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Blurry camera

I have had my phone for about a month now and about 6 days ago I realised that it is now taking really blurry pics, so blurry you can barely see peoples faces without getting an inch from their face. My phones been dropped twice so there is a few dings on the edges. I wanna bring it in for warranty exchange, do you think they will just see the dings and assume the issue is because I dropped it? The camera issue didnt even start till atleast a week after the last time it got dropped. Or is the camera thing a known issue with this phone?
Thanks for any help or info.

Did you try cleaning the lens with some type of cleaner
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You mean like take the clear plastic cover off and clean the actual camera lense? Or just used a cleaner on the outside of the plastic cover? Either way no I havnt

I had the same problem, called tmo and they sent me a new phone.
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Huh if they Sent you one for free that must mean its a known problem
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Cool I guess Ill try and give them a call. Thanks for info. oh btw jriv Im from Port Orchard originally. Interesting to see another Kitsap person on here

When I was talking to the them they said its wasn't one of their "known" problems but it obviously is. But I just found out that the speaker for your ear doesn't work. I have to use speaker phone to make/receive any calls.
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Blurry Cam
I have been having the same issue...just called tmo and they are gonna send me a new phone as well

hardkorekid said:
Cool I guess Ill try and give them a call. Thanks for info. oh btw jriv Im from Port Orchard originally. Interesting to see another Kitsap person on here
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Yeah im in the navy and im stationed out here.
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If the next one they send me is jacked up I'm *****in until they send me a galxay.
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Turn the iso from auto to I think 600 I think it'll be a bit more grainy but the blur will be less
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[Q] htc logo on back of phone

Hi all, the "h" from the htc logo on the back of my legend has come off. A trivial thing but annoying, it's now just an "h" shaped dent with a couple of glue holes. The metal "h" is now somewhere in Greater London
The phone's still under warranty but wondering if this was a common issue?

I have seen it before but not sure how common, try sending it back!

Well somebody already mentioned this problem. But his was the 'C'. Its not that common but it does happen.

I make up the trio - I've lost the 't' from the back of mine. It hasn't been through any major falls or anything so it's probably something they'd fix under warranty.
I've noticed mine sounds like there's something moving if I give it a fairly hard tap where the rubber around the camera is; I don't know if that's how it's always been though.

Crazy, I looked at mine after reading your post and I'm missing the h now as well. Wonder how long ago it fell off...
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PandaBurgers said:
I've noticed mine sounds like there's something moving if I give it a fairly hard tap where the rubber around the camera is; I don't know if that's how it's always been though.
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Yes! I've noticed that too since day one. The hell is it?
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YEah I have that too; I think it's the AF lens?

It's the autofocus. Same "klick" as when it is focusing on cam app mode.
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"Grip of Death"?

I took this video of my shift from my original evo. If its not as bad as the iPhone its still troubling.
What do you all think?

I tried replicating your results and haven't been able to. My signal doesn't seem to change at all regardless of how I hold the phone.

Unable to replicate.
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think someone has too much time on their hands

Mine does the exact same thing. It is pretty annoying. Probably my biggest complaint about the Shift so far.

Mine did the same as well. PArt of why I returned it

does the same thing for me as well.

There is another thread further down in general that talks about low signal issues and the antenna being in the bottom of the phone.
I figured this issue might be related to just my home but it happens every where. I am hopeful its a defective antenna otherwise I'm considering returning and going back to my Evo.
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I have updated my PRL and profile several times hoping this will resolve my issue with no effect.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CDaxhjUs9M&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Same thing happens with wifi. Maybe get a holster and Bluetooth headset? I know. I have an idea for an invention. A hat that has a holster on top for your phone. No more body blocking signals!
Another thing kinda related, the old phones with the telescopic antennas usually always outperformed phones with stub or internal antennas. I say bring back the telescopic antennas and get more bars!

I was able to replicate this quite easily on the wifes shift...however I am left handed so it doesn't effect me as much when held in my left hand...this may be a huge factor in deciding which phone I get w/ my upgrade on the 1st though
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Like the video said, pretty much all phones do it so that's nothing new. Some might be worse than others.

I still can't make mine do it, but I do know the signal on this thing is worse than my hero pretty much all the time.
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Mine seemed to be doing that at first but not consistently. This phone is definetly getting better service where I live than my old hero though
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Zardos66 said:
I still can't make mine do it, but I do know the signal on this thing is worse than my hero pretty much all the time.
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I always get horrible signal in the bathroom...lol
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I feel lucky, I seem to be the only without this problem who is also getting BETTER reception than I did with my Hero. I know someone else in my area with this phone, I'll ask and see if he's having any issues like this.

Mine will do this, but I have a very poor connection in my house. It's always on the verge of going into roaming/not having service. So it doesn't take much to lose signal strength.

ajs2677 said:
I feel lucky, I seem to be the only without this problem who is also getting BETTER reception than I did with my Hero. I know someone else in my area with this phone, I'll ask and see if he's having any issues like this.
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Hey same for me, the signal is far superior on the shift than the hero
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Damn....my phone does the same thing. I was just hoping I would be able to point and laugh at those who's phones were losing bars too....
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the5ifty said:
I always get horrible signal in the bathroom...lol
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The reception in my bathroom is so $hitty I have to use wifi.

Normal or defect?

Does everyone xoom back cover where the top and bottom cover meet has a slight creak when depress between the left speaker and camera? The area can be depress slightly also.
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Don't think so, I believe someone else posted about this and exchanged theirs. I wonder if this is a defect in many devices now that you're posting on the same thing.
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copualt3 said:
Does everyone xoom back cover where the top and bottom cover meet has a slight creak when depress between the left speaker and camera? The area can be depress slightly also.
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mine can be compressed, it doesn't make any noise though.
In the end -- they're two pieces, a little movement is expected.

Just checked, mine does not creak at all. Might be a defect, i'd take it to a VZW location and compare it to the sales demo or a new model.

Mine does this too
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mine does too. its normal, dont listen to these 'return it defect' crap

thanks, everybody for the response.

mine does it too.....i'm not returning it

Mine does it as well although not every time I press there. Not returning mine.

HTC One death grip.

I was going through reviews of HTC One and came across these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlAt7CKHsNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssaf0AQdPwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubr-Hzu894

sandeep.mjs said:
I was going through reviews of HTC One and came across these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlAt7CKHsNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssaf0AQdPwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubr-Hzu894
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No issues with that here on AT&T.

I'd say no one can accidentally death grip their Ones. I can drop one bar of each if I press the stripes hard against my palm.

californiarailroader said:
No issues with that here on AT&T.
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mikbe said:
I'd say no one can accidentally death grip their Ones. I can drop one bar of each if I press the stripes hard against my palm.
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Nice to know that.

I didn't find any death grip yet. But one thing is annoying that if you grab light proximity sensor autobrightness gets crazy (as it should be ofc)

If I have my hand at the top of the device (e.g. when holding it horizontally when watching a video) the WiFi drops from full signal to just the dot in the icon
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thom109 said:
If I have my hand at the top of the device (e.g. when holding it horizontally when watching a video) the WiFi drops from full signal to just the dot in the icon
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Mine doesn't do that, I just tried it and the WiFi signal stays as strong as ever.

My T-Mobile one is not affected with service or WiFi signal with even a TWO hand death grip.

I have never had a cell phone with such a great carrier and wifi signal.
Same router, same house, same room, my HTC One vs Xperia Arc 2k11 device get twice the bandwidth.
best phone I have ever had. No death grip, no airline crack in top, no flaws whatsoever.

grat_master said:
I have never had a cell phone with such a great carrier and wifi signal.
Same router, same house, same room, my HTC One vs Xperia Arc 2k11 device get twice the bandwidth.
best phone I have ever had. No death grip, no airline crack in top, no flaws whatsoever.
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Ditto

So if you touch a transmitter there is some attenuation?
Call the cops!

Its also only sprint HTC Ones that seem affected.

I have AT&T and when I support the phone with my shoulder... People can't hear me... And this hasn't happened only once... Multiple times. Left shoulder to ear so go figure... But sad
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cloudedhopes said:
I have AT&T and when I support the phone with my shoulder... People can't hear me... And this hasn't happened only once... Multiple times. Left shoulder to ear so go figure... But sad
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I get the exact same thing! I thought it was just me... Every time I have to tuck it between my ear and shoulder, no one can hear a word I'm saying. It's not the ideal position to hold it, granted, but it's the only phone I've ever owned that's had this problem. I'm just glad to hear it's not just something I'm doing wrong!

RevBlackie said:
I get the exact same thing! I thought it was just me... Every time I have to tuck it between my ear and shoulder, no one can hear a word I'm saying. It's not the ideal position to hold it, granted, but it's the only phone I've ever owned that's had this problem. I'm just glad to hear it's not just something I'm doing wrong!
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Can someone else check this plz so I know of I need to exchange my phone out not

cloudedhopes said:
Can someone else check this plz so I know of I need to exchange my phone out not
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Are you sure your not just covering the Mic with your shoulder?
Probably the reason.
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-josh- said:
Are you sure your not just covering the Mic with your shoulder?
Probably the reason.
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Well the mic is at the bottom... So definitely not covering it. Maybe covering the small hole on the back (assuming it's the noise cancellation mic) but that shouldn't matter... Did you try?

cloudedhopes said:
Well the mic is at the bottom... So definitely not covering it. Maybe covering the small hole on the back (assuming it's the noise cancellation mic) but that shouldn't matter... Did you try?
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I'm having the same issue. Left shoulder, no one can hear me. Right shoulder, people hear me fine. I'm positive I'm not covering the normal mic.
I think it has to do with the noise cancellation mic, as that is the only difference. My guess is either it covers the mic so it can't pick up anything (and somehow that messes things up) or it covers the opening so the mic only picks up sound transmitting physically through my face (and then the noise cancellation mic is hearing mostly the same as the front mic so it cancels it out).
I'm hoping it can be fixed with a software upgrade, it's definitely annoying.

ste1164 said:
Its also only sprint HTC Ones that seem affected.
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I have a o2-One (Germany) and simply by holding it in my left Hand normally signal goes down form -85 dBm 14 ASU to -97 dBm 7 ASU.
Not that I care too much though, because that is pretty normal and not really a death grip. It' more like a little weakening grip

On EE here in the UK, phone doesn't have any noticeable loss of signal from normal use but it is possible to tightly grip it and cause signal loss.
Other than that... In normal use wifi and 4g/3G signal are much better than iPhones in the same household!