This is a strange one.
Last night I pulled my Maxx out of my pocket and it looked like an inch long piece of string was sticking out of the top of my phone in the place where the back panel and the top of the phone just above the camera and flash meet. I went to pluck it off realized it wasn't a string but a stretchy piece of something in between the two parts of the phone. Now that area of the back panel just above the camera wiggles. Anyone know what that stringy thingy was? Yeah, I know, "stringy thingy" is a real technical term. lol
Glue?
Nikorasu said:
Glue?
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It seemed a little more substantial than glue, almost like some kind of rubberized or silicone tape. I remember reading somewhere here on XDA that Moto used some kind of tape to make the Razr water resistant. Could this be the tape?
Try holding your phone under water for a few minutes and see if it leaks. If no water leaks in you should be OK.
I cannot say for sure but it's probably a rubberized sealant that was applied before the phone was assembled. They're semi-liquid and they cure to the consistency of rubber. After curing they are cut (manually or automatically) using a knife so that they conform to the shape.
I would assume that if the 'filament' that you took out has a constant width then you lost water-proofness for that area. You might be lucky and perhaps only teared part of the width of the sealant.
And no, don't put your phone under the water, it's a bad idea even if the seal is intact. It's splash proof only, not 'diving' proof, huge difference between those two.
iolinux333 said:
Try holding your phone under water for a few minutes and see if it leaks. If no water leaks in you should be OK.
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If the piece wiggles, chances are its not water resistant anymore. Wouldn't try that just yet.
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OMG it was a joke
iolinux333 said:
OMG it was a joke
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Oh, I know. But you never know what advice some people will follow in a panic.
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6stringandy said:
Oh, I know. But you never know what advice some people will follow in a panic.
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Don't worry, I won't be dunking my Maxx in the toilet anytime soon. lol
Haha, the toilet. That's funny.
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Haha, the toilet. That's funny.
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only funny when it happens to someone else
moral: DON'T TEXT AND PEE!
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I'm not sure what it is, or if it's like a protectant layer that's wearing off.
But it's only in the lower half of the screen towards the middle.
It covers almost the whole bottom half, it looks like something splattered on it. But I can get it off with anything, I tried water, eyeglass cleaner, and Window cleaner.
It's really annoying I can feel the difference when I try to slide my finger across.
It's all fine when I clean it, it looks perfectly fine. But when I slide my thumb across is shows up.
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Edit..sorry
Didn't mean to hit reply..lol
did you happen to be in the bathroom with a inappropriate picture on the screen?
if so thats where the sticky substance came from... lol
I figured there would be one person...
But no, it's like there's a protective coating onto of the screen and it's like wearing in on area.
It just won't clean off.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
I figured there would be one person...
But no, it's like there's a protective coating onto of the screen and it's like wearing in on area.
It just won't clean off.
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Lmao! Try using rubbing alcohol
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Yeah, I was thinking about it. I'll have to try it later.
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It should lift it as the alcohol evaporates... and I would only recommend alcohol so if any gets in the device it won't hurt it
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It is actually the oil repellent(or something like that) coating, unfortunately, it is irreversible unless you get it painted again I guess, or replace the screen. your best bet is put on a screen protector.
This happened to BOTH of my previous android phones, Acer Liquid (happened really quickly because the screen is not very sensitive), Atrix (device too fast, so I browse the web on it too much so it has worn off too)
Moved on to HTC Amaze, I guess it is just the same, I better put a screen protector on first...
One question though, did you ever use screen protector? Both of my previous devices did, I wonder if they take a thin layer off when you peel them off....
Well I bought my phone used so I'm not sure.
The alcohol didn't work, so I'm pretty sure it's the coating...
Time to get a screen protector.
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Well I can't really tell...
It almost acts like it's coming off, I can't really feel it anymore and I can only see it when I purposefully get my screen dirty. But it looks like something was smeared on it and half of it came off and it's in a hole bunch of little dots and globs.
Is this what yours looked like morris?
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not sure but you might try DRM'ing the phone through tmobile just not sure what their policy is on doing it to a phone you got from someone else . . would think you still could though
Well I bought it used, and I'm on a prepaid plan.
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It's funny because this happened to my phone the first week I got it . It's like a permanent smudge . Thought it was just me . Same exact spot .... Under the settings/back button .
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I think your looking for xxxda-developers.com
kishon120 said:
It's funny because this happened to my phone the first week I got it . It's like a permanent smudge . Thought it was just me . Same exact spot .... Under the settings/back button .
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Yeah, I'm just going to have to buy a screen protector to cover it up. It's perfectly fine when I wipe the screen off, just when I use it it shows up
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I think your looking for xxxda-developers.com
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Someone else already made that joke...
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xxquicksh0txx said:
Yeah, I'm just going to have to buy a screen protector to cover it up. It's perfectly fine when I wipe the screen off, just when I use it it shows up
Someone else already made that joke...
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Oh..... #ThatAwkwardMoment
Haha, but really I'm thinking that my battery was getting really hot or something and it melted it or something. Or some type of chemical reaction between it and all of the oils I have on my hands while I'm at work. I work at a machine shop, and there's always different types of coolant and oil
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Has anyone got dust under their Amaze yet?
I have dust under mine and I'm wondering if there was any way (easy or not) to get it out. I emailed Wind and checked if maybe they could do something about it since I'm still under warranty, but if my warranty is one use only then I'll save it for when it's actually something more important.
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Has anyone got dust under their Amaze yet?
I have dust under mine and I'm wondering if there was any way (easy or not) to get it out. I emailed Wind and checked if maybe they could do something about it since I'm still under warranty, but if my warranty is one use only then I'll save it for when it's actually something more important.
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Yeah, I had it on the first one I had, couple days ago. I got mine exchanged for other reasons but this one did not come with dusts under the screen new. But it did come with this strong women perfume scent, because they replaced mine with open boxed one. I hope this goes away soon, because.my palms always smells like a girl now...
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Yeah, I had it on the first one I had, couple days ago. I got mine exchanged for other reasons but this one did not come with dusts under the screen new. But it did come with this strong women perfume scent, because they replaced mine with open boxed one. I hope this goes away soon, because.my palms always smells like a girl now...
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I'm sure your gal loves that
"no, hunny, I swear, it was my phone I was playing with..."
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glacierguy said:
I'm sure your gal loves that
"no, hunny, I swear, it was my phone I was playing with..."
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lol haahaha....good 1
Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
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Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
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But I thought your hands WERE the girlfriend?
I just picked up 2 amaze two days ago, so far it's good. When did you guys buy your amaze? and maybe it's with a specific bunch of phones
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But I thought your hands WERE the girlfriend?
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Jill you mean?
Just went off the phone from a 10 min talk, man, my phone smells good, makes the person on other side more appreciative to talk to HAHAHAH
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Jill you mean?
Just went off the phone from a 10 min talk, man, my phone smells good, makes the person on other side more appreciative to talk to HAHAHAH
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try alcohol wipes, and wipe everywhere, back cover etc. Most of the smell will be gone.
Unless of course you're starting to like it
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I just picked up 2 amaze two days ago, so far it's good. When did you guys buy your amaze? and maybe it's with a specific bunch of phones
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I bought mine late January. So it's been about 2 months.
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strong women perfume scent
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omg, made me actually lol. i wish mine was amazing like that
andy55 said:
try alcohol wipes, and wipe everywhere, back cover etc. Most of the smell will be gone.
Unless of course you're starting to like it
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hahaha, I actually DID wipe it down, but I think the perfume seeped through the case in the volume rockers, because that is where it is not going away! Hah
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omg, made me actually lol. i wish mine was amazing like that
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Be careful what you wish for!
I have rust underneath the screen where the front camera is, no where else though.
Anyway to clean the dust from in front if the camera?
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xxquicksh0txx said:
I have rust underneath the screen where the front camera is, no where else though.
Anyway to clean the dust from in front if the camera?
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Very tough job, you have to pull it apart. the glass is glued to the case/bezel around it
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Fortunately I don't have a girl friend? Or unfortunate? Lol
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Then you can have people think you have one because of the scent. And when you get home you put on the forever alone face XD
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Very tough job, you have to pull it apart. the glass is glued to the case/bezel around it
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In case you didn't know, I meant dust...
I've taken my Droid Incredible apart, to replace both speakers.
Why would the bezel be in the way of the back of the screen?
I have to take the bezel off to get to the front of the camera?
I think I'll learn to ignore the dust, maybe in a year I'll see, but this is too new to me...
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Sorry to revive a very old thread but I have the same problem and haven't found anything clear about it. Did anyone else have dust on their front camera?
Thanks!
hellviruz said:
Sorry to revive a very old thread but I have the same problem and haven't found anything clear about it. Did anyone else have dust on their front camera?
Thanks!
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The only way to fix that issue is to disassemble the phone and replace the front camera. Then make sure you tighten it enough so that dust can't get in. Hit thanks if that helps.
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So i know there is a topic for this but no traffic on it lately. Anyways i just noticed 2 cracks on mine. Has anybody else contacted samsung on this issue.
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In that thread I think they did. I have one too! Crappy dock made one right around the charger so I can't blame Sammy.
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I haven't noticed any yet, knock on, wood.... Mines white and I have had it for about 2 months
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I've got one also right at the charging port....
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Mine is above the speaker and the other is along the right side. Samsung told me its not a known issue. Then they tried troubleshooting it and telling me to remove the battery to see if that fixes it. Lol.
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So you know there is a thread and you started another one anyway? You said no recent traffic... Had you posted there it would have spooled back to the top of the list... Dude, really? /rant
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On my second Note now. I exchanged the first one for a crack about an inch or two below the power button. The replacement has now developed a crack right at the power button.
So Samsung can say whatever they want about it not being a known issue - but it is an issue. Knock on wood ... my Note has never been dropped, I don't sit on it, and it's treated like it's a 5" piece of glass (which it is).
I got 3 cracks actually...one right on top of the speaker, one right where the power button is, and one right underneath the home button. Idk if these are really cosmetic flaws by Sammy...cos then again i ten to drop my phone all the time lol...Ofcourse it's always been in its folio leather wallet case so it shouldn't have hurt it that much.
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So you know there is a thread and you started another one anyway? You said no recent traffic... Had you posted there it would have spooled back to the top of the list... Dude, really? /rant
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Go somewhere else and complain.
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Where are cracks developing? Is it around the edges of the phone that goes all the way around? Did you guys drop it or forced the phone into a dock?
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Where are cracks developing? Is it around the edges of the phone that goes all the way around?
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Yes. The thin white trim around the glass.
ddochi11 said:
Did you guys drop it or forced the phone into a dock?
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No. Not on either phone I've had this happen to.
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Go somewhere else and complain.
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No, he has a point. If the OP had responded in the thread that was already started, it would be brought to the top of the list, and it would have the same traffic, without creating a useless thread and cluttering up our forums. Especially when he knew there was another thread.
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My phone has never been dropped or put in a dock. If u look at the phone the crack is between the top of the glass and the silver trim. You will see white trim and thats where mine are
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Its kinda hard to see in the pic but theres one. Top of glass between speaker and sensor
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I have one on back cover which I have noticed it being there since first week. Tried to take pic of back cover but so thin I can't even get my camera to see it. Well it does not bother me so its all good.!
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Its kinda hard to see in the pic but theres one. Top of glass between speaker and sensor
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Just saw the same crack on mine. Sucks.
are you guys sitting down with the phone in your pocket? If it is a little tight, maybe the frame is flexing a bit. I've started taking my phone out of my pocket when I sit down.
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are you guys sitting down with the phone in your pocket? If it is a little tight, maybe the frame is flexing a bit. I've started taking my phone out of my pocket when I sit down.
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Nope. I get the concept that 175 lbs of me is too much for super thin glass to support.
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Its kinda hard to see in the pic but theres one. Top of glass between speaker and sensor
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Mine is on the same spot.
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are you guys sitting down with the phone in your pocket? If it is a little tight, maybe the frame is flexing a bit. I've started taking my phone out of my pocket when I sit down.
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Mine is hardly ever in my pocket. I usually carry it around in my hand. Im too cautious with my phone. Never even been tossed....not even on a bed or couch. Always sit it down gentle
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So I generally don't start threads because I usually don't get stuck. BUUUUT
I ended up either cracking the red back plate when removing it, or when screwing it down, not sure which, and it doesn't sit right. I get wonky signal issues sometimes because the back covers don't sit right on it.
Anyone have any idea where I might be able to order that back plate? I can't imagine it cost very much, but having complete signal failure because your back cover creaked is retarded.
I spent some time on google and could find every replacement part in the damn phone minus that red back cover.
Thanks!
Your talking about the part the case snaps to the phone?
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joeythesleeper said:
Your talking about the part the case snaps to the phone?
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Yeah is see through red and snaps over the mobo.
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nosympathy said:
Yeah is see through red and snaps over the mobo.
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i did that too lol. idc though cause im getting a replacement soon
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i did that too lol. idc though cause im getting a replacement soon
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Well I'm probably going to buy the GSIII but figured I'd replace that piece if I could find it and it was cheap.
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Well I'm probably going to buy the GSIII but figured I'd replace that piece if I could find it and it was cheap.
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a small piece of mine actually fell off lol
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a small piece of mine actually fell off lol
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Eh mine is close. The four corners are all fractured and look like any more pressure and they are falling to pieces.
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I'm gonna be heading to the beach a lot this summer and I dont wanna put this phone somewhere on shore. I wanna keep it with me at all times. Anyone have something to protect against water?
I would avoid the beach at all costs. Between water and sand it's just a deadly combination for a cell phone.
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Amazon - eco extreme rugged waterproof case / with built in speaker. Could work for you $38
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ziplock storage bag.
Evo_Shift said:
ziplock storage bag.
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yup thats what i use when im out on my boat fishing!
http://www.talkandroid.com/83981-my-favorite-tech-from-ces-2012-is-liquipel/#.Txhe2GPLyEs
I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
Leave it in the car.
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Search the web for a waterproof pouch and then you're sorted, go get wet! :L
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shook187 said:
I would avoid the beach at all costs. Between water and sand it's just a deadly combination for a cell phone.
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Yeah i know but really taking pictures at the beach work for great memories!
drewjohn said:
Amazon - eco extreme rugged waterproof case / with built in speaker. Could work for you $38
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thanks man i might check that one out!
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ziplock storage bag.
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that sounds like it would work but im scared if it would rip in my pocket haha
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yup thats what i use when im out on my boat fishing!
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mind telling us how efficient it is? I mean has water ever gotton in?
Concordium said:
Leave it in the car.
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than i wont have a phone! :/ not good
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I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
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I was looking for that! Thats the nano water proof protectors. Now that is a must buy!
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Put it in the water once and then once it's damaged by water it can't get damaged anymore = waterproof lolol
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http://www.talkandroid.com/83981-my-favorite-tech-from-ces-2012-is-liquipel/#.Txhe2GPLyEs
I want to do this sooo bad, but I'm scared.
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Dude! they dont support LTE yet! well this sucks.
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http://www.shopandroid.com/overboard-waterproof-pro-sport-arm-pack/4AA9629.htm
Just found this drycase .com
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ziplock storage bag.
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+1 ... NASA invented the Space Pen. The Russians just used a pencil. (not completely true, but you get my point)
I just went out on my seadoo rxp this past weekend with evo in tote. Went out in long beach harbor california. Was gonna settle on otterbox small case for 20 bucks but stumbled on a waterproof case down at Walmart for 6. It held registration, wallet, keys, and of course the EVO. Stayed dry all day even through my extreme play.
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Don't cheap out when buying cases. You will be sorry. Pelican is a tried and true brand.
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I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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sslbaron said:
I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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I think it does ho in but how they explained it I think it coats the internal hardware to so the water doesn't affect it
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sslbaron said:
I don't understand how the water doesn't penetrate the holes, etc mic, headphone jack?!?
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The exposed surfaces of the phone become what is called hydro phobic (literally "scared of water" but really just repels water). Like how water beads on a waxed car. However, so repelling of water that water can't get through cracks less than about a millimeter or so at close to surface pressures. Your phone has no holes that large but mic jack and USB, and while water goes into the big holes, it can't get past the smaller cracks inside them to get to circuitry.
That's the theory anyway. I'm still not going to try. I just stick my phone in zip lock bag whenever it might be exposed to water, like around the pool or in my sweaty pocket while mowing. Screen still works great, just follow usual precautions about sharp objects near phone (no keys in pocket).
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I've used ziplock baggies fly fishing in waders and canoeing a handful of times. Works great for me, except not perfect for taking pictures... Touchscreen works fine through the bag...