I would like buy an extra internal plastic cover. It is the one you can see when removing the battery cover that is held down by all the screws. I want to modify it and keep my original intact.
Housing is what you're looking for. It may not be available yet, http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=galaxy+s+iii+housing&_sacat=0
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the lens on my back cover cracked when dropped a while back, and to get a good photo i now have to remove the back cover to get the obstruction off... is there anything i can buy short of a whole new back cover? all i need is a sticky piece of glass like the one that comes on the original cover...
thanks!
Why don't you just take a piece of plastic and work on it with sandpaper? You could even use some cd jewel case. The material is usually fragile but if you make a cut on its surface with a sharp knife it will tend to brake along this line. So it's fairly easy to break it down to a rectangular shape roughly the size of the camera cover and work with sandpaper or a file until you have a proper shape. Putting some sticky paper cut to shape of the cover on the plastic (preferably on both sides) will help in achieving the proper shape and will protect the surface from scratching.
Just look around the hose and be creative - i'm sure you'll be able to find a piece of clear, non-scratched plastic somewhere If you feel that the cd-case plastic will be too soft and will scratch too easily you could apply a piece of screen protector to it. It sure isn't worth buying a new screen protector just for that but if you already have one on your phone you could use a piece of it to protect camera cover and get a new one for the screen
As for attaching the cover to g1 back cover, there are many ways ranging from glues to double-sided sticky tapes. Use whatever you have at your disposal (just stay away from cyanoacrylate adhesive aka super glue - its vapor will ruin the transparent plastic).
a new back cover is cheap, like $6.
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jnagar said:
the lens on my back cover cracked when dropped a while back, and to get a good photo i now have to remove the back cover to get the obstruction off... is there anything i can buy short of a whole new back cover? all i need is a sticky piece of glass like the one that comes on the original cover...
thanks!
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what is your phone model? Different phones have different camera lens with varied shape. A camera lens can not be just replaced by a plastic stuff as the guy said above and it is a prttey tough thing to shape the plastic. an original camera lens does not much. It may be no more than $1。
I can't find any threads nor mention of this particular problem: I loosened the SIM cover screws a few turns, but the cover remains firmly in place.
Are the SIM cover screws captured or loose? That is, after removing the cover, can the screws fall out or they stay in place? As I loosened the screws they did not rise up, then stayed flush with the case. This suggests that they are captured, that the cover is stuck in place (with that often mentioned sealant?), and that by loosening the screws I may have stripped the case threads.
If the screws are not captured, then why didn't they rise up, even if the cover was stuck? How many screw turns does it take before the SIM cover can be removed?
BTW, after "loosening" the screws I did try prying the cover up with a knife blade. No luck.
That is a new one.
The sim screws only have maybe 4 threads in to hold them in the watch body. I think there are little tiny washers on the inside that holds them more or less onto the sim slot cover plate (which is a symmetric, though that is not blindingly obvious). They can fall out anyway, because any washers that might have been installed tend to break and tear and self destruct, which is convenient for Omate because then they can void any water-resistance warranty you might have felt you deserved (this is a big priority for Omate, apparently, damage control...)
Under the plate is a flimsy black plastic gasket (usually, depending on assembly issues), and you should just pry the plate out. It will eventually give up. Or, you could open the back cover and remove parts cleaning the crap out from where the drunken underpaid Umeox assembler got especially sloppy. Then you could push your sim slot cover plate out from the inside, probably.
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Armed with your info, I had another go at it under an illuminated magnifier. Once again the screws loosened, but the cover was firmly stuck. Since there's no real gap between cover and case (nor should there be), I wedged the point of an xacto blade into one of the microscopic screw slots and gave a little sideways prying action -- the cover popped off.
Next up, a second trip to ATT to enable service.
I went shopping for an extra battery but came across this back cover/ rubber bumper. I like this case because it doesn't add any extra weight to the phone while still maintaining a low profile. All of the metal edge is covered. That is a pro and con. I love the metal bezel, so hiding it with the bumper takes away from the phone. BUT, it won't get dinged and dented like my buddy with the Note4.
The back cover has more texture than the original cover. It is more raised like small braille dots (if that makes sense). Also the bumper does not separate from the back cover. You can remove the original back cover and slide this case on. It will work, but it doesn't snap into the phone like the original cover. It stays in place by wrapping around the front. I kept my back cover on because of my Qi charger. So, it's slightly thicker. The bumper case does not push the Qi contacts into place; therefore no charging.
Attached are pictures.
I think this kind of case take off all the beauty of the device..
Good looking case. What is the Model number and where did you get it from?
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Good looking case. What is the Model number and where did you get it from?
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Purchased at a Samsung store in Moscow, Russia. I was looking for them in the states but can't find it. Model: EF-PG850BSEGRU.
Let me know if you want one, I'm heading back to Russia in late April and can pick one up for you. It cost around 25USD.
My display was broken so I had to buy a new display and bought it along with the side frame. It's perfect but there's one problem-- the screw holes are kinda not in perfect size so none of the 16 screws fit in tightly. They are just somehow screwed in, holding the inner back cover with the sideframe. I'm afraid that if the phone falls, the inner back cover might rip off the sideframe and display assembly and totally rip apart damaging the motherboard, etc.
Since the screws aren't holding the phone tightly in place, I wanna take some measures so as to prevent it from ripping off incase of a fall. I applied very little amount of super glue (fewikwik, popular in India) at two places. But I DO NOT want to use super glue further around the frame because it'll become impossible to remove the inner back cover in future.
My question is, is there any sort of "super glue" available that stick things (plastic here) very firmly but can be removed as well when needed? You can say I am looking for something stronger that typical fevicol but less stronger (and not permanent) than super glue (fewikwik).
you're looking for glue on XDA.
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you're looking for glue on XDA.
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It's related to phone repair and I didn't wanna sign up at a new place for asking this.
hello,
has anyone tried to put a metal plate for magnetic car mount under the backplate of the phone?
it was possible on the oneplus 3T: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70131154&postcount=11
https://dl.xda-developers.com/3/9/7....jpg?key=tuUKXeoBoLELIia_N4C7Zw&ts=1499065566
Why would you put it under the backplate and thus void your warranty?
Those mounts are usually sold with an adhesive plate and a smaller one that fits perfectly in any case...
i do not use any case and the plate on the backplate looks awful.
has anyone opened his OP5 yet?
I have a small little square plate that I put under my official OnePlus sandstone case and it works perfectly. You can't even tell it is there. It adds no bulk at all, nor does it heat the phone up or anything, I just leave it there all the time. I will take a couple pictures when I get a chance.
this works when using a case
Does having a magnet so close to the internals (when mounted) affect the internals in anyways? Such as the battery or reception?