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Moisture detector

Now, this is confusing me. Take the battery cover of your phone, and look at the bottom right corner. Where the other corners have screws, on this corner there's a small little black circle that says VOID in white letters. Is this a moisture detector? For warranty exchanges and such? Because honestly, I've never gotten my phone wet. I was at a rock concert yesterday and I did notice sweat dripping onto my phone screen when I would look at it but I don't think this was enough to set off moisture detectors? specially if I wiped it off before it even got internally into the phone..

my guess is its so they know you didnt unscrew the phone and open it

barmanham said:
my guess is its so they know you didnt unscrew the phone and open it
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Can you do me a favor and check if yours says it too? I really need to get this sorted out. I need to know how much trouble I'm in if anything happens to my phone.

It is there incase you take apart the phone its on all the htc phones
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mine and my girlfriends dont have that void sticker on ours

em2drvr03 said:
mine and my girlfriends dont have that void sticker on ours
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Oh f*ck me. Thanks man.

They all have it. What it means is your warranty is void if that sticker is off, only reason for it to be off is if you took it off to remove the screw to take apart the phone. The moisture detectors are white and turn pink when wet.

turboyo said:
They all have it. What it means is your warranty is void if that sticker is off, only reason for it to be off is if you took it off to remove the screw to take apart the phone. The moisture detectors are white and turn pink when wet.
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not only does every slide have it but every electronic device. sony psp's have them the g1 the mytouch the sony xperia.
its a tamper seal. only broke when taking apart the device (voids warrenty)
the white circle stickers UNDER the battery and INSIDE the phone as said are the water detector
you can buy both stickers on ebay if you really need to fix your device (broken screen) and return it for a new or reman

Yeah, thanks guys my last phone had it, and it was a sidekick LX that I had gotten wet, and I figured it's VOID sticker was a moisture detector somehow.

em2drvr03 said:
mine and my girlfriends dont have that void sticker on ours
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Some of the slides have them in a different location. Mine is near the SIM tray under the battery. Weird

Void sticker under battery cover (lower left corner)

I just received a new phone from verizon because the USB port on my old one was wacky. I noticed that the void sticker on my old one is black, and the sticker on my new one is red. Is this one of those stickers that changes color with water damage? If so, which color is it supposed to be?
The one they sent me is a refurb, so I want to make sure I didn't get one that will prevent me from getting warranty work done in the future. I also want to know in case the old one supposedly had water damage, because I have to bring it back tomorrow.

Mine's black.
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And yours hasn't been subjected to any water, right?
EDIT: also, this is already ranked in the top 5 on google when I search for "HTC void sticker black"
Holy fast indexing batman!

that sticker isnt for water damage, its for disassemble void. you have to poke through that with a torx screwdriver in order to take all four screws out for pulling the phone apart (repairs typically). that way they know if you took apart your phone to modify or whatever else, voiding your warranty.

That's what I thought at first, but the fact that they were different colors threw me off.
Must have been an aesthetic design change

yzdirtrider13 said:
EDIT: also, this is already ranked in the top 5 on google when I search for "HTC void sticker black"
Holy fast indexing batman!
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You're welcome.
i just started working for google and this made me chuckle so i thought i'd say hi. BTW I just repair the computers so i dont know anything much bout android, but i do plan on learning.

the stickers that check for water contact are cross hatched red lines until it wet, then it goes solid red.

The less publicized void sticker shortage of the droid incredible.
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Hah, I just received a new Incredible today myself. The old void sticker was black, but this one's green! They must have run out of the red ones for mine I guess.

I've sent a lot of phones into Verizon in the past and they & Asurion both have told me that they don't care about void stickers... I wouldn't worry about it...

how are the screws safed (warranty)

hi,
how are the screws safed by samsung?
exactly what i want to know is how are the screws safed by unscrewing the first time to save the warranty?!
if i open the phone how can samsung see that? is there something special to the screws e.g. some lacquer on the screws that they can see you have opened your phone?
thanks in advance!

Not sure but I'll will warn you that taking it apart even after removing all the screws is a huge pain, it doesn't just come apart it's still snapped together all the way around.
I didn't worry about mine because it was already apart for warranty repair (and not put back together right, left a gap, which is why I took it apart).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gydoCVSTNFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc&
i asked because they use the same screws for disassembling no paint... nothing

Eww that vid with the creepy nails again
Let me tell you without the freak nails (or some special tool?) getting that plastic off is a pain. I used a tiny screw driver and worked at it for a while.

I've opened mine and there are some kind of paint at the tip of the screw (see the picture below). I don't know if that is for waranty propose but i think it is not, because let say if you take your phone to a service center, they take the screws off, the same thing happens, the paint is take away. So there is no way for them to note it.
But there is a bigger problem ) I'm sure when you try to take the scews off, you will damage some of them. So there will be a clear sign that you opened you phone.
And finally I recommand you to take it to a service center if it is under waranty. It is pain in the ... to open the back plate.

The blue material is 'loctite' type stuff to help secure the screws from loosening, not related to any kind of 'intrusion detection'.
What is your reason for wanting to open it anyways? There's not much to do in there except break it and possibly void the warranty.

Perhaps to fix your GPS antenna ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970

Only way we know is if the screws are slighty rounded off as we replaced them after each time we open them.
The colour on screws is just to fasten them nothing special.
mid section comes off with ease just start at the bottom of the phone and move the bezel off the sides of the phone a bit and yay almost drops off.

ok thank you! this means they can´t see it if we dont damage the screws.
2 of my screws are a little bit scratched since it was in repair.... i never opened them myself.

iammodo said:
Only way we know is if the screws are slighty rounded off as we replaced them after each time we open them.
The colour on screws is just to fasten them nothing special.
mid section comes off with ease just start at the bottom of the phone and move the bezel off the sides of the phone a bit and yay almost drops off.
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Hi, can you tell me where can I get some replacement screws?
I've got an issue with my camera (black blurry dots on pictures) and i opened mine and cleaned it up but the problem seemed to be a hardware one.
Now i have to take it to waranty for them to replace the camera. I'm looking for replacements screws cause I rounded and scratched mine and you can clearly see it. There is no way they gonna accepts it for waranty like that

elviroo said:
ok thank you! this means they can´t see it if we dont damage the screws.
2 of my screws are a little bit scratched since it was in repair.... i never opened them myself.
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Just don't damage them anymore scrathes are fine only rounding off is a bit Sign.
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dukuletz said:
Hi, can you tell me where can I get some replacement screws?
I've got an issue with my camera (black blurry dots on pictures) and i opened mine and cleaned it up but the problem seems to be a hardware one.
Now i have to take it to waranty for them to replace the camera. I'm looking for replacements screws cause I rounded and scratched mine and you can clearly see it. There is no way they gonna accepts it for waranty like that
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Ebay would be best. I order mine from Samsung so never needed to look around.
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maybe here but dont know this shop.
http://www.mobilephone-spares.com/Samsung-I9000-Galaxy-S-wholesale-parts-supplier.html

I searched on ebays but couldn't find any. A link to where i can buy it would be great.
Or if you are kind, can you help me out with some? I will pay you, there is no problems.
I have a friend living in London, I think shipping is not an issue.
Many thanks!
@elviroo: I found that site too, but they are wholesale

then call http://www.samsungparts.com them
i think there you will get them.
edit: in the service manual exploted view QCR101 SCREW-MACHINE 6001-002005
http://www.samsungparts.com/PartsList.aspx?Catalog=Parts_and_Accessories&PartSearch=6001-002005
this should be the screws!

sry for double posting but i couldnt edit an attachment to my other post

Thanks for the links, but that is not a solution for me. The shipping cost is too much 38$ only for shipping. I can just buy a new camera module with that money and replace it

dukuletz said:
Thanks for the links, but that is not a solution for me. The shipping cost is too much 38$ only for shipping. I can just buy a new camera module with that money and replace it
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Where are you located?
Can't see into as using xda app.
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I'm from Romania. I see that you are in UK, I have a friend living in London, I will be greatful if you can help me.

dukuletz said:
I'm from Romania. I see that you are in UK, I have a friend living in London, I will be greatful if you can help me.
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Pm me their address. Ill post some screws.
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Cover watermark

Anyone have a method to make the pink watermark white again? Im getting a replacement from tmo and need to cover my ass when i send this one back.
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Nope but you can try to switch it with another phone's little white square.
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I was thinkin whiteout. Clean job. Alcohol if i go outside the edge.
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ipetloudog said:
I was thinkin whiteout. Clean job. Alcohol if i go outside the edge.
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Good luck with yer fraud there. Those guys know *exactly* what the watermark is supposed to look like. Plus there's often an internal watermark as well (dunno about on the Vibrant). Also, if there are signs of water damage inside the phone other than the mark itself, they can still hold you accountable for water damage. The mark is just there, really, so you have something to check yourself or at the t-mobile store before doing an exchange.
I'd expect to have to pay the out of warranty fee if I were you. It's still less than the cost of a new phone.

How I fixed this.
The little white sticker is the same size as a fired .223 case. find a laminated business card or something that resembles the original sheen of the water indicator. put the .223 case into a drill (open end out) and use a piece of sand paper to sharpen it. (turn the drill on and hold the sand paper around it). Once it is sharpened place the laminated card or whatever you found on a piece of wood, (because drilling out the dot will leave marks on the surface of whatever is beneath it), and drill it out. clean up the edges if necessary, remove the old red sticker and carefully glue the new one in its place. I have done this with multiple replacements, and I have never had anyone look twice.

Someone posted a method awhile back in another section. Try using the search function. It involved bleach but I couldn't give you proper step by steps like that person posted.
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just swap the watermark with your replacement handsets one....

Even if you figure out how to make it white again they will know.. I had a Tmo Dash that got wet and stopped working i got charged out of warranty fee even though the white dot was still white.. There are other tells placed inside of a device not to mention the board damage they will find when they inspect the phone..

explodingboy70 said:
Someone posted a method awhile back in another section. Try using the search function. It involved bleach but I couldn't give you proper step by steps like that person posted.
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I've also heard something about bleach but i'm too lazy to search for it lol

I heard using a q-tip with alcohol works.

There was something posted, if I remember....
Start with peroxide on a q tip. This will turn it bright red, then bleach q tip.
This is for informational purposes only. doing this for fraudulent reasons is wrong and could result in bad things happening.
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There is 1 by battery and 1 inside, go get cheapest fone you can find and replace the stickers. My phone fell in a lake, I went to visit my friend at an independent dealership and he's the one that told me to do it. We replaced the stickers and I called in saying my phone "magically" stopped working. They asked me what colour the sticker by battery was, I said white and they send me a replacement phone shortly after. I haven't had a problem...just thought I'd share my experience but you shouldn't lie...
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Also if they do find it the out of warranty fee is $90, which in worst case is a lot better than buying a new phone.
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Just use bleach I got water on mines the cover an battery were off an water touched it then I put bleach on it now its white
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sony xperia play water damage indicator

Where is the water damage indicator on the play??

Inside the play there should be a white sheet that turns pink.... If it's wet... It's wet there's not much you can do about it
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kaospiloten said:
Where is the water damage indicator on the play??
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battery has one for sure lol
im sure its on the actual board i took apart my old evo and the water indication sticker was on there
there getting smart now lol

Deoxlar said:
Inside the play there should be a white sheet that turns pink.... If it's wet... It's wet there's not much you can do about it
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Actually I read you can use an eraser and it would make it seem like nothing happened.

But opening your play already voids the warranty.
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Deoxlar said:
But opening your play already voids the warranty.
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And how could SE know that you've opened your phone?

I don't know about this phone's internals but blackberries have little white/blue circle paper-like on top of the screws, so you have to smash them to open it and that's how they find out.
If they don't have anything like that on SE phones then you're good to go.

netorino said:
I don't know about this phone's internals but blackberries have little white/blue circle paper-like on top of the screws, so you have to smash them to open it and that's how they find out.
If they don't have anything like that on SE phones then you're good to go.
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There's little black stickers on the screws and other parts. I don't have them anymore after I had my phone for service. Now I can see the screws.
Regards Dousan...

Blagus said:
And how could SE know that you've opened your phone?
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Most likely have either a sticker seal that have the words void appear when pealed.they most likely have it
Taped to the side.
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I once had a palm pilot that had a tight coil of copper wire inside, designed to unravel if the handheld was taken apart.
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Can anyone please post a pic of the waterdamage ind. on the battery??