So after a year of heavy use, the keyboard on my g2 is starting to get kinda iffy. When I hit the spacebar, sometimes it puts in two spaces instead of one. Any way I can open it and clean/inspect the contacts?
Same here, spacebar puts often 2 spaces instead of 1, would be very interested in a fix.
send it to HTC
It's pretty easy to take the G2 apart (if you have some experience taking phones apart). Go to youtube and search for t-mobile g2 disassembly.
Here is a high quality picture guide.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z using xda premium
same here. I bought DZ in july 2011 and now the keyboard either does not write a letter or writes two of them (mostlly vowels) making hw keyboard a pretty slow method of input as I have to correct it everytime.
Did anyone of you already try to clean the keyboard? did it help?
Is the T5 torx screwdriver the only tool needed to clean the keyboard?
Thanks
I have this problem with my E key, but it's not consistent or annoying enough to bother fixing it. I haven't noticed it much lately, but it was pretty bad for a little while!
I also have this problem with my q, w, e and t keys :S. Except if i push firmly enough there are no problems, but when other people use my phone, they have a lot of trouble typing
I bought today a Torx T5 screwdriver, opened the phone, void waranty (again!, VOID sticker this time and got until the "Peel back the adhesive tab" step in the guide. After that only mainboard and display is disassembled in the guide.
The mainboard was disconnected from all the cables (microsd, touchscreen, display).
Unfortunately, I did not find a way to open the keyboard to clean it. Did I miss something important?
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At least I cleaned it a bit from the inside
need to peel away the tape (black with grey dots under keyboard) here you will find some screws to take out... if you youtube it youll find more detail
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Is there any way to tighten up the part that slides? If so I would appreciate it.
Hi, you may try this, seems simple enough.
http://docfiles.blogspot.com/2007/08/loose-keyboard-fix-for-dopod-838.html
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Is there any way to tighten up the part that slides? If so I would appreciate it.
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The above suggestion, takes up a bit of the slack. But if you want a firm fix that goes to the source of the problem and get a true lock into open and closed positions then go here:
http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=cat%3dHermes%2bFixes
And for a little discussion about it here (or in fact on a few threads here at XDA-Dev.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298784
Of course for this FIX you need to be willing to strip down the phone and get right to actual sliders themselves - which is of course warranty voiding if you have one. A slider/runner is shown below:
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If your mechanism does not firmly click open and closed it is because the little indents you see on the sliders (eg right end of the slider in the pic) are not quite deep enough. (there are two sliders and four indents - one at each end of each slider) The metal is fairly but not overly soft so a gentle tap with a small flat blade screwdriver will increase its depth. Don't over do it though or you'll end up with the opposite problem of the click clsed and open being too firm.
In some extreme cases, folks have found that the slider has actually sprung open. You can see little micro-welds running round the slider holding it closed. In the example above the person had to use some super glue to hold the two parts together (I think you can just see it at the end near the indent. Of course if you have access to a micro welder then that would be even better. Note this is probable more rare and there is an alternative to gluing on the first link).
The first link gives a couple of dismantling guides, and there is also the Service Manual that gives a set of dismantling pics available here:
http://michael-channon.spaces.live....gPart&partqs=cat=Download+HTC+Service+Manuals
Mike
thanx for the help guys
Can someone help me identify the part that is missing from the case of my 8525? If you are looking at the back of the case, the silver cylinder thingy that fits in the opening on the bottom right corner of the case is missing. I'd like to know what this piece does and if I need/should replace it.
TIA for any help!
Mine came the same way from AT&T. I always assumed it was for a Hermes feature AT&T opted not to include in their model, similar to the second camera.
Your stylus is missing
Easy enough to buy another ....
http://cgi.ebay.com/3Pcs-3x-Metal-S...ryZ35158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not the stylus hole... the OTHER side
The stylus fits in the hole on the left side (from the back of the 8525), I'm referring to the hole on the RIGHT side. I believe it is usually covered with a silver circular thing.
That silver ring is nothing more than a place to attach a lanyard to give it it's fancy name. In other words a hook to clip a carrying strap onto if you want one. HTC supply a short wrist lanyard that clips onto the ring - other suppliers I don't know.
You are really not missing anything - with many phones the strap is an optional part.
This sort of thing:
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Many thanks Mike (though, secretly I was hoping that it was a missing antenna attachment that would explain why my reception lately has been flakier than a stale croissant)!
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Many thanks Mike (though, secretly I was hoping that it was a missing antenna attachment that would explain why my reception lately has been flakier than a stale croissant)!
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You MAY be suffering from the signal flipping from GPRS to 3G. If you get dropped calls and high battery drain, you may want to select GSM Band only in:
Start>Settings>Phone>Band. (Change from Auto to GSM)
(Some branded models do not have this option)
I stress IF you have this problem. BUT it may be worth a try just to see if things improve. If you do not have the option then do a search on Bandswitch or Commmgr.pro
Mike
EDIT: By the way there is a place to attach an external aerial under the round rubber pop out cover on the back cover.
Hi everyone,
Today I bought a set of new styli from Adapt for my Hermes. I used it for a few times today. But one time when I reinserted the stylus after entering some text, I heard a "knack" sound in the silo. Now my stylus will fall out when picking up the device. I am very disapointed with this particular Adapt product and recommend everybody who reads this post to not purchase their styli.
But my real question is, does one of you know how to fix this?
Scott
Rahza said:
Hi everyone,
Today I bought a set of new styli from Adapt for my Hermes. I used it for a few times today. But one time when I reinserted the stylus after entering some text, I heard a "knack" sound in the silo. Now my stylus will fall out when picking up the device. I am very disapointed with this particular Adapt product and recommend everybody who reads this post to not purchase their styli.
But my real question is, does one of you know how to fix this?
Scott
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You have either broken the white clip or dislodged the rubber block.
You would need to remove the back casing (4 screws) and unclip around the edge.
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nice one mike,excellent answer.have a go dude its very easy actually
Fixed it!
Thanks Mike,
Fixed it this evening. Indeed, it was just too easy! Only releasing the back, after unscrewing it, was kinda tricky. Everything turned out fine and it works like a charm now.
Thanks again!
Scott
Good news!
I forgot to mention, but I'm sure you remembered to line up the camera's macro toggle arm when putting the back on again. If not you'll find the macro switch doesn't work. If so it's easy to remove the back, line iup the switch (a bit fiddly) and replace back cover again.
Mike
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the tip.
Before I attemted the "surgery", I read the blog you reffered to throughoutly. So I knew about the macro switch. But thanks again!
Scott
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Hi everyone,
I have a peculiar problem. Somehow something (probably a tiny piece of cloth) is stuck at the very end of the stylus holder hole/sleeve. Now the stylus doesn’t get completely in anymore and I don’t think such small tweezers exist to extract this object.
I am considering opening the device up but the upper right screw has a sticker saying “void” on it, and I really wouldn’t want to void the warranty.
Has anyone had this problem before? If so how did you resolve it?
Thanks
I think opening up the whole device should be the last option, as you will loose your warranty probably.
What have you tried so far? Maybe you can go into the sleeve with something like a conductor and try to pull this tiny piece of cloth out.
I've tried with a toothpick but it was too small. I am thinking of buying a disposable medical syringe that should be longer and provide some suction to ge the thing out, but I am a bit scared of damaging something by "going to deep"
Uncurled paperclip?
try a vacuum cleaner?! perhaps he can vacuum it out ...
Sticky tape or blutack on the end of the stylus?
Kev
Thanks for the advice everyone. I've tried an uncurled paperclip. Even managed to make a tiny hook at the end of it but nothing. whatever is in there is well stuck to the bottom.
I am thinking of sending it back to htc under warranty. I'll play dumb and say I have no clue why I can't get my sylus completely in (which is not too false). I am hoping they'll open it up to check whether there is some fault, and, if they really find something stuck in there they might just take it off.
What do you guys think?
You should try something like that:
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Run the device under a very high pressure fireman's hose, or one of the ones they use when stripping rust off ships paint (just dont get your fingers in the way).
That should do it.
well i found the HD sevice manual in pdf somewhere so if you need to open it i can say DONT DO WITHOUT MANUAL! lots of mistakes are possible when trying on yer own.
pm me for it if you are in need.
The diamond had a problem like this.....
there is a magnet that the stylis slides through....
on some diamonds it can come unglued.....and then the magnet can move
just wondering if this could be the same problem....you never know
Hello friends,
I've been using this phone for two years now and it was not bad until recently when touch screen started to misfunction, especially in lower third of the screen, making it impossible to type meny buttons and use keyboard correctly. Since then, I have properly flashed several ROMs, even cooked ones from this forum (btw, I find them very neat) but the problem persist in wide range:
- with some ROMs it get stucked on Screen alignment;
- even if "Remote Screen Alignment" tool was used, it didnt' help with most ROMs;
- Some ROMs like
_HTC Touch 3G_RUU_Jade_Orange_FR-B2B_1.71.73.11_Radio_Sign_12.36.30.29.UMA_0.29.30.U23_Ship
and
sj1.2.2-wwe_ultralite&clean (thanks to developers and uploaders)
pass well the screen alignment, but after short walk through Menu it starts again to be unprecise and makes use of keyboard and other impossible!!!
So, just before I grab my hammer and pulverize this dear and beloved Windows phone, is there ANYONE who can give me an advice here?
Thanks to all of you and keep developing, because you're doing a great deed for the people worldwide.
Cheers from France
Mais oui, mon ami. The problem lies with the digitizer, meaning the device which converts your screen touches to digital information. It's the phone's plastic screen cover, to be more precise. Either take your phone to a GSM service to have yours replaced, or buy a new one from e-bay and change it yourself, if you're a DIY kind of guy.
This is how the digitizer looks:
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Multumesc prietenului meu!
I thought it could be a hardware failure, because we just can't blame it on software every time.
Funny, but I think I didn't wear-out this digitizer that much in the past, but maybe their lifetime is not as long as three years?
I remember this Jade fell of the table once, so maybe it could be some bad connection?
I also took your advice and googled a bit for shopping results and it seems that there are TWO different sorts of displays and digitizers for the same model of HTC Touch 3G Jade T3232. This means that I should open up the phone prior to purchase of this spare part.
I promise to post here the result of this "surgical operation" once I get it done.
Thanks again