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'Splodge' on screen

Splodge, was the only way I could describe it...take a look at the attached photo.
I'm certain I have seen someone else post this before.
It just happened randomly! Was fine all day yesterday, then picked my phone up to answer it last night, and after the phone call had ended I saw this on the screen...
Touch screen still works, and you can still see underneath it, its less visible when the back light is on. Of course when it's off, you can see the effect it has!
So...what is it? Easily fixed or what?
Like I said, I'm sure I have seen this posted by someone else before...

Hehe... nice one. It will most likely disappear if you gently pull the glass with a suction cup.
Brgds... /Tubgirl

Suction cup thing works but then it comes back.
HTC said it would be out of warrenty :S and they would have to look at it first.
O2 however, said if its in warrenty (which it is) then they will get it repaired and supply a courtesy handset while they have it.

i had one the same size it has slowly gone to half the size 5 pence piece but o2 said its not under warrenty and i work for a major phone retailer and my repairs guy said it may so im very unsure wuld have re flash it as its hspl grrr

Some background info on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_rings

greg1fraser said:
i had one the same size it has slowly gone to half the size 5 pence piece but o2 said its not under warrenty and i work for a major phone retailer and my repairs guy said it may so im very unsure wuld have re flash it as its hspl grrr
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interesting, well I'm taking it to the O2 store next week, so will see what they say, will keep the email i had off them saying they will as backup!
It has reduced in size, but still has the rainbow pattern in the middle.

I had a similar screen problem however it didnt look anywhere near as bad as yours. Mine had slight discolouration mostly noticable on white backgrounds. Pressing the screen a little bit harder than normal created the sort of effect you get when pressing the screen of a calculator (dont know what to call it) I took mine to the o2 shop with a different fault and also mentioned this fault. I got it back 6 days later but they hadnt fixed the screen problem. I sent it off again then and there and 6 days later i got a new phone.

O2 now have my HD2
Been given a nasty old Nokia phone as a temp...forgot how small some screens are...lol
should take 7-10 days they said...so fingers crossed...

Any way of fixing this problem without sending it back as this has happened to my cousins HTC HD2, kind of glad it didn't happen to mine lol, any quick fixes to know about?

I've had the same with my HD2.
They fixed it for me (new screen)

Don001 said:
Any way of fixing this problem without sending it back as this has happened to my cousins HTC HD2, kind of glad it didn't happen to mine lol, any quick fixes to know about?
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Get hold of a replacement screen and do it yourself??

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Get hold of a replacement screen and do it yourself??
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Was actually thinking about this, then tried to figure out how it happened, he goes it was one of two things, since he considers himself a bit of a playboy lol, he tells this tale of a girl sitting in his lap and it happened or could have been wetness (kind of goes hand in hand don't you think lol).. how does this problem usually occur?

Don001 said:
Was actually thinking about this, then tried to figure out how it happened, he goes it was one of two things, since he considers himself a bit of a playboy lol, he tells this tale of a girl sitting in his lap and it happened or could have been wetness (kind of goes hand in hand don't you think lol).. how does this problem usually occur?
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LOL!
Well anyway! For me it was very random. The phone was fine all day at work, I had a phone call in the evening, after the phone call I just looked at my phone, and there it was...
Some people have said its caused my the heat of the battery and signal, dunno.
Its a very thin space between the battery and the back of the screen, so maybe thats true.
I can't see how over pressure can cause it as its a glass screen, and glass doesn't bend like plastic.

I had a smaller of these newton rings at the center. Much smaller than yours.
Suddenly one day it disappeared.
It was during summer and I thought it was probably because of the heat.

MalekoUK said:
LOL!
Well anyway! For me it was very random. The phone was fine all day at work, I had a phone call in the evening, after the phone call I just looked at my phone, and there it was...
Some people have said its caused my the heat of the battery and signal, dunno.
Its a very thin space between the battery and the back of the screen, so maybe thats true.
I can't see how over pressure can cause it as its a glass screen, and glass doesn't bend like plastic.
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Interesting, he did always complain about his battery overheating or when on a phone call, the phone temperature increases rapidly, guess that was the cause, at least I get to tell him some good news, he can go to spearmint rhino as much as he wants lol

Just tracked the repair on line and all sounding good!
Job Fault: Defective On-Screen Keyboard
Job Status: On it’s way back
Repair Outcome: Warranty Repair

MalekoUK said:
Just tracked the repair on line and all sounding good!
Job Fault: Defective On-Screen Keyboard
Job Status: On it’s way back
Repair Outcome: Warranty Repair
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Congratulations.. how long did it take to come back?

Don001 said:
Congratulations.. how long did it take to come back?
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Hasn't arrived at the store yet, waiting for a phone call, fingers crossed for today! that would be exactly a week.

Hope its fixed soon for you, its interesting about the battery and heat, my hd2 gets warm below the battery and that is also below the main area your problem is on, I suspect its down to a screen fault myself.

MalekoUK said:
Hasn't arrived at the store yet, waiting for a phone call, fingers crossed for today! that would be exactly a week.
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Hopefully because I know how it feels like to be without the beloved HD2, I had to last two weeks, no matter what phone you use as a substitute, for some reason, it just cannot compare!

2.3.3 and back button stuck issue

I had a NS with a back button that used to get stuck and i exchanged that NS for a new one. Since then i did not have the issue. Here comes 2.3.3 and the little monster is back. I have seen it twice in the past few hours. Google fix this ASAP or this phone is going back for good.
Anyone else with this problem?
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FlyingRequin said:
I had a NS with a back button that used to get stuck and i exchanged that NS for a new one. Since then i did not have the issue. Here comes 2.3.3 and the little monster is back. I have seen it twice in the past few hours. Google fix this ASAP or this phone is going back for good.
Anyone else with this problem?
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That's not good!! I had this issue occasionally (never exchanged the phone though) and so far since 2.3.3 it's not happened.
I would strongly suggest raising the issue on the google support forums - there is an existing thread from before the 2.3.3 update which as it happens was meant to fix the problem......
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=455215ff8747658b&hl=en&start=40

Mine is N1, I also got back button problem occasionally since 2.3.3. I press the Back, I feel the vibration, but there is no action. I should retry few times.
I guess this is 2.3.3 bug.

kikikaka said:
Mine is N1, I also got back button problem occasionally since 2.3.3. I press the Back, I feel the vibration, but there is no action. I should retry few times.
I guess this is 2.3.3 bug.
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u know i had this issue on stock 2.3.2, both home and search was not working, then i wiped data & cache from stock recovery, and then it started working again, worth giving a try!!!

back button is very irresponsive in 2.3.3 !!! i thought google was supposed to fix that s**t. instead it has got even worse for me.

deeren said:
back button is very irresponsive in 2.3.3 !!! i thought google was supposed to fix that s**t. instead it has got even worse for me.
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my back button is very responsive maybe you need to reflash.

OK I take back what I said previously, this has started happening to me again now. In fact I'd say it's worse than it was before.
I have no idea what to do other than trying to exchange the phone which will probably be a nightmare because I've had it since early January..........

weird cause i read people saying that if their phone had a back button issue it was fixed with 2.3.3

Well I've taken it back to the carphone warehouse where I bought it, they are going to attempt a repair..............will hopefully end up with an exchange for a new handset - i'll keep you posted.

Well the nexus one never had this problem at all, never. And now since the update it too has this issue. So that's pretty solid proof to me that this problem exists and needs to be fixed by Google.

I have non rooted nexus s 2.3.2 and noticed this for the first time last night. Back button key would either stick and/or be un responsive (light would turn off).
I wonder I'd this be a memory issue in that it might occur more frequently when the device is low. Notice a lot of apps run services around midnight and in the morning when this is happening for me..
I have also seen problems with green screen from flash when memory is low.
Closing some apps seems to solve this.
Just a thought. Hope this is not a sign of a hardware failure.

I'm waiting to collect my "repaired" Nexy - wondering what if anything they will have done to try and fix it.....
Feel naked without my phone........

Take off battery cover. Tighten up a bit the screws on the back of the phone. See if that changes anything. I experienced that a little while ago, tightened the screws and now all's good. Haven't seen a single issue since. 2.3.2 and 2.3.3
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bogdi1988 said:
Take off battery cover. Tighten up a bit the screws on the back of the phone. See if that changes anything. I experienced that a little while ago, tightened the screws and now all's good. Haven't seen a single issue since. 2.3.2 and 2.3.3
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Well I dont have the phone right now but I'll certainly give this a try if the problem happens again once I have the phone back.
Out of interest what size/type of driver do you need to fit the screw heads??
Thanks!!!

moon-unit said:
Well I dont have the phone right now but I'll certainly give this a try if the problem happens again once I have the phone back.
Out of interest what size/type of driver do you need to fit the screw heads??
Thanks!!!
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a small philips head screw driver

same problem with me. I upgrade to 2.3.3, the back button will stick for several seconds especially when you hit back key very fast and repeat after fast scrolling the screen.
I flash back to 2.3.2, change rom, not install apps, the problem is still there. And even in bootloader, the issue is still there.

I've just been told my phone is being sent to some central repair hub and might take 28 days to get back to me :-(
will probably get scratched to bits and still wont be fixed.....
Guess I'll have to dig out the old Sony handset to keep me going for a few weeks..today is a bad phone day...

Well I picked up the phone today and noticed a few things where different, firstly I now have an unlocked padlock icon at the bottom of the bootscreen - On checking recovery it would seem my bootloader has been unlocked....
Secondly it was running 2.3.1 which I also found odd?
Going charge it up and do a manual update to 2.3.3 using the full 90mb ROM, wonder if the back button issue has been fixed......? the repair notes said the PCB had been checked and cleaned......
I'll keep you posted.

Phone power shuts off when tapped or bumped.

I just noticed a moment ago that when I tap my phone hard enough it turns off. For example sliding the kb open or setting it down on a table hard enough. I have to be real gentle with it now. And I have never been very rough with it its in great condition. I dropped it once on carpet a few months ago. But that's it. I have 2 batteries and I switch them out every other day. Could that have something to do with it? I really do not want to goto the sprint store and have the look at it because ill have to flash back to stock and deal with their lines and annoying staff. Anyone know what I can do to fix this issue?
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Is it possible that you thumped it hard enough to knock it unconscious? Just kidding, sounds like you have a short somewhere.
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screw that. flash it back to stock and take it in. i wouldnt be able to deal with that.

^^ I agree
However, take a look at your battery contacts. One of my 3 is noticeably bent "differently" but not necessarily broken than the other 2 (although it's NEVER lost contact even in a fall). Maybe it's not maintaining the tension it needs to keep the connection.

kycrop44 said:
I just noticed a moment ago that when I tap my phone hard enough it turns off. For example sliding the kb open or setting it down on a table hard enough. I have to be real gentle with it now. And I have never been very rough with it its in great condition. I dropped it once on carpet a few months ago. But that's it. I have 2 batteries and I switch them out every other day. Could that have something to do with it? I really do not want to goto the sprint store and have the look at it because ill have to flash back to stock and deal with their lines and annoying staff. Anyone know what I can do to fix this issue?
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Happens to me when I close the keyboard too hard so I put a piece of thin cardboard between the cover and battery to secure it even more and no more problem.

kennyglass123 said:
Happens to me when I close the keyboard too hard so I put a piece of thin cardboard between the cover and battery to secure it even more and no more problem.
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doesnt paper heat up the battery more? and i think the OP should place a claim on the phone (you should too). you people paid a lot for your phone and it should work (without putting cardboard)

alexnaoumi said:
doesnt paper heat up the battery more? and i think the OP should place a claim on the phone (you should too). you people paid a lot for your phone and it should work (without putting cardboard)
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your right I did pay alot for this phone and it should work properly without ghetto rigging it. It actually stopped for now idk what did it, I tried a number of things including pressing the battery in harder and that may of solved it, but I bet it does it again one day. plus I wouldnt mind having a brand new one if thats what they would do to fix it lol

That happened to me a couple times, but it was the extended batteries and thus generic cover that doesn't fit well to begin with.

alexnaoumi said:
doesnt paper heat up the battery more? and i think the OP should place a claim on the phone (you should too). you people paid a lot for your phone and it should work (without putting cardboard)
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Then don't cover the whole battery. Use a small strip runnin diagionaly and fasten it to back cover is it don't move around when u drop your phone again.
Try a little peice of paper in between the batt and the wall of batt hole.
Epoxy your battery in place.
Or u can stop abusing your phone.
Tell your phone your sorry..
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alexnaoumi said:
doesnt paper heat up the battery more? and i think the OP should place a claim on the phone (you should too). you people paid a lot for your phone and it should work (without putting cardboard)
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Not anymore than sitting on my hip. Paper is an insulator so actually would help in Florida sun. But my issue is a $21 extended battery and extended back, not stock. So a small piece of cardboard helps to keep it really tight. Also probably because I have dropped my phone a few times.

keith5039756827 said:
Then don't cover the whole battery. Use a small strip runnin diagionaly and fasten it to back cover is it don't move around when u drop your phone again.
Try a little peice of paper in between the batt and the wall of batt hole.
Epoxy your battery in place.
Or u can stop abusing your phone.
Tell your phone your sorry..
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LMAO!!!! Nice...think I will download a flowers jpg for my phone now.

My first epic did this. It's a manufacturing problem. I took it back and sprint replaced it. (I returned it the day after I bought it, though).

I have had this happen to me and all I did was flash a different rom. It seemed to be a had flash or the rom I was using. That is assuming you are rooted and running a custom rom. Give it a try. Flash something else and see if the problem goes away. Mine did.
I was on my way into the sprint store as I was restoring a different rom and after restoring i could not reproduce the power down when bumping or sliding keyboard. That's how I figured out it had to be the rom. I have not had it happen since, that was 5 months ago.

desire s turns off
Ive had my desire s for less than 2 months and ive had to leave it back for this reason. The slightest of taps to the bottom right corner and off it goes.
Estimated return time from the car phone warehouse is 1 month. whahahahah....

Mine does the same thing, bougt mine off ebay, esy fix I just took a very small piece of electrical tape, made it so its sticky on both sides and stuc it behind the battery
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I had this problem also. Mine was one of the three contacta on the phone broke. The brass contacts that touch the battery.
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kennyglass123 said:
But my issue is a $21 extended battery and extended back, not stock
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Same here! With the stock battery it works fine, but with the extended to hard of a jolt will reset it.

Strange screen blinking?! help please!

Got yesterday my Acer A500 and its really great.
But a few minutes ago I got a strange problem ( not rooted or flashed yet, just the normal 3.0.1 stock rom )
battery was down to 10% and then the screen started blinking ( turned off and on again and again). while this I also couldn´t use the screen everywhere.only several areas worked.
do you think that I should send it back for warranty or just wait?
help would be appreciated!thanks in advance!
didn´t remove this acer sticker and just recognized that the screen has problems that touch input doesn´t work, so removed it and it works again.tested again with the sticker -> screen blocked -> removed -> works again...lol maybe the solution.because this was like touching the screen, although the first day the sticker didn´t effect the display usage

I would say yes. To sending it back if you got it online.I drooped my very slightly same kinda thing I took it apart and was the. Monitor connector loose.my GPS radio antana was lose as well. Go figure. I put drop of silicone on the connectors to prevent them from coming loose again

now battery stats hang. it remains on a certain percentage and only after a reboot it shows the current stats...don´t know what to do...

murderdollpf said:
now battery stats hang. it remains on a certain percentage and only after a reboot it shows the current stats...don´t know what to do...
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Did apply a screen protector that was wet application or get the unit wet in any way? If so, you may have moisture contamination in your unit.
Rob

silverball.slayer said:
If so, you may have moisture contamination in your unit.
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I like moisture contamination on my women, not my electronics.
...wait, wrong forum.

Hell I thought you were a chick...!

shaun298 said:
Hell I thought you were a chick...!
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She might still be..
<wants pictures..>

shaun298 said:
Hell I thought you were a chick...!
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Off-topic, but yes, I am. I just happen to swing both ways

WereCatf said:
Off-topic, but yes, I am. I just happen to swing both ways
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Whoooweee add me to the chic list moisture content.thou my hot chic only.24 faithful years bonnie and I been together. And she puts up with my tech obsession as well as two closets full of shoes.
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Sorry Op did not mean to crash your thread. Giggles

WereCatf said:
Off-topic, but yes, I am. I just happen to swing both ways
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erica_renee said:
Whoooweee add me to the chic list moisture content.thou my hot chic only.24 faithful years bonnie and I been together. And she puts up with my tech obsession as well as two closets full of shoes.
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Sorry Op did not mean to crash your thread. Giggles
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<Fluffbutt is officially drooling now..>

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I like moisture contamination on my women, not my electronics.
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First of all, the above statement makes me shudder.
Anyway, it really does sound the unit has moisture contamination. Not much, but enough to throw a few circuits off.

All this is waaay too funny ! I really didn't know. Damn it now I'm nearly to old to do anything about it. Back to topic, agree it may be moisture. Give it a day or two & a good charge & see what happens. If not try a reset then exchange if not working. Good luck.

the blinking issue only was once and also the battery now seems to be fine.really nice tablet though

The screen on/off problem is resolved with the OTA firmware update and the Honeycomb 3.1 update. No sense returning the Iconia because the new one will still have to wait for the updates to be pushed to the device. The problem will be resolved automatically as soon as the updates are pushed to your device.
Mandel

Lg g2 makes me cry

So I've had my phone (d803 canada telus) for 2 years and it's been fine for most of it but a few months ago it started to reboot over and over, sometimes when im using an app or sometimes just sitting there.. sometimes it reboots right away and others it takes a whole night of wait to start again. Is there a way to fix this, i have performed a factoty reset and it didng didn't fix the problem.
Weirdly for about phases of a week once in a while the problem would stop amd and id be like whoa cool but it would start again and this time it looks like its gonna stay. Please help? Called and the only thing they said i could do was "repair" it for $149 but nuh uh. I don't even know what could have changed to the phone physically because i take good care of it.

not sure if goign back to stock again a tot or kdz installation might help.?
or maybe you have hardware problem

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not sure if goign back to stock again a tot or kdz installation might help.?
or maybe you have hardware problem
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What kind of hardware malfunction could cause a phone to turn on and off 40 times a day?

Minchan_5 said:
What kind of hardware malfunction could cause a phone to turn on and off 40 times a day?
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It could be anything. A single bad capacitor could ruin a phone. It's rare but it does happen from time to time. Like raptorddd suggested, try to tot back to stock following THIS GUIDE. Then update to th latest ota and factory reset. If that doesn't fix it then it looks like you need a new phone. Good luck.

Had this issue when my battery started dying.
Got a replacement and the problem went away
If you take the phone apart you may notice the battery could have started to swell
Minchan_5 said:
So I've had my phone (d803 canada telus) for 2 years and it's been fine for most of it but a few months ago it started to reboot over and over, sometimes when im using an app or sometimes just sitting there.. sometimes it reboots right away and others it takes a whole night of wait to start again. Is there a way to fix this, i have performed a factoty reset and it didng didn't fix the problem.
Weirdly for about phases of a week once in a while the problem would stop amd and id be like whoa cool but it would start again and this time it looks like its gonna stay. Please help? Called and the only thing they said i could do was "repair" it for $149 but nuh uh. I don't even know what could have changed to the phone physically because i take good care of it.
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tiguy99 said:
Had this issue when my battery started dying.
Got a replacement and the problem went away
If you take the phone apart you may notice the battery could have started to swell
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Ok so I took my phone apart and didn't notice anything that weird except that it was reeeaallyy dirty inside, dust all over the place, mainly at the bottom where the speakers are. I cleaned it mostly but I don't think that's the problem. But I looked a little closer at the battery and it doesn't seem swelled like you suggested but it had tiny dents. Would I need to get it replaced? Don't even know how this could have happened. Would pictures help or is the desc enough

Yes. It's not holding proper voltage
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Ok so I took my phone apart and didn't notice anything that weird except that it was reeeaallyy dirty inside, dust all over the place, mainly at the bottom where the speakers are. I cleaned it mostly but I don't think that's the problem. But I looked a little closer at the battery and it doesn't seem swelled like you suggested but it had tiny dents. Would I need to get it replaced? Don't even know how this could have happened. Would pictures help or is the desc enough
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Yes. It's not holding proper voltage
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I'll try a new battery then, thanks!

No prob!
Keep us posted