so it seems my battery just isn't what it use to be. phone seems to drop 50% with in hrs nothing running. tried many different roms. I'm figuring more then likely due to constantly being powered via charger. m-f 8hrs plus its in my car dock in my work truck with gps on. then by 9 10 pm at nght i place it on the home charger. weekends seem to be the only time its actually of the chargers. mine is a launch date lte. so wondering if anyone elses battery is shot. i have tep. but of course sprint wants to look at it. im still hboot 1.12. i really don't wanna relock s-on to have them look at it and tell me sorry not replacing. so i figured i would buy a oem replacement battery and have at it. i know i need a t5 and a phone pry. i have both. anyone done this yet with positive results?
Is was wondering the same thing. The last 30% of my battery just disappears. I'm thinking I'll be needing a replacement myself fairly soon
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Ill let you know soon.my replacement oem is on it way. Hopefully I'll be doing this Saturday.
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kaos420 said:
Ill let you know soon.my replacement oem is on it way. Hopefully I'll be doing this Saturday.
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I did mine. It's really easy. I tried to disconnect the antenna without tweezers and pulled it out the connector....Don't do that lol.
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I did mine. It's really easy. I tried to disconnect the antenna without tweezers and pulled it out the connector....Don't do that lol.
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Now your making me worried. I watch a few diy I don't remember seeing them disconnect a antenna to remove the battery. Just a cap load of screws. All the ones for camera cover. Then under bottom cover. Then pop apart. Didn't see a antenna connect. So I will have to remember watch again. I got the Guitar pick style pry coming. New oem battery. And already have tweezers and t5
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Now your making me worried. I watch a few diy I don't remember seeing them disconnect a antenna to remove the battery. Just a cap load of screws. All the ones for camera cover. Then under bottom cover. Then pop apart. Didn't see a antenna connect. So I will have to remember watch again. I got the Guitar pick style pry coming. New oem battery. And already have tweezers and t5
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Nah don't be worried...I forgot when initially removing the battery it was glued down good and I accidentally grabbed the antenna pulling it out...Sorry been a while...so don't do that. I used the tweezers to put the new antenna on. Sorry for the misinformation
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Nah don't be worried...I forgot when initially removing the battery it was glued down good and I accidentally grabbed the antenna pulling it out...Sorry been a while...so don't do that. I used the tweezers to put the new antenna on. Sorry for the misinformation
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lol no problem. ya i went and watched the video like 6 times. kept saying wth is he talking about antenna. lol ill keep a eye out for the glue. tracking says all my stuff should be here tomorrow or friday. i cant wait to have a better battery again. this thing craps out so fast now. being its a launch day phone. beside my battery thing looks great and still works fine for what it is. the battery at least will get me through till replacement time around march.
just wanted to report back installed it tonight. no issues.
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just wanted to report back installed it tonight. no issues.
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I guess I will give it another shot....broke my screen
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I guess I will give it another shot....broke my screen
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really? wow i just took the screws out. i didn't even use a pry tool. i used my nail to take bottom speaker cover off. as well as top plastic camera cover. then just worked it apart. the glue on the battery was the most pain part. i just kept even pressure and it peeled right up. replaced it used old yellow tape off old battery to hold connection down. and reassembled. all was good.
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really? wow i just took the screws out. i didn't even use a pry tool. i used my nail to take bottom speaker cover off. as well as top plastic camera cover. then just worked it apart. the glue on the battery was the most pain part. i just kept even pressure and it peeled right up. replaced it used old yellow tape off old battery to hold connection down. and reassembled. all was good.
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I was being sarcastic. Battery changed a while ago...dropped my phone. This looks like more fun
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
gpz1100 said:
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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i just had to. lol
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When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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Mine is flush.
gpz1100 said:
When reattaching the bottom piece, is it fully flush, or is it obvious it was replaced?
When someone at the sprint store worked on my original release day device (5 months old at the time), it was obvious the bottom cover had been removed.
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ya same for me mine is flush. but when i removed it i did notice the glue tap kinda wanted to roll up. so i basically used my t5 and rolled it flat again before replacing that piece. i bet it bunched the glue tape and they didnt give a rats @$$. that just pops right off. you could fix it.
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i just had to. lol
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thats the video i watched. lol ill fix it for you.
where did you buy your battery from? mine is also a launch day evo and the battery is just terrible. i found this website: http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-evo-4g-lte-battery-2000mah.html
and thought that it was a pretty good price. is that comparable to the one you bought?
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where did you buy your battery from? mine is also a launch day evo and the battery is just terrible. i found this website: http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-evo-4g-lte-battery-2000mah.html
and thought that it was a pretty good price. is that comparable to the one you bought?
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Kaos doesn't have his LTE anymore. You'll have to PM him.
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VZW is sending me a new Thunderbolt because of a small audio issue I was having with my phone. They told me on the phone if they detect water damage on my old Thunderbolt once they get it back, then I will be charged full retail.
Obviously I do not want that to happen.....thing is, I spilled part of a beer on my phone about 3 weeks ago. Immediately after it happened I took out battery and wiped the whole phone down.
It has worked fine since then besides the very small audio issue I recently started to have but this was just barely a week ago....I would think if it was cause of the liquid damage that that would've happened earlier.....
Anyway, is there any way they can tell if it has had water damage besides the battery sticker (Because I am sending them back the bare phone, no battery, no cover, no sd, no sim--just the phone)? How are they going to check? Should I do the rice trick just to be safe?
They probably won't look farther than the sticker. If they do, they could look for corrosion or residue around the main board.
Rice won't fix that
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They probably won't look farther than the sticker. If they do, they could look for corrosion or residue around the main board.
Rice won't fix that
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Yes but like I said they are just getting the phone back, not the battery, cover, sim card or sd card--just the phone. So since the battery will never leave my house, is there any other way they can tell?
As far as corrosion, wouldn't I notice my phone not working properly? Cause like I said, ever since the spill it seems to be working just fine....
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Yes but like I said they are just getting the phone back, not the battery, cover, sim card or sd card--just the phone. So since the battery will never leave my house, is there any other way they can tell?
As far as corrosion, wouldn't I notice my phone not working properly? Cause like I said, ever since the spill it seems to be working just fine....
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There is a sticker on the phone itself. It is on the back right side of the phone near the top. Kind of hard to see, but rest assure Verizon knows it's there. If you have insurance, now would be the time to use it.
Check out the attached pics of where the sticker is. Sorry it's blurry, my camera is old and crappy
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There is a sticker on the phone itself. It is on the back right side of the phone near the top. Kind of hard to see, but rest assure Verizon knows it's there. If you have insurance, now would be the time to use it.
Check out the attached pics of where the sticker is. Sorry it's blurry, my camera is old and crappy
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Underneath the battery, correct? What should the sticker look like when its dry and what should it look like when it has had liquid damage?
If they take apart the phone (or even just remove the back housing) then it will be very easy to see liquid damage, if any exists. I just replaced the screen on a thunderbolt a couple days ago, very easy to remove the back and take a look. If you want to check yourself, just get a torx 6 screwdriver, a thin flat head or knife to remove the "void" sticker and take a look for yourself before you find yourself on the receiving end of a $600 bill. Check YouTube for a video on taking it apart, it's very easy though.
How does Verizon check though? What are they going to look for?
Corrosion, internal liquid indicators. I don't think the T'bolt has any internal stickers, but some phones do.
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There is a sticker on the phone itself. It is on the back right side of the phone near the top. Kind of hard to see, but rest assure Verizon knows it's there. If you have insurance, now would be the time to use it.
Check out the attached pics of where the sticker is. Sorry it's blurry, my camera is old and crappy
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OK I do not see the sticker you are talking about....snapped a few pics with my work camera, what do you think:
It's on the side of the phone. You'll have to tilt the phone to see it. It's white with red spots on it. If it got wet, its completely red. That will be the first thing they look for.
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It's on the side of the phone. You'll have to tilt the phone to see it. It's white with red spots on it. If it got wet, its completely red. That will be the first thing they look for.
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I stared at my phone for nearly 15 minutes and cannot find any stickers that are white, red or white and red. I don't see anything. I got my Thunderbolt on launch day (3/17/11). Is it possible the launch day Thunderbolts are different somehow?
Let me know if you need me to upload more pics, I can do that.
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I stared at my phone for nearly 15 minutes and cannot find any stickers that are white, red or white and red. I don't see anything. I got my Thunderbolt on launch day (3/17/11). Is it possible the launch day Thunderbolts are different somehow?
Let me know if you need me to upload more pics, I can do that.
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Well, mine has a sticker there. Perhaps yours didn't come with one, or fell off at some point, but after looking a bit closer to your picture, I don't see one either.
Either way, specially since it was beer, they will be able to tell if anything got in there. Rice won't get beer out, it'll be sticky either way.
I personally wouldn't take the chance.
If you have insurance, now would be a good time to use it.
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Well, mine has a sticker there. Perhaps yours didn't come with one, or fell off at some point, but after looking a bit closer to your picture, I don't see one either.
Either way, specially since it was beer, they will be able to tell if anything got in there. Rice won't get beer out, it'll be sticky either way.
I personally wouldn't take the chance.
If you have insurance, now would be a good time to use it.
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Nothing is sticky at all and the phone works fine. Are they going to completely take the phone apart??
If they suspect anything they will. Did they mention anything about water damage? What was originally wrong with the phone?
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If they suspect anything they will. Did they mention anything about water damage? What was originally wrong with the phone?
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A small audio problem that is like teeny rattling I hear when other people call me
There is no sticker on the Thunderbolt, I just talked to Verizon. They go by judging the prongs that the battery hits and if they are corroded, then they charge full retail.
Mine look super gold though and appear to be okay imo......
That's really odd. I had a sticker there... The replacement I just got has one in the sale place too... Of course the Verizon rep didn't even know what a bootloader was... Go figure...
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That's really odd. I had a sticker there... The replacement I just got has one in the sale place too... Of course the Verizon rep didn't even know what a bootloader was... Go figure...
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Can you post a picture of your sticker so I know what I'm looking for? Maybe my new tb will have one.
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You probably just damaged the earpiece speaker, which is pretty simple to replace and would only cost a few bucks. I can't say for sure, but I imagine the earpiece speaker is the same one that's in the EVO 4G or HD2.
The phones do have stickers, it is located right next to the two gold prongs on the upper right corner of the phone.
If your that worried about a full charge for the phone and since this issue may be related to the beer spilling on it, just use your insurance and pay the $99 deductible. Its better then getting hit with $600 charge.
Sometimes when liquids are spilled on a phone, it could take a little time for it to affect a phone.
Good luck
Does anyone have a service manual for the Jetstream ?
I wanted to take off the back cover and fix a large dent I got on it. I bought the 249.00 special on eBay. Other than that, the screen is perfect and the device works fine.
Now for some rooting and hacking !
I got two of those.lol.
There is a service manual on the internet but it doesn't tell you how to disassemble the JetStream; you won't find a guide like that anywhere.
I managed to open it but the battery is superglued to the back door aluminum plate and there are two rather frail cables that attach the battery to the motherboard and it uses a weird type of clip on connector that I haven't seen before; I didn't want to rip off that connector so I just put it back together and decided to live with the small dent in the back door. Get a nice cover and you won't even see it.
Moral of the story is....if it ain't broken don't try to fix it.
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I got two of those.lol.
There is a service manual on the internet but it doesn't tell you how to disassemble the JetStream; you won't find a guide like that anywhere.
I managed to open it but the battery is superglued to the back door aluminum plate and there are two rather frail cables that attach the battery to the motherboard and it uses a weird type of clip on connector that I haven't seen before; I didn't want to rip off that connector so I just put it back together and decided to live with the small dent in the back door. Get a nice cover and you won't even see it.
Moral of the story is....if it ain't broken don't try to fix it.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Yep, I have to agree with the moral of the story. I thought if it was simply, I'd give it a go !
This will have to do til the next tablet. I'm loving it so far.
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There is a service manual on the internet...
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Can you share the location of such a manual?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/userguides.aspx?p_id=588&p_name=htc-jetstream-att
is that what your looking for?
tools and a brief description how to open up Jetstream
AlexFG said:
I got two of those.lol.
There is a service manual on the internet but it doesn't tell you how to disassemble the JetStream; you won't find a guide like that anywhere.
I managed to open it but the battery is superglued to the back door aluminum plate and there are two rather frail cables that attach the battery to the motherboard and it uses a weird type of clip on connector that I haven't seen before; I didn't want to rip off that connector so I just put it back together and decided to live with the small dent in the back door. Get a nice cover and you won't even see it.
Moral of the story is....if it ain't broken don't try to fix it.
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I accidentally stuff a microSD card into the SIM card slot. Would appreciate very much if you could describe what tools (e.g.,TORX #'s) and a brief instruction how to open up a Jetstream. Thanks very much in advance.
Are there any microphone controls in this piece? It seems that the when we do a voice chat the voice is not picked up. Any help is appreciated
wfung65nj said:
I accidentally stuff a microSD card into the SIM card slot. Would appreciate very much if you could describe what tools (e.g.,TORX #'s) and a brief instruction how to open up a Jetstream. Thanks very much in advance.
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Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked this site in a while. Honestly I opened mine up so long ago that I barely remember the location of the screws, but you should be able to take them off with a T-6. Once you remove them, use a thin, plastic, prying tool to separate the back plate from the front piece - triple check to make sure you got all the screws out. It takes some effort to do it but be very patient and gentle with it; don't forget the wire that runs from the battery to the metal rear piece once you open it.
If I still had my jetstream I'd make a video or a disassemble guide with pics but I sold mine a while ago; got tired of waiting around for an updated android ROM. Good luck.
Thanks for the reply
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Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked this site in a while. Honestly I opened mine up so long ago that I barely remember the location of the screws, but you should be able to take them off with a T-6. Once you remove them, use a thin, plastic, prying tool to separate the back plate from the front piece - triple check to make sure you got all the screws out. It takes some effort to do it but be very patient and gentle with it; don't forget the wire that runs from the battery to the metal rear piece once you open it.
If I still had my jetstream I'd make a video or a disassemble guide with pics but I sold mine a while ago; got tired of waiting around for an updated android ROM. Good luck.
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Alex,
Thanks very much for your reply. It helps.
After more than 2 wonderful years with HTC Legend I have a problem with the plastic holder battery.
The rolling piece that we have to roll out to take tou the battery and roll in after the battery is in.
Can anyone help me to find this item or give me a solution to hold the battery in the right position?
thanks
Ale
If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, tape. A lot of it.
alemercuzio said:
After more than 2 wonderful years with HTC Legend I have a problem with the plastic holder battery.
The rolling piece that we have to roll out to take tou the battery and roll in after the battery is in.
Can anyone help me to find this item or give me a solution to hold the battery in the right position?
thanks
Ale
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I came up with a crude but simple solution to the problem.
I superglued a few layers of thick paper on the edge of the battery (the edge oppositte to the contacts),
in such a way that it formed a small ridge towards the side which is towards the back of the phone. (see drawing).
In this way, the plastic rolling piece is held in place firmly.
(actually have to push the battery further in, just to be able to open it now).
I hope that it helps.
just put a guitar plec between the battery and the case that worked quite well for me.
alemercuzio said:
After more than 2 wonderful years with HTC Legend I have a problem with the plastic holder battery.
The rolling piece that we have to roll out to take tou the battery and roll in after the battery is in.
Can anyone help me to find this item or give me a solution to hold the battery in the right position?
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What exatly do you mean?
I don`t know about you, but i`ve never actualy used that thing to remove the battery...i let the gravity do it`s work. xD
My battery was huge. And when its life ended, because it was a third party battery, I had to replace it. I didn't know about the red lever. So I just shook the phone in a very suggestive gesture for about 45 minutes when it finally got out far enough to pull out. And it took quite a bit of strength to pull out. Now there's a huge bulge on top the battery, which I'm keeping as a wallet support.
Good times. I love this phone!
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haha I have just recently changed phones. Was using a mugen battery and it finally died. The phone managed to deform over the 2 years and the slider didn't work to get out the battery. After trying so much I just hit the bottom of the phone on the floor and it came out so easily. This phone is a TANK so don't worry about breaking this phone
So, I see only one other thread about this, but I dropped my phone (Clumsy me left it on a chair, it slid off, and spider webbed my phone(SUCH a short distance)) But, I've bought the replacement part myself, and I plan on doing the repair myself. Is there anything I should know before I actually do this? Has total disassemble of the phone been done before?
Not to hijack your thread, but it drives me nuts how my LGOG seems to seek out-on its own-a way to dive off my coffee table/sofa/end table...no matter how flat and non inclined I sit it two seconds later and...CRASH! floor time...luckily mine has been taking it ok. So I feel your pain, and hope you get the help you seek.
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Not to hijack your thread, but it drives me nuts how my LGOG seems to seek out-on its own-a way to dive off my coffee table/sofa/end table...no matter how flat and non inclined I sit it two seconds later and...CRASH! floor time...luckily mine has been taking it ok. So I feel your pain, and hope you get the help you seek.
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I even know your feeling -.- I've never dropped it before though, that was my first time, mostly because I treat my phones like its my second life, and because theyre expensive. This phone dropped literally a foot and webbed, I was so mad
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I even know your feeling -.- I've never dropped it before though, that was my first time, mostly because I treat my phones like its my second life, and because theyre expensive. This phone dropped literally a foot and webbed, I was so mad
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Found this video off a quick google search...
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Found this off a quick google search...
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I've seen that video, but it doesn't really show how to put the replacement back in, if you use glue, what type of glue, or how much heat is required and all that such
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I've seen that video, but it doesn't really show how to put the replacement back in, if you use glue, what type of glue, or how much heat is required and all that such
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I replaced the digitizer on an HTC Vivid and used 3m double sided tape and doubled that up so the screen wasn't directly on top of the lcd. The video for that one recommended doing that to keep some weird effects on the screen.
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jtsurfs said:
I replaced the digitizer on an HTC Vivid and used 3m double sided tape and doubled that up so the screen wasn't directly on top of the lcd. The video for that one recommended doing that to keep some weird effects on the screen.
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Whats the youtube vid name?
Maybe try some silicone glue
Maybe try some of the silicone seal (blue silicone glue) to attach it. If nothing else you might try some electronic stores (specialty or other Cell phone repair stores) for the glue that is needed. I would opt for something that isn't so hard on stuck and maybe go for something that holds tight and seals well but doesn't make it damn near impossible.
Never seen or heard of this before, but this happened to me. See attached image. What is this thing? It doesn't move when I tap the phone against something. Pictures are obviously crap. Is my next move removing the back cover to get rid of this thing?
Phone is less than 1 year old, but I don't think I can get warranty service as I bought it in the US as the international "no warranty" version from Amazon.
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Never seen or heard of this before, but this happened to me. See attached image. What is this thing? It doesn't move when I tap the phone against something. Pictures are obviously crap. Is my next move removing the back cover to get rid of this thing?
Phone is less than 1 year old, but I don't think I can get warranty service as I bought it in the US as the international "no warranty" version from Amazon.
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I got a hair dryer and guitar pick and pulled the back cover off just enough to get the debris out. It appears to be a stray bit of adhesive or sealing tape around the camera lens. All good now, except my phone is probably no longer waterproof.
camaro322hp said:
I got a hair dryer and guitar pick and pulled the back cover off just enough to get the debris out. It appears to be a stray bit of adhesive or sealing tape around the camera lens. All good now, except my phone is probably no longer waterproof.
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Did you re use the stock adhesive?
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Did you re use the stock adhesive?
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Yes. I didn't pull off the entire back cover, only pulled up the corner where the camera is. I suppose I could buy a new back with fresh adhesive to try and make it waterproof again, but I'm not sure how successful that would be.
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Yes. I didn't pull off the entire back cover, only pulled up the corner where the camera is. I suppose I could buy a new back with fresh adhesive to try and make it waterproof again, but I'm not sure how successful that would be.
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Gotcha. I'm just curious because I'd like to sand down and buff out a clear back for mine. I think it'd be pretty neat.
civicsr2cool said:
Gotcha. I'm just curious because I'd like to sand down and buff out a clear back for mine. I think it'd be pretty neat.
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That does sound cool. Show us some pics if you manage to do it.