Just curious if anyone knows what this is (see pic). Looks like a micro screwdriver can be inserted to remove it and replace it?
Can it be upgraded? (joking - but I still would like to know what it is).
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Cover for the loud speaker board. There's also something else on it but I don't remember what.
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everyone shake your photon and let me know if u hear any internal rattles. im hearin on in mine, and i thought maybe it was the tab for the SIM but i pulled the cover off and held it and its not that.
anyone know where its coming from if yall have the same noise? its gonna drive me insane!
I think it has to do with the camera lens. The lens makes a noise too when you open the camera app.
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laraiza said:
I think it has to do with the camera lens. The lens makes a noise too when you open the camera app.
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ahh... i think you are onto something. when i open the camera app up, the noise gets less, it must be something with the zoom and such. guess ill be able to sleep. for a while there i thought the dang thing was falling apart in my hands
Mines the same also....clicky camera
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That's the only thing I don't like about the Photon, and mainly because it inflames my OCD.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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This! They all do it, nothing to be worried about really.
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it's volume buttons or camera lenses.
Upon reading this, i gave my phone a thourough shake and found that i was hearing something rattle around in there. I switched on my camera - shook - and the rattle was still there. Listening closely, i heard it coming from the bottom of my phone, any ideas on what this is? Its not a big deal because i hardly shake my phone. i just want to make sure that it isn't going to be a problem in the long run.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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i searched "noise in phone" and such, but now i see i needed to search "rattle"
question answered anyways, thats what the forums are for.
My camera button is loose and rattles. It does not bother me enough to take the phone back but I do wish it was in there solid like my friends photon.
I hear the rattle...not from the buttons thou..sounds like the camera lense
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I believe that rattle is from the shaky micro sd card if you have one. For some reason it doesn't make the noise when the battery is off. Or maybe it is the camera...but i highly doubt its the camera.
It is most likely the position sensor that lets the phone know it's orientation.
Folks, this has been covered. The camera lens cover hangs loose and when the camera starts it's pulled aside and fixed into place. Can be verified easily by starting the camera application or a flashlight application and noting that the rattle stops.
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wynand32 said:
Folks, this has been covered. The camera lens cover hangs loose and when the camera starts it's pulled aside and fixed into place. Can be verified easily by starting the camera application or a flashlight application and noting that the rattle stops.
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Yes, many posts here.
just took it apart and on my mopho, its the vibrator piece. makes sense i guess. maybe it's different on each phone haha
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That's the only thing I don't like about the Photon, and mainly because it inflames my OCD.
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I feel the same way, it drives me absolutely insane.
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After I shook my phone I was gonna guess at the vibrator, lol I said vibrator
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Anyone know a trusted site where I can buy the earpiece to replace? I accidentally broke the wire on mine while trying to remove liquid from the phone
i dont know but im also in need for a replacement for my internal speaker (water damage also). ill up it see if wee have any luck
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moxiot said:
i dont know but im also in need for a replacement for my internal speaker (water damage also). ill up it see if wee have any luck
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I accidentally ripped the wire to the speaker to prevent water damage I see this one website but I dont know anything about it
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/sprint-photon-4g-earpiece-speaker-with-connecting-wires/
they seem legit. i'll go ahead and wait for you to try it
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I was trying to remove the cover quickly and I by accident removed a metal contact, as it shows on the pic. anybody knows what is that for? just for NFC? I tried to search online but found not much info on this.
thanks.
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I was trying to remove the cover quickly and I by accident removed a metal contact, as it shows on the pic. anybody knows what is that for? just for NFC? I tried to search online but found not much info on this.
thanks.
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its part of your antenna?
lfrp said:
I was trying to remove the cover quickly and I by accident removed a metal contact, as it shows on the pic. anybody knows what is that for? just for NFC? I tried to search online but found not much info on this.
thanks.
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I don't think it's for NFC. I believe the one on the bottom left is for NFC. Might be wifi or something else.
I still have the metal contact, does anybody know how I can put it back? Or may be take it to a sprint store to get it fix? But I dont have insurance though.
I haven't notice any problems anyway.
Thanks for any help.
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It looks like the NFC antenna. Shouldn't be much of a issue. Everything should work just fine. If you're signal goes weak or can't get lte then have it fixed it shouldn't be too hard. I could fix it at work in 5 mins.
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lanlee212 said:
It looks like the NFC antenna. Shouldn't be much of a issue. Everything should work just fine. If you're signal goes weak or can't get lte then have it fixed it shouldn't be too hard. I could fix it at work in 5 mins.
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soldering is the only way to fix this i guess right? Well if I see any future problems, I think is going to be a nice way to start learning how to solder lol.
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soldering is the only way to fix this i guess right? Well if I see any future problems, I think is going to be a nice way to start learning how to solder lol.
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Yes but you need a heat gun. A special heat gun or take your phone apart not something to learn on. If you can't surface mount solder already don't try you will do more damage then good. I wouldn't touch some else's phone much less mine to solder that contact. It's in a tricky and hard place to solder. I've been soldering on surface mount for 7 years and don't know if I could do it.
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My headphones most times won't connect with the phone. I have to pull it in and out few times to get the phone to recognize that the headphones are in. I know its not the headphones or the Rom. What could be causing this and would there be a way to fix this?
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Do u have a case on the phone, my case I have I have to make sure the jack pushes in all they way or it won't connect or could be that the jack on the phone is getting loose or wore out if you use headphones alot.
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Do u have a case on the phone, my case I have I have to make sure the jack pushes in all they way or it won't connect or could be that the jack on the phone is getting loose or wore out if you use headphones alot.
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No case on it. I plug it in all the way and it sometimes won't work.
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My headphones most times won't connect with the phone. I have to pull it in and out few times to get the phone to recognize that the headphones are in. I know its not the headphones or the Rom. What could be causing this and would there be a way to fix this?
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Honestly it sounds like a dirty head phone jack. And in your case I would use something a little moist, not really wet at all and clean it out.
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xXminiWHOOPERxX said:
Honestly it sounds like a dirty head phone jack. And in your case I would use something a little moist, not really wet at all and clean it out.
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What would be a safe thing to use for that?
I have the same issue, but used that as an excuse to get bluetooth earphones
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I just had this issue when I (half-brained) decided to clean the ports out on my DNA with a soft-bristle toothbrush, since my font LED was extremely dim. After cleaning some lint out of the jack, I must've left some in, as it took some cycles of plugging in and unplugging earphones to get it working again. Haven't had trouble since.
Had this same issue. Use a needle and carefully pry the 2 little tabs inside for better contact.
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I had the same issue with both my old DNA and my current one. I actually warrantied out my old one because of the issue my current one I managed to fix. I was reading online (i googled the issue) and found a couple other people had the same problem. I work for an IT company that uses the Square Card readers to accept credit cards so I HAD to get the issue fixed. Someone suggested using compressed air, aka canned air, and spray into the jack. Worked like a dream. Haven't had an issue since I did this.
If none of the cleaning tips work, there is an app called SoudAbout on the Play Store. You can use it too force the audio through the jack even if your phone doesn't recognize they're plugged in. The free version is all I've used. Link
I just realized that my phone rattles near the top around the camera and the sd card when I shake it. I took the cover off and pushed down on the SD holder and the noise is still there. Anyone else have this happening?
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I just realized that my phone rattles near the top around the camera and the sd card when I shake it. I took the cover off and pushed down on the SD holder and the noise is still there. Anyone else have this happening?
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It's the camera...nothing you can do about it. Open the camera app and it stops.
Mine stopped rattling when I removed the solder flash that was rolling around inside the case.