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A couple of months ago, one of my co-worker's Palm Pre phone attempted to swim in a pool and drowned (electronically anyway). My co-worker replaced it with a Samsung Galaxy S2 and when he got it he was complaining about how much he loved his Palm touchstone inductive charger. Basically you just stick the phone near a little hockey-puck thing and magnets align it and it starts charging without connecting any wires.
We thought about it and had this great idea to mod his new SGS2 phone and at the time we thought we were the first to think of this. So, I bought an inductive charging kit on Amazon and we both mod'd our phones and I'm very happy with the inductive charging system.
While lots of people have done it for lots of different phones, this thread is about the i777 and I haven't seen any mod instructions out there for the i777 SGS2.
First you need to get a Palm Pre inductive charging kit. Go to Amazon and search for a Palm Pre inductive charging kit. They run less than $10 including shipping (yeah, seriously, I couldn't believe it either). I paid $8.35 for mine. While you are there, get a Palm Pre AC adapter... the kit is finicky about the AC adapter and most of mine didn't work with it. So that's another $3.70 (inc. shipping), so you are now up to $12 or so.
Once you get it, it should look like this:
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And inside it looks like this:
Open the kit box, and you will see a touchstone that you stick on your desk that is the charger and then the Palm Pre case back cover with the inductive coil on it. Peel off the inductive coil very very carefully as well as the four silver circular magnets and try to leave everything intact. Set it aside because when you put it on you want the contacts to line up.
Now comes the fun part, taking apart the phone, soldering the wire, and then routing the wire.
To take apart the phone, your best bet is to watch a Youtube video (that's how I did it), but fundamentally, unscrew the 7 small silver screws and then carefully, use your fingernails (best) to work your way around the gap in the edge of the plastic. Or - if like me you don't really have much in the way of fingernails - use a guitar pick or a thin credit card... like a store shopper reward card. Slide it into the gap and work your way around... not too hard. Don't use anything metal or it will scuff the plastic. Just start in a corner and work your way around, be patient and don't try to take them apart until you've worked all the way around. And if this description doesn't make sense, then watch a i777 disassembly video on YouTube.
Once you are done, you need to solder a wire to a resistor at the bottom. There's a close up here:
You could try to solder to the VCC pin on the USB connector but it's tiny and I personally thought the resistor was much easier to solder to without risking shorting any pins. I suck at soldering so if I can do it, others can too. Just get a fine tip for your soldering iron, get it hot (but not red hot), put some solder on the wire, and then touch the iron to the wire and then the resistor quickly. Do it quickly to make sure you don't damage the resistor or the PCB. It took me three tries but I got it.
Then route the wire.
You can see the wire route. I routed right... if you are looking at it yourself, you might think the the left side looks better, but it's next to the antenna and I thought the right side was less risky. I routed down, across the speaker (the bare black gap at the bottom is where the speaker is), under the PCB, then crossed up, and then dodged the screw slot in the upper right of the battery compartment by tucking the wire under the plastic there. But you don't have to do it like this... do it any way you want (although I'd steer clear of the antenna), you just want to route from the VCC resistor at the botton up to wherever you want to put the contact.
For the ground connection, any of the screws, or the sim slot metal or anything else works. I used copper tape and just routed with the tape to the screw in above the upper right of the battery compartment. But it doesn't matter. The metal of the SIM card slot works too... whatever you want. Ground is easy.
When you are done, it should look like this (more or less):
I used copper tape ($5 from a hobby store, look in the jewelry section) for the contacts, then lined them up with the contacts from the Palm Pre coil by putting the stock cover with the coil onto the separated plastic from the phone and lining them up by looking at them together.
Yes, this mod is not easy, and it voids warranties, but it is magic every time you stick your phone on a touchstone and it just starts charging. I bought a touchstone for my car, and then one for my nightstand. For <$20, I have a car charger and a home charger and it's super easy to just put the phone near the touchstone and let the built-in magnets hook it up.
Things to be careful of:
Do not short anything. Make sure not to short VCC to ground on the USB connector
Do not flip the power connections. Make sure not to tie VCC on the inductor coil to ground in the phone and visa versa.
Don't damage the resistor when you solder to it. Be fast. But get a good connection too
I used a multimeter to check for shorts and to make sure that I got VCC -> VCC, GND -> GND.
Very nice, only problem I see is you should of posted to the accessories forum. But overall a very nice mod and the directions were clear.
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Nice mod! Thanks for posting it up. What's the difference in charging time compared to charging via USB?
Sweet, the TouchStone has been one of my favorite features with my TouchPad. I saw lots of people doing this with the Galaxy Nexus, but I wasn't sure if it would work with the i777. I know what I'll be doing with my next Amazon gift card.
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Now THIS is the kind of inductive charging mod I wanted to see!
Saving the pics for later, just in case.
I see that you have a case on your S2 in the first picture, does the inductive charging work through cases?
Hasn't this been done on the sgsiiet?
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mfreywald said:
Very nice, only problem I see is you should of posted to the accessories forum. But overall a very nice mod and the directions were clear.
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Yeah, good point about the Accessories forum. I didn't think of that.
f1456 said:
Nice mod! Thanks for posting it up. What's the difference in charging time compared to charging via USB?
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I haven't timed it, but it's not significantly slower. I'm not sure what the difference is, though, because I just stick it on the charger when I go to bed and wake up and it's charged. But when I was testing it, it seemed to charge at a rate slightly slower than the USB charger.
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Sweet, the TouchStone has been one of my favorite features with my TouchPad. I saw lots of people doing this with the Galaxy Nexus, but I wasn't sure if it would work with the i777. I know what I'll be doing with my next Amazon gift card.
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Cool. If you have any questions let me know. And send me a message when you get it working.
Ashhong said:
I see that you have a case on your S2 in the first picture, does the inductive charging work through cases?
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You, my friend, have incredibly sharp eyes. I'm using a bumper case - so there's no backing to it. I don't know how well the system would work with a real case, but I'd assume you'd lose some charging current/efficiency by increasing the gap.
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Hasn't this been done on the sgsiiet?
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Yes, but not as far as I know on an i777 and the internal routing is a bit different from SGS2 model to model.
This is a cool idea. Maybe make a side job out of it for those that don't have the patience or time to do it? I work in electronics for the semiconductor industry so I have the hardware skills but between life and work i don't know if/when i will find time to get around to doing it. Just wanted to suggest it to ya since it is a really cool idea. Thanks for sharing it.
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Nice. Would you be willing to post some higher res pictures showing the contact placement and the inductive coil installed on the back panel?
Also, were the inductive coil contacts labeled, or did you have to figure out which one was VCC and which was ground?
I've been meaning to attempt this mod after I saw a Galaxy S video showing it.
Can I get a picture of the back of the phone after everything is complete? Without the case, ofc.
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Nice. Would you be willing to post some higher res pictures showing the contact placement and the inductive coil installed on the back panel?
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I can do ones of the inductive coil, but I'm not going to take the phone apart again... I should have taken better phones when I had it apart last night... but every time I need to put it back together, it takes a while. I think what we have will have to serve.
There's only one resistor near the USB connector so even though the photo is a bit blurry, if you take the phone apart, you'll see right away which one it is. There's not much there... just a capacitor (the yellow thing) a small IC (the black thing) and then the surface mount resistor (the orange thing in the photo).
As far as the coil, I just peeled it off of the Palm Pre kit and stuck it on the case of the i777. The only thing was lining up the contacts so that they matched the places that I put the copper tape. For that I used to back plastic that was off the phone, that the back cover would attach to, attached it as if the phone was together, and then eyeballed it from the other side.
Also, were the inductive coil contacts labeled, or did you have to figure out which one was VCC and which was ground?
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I used a multimeter to check. But the contact farthest from the coil is 5V, and the other, the inside one closer to the coil, is GND.
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Can I get a picture of the back of the phone after everything is complete? Without the case, ofc.
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It looks like this:
It might look like the wire would interfere with a real SIM (instead of the microSIM that I have in there now) but it doesn't. Last week I was in Costa Rica and I had an ICE full SIM card in there and it worked fine. The wire doesn't push into the SIM card slot as much as it looks... or rather, you can tuck it under the plastic so that it's more out of the way.
Very snazzy. Got my parts in and going to complete this evening.
Stupid radio shack didn't have any copper tape tho...I'm going to try using the wire ends strategically placed and/or taped to get the same effect.
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I tried it last night, but it didn't work for me. I'm trying to find out what I did wrong. I solder a wire to the resistor and to the touchstone cover directly to test. Then I wrapped the ground cable around a screw and screwed it down. The tester displays that the cables are receiving all 5 volts.
Mine seems to be a different model because that "U" that is next to the resistor in the picture appears to be on top of my resistor.
I'll keep trying to see if I can get it.
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I tried it last night, but it didn't work for me. I'm trying to find out what I did wrong. I solder a wire to the resistor and to the touchstone cover directly to test. Then I wrapped the ground cable around a screw and screwed it down. The tester displays that the cables are receiving all 5 volts.
Mine seems to be a different model because that "U" that is next to the resistor in the picture appears to be on top of my resistor.
I'll keep trying to see if I can get it.
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NVM I got it to work!
I soldered only the right side of the resistor and it works flawlessly!
Sorry, I stopped reading the forum as things got busy at work.
chilean03n said:
NVM I got it to work!
I soldered only the right side of the resistor and it works flawlessly!
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Cool. Congrats.
Mine is still working great too.
For the copper tape, I should have elaborated on that. I bought it at Michael's (a hobby/craft store). I think hobby stores that have supplies for making jewelry have it. I tried Radio Shack as well and they had no idea what I was talking about. Amazon has it too. But I think the cheapest option is a place like Hobby Lobby or Michaels or any other jewelry or stained glass window supply.
I tried aluminum tape - from Home Depot - but I had a really hard time soldering to it without soldering through it. Someone at work recommended copper tape instead.
Also, someone on another forum (I'm the moderator of the mobile devices forum at Anandtech) mentioned that their back cover has been popping off. This hasn't been a problem that I've had much - very rarely a corner will pop off after a day in my pocket, but otherwise everything fits pretty well. If people have problems with that, one could move the coil further down on the back cover and that should solve it. Or else you could use double-sided permanent tape from an office supply store and apply it to the inside cover where the cover is coming off.
I just picked up the parts to do this. $3 each for kits with charger and back from Amazon, so I picked up three. I have a couple of batteries that charge off USB that this could work for as well.
Test fit inside my otterbox commuter case seems ok, but will need more metal for the magnets in the charger to hang onto.
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just bought the parts to do this
just need the courage now
Sorry to bump an old thread, but this is an awesome mod.
@pfmahoney (or anybody else who has done this) have there been any adverse effects over time? I've read that on some other phones, you can't use the touchscreen while connected to the Touchstone. Is that the case on our model? I've also heard about overheating issues and compass issues. These reports were on other phones, though. Any thoughts?
Danation said:
Sorry to bump an old thread, but this is an awesome mod.
@pfmahoney (or anybody else who has done this) have there been any adverse effects over time? I've read that on some other phones, you can't use the touchscreen while connected to the Touchstone. Is that the case on our model? I've also heard about overheating issues and compass issues. These reports were on other phones, though. Any thoughts?
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Yes, you are right, you can't use the touchscreen while it's charging... well, actually, you can... just not the spot right in the middle. There's a circle about the size of the inductive coil that doesn't respond to input or responds erratically.
I haven't had any issues over time. I put it on the charger every night and it's been fine.
It does get a little warm, but not what I would consider excessively hot. I've had it get hotter playing games than it does on the inductive charger, but it definitely does warm up.
I have never noticed any issues with the compass - by issues, you mean the compass not working? I have never noticed that. I just tried the compass now and it seems to work fine... are these issues with the compass while it's charging? I've never tried that and I can imagine that there might be problems using the compass while it's charging inductively. If you need the compass while it's charging (for example in the car), you can always just plug it in to the USB plug - the inductive mod doesn't stop the regular USB plug from working.
Curious if anyone is using the Palm Touchstone wireless charging mod for the SGS3. I got everything for a Palm Pre, touchstone, cable, etc.. Did the mod which was stupid easy... but the buldge of the back cover is driving me nuts. I have no idea how to make it more flush again. There is ZERO chance of putting an case on here now, for 1 it seems like the charging signal wouldn't be strong enough... and the buldge would absolutely prevent it.
Any help would be appreciated.
BTW: I used super thin 24 gauge wire out of a cable (like a usb cable/printer cable) to go from the palm pre charging pads to the pins of the sgs3.
I used the palm pixi's back for my mid. It is thinner that the pre's so there is less bulge.
Edit: I also used copper foil/tape to make my connections. I don't know if that would reduce bulge or not though.
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I read somewhere the pixi back was thinner but I read that after I ordered the pre back. I didn't have any copper foil tape so I used wire from a usb cable, and if I did use foil tape it seems like I would need something to push down into the phone connectors as they seem a tiny bit recessed.
Don't get me wrong, everything works, and charging works, but the bulge is noticeable and there is no way I could use a case back now. Glad I got the whole body Zagg invisible shield. :thumbup:
How did you address the phone connectors being deep inside? What did you use to make your foil tape touch the leads in the phone? I just kind of pushed the wires in there and used a little rape to prevent shorts.
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On the Sprint model there is no sim card. If you cut a square out of the internal cover to the right of the microSD card you have a nice little space to hide the circuit board that causes the buldge. I just posted a question- where to buy the internal plastic cover? I don't want to risk screwing up my original.. BTW I used copper tape. On the pixie back I soldered the tape to the leads. For the phone connection I cut the tape too long and rolled it up to the spot it needed to be to make contact with the S3 contacts.
I have the touchstone and palm charging back. Is it possible to do this mod without soldiering the GS3?
Roll the tape up...:fingers-crossed: Sometimes I hate myself, I always think of the hardest way to do something.... Of course - why not roll the tape into a little ball. DUH!
I think I could probably get the bulge down a little, but I'm not sure it would make a lot of difference... I guess I could always just buy a pixi back and try again? or just wait for Sept and get the samsung kit.
I had read that the samsung kit will charge when the phone is relatively close by - I read 2 meters, but that doesnt sound right - that would be like 6ft... I would settle for 1 ft. The touchstone has to be RIGHT on it... If I had an otterbox case, I am 99% sure the magnetics wouldn't catch and I doubt think the charging field would work, because I can hold it just above the reach of the magnets and no charge. Touch it to the touchstone and BINGO.
The battery cover literally just pops off, just need to get something thin started into it.
Just thought it would be nice to see the guts. For science and all hehe.
Seriously tho, wonder if it would be possible to use the Korean quick window cover that replaces the whole back?
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bri315317 said:
The battery cover literally just pops off, just need to get something thin started into it.
Just thought it would be nice to see the guts. For science and all hehe.
Seriously tho, wonder if it would be possible to use the Korean quick window cover that replaces the whole back?
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I'm really pleased to see that the battery will be easily replaced if 1 year from now, it starts failing to hold a significant charge.
Hmm I wonder if we can mod a wireless charging receiver on it... Is the Verizon version easy to pop off? If so where does the coils for the wireless charging connect?
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Hmm I wonder if we can mod a wireless charging receiver on it... Is the Verizon version easy to pop off? If so where does the coils for the wireless charging connect?
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I can't imagine that it would be too difficult, depending on how tight the back cover fit is.
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Hemlocke said:
I can't imagine that it would be too difficult, depending on how tight the back cover fit is.
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yeah, if we find the connectors it connects to we can use one of the many QI pads to mod to the back door or get the verizon replacement back door and remove the coil
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437403
Service manuals were posted. Maybe they can help with figuring out wireless charting contacts.
Thanks to autoprime for these!
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I mean yes the battery is "stepped" but not as much as they make you believe in the g2 launch event haha.
Good to know it is serviceable however! How much if any spare room is there under that cover?
Is that a micro SD card there in steel or aluminum
It's a long shot but it'll be lovely to have micro SD support. Have seem this in happen in other phone for ex on Dell streak the internal memory was just a micro sd card which could be replaced.
Thoughts?
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trincisor said:
Is that a micro SD card there in steel or aluminum
It's a long shot but it'll be lovely to have micro SD support. Have seem this in happen in other phone for ex on Dell streak the internal memory was just a micro sd card which could be replaced.
Thoughts?
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I don't think it is active, IF they put it in there that is where it would go.
Any verizon people willing to pop off their backs to show us which connectors are for wireless charging? I would LOVE to mod something together to get wireless charging to anyone who wants it
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I mean yes the battery is "stepped" but not as much as they make you believe in the g2 launch event haha.
Good to know it is serviceable however! How much if any spare room is there under that cover?
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I don't think there is any spare room to be honest.
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bri315317 said:
Seriously tho, wonder if it would be possible to use the Korean quick window cover that replaces the whole back?
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If this article is correct, then the Korean LG G2 is 0.24mm thicker than the US one, at 9.14mm vs 8.9mm. So it may actually be a little too big... so maybe it'll fit with some extra room... for extra tape
That being said, I'm sold on the LG G2 thanks to your post. A removable case means we might get extended batteries, battery replacements, and I can make custom flush cases.
Some more pictures of the AT&T LG G2 with the plastic cover removed!
wireless charging isn't happening with the LG G2 for AT&T.
board design is very different on the Verizon model.
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Thanks for the higher resolution pics!
I think its really funny how they make the "Stepped Battery" look at the product launch, like it was going to fill every spare mm in the phone then to see that its not that dramatic at all.
I read a lot of people are complaining about the heat coming from the phone around the camera area. I wonder if some thermal pads or tape can be used in that area?
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ceroglu said:
I read a lot of people are complaining about the heat coming from the phone around the camera area. I wonder if some thermal pads or tape can be used in that area?
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To INCREASE thermal transfer?
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To INCREASE thermal transfer?
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I'd rather have my hand warm and avoid throttling.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Hmm I wonder if we can mod a wireless charging receiver on it... Is the Verizon version easy to pop off? If so where does the coils for the wireless charging connect?
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Maybe we can take an old school approach, meaning we open up the bottom and solder wires onto the micro usb jack. the old samsung galaxy's had that mod where they took a palm loop and soldered wires and made it so that the contacts on the palm loop made contact with the micro usb jack pins.
as soon as i get my hands on a Sprint variant im going to open it up and try this (with protection of all kinds since i dont want to kill my phone).
based on manuals i found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437403 the mod seems possible, but i dont know if it'll work.
the cover of the bottom comes off without too much work. the disassembly of sprint starts on p.254
and since the NFC is build into the Battery Cover, i dont think it will interfere with each other.
Can we use copper tape? I put in a wireless Palm setup into my Note 2 and that's exactly what I used, copper tape to run leads from the coil to the battery leads. Worked perfectly. If the qi coil fits in there, couldn't we just simply run copper tape nice and flat to the battery leads?
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Can we use copper tape? I put in a wireless Palm setup into my Note 2 and that's exactly what I used, copper tape to run leads from the coil to the battery leads. Worked perfectly. If the qi coil fits in there, couldn't we just simply run copper tape nice and flat to the battery leads?
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that might work but im not sure as to the effects on the battery long term. the Micro usb leads are a better shoice snce LG sigures out how to properly charge the battery. these batteries (SiO+) might be diffrent and cant be regularly charged. i feel Micro USB modding with copper foil and some wire is the best option. and the coil can go right on top of the battery
so it seems my battery just isn't what it use to be. phone seems to drop 50% with in hrs nothing running. tried many different roms. I'm figuring more then likely due to constantly being powered via charger. m-f 8hrs plus its in my car dock in my work truck with gps on. then by 9 10 pm at nght i place it on the home charger. weekends seem to be the only time its actually of the chargers. mine is a launch date lte. so wondering if anyone elses battery is shot. i have tep. but of course sprint wants to look at it. im still hboot 1.12. i really don't wanna relock s-on to have them look at it and tell me sorry not replacing. so i figured i would buy a oem replacement battery and have at it. i know i need a t5 and a phone pry. i have both. anyone done this yet with positive results?
Is was wondering the same thing. The last 30% of my battery just disappears. I'm thinking I'll be needing a replacement myself fairly soon
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Ill let you know soon.my replacement oem is on it way. Hopefully I'll be doing this Saturday.
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kaos420 said:
Ill let you know soon.my replacement oem is on it way. Hopefully I'll be doing this Saturday.
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I did mine. It's really easy. I tried to disconnect the antenna without tweezers and pulled it out the connector....Don't do that lol.
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I did mine. It's really easy. I tried to disconnect the antenna without tweezers and pulled it out the connector....Don't do that lol.
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Now your making me worried. I watch a few diy I don't remember seeing them disconnect a antenna to remove the battery. Just a cap load of screws. All the ones for camera cover. Then under bottom cover. Then pop apart. Didn't see a antenna connect. So I will have to remember watch again. I got the Guitar pick style pry coming. New oem battery. And already have tweezers and t5
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kaos420 said:
Now your making me worried. I watch a few diy I don't remember seeing them disconnect a antenna to remove the battery. Just a cap load of screws. All the ones for camera cover. Then under bottom cover. Then pop apart. Didn't see a antenna connect. So I will have to remember watch again. I got the Guitar pick style pry coming. New oem battery. And already have tweezers and t5
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Nah don't be worried...I forgot when initially removing the battery it was glued down good and I accidentally grabbed the antenna pulling it out...Sorry been a while...so don't do that. I used the tweezers to put the new antenna on. Sorry for the misinformation
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Nah don't be worried...I forgot when initially removing the battery it was glued down good and I accidentally grabbed the antenna pulling it out...Sorry been a while...so don't do that. I used the tweezers to put the new antenna on. Sorry for the misinformation
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lol no problem. ya i went and watched the video like 6 times. kept saying wth is he talking about antenna. lol ill keep a eye out for the glue. tracking says all my stuff should be here tomorrow or friday. i cant wait to have a better battery again. this thing craps out so fast now. being its a launch day phone. beside my battery thing looks great and still works fine for what it is. the battery at least will get me through till replacement time around march.
just wanted to report back installed it tonight. no issues.
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just wanted to report back installed it tonight. no issues.
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I guess I will give it another shot....broke my screen
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I guess I will give it another shot....broke my screen
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really? wow i just took the screws out. i didn't even use a pry tool. i used my nail to take bottom speaker cover off. as well as top plastic camera cover. then just worked it apart. the glue on the battery was the most pain part. i just kept even pressure and it peeled right up. replaced it used old yellow tape off old battery to hold connection down. and reassembled. all was good.
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really? wow i just took the screws out. i didn't even use a pry tool. i used my nail to take bottom speaker cover off. as well as top plastic camera cover. then just worked it apart. the glue on the battery was the most pain part. i just kept even pressure and it peeled right up. replaced it used old yellow tape off old battery to hold connection down. and reassembled. all was good.
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I was being sarcastic. Battery changed a while ago...dropped my phone. This looks like more fun
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
gpz1100 said:
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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i just had to. lol
gpz1100 said:
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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Mine is flush.
gpz1100 said:
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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ya same for me mine is flush. but when i removed it i did notice the glue tap kinda wanted to roll up. so i basically used my t5 and rolled it flat again before replacing that piece. i bet it bunched the glue tape and they didnt give a rats @$$. that just pops right off. you could fix it.
justlovejoy said:
i just had to. lol
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thats the video i watched. lol ill fix it for you.
where did you buy your battery from? mine is also a launch day evo and the battery is just terrible. i found this website: http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-evo-4g-lte-battery-2000mah.html
and thought that it was a pretty good price. is that comparable to the one you bought?
suicidal acorn said:
where did you buy your battery from? mine is also a launch day evo and the battery is just terrible. i found this website: http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-evo-4g-lte-battery-2000mah.html
and thought that it was a pretty good price. is that comparable to the one you bought?
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Kaos doesn't have his LTE anymore. You'll have to PM him.
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Hardbricked, waiting for refurb...
Tablet: ASUS Nexus 7.2
Rooted, Stock 4.4.1, Custom kernel
I'm trying to track down a metal back cover for my Nexus 6. I haven't found one anywhere online. I am not looking for a faux metal skin, or a metal case. I want to replace the plastic back with a metal one. Any ideas?
You do know that wireless charging won't work with a metal back, right?
A metal back cover would most likey kill your cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC reception.
To answer your question, I have never seen one. You could possibly cut the top/bottom off of a soda can, cut the resulting cylinder in half, peel the stock cover off, trace it onto the sheet of aluminium, cut it out, and use that.
JimSmith94 said:
You do know that wireless charging won't work with a metal back, right?
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Yeah, it would kill wireless charging, that's why new metal phones don't do wireless charging. I've never used it though. The signal through should be fine in theory because the antenna bands are actually built into the metal frame. Each corner has two lines on top and side which allow the antenna to get signal.
i have found the perfect solution only ull hav to use CAD to mak design of the back panel or found a exact data file with all needed measurements im gonna get one done just not sure wen, im also thinking of modding the phone and new back panel to act as a fanless heatsink as well
http://www.protocase.com/
elite-NSX said:
.... im also thinking of modding the phone and new back panel to act as a fanless heatsink as well
http://www.protocase.com/
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I've often thought about creating some sort of heatsink for these devices. Please do make a post about your experience if you do it!