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I'm going to call up T-Mobile today and ask for a new G1.
The lower right corner of the screen is VERY squeaky. It's really loud, and you can feel it squeak when you press around the bottom right 30% of the screen.
The problem is the bottom right corner is being sucked up against the "chin" of the phone. Pulling it away just a milimeter gets rid of the squeak. There is, however, no easy fix unless I want to take sandpaper and start sanding away around the joints.
I'm currious how many other people are having this problem. I've read of a couple of people having it, but I thought I poll would be a decent way to see if it's wide-spread or just a select few devices.
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I returned my first one with no problems at all. but if you can't theres a fix here
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f10/diy-creak-fix-4596/
I got my g1 yesterday... I f'n love it! But the screen does squeak a lil when pressed on and also my screen is not really aligned right when I open the phone to use the keyboard but its really not that noticeable...
Forgive me for being skeptical, but I wonder if you guys are pressing too hard on your screen? Mine only squeaks if I really push on it.
I've found I barely need to touch the screen to get it to respond. If you had the Wing or other WinMo phone, you're probably used to pressing much harder. You shouldn't have to with this phone, it's built to respond to the slightest touch.
Or at least that's my experience. If it's bothering you, by all means get a new phone. Perhaps it's a dual problem, perhaps the screen isn't as responsive, and thus you're forced to press harder and that makes it squeak. Best of luck, guys.
The creaking problem appears to be isolated to the black g1s due to a small plastic lip on the chin where the screen meets the chin. I haven't seen the black in person but pictures show that it is more of a matte finish as opposed to a glossy finish for the bronze. I have the bronze g1 and the chin has this extra piece of plastic but due to it having a glossy finish, it doesn't creak..it slides smootly when pressing the screen corner.
The fix above works!
I was sceptical, but I took an exacto and shave just a little off. I thought it wouldn't hurt. Well it worked perfect and not a squeek to be found even when pressing or sliding. Can't beleive that little flash of modeling makes so much noise. Thanks for the fix.
By the way I had a black G1
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No, and I'm rockin the bronze; but on an unrelated/semirelated note
The plastic on this screen is like a magnet for finger juices.
Not slick like glass, it has a plasticy feel that makes me miss the original screenplastic that covered it.
and if you have the ToddlerLock and hand it to a kid - what the eff - Grease City, USA.
I have to clean this more often than on my wing, and it's not the simple huhhhuhh/wipe - it's a cloth or shirt with windex or spit.
(yeah I lick my screen and wipe with tshirt to clean it. Hope it doesn't void the warranty)
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(yeah I lick my screen and wipe with tshirt to clean it. Hope it doesn't void the warranty)
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Sounds like normal moisture exposure to me.
lol.
humble said:
I returned my first one with no problems at all. but if you can't theres a fix here
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f10/diy-creak-fix-4596/
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This was an ingenious fix! Worked for me! The screen still moves but no sqeaks!!
I've heard reports of this but mine is dead silent when I push on it. In fact it doesn't even have any give, it's just solid against the phone. I must have just gotten lucky. Mine's black by the way.
Sometimes I hear it, sometimes I don't. Unlike everyone else, I don't see this as a big deal.
if you dont consider it a big deal, then you havent heard one really squeak yet. I have had people ask me what that f-ing noise is when I am talking on the phone. Just rubbing against my face it squeaks...LOUD. My friends black makes no noise, mine is a nightmare
squeeky here
I have had 2 g1 phones, both squeeked
I tried the razor blade trick and it seemed to help a little.
Two G1s and put a file to it - and no more squeek. Finally lol. That was annoying. And the girlfriend has a white one - no squeek. That part isnt there.
humble said:
I returned my first one with no problems at all. but if you can't theres a fix here
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f10/diy-creak-fix-4596/
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i used an little blade to shave it right off
worked perfectly
i had called tmobile to ask them to replace it but they said they cant do anything about it
so i took matters into my own hands
did it in less than 30 seconds and pressed as hard as i could and didnt heard a squeek at all
I have a white g1 and the creaking sounds are pushing me that much i feel like selling up th problem is i got my phone new from ebay so i dont think i can send it back also when the phone is open the screen is not alingend this is horrible and i cant help but notice it is there any fix for that problem?
no squeaky for me!
White G1 here.
My G1 is super sqeeky. I have had it replaced 3 times for various screen problems.... every one I have had seems to squeek. Just tried the razor trick... Didn't seem to help. Oh well.... doesn't bother me That much. Embrace your sqeeks.
Man... the squeek didn't even bother me till I actually read this thread and paid attention to it
yes same here!
probably it is a HTC production problem
I'm afraid pictures are out of the question, firstly because it didn't seem to come out to well when I tried, and secondly because I've mostly fixed it, but I'll do my best my best to describe the damage.
Basically in the centre of my screen I've got a patch where the front digitiser appears to have been pressed against the touch sensitive layer at the back and is stuck against it. You can quite clearly see the little dots for the touch screen sensitivity and there are rainbow coloured rings around the outside (newton rings I believe). Basically visually this means I have 1cm by 0.5cm dark patch filled with little dots and surrounded by rainbow coloured rings in the middle of my screen. The screen still works fine, but visually it's really annoying.
Now I believe this has got to be the result of pressure (don't know how, I don't tend to lean on my phones much), and I've somehow managed to apply concentrated pressure to the middle of the screen and dent inwards only the middle of the screen, but what I want to know is how the hell did I do that? It's a glass screen surely it should have cracked rather then dent, I didn't even think you could dent glass, especially not in such a small area without breaking it!
Well if you've somehow managed the what shouldn't be possible yourself as well, then you'll be pleased to hear that you can dramatically improve it by sticking a suction cup on the screen and pulling. I used a sat nav windscreen mount, which did the trick nicely. Now all thats left is a little bit of a rainbow patch in the middle thats a lot less visible.
Hope that made sense.
Hope it helps.
Hope someone can tell me how the hell I dented tempered glass!
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... I didn't even think you could dent glass, especially not in such a small area without breaking it!
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Almost everything will bend before cracking/breaking. To what extent is obviously dependant on the material and its treatment.
I live 13 floors up and you should see our 8 foot tall balcony door windows bend in the wind!
Same problem here, i actually did not put presure on the screen.. but one evening, an ugly black spot with oily rings around it appeared on my screen, blamed the wife first haha but she didn't touch my phone..
I got a sort of solution though:
Use a small plastic suction thingy, like you use to stick things on windows or in the shower, then stick it on the center of the screen above the oily spot. then move and softly pull the suction thingy.
Worked for me.. the black spot is gone but i am left with slight rainbow rings.. seems a bug of that too huge screen...
Anyone else a better solution? replacing the touchscreen is a last resort..
Lol exactly what I did to improve mine.
LMAO .. but a shame that those screens are so dodgy..
Could you please add a picture up here, as i want to see this strange thing?
Thanks in advance.
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Could you please add a picture up here, as i want to see this strange thing?
Thanks in advance.
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You can see it here mate...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=613631
I know a lot of people have creaking on the bottom of their phones, but is anyone else experiencing a metallic ticking or clicking noise when pressing the back or menu button?
I know it sounds hyper sensitive, and I'm sure it is, but its driving me insane... to the point that I don't want to use the phone. It has definitely happened progressively... started as creak.
I'm past remorse period and am rooted... also my screen is perfect.
Just would like to know if anyone else has this issue?
Yeah, a quick search for "buttons" or "creaking" and you'll find you're not alone. I saw a gentleman that had sprayed some lube, giggity, and it resolved it for him.
I had creaking on the edge, between the silver bezel and the white plastic. I carefully applied tape to the white and silver, leaving only the slight space in between; and then dropped some Gorilla Glue (super glue) in there. My phone/case/frame creaks no more.
My back button is starting to creak and I might look into the lube, again, giggity, but it's just the nature of the beast. You got the good display, so consider it a win, no doubt.
I've noticed on my Atrix two interesting things about the glass and I was wondering if fellow Atrix owners could give me an idea if their Atrix has the same issue:
1.) On the right side, the glass is sunk a tiny bit below the casing/frame so that when you run your finger on the glass left-to-right and go off the right edge, you feel a slight "bump". BUT on the left side the glass is more or less flush with the casing/frame. Perhaps (maybe just in my head) very slightly above it.
2.) When pushing on the corners or edges (lightly) there is a bit of play where the glass "squishes" down a bit. It feels almost as though it's like there is a tiny rubber gasket under it allowing it to take a bit or absorption.
Has anyone else noticed either of these issues, more importantly #1? I figure #2 is standard and I'm not concerned about but with #1 I really don't want to find myself down the road having issues with the front glass.
Thanks very much.
I just checked mine and I didn't notice either of these issues, if you're within 30 days I'd recommend an exchange....
I notice #2... there definitely is some play and I remember reading that some others reported this as well. Have to push quite hard on it though, definitely not noticeable during normal use.
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I've noticed on my Atrix two interesting things about the glass and I was wondering if fellow Atrix owners could give me an idea if their Atrix has the same issue:
1.) On the right side, the glass is sunk a tiny bit below the casing/frame so that when you run your finger on the glass left-to-right and go off the right edge, you feel a slight "bump". BUT on the left side the glass is more or less flush with the casing/frame. Perhaps (maybe just in my head) very slightly above it.
2.) When pushing on the corners or edges (lightly) there is a bit of play where the glass "squishes" down a bit. It feels almost as though it's like there is a tiny rubber gasket under it allowing it to take a bit or absorption.
Has anyone else noticed either of these issues, more importantly #1? I figure #2 is standard and I'm not concerned about but with #1 I really don't want to find myself down the road having issues with the front glass.
Thanks very much.
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Hadn't noticed before but yes on mine to both. Its nothing id worry about
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Gabbosgreats said:
I've noticed on my Atrix two interesting things about the glass and I was wondering if fellow Atrix owners could give me an idea if their Atrix has the same issue:
1.) On the right side, the glass is sunk a tiny bit below the casing/frame so that when you run your finger on the glass left-to-right and go off the right edge, you feel a slight "bump". BUT on the left side the glass is more or less flush with the casing/frame. Perhaps (maybe just in my head) very slightly above it.
2.) When pushing on the corners or edges (lightly) there is a bit of play where the glass "squishes" down a bit. It feels almost as though it's like there is a tiny rubber gasket under it allowing it to take a bit or absorption.
Has anyone else noticed either of these issues, more importantly #1? I figure #2 is standard and I'm not concerned about but with #1 I really don't want to find myself down the road having issues with the front glass.
Thanks very much.
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It is normal. The only time you should be worried is if the glass is lifting and you can actually see the edges of the glass. But as long as it is flush or deeper there's nothing to worry about. It's common amongst phones with fronts that are completely glass. The iPhone 4 doesn't have this problem because they use a harder plastic material as a "gasket" but that is also why their back glass panels are so easy to break. I would rather have a little "play" then worry about dropping my phone 4 inches from the ground.
mine is solid, solid as a rock..
Thanks for the replies. Anymore owners care to chime in?
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For issue 1 I have that also for issue 2 take off your battery cover and see what happens. I had it really bad until I got my battery cover replaced at AT&T. Once I did that it reduced significantly, seems to be some Battery Covers don't fit just right.
Gabbosgreats said:
I've noticed on my Atrix two interesting things about the glass and I was wondering if fellow Atrix owners could give me an idea if their Atrix has the same issue:
1.) On the right side, the glass is sunk a tiny bit below the casing/frame so that when you run your finger on the glass left-to-right and go off the right edge, you feel a slight "bump". BUT on the left side the glass is more or less flush with the casing/frame. Perhaps (maybe just in my head) very slightly above it.
2.) When pushing on the corners or edges (lightly) there is a bit of play where the glass "squishes" down a bit. It feels almost as though it's like there is a tiny rubber gasket under it allowing it to take a bit or absorption.
Has anyone else noticed either of these issues, more importantly #1? I figure #2 is standard and I'm not concerned about but with #1 I really don't want to find myself down the road having issues with the front glass.
Thanks very much.
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Mine has both 1 and 2.
I've got both also. No biggie.
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I have both as well. I'm not worried either.
I think #1 might just be the entire phone being pushed further into the plastic backing and not actually the screen getting pushed into the internals of the phone.
Thanks for the responses. This helps in a big way. I'm guessing I should RDWHAHB and just use the phone. If it leads to any deficiency, it would likely occur within the 1 year warrenty (knock on wood).
My SPen moves slighlty from side to side if I touch it. Just wondering if others are this way as well or is it a defect.
Moves side to side very slightly if I push it, otherwise it's a very good fit. Doesn't feel like it'll drop out at all nor does it require a lot of effort to take out.
hohoXD1233 said:
Moves side to side very slightly if I push it, otherwise it's a very good fit. Doesn't feel like it'll drop out at all nor does it require a lot of effort to take out.
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I always feel that reassuring click everytime I attach and detach the s-pen and it doesn't move at all :3
hohoXD1233 said:
Moves side to side very slightly if I push it, otherwise it's a very good fit. Doesn't feel like it'll drop out at all nor does it require a lot of effort to take out.
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Seems like we are unlucky ones then. Or I am because it kind of annoys me. Though as you said it doesn't drop and clicks in. I guess I'll get some tape.
Snug as a bug in a rug.
Mine moves maybe 0.5 mm wiggle in and out after a very solid click lock. Feels great and secure.
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Mine feels secure and clicks in. No issues with it being loose at all.
Mine fits perfectly.
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Well I guess "perfect" is subjective. I see some people say there is very little wiggle. Well that's what I am talking about. I'm not saying it feels like it's gonna fall out. Non issue for most, but holding the metal solid frame and then touching that wiggly pen. Just doesn't feel nice. Anyways, I'll get me some of that grey industrial tape and see how it works out
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Well I guess "perfect" is subjective. I see some people say there is very little wiggle. Well that's what I am talking about. I'm not saying it feels like it's gonna fall out. Non issue for most, but holding the metal solid frame and then touching that wiggly pen. Just doesn't feel nice. Anyways, I'll get me some of that grey industrial tape and see how it works out
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I should really say that I have to make it wiggle if anything. It doesn't rattle or anything. Mine feels great as is.
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If we are speaking with regard to the definition of slight. Then I have a slight amount of play when I force it to wiggle. If yours is annoying you then something must be wrong.. I literally have to try and feel it move under pressure, but as with anything, apply enough pressure and it will move, slightly. Oh so slightly.
Mine fits very nice. Clicks when i insert it and then it is not moving at all.
I am one those easily annoyed types I guess. If anyone is wondering I just got some of that famous grey tape, cut a thin strip and stuck it to the side the SPen could be pushed to.
It doesn't move at all now, no matter how hard I push and the SPen slides in and out just as easily as before. You also don't have to worry about it peeling off and getting pushed as once that tape is stuck it ain't going no where.