I just received metallic cover for my Galaxy mega I9200.
Here is the link for the cover.
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/266518953.html
I am facing serious battery drain as soon as I put this cover. I am not really sure is it because of this cover or some app is doing the damage? I restarted my phone twice, cleared memory and killed all the applications. Still I am facing serious battery drain. Normally this battery works 1.5 days very easily with normal use (like wifi + data + music player + facebook and games etc).
This cover is very nice, I really like it. But I want to know is it really because of this cover I am facing battery drain problem? Or some app is doing problem? Or do I need to wipe data and restore my data again?
Take cover off put plastuc one on. Use for a day and you will know the answer
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Possibly having a effect on signal?
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The metal case blocks signal which makes the phone work extra hard.
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x2h said:
The metal case blocks signal which makes the phone work extra hard.
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That is what I was thinking as the wifi and if you use your carrier..then the 3G,4G,LTE etc will have to work harder at keeping the best signal which can put more drain on the battery I believe.
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Yes
What happens is the phone is struggling to get a signal
Which definately does drain the battery
I know metal backs and bumper guards look cool,
but I don't think anyone gives any thought to signal loss.
Here's a free million dollar idea:
Make a back cover that actually boosts or enhances the signal instead of blocking it.
Why can't they make a cover that connects to the antenna and actually becomes a giant antenna? And no those little sticker boosters do Not work.
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it definitely block signal! I facing the same problem! Signal for network and wifi also degrade as well!
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My brother's vibrant is turning off any time its dropped. It even turns off from a one to two inch test drop onto a table. Does anyone have a clue why? It turns back on after so battery is in contact after the fall. Stock back and battery.
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Get a piece of cigarette pack and slide it along the edge of the battery to make the battery sit in snug. Works on all the phones with loose battery problems.
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The battery might be lose, There was a thread once about people shaking their phone and it turning off. The general consensus was loose battery and a folded gum wrapper between the case and battery was the fix. That thread prompted me to make a video of me shaking my phone, LOL.
That's what I thought. Thanks for the tips. Worked like a charm.
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will i able to use the legend without it? cos im geting no signal without any workaround this?
The antenna is housed within rubbery plastic in the battery cover - so no, you won't receive any signal without it.
Had to order a new one and as soon as I put it on signal was back
Tip to everyone try not to lose your battery cover
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Where did you get the battery cover from? I lost mine and looking to buy one
Someone stole my battery cover once I had set it down on a table.
I'd also like a recommendation as to where I can get a spare.
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aARetur men
i have lost mine although i still get some little signal.. the wireless still works thankfully
Guys, I am planning to buy a Galaxy S3 but a friend of mine who owned an s3 told me that it generates a lot of amount of heat.. Can anyone please confirm or deny the issue?
Thanks!
Deny.
jje
but if your s3 is placed in the sun it is getting very hot and it will reboot by itself.
happend to me. i had to pull out the battery to stop the re-re-reboot process
I have yet to feel any significant heat on the S3, even while charging. My S2 on the other hand would get warm frequently but it never bothered me.
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It overheats with the overheat app it comes with. I managed to bake a potato in one full charge.
Compared to my old HOX, the SIII is a fridge.
It warms up ever so slightly if you run some benchmarks on it but its the equivelant temperature to breathing on your own hand.
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redlag said:
Guys, I am planning to buy a Galaxy S3 but a friend of mine who owned an s3 told me that it generates a lot of amount of heat.. Can anyone please confirm or deny the issue?
Thanks!
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No heat at all. Coolest phone here.
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Today while charging the phone I dropped it in a bag of unpopped kettles. Guess what I have now. Popcorn. Boy does this phone overheat.
Yeah, I was just confirming if it was a fluke. According to him the phone even overheats while making call which IMO is not possible.
YES
OK this sucks.
Years ago, I got the Iphone 4 and you had to put a cover on it because of the antenna issue.
I get the S3 and to protect it, i get a cover and within no time, after putting it on the phone, the phone overheats, locks up, lags,
If i am charging it, it locks up. I was driving shortly after i put the case on, and it kept making noise but i was driving so i couldnt look at the phone. then once i got home. i noticed it locking up and really warm, bottom right hand corner.
This really sucks as i love the phone but I do know, overheating like this is not good for electronics and will lessen their lifespan.
anyone else having cover issues?
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YES
OK this sucks.
Years ago, I got the Iphone 4 and you had to put a cover on it because of the antenna issue.
I get the S3 and to protect it, i get a cover and within no time, after putting it on the phone, the phone overheats, locks up, lags,
If i am charging it, it locks up. I was driving shortly after i put the case on, and it kept making noise but i was driving so i couldnt look at the phone. then once i got home. i noticed it locking up and really warm, bottom right hand corner.
This really sucks as i love the phone but I do know, overheating like this is not good for electronics and will lessen their lifespan.
anyone else having cover issues?
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There is something wrong with your phone, that never happens to mine.
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nodstuff said:
There is something wrong with your phone, that never happens to mine.
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I just started looking for sensor apps and only found one so far, and it just shows battery temp which hoovers around 93F.
I havent found one yet for cpu temps.
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I just started looking for sensor apps and only found one so far, and it just shows battery temp which hoovers around 93F.
I havent found one yet for cpu temps.
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That's absolutely fine. That's 33c and that's safe.
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It gets rather warm when it running stuff that puts quite some load on CPU, GPU whateverPU, yah, but not to an extend where one could call it "overheat".
So far it's always been below 50°C - I think that's a "no" on the original question.
Hi guys not sure if this is the right place I changed the lcd and now I can't get any signal. I have double checked all the connections and everything seems secure any ideas? The phone works fine considering it was dropped at 150 mph
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robbrown said:
The phone works fine considering it was dropped at 150 mph
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Did you test if the phone could get a signal before you changed the lcd?
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Did you test if the phone could get a signal before you changed the lcd?
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Good question. Hard to tell without an AMOLED panel
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Hi guys not sure if this is the right place I changed the lcd and now I can't get any signal. I have double checked all the connections and everything seems secure any ideas? The phone works fine considering it was dropped at 150 mph
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wow were you waving with the phone at that speed ..
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Well funny story really, i ride a motorbike to work and back each day and i have my phone in my jacket pocket as i use it as a mp3 player and listen to music while im riding, basically i was going down a private road at high speed and my music stopped i looked down felt my pockets and swore rather loudly. Turned around and after about 5 mins found the phone and its case, (still missing my sd card and battery,, it was about midnight) went back the following day and found the sd card and battery, unfortunately the screen was smashed and the lcd was also cracked it powered up but there was no picture, i have noticed after further examination that along the bottom of the handset on the back just above the charging port there is a crack in the plastic and a bit is missing and you can see two springed metal connectore, now whether these connect to the antenna for network or not i do not know, ive been googling non stop and the general idea seems to be imei problems??
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robbrown said:
Well funny story really, i ride a motorbike to work and back each day and i have my phone in my jacket pocket as i use it as a mp3 player and listen to music while im riding, basically i was going down a private road at high speed and my music stopped i looked down felt my pockets and swore rather loudly. Turned around and after about 5 mins found the phone and its case, (still missing my sd card and battery,, it was about midnight) went back the following day and found the sd card and battery, unfortunately the screen was smashed and the lcd was also cracked it powered up but there was no picture, i have noticed after further examination that along the bottom of the handset on the back just above the charging port there is a crack in the plastic and a bit is missing and you can see two springed metal connectore, now whether these connect to the antenna for network or not i do not know, ive been googling non stop and the general idea seems to be imei problems??
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Mobo could be damaged. Either that or the antenna is missing. The antennas are located on the right and top of the moon. It is exposed when you change the LCD. If you switched it yourself, check those connections. It's pretty easy to check it.
Right and top of the moon? Also the phone works perfectly if not faster than it used to wifi Bluetooth etc all works is the antenna with the wire that runs down the right anything to do with it ?
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Good question. Hard to tell without an AMOLED panel
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But maybe he could ask for a call.
any one knowns?:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
I've bought a new rear chassis because that was also damaged I'm hoping this fixes it.
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Just a note guys I replaced the rear chassis and it fixed the issue. On gsm models the 3g network antenna runs along the bottom by the charging port
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Spilled a glass of water from my bedside table on the phone, put the phone in rice for a day and everything is now fine except for bluetooth pairing. I have tried different ROMs but no dice, simply can't find any bluetooth device.
Is there any method to test the bluetooth module or back connections to troubleshoot? I also have a spare Evo LTE from a family member that's screen completely fried, and can harvest parts from if it's not ridiculously difficult.
Thanks
Not sure about the bluetooth, but the EVO 4G LTE is pretty easy to take apart. If no one can help you on the bluetooth, I'd swap the insides from the screen damage one and put it into yours. YouTube has a lot of videos showing you how. Here's a link that might help on the teardown:
http://youtu.be/LiKpHr8RLBs
Good luck!
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Not sure about the bluetooth, but the EVO 4G LTE is pretty easy to take apart. If no one can help you on the bluetooth, I'd swap the insides from the screen damage one and put it into yours. YouTube has a lot of videos showing you how. Here's a link that might help on the teardown:
http://youtu.be/LiKpHr8RLBs
Good luck!
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Thanks, I was originally thinking that route too but the other phone is totally jacked from a hard life of lots of drops without a case; I can only hope that the internals are fine beyond the deathblow that was the screen...
You may want to try swapping just the sd card cover. That cover is where the antennas are. Since my 2 year old bent mine -slightly- I have to keep firm pressure on the cover to maintain bluetooth connections.
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bootlooper said:
You may want to try swapping just the sd card cover. That cover is where the antennas are. Since my 2 year old bent mine -slightly- I have to keep firm pressure on the cover to maintain bluetooth connections.
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Amazing, you're right. If I apply pressure to the back cover Bluetooth functionality completely returns. Unfortunately it makes no difference with which backing I use (tried three), so the problem is with the connections on the phone. Is this a very common problem?
EDIT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817148
Will post back with result of modification