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[Q/SOLVED] How is the screen...

...in direct sunlight?
As I sit out on my porch, waiting for my G2, I'm using my Nexus One, and I remember how bad the screen is in sunlight...
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It's slightly better and I have my brightness on auto. I know your pain from the nexus and it definitely was a pain in the sun. I would go out and test right now but it's very cloudy over here. But when I used it this morning it seemed slightly better

Awesome, the UPS truck needs to hurry up. I'm getting impatient.
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unforgiven512 said:
Awesome, the UPS truck needs to hurry up. I'm getting impatient.
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Lol yea I know the feeling. I waited outside and then went in and 15 minutes later I checked my tracking status and it said "Exception No Apartment Number Will Redeliver Oct 1st" or something like that. I started yelling and what not and then I called UPS and I got to pick the package up 5hrs later

Untouchable

I have dropped my phone at least 50 times when I first got it and today I accidentally spilled water on it and its still working , haha basically wat I'm trying to tell u is my phone is built tough and the screen is touch as well and still working like it did out the box . I just wanted to share that with u guys
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And I dropped it on concrete today
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You've jinxed yourself now.
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RMarkwald said:
You've jinxed yourself now.
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Agreed. I didn't the same thing.
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I've dropped mine countless times, including off the top of my truck onto asphalt. And off the top of a bunk-bed at camp three times. I've dropped it into the pool, got it out and it was still on . But I did have to replace the entire back housing just to get a new camera lens because mine literally fell off. And I have replaced the speaker four, FOUR times because of it blowing. And I just dropped it from about 1 foot off my chair and it cracked the lens (luckily it's not in the way of the sensor). BUT, the screen has been fine the entire time. Some scratches, but I can not believe the glass has not broken
Hopefully it can make it to July when my upgrade is due. Even though I got it on April 29, 2010. Because I used my brothers upgrade, and he used mine. So now we'll be even.

BrettApple said:
I've dropped mine countless times, including off the top of my truck onto asphalt. And off the top of a bunk-bed at camp three times. I've dropped it into the pool, got it out and it was still on . But I did have to replace the entire back housing just to get a new camera lens because mine literally fell off. And I have replaced the speaker four, FOUR times because of it blowing. And I just dropped it from about 1 foot off my chair and it cracked the lens (luckily it's not in the way of the sensor). BUT, the screen has been fine the entire time. Some scratches, but I can not believe the glass has not broken
Hopefully it can make it to July when my upgrade is due. Even though I got it on April 29, 2010. Because I used my brothers upgrade, and he used mine. So now we'll be even.
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nice ! Haha
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RMarkwald said:
You've jinxed yourself now.
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Don't beleive in that stuff
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BANG. .. oops...

I'm on my 3rd Inc. The first 2 had shattered screens the first time I dropped it..the 3rd has a case lol
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I'm on my 3rd too. Bcuz I was a noob and kept bricking my phones
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Good to know.

These phones are really tough. I'm surprised at the abuse mine has taken. Thrown at an above ground pool, thrown at doors, thrown out of a moving car!!!! The last one was with the case on (thank God) and the only thing I've had to replace was the camera housing (knock on wood)
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watt9493 said:
These phones are really tough. I'm surprised at the abuse mine has taken. Thrown at an above ground pool, thrown at doors, thrown out of a moving car!!!! The last one was with the case on (thank God) and the only thing I've had to replace was the camera housing (knock on wood)
-Dual core? I don't need no stinking dual core!-
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That's wassup !
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I had a scare last night. I use my phone as my alarm clock and I had a cup of water next to it by my bed. I went to reach for some water and knocked it over all over my DINC and I was like "**** **** **** ****"
It's all right though <3 so glad because I never want to give up this phone.

Right, I'm with ya ^
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
And I dropped it on concrete today
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I've dropped mine probably 10x time before getting a silicone case and some chips on the outer edges of the screen are about the only damage.

Haha ^
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I dropped mine in the toilet, fully submerged. It was on and i could see the screen under water. I dried it, it booted right up. The only thing ive noticed is the batterry doesnt last like it used to. Im amazed i didnt have to file a claim as im up for renewal soon. This thing is aesome!
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
Haha ^
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What's sad is that just earlier that day (the day it chipped the screen in a few places), I was on Amazon buying a screen protector and I had put a silicone case in my cart but I removed it because I thought, "I've had this phone for 3 mos and I haven't dropped it.....why buy a case now?"
2 hours later.....BAM......fml.

tygib said:
What's sad is that just earlier that day (the day it chipped the screen in a few places), I was on Amazon buying a screen protector and I had put a silicone case in my cart but I removed it because I thought, "I've had this phone for 3 mos and I haven't dropped it.....why buy a case now?"
2 hours later.....BAM......fml.
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LOL
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Dropped phone in toilet, may have shorted it...any hope?

I jumped the gun and i tried to plug it in defn too soon to see if it was working. The LED flashed for a second then went off.
It was a bad plunge because it had no back cover at the time.
The battery could be trashed, but i am worried the phone could be dunzo now too.
It's been in a tupperware of brown rice for 2 full days now and no joy when i plug it in.

im sorry, no hope
you could try and replace motherboard if ifixit has them in stock, but even then,

ya i think your out of luck man
First and always take the battery out if it ever happens again and let both sit in rice for a couple of days before you attempt any kind of charge or turning it back on
Best of luck getting it fixed or getting a new one

i did take the battery out right away, but yeah i think somewhere i blew it out with plugging it in with no battery

Dillsnik said:
i did take the battery out right away, but yeah i think somewhere i blew it out with plugging it in with no battery
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Should have waited at least a couple of days just to be safe.

lessen learned...the hard way

You could try a few more days using silica (A LOT).
I had problems before that my device would stop working for weeks, and them came back to life.

I've gotten soap in my phone before. Watery soap too. Thought mine was done for but rice saved me. So hang in there.
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My iPhone 3GS went through a full wash cycle. After about 5 months I plugged it in just for sh*ts and giggles and it fired right up. Antenna is hosed though, which I could replace (probably corrosion). Sometimes the hardware comes back to life if left long enough.

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My iPhone 3GS went through a full wash cycle. After about 5 months I plugged it in just for sh*ts and giggles and it fired right up. Antenna is hosed though, which I could replace (probably corrosion). Sometimes the hardware comes back to life if left long enough.
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I got my wife a Nano couple years back and that night I put it through the wash. It survived but I've never felt so bad before.
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Sound crazy but place it in a bowl of uncooked rice completely submerged, the rice should absorb the moisture.
leave it for a day.
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Atrix_Owner said:
Should have waited at least a couple of days just to be safe.
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Captain Hindsight awaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!
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Im looking for digitizer and screen parts for my atrix. Wilt thou be willing to part for a fee?
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getyroks said:
Im looking for digitizer and screen parts for my atrix. Wilt thou be willing to part for a fee?
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Please send me your phone so I can sell it to this man for parts.
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Took a week in rice before mine started to work again (dropped in toilet too).
Resist the temptation to turn it on.
Patience is key!

cupidstunt said:
Took a week in rice before mine started to work again (dropped in toilet too).
Resist the temptation to turn it on.
Patience is key!
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What are you all doing that you drop your phones in your toilets?
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Y i had the same luck with a nano. never with a phone though. I had a 3gs that i jumped into ap ull with and as much as i tried i could not save that one.

Yeah no ****.
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sagerox said:
Yeah no ****.
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Are you implying a clean toilet?

I got lucky. Mine slipped into the hot tub this weekend. Immediately grabbed it, powered off and yanked the battery. Let it sit for a couple days and powered it on...it works! I think my incipio case may have saved it.

Water Damage

OK so I was in New Orleans last week and after a night of incredible drinking my first night there I accidently dropped my mt4g into a toilet bowl like an idiot smh. This was last Wednesday. Since then my phone has been of course acting up. Somehow it still works but the battery shows the signs of water damage and when I turn on my phone the flash flashes before turning on. On top of that my camera does not work at all and some apps have been buggy as well. Battery life has probably been cut in half as well. Any ideas or tips? I'm really hoping I can fix this without having to send in the phone or buying a new one.
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Have heard some people having success by pulling battery, etc. and boeing the phone in rice for at least 24hrs...worth a shot...

Warm rice. It will absorb excess humidity. If all that damage has already been done it's likely not goong to be undone.

A lot of people have been putting there phone in the toilet.
I'm afraid I may be next, as I do most of the XDA'ing while I'm on the pot.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
A lot of people have been putting there phone in the toilet.
I'm afraid I may be next, as I do most of the XDA'ing while I'm on the pot.
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Hahaha! Me too, man. I sat down and wrote a downgrading/rooting/flashing tutorial that I PM'ed someone yesterday, all while dropping a fat load.

I2IEAILiiTY said:
A lot of people have been putting there phone in the toilet.
I'm afraid I may be next, as I do most of the XDA'ing while I'm on the pot.
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estallings15 said:
Hahaha! Me too, man. I sat down and wrote a downgrading/rooting/flashing tutorial that I PM'ed someone yesterday, all while dropping a fat load.
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You guys are really trolling hard, aren't you? lol

Not really. At least I'm not. I was being dead serious. That was a true story, and things like that lead to threads about water damage like this. Sounds relevant to me sucka

THEindian said:
You guys are really trolling hard, aren't you? lol
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Nope, it was still relevant to the subject.

Eat rice, take massive ****, place **** outside to dry, place phone in rice ****, reboot, Enjoy!
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sckboy78 said:
Eat rice, take massive ****, place **** outside to dry, place phone in rice ****, reboot, Enjoy!
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That's the best thing I've ever heard.
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Rice usually always help absorb all of the water. But if it is too damage from water, then you gonna need a new phone.

If you soak it and it doesn't shut off you gotta pull the battery fast (search "how fast is electricity" xD). the only damage is caused by power being routed where it shouldn't, so for example if you go to check what the damage is and the phone isn't completely dry yet you will just cause more damage.
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Wahaha, it happens. My phone was under heavy rain for about 40 min with screen up. I did not work for a day. I dried it as much as I can with a hear dryer and left it for a day and a half. Everything works except the flash which really comes handy at times.

Dryer
I had an incident in which my phone was rained on as well, but I was told using a hair dryer only makes things worse. So I used the rice method and waited a day then my phone worked perfectly again.

seems this phone is a little heavy? lol~

Anyone still here?

Is anyone still here or developing for this phone?
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Jaggar345 said:
Is anyone still here or developing for this phone?
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I was trying learn while flashing different mods, but don't have too much time to actually learn enough to do much good.
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I will be until both mine brick

After dropping this phone in the toilet, it doesn't like to charge anymore; it's a pita every time to give it a quarter charge... Sooo... I might release the package i have right now, and go into semi-retirement xP
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trailblazer101 said:
After dropping this phone in the toilet, it doesn't like to charge anymore; it's a pita every time to give it a quarter charge... Sooo... I might release the package i have right now, and go into semi-retirement xP
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So what phone do you plan on using now?

trailblazer101 said:
After dropping this phone in the toilet, it doesn't like to charge anymore; it's a pita every time to give it a quarter charge... Sooo... I might release the package i have right now, and go into semi-retirement xP
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If it doesn't like to charge anymore then its from the battery getting wet maybe. When my sons continy drowned in his backpack from a water bottle I dried it out for awhile in rice, battery too.
Amazon has cheap bats and extended bats and case for continuum.

ciscogee said:
If it doesn't like to charge anymore then its from the battery getting wet maybe. When my sons continy drowned in his backpack from a water bottle I dried it out for awhile in rice, battery too.
Amazon has cheap bats and extended bats and case for continuum.
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Yeah, that might be the case in part, but there is also the issue of the phone registering that is is plugged in only after twisting and bending the cord around the phone in a certain manner... It isn't the cord, because I tried it with like four others--it is definitely the phone itself... I think i'll keep this phone though until the Sammy S IV is released (and unlockable by devs ) for Verizon off contract So I still have some time to fiddle around!

I bought an external battery charger for mine off ebay for 5, I saw some for a little more with a battery. Then it wouldn't have to charge via the phone and you would have an extra battery.
Having said all that, are you working on one last great master mod release. Your continuum magnum opus?
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jaycush said:
I bought an external battery charger for mine off ebay for 5, I saw some for a little more with a battery. Then it wouldn't have to charge via the phone and you would have an extra battery.
Having said all that, are you working on one last great master mod release. Your continuum magnum opus?
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That's what I've got. The desk charger came with a "Y" usb cord so I can have one battery charging in the charger and still plug the phone in. It's great having that second battery, if the phone gets low just swap them out and go. And it is a factory Samsung battery, so no issues with it.
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I had an extended battery for mine when it was daily driver. Now mine is sitting in a draw so if you need anything testes I don't mine flashing it, I just need to flash to gb first since I went to froyo because the gb leak kept boot looping.
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