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Have any of you guys noticed on the front of the Venue pro in the top right there are two circles? You need to put the phone at the right angle but they are definitely there. Could these possibly be for something more than just sitting there? I'm saying this because I just got the phone the other day and I was stupid and didn't try the SIM out until I was home and now I have to wait a few days to go back because there is so much snow at my house so I've just been messing with it. I typed this all on the onscreen keyboard so I'm just becoming more and more convinced that I don't need a physical keyboard with wp7 lol. The hd7 has the storage space I want but the Dell has the screen I want! What is man to do...
Yea. Its a 3d camera. And they shipping right now. Hurry
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The unit has neither a front facing camera or a notification LED light. Those are both just sensors (proximity and one for the auto brightness).
Though I do like the 3d camera idea..
i think it is sensor like HD2 had, it turn off screen in call when you put your face next phone in a call, it turn off screen, so you dont activate other applications.
ajftl said:
Yea. Its a 3d camera. And they shipping right now. Hurry
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If you can't be helpful please, at least don't post these snide remarks.
Thank you
It is an IR LED. If I point it towards my media center IR reciever it flashes about once a second
I bought my xoom on launch day and love it but on the left side next to the volume buttons i get a creak sound and a loose feeling like the back cover is loose its right under the volume down button
i looked it up on google and saw someone else have the same problem but im not sure if i get another if its gonna feel the same way
Mine is solid as a rock. I would take it back.
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I didn't notice having a problem with this either but I'll be double checking it tonight..=)
No such thing with mine.
its right where the back cover and edge of screen meet on the side with volume buttons
i bought it from best buy and there out of stock so i need to wait. luckily i have a 45 day return policy on it
nothing wrong with mine. Very solid
Swap it out. I just checked mine and it is clean and tight.
android_geoff said:
I bought my xoom on launch day and love it but on the left side next to the volume buttons i get a creak sound and a loose feeling like the back cover is loose its right under the volume down button
i looked it up on google and saw someone else have the same problem but im not sure if i get another if its gonna feel the same way
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No such issue here. Go check a demo unit to compare. I think you need to return it.
Plastic on top bends and creeks on mine...
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Saw this in a search, same problem here. Is this really not a common issue? It's terrible when you pick up your $800 tablet and it makes an awful noise like it's going to break.
Just got mine out my bag to check but it's solid.
Noticed a gap in mine today before seeing this thread. What bothers me most is the creak/crack if I press a particular part of the screen. (Jump button in Cordy) .
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alias_neo said:
Noticed a gap in mine today before seeing this thread. What bothers me most is the creak/crack if I press a particular part of the screen. (Jump button in Cordy) .
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The creak is absolutely annoying.
I think i may just buy a transformer and take the xoom back and save $400.
Sigh.
i have also noticed mine has started doing this...
I know mine has made this noise before but it comes and goes. Its a bit annoying but doesn't seem to be consistently happening.
subminimal said:
I know mine has made this noise before but it comes and goes. Its a bit annoying but doesn't seem to be consistently happening.
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If you find the area, you won't be able to ignore it.
Try this: Go to the metal part on the left side where it starts below the volume/plastic, put your thumb on the edge and "pry" that area away from the glass (towards the back) report back with noise.
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If you find the area, you won't be able to ignore it.
Try this: Go to the metal part on the left side where it starts below the volume/plastic, put your thumb on the edge and "pry" that area away from the glass (towards the back) report back with noise.
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Turns out it didn't matter. I ended up taking my wifi xoom back and exchanged it for another one. My original started showing dust under the screen! Looked on here and seems to be one of many occurrences...
Mine also!
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Turns out it didn't matter. I ended up taking my wifi xoom back and exchanged it for another one. My original started showing dust under the screen! Looked on here and seems to be one of many occurrences...
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Nice, my power button only works 1/3 of the time at the most, so it's likely getting exchanged anyway, maybe returned.
Same here creak/crack from left side,
I noticed this unusual feature the other day - not long after I got my brand new phone! I was actually sitting in the car, viciously wiping any dirt off my screen (hadn't gotten the screen protector yet) when I turned the phone and the sunlight hit it at this angle, and I saw it!
It's on the very left hand corner of the screen, right at the top, next to the grill. You need a really bright light to see it, because of the dark glass.
I'm not much of a camera person, so the fact the Desire Z doesn't have a FFC doesn't bother me, so I didn't think much of it.
Then I got my phone gel case cover and I noticed a small oval hole had been cut precisely where that 'lens' was. As you can imagine, my curiosity was aroused!
So I went to the user manual, hoping to find some mention of this...object, but there was nothing.
Then I did some Google-ing and I found this article by some guy about it, and he said he contacted HTC and they said it was just a light sensor. But as he pointed out, there seems to be two objects!
Then again, he was fairly paranoid because he said the iPhone was 'the most dangerous phone out there' because the battery couldn't be removed so secret services could spy on you at night (although WHY they'd be interested in your nocturnal activities I do not know)...
But either way, I find it really interesting! For one thing, it could JUST be a light sensor, but why not mention it in the user manual?
Just a light sensor.
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But why is there a tiny square thingy and a larger circular one beneath it?
Wouldn't it be really cool if the Desire Z had a FFC though?
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Light sensor and proximity sensor, if I'm not mistaken.
derrikc said:
Light sensor and proximity sensor, if I'm not mistaken.
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this.
2 sensors, no camera
Don't mean to be rude, but I'm I really reading this right now?
Thanks! A bit gutted it wasn't a secret camera but ah well...
And also, what do you mean? (breaux)
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luckykentucky said:
And also, what do you mean? (breaux)
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I think he means the phone has been out for 9 months now, if there was some secret ff camera it would have been mentioned or found by now.
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Its just a light Sensor. No hidden Camera
Would have no Sense if they would hide a front camera, or not?
Regards
its true theres secret cameras, special button combos to control tvs, and btw just press/hold 2 on dialpad to get obama on line 1....j k...thats ur chuckle for the day folks
pimped out g2
Yes .you have to gain root first, in order to activate the hidden camera. Then you have to contact MI6 and get your activation code.you may also be able to do it through CIA but you will need to flash a custom recovery to do so.
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Ahahah trolled
-Kiyo
holy crap! there is a hidden camera in there!
this guy has a tutorial on how to access it
Actually all of these guys are just pulling your leg.. There is in fact a camera there. It's an easter egg put in by the developers. You need to enter a cheat code the first time you turned on your phone.
The code is: left, left, right, left, up, down, left, right, square, triangle, x, start+select.
Really?
I was under the impression (and it's a little known fact) if you typed in 112358, the a red light glows from the hidden camera and the optical trackpad starts shooting high energy laser beams that make the guns in Mars Attacks look like kid stuff.
Innovative? Yes!
I'll keep you posted on more of the amazing feats of the Desire Z/Vision/G2/howmanynamesdoesonephoneneed
Fun stuff
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Yea, no camera. The reason there are two items is because it needs both sensors to determine distance. Like how we need both our eyes to have accurate depth perception.
It turns the screen off when you bring the phone to your face during a call. Also doubles as a light sensor for auto-backlight and what not.
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haha, I remember when it first came out and everyone was discussing this same thing.
I thought the code was Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Start, Select
I think it's Up, Up, Down, down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Select, Start
;p
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I think it's Up, Up, Down, down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Select, Start
;p
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Select, Start <--- use only if you want 2 front cameras enabled
EDIT: I found a thread about this same issue leading me to believe it's not an issue in the first place. Still, the thread seems to be more about this occurring when shaking the phone so it could be it's own thing...
Sorry if this has been covered already but I couldn't find any threads that addressed this particular issue.
When holding my N4 with the back facing downward and tapping the top bottom, there is a light rattle as if something were loose. There is no rattle if tapped elsewhere or if the phone is placed with the front facing downward.
I thought it might be the volume rocker, but holding that in place doesn't make a difference.
Anyone have anything like this? You might need to listen closely.
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EDIT: I found a thread about this same issue leading me to believe it's not an issue in the first place. Still, the thread seems to be more about this occurring when shaking the phone so it could be it's own thing...
Sorry if this has been covered already but I couldn't find any threads that addressed this particular issue.
When holding my N4 with the back facing downward and tapping the top bottom, there is a light rattle as if something were loose. There is no rattle if tapped elsewhere or if the phone is placed with the front facing downward.
I thought it might be the volume rocker, but holding that in place doesn't make a difference.
Anyone have anything like this? You might need to listen closely.
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You know what? Just notice that too. I hold both buttons down and still hear a rattle. I think its the vibration motor or the camera optics since the noise is coming from the top of the screen.
Yes, the general consensus is that it's part of the camera that rattles
jacklebott said:
Yes, the general consensus is that it's part of the camera that rattles
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Worth rma'ing?
onishchuk4 said:
Worth rma'ing?
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No. Almost every single phone on the market does this (the Nexus 4's might be more audible though, I don't know. Either way, it's not going to change by getting a different one)
I wonder if there is a way to diy fix it?
Its the continuous focus mechanism in the camera. All phones with continuous focus make some rattle.
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n82k said:
Its the continuous focus mechanism in the camera. All phones with continuous focus make some rattle.
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Yours makes a rattle sound too I'm guessing?
Yes, I'm sure they all do
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Oh well, I'm getting a replacement. Its annoying that it does this. Other users who have this phone say theirs doesn't make this sound. Plus, my gnex never rattled nor does my friends GS3. My screen might be not as sensitive or colors might be washed out. Those things don't bother me, but this just makes it sound like something is loose inside. If the replacement is like that too, then I guess I'll have to settle.
i have an acase superleggera for my n4. i've always placed my phones screen-side up whenever i set them down on a table, but with this case, i'm finding that i have to reverse my thinking. the design of the back of the case is so perfectly flat that it severely muffles the speaker if i place my phone screen-side up. it's quite an adjustment to have to make. i always forget and place my phone down screen-side up.
so anyway... my situation prompted me to start this thread. i'm just genuinely curious as to how everyone else sets down their phone!
Same problem here. I place my phone screen side up, and i don't hear half of my notifications in time. When the speaker is not muffled i can hear the notifications.. Something i've accepted about my phone, just like the poor camera performance, but i still think it's the best android experience on the market. (At least till the google edition phones are out).
Anyways, i don't think there is something we can do about it, i surely don't plan to start placing it screen side down, i'd rather miss notifications than get my screen scratched.
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Because led
bleuwave said:
Because led
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this is the biggest reason i like to leave my phone screen-side up. i didn't spend all that time customizing my led notifications in light flow just to turn my phone over!
Usually side up, so I can read notifications by just have a look on it everytime the phone shake, with the NiLS app
Screen side down at night to keep the room dark plus I can hear my alarm better in the AM.
Screen down now that I have a screen protector. I can actually hear the notifications now
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Screen down so I can show off my sexy carbon fibre back =D
Usually have screen side up, but hang the edge of the phone with the speaker off of the table a little so I can hear notifications. At bed side table I put it face down. I use a bumper that adds a little room to both sides so the glass is never touching surfaces. That said, I can't wait until front facing speakers are the norm.
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I don't ever set mine down =/ no case or anything but still looks brand new.
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Usually screen-up. HOWEVER, the back of the my N4 is just so cool, I sometimes, just to show off, put it face-down. I almost always have my phone in a bumper case.
I have a generic TPU case and the same problem. I found a pair of these and stuck them to the bottom like two feet raising the phone so i can finally hear AND see notifications
http://www.amazon.com/Self-adhesive-Clear-Rubber-Feet-Bumpons/dp/B001JAW454/ref=pd_sbs_hg_5
drawkcaB said:
I have a generic TPU case and the same problem. I found a pair of these and stuck them to the bottom like two feet raising the phone so i can finally hear AND see notifications
http://www.amazon.com/Self-adhesive-Clear-Rubber-Feet-Bumpons/dp/B001JAW454/ref=pd_sbs_hg_5
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Great idea!!! But...Is it possible to fall off?
I use the Ringke Fusion case which has 4 bumpers on the back of the phone. This way, I can put the phone screen-up and still hear the notifications.
Mostly screen-up. I had some very bad experiences with my OneX, wich i constantly screen-downed.
After some months the screen definitely didn't feel as good anymore as it used to, because many small microscratches wich you can't even see, but you feel the touchscreen is getting "worse" or just doesn't feel as good anymore.
That's why I rarely place my n4 screen-down, only when I want to stop seeing the led plusing all the time because some idiots spamm in whatsapp groups (god, I want a function to turn notifications off for single groups/contacts...).
But then I'll also place it on my wallet, so it doesn't scratch...
Almost always up!
It depends for me. When I need to hear my phone (such as an alarm when I go to bed or if I have it out of sight), I play it screen side down so that the speaker isn't blocked. Otherwise, if it's in sight, I place it screen side up so I can see the LED light for notifications.
Upside or else i wont here anything from it
Acase Superleggera Pro, and I leave the phone screen side up.
Depends on the case I'm using. I usually switch it up from time to time.
1.) Screen-side up when using my Nilkin Hard Case.
2.) Screen-side down when using my Rearth Hybrid Fusion case since it has a lip in front and see through back.