Anyone else notice that the IR remote is horrible on this phone? I has to be directly pointed at the reciever. Huge disappointment..
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Yup mine sucks...i'm coming from the HTC One m7 and that one was awesome
Shrug, slightly better or equal to G2's
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Shrug, slightly better or equal to G2's
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So its not just my phone? worried I had a bad one and was going to exchange it before my 14 days were up. How is this even usable? always had a GREAT ONE. I even played practical jokes at the bar lol.. changing channels and turning tvs off. they thought they had an electrical problem
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So its not just my phone? worried I had a bad one and was going to exchange it before my 14 days were up. How is this even usable? always had a GREAT ONE. I even played practical jokes at the bar lol.. changing channels and turning tvs off. they thought they had an electrical problem
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Just make sure its level
I have to tilt mine downward at a 45° angle (screen up & towards the tv).
Also I couldn't get it to work with my Comcast boxes. I think the reason it won't connect to the boxes is because it uses the power button to sync. These boxes don't power off. They have a power button, but a press does nothing, and a long press reboots them. Anyone else run into this, or have a work around?
eraursls1984 said:
I have to tilt mine downward at a 45° angle (screen up & towards the tv).
Also I couldn't get it to work with my Comcast boxes. I think the reason it won't connect to the boxes is because it uses the power button to sync. These boxes don't power off. They have a power button, but a press does nothing, and a long press reboots them. Anyone else run into this, or have a work around?
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You can always using the learning feature if you have the original remote.
Edit: If its a wifi remote then it might be a little more tricky.
IR Blaster
Paulb787 said:
Anyone else notice that the IR remote is horrible on this phone? I has to be directly pointed at the reciever. Huge disappointment..
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I agree, the way that it works makes it virtually unusable. Tried on 3 different TVs and the same with every one. They were all different brands so that was not the issue.
I couldn't get it to control my LG TV, but it worked fine on my nephew's Samsung. Now it works if I'm closer. Maybe my case is the problem.
I think because it's on top it has to be pointed directly at it, as to where my Flex, I could have the touchscreen facing me and it still works. Belive IIRC goes off the camera. Worked like a charm!
Weird. Mine works great. I programmed every device in the house, office, and a couple of friends houses. One Samsung Blu Ray player I had to use the learning feature, but everything else just worked.
mine is hit or miss, the one of the note worked better but IMO for me being too lazy to get the remote and use my phone I am ok with hitting the button a few times to make sure tv pops on.
JesseMT4G said:
I think because it's on top it has to be pointed directly at it, as to where my Flex, I could have the touchscreen facing me and it still works. Belive IIRC goes off the camera. Worked like a charm!
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Top of the camera has two holes. The pin size one is probably a mic, the bigger one I'm guessing is IR.
If it works better for some of you, do you have a case?
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Top of the camera has two holes. The pin size one is probably a mic, the bigger one I'm guessing is IR.
If it works better for some of you, do you have a case?
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I have a case. So the one on the g3 is on the camera as well? Because i see what looks like a it blaster on top of my phone. Would be why it would need to be pointed right at the TV I assume.
I should try it out, however honestly I generally use the remotes still, lol!
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Also I couldn't get it to work with my Comcast boxes. I think the reason it won't connect to the boxes is because it uses the power button to sync. These boxes don't power off. They have a power button, but a press does nothing, and a long press reboots them. Anyone else run into this, or have a work around?
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A lot of the cable boxes actually use an RF signal. SO this will not work with it period. But I could not tell you which ones....
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You can always using the learning feature if you have the original remote.
Edit: If its a wifi remote then it might be a little more tricky.
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Thanks, I didn't even know it had the learning feature. Unfortunately that doesn't work either.
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A lot of the cable boxes actually use an RF signal. SO this will not work with it period. But I could not tell you which ones....
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I think that's the issue. Luckily I can use their app to control the box over a network.
It only sucks for me if I forget to angle it up...if you angle it above the device you are trying to change channel with I haven't had an issue.
Coming from the G2, I think the G3 IR blaster is a bit more finicky. I haven't had any problems syncing it to any of my devices. But I do need to be pointed nearly directly at the device. I think this is because the IR led is recessed. If you ever look at any of the remotes around your house, most of them have a IR led that protrudes out from the remote. Based on this logic, depending on the case you could see more interference..
I'm coming from the HTC ONE...which worked perfectly...now I have to have it pointed directly at the device to work.
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I dont understand you guys, IR means inferred which means that remote and device need to have clear view of each other. RF is radio frequency which means remote and device do Not need a clear line of sight meaning it can bounce off of objects to reach device
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What is your biggest complaint on the HTC Evo 3D so far?
Mine definitely has to be the power button... You could sneeze and the thing would turn on. I had a leather holster that held the original EVO. While the 3d fits it fine, the mere contact of the end of the case on the power button turns it on (and keeps it on).
I think this could potentially be fixed with a software update - possibly requiring the power button to be pressed for a second or two (and not instantaneously) before taking effect.
the 3D makes me slightly nauseous.
and i don't think the camera button needs to stick out so far..
3g, 4g, and wifi signal do not seem to have as fast of speeds as my evo downloading the same page, in the same place. (may be because the evo was rooted)
call quality is not as good as the evo.
but, the speeed, and the screen clarity.. i like.
My updating icon on the top of the phone is constantly on .
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I just got back from my local Radioshack. Their store phone wasn't activated yet and their rather tech un-savvy crew was scared to death to even turn it on...sigh
...but I did get to see the mockup. I have to say, I --hate-- the shape. I loved the Evo4G shape. Perfect to me. But, now I've gotta say...I'm more than just a little turned off at how narrow it is. It's going to make web pages suck in portrait and really suck in landscape...sure, the gigantic jump in resolution will surely make that a lot easier to deal with than first glance of a mockup would suggest...but I just hate the way the shape looks.
That said I think the materials, construction and overall appearance (shape aside) are fantastic. Sure, it was just a mockup, but it was the fancy mockup....I just wish the screen was less narrow...I hate that so much.
...I'd will not jump ship to ATT, but, the Holiday looks more my size. I'm a tall guy with big hands, that narrow candybar **** is irritating.
I'll still get it and try it out...but...this might be a deal breaker for me.
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My updating icon on the top of the phone is constantly on .
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Yes this was causing me to have 100% uptime. Tracked it down to Gmail contacts sync. Manually hit the sync button and eventually got it to stop. It may be killing your battery.
Definitely the side charge port. How dumb!
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Definitely the side charge port. How dumb!
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I don't have the phone so maybe I'll change my mind when I get it but I think the side would be a better place for it. Seems like it would make texting and doing stuff while charging easier. Just my opinion.
The thing I hate the most? That it isn't in my hands yet.
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edlovereze said:
I don't have the phone so maybe I'll change my mind when I get it but I think the side would be a better place for it. Seems like it would make texting and doing stuff while charging easier. Just my opinion.
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+1 Agree
So many times in my truck on lunch break at work I would be texting or IMing or surfing or tapping replies on XDA and streaming through the stereo....and I had to choose between milking my battery dry or dealing with supreme annoyance.
...I just hope it isn't in the same retarded place as on the thunderbolt....or the kickstand case opens up the opposite way...
Not a fan of the the battery cover. Feels like I'm going to break it when I take it off. Also the side charger port and the fact that you have to unplug the charger to take off the battery cover
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Yes this was causing me to have 100% uptime. Tracked it down to Gmail contacts sync. Manually hit the sync button and eventually got it to stop. It may be killing your battery.
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I tried to sync it but its saying error
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mmoser7 said:
What is your biggest complaint on the HTC Evo 3D so far?
Mine definitely has to be the power button... You could sneeze and the thing would turn on. I had a leather holster that held the original EVO. While the 3d fits it fine, the mere contact of the end of the case on the power button turns it on (and keeps it on).
I think this could potentially be fixed with a software update - possibly requiring the power button to be pressed for a second or two (and not instantaneously) before taking effect.
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Could it be the difference in size? The 3D is slightly taller than the Evo, so it could be already bumped up against your case.
Biggest complaint? I haven't activated it yet, i need tether on my evo :*
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The thing I hate the most? That it isn't in my hands yet.
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Yes... This...
No flashlight app included or no kickstand. I used the flashlight a lot more, so the flashlight app search begins.
edlovereze said:
I don't have the phone so maybe I'll change my mind when I get it but I think the side would be a better place for it. Seems like it would make texting and doing stuff while charging easier. Just my opinion.
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My beef with that location is talking on the phone while in the car. The cord goes up, and gets pulled down. I'm almost certainly going to break the charge port.
I would have to say my biggest complaint is the charging port being on the side. With the way I hold my phone it gets in the way. When in the car I use the phone to navigate (I would never text and drive) and the charging port is on the opposite side then the charger so it is pulling down on it and its not comfortable.
Camera takes decent pictures. Have had phone activated for about 3 hours and its not a noticeable battery killer. I have been streaming music on 3G, took a photo one in 2d and one in 3d, moderate texting ( maybe 80 messages) and it is at 69%
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No flashlight app included or no kickstand. I used the flashlight a lot more, so the flashlight app search begins.
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LED Light widget works great (worked on my Evo as well).
fireboy6275 said:
I would have to say my biggest complaint is the charging port being on the side. With the way I hold my phone it gets in the way. When in the car I use the phone to navigate (I would never text and drive) and the charging port is on the opposite side then the charger so it is pulling down on it and its not comfortable.
Camera takes decent pictures. Have had phone activated for about 3 hours and its not a noticeable battery killer. I have been streaming music on 3G, took a photo one in 2d and one in 3d, moderate texting ( maybe 80 messages) and it is at 69%
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80 messages in 3 hours is moderate texting?
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Biggest complaint? I haven't activated it yet, i need tether on my evo :*
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My understanding is you can use usb tethering without root. Not stock app but from market.
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So after my daily workout (watching "Breaking Bad" on the tablet) I managed to let my trusty 201 slip from my hands while taking it off the thin little ledge on my exercise bike console.
BAM, landed right on its corner on the bike's steel support bar.
Now it appears to be functional - except for the small point that the screen don't come on anymore.
Since I cleverly just put a "pattern" lock on it before maiming the poor thing, I can't get it unlocked reliably, but when I press the screenshot button on the keyboard it makes the shutter-click sound.
And I am getting notification bleeps when new mail comes in.
But I'm blind.
I have taken some steps in the past to open it, I did the Wifi antenna thing and tried to get the GPS working (bahahaha what a waste of time THAT was!)... and I've repaired a number of other phones and crap... so I'm not unskilled in this arena.
And I'm sort of optimistically hoping it's just a loose cable or something. There's only the smallest dent in the casing in the corner. No cracks in the screen or anything.
But has anyone gone down this road and maybe has some pointers as to what to look out for? Is there a backlight module that might have popped and just needs replacing?
I'm very sad, this little guy has been my stalwart companion for many, many moons...
Thanks for any input.
R
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So after my daily workout (watching "Breaking Bad" on the tablet) I managed to let my trusty 201 slip from my hands while taking it off the thin little ledge on my exercise bike console.
BAM, landed right on its corner on the bike's steel support bar.
Now it appears to be functional - except for the small point that the screen don't come on anymore.
Since I cleverly just put a "pattern" lock on it before maiming the poor thing, I can't get it unlocked reliably, but when I press the screenshot button on the keyboard it makes the shutter-click sound.
And I am getting notification bleeps when new mail comes in.
But I'm blind.
I have taken some steps in the past to open it, I did the Wifi antenna thing and tried to get the GPS working (bahahaha what a waste of time THAT was!)... and I've repaired a number of other phones and crap... so I'm not unskilled in this arena.
And I'm sort of optimistically hoping it's just a loose cable or something. There's only the smallest dent in the casing in the corner. No cracks in the screen or anything.
But has anyone gone down this road and maybe has some pointers as to what to look out for? Is there a backlight module that might have popped and just needs replacing?
I'm very sad, this little guy has been my stalwart companion for many, many moons...
Thanks for any input.
R
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I have read some similar stories in the past and some times it has just been a cable that has dislodged inside.. Obviously this can vary but I would first try plugging in a hdmi cable to your TV and making sure that the graphics chip is still working.
I'd imagine it would be and your next step would be to open it up and start unplugging and replugging everything you can.
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I have read some similar stories in the past and some times it has just been a cable that has dislodged inside.. Obviously this can vary but I would first try plugging in a hdmi cable to your TV and making sure that the graphics chip is still working.
I'd imagine it would be and your next step would be to open it up and start unplugging and replugging everything you can.
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Aha! The hdmi cable. Hadn't occurred to me.
I love this forum.
(Also been using androwook for quite some time, with Data2SD... big fan - very smooth. would hate to lose and/or have to reinstall from scratch though!)
flumpster said:
I have read some similar stories in the past and some times it has just been a cable that has dislodged inside.. Obviously this can vary but I would first try plugging in a hdmi cable to your TV and making sure that the graphics chip is still working.
I'd imagine it would be and your next step would be to open it up and start unplugging and replugging everything you can.
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Well - this was a fantastic suggestion, since the HDMI gave me a perfect picture and the thing is (as thought) fully functional.
It was interesting trying to judge where to tap on the tablet to hit certain things on the screen, though.
This is actually quite a load off, since worst case I can get a new screen from ebay.
Thanks again, flumpster - I am much relieved, and you are a god among men!
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Well - this was a fantastic suggestion, since the HDMI gave me a perfect picture and the thing is (as thought) fully functional.
It was interesting trying to judge where to tap on the tablet to hit certain things on the screen, though.
This is actually quite a load off, since worst case I can get a new screen from ebay.
Thanks again, flumpster - I am much relieved, and you are a god among men!
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Here you go mate. I knew I had seen it before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLcxI2JddQ#t=411
This is for the original transformer but they should be nearly the same.
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Here you go mate. I knew I had seen it before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRLcxI2JddQ#t=411
This is for the original transformer but they should be nearly the same.
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Nice!
I have my fingers crossed.
So do my kids, who are going into "Minecraft PE" withdrawal at the moment.
Well, after popping the case, I've disconnected and reconnected everything available - no change in behavior.
I'll try unsticking the LCD and see what else is in there, but it's looking like a more aggressive repair will be in order.
V.sad
PS there's also this vid I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJs_OI8joA
Arright. Here's my logic. Tell me where I'm wrong.
The video works - the HDMI proved that.
The tablet works - ditto.
Being able to touch and use the tablet shows me that the digitizer is ok, too.
I've reseated all the connectors, but I still can't get a picture.
Therefore, it's the LCD that's gone bad.
Therefore I should order a new LCD.
Right?
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Arright. Here's my logic. Tell me where I'm wrong.
The video works - the HDMI proved that.
The tablet works - ditto.
Being able to touch and use the tablet shows me that the digitizer is ok, too.
I've reseated all the connectors, but I still can't get a picture.
Therefore, it's the LCD that's gone bad.
Therefore I should order a new LCD.
Right?
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Hmmm.. Sounds logical but it could be the power going to the screen or something else that connects the screen. Or does the power etc control the digitizer also ?
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Hmmm.. Sounds logical but it could be the power going to the screen or something else that connects the screen. Or does the power etc control the digitizer also ?
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Well, there's one (and only one) ribbon cable feeding the LCD - and two going to the digitizer.
News, though - I pulled out the battery and found another ribbon cable tucked underneath to reseat.
After that, I put it back in and hooked up the LCD - and it came up!!
Sort of, anyway. It lit up enough to show me the spiderweb of cracks all along the bottom edge.
(I think I found my problem.)
Now off to eBay to shop for a replacement... I hope I didn't munge up anything else in there while I was mucking around!
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Well, there's one (and only one) ribbon cable feeding the LCD - and two going to the digitizer.
News, though - I pulled out the battery and found another ribbon cable tucked underneath to reseat.
After that, I put it back in and hooked up the LCD - and it came up!!
Sort of, anyway. It lit up enough to show me the spiderweb of cracks all along the bottom edge.
(I think I found my problem.)
Now off to eBay to shop for a replacement... I hope I didn't munge up anything else in there while I was mucking around!
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See if someone is selling a bricked Tf201 of TF300 that you can get the screen out of.
I'm have a T-Mo G2 on stock 4.2.2. The NFC range is extremely poor. It's like less than 1mm. I've tried NFC tags and various tap to pay terminals and it only reads when pressed hard against the back of the phone right on the LG logo after several tries. Has anyone else had the same experience?
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I'm have a T-Mo G2 on stock 4.2.2. The NFC range is extremely poor. It's like less than 1mm. I've tried NFC tags and various tap to pay terminals and it only reads when pressed hard against the back of the phone right on the LG logo after several tries. Has anyone else had the same experience?
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It'll read from a few mm with a case on my phone. 1mm seems a bit small, especially when you have trouble with tap and pay, but all in all NFC is a technology that assumes near physical contact. But yours sounds less sensitive than it should be.
N(near)F(ield)C(ommunication) .. So u have to lay it very near. But not as u said pressed. I tried it 2or3 times in germany here and worked fine. Maybe upgrade to 4.4.2 and try again
From experience range is actually a lot greater than sgs5. Tested on Nfc bluetooth headset and while sgs5 works only from the back. G2 will initiate pairing from both sides of the headset.
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N(near)F(ield)C(ommunication) .. So u have to lay it very near. But not as u said pressed. I tried it 2or3 times in germany here and worked fine. Maybe upgrade to 4.4.2 and try again
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My Samsung GS3 works from about 1.5cm away. I will try 4.4.2 and see how it goes.
I've seen a few early adopters exchange their N9 due to NFC not working. Mine doesn't either. I've double checked the settings to make sure its on and rebooted just to be sure. When I put the developer preview in my N7 during setup it asked me to tap my old phone to my newly setup device. I didn't get that with the N9. I have an extra tag laying around that I checked with my M8 and N7 just to make sure the tag wasn't defective. I just hope Best Buy has another one when I'm able to take it back in.
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I've seen a few early adopters exchange their N9 due to NFC not working. Mine doesn't either. I've double checked the settings to make sure its on and rebooted just to be sure. When I put the developer preview in my N7 during setup it asked me to tap my old phone to my newly setup device. I didn't get that with the N9. I have an extra tag laying around that I checked with my M8 and N7 just to make sure the tag wasn't defective. I just hope Best Buy has another one when I'm able to take it back in.
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I'm questioning my N9 as well. Android Beam doesn't seem to work with my N5. going to Best Buy and ask for exchange
Yes, my NFC was not working. What i did is gave the tablet a few firm (but gentle!) presses on the back, below the camera towards the center and then i heard a "click" sound which was the NFC antenna reattaching to the back and my NFC has been flawless since.
There were some Nexus 5 units with the same issue and that was the solution for them as well.
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Yes, my NFC was not working. What i did is gave the tablet a few firm (but gentle!) presses on the back, below the camera towards the center and then i heard a "click" sound which was the NFC antenna reattaching to the back and my NFC has been flawless since.
There were some Nexus 5 units with the same issue and that was the solution for them as well.
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I have the same issue with my N9 as OP stated. I will try your method when I back home. Otherwise, I will just go back to Bestbuy to exchange. Thanks.
clubtech said:
Yes, my NFC was not working. What i did is gave the tablet a few firm (but gentle!) presses on the back, below the camera towards the center and then i heard a "click" sound which was the NFC antenna reattaching to the back and my NFC has been flawless since.
There were some Nexus 5 units with the same issue and that was the solution for them as well.
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It works! Thanks! Actually I realized that the NFC sensor is located right below the camera, instead of located in the middle of the devices. So for those who thought the NFC may not be working, try to place the Android Beam devices or NFC tags near the camera.
Just to clarify for anyone else having issues, NFC seems to be under the camera when the n9 is in landscape or to the right of the camera if it's in portrait.
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clubtech said:
Yes, my NFC was not working. What i did is gave the tablet a few firm (but gentle!) presses on the back, below the camera towards the center and then i heard a "click" sound which was the NFC antenna reattaching to the back and my NFC has been flawless since.
There were some Nexus 5 units with the same issue and that was the solution for them as well.
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This fixed my NFC. And it helped with the loose backing no more squishiness!
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Just to clarify for anyone else having issues, NFC seems to be under the camera when the n9 is in landscape or to the right of the camera if it's in portrait.
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This is correct, I initially thought it was located in the middle, which the "X" letter of NEXUS is. You are right, it is below the camera, in the corner, not in the middle!
Just FYI. I took a picture of the back of my N9, the white NFC tag in the picture is where the sensor located.
The gentle press actually worked, thanks so much, I was about to send the N9 back to Google.
Unfortunately pressing the back panel didnt work for me. I tried pressing the entire back panel and still got no luck. I guess mine is really defected. I'm going to Best Buy and ask for a replacement once they restock. This is no big deal but it is by no mean acceptable.
Have you pressed the exact spot xinchi marked in his photo? I pressed a lot on other spots and nothing happened. When I pressed in just this spot, it clicked quite loudly
Here's the NFC antenna on iFixIts pictures:
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Have you pressed the exact spot xinchi marked in his photo? I pressed a lot on other spots and nothing happened. When I pressed in just this spot, it clicked quite loudly
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Yes I did. Many times. Still no luck. I'm going to return it today.
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Yes I did. Many times. Still no luck. I'm going to return it today.
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My NFC worked but still had the click, creak and movement in the back. I squeeze mine between both hands close to the top center and it popped. No more click or creak. Apparently there is a back clip that is not attached. Mine all good and solid now.
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My NFC worked but still had the click, creak and movement in the back. I squeeze mine between both hands close to the top center and it popped. No more click or creak. Apparently there is a back clip that is not attached. Mine all good and solid now.
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I did the same thing... NFC working just fine now. I will keep an eye on it to see if it becomes detached.
Mine had the same issue and popped back in to working. Thanks for the tip!
worked on mine. heard a loud click and now its fine. thanks a lot.
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Yes, my NFC was not working. What i did is gave the tablet a few firm (but gentle!) presses on the back, below the camera towards the center and then i heard a "click" sound which was the NFC antenna reattaching to the back and my NFC has been flawless since.
There were some Nexus 5 units with the same issue and that was the solution for them as well.
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This worked for me. Just wanted to say thanks!
My AT&T H820 LG G5 is out of warranty and LG won't honor any repair since I bought it on eBay. I have tried 2 band aid fixes - shimming underneath the metal mesh damper gasket and also shimming underneath the motherboard where the 3 gold pins touch along with bending pins upward. Both "repairs" lasted a week. So is there a definitive and gauranteed fix? What is LG doing, just replacing the metal mesh and damper gasket and then it fails again? I also noticed that my metal mesh damper gasket is a different appearance than what I have seen photos of online, as if there is a revised part. My GPS is now completely non-functioning.
Anybody? Surely there has to be a lasting repair and known cause.
Seems not. I have given up, aside from occasionally popping back here to see if anyone's found something new. I have taken to using an old phone as a bluetooth GPS transmitter. It's a pain, but it works.
Unfortunately LG still uses those same old crappy useless springs that it did several years ago, and they are not very flexible hence why it fails and then fails again. I think putting items underneath will only bend it even further slightly raising them would have been a better fix and then firmly attaching the case. Probably too late for you. The only other option would be solder in some more but I haven't seen the board for ths device.
Would it be possible to use the GPS antenna from my bootloop G4?
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Seems not. I have given up, aside from occasionally popping back here to see if anyone's found something new. I have taken to using an old phone as a bluetooth GPS transmitter. It's a pain, but it works.
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I've looked how to do this and can only see how to use a phone as a GPS transmitter for a pc, please could you tell me how you did it?
Edit: I found one, worked my way through until it came to allow mock locations within developer settings, to find that as I am running android 7 this option has been removed so back to square one
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3dd1 said:
I've looked how to do this and can only see how to use a phone as a GPS transmitter for a pc, please could you tell me how you did it?[/URL]
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Sure. On the phone with working GPS you want to share, install btGPS from Meowsbox, and get the licence key too (£1 if I recall correctly).
On the G5, install Bluetooth GPS from GG MobLab (which is free and fully functioning).
Once both apps are installed, you just have to pair the devices via bluetooth, enable the transmitter on the old phone, and finally select the old phone in the dropdown on the G5 and press connect.
Is it annoying? Yeah, a bit, but actually I can keep my old phone (Samsung S3) hidden away in the car and it still gives decent reception. And because the screen's off on that device, it lasts for hours without killing the battery.
HTH.
Jezza0 said:
Sure. On the phone with working GPS you want to share, install btGPS from Meowsbox, and get the licence key too (£1 if I recall correctly).
On the G5, install Bluetooth GPS from GG MobLab (which is free and fully functioning).
Once both apps are installed, you just have to pair the devices via bluetooth, enable the transmitter on the old phone, and finally select the old phone in the dropdown on the G5 and press connect.
Is it annoying? Yeah, a bit, but actually I can keep my old phone (Samsung S3) hidden away in the car and it still gives decent reception. And because the screen's off on that device, it lasts for hours without killing the battery.
HTH.
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Thanks for that Before I buy the software for the phone with working gps, does it require GPS mock locations on the G5 as it appears that functionality has been removed from the developer settings in android 7
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3dd1 said:
Thanks for that Before I buy the software for the phone with working gps, does it require GPS mock locations on the G5 as it appears that functionality has been removed from the developer settings in android 7
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Ahh - yes, good point. I also had to set Bluetooth GPS as the mock location app. Since that's the free app, I'd install that first and see if it can be configured. Also you can test out the transmitter app for (IIRC) 10 minutes before it dies in good crippleware form. Plenty of time to make sure it's working though.
Although... I'm using Android 7.0 on my H860 and mock locations is working fine
I ended up taking a chance and dropped a very small amount of solder on each of the spring contacts everyone keeps talking about lifting or putting a small piece of plastic underneath. In the past lifting the spring helped for a month or so before it started to not seek GPS again.
Yes, I've tried the whole APN update, using GPS Toolbox (which I've had before LG G5), rooted, etc but believe too this is simply a hardware issue on the contacts.
As far as the soldering is concerned, if you're near sighted, you won't need a magnifying glass but the contacts are very small so a very steady hand is a must and of course some soldering skill is required. I'll try to take a macro shot of how it looks this weekend. So far after a month it's been rock solid.
The 3 golden pins are from the volume control. The internet has been spread with fake information relevant to fixing the LG G5's GPS Fix as I also think that opening it up and closing it back down and so on just reseats the contact from the real place for a little while See the most useful marked answer for further explaination: https://nl.ifixit.com/Answers/View/394237/GPS+Not+working+well+at+all
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