Hello all.
This is my 1st post on here.
I have received my DHD and the battery cover doesn't seem flush from the front. So much so that when trying to find the volume buttons by touch I always press the battery cover instead.
Is anyone else's like this. Wonder if I should get it exchanged.
Many thanks.
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Same here, I feel as though it needs to be pushed down more..even though it seems secure. There does seem to be a very slight raised lip.
I feel that my battery cover is secured really well. It's solid as a rock and requires quite a bit of effort to remove.
I do wish the volume buttons were more distinct (i.e. separate or at least with a feelable division between up and down) and stuck out a bit more.
how do you take the battery out of the phone ? mine seams like its stuck in lol
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I do wish the volume buttons were more distinct (i.e. separate or at least with a feelable division between up and down) and stuck out a bit more.
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I also find the volume buttons quite hard to feel, especially through the silicone case my phone is in.
I've ended up putting a volume widget on my home screen, as I'm only ever toggling between volume on and silent anyway.
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OK. Thanks for your help.
Looks like I'll have to put up with it.
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When I got my DHD and went to remove the plastic slip from the battery, I noticed that the battery compartment cover was not flush with the alumiium chassis. So much so, that it was a nightmare taking it off. After exerting a little more force than I'd have liked, I got it to pop off by sliding a fingernail up along the volume switch.
When it came to putting it back on, I noticed there is some "give" at the two narrow sides of the cover - it is possible to get it flush by trial and error. I was surprised that was the case but there ya go, it can be done.
i nearly returned a phone cause of this but if you remove it make sure the back is slid into place, and push down on both sides of the volume rocker at the same time it will fit flush mine was like yours took me 3 attempts to fit it
Exactly the same problem.
Should I get it replaced?
Both DHD covers are dodgy in my experience. Once you get them to fit, don't touch them. Both covers feel as if they'd suffer very easily from mechanical wear and tear.
It seems to me HTC have multiple versions of the covers with slightly different shapes. My SIM cover has a small piece of plastic/gum glued onto it to level its height towards the SD card area. I suspect a dodgy manufacturing batch which they augmented rather than ditched for a new one.
I'm yet to see a perfect fit of the covers.
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The covers fit perfectly. The problem is getting them in right. Once they're in they're perfect.
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I saw a lot of owners complaining about creaking case...some on the USB part and some near the vol control ?
How about yours ?
sectorlord said:
I saw a lot of owners complaining about creaking case...some on the USB part and some near the vol control ?
How about yours ?
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Yes mine creaks too. I don't like it, my Trintiy never creaked. On my HD it is the back cover that moans when I squeeze it to make a thumb tap one handed. I thought it was partially my fault for removing the cover so many times to take out the micro SD. The back cover definitely comes off MUCH easier than the first time I opened it out of the box. I've seen new covers for $29. but that seems a bit over the top for a creak I'm going to make a space buffer under the back cover.
Same as matterhorn, the backside, below the camera lens. It creaks and its terrible! Feels cheap.
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Yep, I too hate the creaking of the plastic cover. It feels like the phone is really cheapish. I could not bear it, so that I tried several solutions (thin foam pads, self-adhesive tapes of different kinds) before coming up with a really good, simple one: I cut some PostIts to the right size (avoiding to cover the holes for those little tabs in the cover that hold it in place), stuck them to the bare sides of the HD (this is, the HD without the cover), and bent them over the back (where the battery and the SIM card are); then, you just have to mount the cover as usual --the photos are almost self-explanatory.
If you do not like the result, removal is dead simple. In my case, the added thickness of two PostIts inside the cover prevents *most* of the creaking (not *all*, but most), and now the HD feels much like the solid device it should have been from the beginning. This solution is really simple and easy indeed, but after a couple of weeks it has proved to be very reliable. Hope this helps! It has done for me.
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Repeated submit, sorry.
Does your Blackstone make creaking/squeaking noises when you press the glossy black plastic area around the USB port?
Mine creaks like an old bed even with light pressure. This is annoying because when the phone is on a table and I want to press the power button, I'll press on the bottom area of the phone to anchor the device.
So far I've compared with my buddy's set, and his Blackstone needs much more pressure before it creaks.
For a flagship device that costs so much, I really didn't expect to see this!
Yeah, mine creaks as well. It's annoying but you get used to it.
Not only at the USB port, though, at the back below the camera as well.
Don't know about everyone else's experience...but mine creaks only after it gets a little warm, ie while charging, heavy use, etc. It doesn't creak at all when it's cool. When it's warm, it creaks mostly in the virtual button area and isn't that bad, although it did scare me the first time it happened ha
My case is deformed, so it makes a clicking noise, and I can press it in, below the Volume controls. Annoying as hell!
After trying it, yeah mine actually does creak when I press it near the USB port... But I have to press pretty hard. Not noticable. But the loose, discount feel I get from press the side below the Volume buttons is unbearable!!! :'(
My HD make also clicking noise below the volume buttons. Except of this anything else is ok. No cracking on usb port, no dead pixel.
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My HD make also clicking noise below the volume buttons. Except of this anything else is ok. No cracking on usb port, no dead pixel.
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Still annoying though, ain't it? It's an expensive phone, I'd expect it to be top class... Really a big letdown for me. Reminds me of my Nokia N81 8GB... Squeaky as friggin' hell! Plastic all the way through!
I'll consider myself lucky then.... my HD is built like a tank. Noticed no creaks at all or pressure points. Way more solid compared to my old Touch.
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I'll consider myself lucky then.... my HD is built like a tank. Noticed no creaks at all or pressure points. Way more solid compared to my old Touch.
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You'll get there. Mine was ok for the first month. Started creaking beside volume buttons and it was barely noticeable at first, now it's really bad.
It also starts creaking near the power button and in other places.
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My HD make also clicking noise below the volume buttons. Except of this anything else is ok. No cracking on usb port, no dead pixel.
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Same here, creaking below volume buttons...near usb port...And 2 dead pixels! what luck
This problem is definitely a manufacturing defect.
I expect that HTC decided on a plastic back (which is also available on a lot of other mobile phones, but they just under specified the thickness of the material, maybe to save weight and make the phone slimmer, who knows.
However, it is annoying when it occurs, and HTC should provide a replacement cover free of charge.
The problem does seem to become more apparent with usage and heat.
Some users have reportedly strategically placing a piece of paper inside the back cover to alleviate the issue.
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...HTC should provide a replacement cover free of charge...
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I agree, and I'd really be delighted if they did... Like jumping up and down-delighted.
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I've sent an e-mail to HTC about this problem, as I can see many people are having the same problems. I told them of the annoying squeaks and creaks, and if they were going to fix it in the near future, free of charge.
yeah, here in china me and my HD users all have this noise.
mine creaks only after it gets a little warm, ie while charging, heavy use, etc. It doesn't creak at all when it's cool.
Mine creaks around the usb port even if I touch it there very gently. And it's becoming more and more noisy with time! plus it started creaking when I touch the touch screen firmly. I am starting to be afraid it will fall apart someday because of this. I have never droped it, sat on it, and I never put it in my trousers pocket, whenever i put it out of my hand i put it in this sock that came with the phone. So why is this creaking getting louder?!?!? HTC should do something to fix this problem!!!
yes mine too. beside the volume buttons and on the other side.
2 stripes of paper are the solution. I got normal office paper, cut stripes and bend it on double size, noch creaking any more...
but it's a pain in the ass to put the stripes into the phone...
chong81 said:
Does your Blackstone make creaking/squeaking noises when you press the glossy black plastic area around the USB port?
Mine creaks like an old bed even with light pressure. This is annoying because when the phone is on a table and I want to press the power button, I'll press on the bottom area of the phone to anchor the device.
So far I've compared with my buddy's set, and his Blackstone needs much more pressure before it creaks.
For a flagship device that costs so much, I really didn't expect to see this!
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Shield your HD with ZAGG INVISIBLE SHIELD, it may reduce the creaking!
not looking forward to it
I didn't know the Blackstone had this problem. Although mine sort of has a few little spots that have very minor creaking, I have only had it for a week and I could see where it might get worse. But I have a worse problem. My vibrate doesn't work! And its a manufacturer's defect. I never dropped it or anything like that, I am very disappointed about that. I will have to get a replacement I suppose, but I do look forward to my new creaking phone, lol
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Mine didn't creak in the beginning but after many back cover removals it creaks like crazy. I just bought a new type of cover that is tough soft plastic and less elastic than silicon. It fits perfectly and really tight. That has stopped mine from creaking...at least for the time being.
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yes mine too. beside the volume buttons and on the other side.
2 stripes of paper are the solution. I got normal office paper, cut stripes and bend it on double size, noch creaking any more...
but it's a pain in the ass to put the stripes into the phone...
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can you upload a picture of the "solution"?
thank you!
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can you upload a picture of the "solution"?
thank you!
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This is my solution.
The creaking sounds is gone from the back cover part but is still present when I press on the stylus (the shiny part of the bottom) and around the charging plug.
My Touch Pro had the same problem with plastic parts that could be pressed in.
Too bad that devices in the price range have this problem.
Pretty much all HTC devices have had some kind of build problem sine the beginning of when they started releasing phones. Dust problems on the screen (behind the front cover) were quite common back in the days.
Sad times, it's not worth sending it into repairs is it - would superglue be sufficient?
Super glue can damage plastic and rubber, so your best to use industrial double sided tape or something else
is it rubber behind the button? of not then super glue could be ok, but if its rubber the glue will make it hard and affect how well the buttons work
omg how do you even manage to do that?
I am wondering the same thing
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Literally no idea, I'm really careful with my phones, always been in a padded case - just picked it up today and saw it detached on my desk
Yeah it's rubber, so no superglue? Double sided tape will add too much thickness will it not? + it sounds pretty fidley - is there an alternative type of glue I could use?
liquid nails will not melt plastics or rubber.
Nitrocellulose based nail polish clearcoat. Works wonders as an adhesive, and won't melt plastics.
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just send it to repairs xD? I don't think root voids the hardware warranty ?
My volume button fell out too and i didnt notice so it was lost i emailed Sony but they said this prob would not be covered underwarrenty
Well it is starting to look like a fault in manufacturing process.. What models do you guys have.
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Thanks for the suggestion guys, will try the nail polish thing
The whole warrenty thing is a little dodgey for me as I bought mine off ebay, but it was originally purchased pay as you go from Vodafone (UK) if that helps with the model number?
If your volume button is still to hand, just push it back into the phone.
Mine came out after owning the phone for a few weeks, whilst was using blue-tack and cardboard to build a make-shift dock at my desk at work.
The blue-tack was great at keeping the phone still and in place, however one time the volume button was pressed right into the blue-tack and when lefting my phone from it the volume rocker came out.
Its not come out since and there didnt seem to be any sign of glue in the phone holding it down in the first place.
Mine fell off too, but I don't know where it went
Just putting it out there that my xperia play volume controls fell off too. I can't seem to find any place to get just the volume rocker.
Am I the only one that finds this hilarious...
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Mine fell off too, and yeah i find it hilarious.
Solution -
1) Buy some Marley Solvent Cement
Warning -
THIS IS TOXIC AND STRONG STUFF, DO NOT SNIFF (lol seriously dont), AND DO NOT GET IT IN ANY OTHER AREA ON YOUR PHONE BECAUSE IT DOES MELT PLASTIC.
2) Put a SMALL amount on the centre behind of the volume button.
3) Gently push back in place.
4) If some squeeze out the edges, QUICKLY use your fingernail to wipe the excess away.
The centre of the volume button will now be FUSED to the centre of the rocker. It will now NEVER fall off again. Seriously, DO NOT get this stuff on any other part of your phone because it will MELT the plastic. Do the job correctly and you will have a perfectly working volume button again with completely ZERO chance of it ever falling off.
Disclaimer - You have been warned about the potency of this stuff. Do not mess around with it unless you want your nose burned off your face or your phone melted into oblivion.
I do remember being warned that if you rub it up & down & up & down too much it will fall off
Hey guys, my volume rocker just fell out today, managed to find it and there is a little circle on the middle of it which most probably is where they put glue to stick it.
I try to fit it back in but through quick turning of the phone it falls out.
Would it be okay if I put just a TINY bit of superglue in the middle? It's gonna be touching the rubber which covers the internal volume buttons.
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Hey guys, my volume rocker just fell out today, managed to find it and there is a little circle on the middle of it which most probably is where they put glue to stick it.
I try to fit it back in but through quick turning of the phone it falls out.
Would it be okay if I put just a TINY bit of superglue in the middle? It's gonna be touching the rubber which covers the internal volume buttons.
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I wouldn't recommend superglue, one slip and you will ruin it.. try araldite plastic glue it would be better.. about 3.99gbp most places
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I've got a problem with my shoulder buttons.
They have become very stiff and are hard to press down. They get stuck. Any ideas how I can get them a bit loose so I can press them down?
Thanks !
Wd40. Don't try it..
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Ok, this might be nitpicking and may cause some to roll their eyes. But regardless, something that's a little annoying to me and wondering if some/most/all S4s are like this as well. When the phone is laying on a flat surface like a table, the phone is tilted such that the right side is higher than the left. When I press the left menu button, the phone is flush with the table and there is no movement, but when I press the right back button, there is space between the phone and table and the phone wobbles as a result. Ideally, the phone should have a tiny bit of play when pressing buttons on either side, not no play on the left and a big gap on the right side.
I then removed the back cover to take that out of the equation and it does the same thing. So then I removed the battery. Now, the phone has a tiny amount of equal play when pressing buttons on either side as it should be. When looking at the battery cavity, the cutout is positioned a little towards the menu button side of the phone and as a result, puts a little more weight toward that side. Since the phone is relatively light and the camera protrusion acts like a pivoting support when the phone is laying on a flat surface, I'm guessing the weight of the battery is causing the phone to sit crooked.
Anyone can confirm? Thanks!
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Ok, this might be nitpicking and may cause some to roll their eyes. But regardless, something that's a little annoying to me and wondering if some/most/all S4s are like this as well. When the phone is laying on a flat surface like a table, the phone is tilted such that the right side is higher than the left. When I press the left menu button, the phone is flush with the table and there is no movement, but when I press the right back button, there is space between the phone and table and the phone wobbles as a result. Ideally, the phone should have a tiny bit of play when pressing buttons on either side, not no play on the left and a big gap on the right side.
I then removed the back cover to take that out of the equation and it does the same thing. So then I removed the battery. Now, the phone has a tiny amount of equal play when pressing buttons on either side as it should be. When looking at the battery cavity, the cutout is positioned a little towards the menu button side of the phone and as a result, puts a little more weight toward that side. Since the phone is relatively light and the camera protrusion acts like a pivoting support when the phone is laying on a flat surface, I'm guessing the weight of the battery is causing the phone to sit crooked.
Anyone can confirm? Thanks!
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can confirm mine is the same but don't take that as a definite seeing as i dropped a 26 kilo weight onto mine so might just be that:laugh:
carloss2013 said:
can confirm mine is the same but don't take that as a definite seeing as i dropped a 26 kilo weight onto mine so might just be that:laugh:
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Yea it's getting to be a little annoying when I use the phone on a table. Whenever I hit the right side of the phone, it makes a *clack clack* sound hitting the table. My old S2 GT-I9100 seemed to have better build quality.
Did you know there is a plastic bridge that sticks out across the rear speaker mesh that is designed to stop the phone sitting down on the table surface so as to prevent the speaker being blocked?
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Did you know there is a plastic bridge that sticks out across the rear speaker mesh that is designed to stop the phone sitting down on the table surface so as to prevent the speaker being blocked?
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Yea I noticed that, but in my case, taking off the back cover pretty much does the same thing. So I take it you have this same "problem" with the phone not sitting flat and wobbles when you press the right side of the screen?
No because I use a dual skin Case ie phone is not naked.
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Its the speaker hole in the backplate.
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The camera seems to be causing it on mine! But the bridge is too. I never noticed that before, thanks for heads up!
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The camera seems to be causing it on mine! But the bridge is too. I never noticed that before, thanks for heads up!
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Heh sorry for making you realize a problem that you wouldn't have noticed had I not mentioned it. Yea it's as if the body is slightly tweaked or the camera assembly wasn't perfectly soldered to lie flat or something. Don't think it's completely the speaker hole bulge because it does the same thing with the back cover off too. With the battery out, it's better.
Normally I don't experience issues with my phones that I've seen online. Especially the whole "gapgate" Note 4 problem! But today I noticed my home button making a loud click noise when pressed. It was also a bit hard to push down. So I took a regular paper towel and put some alcohol on it. Just enough to make it damp. I then wiped the home button and around it. Then I used a can of air and blew over and around it. No more click and it's smooth as ever! Just thought I post this in case anyone else came across this issue. *Try at your own risk*
I did the same on the 2nd day of release having my note 4.. Had some juice on my hand from my son and wiped over the fingerprint and it got some between the button.. Alcohol seems to be the best for this as it dissipates leaving no liquid behind..
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My Note 4 recently started doing this. Thanks for the info. I will try it tonight.
Strange, my home button never did this, though I've noticed some home buttons appearing recessed and some elevated above the display of the phone.
My home button won't sink in though it still register touches and fingerprint scanner works fine.
Unfortunately wiping the home button didn't correct it. I'm having it replaced under warranty.
Mine did the same for the first 2 months. Then it went away
ROLL THAT SHT, LIGHT THAT SHT. SMOKKKKE THAT SHT
Home button not suppose to click?
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Home button not suppose to click?
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It's not supposed to make a very audible click. Mine started doing it months after it purchased and it stopped a week shortly after. Very weird.
Mines makes a noise lol why wouldn't it
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shook187 said:
My home button won't sink in though it still register touches and fingerprint scanner works fine.
Unfortunately wiping the home button didn't correct it. I'm having it replaced under warranty.
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So did they replace it?
Allow me~
So if you guys have seen me around, I am one of the guys who was on the forum about Note 4 bezels and replacing them. I replaced my Note 4 (black) with a gold bezel and power/volume buttons. Which definitely was easy as heck to do. Anyways, the point I'm going to mention is this:
The power button is supposed to be clicky, but not like those found on iPhone or Samsung S6/S6E. As they said prior, you can place alcohol into that area and it will help that problem with a sticky button. What I presume is some of the adhesive that keeps the screen down on the main board (NOT REFERRING TO THE LCD ADHESIVE TO THE GLASS) gets in the way and makes it sticky. The adhesive is some weird mix between some silicone or whatever. It feels almost like tar, in terms when heated its stretchy but pretty stiff when back to normal temps.
As for the dropping of the home button, that is caused by the mUSB port not being pushed up enough by the bezel. Basically, the mUSB port is not applied enough upward pressure by the bezel to keep it sitting flush. What is interesting is that this can also constitute to something where the home button is mushy and doesn't click. Not in the sense of "sticky" but as the point of just no tactile feedback, such as a click feeling or sound.
As for the "gapgate" issue, I just placed some silicone in between the cracks, between the glass and the aluminum bezel, and pushed it in. Then grabbing a cloth and removing the excess while smoothing the stuff in the cracks by going in a single direction. Let the stuff dry and its golden. Remember to tape off the earpiece, mic holes, and other stuff.
If anyone needs some pics on what I said above, let me know and I'll try getting those in.
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Normally I don't experience issues with my phones that I've seen online. Especially the whole "gapgate" Note 4 problem! But today I noticed my home button making a loud click noise when pressed. It was also a bit hard to push down. So I took a regular paper towel and put some alcohol on it. Just enough to make it damp. I then wiped the home button and around it. Then I used a can of air and blew over and around it. No more click and it's smooth as ever! Just thought I post this in case anyone else came across this issue. *Try at your own risk*
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anybody trying this alcohol treatment to the home button, I strongly suggest you turn off the phone and take off the battery while doing so. before turning it back on, also make sure it's totally dried off. you can use a hair drier to make sure....
does this happen after a while?
Thanks for this! Mine has always been that way. Painfully loud click. Like I broke something. Used an alcohol wipe (phone off) and I get a nice soft press now. Click is like my wife's Note 3 now. Much, much better.
I found the best solution... an app called " Swype Home". With a little swap from the home button to the screen acts like thehome button and goes
even more faster than clicking.. and it fixes the obsolescence of the button... works like a charm.
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So if you guys have seen me around, I am one of the guys who was on the forum about Note 4 bezels and replacing them. I replaced my Note 4 (black) with a gold bezel and power/volume buttons. Which definitely was easy as heck to do. Anyways, the point I'm going to mention is this:
The power button is supposed to be clicky, but not like those found on iPhone or Samsung S6/S6E. As they said prior, you can place alcohol into that area and it will help that problem with a sticky button. What I presume is some of the adhesive that keeps the screen down on the main board (NOT REFERRING TO THE LCD ADHESIVE TO THE GLASS) gets in the way and makes it sticky. The adhesive is some weird mix between some silicone or whatever. It feels almost like tar, in terms when heated its stretchy but pretty stiff when back to normal temps.
As for the dropping of the home button, that is caused by the mUSB port not being pushed up enough by the bezel. Basically, the mUSB port is not applied enough upward pressure by the bezel to keep it sitting flush. What is interesting is that this can also constitute to something where the home button is mushy and doesn't click. Not in the sense of "sticky" but as the point of just no tactile feedback, such as a click feeling or sound.
As for the "gapgate" issue, I just placed some silicone in between the cracks, between the glass and the aluminum bezel, and pushed it in. Then grabbing a cloth and removing the excess while smoothing the stuff in the cracks by going in a single direction. Let the stuff dry and its golden. Remember to tape off the earpiece, mic holes, and other stuff.
If anyone needs some pics on what I said above, let me know and I'll try getting those in.
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I'm trying to understand how the microusb port is blocking the button, is there any way you can explain it, and is it an easy fix? I just got a used note 4 and the home button doesn't click in.