Hey guys, i really loved my Galaxy ALPHA as it was a freaking fast device and the first in metal, the last where you could change battery yourself etc. I did not envy S6.
But as i used it for navigation so frequently, three days ago it stopped charging battery because the charging adapter in the case has a connection problem. I connect to charge (USB or loader) and when i move the cable it starts/stop/start/stop. I don't know how to explain it better but the connection on the phone was wear out. Well the end of the story was it had only 2% left and i needed google maps because i was in a foreign place and it did not load in the car so i smashed the phone against the windshield from inside the car. It broke the windshield so i demolished the phone on the street. To make sure nobody would be able to get data from the device storage i had to make little pieces of the phone.
Well when i think back...about 2/3 of the devices in my smartphone history died in the same or a similar way the ALPHA did, i maybe should visit an anti-aggression training or anything like that.
Ok now i have a S6 Edge Sapphire black and it is the better device, no doubt. But i really loved my ALPHA because it was something special..
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lol
Pics or it did not happen
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Haha now thats a dare.
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The only picsi can post are from the broken windshield, will go with my dogs now and take some but how shall i make pics how i destroy the phone when the only cam i had was IN the phone...
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Hi all
So....... I dropped my phone and now the screen has an ugly dark patch appear in the corner.
See picture.
The patch has grown over the last couple of days so I am wondering if it is moisture since my gf threw a damp towel on it afterwards just to make things worse!
Anyone seen this before?
Just got back from hols today so was planning on taking it apart but wanted some advice first.
Might be a job for travel insurance, but I'd prefer to keep this one if it is repairable.
Thanks!
NC
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Doesn't look like moisture to me, think the drop might have damaged some internal workings. I would just get it fixed under warrenty or in your travel insurance.
Ok thanks for the response. I'll see I can find locally.
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Hi,
i have the same problem. Dark patch appeared after (a short) drop and got much bigger after a few days.
@N-C have you figured anything out? I would appreciate any hint/advice.
I eventually managed to get it fixed under the warranty. They replaced the screen.
Look at the state of this. Batt crapping out on me?
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I ordered a spare batt and now when i try to put the original one back in the phone does not boot unless i plug the charger in first then it works as normal. So every time i take the batt out i have to plug it in to the wall before i can use it? Pretty much destroys the point in why i got a spare battery
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I dont know whats happening but provide the following details and someone here might be able to help.
- which ROM are you using? If stock then which region?
- since when did you start getting this problem?
- did this issue arise after you installed any application?
- did you always used the official smassung charger and battery?
Phone signal is draining out.. not to be negative but looks like you going to have a huge bill this month.
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Phone signal is draining out.. not to be negative but looks like you going to have a huge bill this month.
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Looks like your phone crashed or froze during a period so it couldn't read the battery statistics.
Stock 2.3.4 from south east england always used default charger, not installed any new apps for weeks now. Happend after a crash followed by automatic restart. Random.
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Hi, I have a TMobile Vibrant ROMed and rooted here, and it won't turn on. the soft keys do light up when its plugged in, but that's all it does. The battery is charged for sure because I do have an external battery charger that tells the charge of the battery.
This started happening about a couple days after I flashed AOKP, the odd thing is, prior I had CM7 flashed and it randomly bootlooped on me while using it (read: I was not installing roms/kernels, just regular day usage and it bootlooped)
This time with AOKP, it doesn't turn on at all! If anybody needs further information, I'll be on all day to provide it. Can anybody please help me?
UPDATE : I'm starting to think the screen is dead; I was able to flash stock somehow, and I can hear the unlock sound, but obviously nothing is on the display :/.
You probably already know that you can check for vital signs by plugging it into a PC and checking for a USB connection. You might even be able to get an adb login.
If the screen is dead, you could maybe use it as a... webcam? Wifi widget? Paper-weight? Or spare parts?
Good luck with it. It does sound like bad hardware.
Sell for parts and buy an iPhone....easy
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Sell for parts and buy an iPhone....easy
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^^ I'm on his side
over the last couple days my onscreen keyboard has been acting flaky. I cant select so of the letters, e's are r's , s's forget about it. if I rotate the phone it works. do you think the digitizer is bad?
There is a touch screen test app in the play store that you could try, and you could also try a different keyboard and see if there are similar problems.
I hope that halped.
wow, it is screwed.there is about 1/2 inch band top to bottom that you cannot use
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haha, no it is actually bad. so , att said I can do an early upgrade so what phone would you guys get *no Iphone*
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nexus 4 hands down. or maybe a galaxy nexus. even a lumina 920. DROID dna sounds good as well. but nexus 4 is the best. Imo
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yeah no wp8 either *spit* looking at LG optimus. I just dont want to make a horrible mistake like my wife's HTC inspire, i really wanted to upgrade that, too bad my atrix is becoming unusable for texting
Hm, phone recommendations now? This is quite off-topic here, not to mention there are several other threads about this already...
Get a replacement digitizer with the bezel off eB!ay and search YouTube for a guide to replacing it. I've done it twice now and I'm rubbish at fixing things usually!
Went to my local Best Buy and took these pics of the Note 8 next to my S8+. Already put in my preorder!
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Yep I did the same. Well ...i preordered this time before seeing the phone in person, but it's a Note 8 I had no doubts
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Thanks for posting pics of the Orchid Grey Note 8. I blindly ordered it and read somewhere that it was purple'ish and started to freak out [emoji23]. Looks fantastic and I'll be glad to have something other than a black slab for once. Finding it in the car floor while driving at night is a nightmare haha.
I'm curious why samsung decided to make the phone taller...
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I'm curious why samsung decided to make the phone taller...
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Not sure. Thought it would bug me but I've handled this phone several times and LOVE it
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It's because most activities require scrolling down or upwards, a taller screen would mean more viewing and less scrolling. At least this is what they said on the live release event.
Personally I think it looks great too now they have moved onto software keys instead