I have tried to test the alarm that sounds when you walk away from the s pen and it is not attached to the phone. But I have to walk really far away and even then it takes a long time to sound. Is there some sort of setting I am missing to speed this up? The way it works now makes it a pretty useless feature as the pen could be long gone before my phone alerted me.
I think it senses it by walking so if you hold it in your hands and walk away that might be the issue. Did you try it in your pocket? When I tested it I got an alarm as soon as I stood up.
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No, I literally left it on my desk and walked away. Hmmm....
Just tried it again and it took about 10 feet.
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tried it yesterday and walked about 50 feet away and nothing happened. I will need to try it again today.
im not sure what actually triggers it. i jogged down my street about 100 yards and nothing. on the (winded) walk back it went off about 10 yards before i got back to my place.
Glad to hear it is not just me. I was getting worried about the case I had it in which had a magnetic closure. I had no idea that that could be a problem until I found a perfectly round s pen dead spot right where the magnet was. I did some quick research learned that magnetic cases are bad and took it out of the case right away. The dead spot works just fine now but I was beginning to wonder if I had created some other residual damage.
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tried it yesterday and walked about 50 feet away and nothing happened. I will need to try it again today.
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The pen alert does not work off of distance. It works off of the screen being turned off and the shaking like Its in your pocket. You can walk with your pen in one hand and phone in the other with screen off and shake and it will go off
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The pen alert does not work off of distance. It works off of the screen being turned off and the shaking like Its in your pocket. You can walk with your own in one hand and phone in the other with screen off and shake and it will go off
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Anyone who tests this should totaaaally video it for insane laughter afterwards (I tested it and it works).
Wow
A huge big thanks to Android_Fr3ak. I was wondering what it was that triggered the alarm. Now we all know.
Hahaha my wife just looked at me like i am retarded as I set the spen down and proceeded to shake the hell of the phone but it did work.
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A huge big thanks to Android_Fr3ak. I was wondering what it was that triggered the alarm. Now we all know.
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Not a problem. I edited the post because I saw auto correct put own instead of pen. It is fixed now.
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Tries looking this up but nothing. My phone has been pretty good since I picked up a new one Friday. Today its extremly humid in Georgia, to the point u step outside and instantly sweat...my lock screen has frozen up twice in the last 2 hours, can this be from the high humidity? I have to do a battery pull to reboot it and its fine.
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Tries looking this up but nothing. My phone has been pretty good since I picked up a new one Friday. Today its extremly humid in Georgia, to the point u step outside and instantly sweat...my lock screen has frozen up twice in the last 2 hours, can this be from the high humidity? I have to do a battery pull to reboot it and its fine.
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Sound like your cpu is overheating. Humidity shouldn't really be a factor.
Also, you could try deleting /data/dalvik-cache and rebooting.
U could be right...its about 100 degrees out. The "feels like" temp says 105... Had the phone in my pocket and it did feel pretty warm to the touch.
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I live in jacksonville,fl where its even more humid. Never had a problem
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Well I work for FedEx and had my phone in my pocket so I think sweat could of played a part.
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Well I work for FedEx and had my phone in my pocket so I think sweat could of played a part.
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Ya anything wet like wet hands sweaty hands will make your screen lock up at times not bad just wipe it off hit the power button again and your good to go not a big deal just don't drop it in the can while pinchin a loaf or your **** outta luck...
What I have noticed with my phone is if I get sweat on it, like if I hold it up to my sweaty face during a call, I can't interact with the touch screen until I clean the sweat off of it.
Take this with a grain of salt though... My current 3d is getting replaced due to other "issues".
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What I have noticed with my phone is if I get sweat on it, like if I hold it up to my sweaty face during a call, I can't interact with the touch screen until I clean the sweat off of it.
Take this with a grain of salt though... My current 3d is getting replaced due to other "issues".
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No issues for me even after updates love the phone also sweat water piss anything with steam will cause the touch screen to **** up wipe and your all good. D:
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Well I work for FedEx and had my phone in my pocket so I think sweat could of played a part.
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When you said "lock up", did you mean it was completely unresponsive and frozen, or was it just the touchscreen that wasn't working (and it would still display animations, change the clock etc)?
Because if it's just the touchscreen, then the other fellas here are right - liquids on the touchscreen kind of disable it until you wipe.
Yeah, it's sweat. All my touchscreen devices completely freak out, do random things or mostly just become completely unresponsive whenever I'm at the gym and I go to change the song or something...it's definitely sweat. wipe it off and don't worry.
I am in Houston, we have high humidity as well, temps in high 90's and fells like in the low 100's. A lot of my work is done outside and my phone stays in my front pocket of my shirt, sweaty, hot, humid. No issues as of yet, but I am now worried about it, thanks j/k
High humidity and screen protectors have always been bad combinations for me.
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I'm also in Georgia. Haven't had this happen to me, although today truly did suck. Just gotta get that out there.
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When you said "lock up", did you mean it was completely unresponsive and frozen, or was it just the touchscreen that wasn't working (and it would still display animations, change the clock etc)?
Because if it's just the touchscreen, then the other fellas here are right - liquids on the touchscreen kind of disable it until you wipe.
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Yea, the weather animation still played, I just couldn't unlock the phone.
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Well,it's a random thread as the title says,all you have to do is comment IF you accidentally slipped your s2 and made it fall on the ground.
You can mention:
•How did it feel?
•What damages did it cause.
•How many time had it fallen?
•or anything else you want.
I'll start the thread,Mine has fallen 4 times since i bought it back in december 2011. It fell 3 times in one day and once just a while ago (making the idea pop in my mind about making this thread )
Thank God it has not been injured yet and i hope it stays that way
So share your experiences and press the thanks button if you enjoy the thread! cheer!
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This is the most pointless thread I have ever seen. It isn't even a proper question. Take this to the general section.
Chris.
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•How did it feel?
Like a needle getting slowly into my heart.
•What damages did it cause.
Nothing Silicone protector Ftw.
•How many time had it fallen?
Since I bought it? like 6 or 7 times.. when I'm too tired I just throw it at my bed expecting it not to fall but it always does because it bounces alot XD
•or anything else you want.
It fell off once while I was running on the treadmill, THAT hurtd.
4 times
Once on a stony road, the back was popped out, I was freaked out but it was okay
The rest 3 times were on my house's floor, all about 1 meter, all is ok, i dont think iphone could siffer that.much, im satisfied
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Have had the phone for 3 months, only one drop so far :|. Fell from waist height to a solid rock floor, exactly on the top left corner. No damage to the phone, just a slight bump to the case. Coincidentally exactly the same day I bought the case.
Biggest sigh of relief when I picked it up and saw it was fine.
I dropped mine from a 5th floor balcony. Works fine.
almost drop every week light sensor f****ed up
TheFaixy said:
almost drop every week light sensor f****ed up
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Haha get it checked mate and buy a case
dropped once outside gym
was scared as hell
no damage though
coolstorybro_123 said:
Haha get it checked mate and buy a case
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but where? really afraid "mobile khul na jaye" if you know what I mean
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but where? really afraid "mobile khul na jaye" if you know what I mean
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Oh yes, waisay bhi sgs3 will get released soon and the price of sgs2 is gonna fall so it doesnt matter if you get it opened
Dropping my phone about half a meter from the highway.
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Oh yes, waisay bhi sgs3 will get released soon and the price of sgs2 is gonna fall so it doesnt matter if you get it opened
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where should I go any reliable place?
dropped it like 10 times.
concrete once, few times on a wooden floor. nothing really happened.
well, but im experiencing ghost touches from time to time, and im not sure if its because of the falls or is it caused by my sweat (i work out a lot)... idk
oh and i don't use any kind of protection (for my phone that is lol) like screen protectors or silicon protectors.
No sign of it last night. Today i called and they had it in the lost and found.
Anyone want to take bets on what it looks like? No case no screen cover.
I did go through the bs of changing all my passwords last night as i have no lock on it also. That was annoying but probably was time to do that anyways.
While i had everything backed up one scary thought was if someone logged in they could have deleted my backups :/
Ohh nooo...itll prolly be pristine man mayb a lil scratch on the bezel....:/
^ Yeah, true. Never understood when my friends were entering a Wall of Death with phones and cameras... Lol. Lamb of God pits have no care for technology.
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Well its back in my possession.... it appears to held up pretty well. there is a major dent in the side and about 2-3 little scraches on the screen and one bigger scratch. Very usable. I thought for sure it would have been smashed into bits.
And i am thankful for whoever turned it in
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I can post pics if people want but its really not that exciting. Had it been smashed into dust then maybe
Thats crazy your so lucky to get that back in one peice!!
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Thats crazy your so lucky to get that back in one peice!!
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Man, hes lucky to even get it back. My luck, someone would have taken the phone, go through all my stuff and steal my identity.
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Well its back in my possession.... it appears to held up pretty well. there is a major dent in the side and about 2-3 little scraches on the screen and one bigger scratch. Very usable. I thought for sure it would have been smashed into bits.
And i am thankful for whoever turned it in
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I can post pics if people want but its really not that exciting. Had it been smashed into dust then maybe
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I'm curious of the damage! Post pics!
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I will post when I get out of bed I am trying to sleep of the wear and tear on myself. .... lol
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Oddly enough it was put in airplane mode so my remote software didn't work.
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Oddly enough it was put in airplane mode so my remote software didn't work.
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Someone knew what they were doing. It's good you changed your passwords. Losing my phone would be my worst nightmare. I normally do not use lockscreen security, but I will probably change that.
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Someone knew what they were doing. It's good you changed your passwords. Losing my phone would be my worst nightmare. I normally do not use lockscreen security, but I will probably change that.
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I always say that, then it lasts half a day and I ditch the lockscreen again...
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I always say that, then it lasts half a day and I ditch the lockscreen again...
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Yeah me too. It will be nice when phones use built-in biometric security, and no more PINs or patterns. I check my phone no less than 50 times a day, and doing a PIN/pattern each time gets tedious.
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Yeah me too. It will be nice when phones use built-in biometric security, and no more PINs or patterns. I check my phone no less than 50 times a day, and doing a PIN/pattern each time gets tedious.
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Even since I got my phone stolen and people started posting some really nasty stuff all over Facebook and twitter i now use a lock screen. It might be tedious but it's worth it for a little bit of protection to ward off most people. In the end if someone wants to get in your phone they are going to but having a slight deterrent is nice.
I agree, pictures anyway!!
Dude...I am sooo happy for you man.
I used to use a pattern lock buy stoped because its a pain. And really if they know anything about android they'll just boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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I used to use a pattern lock buy stoped because its a pain. And really if they know anything about android they'll just boot into recovery and do a factory reset.
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True, but if you have sensitive data in an open email or notepad app, you could be screwed.
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Yea this phone is pretty tough. I left mine in the lightbar of my patrol car and drove off the other day. Realized a half mile down the road and was like oh ****. Made the block and couldn't find it. Searched for like 30 minutes and chalked it up to a loss. Next day I drove the block three time at 5mph and found the phone up against the curb. UAG case was off, battery cover off, battery out and screen down. Was like Yes! But I bet the screen is busted (mainly just wanted pics off it) turned it over and not a scratch on the screen. Looked like it had tire print on it though. 2 minor dings along the side bezel was all the damage the phone took. Case had big black tire marks and was scratched to hell though.
Pen popped out and never did find it was the only bad thing.
It's a tough phone for sure.
I would call that some serious luck bro... as my Luck Stands.. I had to get my vision checked and I went to Target.. I set my previous phone (Thunderbolt) on the table and forgot I had done so and went in and had my vision looked at.. came out and it was gone.. :-\ good thing it was only a TBolt and not my Note or I would have raged on that store. LOL
Lucky lucky.
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I dropped my Note 2 right on the face and broke the glass. The top right corner looks like a spider web with a few cracks stretching to the bottom. The display still works though . I plan to get a new glass and replace it myself. I've found quite a bit of info on how to do it.
My only question is this. When I last made a call with it the screen wouldn't come back on when I pulled it away from my face. I'm hoping it's just because of the cracks that run right across the 2 sensors at the top. Do you think it could be that or do you think maybe one of the sensors broke when it fell.
I sure don't want to have to replace the whole lcd unit. That's about $250 while the glass is about $20.
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Hey yu... ...dirt has gotten in a few peoples proximity sensors making them not work...most people use an air compressor to clear it...broken glass.. probly a chard
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Hey yu... ...dirt has gotten in a few peoples proximity sensors making them not work...most people use an air compressor to clear it...broken glass.. probly a chard
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Hey thanks Luke. It's good to see you again. I'm actually using my Charge again for calls and texts. I find I've gotten really spoiled by my Note. The old phone feels clunky and slow.
Thanks for the good info. I'll definitely look for that when I take the busted screen off. It'll take a few days to get the parts. Wish me luck. I think I'm gonna need it. It looks like a hard job.
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Another question. I'd like to be able to make the display stay on when I'm holding it up to my ear. Does anyone know a way to do that? I'd really like to use my Note even though the screen is broken. I don't like my Charge any more because it's too small.
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stueycaster said:
Another question. I'd like to be able to make the display stay on when I'm holding it up to my ear. Does anyone know a way to do that? I'd really like to use my Note even though the screen is broken. I don't like my Charge any more because it's too small.
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Open the phone to the dialer. Hit the menu touch button then call settings. Un check auto off during call. The setting even says turn off proximity sensor.
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Open the phone to the dialer. Hit the menu touch button then call settings. Un check auto off during call. The setting even says turn off proximity sensor.
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Thanks. I can't believe I never noticed that. Now I can use it til I can fix the screen. Just waiting for parts.
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small crack with resolution prob.
I have a small crack in upper right of screen & now my sharp color is gone. It is now very dull almost like I used a photo app & added an overlay to it. Need some advice
Well I got my parts and got the tools I needed to fix my screen. The problem was I got the wrong type plastic razor blades. I got scraper blades instead. I tried it anyway and ended ripping my LCD screen. Now it's costed an extra $ 200+ for a LCD Digitizer assembly. Hopefully the next day delivery will still work even though yesterday was a holiday and the post offices were closed.
Anyway, what I'm leading up to is don't try this if everything isn't kosher. It's a tricky job.
Update: I found out they won't even ship it til Monday. I guess I don't get it back this weekend. I really don't like my old Charge after using my Note all these months.
Dropped my phone for the first time today. Nothing major, was sitting down, it slipped out of my hand and I spent what seemed like the next 15 minutes juggling with it before it landed on the floor and slid across the room.
There's no real damage to it (a 1mm dent in the corner which nobody apart from me would notice) but when I picked it up and shook it, it rattled a little.
Anyway my question is, Does your phone rattle? Is this possibly the gyroscope or whatever is inside that takes care of orientations? The 'rattle' may well have been there from the beginning and I just didn't notice because I had no reason to shake it next to my ear lol.
Thanks
There is a slight rattle to mine when I shake it right next to my ear. I've never dropped it so I would guess it's the gyroscope.
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There is a slight rattle to mine when I shake it right next to my ear. I've never dropped it so I would guess it's the gyroscope.
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Thanks mate!
It's not the gryoscope, that thing is teeny tiny
If it's rattling, something has gotten loose. There's no rattle on my LG G2.
And for future reference, play some hackey sack and learn to catch phones with your feet. I've gotten lucky on a few things this way, although so far I try to avoid dropping my phones
It's the camera that rattles ?
The rattle is normal so don't worry mate.
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It's the camera that rattles ?
The rattle is normal so don't worry mate.
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I second that. Its the same with the n5 and any other phone that uses OIS.
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Thanks chaps. I wasn't overly concerned, my Desire HD sounds like there is a bag of bolts inside it when I shake it about.
It's approaching 100f here at the moment so the phone can get pretty slippery pretty quickly. It will stay in its case from now on.
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I second that. Its the same with the n5 and any other phone that uses OIS.
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ahh, mine has a slight rattle that i always thought was just my back buttons lol
Yeah it rattles, probably the OIS.