Hows it going guys!
After many days of using this awesome forum, I decided to finally join!
So to start things off, I will be asking you guys a question....
Anyone know whats the little gold plated thing on the back, behind the batt. cover of the phone, wondering if it has anything to do with the battery, or some sort of sensor???
There is also a white area on the back of the actual battery cover of the MT4G which I think is the contact point for the gold plated thingy!?
Thanks guys...
Regards,
blackeye
I think it has something to do with grounding, maybe for the screen. I could be way off.
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I think it has something to do with grounding, maybe for the screen. I could be way off.
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sounds possible!
the reason I ask is because I decided to run my glacier without the battery cover using a case then i noticed my battery started acting funny, it didnt hold its charger very well and didnt charge fully......wondering if the 2 are related somehow!?
"Little gold plated thing" = contact point.
If it's behind battery cover, and battery cover has a matching "window" of bare metal for this contact - look for more contacts that touch the battery cover.
If you only find one - it means the battery cover is used as one of the antennas for this phone (cellular / WiFi / BT).
If you find several - it might be used as grounded shield.
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"Little gold plated thing" = contact point.
If it's behind battery cover, and battery cover has a matching "window" of bare metal for this contact - look for more contacts that touch the battery cover.
If you only find one - it means the battery cover is used as one of the antennas for this phone (cellular / WiFi / BT).
If you find several - it might be used as grounded shield.
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thanks man appreciate it!
So the glacier theoretically should get great reception then...I'm guessing!
Regards,
Blackeye
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Mine don't have them..I have 3, Me my wife & a spare..
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The little gold contact on the battery cover has been discussed here before, probably in a thread that is buried. The conclusion: the ground contact point for the screen. Pic attached to show what the OP is talking about.
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I couldn't find such thread in 10 min of googling, so I did what was probably done back then - verified the location of main antenna (which is on the plastic cover with camera glass), checked WiFi and GPS reception. None of those changed. It leaves either BT (which I can't check) or, indeed, grounding.
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I couldn't find such thread in 10 min of googling, so I did what was probably done back then - verified the location of main antenna (which is on the plastic cover with camera glass), checked WiFi and GPS reception. None of those changed. It leaves either BT (which I can't check) or, indeed, grounding.
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Seams like it would between the two!!
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Just a thought but I could have to do with the sensor for temperature.
Temperature sensor can't be embedded in the back cover, and the point is for electrical, not thermal contact.
Upon further review, only 1 of the 3 mt4g's that I have has the gold plate at all. It's possible it could be nothing significant.
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The thread I referred to earlier is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205155.
In the first post, in the update area at the bottom of the post, it points to a thread in the sensation forum. The pics in that sensation thread show that they have a silver colored plate on their cover almost identical to the mytouch4G's gold plate. The plate is conductive paint that creates contact between the metal of the back cover and a gold pin between the sim and sd cards on our phones. It is located directly above the main board of the phone, near the bottom of the device. The pin can be bent or fatigued to no longer create a good, solid contact with the plate.
The main solution proposed in both threads is to gently lift the pin with a pick to raise its height and create better contact with the plate and is done to have better touch screen response.
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The thread I referred to earlier is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205155.
In the first post, in the update area at the bottom of the post, it points to a thread in the sensation forum. The pics in that sensation thread show that they have a silver colored plate on their cover almost identical to the mytouch4G's gold plate. The plate is conductive paint that creates contact between the metal of the back cover and a gold pin between the sim and sd cards on our phones. It is located directly above the main board of the phone, near the bottom of the device. The pin can be bent or fatigued to no longer create a good, solid contact with the plate.
The main solution proposed in both threads is to gently lift the pin with a pick to raise its height and create better contact with the plate and is done to have better touch screen response.
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That is interesting!
So if true then the concept would be useless if we have cases on our phones...since our hands won't make contact with the back cover anymore....right!???
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That is interesting!
So if true then the concept would be useless if we have cases on our phones...since our hands won't make contact with the back cover anymore....right!???
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No, it isn't using your hands to complete the circuit. The phone chassis is mostly metal, but the main board is surrounded by plastic. It looks like they found it more cost effective to ground to the cover than run a wire to a part of the chassis. Looking at the sensation cover, this makes sense. The sensation cover is metal and plastic and they put a contact point on the metal of it too. If it is anything like what I deal with at my work, then they are just trying to provide the phone with a system wide consistent ground. Without grounding the back cover, it could induce or conduct a static charge and possibly shock or create interfere to the main board. When the ground has bad contact, we notice a lag in screen responsiveness, but other things may be happening that we don't notice.
Someone mentioned that the antennas are located near the camera, which is true for at least the WiFi antenna. You will see a drop in signal if you hold the phone near the camera. They also mentioned that the top area of the phone has metal readily available. I would suspect that the other antennas are there too.
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No, it isn't using your hands to complete the circuit. The phone chassis is mostly metal, but the main board is surrounded by plastic. It looks like they found it more cost effective to ground to the cover than run a wire to a part of the chassis. Looking at the sensation cover, this makes sense. The sensation cover is metal and plastic and they put a contact point on the metal of it too. If it is anything like what I deal with at my work, then they are just trying to provide the phone with a system wide consistent ground. Without grounding the back cover, it could induce or conduct a static charge and possibly shock or create interfere to the main board. When the ground has bad contact, we notice a lag in screen responsiveness, but other things may be happening that we don't notice.
Someone mentioned that the antennas are located near the camera, which is true for at least the WiFi antenna. You will see a drop in signal if you hold the phone near the camera. They also mentioned that the top area of the phone has metal readily available. I would suspect that the other antennas are there too.
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good to know!
I might remove the case then, don't want to shock the main board!!
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blackeye09 said:
good to know!
I might remove the case then, don't want to shock the main board!!
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Having a case in your phone will not be an issue. The grounding happens using a self-contained circuit. The back plate may just be used as part of that circuit. Additional static from being in your pocket will be grounded with or without a case on the phone.
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Ever notice how there are two metal pins on the back that make contact with the metal cover? Why did HTC put them in there?
Also would one be able to hardwire the antenna too these points so that the metal battery cover can be used as an extended antenna?
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Ever notice how there are two metal pins on the back that make contact with the metal cover? Why did HTC put them in there?
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They are probably there to cushion the force of the back place being clicked on.
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Also would one be able to hardwire the antenna too these points so that the metal battery cover can be used as an extended antenna?
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Not a chance, have you ever pulled a HD2 apart? I severely doubt it is a wise idea. Hardware modding of a phone is a fools game.
Is it to dissipate heat?
It's for the car GPS kit.
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It's for the car GPS kit.
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Not the 3 pins, the 2 balls on either side of the phone.
Is it really for a GPS kit? Maybe that concept kit that HTC never came out with? But what would they do it can't be for power.
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This comes up every month or so, and i agree with Kalavere in that they are there to keep the back plate snug. They are spring loaded, so the plate wont get wobbly with extended clicking on/off. Since the reset button is under the back panel, it seems reasonable that HTC would expect the plate to be removed fairly often.
I also think it plausible that they are earthing points for the antenna, but i think that a little less unlikely.
Not sure exactly what they are for but I am positive they are not there to keep the backplate snug.
They are some kind of a contact point. The metal cover bridges the connection. You will notice that the cover is clean where the points contact.
Never seen the car kit but that is a possibility. I doubt very much that they have anything to do with the antenna. My guess is that they might simply be a ground shield.
I had the same question, I rung up the HTC support here and they told me that even they are not sure, but they did mention that on the inside, it's linked to the antenna for the GPS. Don't know what they mean by that but I guess, it's either an earth (since, if you notice, the area where the nobs rest has the paint scrapped off), or the whole back plate is an antenna. I tried to insulate it, no diff to operations of the GPS or Phone.. *shrug*
msoler8785 said:
Ever notice how there are two metal pins on the back that make contact with the metal cover? Why did HTC put them in there?
Also would one be able to hardwire the antenna too these points so that the metal battery cover can be used as an extended antenna?
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On my DHD, the antenna cover isn't too much bad in alignment, but it slightly moves and sometimes makes noise.
So, after looking for the coupling, I thought to find a remedy.
I've put a piece of black scotch ribbon (for electrics use) over the SD and the SIM, from side to side of the phone.
I've only cut off a a small rectangle of ribbon, where are the golden contacts.
Now the antenna cover fit perfectly and is pretty silencious,
I think there is no problem to open it, but this is only a my home remedy.
Why not try ?
I had the same issue, did the same thing.
Still wasn't happy with it so I had it replaced, the new one fits correctly.
You might want to do the same thing.
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On my DHD, the antenna cover isn't too much bad in alignment, but it slightly moves and sometimes makes noise.
So, after looking for the coupling, I thought to find a remedy.
I've put a piece of black scotch ribbon (for electrics use) over the SD and the SIM, from side to side of the phone.
I've only cut off a a small rectangle of ribbon, where are the golden contacts.
Now the antenna cover fit perfectly and is pretty silencious,
I think there is no problem to open it, but this is only a my home remedy.
Why not try ?
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Thanks for this idea, can u post some photo or pictures .
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I've got the same problem with my one, most probably down to it being branded with the Orange logo.
Did you get your replacement from HTC themselves on the website?
I'm not keen on spending £18 for a new one which will be the same!
Not directly from HTC, I guess.
I took it back after about 2 weeks because of the issue.
The shop said it wasn't normal and gave me a replacment cover for free.
Someone on the inspire forum used conductive tape on top of their antennas to boost signal dramatically! Anyone know the insides of a500 know if doing this would help us cuz wifi sucks..?
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Funny, I am going to be making some conductive glue in the next day or so. I was wondering what I should do with the leftover. I will consider putting some on the antenna just for kicks. maybe I can coat some paper and extend it a bit. If anyone has a good idea of how to implement it I might give it a shot. I'm certainly not a radio engineer type person, so I really don't know if there are any guidelines that I should follow. Like whether or not this will need direct contact with the core wire, recommended length/shape to match frequency, what matters, what doesn't, would a graphite conductor even work, etc. Keep in mind that the resistance will increase with length on this adhesive. I can double coat it and help some but there is no way to avoid this without embedding a wire. I already get a good signal but there's always room for improvement. And I need to open my case to fix a dented corner. Lucky I didn't break the glass when I dropped it on the pavement...
And if anyone believes that this is a bad/goofy idea please say so. I'd rather know not to try something and why than to waste the time.
I was thinking that you could use small strips of aluminum tape (the kind that is used to seal furnace duct joints)
It is very sticky and you would have to use some Goo Gone on a Q-Tip to remove the adhesive from a small strip where the antenna contacts the tape.
I am going to try this once my plastic opening tool kit arrives from China.
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Someone on the inspire forum used conductive tape on top of their antennas to boost signal dramatically! Anyone know the insides of a500 know if doing this would help us cuz wifi sucks..?
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I thought you sold your 500?
Considering the 500 uses the same hardware manufacturer for the antenna, I can say I get good Wifi in my flat. Even in the toilet.
GPS though, I need to be within 3 meters of a window, but that's understandable.
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I thought you sold your 500?
Considering the 500 uses the same hardware manufacturer for the antenna, I can say I get good Wifi in my flat. Even in the toilet.
GPS though, I need to be within 3 meters of a window, but that's understandable.
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I was gonna sell it but a family member held onto it for $200 till I paid em back so I did n having fun again
But.. who ever wants to extend their radio reach with out buying new parts i will be trying conductive tape. My inspire can get WiFi anywhere in my house my a500 looses a bar 10 feet away from my Netgear CG3000D ..
Something needs to work.. I'm tired of laying in bed like a contortionist
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Okey guys,
I have a very serious problem with my Samsung S4 I337 AT&T. I cracked the screen, so I purchased new housing with the LCD altogether from a Sprint phone.
I know, I know it's Sprint, but I thought they would be using the same housing, however there are small differences on how the motherboard sits on the housing. I took the time and used a dentist high speed grinder tool to grind out the excess metal from the housing, so the motherboard can be placed well. I covered with tape the motherboard where it touches the housing metal parts with tape, so contact can be avoided, otherwise it seems to touch the volume down button and make it pressed all the time, thus unable to boot normally.
After I placed everything back inside and close the phone, signal is nowhere to be found. If it finds a signal it's very weak and after few minutes gets lost again. On very rare occasions the signal gets to where it should be, but very quickly gets lost.
So to me it appears that it's an antenna issue of some sort or I'm missing out something, so I'm asking for your help to figure it out.
I'm using the home button from the Sprint phone, I tried connecting the AT&T home button board, since they have small differences (seems like Sprint uses 2 antenna cables), but it doesn't solve the signal issue.
So my question is, am I missing something or doing something wrong or is the Sprint housing causing the signal problems?
It would become super expensive if I have to buy a new AT&T housing with LCD and replace it, so before I do that I want to make sure what causes the problem.
I can attach photos and show what I have done and show differences of the housing panels of Sprint and AT&T, if it is not understandable by reading.
Thanks for your help!
I think you'd need AT&T stuff because another thread(it should be in this forum) had the same issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391568
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You need the AT&T housing. Always use parts made specifically for your model number.
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Ok, thanks guys!
Already ordered the AT&T housing for it, however what do you think causes this problem. There is literally nothing much on the housing except for some antenna part on the rear end, I tried using the rear housing panel and still nothing changes.
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Ok, thanks guys!
Already ordered the AT&T housing for it, however what do you think causes this problem. There is literally nothing much on the housing except for some antenna part on the rear end, I tried using the rear housing panel and still nothing changes.
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The antennas are different. The antenna for AT&T is made for GSM and is a certain length and pattern. The antenna for sprint is made for CDMA and would logically be a different length and pattern. Antennas have to be exact/precise for what they are made for.
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The antennas are different. The antenna for AT&T is made for GSM and is a certain length and pattern. The antenna for sprint is made for CDMA and would logically be a different length and pattern. Antennas have to be exact/precise for what they are made for.
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Ok, I understand that, but wouldn't it be the same if I use the front housing from the Sprint with the rear panel where the antenna actually is from AT&T. Even in that case, I can't seem to make it work. Is there something I am missing? The antenna cable from the usb board to the motherboard is all the same and changing them doesn't help either. There must be something else hidden I don't see or understand.
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Ok, I understand that, but wouldn't it be the same if I use the front housing from the Sprint with the rear panel where the antenna actually is from AT&T. Even in that case, I can't seem to make it work. Is there something I am missing? The antenna cable from the usb board to the motherboard is all the same and changing them doesn't help either. There must be something else hidden I don't see or understand.
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There is likely contacts on the front bezel/panel that touch contacts on the motherboard. Similar to the GSM nexus 7. You have to use parts specific to the model number.
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There is likely contacts on the front bezel/panel that touch contacts on the motherboard. Similar to the GSM nexus 7. You have to use parts specific to the model number.
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Thanks for the help, I already ordered the AT&T panel, I'll update when it arrives.
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skabg said:
Thanks for the help, I already ordered the AT&T panel, I'll update when it arrives.
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Well, this is now a bummer. New AT&T housing arrived. I installed the motherboard and original antenna cable, all original part and still signal is nowhere to be found. I have re-checked everything twice and nothing.
Any suggestions here guys?
Check any metal contacts that would close a circuit from the motherboard to the casing... I have a suspicion that one may have broken off.
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Check any metal contacts that would close a circuit from the motherboard to the casing... I have a suspicion that one may have broken off.
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Okey, so you were right. One of the metal contact on the motherboard side was broken, so I had that re-soldered back into place. Signal did improve after that, but still very low and non consistent. It would vary between 0 and 1 bar at home, where I usually get 3-4 bars. Near cell towers goes up to 4 bars and LTE, but that's just about it. Signal strenght is -105dBm 2-5asu, which is very low.
What else can I be doing wrong or could have gone wrong in the first place?
Is there a place I can buy an external antenna and connect it to the L1 port and just use that hidden between the battery and the rear plate? Anyone has any experience with those?
Your signal is shoddy because of the solder. I highly suggest not modifying the antenna as that could make things worse. I would replace the entire board that that piece sits on. Or grab the connector off of a broken/ phone and replace that.
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Well, in this case I have to replace the whole motherboard, as this connector sits on it. I have the same connector and can possibly un-solder the old one from the board and put the new one.
Does really the little bit of solder can mess so much with the signal quality?
Yep. The connector is copper. Solder is composed of nickel and lead normally. Having 2 or more different metals messes with the conductivity.
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You might be right about that, but that small metal piece acting as a connector isn't made of copper for sure, it looks like it, but it is attracted by magnet, that's how I soldered it back into place. Based on my knowledge copper alone isn't attracted by magnets, so it has to be some sort of a mix of metals. Isn't the connector soldered to the motherboard anyways? It just bugs me how big of a difference this would make.
It is copper coated. They solder used is very thin on the motherboard. It has a very little affect to the signal. When you add more, it messes things up.
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It is copper coated. They solder used is very thin on the motherboard. It has a very little affect to the signal. When you add more, it messes things up.
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Interesting, any suggestions of how to remove the broken piece from the board and re-solder the new one? Seems like solder gun will be out of the equation.
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Interesting, any suggestions of how to remove the broken piece from the board and re-solder the new one? Seems like solder gun will be out of the equation.
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15 to 25W max soldering iron. A thin layer of solder on the new part. Set it on the pad, heat it on the top of the contact surface of the new part till it joins. You should be good from there. Be careful of surrounding parts.
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15 to 25W max soldering iron. A thin layer of solder on the new part. Set it on the pad, heat it on the top of the contact surface of the new part till it joins. You should be good from there. Be careful of surrounding parts.
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You guys are amazing. I would have broke down and just replaced the phone.
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I've been doing small electronics repair for almost 11 years. Its easy for me. Just gotta be patient and careful.
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Hi all,
I just got my new Galaxy S5 and the first I wanted to do was to take a few pictures underwater. However, after I put the battery on, I noticed that the back cover makes a creaking noise when I push it near the heart rate sensor and I can see the back cover near the sensor going down when I push it. Does this compromises the water resistance of the phone?
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I'm thinking that there might be water remnants inside. Water + rubber is known to produce squeaking noise.
I still haven't put the phone underwater. I noticed the problem wheni was taking the phone out of the box. When I apply light force to the area around the sensor I can see the back cover moving up and down and it makes more of a clicking noise. Any ideas?
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It could be a part inside is just bumping to another part. Alignment is not 100% perfect, especially the rubber part for water-resistance because it was just stuck to the cover and is originally not part of the cover itself.
Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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Anyone?
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Thin_Bezel said:
Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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The rubber lining on the interior face of the back cover should keep any liquid from continuing its entry to the phone's internals, but it doesn't prevent the liquid from sipping through from the outside. Check out how large the notch at the power button area that you use to open up the back cover.
But you should dry the phone first as is for a few hours to be sure no more liquid could enter. When you're sure that it's safe, open the back cover then remove the battery and dry the phone face up so that any liquid residue will go down, at the same time dry the back cover separately too. And be sure that everything is dry, including the ports, before you reattach the battery.
And if the unfortunate event that the phone turned off when it was wet, do not attempt to turn it on. Remove the back cover and battery immediately and let them all dry for at least 24hrs, focus an electric fan to them if you can, to be sure that you max out the opportunity to dry them. And during the drying process, do not keep on touching them to avoid liquid moving inside.
I hope this answers your question.
Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic
bryanfuryin22 said:
Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic
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It's an alignment problem that I have explained to OP. That rubber lining for water-resistance is prone for misalignment and probably warping too. Rubber is known to stretch due to rise in temperature. If it warped or misaligned to an embossed area, that part will be more elevated than the rest.
I have same problem, but I got used to it.
When I put my back cover on girlfriends phone there is no noise.
Its like the problem is phone itself.
I tested its waterproof capabilities even though the back cover wasn't properly aligned. Every thing was good. No water got inside the internals.
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You sir are brave!
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You sir are brave!
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Haha, I was thinking the same thing, I would have never tried that, though it should of course not be any poblem since it is IP67 certified.
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You sir are brave!
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I 2nd that!
I wont "test" my water proof ability with a cover that fits correctly :laugh:
Even though no water gets in, I have a question again. The water does go inside the back cover but it doesn't go as the rubber line which is a good thing (That's how it is supposed to work).
I always wipe the water inside after a bath but if I am at a pool for example and I put the phone inside the water but then I don't wipe the water inside for about, 6-7 hours, would there be a problem?
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Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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That part is considered to be harmless to get wet, so it isn't a problem if you do not remove the water there for even forever.
I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.
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I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.
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Thank god. I thought I was screwed. Especially because my beatiful S5 has been diving for the days in the pool. Enjoying vacations. Taken with the Galaxy S5 front facing camera
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