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hello,
like a complete tool i forgot my phone was in my jeans and chucked them in the washing machine!
needless to say the phone was soaked and smelt like a fresh summer breeze!
the phone works, but the screen has water damage and it annoys me when i look at it....
does anyone know where i can get a service manual showing how to take the phone apart so I can replace the screen????
thanks,
Iain
hi,
Yes, there is an DIY that shows you how to take apart the Hero.. and take out the screen.
I saw it this week... but dont remember where I saw it or what forum.
I tried to find it, but could not...
You will have to so a full web search.. IT IS OUT THERE!
Sorry I could not be more helpful
http://pockethacks.com/htc-g1-disassembly/
maybe this helps, it is for g1. would be interested in a real tutorial also, you never know
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1706 there you can find disassembly/assembly vids of the Hero...
On the first day i had my HERO it become acquainted with my cup of coffee!
Now it runs faster !
very handy
wow that really is a blow, anyway good luck
This is weird but pretty sure there's an explanation. The screen on the x10 is touch sensitive so no pressure is needed to move or type things right. It's all in the electrons running through your veins.
I was talking to my gf on speaker phone when I happened to breath on the screen of my phone.
I noticed that my beautiful home widget suddenly moved
and I felt the phone vibrate.
I started to mess around trying to change screens just by breathing on the screen...and..
Bingo I managed to swipe the desktop screen without touching the screen or any buttons.
** I didn't blow on the screen I breathe air, like when you fog up a window, and it has to be very warm LOL.
Someone confirm this please, its kinda cool when you consider that your not really doing nething physical to the device, just air. Why does this happen?
XdaNonDeveloper said:
This is weird but pretty sure there's an explanation. The screen on the x10 is touch sensitive so no pressure is needed to move or type things right. It's all in the electrons running through your veins.
I was talking to my gf on speaker phone when I happened to breath on the screen of my phone.
I noticed that my beautiful home widget suddenly moved
and I felt the phone vibrate.
I started to mess around trying to change screens just by breathing on the screen...and..
Bingo I managed to swipe the desktop screen without touching the screen or any buttons.
** I didn't blow on the screen I breathe air, like when you fog up a window, and it has to be very warm LOL.
Someone confirm this please, its kinda cool when you consider that your not really doing nething physical to the device, just air. Why does this happen?
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ure sick.
I just tried it and it does work! The following text is what gets typed when I breathe a few times onto the keyboard:
Hgg&yyuhuy
Not very practical if you want to send an sms, but fun anyhow...
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I can type with my nose .... yay for technology ;-D
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I just unlocked my phone.
EDIT: Now i have headache.
Breathe heavily on your screen.... hmmmmmm ;-)
Yes, it works warm breathe & you can move screen, open drwaer etc etc... Cool
XdaNonDeveloper said:
Someone confirm this please, its kinda cool when you consider that your not really doing nething physical to the device, just air. Why does this happen?
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Welcome to the exciting world of Capacitive Touchscreens!
can't seem to do it is it cos I've got a screen protector on?? BTW I have come from the HTC Reboot (aka desire) forum section - so I'm knew to this part of town
You all have way to much time on your hands! I love it! My new pick up like.. hey baby breath on my handy please. No really..
Yeah, it really sucks when I'm crank-calling someone...
I try to breathe heavily into the phone, but it bloody causes me to hang up...
Give me resistive touch screen for crank-calling any day...!
i think i need more oxygen,,, it makes me exhausted!!!!!!!!!
Breath in ,,,, Breath out
mmmmmmmm, i can imagine
imagine the games you can create with this. Got it working on my phone,
The question is.. what were you doing breathing so heavily on the phone to your Mrs ;-)
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Oh boy glad you guys find this interesting..
To the person who has the screen protector it probably does affect the sensitivity but I also have a protector and I can still get it to work, just breeeathe lol.
X10 just keeps surprising me :-D
The question is.. what were you doing breathing so heavily on the phone to your Mrs ;- Sent from my X10i using XDA App
LOL after I found this out I asked myself that same question lol, but she didn't even notice the breathing so I must have been trying to clean the screen.
Rockjock007 said:
hey baby breath on my handy please
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Dude, it's a mobile only the germans call them Handy's
I guess my screen protector is spoiling my fun - or maybe I'm just not hot-blooded enough
I even tried a bit of sweet talkin', but she wasn't giving me an inch...
Try after a cup o tea: )
What I hate about the X10 touch screen is using it or trying to when its raining ...try that ... calls get made when you dont need them widgets get placed when you wasnt even trying letters get typed with raindrops its a pita
Hey
Im wondering if, because of the hinge, can I put the HTC Desire Z in front of me, while I look upwards at the ceiling with me seeing what on the screen...
A (bad ) drawing example is included.
Some sites say that it cant be done but they havent tried it as I havent read anything with personal expirence with this issue and this is pretty important to me. Thanks.
I guess i don't understand. Are you saying that some are saying you shouldn't do this for some reason?
I am able to, but I know others who aren't.
it helps that when I hold my phone to type on the physical keyboard, my index fingers naturally wrap around the screen, which holds it in place... but even if I intentionally move my index fingers so that there is nothing hindering the screen from moving by itself, it does stay up. if I give the phone a slight wiggle, it will pop down though.
again, I believe with these phones it just varies from device to device... the hinge threads I've read have been all over the place.
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I am able to, but I know others who aren't.
it helps that when I hold my phone to type on the physical keyboard, my index fingers naturally wrap around the screen, which holds it in place... but even if I intentionally move my index fingers so that there is nothing hindering the screen from moving by itself, it does stay up. if I give the phone a slight wiggle, it will pop down though.
again, I believe with these phones it just varies from device to device... the hinge threads I've read have been all over the place.
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Ditto for me too.
It fine the week I got it but after a month of use it's loose and I also jsut hold it inplace
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I guess i don't understand. Are you saying that some are saying you shouldn't do this for some reason?
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No, I ment some are saying you cant, some are saying you can, some dont say anything at all....
Thanks for the replies. I thought of 2 fixes/mods:
1: A thing magent
2: Tighten screws (if there are)
Feedback? I mean lying on my bed typing is problably something Im going to do alot.
In Bed
riahc3 said:
Hey
Im wondering if, because of the hinge, can I put the HTC Desire Z in front of me, while I look upwards at the ceiling with me seeing what on the screen...
A (bad ) drawing example is included.
Some sites say that it cant be done but they havent tried it as I havent read anything with personal expirence with this issue and this is pretty important to me. Thanks.
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LOL, man! One of the funniest posts I have ever seen. Even with that drawing.
To answer, though, I hardly manage to type like this, because the device tends to close. You can hold it with your thumbs, though.
I love your drawing, buddy
riahc3 said:
No, I ment some are saying you cant, some are saying you can, some dont say anything at all....
Thanks for the replies. I thought of 2 fixes/mods:
1: A thing magent
2: Tighten screws (if there are)
Feedback? I mean lying on my bed typing is problably something Im going to do alot.
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the accepted fix involves modifying the spring that opens/closes the hinge. there are several threads floating around with the process... note that it does void your warranty, however (you have to partially disassemble the phone). for me, the hinge hasn't been a huge nuisance anyway. yeah, it's loose... so what? you learn and adapt your "methods" to work around it as you use the phone. it has never caused a serious problem for me.
I would like to add that over time I have noticed it does loosen (noticably, but not so much that it has been a problem for me) more and more.. which makes sense because the spring is being compressed and relieved repeatedly.
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I guess i don't understand. Are you saying that some are saying you shouldn't do this for some reason?
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pmcqueen said:
the accepted fix involves modifying the spring that opens/closes the hinge. there are several threads floating around with the process... note that it does void your warranty, however (you have to partially disassemble the phone). for me, the hinge hasn't been a huge nuisance anyway. yeah, it's loose... so what? you learn and adapt your "methods" to work around it as you use the phone. it has never caused a serious problem for me.
I would like to add that over time I have noticed it does loosen (noticably, but not so much that it has been a problem for me) more and more.. which makes sense because the spring is being compressed and relieved repeatedly.
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Obviously, your needs arent the same as mine. You say "so what?" if the screen closes and Id like it to stay open.
Could you please post some links to those threads? Id like to see if the process is difficult.
Thanks
I rarely use the phone laying on my back, but when I do I move my hands a little bit higher on the keyboard and push my index fingers inwards toward each other slightly so that they are touching the device where the screen meets the keyboard. Holds it in place just fine, no need to modify the springs.
riahc3 said:
Obviously, your needs arent the same as mine. You say "so what?" if the screen closes and Id like it to stay open.
Could you please post some links to those threads? Id like to see if the process is difficult.
Thanks
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I think you misunderstood (I didn't word that very well - apologies). I'm not saying it's not an issue, it is an issue.
but, as I and a couple others have posted here, there is a remedy: positioning your index fingers such that they hold the screen if you are one of the unlucky ones who gets a hinge that is so sloppy that it falls at whim. on my G2, I don't even have to do this, but I do it naturally so it's added security that the screen isn't going to slam shut.
there's no such thing as a perfect phone. but as far as android phones with keyboards go, you're not going to do much better than the DZ/G2 at this point.. that is a fact.
here's a link to the best hinge fix thread I've gone through:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863919
if you search "hinge" in the main G2/DZ subforum, you'll get a plethora of thread matches.
pmcqueen said:
here's a link to the best hinge fix thread I've gone through:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863919
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Cant "Thanks" you as it says more than 5 per day arent allowed so....
Intresting. Looks a bit complicated though but I guess Ill have to do it if I want to use the phone correctly the way I wanted.
Thank you
Just as a update: I can use my phone perfectly without applying any fix about using it for about 3-4 months. There is no issue at all.
That bed is too small. Your legs are hanging off that would drive me crazy.
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hi, well, i always have the wifi error on my atrix, and i've seen the famous video on youtube tht shows how to fix this problem by just moving the ' small battery', but me!! i have pull it completly!!!! so i say bye forever to my wifi/btooth ?? or still hope! pls someoneeeeeeeeee..
thkssssssssss
did you actually take apart your phone?
if this is the thing you mean....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz_RiuFVRk
Then i'd have to say that doing so probably wasn't a GOOD idea to begin with. And it says to "remove and resolder" it... which does not look like it's in a place where it would be easy for anybody to do at home. Nice, though, how he doesn't SHOW that in his video. Just kinda shows him removing one side of it. Doesn't look like a battery, honestly. Looks more like it'd be some sort of resistor or capacitor or something.
elementaldragon said:
if this is the thing you mean....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYz_RiuFVRk
Then i'd have to say that doing so probably wasn't a GOOD idea to begin with. And it says to "remove and resolder" it... which does not look like it's in a place where it would be easy for anybody to do at home. Nice, though, how he doesn't SHOW that in his video. Just kinda shows him removing one side of it. Doesn't look like a battery, honestly. Looks more like it'd be some sort of resistor or capacitor or something.
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Definitely not a resistor or cap. I think it is a battery with that strap across the top. Pretty big actually, relative to other surface mounted components. It looks like something i would attempt to solder by hand. But i wouldn't recommend it to someone with no soldering experience.
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Yeah that video seems to be pretty useless, I posted it in the following thread just to have a record of it:
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/0c2f1387d6
Make sure to post there to let motorola know that you are having this problem!
hi, all, i"ve bring my atrix to a reparator and he put the small battery in its place, wifi still dosent work btooth too! wow! ive tried every thing! i think its a hardware problem! i think tht ill gonna buy another phone! but not another moto! thats sure!! thks all....
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great idea.. just doesn't look very nice =/ samsung should send out a pen revision
blewis540 said:
great idea.. just doesn't look very nice =/ samsung should send out a pen revision
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Agreed! It doesn't look nearly as beautiful, however, since these S-Pens are only $20 or so, the converted/cut one can be used for more practical use while you can still keep a normal S-Pen to have as well.
Where can you buy a [Note 5] Samsung S-Pen for $20?
Samsung.Galaxy.S3 said:
Where can you buy a [Note 5] Samsung S-Pen for $20?
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Ebay currently has them for that price. 'Note 5 S Pen' search returns these results.
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How about you just pay attention, or if your letting a kid play your $800 phone which is stupid, take the s pen out and put it somewhere else. When anyone mentions kids it sounds like parents that don't know how to parent
ryanalan82 said:
How about you just pay attention, or if your letting a kid play your $800 phone which is stupid, take the s pen out and put it somewhere else. When anyone mentions kids it sounds like parents that don't know how to parent
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We agree that this should be common sense, however, we know that some things are inevitable. Phone laying on the table, kid comes up and plays with it for 2 seconds is all it takes, no matter how good of a parent you are.
Being the ballsy "DGAF" person I am, i shoved my pen in backwards like 20 minutes ago after a friend mentioned people complaining it was getting stuck. My first thought was "HA. Idiots... How do you jam it in so bad it gets stuck? And why?" So, I slipped mine in and and thought well, it wont go further, maybe its breaking when they try to force it? So I gave up and tried pulling it out. got like 1.5 inches out and....stuck. Like 45 seconds later, unstuck. All I did was turn the phone screen down and it slid right out
faaaaq said:
Being the ballsy "DGAF" person I am, i shoved my pen in backwards like 20 minutes ago after a friend mentioned people complaining it was getting stuck. My first thought was "HA. Idiots... How do you jam it in so bad it gets stuck? And why?" So, I slipped mine in and and thought well, it wont go further, maybe its breaking when they try to force it? So I gave up and tried pulling it out. got like 1.5 inches out and....stuck. Like 45 seconds later, unstuck. All I did was turn the phone screen down and it slid right out
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Sorry to say, it sounds like the black lever that it would get caught on may be 'broken'. It's a spring lever so it shouldn't move based off of the phone's orientation.
interesting way to "fix" the issue. Cosmetically it doesn't look as good at the bottom, but then again, who really looks there.