Hi all,
After browsing the forums i saw that a lot of people had battery drain issues. I noticed that in some of these cases, people also noted that the compass and air pressure sensors were not working. I also had the same issue and decided to see if i could fix it.
As the watch was useless (less than a few hours on charge) i decided to open it up. I used a hair dryer to soften the glue and a knife to prise the watch from its housing. I found that there was corrosion. I used a cotton wool bud and some alcohol to remove the corrosion before reassembling (see red box on image). The watch now holds it charge like before (approx 5 or 6 days), although it appears the air pressure and compass are still dead. The corrosion was causing a short circuit, and was therefore draining the battery.
https://imgur.com/a/ZKJYc"]https://imgur.com/a/ZKJYc
To put the watch back together, i had to remove the old glue before re-glueing and clamping the watch back into its housing. ITs very important you clamp or put some weight on the watch when glueing back together, otherwise you may find that the power pins do not make full contact in the charging dock (and the watch will not charge).
Thanks, I hope this is helpful to someone!
powlelym said:
Hi all,
After browsing the forums i saw that a lot of people had battery drain issues. I noticed that in some of these cases, people also noted that the compass and air pressure sensors were not working. I also had the same issue and decided to see if i could fix it.
As the watch was useless (less than a few hours on charge) i decided to open it up. I used a hair dryer to soften the glue and a knife to prise the watch from its housing. I found that there was corrosion. I used a cotton wool bud and some alcohol to remove the corrosion before reassembling (see red box on image). The watch now holds it charge like before (approx 5 or 6 days), although it appears the air pressure and compass are still dead. The corrosion was causing a short circuit, and was therefore draining the battery.
https://imgur.com/a/ZKJYc"]https://imgur.com/a/ZKJYc
To put the watch back together, i had to remove the old glue before re-glueing and clamping the watch back into its housing. ITs very important you clamp or put some weight on the watch when glueing back together, otherwise you may find that the power pins do not make full contact in the charging dock (and the watch will not charge).
Thanks, I hope this is helpful to someone!
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so after open the watch, does the watch still water resistant
nizzamms said:
so after open the watch, does the watch still water resistant
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PACE isn't water resistant by design
Sugaroverdose said:
PACE isn't water resistant by design
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Exactly, this is why people are having this issue in the first place.
Anyone tried to downgrade the software to try to fix that issue? For me it started happening right after I've upgraded to 1.3.5f and didn't stop happening since then.
Don't know if that's just a coincidence or the real reason.
Thanks. My compass and barometer still works, but the battery drain is still an issue. I will check it one more time, and then I will try and fix it. Is it in the thin crack between the ceremic and plastic part of the housing, where you have to take it apart?
ClausG76 said:
Thanks. My compass and barometer still works, but the battery drain is still an issue. I will check it one more time, and then I will try and fix it. Is it in the thin crack between the ceremic and plastic part of the housing, where you have to take it apart?
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I had the same problem of battery drain but 3 days ago i made a factory reset and now the problem is disappeard. I had tried already the factory reset without result but now it is come back to consume normally.
The only difference between the first factory reset and the last is the FW version that is 1.3.5
Thanks for posting this. Your situation sounds a lot like mine. I just did a factory reset. I will see if it helped when the watch is charged
I had similar battery drain issue at some point...
What I found out - if I have more than 29 custom watch faces in watch face folder - the battery drains with few % an hour. Maybe it does not stop to read the data from the memory and so on and on... Once I deleted some watch faces (now 27 only) and restart the watch - it works great, no battery drain etc.
You can try.
Cheers
A dumb question - if I do the factory reset, I need to install all my third party applications again, right?
tibinet said:
A dumb question - if I do the factory reset, I need to install all my third party applications again, right?
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Yes
A factory reset didn't work, so I guess I will have to take it apart
battery amazfit watch
Good day,
I have the problem. Do you know a solution to repair a fast battery discharge?I tried to reinstall ROM but did not help.
I was not helped by aviation regime. Pleace hepl : Plač:
Thanks
Thank you powlelym,
I also had the battery drain issue. I thought it maybe was the update to 2.x software, then I did a downgrade to 1.3.x but the issue still existed. I also did some factory resets with and without restoring data to the watch, nothing helped. Yesterday I opened the watch and saw the corrosion. I cleaned it with alcohol, put the watch back together and still had the issue. Then I decided to remove the barometer. Now the battery seems to be fine (8% in 12 hrs, before it was 100% in 30hrs or so).
Does anyone know where to buy a new barometer for the watch? I mean everything is working without fine, but next time I climb a hill I think I miss it
Thank you !
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Sugaroverdose said:
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Hi all,
I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.
I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.
My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.
When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.
However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.
The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.
I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.
Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.
Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.
I hope my experience can help!
Matteo
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Sugaroverdose said:
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PACE is water resistant according to IP67 standard..
Hi all,
I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.
I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.
My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.
When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.
However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.
The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.
I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.
Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.
Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.
I hope my experience can help!
Matteo
zak3l7 said:
Hi all,
I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.
Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.
Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.
Matteo
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@zak3l7, can you please verify if the barometer works after sealing the mic hole?
Olleo said:
@zak3l7, can you please verify if the barometer works after sealing the mic hole?
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Duh, if it's not damaged, the watch will display a fixed value. The hole is needed to read the actual atmosphere pressure, obviously...
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Obviously know that title is silly in nature, just wanted to get you all in here, haha.
Anyhow, had my housewarming this past Saturday and fell in the pool with Rezound in my pocket. As is customary during these family gatherings, I was sauced up with enough vodka that I also swam around for a few minutes all the while knowing the I had the phone in my pocket. At this point it was simply a, "Phone's most definitely dead, so screw it!" moment.
Still curious if the phone was truly a goner, I sobered up a bit and ended up taking off the cover, battery, sim, & SD card and threw the phone in rice, let it sit over the weekend, then laid it out on my dashboard in sweltering 106F heat for good measure. Expecting absolutely nothing, I just tried it this morning and it is quite literally perfect with no effect from the dip - LCD, touch, ports, data on int/ext - it's as if it never got wet...except can't connect to anything but 1x.
I know it's ridiculous to expect this phone to even turn on after getting submerged in chlorinated water for 5 minutes, let alone function almost perfect besides the 3G/4G issue, but that's pretty weird right? All 3 of my other lines are connected to 4G fine in my home, eliminating the chance that there's some outage in my area. I've done all the customary fix attempts; cleaning/reseating SIM, cleaning antennae contact points, trying a different battery cover, battery pulls, clean flash ROM (both SlimROM & the OTA), and it simply won't pull anything but 1x.
I have next to no knowledge about circuitry and logic boards so is it possible that I fried whatever component is responsible for the LTE connectivity? Is that even possible, that literally every single function of this phone works flawlessly except one specific thing like 3G/4G? I'm still planning to keep the phone as my daily, even if I'm relegated to 1x on the road, purely for the fact that it survived the dip and I think that's pretty awesome. It'll just have to be on WiFi a whole lot more I guess.
Thanks in advanced. Sorry for the diatribe.
This is just a guess, but maybe there's some precipitate from the pool water left on the phone (salts, etc) that's messing with it? You could remove it by rinsing the phone with distilled water or something more pure, but that might make things worse.
Turn the phone OFF
put it in a bag of uncooked, dried white rice
Leave it there for 24-48 hours until all the moisture has been sucked out.
Pool water is filled with various ions that are conductive and will damage the phone. Don't turn the phone on until its totally dry.
ok, as a professional repair tech i can tell you that rice has a VERY low chance of success... it isnt as marvelous as everyone thinks it is. it wont absorb much of the moisture in the phone. i have seen numerous phones come through my shop after sitting in rice for days... STILL have standing water in them.
your best bet: if you have tools to take it apart, remove the board, and immediately put it in alcohol. if you have any residual corrosion on the board, take a VERY soft bristled brush and gently wipe the corrosion away.
if you dont have tools/a brush... take the battery out, and submerge the entire thing in 91% (nothing less) rubbing alcohol. you may ruin the lcd, but trust me, a new lcd is a far cry cheaper than a new phone.
also, your battery is likely toasted, buy a new one.
just as a caveat to all, unless you drop your phone in clean city tap water, or distilled water... its going to have contaminants in it, and will corrode your phone, rice or no rice. alcohol displaces the moisture, and removes chemicals/minerals on your board.
redwaldo said:
This is just a guess, but maybe there's some precipitate from the pool water left on the phone (salts, etc) that's messing with it? You could remove it by rinsing the phone with distilled water or something more pure, but that might make things worse.
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Thanks for the response bud. That's actually the next step, distilled water rinse.
Thanks again.
a.mcdear said:
Turn the phone OFF
put it in a bag of uncooked, dried white rice
Leave it there for 24-48 hours until all the moisture has been sucked out.
Pool water is filled with various ions that are conductive and will damage the phone. Don't turn the phone on until its totally dry.
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Thanks for the response. I did this already about 15 minutes after the dip. I could try for longer but I don't doubt that the dashboard drying finished the job already.
sinhumane said:
ok, as a professional repair tech i can tell you that rice has a VERY low chance of success... it isnt as marvelous as everyone thinks it is. it wont absorb much of the moisture in the phone. i have seen numerous phones come through my shop after sitting in rice for days... STILL have standing water in them.
your best bet: if you have tools to take it apart, remove the board, and immediately put it in alcohol. if you have any residual corrosion on the board, take a VERY soft bristled brush and gently wipe the corrosion away.
if you dont have tools/a brush... take the battery out, and submerge the entire thing in 91% (nothing less) rubbing alcohol. you may ruin the lcd, but trust me, a new lcd is a far cry cheaper than a new phone.
also, your battery is likely toasted, buy a new one.
just as a caveat to all, unless you drop your phone in clean city tap water, or distilled water... its going to have contaminants in it, and will corrode your phone, rice or no rice. alcohol displaces the moisture, and removes chemicals/minerals on your board.
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Thanks for the reply, great tips. I own an Optical shop and we have 94% iso alcohol we dilute for various things during lens fabrication, I will try that. For the sake of argument, why would alcohol potentially ruin the LCD if the water didn't? Variance in viscosity? Just wondering.
I will check for corrosion and try the cleaning methods as well. It's insane that everything is working so perfectly except that one thing. It's like they knew that that's this phone's bread and butter, 4G connectivity. Haha.
edit: I had a few spare batteries and battery covers so that's not a problem.
unclebrudy said:
Thanks for the reply, great tips. I own an Optical shop and we have 94% iso alcohol we dilute for various things during lens fabrication, I will try that. For the sake of argument, why would alcohol potentially ruin the LCD if the water didn't? Variance in viscosity? Just wondering.
I will check for corrosion and try the cleaning methods as well. It's insane that everything is working so perfectly except that one thing. It's like they knew that that's this phone's bread and butter, 4G connectivity. Haha.
edit: I had a few spare batteries and battery covers so that's not a problem.
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Alcohol has an acidic property that actually burns away at anything. It would take years to dissolve a nail, but it can be a matter of hours for it to destroy the sticky seal around the LCD. Alcohol will not cause corrosion, and will evaporate very quickly.
GrayTheWolf said:
Alcohol has an acidic property that actually burns away at anything. It would take years to dissolve a nail, but it can be a matter of hours for it to destroy the sticky seal around the LCD. Alcohol will not cause corrosion, and will evaporate very quickly.
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Thanks! Got it, makes total sense. The Rezound has actually proved to be one of the most simple phones to tear apart, at least in my experience. Will take the board out and just soak that puppy overnight in alcohol, then brush away any corrosion that I may find as recommended earlier.
Thanks again.
unclebrudy said:
Thanks! Got it, makes total sense. The Rezound has actually proved to be one of the most simple phones to tear apart, at least in my experience. Will take the board out and just soak that puppy overnight in alcohol, then brush away any corrosion that I may find as recommended earlier.
Thanks again.
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I don't know about overnight, maybe that other guy who knows more can say. But, 12 hours is a LONG time in alcohol. I would say put it in there for maybe 4 hours.
GrayTheWolf said:
I don't know about overnight, maybe that other guy who knows more can say. But, 12 hours is a LONG time in alcohol. I would say put it in there for maybe 4 hours.
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Will do.
If you don't mind, I had a question since you seem to know a lot: is it entirely plausible that the phone's 4G circuitry (or whatever the technical term is) is simply being shorted by some kind of corrosion/conductive particle from my pool water? I know I keep saying this, but it's just so bizarre that the phone is functioning flawlessly besides this one issue.
Semi-update for the saga: just re-flashed radio and kernel and no-go, still stuck at 1x.
If I dive into the 'hidden' phone settings and change to "LTE only", the phone loses all reception, both data and cellular. If I change it back to the default "CDMA + EvDO/LTE" then it connects fine but only to 1x. This was my validation that since I force LTE, the radio just doesn't seem to be switching on at all since I also lose base cellular. Does anyone know if the phone has 2 com chips, one for CDMA and one for LTE? That would make sense.
GrayTheWolf said:
Alcohol has an acidic property that actually burns away at anything. It would take years to dissolve a nail, but it can be a matter of hours for it to destroy the sticky seal around the LCD. Alcohol will not cause corrosion, and will evaporate very quickly.
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What? Generally speaking, most alcohols are more basic than water. Where the heck did you get this "acidic property" from? Usually, the only time an acohol acts like an acid is in the presence of a much stronger base..
Isopropyl alcohol has a pKa of 16.5 while water is ~15.75. Isopropyl alcohol is definitely less acidic than water.
a.mcdear said:
What? Generally speaking, most alcohols are more basic than water. Where the heck did you get this "acidic" property from? Usually, the only time an acohol acts like an acid is in the presence of a much stronger base..
Isopropyl alcohol has a pKa of 16.5 while water is ~15.75. Isopropyl alcohol is definitely less acidic than water.
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This made me wiki Isopropyl Alcohol....thats 20 mins I'll never get back. hehe
*Madmoose* said:
This made me wiki Isopropyl Alcohol....thats 20 mins I'll never get back. hehe
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Wikipedia can do that to you. I have lost many hours that branch out from one simple wiki lookup.
*Madmoose* said:
This made me wiki Isopropyl Alcohol....thats 20 mins I'll never get back. hehe
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There was only 8 minutes between the time I posted that, and you responded to it.
sinhumane said:
ok, as a professional repair tech i can tell you that rice has a VERY low chance of success... it isnt as marvelous as everyone thinks it is. it wont absorb much of the moisture in the phone. i have seen numerous phones come through my shop after sitting in rice for days... STILL have standing water in them.
your best bet: if you have tools to take it apart, remove the board, and immediately put it in alcohol. if you have any residual corrosion on the board, take a VERY soft bristled brush and gently wipe the corrosion away.
if you dont have tools/a brush... take the battery out, and submerge the entire thing in 91% (nothing less) rubbing alcohol. you may ruin the lcd, but trust me, a new lcd is a far cry cheaper than a new phone.
also, your battery is likely toasted, buy a new one.
just as a caveat to all, unless you drop your phone in clean city tap water, or distilled water... its going to have contaminants in it, and will corrode your phone, rice or no rice. alcohol displaces the moisture, and removes chemicals/minerals on your board.
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go to a local shipping store like UPS and buy Desiccants 1 packet like the one from the link. Place it into a plastic bag and seal it. the rice trick only works if you do it as soon as you put it in the water. if the water has been air dried then the minerals in the water have already dried on top of the board.
if it wont breath life back into the phone, you will need to take a part the phone and clean it with ISO 91% or higher. you can get 99% from a pharmacy, its the best IMO.
a.mcdear said:
What? Generally speaking, most alcohols are more basic than water. Where the heck did you get this "acidic" property from? Usually, the only time an acohol acts like an acid is in the presence of a much stronger base..
Isopropyl alcohol has a pKa of 16.5 while water is ~15.75. Isopropyl alcohol is definitely less acidic than water.
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How long do you recommend I soak the circuit board in the 91%+ alcohol solution?
unclebrudy said:
How long do you recommend I soak the circuit board in the 91%+ alcohol solution?
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Not very long at all. No more than 20 or 30 seconds at a time should do. You can repeat a couple times if necessary. you just don't want to leave it submerged too long. Isopropyl alcohol is definitely not acidic, but it is a relatively strong solvent. It will dissolve things like adhesives and glues if you let it soak too long.
If you have a small, clean, softbristle paintbrush, you can use that while its soaked to remove any contaminants from the board, or brush off any corrosion that may have started from the chlorinated water. Blowing it dry with compressed air usually helps too, that way you're not wiping it with a paper towel or something which could cause static charge to build up and fry sensitive components.
As mentioned above, getting a desiccant is a good idea if you haven't taken it apart yet. That will work much better than the rice trick.
I sure hope I can fix this. Haha.
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I sure hope I can fix this. Haha.
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you should also make sure you thoroughly clean the back cover and all the contacts on the back of the phone. The speed test results could be nothing more than poor contact between the antennas in the back cover and the contacts on the back of the phone.
Hopefully this thread will be a place to go for new Z Ultra owners. Specifically how to keep their devices running smoothly by knowing how to care for their device... Please add your comments of help, and I will include them in the OP...
First port of call: If you are thinking about rooting or changing ROM's then you will need to look at @bASKOU's thread. He's done a fantastic job of maintaining this thread. Your one stop shop about modifying your Xperia Z Ultra.
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CARE & MAINTENANCE
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[IP55/58] Waterproof:
As you are well aware our device is water proof. With this comes some drawbacks.
Speaker & Mic: Because there needs to be a semi-permeable membrane covering these, the amount of sound transfer is less than what we have experienced with non-waterproof units.
CARE:
-Do not use your device in salt water. This will perish the membrane, and cause water damage to the speaker / mic.
-Do not wash or use your device in soapy water. The soap will also dissolve the membrane, again causing water damage.
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Dust & Water Proof covers:
The ultra has covers that stop dust and moisture entering the device. There are rubber O rings that fit nicely into rubber connectors. This provides a seal against water and dust. However there will be times that small dust/ grit will gather around these O rings, and if not cleaned regularly and carefully then this will cause the O rings to perish, or even worse, allow water to enter.
CARE:
-Use cotton buds to wipe around the O rings on the flaps, and around the device rubber seals. Keep them as clean as possible
** DO NOT blow into the ports in an attempt to clear the dust. This may cause the rear panel to lift, and delaminate from the Aluminium frame **
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MicroUSB Cover:
The covers that keep the Ultra waterproof stand to get a lot of use. Plugging and unplugging via USB cables, inserting and ejecting a microSD card. Each time friction occurs on the O ring and rubber connector we risk creating gaps, and increasing the chance of water entering.
CARE:
One option is to use the magnetic connector to charge the Ultra. These come in various forms, ranging from an actual dock (DK30), to a simple cable. Available on eBay or DX-Box
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Frame & Structure:
@Imdking posted a thread about his device twisting. When placed on a flat table it rocked, indicating that it had bent.
The Ultra is made of an Aluminum frame and toughened glass covering front and back.
The Ultra can fit in a pants pocket, however I am sure you have noticed when you sit down its pushing the limits.
- Sitting down with the phone in the pocket may bend the frame. This could even lead to the glass corners popping out.
CARE:
-If you have noticed your device not sitting flat on a table/ flat surface. Then hold your device at the top and bottom. Twist the sides slightly in the opposite direction to correct it.
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Screen Protection:
The Ultra comes with a rear and front screen protector. These are pre-applied by Sony. The rear comes off easily and can be replaced quickly. The front is more difficult. It has an adhesive that will make it very difficult to remove. (It is still possible to remove, but the Sony logo will also be removed)
** Sony's front screen protector has a coating on it that is supposed to reduce fingerprints. This film comes off!!! So beware. Removing Sony's protector and/or applying another protector overtop of the existing Sony protector is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED **
There are many on the market and depending on your needs, you may need to do a little research.
Options:
These are the only two I have tried. Super Shieldz was easier to apply, and was easy to slide your finger over... perfect. XtremeGuard attracted dust, and could not remove due to its stickiness, but is very thick. So may be more heavyduty
XtremeGuard - LINK Very clear visibility. Thick, tough. stretchable. Sticky. Once on, if you remove you'll need to throw away.
Super Sheildz - LINK Matte, anti fingerprint. Thin, stiff. Rigid. Easy to apply, remove and reapply.
Using water to apply screen protectors makes the job easy. Remember that screen protectors will allow water to evaporate through, it may just take a few days.
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Hard Power Off:
No doubt at some time over the course of owning your Xperia Z Ultra, you will find yourself stuck. Your device wont finish its boot, or has frozen. There is a simple solution:
1. Open the microSD card cover, and locate the little red button.
2. Press and hold this down for 3 seconds. You device will vibrate and turn off.
3. Power it back up
4 (boot into CWM) or allow to reboot
To enter the 'service' side of the Xperia Z Ultra, navigate to the 'phone' dialer, and enter the following:
*#*#7378423#*#*
Within this service side, you can:
run diagnostics,
calibrate sensors,
customization settings,
service settings/ tests/ information.
Here is an example of Calibrating the proximity sensor
Typing in the above code caused my phone to shut off.
Nearly had a heart attack lol. it came back on some seconds later without rebooting...
Are you sure this is the maintenance code????
Won't be typing that into the phone again in a hurry...!
Maybe I did it wrong...?
can you detail the exact process?
qazzi76 said:
Typing in the above code caused my phone to shut off.
Nearly had a heart attack lol. it came back on some seconds later without rebooting...
Are you sure this is the maintenance code????
Won't be typing that into the phone again in a hurry...!
Maybe I did it wrong...?
can you detail the exact process?
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Yeah it works. check out the video I just embedded into post #2
qazzi76 said:
Typing in the above code caused my phone to shut off.
Nearly had a heart attack lol. it came back on some seconds later without rebooting...
Are you sure this is the maintenance code????
Won't be typing that into the phone again in a hurry...!
Maybe I did it wrong...?
can you detail the exact process?
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Yes, it works. Open the dialer and insert it there. That's it.
Sent from my Z Ultra, using XDA Premium 4
Thanks - That is what I did.
I'll try again when I get more courage!
Ham bro thnx for great guides
Is it good idea to remove rear cover? if I have stretch on back?
newstar said:
Ham bro thnx for great guides
Is it good idea to remove rear cover? if I have stretch on back?
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Ive left the stock protector on the back. If you were to remove it, then I would recommend applying one immediately. Even dragontail glass will scratch. Plus if you want to resell your device, then you'll get more money. :victory:
- Ive also added a protector on the front (over top of the sony one) and i needed to recalibrate the proximity sensor
To save the USB rubber cap use the charging station or EC21 Magnetic Connector instead!!!
iron59 said:
To save the USB rubber cap use the charging station or EC21 Magnetic Connector instead!!!
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Good point!! Have mine sitting next to me and just clean overlooked it.... :good:
If I remove the screen protector at the back. The sony logo is gone?
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soncarl said:
If I remove the screen protector at the back. The sony logo is gone?
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No, the logo on the back is on the glass. So you'll be fine.
I wouldn't suggest people order their magnetic charging cable from DX-Box.
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I wouldn't suggest people order their magnetic charging cable from DX-Box.
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why's that? Have you had a bad experience?
Well I ordered the cable nearly two months ago, it still hasn't arrived. put a paypal claim in against DX-Box and they sent another two weeks ago, which still hasn't arrived. It doesn't take that long for a cable to come to NZ from China.
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Well I ordered the cable nearly two months ago, it still hasn't arrived. put a paypal claim in against DX-Box and they sent another two weeks ago, which still hasn't arrived. It doesn't take that long for a cable to come to NZ from China.
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Strange. I ordered mine and it arrived last week. only took two weeks to arrive. I've purchased a few things of DX and never had a problem. Maybe someone liked your cable over at customs!
hamdogg said:
To enter the 'service' side of the Xperia Z Ultra, navigate to the 'phone' dialer, and enter the following:
*#*#7378423#*#*
Within this service side, you can:
run diagnostics,
calibrate sensors,
customization settings,
service settings/ tests/ information.
Here is an example of Calibrating the proximity sensor
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my question is, do u mind to explain more on diagnostics > device facts > system restarts. can i clear d log after performing restarts? TQ.
ahmadazaly said:
my question is, do u mind to explain more on diagnostics > device facts > system restarts. can i clear d log after performing restarts? TQ.
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Why are we talking this loud? Close your window! Mine says "Information not available" under "System Restarts". Why do you want to clear the log?
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Why are we talking this loud? Close your window! Mine says "Information not available" under "System Restarts". Why do you want to clear the log?
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huh..I CAN'T QUITE HEAR YOU! sorry I couldn't resist.
MUCH BETTER. I SHOULD PROBABLY STOP NOW BEFORE HAMDOGG HITS ME IN THE HEAD WITH A RUSTY NAIL. SORRY!
(PM me or something if this ruins your thread @hamdogg. I can edit my posts and fill them with something more.. mature)
Hello,
Something happened to my watch. I opened it to install an SD card. I did as the instructions says, carefully. The rubber gasket was well placed and I tightened the screws the maximum I could, with the provided screwdriver. I guess it would not be tight at all, because, although it has been wet three times and anything happened, Yesterday it was exposed to sweat for a while, and then washed the same way like previous times. Today it worked well all the morning, but around noon, I saw it appeared many stripes on the screen and checking the clock externally I've finally seen condensation into the lens, so I guess, obviously, that moisture has entered inside the watch. I've opened the watch, remove battery and SD card, and then introduced it into rice, using an airtight container to try drying it.
Lens condensation has disappeared, but in the display is still appearing lines.
I wonder what can I do, who should I contact for assistance to repair, where should I send it for repair in case I can't revive the screen, because as I think, this type of damage is not covered by warranty.
I am disappointed with this device because of this. It should not be so complicated to close it and to keep it well sealed. Its design in this particular point is disastrous. I can ensure that the rubber seal was installed properly, and the only thing I can imagine is that the screws do not stay tight properly, but I repeat that I tightened it all the way I could, strongly, until the limit of not to damage the screw heads, and checking for the joints are well sealed. If I finally can fix the watch, the next time I need to open the back cover, I'll pre-tighten it with a sergeant tool before tightening the screws... it seems to be necessary...
Thank you for your help.
It is ruined. Sell it for parts maybe. A shame.
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lanzas said:
If I finally can fix the watch, the next time I need to open the back cover, I'll pre-tighten it with a sergeant tool before tightening the screws... it seems to be necessary...
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This is a waste of time. There is no way to make the existing case waterproof - not just the two screw openings but also the antenna, speaker, microphone and buttons are all possible routes for moisture ingress.
One look at the SIM cover and its pretend gasket convinced me of this. There is not enough structural integrity to ensure a good seal. The gasket will not be compressed in a way that makes a watertight seal - over tightening might even make things worse by deforming the plastic.
If you ever get it to work again, keep it dry.
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Yesterday it was exposed to sweat for a while, and then washed the same way like previous times.
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It's not a very good idea to wash an electronic device that has no water / moisture protection what so ever (the seals don't do much good, and there are lots of other gaps in the watch where water can get in). Sometimes devices can recover when dried completely. Maybe put it in a bag of rice, that's great for absorbing moisture... But most likely, it's dead.
It is supposed to be a waterproof watch...
Definitely the screen is broken. The watch works fine, but the screen shows a lot of lines that don't allow clear visualization. No one from Omate answered my email...
I feel cheated... and silly...
You WERE cheated, we all were. Don't feel silly though, you were misled by a pro.
You might possibly be able to replace the display with an iPod Nano display, but I don't know anyone who has and an iPod Nano display might be worth more than your TrueSmart.
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I had been having trouble charging my Gear S for the past few weeks. After placing it in the charging cradle, it wouldn't consistently charge the watch. I found it was very finicky and that I had to have the watch in the cradle just so or it wouldn't charge.
I took a closer look at the charging contacts today and noticed a little bit of green gunk on them. I carefully cleaned it off and found this:
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Are the metal tabs actually deteriorating or is that still corrosion? I think (key word think) the tabs are made of brass which is corrosion resistant. Get some contact (used for electrical parts) cleaner and spray it good to get all the crap out that's in between the contacts and directly on them. Use the tiny straw that comes with a can of it to spray it. Be sure not to get any of this on the screen as it may not be good for it (not sure but play it safe). If the corrosion is still there try using a piece of scotch brite on the contacts then spray it off again well. That should do it.
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The charging contacts are deteriorated. I tried cleaning it up using a few methods, but it looks like the material has been eaten away.
I went to the carrier and they ordered me a new one, replacing it under warranty.
I'm surprised they deteriorated. I hope this doesn't become a common thing for all
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I had the same issue, except I had to fight T-mobile tooth and nail to get a new one They can't seem to stand up to daily wear and sweat, and I'm fairly active Outside too, I emailed Samsung about the problem to only get a general copy/pasted email back.
Yup, that looks just like mine did. My local Sprint store hadn't seen anything like it, but after a short examination and discussion, they decided to order me a new one under the insurance plan. I just picked it up this evening.
In doing a little bit of research, there was another smartwatch that had this problem. They found it was the combination of human sweat and electricity (even minute amounts) flowing through the contacts. A firmware update solved that problem. Nobody realized the contacts were active when the watch was being worn.
I wonder if residual perspiration on the contacts had the same effect when I put my Gear S on the charging cradle. I plan to wipe off the contacts with a soft cloth or tissue before charging it at night.
Sweat!
Yes, I've been pulling my hair out for weeks with this charger not working. My solution: Take a dry toothbrush and rub the contacts on both the battery and the watch. Charging just fine now.
Edit: This wasn't a solution, just a bit of luck. The contacts on the back of the watch are corroded and have holes in them where they match the pins on the cradle.
Yikes! I just noticed that one of my contacts is starting to erode! The others are OK, but the one on the far end is eroding away.
OMG, I just checked and mine are corroding as well. At first I thought the contacts were dirty, but the black won't wipe away, and when checked under a magnifying glass, they are indeed corroding
I am active and use the Gear S when running, so sweat gets to it all the time. So disappointed with Samsung: first the charger disaster and now this!
I bought my Gear S up front from ATT and use it with a T-mo SIM card. I don't think ATT will be replacing it, will they?!
I am sorry about you guys experiences. But I must ask what are you doing with your watches? I ask because I have had my Gear S since launch, even got in on an early T-Mobile release. I charge mine daily, wear it everyday. Used it in the shower, even went swimming a few times by accident and to show off. I workout with it, I go biking and running. But I see all these posts about the charger breaking or in this case contacts corroding. I just don't get it. Granted in my lifetime I have met and seen many who don't take care of their possessions and just break and replace things. But even with my gear S I don't really do much maintenance. Granted, I just found out about 3 weeks ago about wiping the band with a little alcohol to clean it and get rid of the smell generated by excess moisture exposure. But I do wipe off moisture anytime I realize it. These are man made things and won't last forever, but I am surprised at the things I see happening. Now I will mention one thing I didn't like, but it was my fault. About a week ago I was walking out of one of my bedrooms turning off a light and my band got caught on the door panel and my band riped right where the big metal buckle is attached. In hindsight I believe exposing my band to the alcohol (which I did just once) made this easy to happen. I did super glue it back at the tear and it's still holding up. I was heart broken, but it finally gave me an excuse to buy the various color bands I have been watching on ebay and amazon. But back to the issue, as long as your keeping your watch clean of moisture and corrosive chemicals for an extended period of time, you shouldn't have to worry about the problems in this thread. Hope my info helps.
sniickers said:
I am sorry about you guys experiences. But I must ask what are you doing with your watches?
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Please, I baby all my gadgets and never had a charger break. Ever. Until the Gear S charger that is. I have been super careful with how I attached and detached the charger and mine finally cracked as well. It lasted me over 6 months. It's just badly designed.
As to the contacts, no clue why that is happening. I never shower or swim with it... Just use it daily, and it does get sweaty when I go running. I know I did not cause it through misuse, because I take care of my toys.
After reading this thread a couple weeks ago, I too noticed that the contacts on my watch were corroding. Mainly the outer contacts were. I sent the watch into Samsung for them to look at it, and they replaced the whole watch, covered under warranty.
I have had mine for 9 months and I have corroded terminals too. I have taken very good care of the watch and it's never got wet and I really don't do any activity that makes me sweat that much either! So I was quite shocked that this should happen to such an expensive device.
I phoned O2 and they have agreed to replace it, so I am happy about that, and will probably start putting some masking tape over the contacts, which will be a pain but at least it should prevent it happening again.
I think I read somewhere that Samsung have changed the design of the back of the watch and the charging unit. Will be taking mine in to the Samsung service centre in Pattaya, Thailand in a couple of days as I hear they're just replacing the entire watch package with no questions asked. Will report back.
Just confirm. I got a new watch and new battery. Been redesigned. Contacts on back of watch look smaller and chunkier. I can't see any difference in the battery but it feels smoother to attach.
aZooZa said:
Just confirm. I got a new watch and new battery. Been redesigned. Contacts on back of watch look smaller and chunkier. I can't see any difference in the battery but it feels smoother to attach.
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After a few emails to Samsung support, I wasn't getting anywhere, they just kept saying it was damage so not covered by the warranty. This is BS of course. So I called them and spent sometime explaining the problem, the guy put me on hold to discuss it with someone else. He came back and said they had not had anyone complain about this before. Hmmm I doubt that. However they have asked me to return it for inspection. I am posting it off today.
How did you manage to get a replacement??
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After a few emails to Samsung support, I wasn't getting anywhere, they just kept saying it was damage so not covered by the warranty. This is BS of course. So I called them and spent sometime explaining the problem, the guy put me on hold to discuss it with someone else. He came back and said they had not had anyone complain about this before. Hmmm I doubt that. However they have asked me to return it for inspection. I am posting it off today.
How did you manage to get a replacement??
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Samsung support in Thailand is excellent. They were fully aware of the problem and replaced the watch and charger immediately. If anyone at Samsung tells you they don't know about this issue, then I'd send a letter by FedEX to the head cheese in your country.
I'm so afraid about these horror stories.
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After a few emails to Samsung support, I wasn't getting anywhere, they just kept saying it was damage so not covered by the warranty. This is BS of course. So I called them and spent sometime explaining the problem, the guy put me on hold to discuss it with someone else. He came back and said they had not had anyone complain about this before. Hmmm I doubt that. However they have asked me to return it for inspection. I am posting it off today.
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Very curious to hear how you're making out.
My Gear S is still charging, but just like the charging dock issue, it may just be a matter of time.
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Very curious to hear how you're making out.
My Gear S is still charging, but just like the charging dock issue, it may just be a matter of time.
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I sent the watch back to Samsung and they replaced it within 1 week. They only replaced the watch part (I was hoping for a new strap and battery too - but hey ho!) So I am happy they acknowledged the defect.
The new watch is identical, so it doesn't look like they have modified the contact pins in production.
Warning: This MOD will void your warranty. You will have to open the device for performing this MOD. Only perform this MOD if you are willing to take a risk.
I took inspiration from Zack from JerryRigEverything to make a clear back MOD of our Honor 8.
It took me around and hour to do this. The only tool I used is a razor blade and scissors.
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Guide:
(NOTE: I am not responsible for any damage you do to your own phone.
1. Slowly remove the rear glass by heating the glass with a heat gun and lifting it with a suction cup.
(You can find many guides on removal of back glass on YouTube.)
2. Remove the connection between fingerprint scanner and the motherboard.
3. Remove the leftover adhesive on the phone.
4. Stick transparent double sided tape around the phone. Make sure you don't cover the camera lens, flashlight and laser.
5. Clean the Glass:
-You can slowly scrape off the lamination by using your finger nails or with tip of the razor blade.
(I noticed that there is a heat shield that is present on the lamination, so by doing this MOD you will loose it.)
-If you use razor blade, the glass might get scratched easily.
-Before cleaning near the fingerprint scanner, remember the orientation of the scanner.
-Use transparent double sided tape to stick the FP sensor back into its original orientation.
-Clean the whole inside of the glass and get rid of fingerprints and stickiness.
6. Reconnect the FP sensor cable back to the motherboard.
7. Stick the glass back to the phone and apply pressure around the glass to make the glass stick firmly.
I am posting this after using the phone for 3 days and as there is no heat shield, there is not much heat on the glass.
This is so head turning that many were curious about this.
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Amazing, been searching for this but only found a Honor9 till now, gonna do it as soon as i found the Clear double side tape, good work.
kmry said:
Amazing, been searching for this but only found a Honor9 till now, gonna do it as soon as i found the Clear double side tape, good work.
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Thanks mate. Do share your results!
Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
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Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
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Thank you so much.
Does removing the RF shielding on the motherboard cause any problem (regarding heat or other)??
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Thank you so much.
Does removing the RF shielding on the motherboard cause any problem (regarding heat or other)??
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Not that I know of. I've had my phone near microwaves and stuff without any issues. Most of the heat is generated on the other side of the PCB, with the SoC, but that heat gets dissipated through the aluminum frame of the phone with thermal pads. In fact, once I hit a capacitor with my pliers because there's additional metal under there that I tried to remove, and the tiny capacitor got ripped off, but my phone still works fine. No issues of any sort.
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Not that I know of. I've had my phone near microwaves and stuff without any issues. Most of the heat is generated on the other side of the PCB, with the SoC, but that heat gets dissipated through the aluminum frame of the phone with thermal pads. In fact, once I hit a capacitor with my pliers because there's additional metal under there that I tried to remove, and the tiny capacitor got ripped off, but my phone still works fine. No issues of any sort.
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Woah, will remove those shields soon.
I'm thinking to stick a carbon fiber vinyl on the battery (just like mi 8 explorer edition), or anything cool.
Could you suggest some ?
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Ah, hello, fellow transparent Honor 8 user!
I just did a sin.
This sin. https://imgur.com/gallery/rD6Srsd
I put that on my phone.
But, other than that, I made my phone transparent last year, and have always been screwing around with it. Here's some advice from me:
The honor logo on the glass itself can come off. Just a *little* harder scratching and it'll come off.
The shielding on the motherboard PCB is detachable. It kinda clips in place, so it can be "pulled" off. It looks MUCH better with it removed.
In fact, a lot of things can come off and be fine. The flash diffuser can be replaced with Scotch tape, the fingerprint sensor and screen connector bracket can be removed, some metal can come off...
ok maybe I lost the flash diffuser and fingerprint connector and screen connector bracket but you get the idea.
You can put anything behind that wonderful glass. I used to have a piece of paper with my name on it, but I removed it. Now I put in, uh, an ahegao image, and it's secured nicely.
That's all I have to say. Good job on this, btw, yours looks nice and secured but my back glass keeps detaching from the adhesive, no matter how much I put on. Maybe it's because the plastic layer in between is stretched out and tries to force itself out of the phone...
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I did the same till recently got bored of it and bought a new blue glass cover, if you really wanna make sure the glass stays glued, you have to use transparent b7000 adhesive, and if you lost the plastic flash diffuser like me, with the glue, make a circle arround the flash, so dust dont come in to the camera and destroy it.
Here: http://imgur.com/gallery/iSd5PDp