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Everything works fine (except for the camera focus, which I can live with since everything is in focus always as it is because it shoots at like f/8). What's weird is that it has survived so many other falls onto concrete, and this just happens now.
I really need to replace the glass as soon as possible. It looks pretty unprofessional cracked like this.. I am out of warranty (bought the phone in September 2010 from T-Mobile), and T-Mobile no longer has any G2s .
I've looked through a few people who have mentioned replacing their front glass, and would like to do so myself. Anyone have advice regarding how I could do this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-dR8CHEGjY
less than $20 for new digitizer, takes 30min -- leave yourself an hour if your new to this
Sweet thanks! Looking forward to getting this done. Will keep this thread updated.
Ordered it from the website. Hopefully will get it soon.
captainreynolds said:
Ordered it from the website. Hopefully will get it soon.
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I highly advise AGAINST super glue for securing the digitizer.
silverton said:
I highly advise AGAINST super glue for securing the digitizer.
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Okay - what would you recommend instead?
the glue that is on your phone now will sufice. when heat it up with hair dryer (be carefull if you use a heat gun) most of it will stay along the frame of your phone. just keep it warm and quickly put new digitizer back. have done it twice now with g2s and countless times with g1s and no dust has ever seeped in.
but with g1s i often replaced the casing as well. here i would use 3m double sided tape that worked very well. if you are also replacing the case or for some reason dont feel the glue is enough use this
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I recommend 2mm 3M adhesive tape. I have used it for the 3 g2s I own and it holds darn well. Its less then 5 bucks on amazon and you will have quite a bit of it. Dont use glue. I always take off that old black tape.
http://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Sticker-Digitizer-Supersonic-Incredible/dp/B004WIQW3U
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the glue that is on your phone now will sufice. when heat it up with hair dryer (be carefull if you use a heat gun) most of it will stay along the frame of your phone. just keep it warm and quickly put new digitizer back. have done it twice now with g2s and countless times with g1s and no dust has ever seeped in.
but with g1s i often replaced the casing as well. here i would use 3m double sided tape that worked very well. if you are also replacing the case or for some reason dont feel the glue is enough use this
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Okay - thanks for this!
Darkseid83 said:
I recommend 2mm 3M adhesive tape. I have used it for the 3 g2s I own and it holds darn well. Its less then 5 bucks on amazon and you will have quite a bit of it. Dont use glue. I always take off that old black tape.
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The tape doesn't make the digitizer bulge away from the surface at all? I feel like it would. I'll give that link a buy though, just in case.
the tape he and i is refuring to is thinner than paper, i have not needed it for a g2 before but only have done 2 digitizers on these so i cant say its never necessary unless you are replacing the case as well, but its cheap to have around and may be needed
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The tape doesn't make the digitizer bulge away from the surface at all? I feel like it would. I'll give that link a buy though, just in case
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No if you stack it right I had to stack three pieces of that tape to flush it. It does not move around if you tape in the right spots. Its very thin and almost invisible.
That is weird... I did the SAME thing last week lol! I busted it on the concrete too and everything. It scratched up the bezel pretty bad too. I had insurance so I ended up getting the MT4GS (aka HTC Doubleshot). I love how speedy it is but I REALLY miss the development here and the GREAT community here in the Desire Z/G2 sub forum As far as repairing/replacing the screen (the digitizer specifically), everyone here gave great advice. I used to repair phones for a number of years and we always used a sealant very similar to double sided tape that y'all were mentioning. It basically was foaming glue that acted similar to silicon or something. I agree that about not using super glue. Bad idea. Also be careful with the ribbon wires and watch a few videos prior to disassembly. There were a few tear down threads here I'd keep handy while repairing. Good luck to ya!
Make sure you are VERY careful when removing the lcd its very fragile. I reaced my digitizer easy and was careful and lcd got mrssed up ie no pic. Ordered a new lcd and it had not brightness control always dim waiting for new replacement now. Side note once new screen comes in I will be selling this phone if anyone is interested i have 3 of them only need 2
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Son of gun. The last three screws I need to remove do NOT fit with the philips head screwdriver that was recommended. Now I get to scramble around with my phone in pieces trying to find a smaller philips head screwdriver. Awesome.
They are philips head, not torque screws. I checked and triple checked.
Anyone have any idea what to do here? I can't find smaller screwdrivers anywhere. Home depot has got nada.
Go out and buy a precision screwdriver set or maybe a eye glasses repair kit. Only the first 3 screws are torx T5. Also there is 7 of them tiny ones not 3. There is 3 on either side and one more under keyboard backstop
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anoymonos said:
Go out and buy a precision screwdriver set or maybe a eye glasses repair kit. Only the first 3 screws are torx T5. Also there is 7 of them tiny ones not 3. There is 3 on either side and one more under keyboard backstop
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No it's the three screws across the back at this time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u-dR8CHEGjY#t=251s).
They are smaller than all the others and I still cannot get them out. I cannot find an eye glasses repair kit or precision screwdriver set small enough.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com sent me the screwdrivers for the Inspire 4G. Pretty sure the digitizer is for the G2 but I'll have to check the screen sizes to make sure.
Update. Fry's elecronics had a repair kit for smartphones that fit the screws. Still working on it.
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No it's the three screws across the back at this time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u-dR8CHEGjY#t=251s).
They are smaller than all the others and I still cannot get them out. I cannot find an eye glasses repair kit or precision screwdriver set small enough.
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if you keep watching the video you will see that when he removes the sticky keyboard backstop there are three more identical size screws mirrored from the ones you are talking about right on edge of phone, and then when you remove that piece after you remove the screws there wiil be one more (this makes number 7 ) screw of the same size tiny. Also i dont think it is metioned in the video but when you go to remove the keyboard backstop (the shiny piece under the sticky strip ) use your safe pry tool to unlock the tabs from the edge and then you must slide the piece towards the center of the phone it does not just pry off there are tiny tabs holding one side down opposite of the screws ( edge of phone ) And as far as the screwdriver for eye glasses repair, is it you cant find one or it just does not work? You should be able to find one at any walgreens or equivalent drug store or pharmacy. You could also try a hobby shop they might have something that will work. I personally use quite a big screwdriver to disassemble you just need to make sure it has a sharp point at the tip of the star ( mine is a phillips number 00 ) Believe me once you get it apart once you will be that was so easy.
Since the camera lens cover on the Note is flush with the back casing, it is prone to scratching if you don't have a case and mine was quite badly scratched.
I bought a replacement lens cover for about £5 including postage off Ebay, but the cover is part of the middle chassis, and although I managed to remove the middle chassis easily enough, I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis. I then found that the whole middle chassis for less than a tenner here:
http://www.dealrepairs.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-middle-cover-chassis-housing_p722.html
Note - some people seem to be having problems ordering from this site - be warned!
I bought it, and it was a perfect match for the original, with a perfect, unscratched camera lens cover. Job done!
The middle chassis housing is easy to remove - unscrew 9 screws and it prises off. Plenty of videos on YouTube to show you how.
Thanks, will try it out if my become scratched :victory:
I got a replacement lens cover instead of the whole back. Cheaper to ship, easier to install.
@ Moandal
Does the middle chassis housing come with a lens cover already attached?
k-c
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There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do
mine is also slightly scratched and unsure whether if changing the cover will improve the image quality
after, using the new 4.2 camera, photos are slightly sharper and more punchy, so still undecided
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@ Moandal
Does the middle chassis housing come with a lens cover already attached?
k-c
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Yes it does, and since I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis I couldn't just replace the lens cover on its own.
ycs. said:
mine is also slightly scratched and unsure whether if changing the cover will improve the image quality
after, using the new 4.2 camera, photos are slightly sharper and more punchy, so still undecided
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Scratches make quite a big difference in outdoor light. They diffuse the light and make the photo look washed out.
bondarun said:
There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do
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Well it beats me how you did it! Even with my no-longer-required-and-so-not-afraid-to-break old chassis and a variety of small screwdrivers I cannot get the lens cover off. I can see the three lugs that hold it in, but I can't move them in any direction. Thankfully the entire chassis is pretty cheap anyway.
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Yes it does, and since I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis I couldn't just replace the lens cover on its own.
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Thanks for the reply Moandal :good:
I think I'll be putting an order in for a new housing now.
Cheers.
One other thing, I take it I'll need special (small) screwdrivers to remove the screws. And any advice on the tool to use for prising off the old housing or will fingernails suffice?
k-c
Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
k-c
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Before ordering a replacement, try buffing the scratches out with a dab of white toothpaste.
bondarun said:
There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do
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OK I've finally figured out how to do this. First of all you have to bend the three lugs in towards the centre from the inside of the housing - easiest with a small flat-headed screwdriver. Then you just have to push it out, although mine was lightly glued in. So now I have a spare!
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Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
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Any joy yet?
@ Moandal
Nope. No update on the pending status of my order & no reply to the message I sent.
k-c
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I was able to change it with warranty.
I getting ready to sell my note1 and since my metal border as some small scratches, I just purchased a middle plate from CNN.CN. Probably about the same price with conversion to dollars. It will be like brand new once I change that. I always hate it when give them pictures and agree on the price, when you finally meet for the exchange they still try to ding you for the scratches you already showed them in pictures. Those people are almost as annoying as the low ballers who haven't seen a pic and are already offering half price.
kinky-chinky said:
Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
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Same here... ordered on 12th nov and still pending...
@ _yupa_
sorry to hear you're in the same boat
@ gedster314
I used cnn.cn way back when I had to replace the keypad and housing on a SE K750. I'll have a look at them, thanks.
@ moandal
how long did your part take to arrive from dealrepairs.co.uk?
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It took about 4 weeks.
Hey Guys i recently dropped my device into some water, no biggie device still worked and everything, but it was an excuse to get a device with slightly better Bin, so i filed a insurance replacement. So i figured i had already screwed it up, why not take it apart before sending it back.....
As with probably everyone we have all seen the IFIXIT tear-down of our device and they had some issues taking it apart, and even damaging the plastic bezel on the housing. So i was intimidated, but i wanted to see if it really was that hard.....
Guys its NOT HARD AT ALL....The hardest part is the plastic on the sides is actually pretty soft, but the only damage i had was before i heated the device up i tried trying to pry the speaker cover off with just a screwdriver (bad idea). This gave me some very very slight damage where i was prying against the plastic. With the heat and then pry this wont happen. (the adhesive is ridiculous by the way, some very strong stuff (I blame 3M)
Step 1: Heat up device with a hairdryer at the bottom speaker cover, your going to need to get it pretty hot (be careful, your speaker is under that)
Step 2: With device still nice and toasty take a spreader ( i used a guitar pick, but i was thinking a hot razor blade slid under might be more effective)
Step 3: Gently work spreader under speaker cover and work from one end to the other, I used a razor blade to get a gab and then work it off, wasn't to hard since the adhesive is warm and easy to peel off the cover. (be careful, you still have to use that adhesive to put it back on, or use another adhesive)
Step 4: Once bottom speaker cover is off take your spreader and place it between the black part of the housing and the silver part (essentially the phone is placed in a aluminum shell, and you need to get it out).
Step 5: With Spreader placed between the chases gently slide from one end to the other, on the right side by the speaker cover is a white tab, slowly leverage this tab separating the black housing from the silver housing, then pry up from one side to the other tell you get a decent gap.
Step 6: Take your separator and go a side of your phone, doesn't matter which one is done first, just like the previous step, place your spreader between the black housing from the silver, and gently slide from the bottom up, if your doing it right you will hear 3 clicks and that side is separated.
Step 7: Take your spreader and repeat Step 6 on the other side until you hear three clicks.
Step 8: Take spreader back to the bottom and gently pry up pulling the black housing out of the silver Back housing, while doing this you may need another spreader to pry the bottom and then go around the sides to make sure it comes out freely.
Man, excellent photos showing us the goods. What i wanna know is that the heck causes the power button to sink in the way it does. Seems hit and miss with these. Some people get very responsive power buttons, others get mushy clicky feels. Weird.
I couldnt do that to my phone. Were you able to put it back together and have it still look good and function as before?
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I couldnt do that to my phone. Were you able to put it back together and have it still look good and function as before?
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Yes it works just fine, i have been abusing it on purpose, it has yet to screw up, I love this phone. But i have to send it in here soon lol
Good job!! By the way you left you jar of weed in the photos, LOL BLAZE ON!!!!!!!!!
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Man, excellent photos showing us the goods. What i wanna know is that the heck causes the power button to sink in the way it does. Seems hit and miss with these. Some people get very responsive power buttons, others get mushy clicky feels. Weird.
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Here is the power button, it has a black sticker over the top, but the button is just a little piece of plastic that pushes the little button, not much contact area really.
rpomponio said:
Good job!! By the way you left you jar of weed in the photos, LOL BLAZE ON!!!!!!!!!
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I live in Washington, i just stopped caring, and apparently noticing the photobomb...
itzsnookums said:
Here is the power button, it has a black sticker over the top, but the button is just a little piece of plastic that pushes the little button, not much contact area really.
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Iiiiinteresting. I remember when the HTC One X was new, i took that think apart and bent the casing of it and ended up cracking the plastic casing. Made me sad, then i found all the parts on ebay to get it back to "mint" condition. Exciting. :good:
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Iiiiinteresting. I remember when the HTC One X was new, i took that think apart and bent the casing of it and ended up cracking the plastic casing. Made me sad, then i found all the parts on ebay to get it back to "mint" condition. Exciting. :good:
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You know this was easier to take apart then trying to get my dam phone to focus...i hope HTC fixes the autofocus issue......
itzsnookums said:
I live in Washington, i just stopped caring, and apparently noticing the photobomb...
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One day ..one day I'll smoke with you... Introduce you to some cali greens...sure you guys got some great stuff in Washington too
a box of kittens said:
One day ..one day I'll smoke with you... Introduce you to some cali greens...sure you guys got some great stuff in Washington too
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Ha, that i doubt...until we can go to the nearest store and buy it =-p
Yea I'm in cali and got my medical license. Smoke on!!!! Anyways. I got a gap on top speaker cover. Is it held on with adhesive?? I'm thinking about using a hair drier to heat it up and hopefully get rid of the gap.. if you can get picture of back side of top speaker grill I would greatly appreciate it. :thumbup: thank you in advance
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Here you go.....just adhesive and a screw thats in the inside, my replacement has I gap to.....but haven't played yet to fix it....
Sweetness for tapatalk being a POS and not uploading.....
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Thanks brother I appreciate it!!
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Thanks brother I appreciate it!!
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I got a video uploading right now =-)
itzsnookums said:
I got a video uploading right now =-)
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Cool! that will be cool to watch thanks!
:good::good:
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Cool! that will be cool to watch thanks!
:good::good:
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its not that good lol but gets the general point across.....also remember that the nicks at the bottom were there before hand....
video will be uploaded tomorrow, sorry upload is taking forever
If you have a gap, there is no need to take the phone apart.
Just get some super glue in there and clamp tight.
And here are the OEM replacement parts if you screw up
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-rear-housing.html
I was wondering. Is it possible to ONLY touch the body (ie the housing + speaker grills) and replace them? There are a lot of people who scratched their ones and may want to replace the outside.
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If you have a gap, there is no need to take the phone apart.
Just get some super glue in there and clamp tight.
And here are the OEM replacement parts if you screw up
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-rear-housing.html
I was wondering. Is it possible to ONLY touch the body (ie the housing + speaker grills) and replace them? There are a lot of people who scratched their ones and may want to replace the outside.
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???? not sure what u mean?
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In the picture, it seems you have thoroughly torn down the entire phone.
Some people may wish to simply change the speaker grills or the rear case (metal + plastic sides). On a scale of 1-10, how hard would that be?
Just thought you all would like to take a little look under the cover of the Blackberry Priv. Apologies for image quality and lack of complete disassembly, I didn't want to burn my bridges for the warranty just for opening the back cover. If any of you are braver than I and feel like delving deeper, taking the cover is very easy. Just pry the left and right sides away with your fingernails so it is loose. Remove the SD card and SIM card tray. Then very carefully pry the top of the cover away from the device. Then simply slide the slightly tilted cover off the bottom, away from the speakers. From there you can see all the goods! I was just curious if I could find a discernible difference between the Samsung S series antennas and the Priv, for the sake of future MFT compatibility. It seems as though they both have the same antennas so the hardware difference must be chip-level. Bummer. Also you can see why the right side gets so hot with the battery and antennas sitting there.
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What does the front bottom look like? I'm curious how big the speaker is.
Xaiux said:
What does the front bottom look like? I'm curious
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...Giggedy!!
The front bottom is taken up by the speaker assembly, it's relatively large; it fills the entire bottom lip of the back case.
Do you have a US or EU model?
Thanks. I've been waiting for internal shots.
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Do you have a US or EU model?
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I have the US model from AT&T.
I was thinking about opening the back and filling the empty space that plague the non-wireless charging variants of this phone
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The front bottom is taken up by the speaker assembly, it's relatively large; it fills the entire bottom lip of the back case.
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Can you test the speaker? Reports online, including my own Priv, only the left works(Mono), but in this picture it shows the Priv having both Left and Right speakers. Can you take a picture of the front of the phone where the speakers are?
I'm confused as to why they would include L & R stereo speakers but only the Left works, is the R disabled? or did we all get Priv's that are defective. I had a feeling the whole bottom was a speaker grill, and this confirms it......
The whole bottom is definitely not a speaker. It's only the left third or so.
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Can you test the speaker? Reports online, including my own Priv, only the left works(Mono), but in this picture it shows the Priv having both Left and Right speakers. Can you take a picture of the front of the phone where the speakers are?
I'm confused as to why they would include L & R stereo speakers but only the Left works, is the R disabled? or did we all get Priv's that are defective. I had a feeling the whole bottom was a speaker grill, and this confirms it......
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I also want to know the answer to this. Are units defective? It definitely shows two so why does everyone only hear mono sound from the left?
I don't think there's anything of the sort going on. Based on the pictures, since I'm not confident enough to peel the back off my own Priv, it looks like the thing you see on the right (left in the pic) is the control board for the 3.5mm jack combined with the mic, which presumably exists down there, since there's no other spot at the bottom of the unit where a mic could possibly be. It definitely only has the one speaker, but as far as I'm concerned, it's pretty exceptional for a phone. At least, I have no qualms with the sound from it, certainly much louder than any other phone I've had.
Forgot to add, I'm also confident that there's only one speaker because using Poweramp and toggling the Mono output setting, as well as the balance from Left to Right, everything only sounds like it comes from the one speaker.
Sorry guys, my mistake. I hadn't even tested my speakerphone until today. I based my assumption on the fact there is a baffle material under the span of the case baffle and the "L" and "R" label on the plastic assemblies on the board. I hadn't tried to disassemble it further. There is someone on YouTube that will give a complete teardown in a couple of days so if I don't see it posted I'll crack my phone open again to investigate.
That escalated quickly
gtfo of xda
gof!uckyourself said:
You can all suck my ****, you pricks. Your a bunch of wankers who are living in a basement. Go and get outside into the real world you low life mutant pricks. There's more to life than a spiders cobweb, and your dusty seats, also light exists. Nobody likes basement-dwelling losers who haven't seen a light before, except your screen. Cobwebs sure are nice aren't they? It's what you have for your meals. Now go **** yourselves you nerds, and go and eat some dog ****.
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oh wow you enlightened me! Thanks!
Great!
I just can't believe the OEM cover already scratches the Priv, I can see where are the pressure point of the plastic in just 2 days....
That is why I hate Hard Cases.
TheGeeZus said:
Great!
I just can't believe the OEM cover already scratches the Priv, I can see where are the pressure point of the plastic in just 2 days....
That is why I hate Hard Cases.
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Just remove from the case and pull plastic button inserts out. Take a mini philips screwdriver like for eyeglasses and scrape the little piece of plastic out on both sides. There will be 2 on left and 2 on right then use super glue to adhere the plastic buttons directly to where the little plastic pieces were above and below the buttons. It works for me and no indentions.
momulah said:
Just remove from the case and pull plastic button inserts out. Take a mini philips screwdriver like for eyeglasses and scrape the little piece of plastic out on both sides. There will be 2 on left and 2 on right then use super glue to adhere the plastic buttons directly to where the little plastic pieces were above and below the buttons. It works for me and no indentions.
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Should have done that before but I am humanly struggling with my "OCD" and trying to forget about it, but will leave it like that as the damage is already done and I really want to save the hassle with an exchange.
Thanks for the tip anyways
TheGeeZus said:
Should have done that before but I am humanly struggling with my "OCD" and trying to forget about it, but will leave it like that as the damage is already done and I really want to save the hassle with an exchange.
Thanks for the tip anyways
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I think they addressed the problem because the rivets on the one I received the other day were flat as heck and did not protrude like photos I've seen. There wasn't anything to cut with an exacto even if I wanted to. It's still a plastic piece of junk though ($40?!) and I decided to just use a pocket pouch...brings me back to the G1 days
BlueEditionE6 said:
oh wow you enlightened me! Thanks!
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What in the name of cobwebs happened here!
Allright Axon 7 owners, can anyone out there make a program file for a 3D printer for speaker grills for the Axon 7?
kitcostantino said:
Allright Axon 7 owners, can anyone out there make a program file for a 3D printer for speaker grills for the Axon 7?
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Do you have a 3D printer? I don't, but I guess you could make a very thin rough model with some educational version of solid edge or whatever, then print it and see if it fits, tune the shape slightly...
There's a full CAD of the phone but it costs some money, and nobody wants to spend it. I wouldn't because I don't have a 3d printer.
Someone made cases for the phone, so the grill would be much easier surely... Maybe you can make another design like maybe 3 slits or something?
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Do you have a 3D printer? I don't, but I guess you could make a very thin rough model with some educational version of solid edge or whatever, then print it and see if it fits, tune the shape slightly...
There's a full CAD of the phone but it costs some money, and nobody wants to spend it. I wouldn't because I don't have a 3d printer.
Someone made cases for the phone, so the grill would be much easier surely... Maybe you can make another design like maybe 3 slits or something?
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no, i dont have one, but a close friend who lives 5 min from me does. i asked him if he could make some for me, and he said sure, if ya have the file to print. after i read this response, i searched around for the files, even for a paid version, a d found nothing. had kind of forgotten about it.
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no, i dont have one, but a close friend who lives 5 min from me does. i asked him if he could make some for me, and he said sure, if ya have the file to print. after i read this response, i searched around for the files, even for a paid version, a d found nothing. had kind of forgotten about it.
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I have a 3d printer, but I dont think draw the piece is easy...
You have one removed from the phone?
Im not going to disassembly mine to draw the piece
pelelademadera said:
I have a 3d printer, but I dont think draw the piece is easy...
You have one removed from the phone?
Im not going to disassembly mine to draw the piece
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no. my grey upper one is cracked at the ff camera and my gold ones melted from flashing solvent when i duracoated them.
If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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pelelademadera said:
If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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If you won't try them then I'm pretty sure it'll go wrong. The only way to do this right is by getting one off and making the CAD, then make prototypes until they actually fit. A friend is going to buy a 3D printer later, so I might do the CAD of the grills and tell him to print me some
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kitcostantino said:
no. my grey upper one is cracked at the ff camera and my gold ones melted from flashing solvent when i duracoated them.
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If you want to try I can make a model. but the curved parts will probably not be perfect. Just tell me which parts are wrong and I can fix them.
I'll be able to do that in about a week
pelelademadera said:
If you can send pictures I can try, but I need the backside te view some clips or something that holds the grill to the phone
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the grills are held on by double sided tape. the only difficult part is not heating up the tape too much before gently prying them off. if you do heat too much, the cloth that *should* remain over the speakers as a protector after the plastic grilles are removed. i used a hair dryer on med-low heat the second time and it worked far better. there are no clips or anything else holding them on, just tape.
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the grills are held on by double sided tape. the only difficult part is not heating up the tape too much before gently prying them off. if you do heat too much, the cloth that *should* remain over the speakers as a protector after the plastic grilles are removed. i used a hair dryer on med-low heat the second time and it worked far better. there are no clips or anything else holding them on, just tape.
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i didn't heat them, just pried them. no damage done
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32848951165.html
I found some for purchase, so you can have them as a model
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https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32848951165.html
I found some for purchase, so you can have them as a model
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Lol I can make a model with mine as soon as I have time. Next week I'll be free to do one of these. I'm thinking on scanning both @ max dpi and making a model with that.
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Lol I can make a model with mine as soon as I have time. Next week I'll be free to do one of these. I'm thinking on scanning both @ max dpi and making a model with that.
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Well whatever is is you do, and they look good count me in as a buyer lol
The key is just make them as blanks (ie without holes) and some wet-and-dry sand paper. Sand to fit, and then using the original as the template and a needle (tiny) drill, make the holes. You can even have your own holes design if you so desire.
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The key is just make them as blanks (ie without holes) and some wet-and-dry sand paper. Sand to fit, and then using the original as the template and a needle (tiny) drill, make the holes. You can even have your own holes design if you so desire.
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I will. Although I guess it is possible to print tiny recesses so that you don't need the original to make the holes
I had to make one of these tiny drills to make holes in PCB. Made one with a small 5v motor and a 1mm drill bit. Works like a charm! I guess you guys will need something similar to make the holes though
I had some free time, started doing a draft model. I assumed 0.8mm, but I'm not sure that's the number. If someone can print this for me, make a prototype, it'd be awesome. It's still flat but i only want to see if the width is right. plus i'd need someone to sand it until it sits flush to the top and sides and measure it with a caliper so that we don't need to make a second prototype.
The camera hole may be slightly off center but only by a tenth of a millimeter or so. still, check that out if possible.
If anyone agrees to print one i'll send it tomorrow or someday else. I hope that the educational version of solid edge lets me send it though, or i'll have to resort to other methods ?
p.s. the holes for the speakers seem to be 0.8mm in radius. i don't think that's possible to print with a 3d printer, but I'll make them as slight recesses to see how it looks.
p.p.s if you take the grill off, be REALLY careful with the camera lens! you may lose it like me, or smear it on the underside, or get stuff on the camera... just be careful.
Think you can drill the camera hole too. If you are not too fussed, then I do not think the speaker holes must be the same size. If it must be, just try different sized needle drill bits in existing holes till the one cannot pass through. The size down from that one will be the right one.
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Think you can drill the camera hole too. If you are not too fussed, then I do not think the speaker holes must be the same size. If it must be, just try different sized needle drill bits in existing holes till the one cannot pass through. The size down from that one will be the right one.
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There's no need to drill it, I guess you can just print it with the hole and sand it if needed. and i've been thinking on making different designs, for example a slit on the grill in the middle (the problem would be the lower one since the speaker is on the right corner
Okay, surfacing is done. I can either make the holes from here (I already did one with 0.8mm holes and it looks like the real deal) or just mark them, or maybe try another design? Please if anyone can print it just tell me what you want me to do to it and i'll send it with the design, or recesses for drilling, or whatever you want
@kitcostantino @chrisrodsa210 @alvinlwh some renders, because why not
There's one with reflective plastic and one with matte plastic
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@kitcostantino @chrisrodsa210 @alvinlwh some renders, because why not
There's one with reflective plastic and one with matte plastic
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Oh damn I like the reflective one with the lines! Great job bud.