I picked up a stylus for my flyer on Thursday in England (GBP40 was slightly cheaper than $80). It's barely Sunday and somehow the battery is completely dead on the stylus. And AAAA batteries are not as easy to come by as other battery types.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what causes the pen to run down the battery? It doesn't have an on/off switch. I'd hope it isn't drawing any power when the screen is turned off.
I got a leather nook case with a front pocket that holds the pen and a few other accessories. I hope it isn't the proximity of the pen to the screen that causes it to run down.
Battery should last a year. You might find that one of the two buttons may be pressed by accident and that could lead to a discharge.
My Flyer is over 3 weeks old and I use the stylus every day and no issues with the battery.
calebu2 said:
I picked up a stylus for my flyer on Thursday in England (GBP40 was slightly cheaper than $80). It's barely Sunday and somehow the battery is completely dead on the stylus. And AAAA batteries are not as easy to come by as other battery types.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what causes the pen to run down the battery? It doesn't have an on/off switch. I'd hope it isn't drawing any power when the screen is turned off.
I got a leather nook case with a front pocket that holds the pen and a few other accessories. I hope it isn't the proximity of the pen to the screen that causes it to run down.
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The included battery may also have been discharged when you got it. If it happens with a new battery then I would start to wonder if something was wrong.
Strangely, the pen started working again. Not sure what was wrong with it before. Hope its not a dodgy pen...
I have the same problem here
I have the same problem. However I am on my 5th AAAA battery and have already tried the 6 AAAA from a 9v battery. None of them lasted more than one or two weeks. As you might understand that is both very annoying and frustrating. I'm not living in the Us and have only a shop that sells AAAA nearby. So those AAAA may come discharged, but at least the ones from the 9v battery should work, right? Maybe it's from the pen? A friend bought it at Best Buy like 6 months ago and don't have the box or the receipt. What should I do? Buy a new pen (- I dislike this option A LOT!) ?
I thought about buying rechargeable AAAA batteries, but the only ones I found were this ones, on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/AAAA-Rechargeable-Batteries-X-2-Charger-new-/320689614333?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item4aaa972dfd#ht_1676wt_1139.They don't exactly inspire thrust, so once again what do you recommend I do?
Thanks in advance,
DD47
calebu2 said:
I picked up a stylus for my flyer on Thursday in England (GBP40 was slightly cheaper than $80). It's barely Sunday and somehow the battery is completely dead on the stylus. And AAAA batteries are not as easy to come by as other battery types.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what causes the pen to run down the battery? It doesn't have an on/off switch. I'd hope it isn't drawing any power when the screen is turned off.
I got a leather nook case with a front pocket that holds the pen and a few other accessories. I hope it isn't the proximity of the pen to the screen that causes it to run down.
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If you look closely the tip on the pen moves back when pressed to the screen.
That is how it makes contact with the battery.
On my flyer if I press the pen very lightly on the screen it will not write.
Until I press hard enough to move the tip back into the body.
Perhaps your tip is stuck making contact or is getting pushed back when you store it.
Kudzus said:
If you look closely the tip on the pen moves back when pressed to the screen.
That is how it makes contact with the battery.
On my flyer if I press the pen very lightly on the screen it will not write.
Until I press hard enough to move the tip back into the body.
Perhaps your tip is stuck making contact or is getting pushed back when you store it.
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Well, either you're wrong or my pen is malfunctioning. I put in a new AAAA battery, and used for a couple of minutes: everything worked fine - This was Day 1. In both days 2 and 3, I didn't use the pen. It was just standing there, no nibs or buttons being pressed. Day 4 - I go to the Notes App, and I start writing with the pen. I am able to write one sentence right and then the pens starts writing before it touches the screen. And I know from experience that after this starts happening the battery won't last a week. And it won't work properly again.
So, what should I do? Do I need to buy a new pen (as I said I'm not very keen on this option...) ?
Thanks in advance,
DD47
Quick question is your flyer in a case and are you charging it when this happens?
If so try unplugging it then touch the side with your finger (the metal part).
This could be a static discharge
Kudzus said:
Quick question is your flyer in a case and are you charging it when this happens?
If so try unplugging it then touch the side with your finger (the metal part).
This could be a static discharge
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My Flyer was in a case, but at no time charging...
Any other suggestion?
Thanks,
DD47
Because the pen is writing before touching the screen, that sounds like static discharge.
Try taking it out of the case and holding the metal back while writing
I´m sorry for the late reply, but I went on holidays and came back only recently. I tried to do what you said. I put the new AAAA battery inside my pen. I take my flyer out of its' case, hold the metal part and try the pen - it works. I go sleep. Thee following day at the afternoon, I take the flyer out of it's case, hold the metal part and I try the pen again - it no longer works.
Please more suggestions - I'm desperate here for a solution for this so frustrating problem!
Come on! I'm sure a bunch of you know an answer to my problem. Why isn´t anybody even trying? Please, for God's sake, just give it a try.
DonalDuck47 said:
Come on! I'm sure a bunch of you know an answer to my problem. Why isn´t anybody even trying? Please, for God's sake, just give it a try.
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I experience the same issue. sorry I don't have a solid solution. I just keep fiddling with it (take out and put back in the battery - sometimes numerous times before it works properly) until it works properly. I know, it's very frustrating isn't it
GMAN1722 said:
I experience the same issue. sorry I don't have a solid solution. I just keep fiddling with it (take out and put back in the battery - sometimes numerous times before it works properly) until it works properly. I know, it's very frustrating isn't it
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Yes, indeed it is. But the wrost is that nobody even seems to care...
So, what does it takes to solve my problem - do you want rewards or something!? Let's put it this way: try to answer our problem (mine and GMAN1722's) and if permanently works, I'll see what I can do in return. I mean, does it cost you that much to tap a few words in your keyboard?
Thanks in advance,
DD47
I too have recently been pulling out my hair due to stylus problems most recently. I've been living with the issues, and constantly restarting my tablet and removing and reinstalling the battery of my stylus to no avail. However, I believe I may have found a fix on another forum.
I followed these directions, http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/hp-slate/48371-inside-pen.html and cleaned all points of contact on the stylus to get the pen to work as it did when things were new.
-The spring and where it makes contact
-The barrel edge that makes contact with the stylus cap on the pointy end
-The back side of the board that makes contact with the positive end of the battery
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There are some hack with alkaline batteries (6LR61):
Most nine-volt alkaline batteries are constructed of six individual 1.5V LR61 cells enclosed in a wrapper. These cells are slightly smaller than LR8D425 AAAA cells and can be used in their place for some devices, even though they are 3.5 mm shorter. Carbon-zinc types are made with six flat cells in a stack, enclosed in a moisture-resistant wrapper to prevent drying.
So you can easily buy this 6LR61 and take six batteries for your Magic Pen. I'm in russia and we have NO AAAA, but it solved my problem.
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The title may seem really weird but it is the actual question. This is my transition into the andriod tablet arena, and I have been using the TP for a few days now. Seems whenever the device is laying flat on a cloth covered chair, a bed anything along those lines, the screen completely freaks and no point touched will correspond to the correct area of the screen. Almost like the screen is receiving multiple input signals. When this has happened, I have been trying to search for something online or in the app store. The event that really gave me a start is when I was trying to type in something when it was laying flat, then all of a sudden a track from Bruno Mars started playing full volume (the volume was on full so that wasn't a random change). Must have pulled the track from online as I don't have anything stored on the device at this point.
If I pick the tablet up in either orientation it starts working fine.
In addition, just a few minutes ago I tried to scroll through my email and experienced the same issue, but when trying to power down, the screen wouldn't register my finger trying to select the option to power down. This even occurred after the tablet was brought upright or in landscape mode. Ended up having to hold the power button until it rebooted.
Really hoping this isn't an issue with the hardware. Anyone seen this or have any insight on what may be happening?
Thanks
Possibly static inteferance from the cloth? Just a guess, but one that fits,
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right on! completely overlooked that. Since it is winter up in the north, I guess testing this out in non-static conditions will have to wait a bit.
Yes, I've seen it before...
http://google.com/search?q=i+need+exorcist
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Seriously, get out the receipt and go back to the store. Toys going berserk by themselves are not to be trifled with, especially when your return period runs out. Don't play guessing games.
PS: It's not static.
Doktaphex said:
Possibly static inteferance from the cloth? Just a guess, but one that fits,
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Probably resetting the GPS also. GPS works if there is more humidity in the air. ;-)
Awesome post, although I haven't seen a head swivel around on my screen, might happen at some point though...... lol
I pre-ordered this through tigerdirect, and they seem to have enough issue fulfilling orders that I will try and contact asus directly.
Actually I was trying for the stringy hair Asian ghost chick.. you know the one that crawled out of stuff.. but can't remember the damn movie title.. oh wait.. it's a-comin.. YES I REMEMBER HAHAH!
Yes yes.. if you ever see this on your screen.. RMA it..
hahahaha, I think you are referring to the Ring movie.
I just got off the phone with Asus and the person I talked with had never heard of this type of issue. The only suggestion was to send it in, but if their supply chain is still struggling to fill orders from across the US then I'm guessing an RMA will take a couple weeks if they would simply send a replacement tablet. I just got the thing so I want to play with it!
But since there is the base warranty on it, I could wait a bit and if it still does it after a month or so I could inquire again.
The only other thing I would be waiting for is the ICS upgrade. I have a gnex phone on vzw and can really see the improvements made going to ICS. Is mid to late Jan still the timeframe people have heard?
Nonono not the ring that one has orcs and hobbits.. oh and at least one skateboarding ninja elf..
PS: he shoulda had nunchucks.. would be way more awesomeness..
LOTR II I think, forgot about the skateboarding part. That was really throwing me off!
See my other thread titled "ghost tapping". I'm having same exact problem as you, only I've been using it flat on a wooden desk when it happens.
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Doktaphex said:
Possibly static inteferance from the cloth? Just a guess, but one that fits,
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I doubt it... the metal back would act as a shield against static interference.
I just finished posting in a thread where I explained that the back of the TFP has a chassis ground to the charging circuit and thus the battery. It's possible that on your TFP, you have a bad ground from the back of the device to the PCT layer, which is incredibly sensitive to electrical current (since this is how it detects touch input).
Since the back is a ground for the device, small amounts of current are constantly being thrown off by various circuits into the back of TFP, and thus are making their way into the PCT layer where they're wreaking havoc on touch calculations. Once you grab ahold of the back of your TFP, those currents ground through you, normalizing the circuit and allowing the PCT to function normally.
That's my theory at least.
We went through that with Sensation. Touch screen needs grounding to works properly with metal back plate. I bet if you actually hold the tablet in one hand, it works just fine. It's not something Asus can fix tbh, this problem occures with most devices which have metal in the back cover.
Edit. Actually, thinking about it, yes, if something is grounded to back plate, fixing might be bad, but above might still apply.
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I was starting to think along those same lines but an hour ago I had the tablet laying on a bedspread and did not experience any issue.
Along the lines for your theory I wonder if whether the unit grounds through the back panel or further through me is fine, but the slight charge is just too much and royally throws everything out of whack.
Have most people opted to get some kind of case or protective film (I.e. Skinomi) that would most likely help this issue?
militarymedic23 said:
I was starting to think along those same lines but an hour ago I had the tablet laying on a bedspread and did not experience any issue.
Along the lines for your theory I wonder if whether the unit grounds through the back panel or further through me is fine, but the slight charge is just too much and royally throws everything out of whack.
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Click on my nick and look at touch screen issue thread I started. Reading OP should give you some idea. If my theory about ATP is correct fully charging and discharging it should fix it for a while.
Edit. Issue is very random normally.
Also, protective case or film are likely to make it worse.
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Hmm, the case issue does make sense. I suppose any cover of the common materials would amplify the static if the it were moved around on the suspected fabric.
Electrofreak said:
I doubt it... the metal back would act as a shield against static interference.
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wouldn't the metal back act as a conductor for the electricity?
tinky1 said:
It's not something Asus can fix tbh, this problem occures with most devices which have metal in the back cover.
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IPad has metal back cover, no issues there. Gotta be something else.
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wouldn't the metal back act as a conductor for the electricity?
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The PCT layer is under the glass on the other side of the TFP, and electricity follows the path of least resistance. The chassis is grounded to the charging circuit, so any static shock is probably going to end up dumped into the battery.
Unless, of course, as I theorize, the chassis has a bad ground to the PCT layer.
Otherwise, everyone's TFP would go nuts when they used it while on fabric.
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Amazon Link:http://tinyurl.com/3n8y64p
Ordered this mount for my wife's car, I use a ProClip unit in my car, seems to work pretty well for what it is. Mountek has them available on Amazon every weekday at 07:00 PST, I ordered mine at 08:15 PST and there were only eight left. I paid $23.90 shipped (USPS first class). I am hoping that it will fit my HTC (with extended battery) as well as my wife's OG Droid. I am not too worried about blocking any radio controls while in use because they are all mirrored on the steering wheel. She was pretty adamant about having something that was removable, and I can't stand the windshield mounts that are available.
(Here is the video from their site)
Here is the box from USPS, shipped received about a week after ordering. Included was the mount, a piece of adhesive foam, and small instruction sheet.
The mount seems to be built fairly well
This tabbed area inserts into the compact disc slot, then the knob is twisted to expand until "firm" The tabs are soft, so no marring the CD slot.
Here is the adhesive pad. DON"T USE IT WITH THE EXTENDED BATTERY The bottom rest is removable to work with a variety of electronics.
Here is my OG Droid mounted, and then the Vigor with the standard battery.
Here is the side profile with the standard battery cover. As a refresher here is the difference between the standard and extended battery covers...
Here is the mount without the bottom plate, holding the Vigor with the extended battery cover.
Here is me shaking it, with the extended battery, no problems with is falling out. Here is a top down view of the foam sides holding the Vigor.
I don't have my wife's car right now, but here is the mount in my Civic (06-11)...
To those unfamiliar, the Civic had a cd slot that is at a angle, here is with the mount installed.
Now with the Vigor installed (with extended battery) portrait and landscape.
Overall I think it is going to work well. I will update this review if I have any issues...
***Update 02-24-2011***
Works well in my wife's Subaru, does not block any of the display. No issues with the Vigor (Rezound) falling out with the extended battery, the foam on the sides works well to keep it in place.
My wife uses one in her car for her Razr. Seems to work well, and she likes it.
But, I tried it with my Rezound and there are a couple problems. With the extended battery, it's almost too thick for the mount. It will hold it, but it's not quite deep enough to hold securely. Seems like the phone would easily pop out if you bump it or even from road vibration. The second problem is that the usb port is blocked so no charging. You might be able to trim the side piece enough to get the charger to plug in, but I haven't tried.
Awesome. Just a thanks for the post. Glad to see a car mount not relying on suction, which my "textured" dash and crap make useless, and i don't want my view blocked at all in my windshield. This is the most useful car mount for me i've seen yet. too bad it'll most likely block me from keeping my Archos 5 IMT from mounting via velcro where i do lol but rarely do i use that awesome beast anymore. Can't wait to get a chance to order one.
timchristian said:
My wife uses one in her car for her Razr. Seems to work well, and she likes it.
But, I tried it with my Rezound and there are a couple problems. With the extended battery, it's almost too thick for the mount. It will hold it, but it's not quite deep enough to hold securely. Seems like the phone would easily pop out if you bump it or even from road vibration. The second problem is that the usb port is blocked so no charging. You might be able to trim the side piece enough to get the charger to plug in, but I haven't tried.
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Could you shoot a picture of your Rezound (I still despise that name..) in mounted in the unit? Which way are you mounting it?
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Sorry I never had a chance to get any photos up for you, but yours are great. I didn't realize the bottom plate was removable. That solves the issue of plugging the charger in. And glad to see it holds your phone securely. I think I had a case on mine when I tried it, so maybe that made some difference.
After seeing your review, I think I'll give this mount another try.
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Sorry I never had a chance to get any photos up for you, but yours are great. I didn't realize the bottom plate was removable. That solves the issue of plugging the charger in. And glad to see it holds your phone securely. I think I had a case on mine when I tried it, so maybe that made some difference.
After seeing your review, I think I'll give this mount another try.
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Thanks, came in quicker than I expected.
That's crazy. I have a civic si and wanted to see how it looked and since you ha even one it looks like it works well. I wanted to place it above the big capartment infringement of the shifter. I may get this!
I actually use a ProClip mount for my car, it mounts above the driver right side vent, but it is much more permanent. You on the 8th?
Indeed I am. Same username
maximus20895 said:
Indeed I am. Same username
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I'm on here and there, Chris/Si/4dr. Nice FG, hate black... Never again. Does look good the first 20 min after a wax though.
That's genius. Finally no longer have to deal with suction cups
It's just a dock to hold the phone in place correct? Doesn't broadcast sound through your car's audio system? Thanks.
zetsumeikuro said:
It's just a dock to hold the phone in place correct? Doesn't broadcast sound through your car's audio system? Thanks.
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Yes it is "just" a dock... I use a dock for navigation, music, & calls. This lets your phone be within reach, not stuck to your windshield, and out of the sun.
This is what I use to "stream" music ect...
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I received mine last week, and have been using it for a few days now. I really like it. My CDs still play...yeah I would have to remove it to change the CD, but my car has an in dash 6-CD changer, so I already have them pre-loaded and just switch on the fly.
I'd buy this again...in fact I might buy one for the wife's car.
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I received mine last week, and have been using it for a few days now. I really like it. My CDs still play...yeah I would have to remove it to change the CD, but my car has an in dash 6-CD changer, so I already have them pre-loaded and just switch on the fly.
I'd buy this again...in fact I might buy one for the wife's car.
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Glad my little review was able to help, I haven't played a CD in almost two years.
I got this for my wife's Jeep Liberty and it works like a champ!
I used this with my Evo 4G with extended bat. and now my Rezound. I works pretty good but I can't angle it enough so that the phone is facing me directly. Also, it fits fine in my wife's Mazda with 6 disk changer but in my F150 with 6 disk changer it it really tight - even scraped off some of the protective covering of the little tabs that fit into the cd slot. I don't use the changer so I just forced it in and it's not going anywhere, didn't even have to tighten the adjustment screw.
Did you remove the back pad? Mine came with it already on. Tempted to just scrape it off.
Hi all.
I have a CP12 and it's great, the problem I have is that it increases the width of the phone, and it makes it more difficult to hold with my smallish hands.
Ebay has a ton of cases with battery that only increase the depth. is any of these any good?
xd4d3v said:
Hi all.
I have a CP12 and it's great, the problem I have is that it increases the width of the phone, and it makes it more difficult to hold with my smallish hands.
Ebay has a ton of cases with battery that only increase the depth. is any of these any good?
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These ones are junk. http://www.ebay.com/itm/5000mAh-Ext...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item3cd807fed6
I got another one from Brando, I'm sure it doesn't compare to Sony but is usable. I have the GPe model and made the deskclock app go in and out of dock mode until I disabled it. Sometimes if you are using phone while charging it stops charging requiring button to be pushed again, if left alone while charging it seems to do fine.
I have one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/4500mAh-Ext...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item1c38ac1acc
not the price I paid. The vendor on ebay removed hes or hers account all the sudden.
My device does not work and I contacted support and got my money back. ****ing prick..the vendor also promised to send a new unit but no parcel ever arrived.
To get mine to power up I need to plug in the power cable, have the phone in the case and then push the on/off button. Remove the cable and now it stays on for a while.
Yes mine does also turn it self off now and then and I need to push the button again....
To get rid of the dock mode when the charging case is turned on I just install a module with xposed framework that disables docking mode.
The issue I have is that the case does not register my device. If I push the button without having the cable connected it just flashes the lights a few times and turns off again. It acts like it doesn't have any device in the case..
I want to find a slim case with a PHYSICAL on and off switch. Not a micro switch that sends a 11 or 10101 signal to some motherboard inside the case and enables the charging. This solution is crap!
...theres no way im buying that sony battery case for that price and that tiny little battery inside
SÜPERUSER said:
I have one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/4500mAh-Ext...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item1c38ac1acc
not the price I paid. The vendor on ebay removed hes or hers account all the sudden.
My device does not work and I contacted support and got my money back. ****ing prick..the vendor also promised to send a new unit but no parcel ever arrived.
To get mine to power up I need to plug in the power cable, have the phone in the case and then push the on/off button. Remove the cable and now it stays on for a while.
Yes mine does also turn it self off now and then and I need to push the button again....
To get rid of the dock mode when the charging case is turned on I just install a module with xposed framework that disables docking mode.
The issue I have is that the case does not register my device. If I push the button without having the cable connected it just flashes the lights a few times and turns off again. It acts like it doesn't have any device in the case..
I want to find a slim case with a PHYSICAL on and off switch. Not a micro switch that sends a 11 or 10101 signal to some motherboard inside the case and enables the charging. This solution is crap!
...theres no way im buying that sony battery case for that price and that tiny little battery inside
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That does look like the second one I purchased from Brando. I also forgot to mention it has some kind of a matte anti-slip coating applied that is wearing off on the corners and edges.
http://shop.brando.com/Power-Jacket-for-Sony-Xperia-Z-Ultra-4500mAh_p09950c1591d003.html
adfurgerson said:
That does look like the second one I purchased from Brando. I also forgot to mention it has some kind of a matte anti-slip coating applied that is wearing off on the corners and edges.
http://shop.brando.com/Power-Jacket-for-Sony-Xperia-Z-Ultra-4500mAh_p09950c1591d003.html
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yep its the same.. where the phone sits i have glued pieces of cloth to fill the gap allowing for a tighter fit
edit: oh yea i forgot to mention.. the leg you can put out to hold up the device in horizontal mode broke the first time I tried it... glued it to the back with contact cement
Hi all
I was about to buy this http://mugen.co/mugen-power-4000mah-battery-case-for-sony-xperia-z-ultra.html . After i bought a new Samsung S5 i did not.
The battery i bought from mugen to my S5 is quite good and have a good quality so i believe it will be same for Xperia Z Ultra.
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Hi all
I was about to buy this http://mugen.co/mugen-power-4000mah-battery-case-for-sony-xperia-z-ultra.html . After i bought a new Samsung S5 i did not.
The battery i bought from mugen to my S5 is quite good and have a good quality so i believe it will be same for Xperia Z Ultra.
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...dafuk?? $90 for a battery case?
Actually additional shipping also needed so total cost is over 100$.
But as far as i see until now (2 Mugen brand battery covers) they are quite good quality and well built.
I am writing this just as a satisfied customer. Buying or not buying is your decision, i just suggested Mugen because i saw what is written about cheap battery cases at above messages.
Thanks
yes I understand you absolutely but my opinion is that an accessory should not cost that much It's too much money if you count in the cash you already spent on buying the device alone.
The only issue with the cheap alternatives is the motherboard inside the battery case that is made by some unskilled chinese guy who don't know how to solder..
If you replaced the micro-switch with a physical on/off switch and isolated the components and used thicker cables so that the screen stop flickering probably from other radio frequencies disturbing the motherboard it would be just fine
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I bought this watch and a Note edge to go with it 3 months ago. The watch is currently at Samsung repair because it wouldnt charge. It wouldnt charge and I figured out that the contacts werent making a good connection. Couple days later the back of the phone where the cradle snaps and hooks on broke and now the cradle has to be rubberbanded on to charge. Samsung just told me it wasnt covered under warranty even though it is a defect. Spent over 1500 with them and they find any reason to void the warranty. Since it had physical damage regardless of how terrible their design, the warranty is void. The watch barely makes it through the day so you need to charge it about twice a day. The geniuses their thought that plastic snapping into cheap plastic would be durable. Also, when you reply to text it doesnt update the phone. I really love the look of the watch and if the features worked I would be happy. But they want me to pay 242.00 to put a new back on the watch. The Note edge has a green vertical line that wont go away and I'd have to mail it in and wait till they fixed and mailed it back. Samsung is all gimmick. They want to force brand customer loyalty by leveraging your investment in them but do nothing to retain it when their products break under normal use and within 90 days.
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I bought this watch and a Note edge to go with it 3 months ago. The watch is currently at Samsung repair because it wouldnt charge. It wouldnt charge and I figured out that the contacts werent making a good connection. Couple days later the back of the phone where the cradle snaps and hooks on broke and now the cradle has to be rubberbanded on to charge. Samsung just told me it wasnt covered under warranty even though it is a defect. Spent over 1500 with them and they find any reason to void the warranty. Since it had physical damage regardless of how terrible their design, the warranty is void. The watch barely makes it through the day so you need to charge it about twice a day. The geniuses their thought that plastic snapping into cheap plastic would be durable. Also, when you reply to text it doesnt update the phone. I really love the look of the watch and if the features worked I would be happy. But they want me to pay 242.00 to put a new back on the watch. The Note edge has a green vertical line that wont go away and I'd have to mail it in and wait till they fixed and mailed it back. Samsung is all gimmick. They want to force brand customer loyalty by leveraging your investment in them but do nothing to retain it when their products break under normal use and within 90 days.
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Jeez! Looking at your picture you must have pulled that off with some force! People are reporting the tiny clips on the battery charger are breaking but this is the first time I have seen the actual watch backplate broken.
Nevertheless this should be covered under warranty as you say. I am guessing they are refusing because they believe this is damage caused by you and not a defect. Looking at your pic I can see why! But hey, (before you slate me) for the record I do believe you, as why else would you report it here on XDA.
Good luck though mate, I hope they fix this for you.
Not mention both your Gear and band look pretty beat up from use/wear.
Fixed, for a lot less than the $242 Samsung wanted
I fixed it with $20 in supplies and a dremel. Now it charges again. I may be a little harder on my watch than most but its still a terrible design for something that needs to charge daily, twice if you actually use it
Now I just need to clean it up.
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Not mention both your Gear and band look pretty beat up from use/wear.
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Really? Other than the defect in design and plastic what part looks pretty beat up? The band isnt even in focus.
gear s broken cradle
I went on Samsung's Facebook page and posted that nobody buy a gear s until Samsung fixes the defective cradle,i got im right away.I sent them photos of my broken cradle,watch charging on a vitamin bottle.the gear s works fine,the cradle is the problem.It is a warranty problem fix at no cost to us.Everybody go to samsung's face book and tell them what you are going thru..DO NOT SEND YOUR WATCH IN FOR EVAULATION.
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Really? Other than the defect in design and plastic what part looks pretty beat up? The band isnt even in focus.
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Not calling you out but a couple people here and on another forum that had the charging cradle receiver break on the Gear side and/or have corroded charging contacts have sworn they've "babied their device." Quite a few of the pics these people posted make the device look far from "babied."
I've had mine for three months and charge it twice a day like you. Other than a small mark on the bottom most receiver from the repeated friction of the tab sliding on and being pulled off it looks new. I also use a screen protector, rotate different bands, swap out between two different OEM charging cradles, and clean my Gear front and back with warm soapy water every time I put it on after charging. Whether that helps delay some issues other's are reporting will be tested over time.
I'm not defending the charging cradle design BTW. It's pretty crude for a high-end device. Between this and another forum I've only seen two or three instances where the receiver on the Gear broke vs. a higher proportion of the tabs breaking on the easily replaceable charging cradle.
Easy workaround fix.
I figured out a very easy work around for the broken charger problem which I have myself. Close and lock the watch band strap. Place the charger in position like it would if it was not broken. Use an appropriate size pill bottle to put pressure on the charger without over stretching the watch strap. Now you can use the cradle with or without the charge cable in order to charge the watch, and no need to buy another charger which will probably also break.
I beat the hell out of my watch. Had it for over a year now and have gone through 3 cradles. The OEM (with battery) broke at month 4, since then I've ordered 2 off brand ones. One of those broke about a week into use, the other is still going strong.
That all said I don't see how the back plate of the watch itself could fail like that even with heavy use EXCEPT for design flaw.
I'm a chef and wear mine and charge it at work. 12 hours a day, 5-6 days a week this thing gets beat against steel,iron and all manner of dead (and tasty) animal. It's so bad that I have gone through 5 screen protectors over this year and I've never had so much as a Crack in the device itself.
That damage could absolutely not be caused by user misuse.
dafaq did u do with that watch, i have my for 3 months like now im wearing it constant and i work with it, and is do far in like a box out look, the one thing what its beaten is the band i order a one from ebay it was cheap so no complains there
Velcro
On my Gear 2 using a bad aftermarket charger Velcro was a very easy way to charge. Glued a strip to the back of the changer and wrapped snug around the watch and charges every time.
I expect to use that work around on this Gear S at some point.
So I opened up my Nvidia shield tablet k1 today and saw that the internal stylus holder is actually still there. For the reason of budget costs I guess Nvidia decided to remove the "hole" that once let you sheath your stylus there. I havn't found any tutorials online that showed how to cut a decent sized hole to let the stylus rest in. So I guess I'll ask.... has anyone done it before successfully here?
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I've done something similar with a dremel and a couple of files in the past. It's something I plan on doing on my K1 now that I have a brand new device to play with.
Considering the the age of the device, I doubt anyone has tried this out yet.
Drilling a hole in the side of the tablet seems extreme. I have been searching for a case that might be able to hold the styles as well but with no luck. I have flip cover for the k1 and have been trying to think of a good idea as how to stow the styles on to it. For example if I had a piece of stretchy material that I attached to the cover somehow I could slide the styles into the makeshift pocket and it could hold the styles when not in use.
Would I be right in thinking that the back cover of the older model would fit the newer one? Seems like it would be a nicer solution than drilling and cutting. You could possibly even get some of the missing internal components that way. Just need to find a broken 2014 tablet.
If this fails you can always do what I plan on doing in case this proves to be futile. Attach magnets to either like on the Surface Book. On a side note: The back cover already is "precut", as is the whole stylus mounting hole as seen here:
That is really interesting! They kept costs low by using the same molds to create the plastic parts.
A quick question seeing as you've opened your back cover already: is there a button/mechanism in the stylus groove that could potentially detect if a stylus is removed? Just wondering if they still left that in there (hopeful thinking! )
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That is really interesting! They kept costs low by using the same molds to create the plastic parts.
A quick question seeing as you've opened your back cover already: is there a button/mechanism in the stylus groove that could potentially detect if a stylus is removed? Just wondering if they still left that in there (hopeful thinking! )
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Sadly that module is missing, so no hopes there. The speaker cable is also in the way and has to be taped down or something to the frame if you want to fit the stylus later on.
I knew it was unlikely but thought it was worth checking.
At least there's a place to store a stylus (although after drilling into the tablet).
Guys....I did it. I just used a file and filed away, put the cover back on, and inserted the stylus. It's perfect. I would take a picture but I don't have a camera.
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Guys....I did it. I just used a file and filed away, put the cover back on, and inserted the stylus. It's perfect. I would take a picture but I don't have a camera.
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Tablet + Mirror.
Sorry, could not resist pointing out the lack of a camera irony whilst talking of a device with 2 built in.
I will admit that probably wouldn't make come out at a good enough angle to show the work well, but hope you got a quick chuckle.
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Tablet + Mirror.
Sorry, could not resist pointing out the lack of a camera irony whilst talking of a device with 2 built in.
I will admit that probably wouldn't make come out at a good enough angle to show the work well, but hope you got a quick chuckle.
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post memes and op will give chuckles.
Please teach me how to do dis... Going to buy the stylus soon...
I just read this and thought I'd pop open my K1 to see for myself. Yep. It's there. Wow.
I'd drill a hole in mine too but I have two problems:
1. That cable.
2. Dust/Water etc.
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Anyone drilled and try to make use of the stylus slot?
care to share some finished image?
would definitely like to see how it goes.
I "drilled" a hole also, the stylus sticks perfectly, but there was a cable in the way. just som sticky thingy to hold the cable and youre done
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I did that too. Used some files and some crazy glue (for the cable). Works great. I have some pictures here http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/modding-directstylus-slot-shield-k1-t3408090
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I did that too. Used some files and some crazy glue (for the cable). Works great. I have some pictures here http://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/modding-directstylus-slot-shield-k1-t3408090
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I would probably cover the ribbon with tape to prevent the stylus from sliding on the cable over time. Kapton tape would be the tape to use. How did you shape the notch in the back cover. Also when filing the metal area for the cable did you not worry about filings getting on the mainboard.
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I would probably cover the ribbon with tape to prevent the stylus from sliding on the cable over time. Kapton tape would be the tape to use. How did you shape the notch in the back cover. Also when filing the metal area for the cable did you not worry about filings getting on the mainboard.
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The cable is covered in a mixture of super glue and fine powder. No worries about shavings since I worked under constant airflow from the mainboard side to blow dust and shavings away
As for shaping the notch I used some jewelers files that had the right curve to them.
Stylus sensor can generally be found with 'nvidia shield digitizer' on ebay - sellers currently parting out new original style tablets - not real cheap, but you get a spare digitizer!
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Stylus sensor can generally be found with 'nvidia shield digitizer' on ebay - sellers currently parting out new original style tablets - not real cheap, but you get a spare digitizer!
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But why would they leave the whole circuit and components for the sensor if the sensor is not there...
They did 2 things to the main board a radio microcode update and the sensor removed from assembly any capacitors or resistors on the pen sensor circuit should also be left out... In addition they do have 2 different updates for the 2 tablets I imagine the k1 does not have the sensor as an active element...
That said i dont see that there is a whole lot of extra functionality given aside from auto wake on pen removal....