[Q] Squeaky/Noisy Buttons on MT4G - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm on my third MT4G because of squeaky/noisy buttons. The biggest reason why this happens is this:
1) the buttons are cheap plastic
2) the sides of the button rub on the phone's bezel, thus creating the squeaking sounds
3) the home/back buttons are in fact one solid piece (stupid design)
I'm thinking about putting some type of lubricant in my phone (per a suggestion over in the T-Mobile forums), as I highly doubt T-Mobile would provide a fourth phone to me. This squeaking sound really is annoying, and should not be present on such a high-end phone such as this one.
Has anyone taken their phone apart in an attempt of making the creaking sounds go away? Has anyone applied lubricant to the buttons to stop the squeaking?

lubricant?
you could try some sort of graphite lubricant... it's not really a liquid, just a powder and shouldn't propagate through the phone. i think "dri-slide" still makes it

The whole bottom of my phone squicks and creaks but I don't think I want to put any lubricant in my phone. I'll just wait a little and exchange it if anything. Doesn't bother me as much as I thought I would when I found out about it.

How bad its it? My vibrate feature is starting to maker noise
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I sprayed a little bit of CRC Power Lube onto the left button on my MT4G since it was making an annoying noise when pressed. Works perfect and it's plastic safe, no stains!

Mine screams like a banshee now.
This is probably the only real design flaw with this phone.
Still better than non-responsive capacitative touch buttons, but def annoying.

I also forgot to mention how loud my home button makes this clicking sound when I press it (along with the squeaking sound). It really is f'n annoying. Could any of these lubricants help simmer that down a bit? If I had known these buttons would end up being so damn loud, I would have second-guessed buying it.

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G1 problem - Buttons sinking?

The face buttons on my G1 seem to be retreating into the holes around them slightly.
I have big fingers so it is getting to be a chore to press those buttons; especially considering that the buttons were flush to the face to begin with.
I would show a picture of it, but the sinkage isn't so bad that you can see it, but I definitely feel it.
Anyone else having this problem? Its there a way to fix this? Is there any kind of product that extends the buttons so they are easy to press?
My power and back buttons feel slightly recessed (which would make sense as they're the ones I use most). It is kinda annoying, but I doubt there much we can do without opening the phone

stragne clicking on case near mic

My streak has started making a very noticible "click" noise when i press on the case, bottom left near the microphone hole, Just to the left of the home button. Now i havent taken my phone apart, but it sounds like however the piece just under the screen is attached, its somehow coming apart ever so slightly...visually it looks perfect still....doesent appear that the plastic piece is gonna come off anytime soon....its just an annoying click that makes it feel crappy. Anyone else experience this?
Maybe the hamsters wheel is coming loose and knocking on the casing, you did know it was hamster powered??
Sorry I can't be more helpful, no clicks or wobbles on my case so far and fingers crossed.

Any variability in the push of the buttons?

I probably have one from the earlier batches, and the buttons I find a bit too stiff. Would love it if they were much softer. I recently made a trip to Costco, which had a dummy phone whose buttons were much easier to press. Now, I'm wondering if later batches have softer buttons. It could be the way the dummy phone was made though...
Anyone who's ordered more than 1 phone notice any difference in the action of the buttons?
I actually exchanged my phone for a new one last week because the back button started creaking after awhile. (That was just one of several problems I had with that phone...) I think the buttons were really stiff and because of that I felt I had to press harder on the button and I think wearing down the button way too much to the point it started to creak.
The new phone I got has a much better tactile feel on the buttons now. It's a bit softer to touch and quieter.
I have my second MT4G. The first one made sometimes creaky noise on the home button but that was not the reason why I returned it. My second one doesn't have the creaky noise but the buttons are still hard to press. I come from the N1 that had soft buttons so everything with hardware buttons is a big change. I think that the buttons are more protruding on my second one; feels a bit odd but no reason to exchange this phone again.

Volume rocker button loose?

My volume rocker is loose, it even rattles when I shake the phone (now, that is NOT the camera AF). Is that normal?
It's not "normal" per se, but it's a fairly common issue with phones in general. Google will likely replace it for you if you bought it from the play store.
The plastic buttons float in the housing over the microswitches on the motherboard... i.e. they are not mounted to the circuit board, so a certain amount of play is normal.
Mine is not loose
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Solutions Etcetera said:
The plastic buttons float in the housing over the microswitches on the motherboard... i.e. they are not mounted to the circuit board, so a certain amount of play is normal.
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Some wiggle is definitely normal, but rattling is not.
Well the power button is much tighter. When I drum around on the volume rocker with my finger it "clicks", so there has to be space between it and the motherboard.
Selfmade fix for loose volume rocker - stop rattle
Lownita said:
My volume rocker is loose, it even rattles when I shake the phone (now, that is NOT the camera AF). Is that normal?
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I faced the same problem. I noticed it after a few days of use. Every time I put a finger on the volume rocker (not even pressing it, only touching it softly) it rattles. Makes the phone sound like a cheap plastic gadget, at least it doesn't fit the overall good quality of the phone. I did not want to go through all the hassle of returning the Nexus4, so tried to fix it myself.
Result:
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My volume rocker is perfectly tight now, no noise when touching it, works as it should for some days now
You don't have to open your device! If you do it right, you don't see that a fix is applied to your device from outside.
Warning:
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Do this a your own risk, I am not responsible for anything that happens to you or your device (Nexus4). If you are not shure that you want to do this, then don't do it. Send you device to google or live with it.
Solution:
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What is needed:
- Sticky tape (TESA)
- scissors
- a pair of tweezers
1) take one stripe of sticky tape, fold it in the middle so that it does not stick anymore
2) cut off two pieces, as long as the volume rocker and about 1 mm wide
3) take a pair of tweezers and fiddle the stripes around the volume rocker so they disappear between volume rocker and the case.
4) if the rattle is not gone, you may add some more and smaller pieces of folded sticky tape.
I know it sounds gaga: buy a 350€ smartphone and start tightening the loose parts with sticky tape ..... Anyway, it worked. Don't forget about the warning and to touch the thanks button if it worked for you too. Good luck.
The above works a treat! my volume rocker now feels great. Many thanks!!
My volume and power buttons wobble very slightly. I don't really mind it though since it's very slight. This is coming from an OCD person.
Sent from my Nexus 4, powered by CyanogenMod via XDA Developers app.
Mine was very noisy and loose. But after dealing with Google over the last month I cant be arsed sending it back. Feels perfect now
Yea I called google today, getting new device. Also because of this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2057145 I really hope the new device is good
I wasn't able to come across your post beforehand but like yourself I didn't want to deal with the exchange process, so I "fixed" it myself. I pretty much used the same process as you did but I used thick floss instead (Gum brand) and shoved 3 or 4 in there and it's now rock-solid. :victory:
nsmart said:
I faced the same problem. I noticed it after a few days of use. Every time I put a finger on the volume rocker (not even pressing it, only touching it softly) it rattles. Makes the phone sound like a cheap plastic gadget, at least it doesn't fit the overall good quality of the phone. I did not want to go through all the hassle of returning the Nexus4, so tried to fix it myself.
Result:
======
My volume rocker is perfectly tight now, no noise when touching it, works as it should for some days now
You don't have to open your device! If you do it right, you don't see that a fix is applied to your device from outside.
Warning:
=======
Do this a your own risk, I am not responsible for anything that happens to you or your device (Nexus4). If you are not shure that you want to do this, then don't do it. Send you device to google or live with it.
Solution:
========
What is needed:
- Sticky tape (TESA)
- scissors
- a pair of tweezers
1) take one stripe of sticky tape, fold it in the middle so that it does not stick anymore
2) cut off two pieces, as long as the volume rocker and about 1 mm wide
3) take a pair of tweezers and fiddle the stripes around the volume rocker so they disappear between volume rocker and the case.
4) if the rattle is not gone, you may add some more and smaller pieces of folded sticky tape.
I know it sounds gaga: buy a 350€ smartphone and start tightening the loose parts with sticky tape ..... Anyway, it worked. Don't forget about the warning and to touch the thanks button if it worked for you too. Good luck.
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nsmart said:
I faced the same problem. I noticed it after a few days of use. Every time I put a finger on the volume rocker (not even pressing it, only touching it softly) it rattles. Makes the phone sound like a cheap plastic gadget, at least it doesn't fit the overall good quality of the phone. I did not want to go through all the hassle of returning the Nexus4, so tried to fix it myself.
Result:
======
My volume rocker is perfectly tight now, no noise when touching it, works as it should for some days now
You don't have to open your device! If you do it right, you don't see that a fix is applied to your device from outside.
Warning:
=======
Do this a your own risk, I am not responsible for anything that happens to you or your device (Nexus4). If you are not shure that you want to do this, then don't do it. Send you device to google or live with it.
Solution:
========
What is needed:
- Sticky tape (TESA)
- scissors
- a pair of tweezers
1) take one stripe of sticky tape, fold it in the middle so that it does not stick anymore
2) cut off two pieces, as long as the volume rocker and about 1 mm wide
3) take a pair of tweezers and fiddle the stripes around the volume rocker so they disappear between volume rocker and the case.
4) if the rattle is not gone, you may add some more and smaller pieces of folded sticky tape.
I know it sounds gaga: buy a 350€ smartphone and start tightening the loose parts with sticky tape ..... Anyway, it worked. Don't forget about the warning and to touch the thanks button if it worked for you too. Good luck.
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Thx bro! It's works for me! but I just fiddle 1 side! the other side had no space to fiddle 1 more.
Just to give a little update: I am using this workaround since 6 months now and it still works perfectly fine and did not cause me any errors.

Back plate vibrates when loud sounds come from the speaker

I just bought an S5 today and I have noticed something that kinda annoys me (I'm upgrading from an S3, and I didn't notice this on that model).
So, what happens is that if I have Touch Sounds [Play sound when making screen selection] enabled, and I have a finger on the back of the phone, somewhere between the speaker and the SAMSUNG logo, every time I make a selection on the screen, the case vibrates and I feel it slightly vibrating under my finger that holds the back of the phone (by the way, I have disabled the haptic feedback, so it's purely due to the sound from the speaker).
My question is: is this a general issue? Does it happen to you?
Sounds like improperly locked cover. Try pressing firmly around the edges of the cover and around the camera area.
It happens to me too. Nothing to worry about.
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It's because waterproof and seals....
The vibration is due to the camera auto focus mechanism. It is completely normal.
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I have the S5 Active and when I play music the metal back plate vibrates and (lacking a better way to describe it) makes my finger tips hurt when Im holding it.
I somewhat fixed it by puting a couple apropriately sized pieces of paper inside the back, but this is far from ideal. My idea was to ground the middle of the back plate to the phone. Anyone have any other ideas that might not create a bulge.

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