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About 2 weeks ago my GPS would connect really slow. Today when i tried to use it wouldn't even connect. I tried wiping the caches and the SD card. I use Waze for my GPS. Anyone else experience this?
AT&T Galaxy Note- BlackStar X
Even after going into the FJ tools in black star and downloading the AT&T GPS option its still bad
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yungskeeme said:
Even after going into the FJ tools in black star and downloading the AT&T GPS option its still bad
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there's a fix in the general section that addresses this issue. Apparently it's a hardware issue where the tabs in your phone don't seem to make the connection to the antenna. the fix points out which connectors to adjust but requires you opening your phone. I've been experiencing this issue as well. I find massaging the top back right (when looking at the phone) seems to help but it's only a temp fix. I'm debating if I want to send the phone in for an RMA for that and a weird sim issue I've been experiencing.
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there's a fix in the general section that addresses this issue. Apparently it's a hardware issue where the tabs in your phone don't seem to make the connection to the antenna. the fix points out which connectors to adjust but requires you opening your phone. I've been experiencing this issue as well. I find massaging the top back right (when looking at the phone) seems to help but it's only a temp fix. I'm debating if I want to send the phone in for an RMA for that and a weird sim issue I've been experiencing.
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Heard flashing the GB radio works too. Scared to open my phone lol.
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Opening it isn't that difficult. Just follow the instructions and be gentle on the prongs when you pull them up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973727
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Opening it isn't that difficult. Just follow the instructions and be gentle on the prongs when you pull them up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973727
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Read over it over and over. I don't have a screwdriver small enough
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yungskeeme said:
Read over it over and over. I don't have a screwdriver small enough
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Just go to the drug store and get an eyeglasses repair kit. The screwdrivers in those are generally small enough and the whole kit costs less than $2.00 US.
Definetly have to get that tomorrow
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yungskeeme said:
Definetly have to get that tomorrow
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I bought a husky multi tip "jewlers" screwdriver from Home Depot, best $10 I spent. Got the philips/standard one and the torques one. I use those to tear everything down. I say invest a little and keep em for years. But that's just me, I tear lots of things apart. If you want I can get you the husky product numbers off them.
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I bought a husky multi tip "jewlers" screwdriver from Home Depot, best $10 I spent. Got the philips/standard one and the torques one. I use those to tear everything down. I say invest a little and keep em for years. But that's just me, I tear lots of things apart. If you want I can get you the husky product numbers off them.
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I don't break stuff down like that. Think I'll just get there tiny screwdriver
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Just go to the drug store and get an eyeglasses repair kit. The screwdrivers in those are generally small enough and the whole kit costs less than $2.00 US.
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Bought one and when I left realized it was a flathead
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yungskeeme said:
Bought one and when I left realized it was a flathead
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I lol'd
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I lol'd
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Bought another one with 6 bits. I fixed it!!! Removing the housing was a *****. Before I fixed it I tried Google navigation and it worked but waze didn't. Did the fix and waze works now. Thanks all!!!!
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yungskeeme said:
Bought another one with 6 bits. I fixed it!!! Removing the housing was a *****. Before I fixed it I tried Google navigation and it worked but waze didn't. Did the fix and waze works now. Thanks all!!!!
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Rock on mang! I just did an rma swap on mine due to the sim card issue. I guess I took the easy way out
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Rock on mang! I just did an rma swap on mine due to the sim card issue. I guess I took the easy way out
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Very easy lol. Hopefully all iswell with your replacement
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Very easy lol. Hopefully all iswell with your replacement
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2 sec GPS lock and no more sim issues plus 3 month warranty extended onto my phone. I'm fairly content, couldn't get anyone to give me any sorts of discounts on a Note 2 but I still love this phone.
Had this same problem - flashed a GB radio - everything is now working perfectly.
Just an FYI.
Jamie
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Heard flashing the GB radio works too. Scared to open my phone lol.
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Try this!
Pried the tabs up and everything back in working order
Take a look at my girlfriends note 2, she was at work and plugged it in to charge and a few minutes later smelled burning and her phone was off. She opened the back cover and found the wireless charging pins had overheated and was burning through the back cover. What do you think could have caused this? Phone still works except calls can only be heard on speakerphone. Crazy...
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Dont see a picture, but sounds scary.
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Id be willing to bet that samsung would do whatever it takes to make this right.
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Verizon note2? Wireless charging pins aren't exposed, elaborate?
If another model I'd guess some residue on the inside of the backing grounded the 2 pins? If you ever picked up an oily car battery you might know how little it takes.. >_>
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Sorry here is the picture, yes the wireless charging connections are covered but you can see it burned through it.
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nismo591 said:
Sorry here is the picture, yes the wireless charging connections are covered but you can see it burned through it.
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maybe she was bored and tried to microwave it?
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maybe she was bored and tried to microwave it?
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Is that the new way to do wireless charging? Let's patent this so apple doesn't get it first
Thats not the wireless charging area
LancerV said:
Thats not the wireless charging area
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What is it then? I had always thought that was were Verizon covered up the wireless charging pins.
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Its one of the Antennas, bluetooth/wifi
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Take a look at my girlfriends note 2, she was at work and plugged it in to charge and a few minutes later smelled burning and her phone was off. She opened the back cover and found the wireless charging pins had overheated and was burning through the back cover. What do you think could have caused this? Phone still works except calls can only be heard on speakerphone. Crazy...
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I'd march right into the Verizon store and show them. I could almost guarantee you they'd order you a new replacement for sure.
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
Verizon overnighted a replacement as soon as I took it into the store so they could see the damage on the phone.
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Wow, that's crazy.
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Don't lie, you were trying to put flames on the back
chrisjz said:
Don't lie, you were trying to put flames on the back
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Stupid comment #1
He saw Fast & Furious and wanted it to go faster.
Stupid comment #2
Does it go fast?
It has flames, doesn't it.
NBA Jam, ITS ON FIRE!
Damn torrents and tethering, heats up the phone like a hotcake
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NBA Jam, ITS ON FIRE!
Damn torrents and tethering, heats up the phone like a hotcake
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Nah it was probably all the p0rn he downloaded
wow
I had that same thing happen to my iphone
Hello!,
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right section but you guys can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll move it to another post.
So here is the case for my Sony Xperia Sola. It fell in water and when I picked it up and turned it on it turned on (bad mistake I know! but that was the first time I ever dropped my phone in water and didn't know what to do in that situation.) it seemed fine but I was still worry. I took out my Sim and SD card and let it dry for an hour. After an hour I turned it on again and it seemed fine so I just left it alone. I never turned off the phone though just for clarification, which I should have after many research but it was too late. Next day I tried turning it on again and it won't power on just a black screen. Then I put the charger on it and the red L.E.D. came on. So I thought the battery was just low tried again to power on but still a black screen. Am I at a total loss here? Can anything be done to save my phone I love this phone and I just had it for 2 months. Maybe a fried battery by chance?
The first thing you should do when a electronic device falls in water is to put it in a jar filled with rice, the rice will absorb water but I guess it's too late to tell you that. If you have still locked bootloader and warranty you could try going to assistance. Hope you solve the problem
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I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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I think it's a little late to soak my Sola in alcohol. It's been 4 days already since the incident.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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Yeah, That's what I thought too. Heard that you can't remove the battery, but is it possible to take it apart to find the battery inside? Not a good idea but why not right, phone isn't turning on so minus well. Do you think it could be a fried battery? My front l.e.d. light comes on so any possibility there?
If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
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Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
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My brother didn't remove either. I think because alcohol evaporates very quick. He put his whole phone in the container. Later, after it dried, the phone worked. Maybe it was a fluke......
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KarterPatryk said:
If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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It's okay I didn't even buy warranty for the phone. So I'm at a dead end here only option left is to take it apart and see if I can do anything to it.
chrism.brunner said:
My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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Yeah I'm getting the proper tools to take the phone apart first. Then see if I can see any corrosion. How did your brother clean the corrosion?
I'll ask him and let you know.....
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Hey, my brother used rubbing alcohol and a tooth brush. Not complicated. He dipped the tooth brush in a cup of rubbing alcohol and scrubbed all contacts and solder points he could see...
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Finally took it apart and this is what I found. I think I'm at a total loss here. :crying:
anything I can do?
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anything I can do?
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Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Sorry for your phone :/
If u planning to buy a new one I recommend you the Google edition Xperia z, will be the perfect phone I think haha, Sony+Google mmmm
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Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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I want to hear the joke haha
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Ben36 said:
Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Hahaha Let's hear it.
So I did a stress test to my Nexus 10. News flash... Don't run over with your car.
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Lesson of the day. Always have a screen protector
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Fstall303 said:
Lesson of the day. Always have a screen protector
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Don't think that would have helped
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Fstall303 said:
Lesson of the day. Always have a screen protector
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Pft, we all know Gorilla Glass is supposed to be invincible; your's must of had defective weaker glass
Joking aside, sorry for your loss :/ If anything Samsung "may" fix the screen, for a somewhat large fee.
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So I did a stress test to my Nexus 10. News flash... Don't run over with your car.
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How did you run it over with your car
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YAY!
It still turns on! I'll take it.
internal sh t , external sh t , no surprise
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samwheat said:
internal sh t , external sh t , no surprise
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Lol I wouldn't really expect it to survive if it was run over maybe the z tablet would though because of how solid it is
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I'll have nightmares with that photo.
Dummy
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samwheat said:
internal sh t , external sh t , no surprise
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Are you for real? Find a consumer-grade tablet anywhere that'll get run over by a car and survive before you continue spouting your useless bile. But that's par for the course with you on this forum, isn't it.
OP: I'm impressed it turns on at all after that. Did you reverse off the tablet as soon as you hit it or something?
samwheat said:
internal sh t , external sh t , no surprise
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My Nexus 10 is total garbage since it didn't survive a direct hit from a RPG. Why aren't OEM's making these things stronger?
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Is that really necessary?
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Is that really necessary?
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Probably not; although I am still wondering how a Nexus 10 could be left on the ground, and then ran over
Well. After work I walked to my car and this little old lady was trying to carry pizza and her purse next to where I work. I set the tablet on my trunk and helped her to her car. I drove home and realized where I left my tablet... Drove back and looked in the parking lot and it wasn't there. I drove home again and thought it may be in the street if It stayed on for a bit. So I went back and sure enough it was on the speed bump ran over. I think I ran over it on my first trip to look for it.
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Well. After work I walked to my car and this little old lady was trying to carry pizza and her purse next to where I work. I set the tablet on my trunk and helped her to her car. I drove home and realized where I left my tablet... Drove back and looked in the parking lot and it wasn't there. I drove home again and thought it may be in the street if It stayed on for a bit. So I went back and sure enough it was on the speed bump ran over. I think I ran over it on my first trip to look for it.
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Lol
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Fstall303 said:
Well. After work I walked to my car and this little old lady was trying to carry pizza and her purse next to where I work. I set the tablet on my trunk and helped her to her car. I drove home and realized where I left my tablet... Drove back and looked in the parking lot and it wasn't there. I drove home again and thought it may be in the street if It stayed on for a bit. So I went back and sure enough it was on the speed bump ran over. I think I ran over it on my first trip to look for it.
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Aw man, I feel for you. Bad stuff always happens to me when I try to do good things.
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espionage724 said:
My Nexus 10 is total garbage since it didn't survive a direct hit from a RPG. Why aren't OEM's making these things stronger?
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well , my beloved nexus 10 ultra gorillas 1000 indestructible diamond particle from Mars bla bla ... screen ( ver. 2 ) , was damaged only by a plastic coke bottle...
the screen its sh t , dont trust it !
samwheat said:
well , my beloved nexus 10 ultra gorillas 1000 indestructible diamond particle from Mars bla bla ... screen ( ver. 2 ) , was damaged only by a plastic coke bottle...
the screen its sh t , dont trust it !
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Was the plastic coke bottle being propelled at over 100 miles per hour towards the screen or something?
That is bad news... thanks for the heads up
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I'm having really bad battery problems with my girlfriends phone.
We were running pa jelly bean and we bought a new battery to try fix the problem as its quite an old phone.
Still had the same problem so tried pa kit kat. That didn't fix it either.
Basically the phone will charge to 100% then go down normally to about 40 or 60% then it will totally die and when you put it back on charge it will he at zero again. So she's really not getting a use out of the phone at all. Am I going to need to flash stock again? Anyone had this problem before?
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Steven
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Yes.
Try flashing stock rom via odin and see.
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corruptionfreeindia said:
Yes.
Try flashing stock rom via odin and see.
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Flashed stock jb uk. Took all day to download too as samfirmware seem to have changed their servers. And same problem.
It was at about 60% then it froze and I had to take the battery out and put it on charge to get it back on again. And it was 0%!
Could it be a bad charger port or something? Means I would need to take the phone apart to see which revision it is won't I?
Thanks
Steven
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It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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I've had it apart before. Going to try replacing the charger port board. Should probably fix it right?
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vishal11in said:
It looks hardware issue since you have replaced a new battery.
Take it to a repair shop
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shenery said:
I've had it apart before. Going to try replacing the charger port board. Should probably fix it right?
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Never been wetted by water?
Really looks like hw problem.
It hasn't been wetted. I heard of an issue with i9100's that its appears to be on charge constantly even when unplugged the charger icon stays in the corner. I've had this issue recently but it went away. The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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It hasn't been wetted. I heard of an issue with i9100's that its appears to be on charge constantly even when unplugged the charger icon stays in the corner. I've had this issue recently but it went away. The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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i have the same problem, the charging ray presence, occurs sometimes, i read that i'll could have what you're saying or a dirty usb connector or a broken battery, what are you think, guys?
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i have the same problem, the charging ray presence, occurs sometimes, i read that i'll could have what you're saying or a dirty usb connector or a broken battery, what are you think, guys?
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Well I've changed the battery with a new one so I've ruled that out
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Given what you've already tried (new battery/etc) & given how quick/easy/cheap (~US$15) it is to replace the USB board/port, I'd be doing that if I were in your situation. KeithRoss39 has a guide in the General section which has all the info you need to get it done.
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The people that had this issue replaced the charger port board and this fixed it. Can anyone vouch for this?
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Given what you've already tried (new battery/etc) & given how quick/easy/cheap (~US$15) it is to replace the USB board/port, I'd be doing that if I were in your situation. KeithRoss39 has a guide in the General section which has all the info you need to get it done.
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Cheers mistah. I've already replaced the LCD screen on it so should I had the thing in pieces already. Only pain is I have to check the rev number on the board before I order it I think so it matches. Means I'll need to take the phone apart right down the number put it back together until the board comes then do it all again lol
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No worries Yep, as long as you match the revision, you should be good.