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Buddy has a big flaw.

Ok so my friend has an HD2. He was at work and some prick dumped a bucket of water on him. So I got looking at his phone and it seems that the only thing wrong is that the screen will not come on.
I can get the bottom lights to come on and the volume is somewhat working. But the screen will not light up at all. My question is... is there a way to buy a replaceable screen? He bought it off eBay so I'm guessing that the insurance was unavailable for him. Or would T-Mobile US look at his phone and troubleshoot it?
Thanks in advance for any information.
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best thing he could of done is to immediately remove the battery and let the phone dry out for a few days. I would do that now anyways. Then put the battery back in, let it charge, then try to turn it on. If its really just the screen, yes they are replaceable, but make sure he gets the lcd/digitizer combo, those things are almost impossible to replace separately.

Dubbin_Irie said:
Ok so my friend has an HD2. He was at work and some prick dumped a bucket of water on him. So I got looking at his phone and it seems that the only thing wrong is that the screen will not come on.
I can get the bottom lights to come on and the volume is somewhat working. But the screen will not light up at all. My question is... is there a way to buy a replaceable screen? He bought it off eBay so I'm guessing that the insurance was unavailable for him. Or would T-Mobile US look at his phone and troubleshoot it?
Thanks in advance for any information.
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how do you know the screen is the problem? could be one of the many chips on the main circuit board could be fried. In my humble opinion, take the battery out and let it sit for about a week in a nice dry area. try it after a week or so and if it still don't work, sell it for parts on ebay.
I think you'd be wasting your money, especially if you have never tried taking one apart before. I've fixed a few phones before but the thought of opening up my HD2 makes me cringe!

hey thanks for the response we will give that a go. and hopefully that works but ill start looking up prices on the combo now. thanks again

The best thing yoiu can do for a wet phone, like previously stated is take the battery out, and stick it in a tub of rice for atleast a few days. this will draw moisture out of the phone.
I must have been lucky. I dropped mine in the toilete 1 drunken night. it came out still on and working, then the volume started adjusting itself and the screen was going funny. 24 hoiurs in rice and it was fine except for a dodgy volume button which sorted itself within another day.
If its still not working correctly, you mayb have to send it into htc for repair and get the idiot who poured a bucket of water to pay for the repair.

HELP: Battery stuck in DHD and won't slide out!

Man is this the stupidest problem ever...
The good news: I finally got my DHD yesterday...
The bad news: The battery cover is as bad as I've been hearing. For some reason I couldn't put it back on. So I pushed the Battery as far in as I could in order to put the cover on. The phone works great, but now the battery is stuck inside and won't slide out by itself and I don't know how to take it out
Please Help...

Put your fingers flat on the table, same width as the battery door.
Rest the DHD on your fingers (so that the battery door is facing the table.
Raise the DHD an inch or two and bring it down on your fingers (not so hard that it hurts).
Keep doing this, the battery will work its way free and drop onto the table.
I'll add a pic in a sec...

Thanks James, this definitely sounds very doable; I'm giving it a try now!

The battery has moved about half an inch now!! This is working *jumping up and down with joy*
I got the battery out!! Why does everyone else's battery just seem to slide out by itself? I thought it was because I pushed it too far in, but even when the battery is half way out, I still have to pull it out with some effort...
Maybe my phone just has a lot of "friction"? When I watch those YouTube videos, everyone seems to glide their fingers smoothly across the screen, but when I do it, it feels very fricative...do you guys put on hand lotion or something...

Do not press the screen too much, only a slightest touch is needed. Also if you have moist hands, it makes swiping the screen harder.

nubicurio said:
The battery has moved about half an inch now!! This is working *jumping up and down with joy*
I got the battery out!! Why does everyone else's battery just seem to slide out by itself? I thought it was because I pushed it too far in, but even when the battery is half way out, I still have to pull it out with some effort...
Maybe my phone just has a lot of "friction"? When I watch those YouTube videos, everyone seems to glide their fingers smoothly across the screen, but when I do it, it feels very fricative...do you guys put on hand lotion or something...
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Probably because its a new phone. You have to play with it a little bit until the oil from your skin lubes up the screen. Then its all slidey slides.

I had a similar problem with my first DHD... part of the the plastic wrapper around the battery had folded back on itself along the forward edge of the battery. That caused the battery to get wedged inside. A little trimming of the plastic wrapper with a craft knife fixed it... YMMV
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you sure you didnt put it back in upside down or something?

rossysaurus said:
you sure you didnt put it back in upside down or something?
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I'm pretty I didn't because the phone was working but seriously I could totally go without the cover; the battery really gets stuck in there when it's inside!

nubicurio said:
I'm pretty I didn't because the phone was working but seriously I could totally go without the cover; the battery really gets stuck in there when it's inside!
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No you can't - the WiFi/BT antenna is in that cover .

would've given you some extra grip tho
Now seriously, if when u look at ur battery there's no visible flaws that u can safely and/or easily remove and if your screen keeps giving you the finger in my opinion you should return it for a replacement. There's been enough faulty hardware cases, the folks at HTC know the drill by now. If that's not an option, sell it on ebay ( or your local online market ) and grab a new one;]

tkolev said:
No you can't - the WiFi/BT antenna is in that cover .
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And I was wondering the whole time why that piece of plastic would cost 19 Euros!
bahkata said:
would've given you some extra grip tho
Now seriously, if when u look at ur battery there's no visible flaws that u can safely and/or easily remove and if your screen keeps giving you the finger in my opinion you should return it for a replacement. There's been enough faulty hardware cases, the folks at HTC know the drill by now. If that's not an option, sell it on ebay ( or your local online market ) and grab a new one;]
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AWWW it's just my stupid, clumsy fingers are still trying to learn how to swipe across the screen...think I'm getting a hang of it now ...luckily no major flaws with my DHD so far *knock on wood*

Join the club and stay in

I got an aftermarket battery stuck in my DHD and had basically given up on getting it out until I found this thread. Nice work! Worked a treat after tapping it for what seemed like a couple of minutes.
Slow and steady wins the race!
Cheers guys

[Q] Droid X Issue (Ext. Batt., Otterbox, Touch Screen)

Hello, forum!
Just to cap my recent event... I purchased the ext. batt. for my Droid X yesterday. I put it in the back of my phone with the ext. batt. door. I put the phone in my Otterbox Defender Series. I understand that the case says that it does not work with the extended battery. Obviously, I didn't realize this until this morning. I never had to "force" the Otterbox together, though. It just went together like a charm.
The first thing that I noticed this morning was a bubble that would appear near the center of my screen when pressure is applied. Everything works. Touch still works in these areas. It's not visible until it has pressure on it. I just know that some screens can have the ripple bubble and be fine... While in others, it means trouble...
Now... Will this be an issue that will become worse and cause major problems? Or will it remain the same and I will just have a bubble when I press the screen. If it stays the same as it is now, I will be fine. The bubble isn't large at all. I just don't want it to suddenly crack and explode into a world of chaos. LOL!
Thanks!
-Dustin
Also... Any suggestions, comments, and opinions are always welcomed. Tell me what you would do. I appreciate the help and input from others.

I just ordered the extended battery with cover and I already have the defender series OtterBox. I'm glad I read this and I will report back my experience as soon as it arrives. Also, I have read elsewhere that people who have problems with this combination have just left the battery cover off since it's completely protected by an OtterBox anyway and have had no problems.

Yeah... I removed the door and used the Otterbox as its back. It hasn't completely removed the bubble. However, it appears that it has improved. It is barely visible now and seems to require more pressure. I'm gonna keep tinkering with it and see what results I can gather. Maybe we can figure something out. Thanks!
Sent from my DX with Liberty 1.0!

Just to update... I placed my X in the Otterbox without the battery door a couple of hours ago. The bubble has definitely gotten better. It wasn't instant, but it progressed to a better state. The battery, door, and Otterbox were together for about 8 hours before I picked it up and found the bubble. Maybe the pressure messed it up for awhile, but now that the pressure has been lightened... Maybe it will basically "fix" itself... ???... Hopefully I can post even better news about it later today. Either way, I just want everyone to dodge this issue or at least help them with the issue.
Thanks again!
Sent from my DX with Liberty 1.0!

My gf had that dot in middle of her Droid x, she took her otterbox off lastnight, this morning the dot was gone.
She said even if she had it off for a little bit the dot would still be there. Must take a few hours for it to stretch back out.
That being said, I squeezed the side of the phone with my hand and the dot reappeared until I let go...
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The good news... I have to use way above the normal pressure to get the bubble to appear. That's pretty much with any screen on any device.
The results...
The Otterbox defender series says it WILL NOT work with the extended battery. If you remove the battery door and just use the extended battery, the Otterbox and phone are fine. The added door will create too much pressure. The Otterbox holds the battery well enough and still gives it room to expand as it heats up from normal use.
The screen has fixed itself and I no longer carry a worry about it. That's a huge plus.
I hope that this has helped someone out there. If anyone has questions or comments, please feel free to throw them at me. Post it here or send me a PM. I will help as much as I can.
THANKS!
Sent from my DX with Liberty 1.0!

Pretty good summary. I just got the Moto ext battery today (cover is coming separately). I put it in and the regular cover on just to see for myself and it fit ok, but any pressure gave the screen a big ripple effect. I took the cover off and put it on my OB Defender series with no battery cover and it requires excessive pressure to get any rippling so that'll work for me.
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My GF doesn't have the extended battery but is still getting the bubble of the middle of the screen from the otterbox. Any possible fixes, or defective case?
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zwade01 said:
Pretty good summary. I just got the Moto ext battery today (cover is coming separately). I put it in and the regular cover on just to see for myself and it fit ok, but any pressure gave the screen a big ripple effect. I took the cover off and put it on my OB Defender series with no battery cover and it requires excessive pressure to get any rippling so that'll work for me.
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So far, I have had no complaints on my end. It's working great! I was worried at first, but everything is going well. So you should be fine. If you do run into anything, please let me know and I will try to help you.
Sent from my DX with Liberty 1.0!

onesavior said:
My GF doesn't have the extended battery but is still getting the bubble of the middle of the screen from the otterbox. Any possible fixes, or defective case?
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I have had my case for awhile... I never had an issue with it prior to my extended battery. One suggestion... Have you tried having the case on the phone without the battery door on the back of the phone? Other than that... When you place the case on the phone, try to see if it makes any unusual contact with the phone or other half of the case. I will check my phone out when I get a better break and see if I can gather more. Let me know your results if you try anything.
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I would suggest a steady hand and a dremial tool. I know that will void the warranty on your box, but by moding your box you can use the door that came with the exstended battery. The only thing is, the silicone wrap will bump out a bit. Just a suggestion
RootedDX LibertyRom

HD2 killed itself

So this morning was casually playing bubble jump on WP7 and all of the sudden backlight went off on lcd and the camera flash started going rampant.
hardware buttons wont work and a distinct sizzling sound and a giant pop then came from it before it became completely inoperable.
i left it for a day and the screen turns on but no light and the battery is still amazingly working.
any ideas what the problem might be, I've sent it back now just curios on people's thoughts.
to not confuse anyone it poped again which then made the device inoperable, forgot to mention that *hits head*

flynney said:
So this morning was casually playing bubble jump on WP7 and all of the sudden backlight went off on lcd and the camera flash started going rampant.
hardware buttons wont work and a distinct sizzling sound and a giant pop then came from it before it became completely inoperable.
i left it for a day and the screen turns on but no light and the battery is still amazingly working.
any ideas what the problem might be, I've sent it back now just curios on people's thoughts.
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suicide !! domestic violence !!

its the HTC auto destruct sequence. It has detected that you have enough money saved up for a new phone, has reported this fact to HTC and they have sent the kill signal. You should start recieving phone ad emails from them any time soon.

lol I would never hurt my beloved HD2 i love it too much.
and im broke i dont have enough money for a cup of tea now days lol

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bobobobobobobobobo
get a job
Whilst at it, get a new or 2nd hand hd2

flynney said:
So this morning was casually playing bubble jump on WP7 and all of the sudden backlight went off on lcd and the camera flash started going rampant.
hardware buttons wont work and a distinct sizzling sound and a giant pop then came from it before it became completely inoperable.
i left it for a day and the screen turns on but no light and the battery is still amazingly working.
any ideas what the problem might be, I've sent it back now just curios on people's thoughts.
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Maybe you were pushing the GPU aspect of the Snapdragon SOC too much.

i haven't a clue didnt think bubble jump was a demanding game, and i have a job, but ive used all my money on car insurance lol

If you can get to the bootloader (even if you can not see the screen) task 29 and reflash original Win 6.5 ROM. By doing that you can eliminate software and, if you have warranty or insurance, exercise that.
I could not possibly suggest that now is a time to get insurance and, having waited a significant time period, drop the HD2 from a great height.
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hey, couldn't boot in to spl due to the pop, i think that ultimately killed the whole system as non of my spare batteries work nor does the charger, the insurance i have on it accepted it fine and have told me i should expect a replacement in about a week.

I am very pleased that you have insurance then and will not be without your beloved HD2.
If no charge is a secondary problem then an interesting test was whether or not you could access the bootloader whilst external power is applied - in this Maglr world I believe that you can trickle charge through that method. You probably did that which I think confirmed a major hardware problem (check battery terminal pins though).
I hope it arrives quickly for you.
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well from what i could tell the pins were all still in tact and before the pop, the charger worked on it. seemed very odd why it would just do that, but I'm no electrician. thanks for the replys guys =)

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.

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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)
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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.