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I brought my Imagio in to get a new one under the 30 day worryfree.
The new imagio has a much less sensitive screen and oddly enough, it displays the battery up in the taskbar.
I figured it was worth sharing.
Also, does anyone have any tips on how to improve screen sensitivity? My last one was amazing.
I would do a hard reset. I got a replacement and the screen would not automatically turn off. After a hard reset all was great. Little quirks sometimes happen.
thanks, ill give that a try. i dont believe the phone to be defective because im noticing small improvements in the new one. a crisper sound, less light leak from around the screen and just a sturdier feel. while i have your attention what is your calibration data? im trying to figure out the ideal values.
I am just using the defaults, I have not made any adjustments.
I did a hard reset and changed my PressureThreshold to 900. I changed my PanGestureDistanceThreshold to 80. Everything is working to my liking now.
davidstre said:
I did a hard reset and changed my PressureThreshold to 900. I changed my PanGestureDistanceThreshold to 80. Everything is working to my liking now.
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where do you get to these settings? somewhere in the registry i guess, sorry for my ignorance
I really think the first set of phones that were available had problems, I had mine replaced and the battery is so much better. There was slight light leakage at the buttom ofthe screen on the first phone, none on the second.
Weird
i agree, i think the first wave had some issues. it'd make sense. this second one is working so much better.
to find these setting youll want to go to...
HKLM>DRIVERS>TOUCHPANEL and youll see Pressurethreshhold
as for the the other...
HKLM>HARDWARE>DEVICEMAP>TOUCH and youll see PanGestureDistanceThreshold
The second path i listed is also where you will find calibration data.
I use PHM RegEdit.
If anyone knows some more about reg tweaks that affect the screen please share!
davidstre said:
I brought my Imagio in to get a new one under the 30 day worryfree.
The new imagio has a much less sensitive screen and oddly enough, it displays the battery up in the taskbar.
I figured it was worth sharing.
Also, does anyone have any tips on how to improve screen sensitivity? My last one was amazing.
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When I got my original and my recent warranty replacement I noticed the screen was almost "sticky" and hard to swipe and it went away after a day of use.
Someone else I know just got one and their didn't work right out of the box and needed a hard reset and then it was OK. That of course makes no sense to me.
I ordered mine the day they became available. I don't know if I can explain it but it ran pretty poorly (sluggish performance) but after a hard reset it seemed to clear up any problems. What prompted you to replace it?
There is a slight gap between the screen and the buttons that some light does leak out of. Is this cause for concern or just cosmetic? (Seeing as how I'm more or less locked into this phone for the next 2 years.)
I also am wondering the same thing.
I posted a thread on the other forum wondering what everyone's thoughts were on the screen gap.
I love the phone and noticed all of the stores demos are perfect without the gap.
Wondering if I should replace, deal with with the cosmetic annoyance or worry about the long term effects?????
dlombardi said:
I also am wondering the same thing.
I posted a thread on the other forum wondering what everyone's thoughts were on the screen gap.
I love the phone and noticed all of the stores demos are perfect without the gap.
Wondering if I should replace, deal with with the cosmetic annoyance or worry about the long term effects?????
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I'm calling for a warrantee replacement today, I just can't take it any more. I really like this phone, but boy does the build quality suck.
its purely cosmetic no worries. i have the same gap and have heard lots of people report the same light leak in the location. its completely normal. unless you notice the the light leak becomes more severe or your screen gets a little bit of rippling (both of which i HIGHLY doubt will ever happen) you have nothing to worry about.
also, i noticed the same thing with the screen almost being "sticky". im not sure what it is, but i either adjusted to it or it went away
its not possible for them to seal in all light. the chief concern is making sure dust and moisture cant seep in. the screen is sort of like a big button in this respect. around every button there is light leak.
davidstre said:
its not possible for them to seal in all light. the chief concern is making sure dust and moisture cant seep in. the screen is sort of like a big button in this respect. around every button there is light leak.
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My first Imagio did not have any light leaking/bleeding around the edge, my replacement does. So I do have to disagree with you that there is no way around it. It may be purely cosmetic, but cosmetics is a factor in purchasing a phone. Otherwise we would all buy ugly Moto phones. So while I know for some people they will deal with it, I am calling V to get an exchange.
I just seen the disassembling video for the Nexus One on Youtube and said the trackball was the same as the blackberry's. I have a spare black trackball from the 8900 and want to clarify if they actually are the same. I know down the road the trackball will soon start to yellow or get dirty so I think replacing the trackball and even cleaning out the dust specks under the screen.
Anyways just want to clarify and if all is good then I'll go ahead and write a write up if anyone is interested.
Thanks for the offer on the write up. I would be interested.
I cannot confirm that the trackballs are the same but I do know that the mytouch also uses a blackberry trackball.
Maybe you can check the part number of the blackberry trackball and the nexus trackball to see if they match.
will the BB 8900 trackball fit on nexus one ?
any confirm info on whether both part no.s are the same or not ?
AFAIK HTC buys their trackballs from the same places as RIM
I am about 98% sure they are the same.
Kiss the trackball notifications goodbye.
from where can i buy the OEM nexus one trackball ?
from where can i buy the OEM nexus one trackball ? I don't want to loose the capability of trackball color notifications !
I have searched on dealxtreme and cnn but can't find any !
I went from a bold 9000 straight to the nexus one, the nexus one's seemed much bigger.
Got a replacement n1 today. Forgot that the original color is white/clear as opposed to the grey that my original one had become.
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Forgot that the original color is white/clear as opposed to the grey that my original one had become.
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Mine's worse than that, it's basically black (I suspect it's dye rubbing off from the dark blue jean pocket I usually keep it in?). I wouldn't mind so much except the notifications are really hard to see unless the room is quite dark. I've already tried to clean it with pure IPA (isopropyl alcohol) but that didn't help at all.
If you do manage to replace your trackball successfully and write it up (with photos!) I for one would definitely appreciate your efforts.
uansari1 said:
Kiss the trackball notifications goodbye.
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The tri-color LED is behind the trackball, not inside it.
I managed to clean my trackball pretty well using a Magic Eraser.
Just be careful not to scrub too hard. It takes a lot of patience trying to rub the eraser against a moving ball.
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Mine's worse than that, it's basically black (I suspect it's dye rubbing off from the dark blue jean pocket I usually keep it in?). I wouldn't mind so much except the notifications are really hard to see unless the room is quite dark. I've already tried to clean it with pure IPA (isopropyl alcohol) but that didn't help at all.
If you do manage to replace your trackball successfully and write it up (with photos!) I for one would definitely appreciate your efforts.
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Forge94 said:
The tri-color LED is behind the trackball, not inside it.
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He may have been thinking black track ball.
This fix might sound crazy but it works
i have 2 evo's version 002 both with pretty bad light leakage under the buttons. One has 3 buttons and the second 2. In the dark they are very visible and i was getting annoying ready to return both. I tried the blowdryer trick but that did not work.
This is what i did about a week a ago, it only takes a minute.
Go get one of this which you might have laying around your house.
http://www.oppictures.com/singleimages/400/SAN82001_1_1.JPG
Go to a dark area where you are able to see the leakage and start painting let line between the plastic and leakage. try pushing down the plastic to and using the pen to paint some of of the inner cover. Get a towel and remove the ink that got into the screen and bottom cover.
After doing this my phone have not shown any leakage. i have tried water in a towel to see if it would remove the ink and show light leakage but no leakage what so ever (do not try alcohol). This fix is invisible to the naked eyes, i have 4 friends with evo's and they could not tell what i did, even after telling them they still did not know where was painted
This is an easy cheap fix, it takes about 2 minutes and anyone (and i mean anyone) can do it.
So please if it make you feel better returning bu
eduardmc said:
This fix might sound crazy but it works?
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Are you asking us? i dunno, did you try it?
i dunno....seems ghetto, seems htc should have used done better r&d.
Hmm, I'd just like a $200 phone to work in the first place, not start falling apart 7 days in. :|
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Are you asking us? i dunno, did you try it?
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sorry, i fixed it. English is not my native language so i do make alot of mistake in my writings.
Hrshycro said:
Hmm, I'd just like a $200 phone to work in the first place, not start falling apart 7 days in. :|
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I don't believe i have had a phone that did not have any kind of problems related to software and hardware. The palm pre was a mess every new one i got had dead pixels, after 6 unit i finally got one that had 2 dead pixels. My diamonds phone use to get boiling hot. i could go on. all my friends iphones had drop calls like 20 calls a days (most switch to evo with me).
now the evil have a few problems, like the back cover not been flush and that was solved with a peace of small paper on top of the battery.
You will fine defect, nothing is perfect.
Interesting fix but it doesn't eliminate the fact the leak is happening because the screen is separating. Pushing the screen down will eliminate the leaking. The best fix will be to make sure the screen is sitting all the way down. So far I've only seen one guy do it on androidforums by pushing the screen down with clamps and heating it with a hair dryer. After letting it sit over night he didn't have any more leaking or lifting after two days. We have yet to hear from him on the progress (I think he ended up exchanging it anyway). Another guy said he tried the same fix and ended up making his phone worse.
thanks this is a nice cosmetic band aid If i don't see it, it doesn't bother me as much
coolguy949 said:
Interesting fix but it doesn't eliminate the fact the leak is happening because the screen is separating. Pushing the screen down will eliminate the leaking. The best fix will be to make sure the screen is sitting all the way down. So far I've only seen one guy do it on androidforums by pushing the screen down with clamps and heating it with a hair dryer. After letting it sit over night he didn't have any more leaking or lifting after two days. We have yet to hear from him on the progress (I think he ended up exchanging it anyway). Another guy said he tried the same fix and ended up making his phone worse.
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yeah but it seems the screen separation on happens the first few days of using the device and the progress stop. my device did not progress after i notice the leakage and was looking for a fix. This kind of fix the problem since you won't see the light leakage at all. The screen separation is wasn't really a problem since i only notice it when the light leakage is visible.
Again the point is missed. This does not prevent the fact that in time the leakage will evolve into screen separating from the base. The light is leaking because the adhesive used during rush manufacturing wad improperly sealed around the face of the device. This was a huge problem for the iphone (didn't think it would happen to me but here I am with my evo)
This worked like a charm I've already exchanged my EVO twice (on my 3rd evo). The first two had dead pixels, and all three have had the light leak. I'm not in the mood to go through the RMA process with HTC, so this fix was a perfect solution for me. I tried a similar fix using superglue on one of the other EVOs I had, but it left an unsightly white residue in the crack of the screen.
While this may not be a permanent solution to the problem with the screen coming unglued, I'm ecstatic that I no longer have to see light coming from the bottom of my screen.
Thanks a lot.
This thread. ... with that Expo 2 ... funny.
I found my own fix after trying several different things including tightening the torx screws, using a hair driver and clamps, and an expo dry erase marker. I read a post about using plastidip which I had, but unfortunately it was dried out. I then decided to use something else I had around. A fine tip black paint maker (Decocolor - LINK). I dabbed the tip on a piece of paper several times to get a little paint on the tip. I then carefully ran it across the edge where the light was leaking which allowed a very small amount of it to drip down in the crevice. I then ran a q-tip and a paper towel along the edge to make sure any that got outside of the crevice was removed. Now I have no light leakage. The paint is permanent, waterproof (not that I will be testing that) and will be easy to reapply if I ever need to. It also takes very little skill and the markers can be found at a local Michaels or arts/crafts store.
On a side note, the hairdryer/clamp method did help a little, but this paint maker did the job the rest of the way.
OK, other than the fact that all the bb's in the area only had 3 nexus s in stock my beef with my phone is that I have a screen issue. Appears I have a ring shaped watermark in the display on any solid color. I've never even been near a magnet or done anything to cause this issue. Now I have to figure out who to get a replacement from. Other than that its an awesome phone. Gave up my vibrant and mt4g for this phone. Anyone have anything to report?
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I think I got very lucky with my phone. i have no complaints with it. Good luck with your next phone, chances are it will be flawless.
You really have to figure that with the amount of phones they are pushing out there is bound to be some issues sooner or later
I am in love with my phone
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OK, other than the fact that all the bb's in the area only had 3 nexus s in stock my beef with my phone is that I have a screen issue. Appears I have a ring shaped watermark in the display on any solid color. I've never even been near a magnet or done anything to cause this issue. Now I have to figure out who to get a replacement from. Other than that its an awesome phone. Gave up my vibrant and mt4g for this phone. Anyone have anything to report?
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You return it to best buy of course. They'll get more in stock. Call them and ask about it. Tell them about the issues.
well that's fine. I will try to do that, but I will be completely out of a phone if I have to return it before they get any others in. After the problems I've had with my former vibrant and former mytouch4g, I bought the black tie warranty just in case.
I'm happily suprised at how much better the ns feels in build quality to my vibrant. I love the phone. If I had no watermark it would be perfect for me!
Besides the mt4g having better numbers on paper, this phone is just so amazing in comparison. It must just be the gorgeous display or the clean lines. plastic even seems better than my vibrant, though I do have the bb case they had, supposedly seideo? and I have some invisible shield type front and back covers (likely to just use the back protector) on the way.
Does anyone know of a BB in the Orange County, CA area or san diego that has alot of these in stock? I wonder if i have to return to the same store.
Nexus S defects
Hi, I had posted this one onto another thread - which was specifically for (likely to be a) hardware problem with the back button at the bottom left hand side corner of the Nexus S.
"Hi,
I just got my new nexus S (about an hour ago) that I was really excited about and am faced with a problem with the back button too.
Its got factory settings, so it cannot be a downloaded software issue. Also, I have not yet charged the battery at all, its still running on the same battery power that it shipped with.
The other buttons at the bottom of the phone (home, menu and search) all respond fine, its only the back button that does not seem to work. After going through this thread, I tried long-pressing the button, hard-pressing it, pressing just above it, below it, etc. It just wont respond. I had removed the screen protector it shipped with, so that cannot be the issue either.
If this is a known hardware problem (i.e. others have faced it too), irrespective of whether it is acknowledged by Samsung / Google, I'll return the handset. I do not want to spend a fortune and be landed with a handset that does not work - forget working as desired, but it does not seem to be working as designed !
Thanks & Regards,
Rohan"
Hey guys, I'm about to buy a 2nd hand Nexus S from some guy on a local forum and we're going to do the exchange in person. What should I check on the phone before I give him the $$? Any common glitches common to this phone?
For example, I was using the Nexus One before this one, and I know the multitouch screen is wonky for some of the AMOLED models for that one, and the trackball gets dirt in it. Anything like that for the NS? Thanks guys!
rayrayw said:
Hey guys, I'm about to buy a 2nd hand Nexus S from some guy on a local forum and we're going to do the exchange in person. What should I check on the phone before I give him the $$? Any common glitches common to this phone?
For example, I was using the Nexus One before this one, and I know the multitouch screen is wonky for some of the AMOLED models for that one, and the trackball gets dirt in it. Anything like that for the NS? Thanks guys!
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I would say one of the most important things would to make sure the volume rocker and the power button feel solid. This is the most heard of problem in the nexus s forums. We haven't really experienced problems like burn in but you can check for that by running a full screen app like a game at max brightness.
Good point, the volume rocker on my N1 was starting to act up with age too.
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We haven't really experienced problems like burn in
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Speak for yourself on that one. The buttons at the bottom got burned into mine from having the display stay on while charging.
burn on screen dont matter if u can see buttons at bottom for search back home ect as there used alot and are off the main screen and volume and power buttons even tho mine are still like new after 2 years if they have gone than there may be more problems elsewhere always play music and volume brightest to see if anything wrong with screen and sound i would play a game
Make sure the signal works. That would be a sign of a stolen phone. Apart from that its the usual of checking scratches, any big dents, making sure the buttons are working ok
My screen is still as nice as when I bought it, but the entire thing is covered in ghost armor. Hate the glossy fat bezel and though. Even cased it shows tiny less shiny scuffs on it though its never been dropped or in anything but silicone and tpu. 99% of people wouldn't even be able to see it, but I'm anal. I went through 8 phones to find a good screen and no glass crease. Foolish when I ended up getting a galaxy nexus just 13 months after paying full price for it from best buy. Buttons all work too after 4+ hours a day of use.
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Make sure to check for touch sensitivity across the middle and bottom of the screen. I bought a second hand nexus s and didn't recognize the problem until it was too late.
The middle of the screen on my nexus s pretty much doesn't work sometime and starts working after I turn the screen off then on again.
Hope this helps.
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1: buttons work
2: call *2 or whatever the cellular company's number is (Sprint will happily verify an ESN if you are buying used)
3: screen
4: is it rooted? (I would rather root myself, so I know it is done right, If I buy used, I buy stock)
5: GPS Signal
Verify SIM connector pins are important too.
Closed, thread here talking about the same issue.
In future search before posting.
Thank you.