Hi, I can not find the water damage indicator on the AT&T Galaxy Note. I do see the indicator on battery. But I am looking for the indicator on the phone. I hope someone can tell me.
hmei888 said:
Hi, I can not find the water damage indicator on the AT&T Galaxy Note. I do see the indicator on battery. But I am looking for the indicator on the phone. I hope someone can tell me.
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It's on the top edge of the battery where the contacts are. A little white square. If it's red, it got wet.
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Yes i saw the indicator sticker on the battery. But i am looking for the indicator on the phone itself. Is there one and where is it?
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hmei888 said:
Yes i saw the indicator sticker on the battery. But i am looking for the indicator on the phone itself. Is there one and where is it?
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its right next to where the battery goes into the phone, its a small hole, if you look into the hole, its normally white... (right side of the battery area, about centered)...
Got it. It is unconventional but smart way of incorporating this.
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Post deleted. Don't wanna lead users down a wrong or shady path.
Are there water indicators on the inside of the phone?
Roostercruiser said:
I heard a little bleach works wonders on " a " red indicator. :angel:
Gubment Cheeze
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Removing the color doesn't fix the damage. Are you suggesting something along the lines of fraud? We don't like that here.
rangercaptain said:
Removing the color doesn't fix the damage. Are you suggesting something along the lines of fraud? We don't like that here.
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Agreed .....g
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I have a triangular shaped spot at the bottom center of my Prime. I didn't see it referenced in the manual. Not sure if it's a defect or not since there are no displays in the store. Is this supposed to be there?
It's just an indicator for the charging/usb slot.
RJM77 said:
It's just an indicator for the charging/usb slot.
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It doesn't light up at all.
It is on every Prime. It is to help people align their Prime to the dock.
Lol
xTRICKYxx said:
It is on every Prime. It is to help people align their Prime to the dock.
Lol
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Damn....
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outbackpaul said:
It doesn't light up at all.
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I should hope not.
And there's a corresponding mark on the keyboard...........
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What does it mean when the top of the battery is dark/red and i have another one white with red. When the normal should be white. Is it still in good health or should i dispose it?
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It seems like the second picture has really bad flash on the white but could you do it without flash?
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Yes. However it is white and it completely looks the same even with flash. But here:
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It was my understanding that it (i.e., the white turning red) was one of the moisture indicators for the phone.
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It is indeed an indication of moisture or water damage. I have heard that if you take a phone in for warranty exchange that they check to see if it is red. There is also one of these indicators inside the phone itself.
I have also heard of people bleaching these back to white using chemicals so that a warranty is not voided if exchange is needed.
While I normally disapprove of such methods, my phone's water damage tabs were screwed from day 1 outta the box! Thanks China...
Clay
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clay101eve said:
While I normally disapprove of such methods, my phone's water damage tabs were screwed from day 1 outta the box! Thanks China...
Clay
Team Pirate
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Bleach . In all honesty, if your phone isn't broke, don't worry about it.
My amaze headphone jack is acting up so I want to get a warranty on it. However, my water damage indicator is red. Not because I drop it water or submerg it in water. I take it into the sauna with my in the gym and I guess the vapors created a slight moisture around the surfaces of my amaze underneath the battery, thus causing the indicator to turn red. You guys think T-Mobile still warranty it for me?
Very very doubtful.
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put a drop of bleach on red spot...it will turn white....
i read it somewhere
Confirmed. Yea put bleach will do.
hemanbond said:
put a drop of bleach on red spot...it will turn white....
i read it somewhere
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Great idea in theory, but there's also another water damage indicator inside the phone. It's likely that the inside indicator is also red.
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Yes there is a second indicator, but it may or may not have changed as well, only you can now this. There's a video on YouTube of a guy who got his wet so he did a screen destruction test as well as disassembly. In the video he shows how you can not break the "void", stickers but still access the I interior water dot. I can't get the link right now but I will try to find it later. But search for screen test for HTC amaze. He's at a small table and it's fairly long. Might help.
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That would be great
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So recently I noticed my screen has a blue spot when displaying white. It's slightly notice to be annoying. It's not visible with blacks and less so with other colors. What to do with warranty as a last resort? Will warranty claim actually fix the phone instead of replacing it?
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Is a case applying pressure to the back of the phone. That's usually where the blue dot comes from. Something is applying pressure to the screen.
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A textbook case of phone squeezing while watching pron on the dna's fabulous HD.
Is blue just in one spot on the screen?
orangechoochoo said:
A textbook case of phone squeezing while watching pron on the dna's fabulous HD.
Is blue just in one spot on the screen?
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Its an isolated spot at the top of the keyboard it is about 2-3 mm wide. I will try taking it out of the case and see if it goes away.
Sometimes cases can put pressure on the screen and cause blue dots to appear.
orangechoochoo said:
Sometimes cases can put pressure on the screen and cause blue dots to appear.
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I took it out of the case for at least 14 hours and nothing changed. I am okay with it as long as it doesnt spread. Really don't want to warranty it and get a locked DNA after running CM
I would kee it too, having a locked bootloader will be more irritating.
I've got a faint blue dot also and no case.
sent via electromagnetic radiation.
ibsk8 said:
I've got a faint blue dot also and no case.
sent via electromagnetic radiation.
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It happens to a lot of DNAs.. Idk something about internals pressing against screen.
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yep, if you push on the back between the htc logo and the other logos, you can see the ripple effect. there's a soft spot on there.
my first DNA had the issue, and i only used a TPU case. i'm thinking it was from having it in my pocket, screen facing out and crouching and sitting down and stuff. it would probably put pressure against the back and cause that ripple and that eventually led to a constant blue haze. i returned it right after noticing it..was very sad. lol
So this is a common issue then? I just noticed it on mine today. Will they fix it under warranty? I've only had the phone for about 2 weeks.
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mpappas87 said:
So this is a common issue then? I just noticed it on mine today. Will they fix it under warranty? I've only had the phone for about 2 weeks.
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Yea they will
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Did you guys with the blue dot send the phone out to get Jtagged?
If so, the blue dot is an overtightened screw (Did it to mine when I JTagged it... Pop the back off and loosen the screw a little bit... It might not ever go away, but it lessens he effect... Also lessens the possibility of the screen cracking from it)
Hello!,
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right section but you guys can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll move it to another post.
So here is the case for my Sony Xperia Sola. It fell in water and when I picked it up and turned it on it turned on (bad mistake I know! but that was the first time I ever dropped my phone in water and didn't know what to do in that situation.) it seemed fine but I was still worry. I took out my Sim and SD card and let it dry for an hour. After an hour I turned it on again and it seemed fine so I just left it alone. I never turned off the phone though just for clarification, which I should have after many research but it was too late. Next day I tried turning it on again and it won't power on just a black screen. Then I put the charger on it and the red L.E.D. came on. So I thought the battery was just low tried again to power on but still a black screen. Am I at a total loss here? Can anything be done to save my phone I love this phone and I just had it for 2 months. Maybe a fried battery by chance?
The first thing you should do when a electronic device falls in water is to put it in a jar filled with rice, the rice will absorb water but I guess it's too late to tell you that. If you have still locked bootloader and warranty you could try going to assistance. Hope you solve the problem
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I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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I think it's a little late to soak my Sola in alcohol. It's been 4 days already since the incident.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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Yeah, That's what I thought too. Heard that you can't remove the battery, but is it possible to take it apart to find the battery inside? Not a good idea but why not right, phone isn't turning on so minus well. Do you think it could be a fried battery? My front l.e.d. light comes on so any possibility there?
If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
theronkinator said:
Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
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My brother didn't remove either. I think because alcohol evaporates very quick. He put his whole phone in the container. Later, after it dried, the phone worked. Maybe it was a fluke......
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KarterPatryk said:
If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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It's okay I didn't even buy warranty for the phone. So I'm at a dead end here only option left is to take it apart and see if I can do anything to it.
chrism.brunner said:
My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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Yeah I'm getting the proper tools to take the phone apart first. Then see if I can see any corrosion. How did your brother clean the corrosion?
I'll ask him and let you know.....
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Hey, my brother used rubbing alcohol and a tooth brush. Not complicated. He dipped the tooth brush in a cup of rubbing alcohol and scrubbed all contacts and solder points he could see...
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Finally took it apart and this is what I found. I think I'm at a total loss here. :crying:
anything I can do?
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anything I can do?
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Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Sorry for your phone :/
If u planning to buy a new one I recommend you the Google edition Xperia z, will be the perfect phone I think haha, Sony+Google mmmm
Ben36 said:
Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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I want to hear the joke haha
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Ben36 said:
Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Hahaha Let's hear it.