if that is an electrical contact like some of the other ones on the top half of the phone?
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Pretty sure they are the contacts for the phone antenna. The manual warns that the phone antenna are built into the back cover and to make sure that the cover is on tightly to receive proper phone and data signal. Might want to be careful of these with paper or command strips when making the cover fit!
eggydrums said:
Man this phone is awesome bit it has so many issues
1. Capacitive buttons lights leak to the screen
2. Camera flash also bleeds into pictures
3. A dead pixel
4. The backcover noise
5. Lack of full support from htc
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1,4,5 are the biggest problems. Think this is the last HTC phone I'm going to buy ...so what's next?
Samsung ...no way ..cheap plastic phones
LG - same as above but with some extra crap
Moto - seems like a good choice but limited support as well
Sony - are they ever going to release a high end phone?
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Ok so how do I take the back off to put in my sd card
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Right by the power button put your finger nail in there and pry it off. I took the back off 2 LTE display models I've seen so far just to get used to it ironically I still don't have mine until tomorrow.
Thanks a ton!!
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Didn't it come with a manual? Just curious, not trying to be a ****
"We're coming from a pure power source."
Didn't see it in there
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butterbuns said:
Didn't see it in there
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I get scared $#!7less everytime i attempt to take it off. it feels rather flimsy like it could easily snap in pieces. someone better start making replacements lol
but yes for anyone scared or unaware how, just use a fingernail or key and snap it back (top part toward you first)
lilbitz_1018 said:
I get scared $#!7less everytime i attempt to take it off. it feels rather flimsy like it could easily snap in pieces. someone better start making replacements lol
but yes for anyone scared or unaware how, just use a fingernail or key and snap it back (top part toward you first)
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Haha I feel the same way! Good thing I'm not going to be touching that too often
Well hopefully it doesn't need to be removed very often.
"We're coming from a pure power source."
I came over from a galaxy s3 which I actually thought was about the perfect size for a phone. I thought I would try the note 2 out just to see if you know I would be able to use some of the extra features such as the pan and maybe some other things. I'm having trouble with the size. I'm not sure I am going to be able to work with this. The Galaxy s3 I could work 1 handed but I am struggling using the note 2 1 handed.
I am just curious if it is just that I am NOT used to the phone, and I will eventually figure out how to use it 1 handed. Thanks in advance for your kind response is.
Unless your name is Shaq I doubt you will ever be able to one hand this phone.
But even without being able to do full one hand operation, I am betting you will get used to the size. All things take time. Hell there was a time when I was so used to texting on my old Samsung flip phone back in 2005, that the thought of getting a touch screen keyboard based phone was just blasphemy. And of course when I did get my device, a Droid X, I was really turned off from the keyboard. I hated texting on it and it drove me nuts.
Now today, I can't imagine having a flip phone with those ugly T9 keys, or even a slider phone that has so much wasted thickness for a redundant keyboard.
You'll get used to it, sooner or later. But it grows on you.
You have to hold it differently. If your fingers are long enough, their tips can still wrap around the phone while it mostly resting on them, not your palm. This gives your thumb much more mobility. It feels weird at first but isn't uncomfortable. I cannot reach both the status bar and buttons without shifting my grip awkwardly, but I still can do that one handed.
It's been three days and I've already gotten used to it, I can't believe how small my former Razr MAXX feels in comparison. I'm 6'2 and have pretty big hands and I am able to 1 hand it in most cases, but it's more comfortable with 2.
Unless you have really small hands. you will definitely get used to it.
Im going to give it a week....right now I'm missing my sg3
I could drive the crap out of that phone.
I one hand it without a issue I just use my pinky as a rest for the phone and my thumb does all the typing... There was review of some clip type thing that hooks to the back to slide your fingers in perhaps you could use the
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that's what she said.
No problems over here I can use it with one hand too.
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I got use to the size from day one. Only when I have to use my thumb during one hand operation do I realize that I have a big phone.
xxxxmarkxxx said:
I one hand it without a issue I just use my pinky as a rest for the phone and my thumb does all the typing... There was review of some clip type thing that hooks to the back to slide your fingers in perhaps you could use the
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That clip thing is called a fly grip I believe. Qbking77 has a YouTube video reviewing it and I think it looks pretty handy. I'm a 6 foot tall man with big hands and I'm afraid I'm going to drop the phone reaching for the notification bar while the phone is sliding in my hand. I've had a lot of different phones and this one is hands down my favorite but I do have the fear of it sliding out of my hand reaching for the notification bar to the home button (try doing that one handed... you'll see what I mean).
http://goo.gl/BUAu0 fly grip video
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The moment I pulled the note 2 out of the box and put it into my hand for the first time the GS3 was dead to me. I doubt I will ever be able to use a smaller phone without a stylus. I use the stylus nonstop for work and find that I am typically using one hand to hold the phone and the other I have the stylus.
But, I am also 6' 5" and don't really have much issue holding it in one hand and using my thumb to operate it. I usually don't even have issue moving the phone slightly to be able to reach all 4 corners.
Personally when I use my wife's S3 or my old GN after having this phone they seem tiny and I can't even stand using them. People can say what they want but for me a guy with avg size hands I think this phone is perfect. The only Issue I do have is when using my left hand it is a PITA to hit the back button. Samsung should have had the whole area to the right of the home button as a contact area, so that isn't so much a size issue for me but a design issue. Either way I could never go back to a smaller phone now.
The only thing you'll have trouble getting used to are the stares. At the mall.....restaurants especially. I haven't had a quiet meal in the last week. Waitresses and patrons just walk up and say, "That is the biggest phone I have ever seen! What is it? Do you like it.....isn't it TOO big?"
I just tell them the micro radiation is off the charts....so stand back.
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snapz54 said:
that's not what she said.
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I can one hand this phone and after a week of having mine I have gotten used to the size, it seems normal to me and other phones look extremely small.
Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
I LOL'ed a title
xxxxmarkxxx said:
I one hand it without a issue I just use my pinky as a rest for the phone and my thumb does all the typing...
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I do the same thing. Works like a charm. The only thing I'm still working on is trying to browse the web in bed while holding the phone above me. Feels kinda awkward.
Yeah. Meant for big people I believe. 6 foot 5 1/2 here. Hands huge as people tell me. Just have fun. U will find your own trick in using it.
I Murder Murderers
Matt ... pm me if you decide to go back to the S3.
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I'm in the process of switching carriers from Sprint to Verizon, and was worried about the size of the Note 2. I was glad to read all of your comments about getting used to it. Thanks! It has helped solidify my decision.
Today I went to best buy to buy this because they price matched letstalk to 199$. The woman I delt with sighed and ughed the whole time. Really rude. I ended up adding a line. Burning a sim. And moving the phone to my main line to get the upgrade.
Now I noticed this when I got home but im disappointed in build quality. I dont know if it was me snapping the back cover back on. But the top of my screen was loose. And the bottom leaked light from the leds because well..the glue holding the screen clearly was not that good. I immediately called back and was upset and went to exchange and now im all fine.
But now im paranoid about snapping back in my back cover. How cheaply made is this thing? Anyone run into hardware issues yet? Best buy has a 30 day exchange policy. Thank god.
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What LEDs are you referring to?
adrynalyne said:
What LEDs are you referring to?
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im referring to the bottom of the phone, when the leds were lit up, you saw on the side of the phone light leakage, and on the top of the phone if you pushed down gently on any corner the screen was loose.
Sounds like a bad device. I haven't had any problems and since there aren't many threads about it, I'd say that other users aren't having problems either.
BennyJr said:
Sounds like a bad device. I haven't had any problems and since there aren't many threads about it, I'd say that other users aren't having problems either.
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i just hope this isnt a common issue, i don't want it to happen to this one as well.
They wouldn't give me a price match to letstalk
I can assure you that this is NOT a normal issue with this phone... But, if you don't think something is right about it then you have every right to exchange! It's YOUR money and if your not happy then exchange away...
Only reason I got is because they price matched. I told them I know its not on your list. But other best buys have done.
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sorry about your experience, I suppose it is expected that there are lemons in the bunch, but it just sucks to know you got one of em. Rest assured it's not a common problem. I'm sure others will testify that yours is a unique issue.
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sorry about your experience, I suppose it is expected that there are lemons in the bunch, but it just sucks to know you got one of em. Rest assured it's not a common problem. I'm sure others will testify that yours is a unique issue.
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im just gonna be super fragile and not squeeze the screen when putting on the back cover if i ever have to take it off now. >_< just precaution! i dont wanna ever have to get a refurb.
Its ok. Crisis averted.
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Samsung's thin battery covers are reasonably robust regarding battery removal and handling. Even improperly installed, the plastic has given and snapped into place. I owned a Charge and Galaxy Nexus with similar battery covers and I have never broken a tab.
I have (3) batteries for my Note 2 and swap every other day without worry of breaking anything. Samsung knows removable covers...
Yeah ive had a nexus and s3 no issues. Note 2 day one screen lose from snapping in battery cover or something . Go figure.
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im just gonna be super fragile and not squeeze the screen when putting on the back cover if i ever have to take it off now. >_< just precaution! i dont wanna ever have to get a refurb.
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Sounds like you already got one. Take it b ack and exchange it!
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I already exchanged it for this device ive been using five days uptime so far.
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No sign of it last night. Today i called and they had it in the lost and found.
Anyone want to take bets on what it looks like? No case no screen cover.
I did go through the bs of changing all my passwords last night as i have no lock on it also. That was annoying but probably was time to do that anyways.
While i had everything backed up one scary thought was if someone logged in they could have deleted my backups :/
Ohh nooo...itll prolly be pristine man mayb a lil scratch on the bezel....:/
^ Yeah, true. Never understood when my friends were entering a Wall of Death with phones and cameras... Lol. Lamb of God pits have no care for technology.
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Well its back in my possession.... it appears to held up pretty well. there is a major dent in the side and about 2-3 little scraches on the screen and one bigger scratch. Very usable. I thought for sure it would have been smashed into bits.
And i am thankful for whoever turned it in
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I can post pics if people want but its really not that exciting. Had it been smashed into dust then maybe
Thats crazy your so lucky to get that back in one peice!!
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gnex0422 said:
Thats crazy your so lucky to get that back in one peice!!
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Man, hes lucky to even get it back. My luck, someone would have taken the phone, go through all my stuff and steal my identity.
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JustusIV said:
Well its back in my possession.... it appears to held up pretty well. there is a major dent in the side and about 2-3 little scraches on the screen and one bigger scratch. Very usable. I thought for sure it would have been smashed into bits.
And i am thankful for whoever turned it in
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I can post pics if people want but its really not that exciting. Had it been smashed into dust then maybe
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I'm curious of the damage! Post pics!
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I will post when I get out of bed I am trying to sleep of the wear and tear on myself. .... lol
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Oddly enough it was put in airplane mode so my remote software didn't work.
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JustusIV said:
Oddly enough it was put in airplane mode so my remote software didn't work.
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Someone knew what they were doing. It's good you changed your passwords. Losing my phone would be my worst nightmare. I normally do not use lockscreen security, but I will probably change that.
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Someone knew what they were doing. It's good you changed your passwords. Losing my phone would be my worst nightmare. I normally do not use lockscreen security, but I will probably change that.
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I always say that, then it lasts half a day and I ditch the lockscreen again...
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I always say that, then it lasts half a day and I ditch the lockscreen again...
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Yeah me too. It will be nice when phones use built-in biometric security, and no more PINs or patterns. I check my phone no less than 50 times a day, and doing a PIN/pattern each time gets tedious.
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Yeah me too. It will be nice when phones use built-in biometric security, and no more PINs or patterns. I check my phone no less than 50 times a day, and doing a PIN/pattern each time gets tedious.
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Even since I got my phone stolen and people started posting some really nasty stuff all over Facebook and twitter i now use a lock screen. It might be tedious but it's worth it for a little bit of protection to ward off most people. In the end if someone wants to get in your phone they are going to but having a slight deterrent is nice.
I agree, pictures anyway!!
Dude...I am sooo happy for you man.
I used to use a pattern lock buy stoped because its a pain. And really if they know anything about android they'll just boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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droidx2.3.3 said:
I used to use a pattern lock buy stoped because its a pain. And really if they know anything about android they'll just boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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True, but if you have sensitive data in an open email or notepad app, you could be screwed.
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Yea this phone is pretty tough. I left mine in the lightbar of my patrol car and drove off the other day. Realized a half mile down the road and was like oh ****. Made the block and couldn't find it. Searched for like 30 minutes and chalked it up to a loss. Next day I drove the block three time at 5mph and found the phone up against the curb. UAG case was off, battery cover off, battery out and screen down. Was like Yes! But I bet the screen is busted (mainly just wanted pics off it) turned it over and not a scratch on the screen. Looked like it had tire print on it though. 2 minor dings along the side bezel was all the damage the phone took. Case had big black tire marks and was scratched to hell though.
Pen popped out and never did find it was the only bad thing.
It's a tough phone for sure.
I would call that some serious luck bro... as my Luck Stands.. I had to get my vision checked and I went to Target.. I set my previous phone (Thunderbolt) on the table and forgot I had done so and went in and had my vision looked at.. came out and it was gone.. :-\ good thing it was only a TBolt and not my Note or I would have raged on that store. LOL
Lucky lucky.
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