OK, my phone stopped booting up. I know that I'm gonna get flamed for this but after looking through some threads regarding circuitry and condensation I want to see if any of this has to do with me listening to music while in the shower, and possible "water damage" to the phone, or if it's another issue. I've looked and looked and looked and still can't find the LDI (Liquid Damage Indicator), and don't want to take my phone to Sprint and look like a idiot lol. Anyone know anything on this? The only place that looks anywhere a LDI is on the inside of the removable upper cover around the camera shroud. It appears to be red paint to me but looks about the color that a activated LDI looks like. Anyone know anything on this? Phone isn't rooted, got it maybe 2 weeks ago, haven't done a teardown on it because I dont want to break those black stickers over the screws and end up having Sprint be a PITA about it. Any help guys?
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OK, my phone stopped booting up. I know that I'm gonna get flamed for this but after looking through some threads regarding circuitry and condensation I want to see if any of this has to do with me listening to music while in the shower, and possible "water damage" to the phone, or if it's another issue. I've looked and looked and looked and still can't find the LDI (Liquid Damage Indicator), and don't want to take my phone to Sprint and look like a idiot lol. Anyone know anything on this? The only place that looks anywhere a LDI is on the inside of the removable upper cover around the camera shroud. It appears to be red paint to me but looks about the color that a activated LDI looks like. Anyone know anything on this? Phone isn't rooted, got it maybe 2 weeks ago, haven't done a teardown on it because I dont want to break those black stickers over the screws and end up having Sprint be a PITA about it. Any help guys?
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does the charging light come on?
Well that red is on my inside cover too and i for sure don't have water damage so you can rule that out.
Did you try holding the power button in for a long time...like 30 seconds?
Is it under the small door at the bottom that hides the speaker?
it could be under the bottom non-removable cover, near the battery...
yeah tried all of that, it blinks like when you have a message but orange. and when you hold the power button it doesnt do ****. But got it resolved, took it to the sprint store and it was pretty conclusive that my phone is f--ked up so they swapped me out for a new one. But that still does make me wonder why they didn't put a LDI in plain view
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I have the XV6800 and noticed that this phone over times developes some screen spots. I have one so far, and on my previous one that I returned (for other reasons) developed one also.
I read a thread on another website that Moguls / Titans develop it too.
Has any one else Developed this? If so is it fixable or is it something that might cause like sometype of recall and issue a fix where we might get phone replacements later on?
i have a light spot about the size a pea in the screens lower left-hand quadrant. It's noticeable it during the verizon boot-up screen with the white background, in word, etc. anything with a white background. Not noticeable if the screen is colored.
I've wondered if this was normal.
mine's got 3 of them now
same here, my burnin spot is also in the lower left-hand corner the size of a pea.
same here, lower left corner is lighter than the rest of the screen...looks like somebody missed something on QA
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i have a light spot about the size a pea in the screens lower left-hand quadrant. It's noticeable it during the verizon boot-up screen with the white background, in word, etc. anything with a white background. Not noticeable if the screen is colored.
I've wondered if this was normal.
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Yes, mine is in the exact same place. I read on another website that it might be an HTC issue because other TITAN's have gotten these spots also.
At first I thought that a picture image was burnt into my screen or that I might have pressed the screen to heavily and damaged it.
This has happened twice. I wonder if there is a fix because this is very annoying especialy when trying to read or watching a video.
Same Here
I have a pc6800 through Alltel and just noticed the same problem three days ago...has anyone spoken with their SP and found out if they are replacing them?
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I have a pc6800 through Alltel and just noticed the same problem three days ago...has anyone spoken with their SP and found out if they are replacing them? I am afraid to take mine in since my all High and mighty Moister sticker now says void even though my phone hasn't been with in 100 feet of water. I find those stickers to be such BS...but that could just be me...I wish I could find some where to buy spare ones..
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I am not entirely certain but I think the void sticker that is displayed by the battery is for the screw. I mean if you try to unscrew your phone to fiddle with the insides then that voids your warranty. I could be wrong.
The only concern would be that if we where to return the phone to get a replacement one, that we would have to flash our RADIOS and ROMS to stock if any one has flashed them to anything that is not stock.
The stickers on both of my alltel 6800's said void out of the box. Their explaination for this is the when the sticker get wet the words bleed and turn the entire sticker purple. Not sure how accurate the rep was but that is the story for what it is worth.
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The stickers on both of my alltel 6800's said void out of the box. Their explaination for this is the when the sticker get wet the words bleed and turn the entire sticker purple. Not sure how accurate the rep was but that is the story for what it is worth.
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Yep..you are right . The void stickers are good until they turn a solid purple or red...weeehhh...I'm goin to go and replace my phone this week will let you know how it goes..and what they say
Yeah, mine's got a spot the size of a small pea in the bottom left-hand corner. Doesn't bother me too much yet though, I've got the insurance so I'll go get it replaced one of these days. For others that have tried to get them replaced, any troubles?
After doing some research on forums I noticed that many people have this problem.
Some say that it might be an issue with the phone heating up, faulty LCD manufacturing, the excess use of the vibration feature and so on......
But It seems that no matter what you ( such as gettting a replacement) your current or new phone might still get these spots.
It seems that not many carriers know about this issue, not even HTC.
So the problem might consist unless it is made known to them so they can create a fix for the new shipment of phones. Or else this will reoccur on the phones they have shipped out already.
It sucks because most of us paid a large amount of money for these devices to have it be faulty( not something that can be fixed via software at this moment). Just my opinion.
Ditto, same spot here. was wondering about the spot for a while. I have dropped mine a million times and thought it was because of that.
would be nice to be able to change it in because of the spot because mine is beat down to the ground like 4 flat tires.
will they give me crap because of how beat up it is?
I know every time I go to Alltel and get a phone replaced via the insurance the first question they ask the Rep at the store is if the phone looks like it has been dropped or if it has water damage....I'm sure that is so they can blame it on the user. As far as the phone being under manufacturer warranty they usually just swap it out for me no questions asked. I just always hate when they open the box infront of me and give nothing but the phone....would be nice to have an extra case and charger...LOL..
anyone know if sprint good about swapping phones and if i should do insurance or manufacturer warranty and if i do insurace can i switch to touch or you can only change phone in first thirty days
i got 2 spots in lower left corner
Me too (x3)
I've been through three Sprint-branded titans because of this. I'm 100% sure it's a design flaw. If we all complain at once, HTC might actually listen and make a titan that doesn't do this!
I also have two pea-sized spots in the lower left quadrant of the screen. Doesn't really bother me though, as I only notice it when the phone is booting up.
I've got 3 spots lower-lefthand corner as well on my Mogul.
I made a poll to actually see the statistics of the effects of these Spots on the TITAN / 6800
Feel free to Vote
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
So it happened this morning when my alarm went off and it vibrated. I heard a plastic part vibrating also. The sharp loud noise was disgusting. I shut off my alarm thikning it was my cheap SGP case.
Later today I played around trying to find out if the silicone had a hole or something where the plastic frame was touching the SGS2 phone itself. Nope. I took the whole case off. Each time it vibrates it sounds like... ahh what the hell. I will film it for you guys now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GoIrBmMC1U
WTF is that? I took the cover off. I took the SIM card out on another occasion too. It sounds like something on the upper left. If I push my finger down on the panel, it stops. If you notice the few seconds it is sitting on the table flat, it's fine. Just a little weight seems to calm it down. Not sure if its the vibrating motor itself because it is vibrating properly. Sounds like something is loose inside though...
Anyone experienced this before? Should I go for RMA?
Second part of the question:
Obviously being an XDA-er I'm rooted. I will flash back to stock and unroot. I bought this off of Expansys-USA so I should get *some* reasonable attempt by them to send it back. What are the chances that my warranty gets denied? I don't have a USB jig to reset the counter, but I'll of course get rid of the yellow triangle.
*grrrr... I need to dig up my Nexus S now if I have to go through warranty... I'm guessing I'll be phoneless for weeks*
I don't know if it would invalidate the warrenty or not (technically rooting/custom roms is supposed to), but when I had a problem with my stereo jack not working rather than risking it I just replaced the part myself.
The vibration motor, stereo jack and earphone speaker are all on the same part.
(I got it from this guy on ebay for about $7 if you're curious.)
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I don't know if it would invalidate the warrenty or not (technically rooting/custom roms is supposed to), but when I had a problem with my stereo jack not working rather than risking it I just replaced the part myself.
The vibration motor, stereo jack and call speaker are all on the same part.
(I got it from this guy on ebay for about $7 if you're curious.)
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I see. I'm not sure whats broken really. When I shake my SGS2 I hear something rattling inside. I'm just afraid to open the thing up... is it difficult?
Just watched your video. It sort of sounds as if somehow the vibration motor came loose from its proper spot and is now moving around vibrating against the plastic. Its normally held in with some adhesive (basically double sided tape) within a cutout area.
When I had mine apart I actually took a photo, http://i.imgur.com/fgN9F.jpg, if that makes it any more clear.
I actually recorded the process of me reinstalling the new part (excluding the disassembly, there are lots of clips of that from other people on youtube) but havent gotten around to uploading it yet since my internet connection sucks and the file is nearly 2GB.
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No it wasn't really all that difficult to dissassemble, it was actually pretty easy. That said I enjoy taking things apart and trying to fix them. This was the first time I've dissassembled anything as small as a cell phone, but I'm used to taking things apart and trying to fix them when they break. If you don't have any experience taking apart electronics you might want to think twice or just pay someone who fix's cell phones to do it.
If you're thinking about it, heres a video where someone shows taking it apart to get a rough idea of whats involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKztg1ra4-0
I decided to try and upload the video I took, once it finishes (in about 2.5 hours) it should be viewable here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ud1upGzLBs
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I decided to try and upload the video I took, once it finishes (in about 2.5 hours) it should be viewable here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ud1upGzLBs
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thank you for your detailed writeup. im going to try this. ive taken apart my macbook pro to install an SSD before, and a few other electronics, but i'm not the very best (i feel clumsy sometimes), but i'm willing to give this a shot.
The only thing I'm worried about is that I could potentially mess up the phone in other ways in disassembly such that my warranty won't be honored if I need to resort to that... We'll see tonight. It looks like you used two screwdrivers? Which ones will I need? I have a #000 that I see will be needed for the back plate at least...
k. opened my phone up.
i just took the screws out and the backplate. i pushd around to make sure things are tight, and they seem to be.
put it together and the vibrate thing happens VERY rarely now..
I shook my phone around and still heard something shaking (please tell me if this happens).
I opened up my phone and the camera module seems to be loose. Is it supposed to be glued down?
Just to let you know, you say you don't have a USB jig so your Flash counter may make your warranty void, but, if you flash to an ice cream sandwich ROM (Cyanogenmod 9) you can install an app called 'Triangle Away' which will basically get rid of the Flash count and yellow triangle - it needs root by the way. (search it up on XDA, it's by chainfire')
Then you can flash stock and send in for warranty.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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k. opened my phone up.
I shook my phone around and still heard something shaking (please tell me if this happens).
I opened up my phone and the camera module seems to be loose. Is it supposed to be glued down?
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I don't remember it being glued down. Its been a few month since I fixed mine but if I recall correctly it just fit snugly in place between some plastic fitted walls.
This is the camera module you mean right?
Edit: I also don't hear anything shaking with mine, did you mabe leave a screw loose inside?
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I don't remember it being glued down. Its been a few month since I fixed mine but if I recall correctly it just fit snugly in place between some plastic fitted walls.
This is the camera module you mean right?
Edit: I also don't hear anything shaking with mine, did you mabe leave a screw loose inside?
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Yeah. Camera module. That's the one. The main 8MP shooter. It's not glued down or anything. It shakes around inside. I definitely did not leave a screw inside because I only opened the back panel and I put all the screws back in.
It's weird because something making noise while shaking the phone has been documented here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254520
And I noticed that when you activate camera it goes away. Quite strange but as an engineer this makes me wonder HOW that even happens? Shrug.
I'm waiting for my Samsung Focus S phone to come from the Windows Phone challenge and I'm contemplating using that for a month while my i9100 goes out for warranty. Of course I can always use my Nexus S as a backup, but part of me wants to force myself on a new platform for a month and see how that goes... Hahahaha.
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No it wasn't really all that difficult to dissassemble, it was actually pretty easy.
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Hey Random6, did you happen to find that after replacing the vibrator motor with a new one, the intensity is now less than when new? I used double sided tape, but with 1.5mm, I guess the motor won't vibrate AT ALL.
Also I found that if I don't screw the one that seems to be closest to the vibrator motor all the way in, it obviously vibrates harder, but not hard enough.
I also used two very thin copper plates to sandwich the motor between the plastic plates, but once again, that was too much and the vibrations were not transfered to the phone's body, but I could hear it doing its job.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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.
(Thread moved, because i'm honestly a noob at forums)
Before you burn me at the stake, I know the title is vague, but I do have a few questions I need answered if possible.
First things first, I have an Alcatel Pop One Touch C7. You're probably not familiar with the phone but I don't think it actually matters in this case.
Now, I dropped my phone a couple of weeks ago, and while the screen didn't crack, it is definitely not working properly. What I think happened is that the cable connecting the display to the phone is slightly dislodged. The screen shows washed up colors and seems to lag when trying to display a new "frame", for example when I type in something and the screen slowly fades in said something. I'll post pictures as soon as I can.
I tried opening the phone, but when I unscrewed the back, I saw this sticker going from the battery slot all the way to the board.
I watched a few videos showing how to "unstick" the sticker, but I don't have a heatgun or tool that can help me do so.
My question is:
Do you think this sticker is important to the phone, or can I just rip it out or cut it?
Thanks in advance
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Before you burn me at the stake, I know the title is vague, but I do have a few questions I need answered if possible.
First things first, I have an Alcatel Pop One Touch C7. You're probably not familiar with the phone but I don't think it actually matters in this case.
Now, I dropped my phone a couple of weeks ago, and while the screen didn't crack, it is definitely not working properly. What I think happened is that the cable connecting the display to the phone is slightly dislodged. The screen shows washed up colors and seems to lag when trying to display a new "frame", for example when I type in something and the screen slowly fades in said something. I'll post pictures as soon as I can.
I tried opening the phone, but when I unscrewed the back, I saw this sticker going from the battery slot all the way to the board.
I watched a few videos showing how to "unstick" the sticker, but I don't have a heatgun or tool that can help me do so.
My question is:
Do you think this sticker is important to the phone, or can I just rip it out or cut it?
Thanks in advance
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First, no, don't cut or rip anything. In my opinion, you may have cracked your display in the drop. If you have access to a UV flashlight, turn the phone off and shine the light on the display and see if you see any cracks. If you can get a hair dryer, use that in place of a heat gun. I look at it like this, it's in the phone for a reason, therefore don't break anything.
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First, no, don't cut or rip anything. In my opinion, you may have cracked your display in the drop. If you have access to a UV flashlight, turn the phone off and shine the light on the display and see if you see any cracks. If you can get a hair dryer, use that in place of a heat gun. I look at it like this, it's in the phone for a reason, therefore don't break anything.
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Sadly, I won't be able to do anything about the screen given two of the screws are chewed up.
I'll probably just get a new phone and leave this one around for an emergency.