I've been using this HD2 for atleast 2 Months.
And i love it.
I wonder, Are Hd2's hardware buttons and volume buttons fragile?
Will they wear out if you're using it daily?
I'm currently using soft buttons on CM7ite cause i don't know how long HD2's button will last.
I'm afraid one day all the buttons won't work.
:'(
I love IceCreamTosti and it's soft buttons but i can't play games such as Temple Run
Screen won't respond on the game. But on homescreen it does respond.
yea try not to be too heavy on the buttons, especially the power button.
They are not the best, but suppose lucky to get any with cost cutting on manufacturing has forced all touch.
had my Qtek S100 (Magician) out the other day & boy the buttons feel like new still & they got some serious use in its 4yr role.
Even the over engineered Kaiser d-pad was a sloppy effort compared the S100.
Latest Htc device I played with with decent buttons was the Desire, shame that button & scroll wheel was not implemented on the HD2 as the button strip used on the HD2 really is one of those step backward design concepts ...
Man, I remembered my Vivaz.I'm afraid all of it's physical button get wear out i used a lock key replacement( ya know assign other hotkey to lock your device) I used the damn volume up + volume down. Now the volume buttons are split into two.
I think i should have taken the Ace or the Galaxy S.Damn.
I don't want to sell my HD2. Because i love it's ability to have multiple OSes.
And this Hd2 was bought by my dad for me. So.
I really don't want to sell it.
What is the best ICS rom out there for HD2?
IceCreamTosti prevents my HD2 from playing games.
slamsteel said:
Man, I remembered my Vivaz.I'm afraid all of it's physical button get wear out i used a lock key replacement( ya know assign other hotkey to lock your device) I used the damn volume up + volume down. Now the volume buttons are split into two.
I think i should have taken the Ace or the Galaxy S.Damn.
I don't want to sell my HD2. Because i love it's ability to have multiple OSes.
And this Hd2 was bought by my dad for me. So.
I really don't want to sell it.
What is the best ICS rom out there for HD2?
IceCreamTosti prevents my HD2 from playing games.
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I don't think they are, and I don't really know why so many people are having problems with them. My 2-year-old HD2's buttons are still up and running just fine.
And there are no best ICS ROMs, you won't be able to play games on any current ICS ROM.
My opinion
Even not a very strong construction, I'd say it's more important the manner and frequency you press/push those buttons rather than being fragile.
I mean if you're a strong fingers person and not controlling very well this force it is more probable for you a premature failure of those buttons.
I have big hands but fortunately, i can control the pressure i'm giving on my hd2's buttons.
Just curious about hd2's buttons.
For those who are concerned about damaging their hardware buttons, you can install "zmooth lite" to mimic hardware buttons. Works like a charm, it's one of the first tools I install on any new version of Android I am testing.
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I too have had my device close to 2yrs with no button problem but with amount of users who do have button issues & looking at them & button board internally they are not the strongest. Lots of use & certainly over heay pressing will soon lead to issues.
Quality of buttons has reduced drastically these days as they are expensive production component ...
I've had mine 2 years now, and with heavy use (especially on the power and back button) I've never had any issues.
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I've had mine 2 years now, and with heavy use (especially on the power and back button) I've never had any issues.
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Exactly, I don't understand the issues everyone is constantly talking about, to be honest. No, the buttons are not fragile and no, they don't wear out quickly. However, the panic spread by those who were for whatever reason unlucky to have problems creates a myth and everyone looks for a solution to the non-existent issue. I never had an HD2 in for buttons repair and believe me, I had seen a lot of phones of all brands with various things.
I agree ^ The buttons are not fragile at all, the coating on top does wear out over time but it is not a big thing...
I agree with enigma1nz too. I've had my phone for just over two years. I've now been able to stay on a ROM longer then a week (finally) but have done many many flashes of everything the HD2 has to offer. I have never had a problem with my phone at all. Just take care of your phone. Dont put a lot of pressure on it or bring it in the bathroom while you shower, clean it ever once in awhile, perhaps keep it in a gel skin and if you can buy a clear-coat screen protector to cover the whole phone and you will have a great looking and 100% functional phone for long to come. You can't even tell my phone is over two years old and for a cell phone thats pretty damn old. lol.
Yes ，you are righ.HD2's buttons is quitely fragile.
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...HD2's buttons is quite fragile.
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Have to agree. I bought my HD2 used and it's obvious the previous owner used the power button a lot. Enough that I had to remove the Windows Phone 7 ROM I had on mine because it relies on the power button a great deal and it's simply become too intermittent. Checked with a couple local cell repair shops in the area and replacing the keypad flex cable, which is the likely culprit and prone to failure, will be $75-100. Getting to that part is quite labor intensive.
I also have one question, this thread is perfect for me I can say. I had 2 of them and both had hardware issues few months after varranty has been expired, so that was close to 500€ i throwed away.
I am in love with HTC phones, I said to myself that I will never have another HD2, and I have changed a lot op phones, last one was Desire HD and right now I am using ARC which is horrible for me, not so many good ROM-s and generally only HDMI output is good on this phone. I have a chance to replace ARC for HD2, guy never had anything except winmo on it and he has never did any experiment widt nand or something. I wonder now since my last 2 phones had buttons problems power and vol down were broken, is there any touch based recovery available because I love that feature.
Back then when I had this phone there wasnt an option for Meego or windows 7 so I would like to take this phone again but I have a very big fear of it.
And I also had problems with CPU overheating and stops responding, especcialy youtube clips etc, is this fixed recently....
Plase can you help me with some advices.
http://www.pik.ba/artikal/3106160/mobitel-htc-hd2/
Hey use button savour from market
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Hey use button savour from market
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Well
they said for this app
Top 1 Software key App on Android Market
Top 10 Must have app for root devices
Top 1 Must have app on HTC HD2
Top 1 Software key app with best customization features
Works from 1.5 to 4.0(ICS)
Guess that is for the reason
THX
Try either
1. Zmooth or
2. Button savior
Been using zmooth for so long now.... Can't even think of android without it....
In wp7... You can change button configuration inside the settings.. I use the middle hard key also as back button.... If only wp7 too gets something like Zmooth or some sfw keys, then it will be double the fun
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I've bought mine with half broken back hw button. U can't feel the "click" when u press it, but hey it still does the job n works even better without the click IMO
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I don't know if it's just me, but I have had my HD2 since Christmas but I have notice this past month that the hardware buttons along the bottom have now become quite stiff (don't click anymore) and non responsive at times.
HTC are picking the phone up today but I can't help but think that this is going to happen again as the design of one long plastic strip with 5 buttons on will get crappy again.
Anyone else noticed this?
But I do love my HD2 Come on WinPhone7!
Is there a known issue with the back button? If I open an app I always have to tap the back button at least twice to go back. I'd like to be able to change my mind a little faster than the epic will let me.
brewdude said:
Is there a known issue with the back button? If I open an app I always have to tap the back button at least twice to go back. I'd like to be able to change my mind a little faster than the epic will let me.
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Yes. There have been lots of threads about this issue, apparently a hardware problem on certain shipped units. I had the problem, exchanged my phone for a new one, which has a perfectly functioning Back key. Others have reported similar results.
Yeeeup! My first epic had the back buton issue.. its a hardware issue like the previous poster said.. take yours back for a exchange.. my new one works perfect.
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Back button.
Can you please post your build date if you have an affected device?
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Can you please post your build date if you have an affected device?
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How do we get the build date?
back button
my back and home button were not working properly, went to sprint store on monday and got the run around from a really un motivated sprint rep and was on lunch so I did not want to waste all day. Then I used two other properly functioning epics since, went back today and simply demanded a new one and it works great now. Dont mess around, these phones cost way too much money, if it dont work like it should run that bad boy back and get a new one.
I'm trying to get an idea of how bad the "defective" back buttons are. I'm switching from a Captivate to an Epic and the Captivate capacitive buttons could be a tad touchy, so I'm kind of used to it.
I'd say my back button (on my just received Epic) registers 70 - 90% of the time - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. That's probably slightly lower than on my Captivate, but not by much (as far as having to press buttons twice now and then).
Are people with "working" back buttons nearing a 95% - 100% response detection?
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I'm trying to get an idea of how bad the "defective" back buttons are. I'm switching from a Captivate to an Epic and the Captivate capacitive buttons could be a tad touchy, so I'm kind of used to it.
I'd say my back button (on my just received Epic) registers 70 - 90% of the time - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. That's probably slightly lower than on my Captivate, but not by much (as far as having to press buttons twice now and then).
Are people with "working" back buttons nearing a 95% - 100% response detection?
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We had a epic with a bad back button. If you have one you will notice a signifigant diffrent from the menu, home, and search buttons. If they all respond about the same then you don't have a bad one.
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Thanks for the information. The response on the back button is noticably worse than the others (and again, coming from the Captivate I'm already used to the somewhat touchy reaction of the buttons in general).
I requested a replacement from Amazon - we'll see if it's improved.
For those devices with less than stellar response time from the capacitive buttons will this become worse over time or stay the same?
Hi,
So I bought my second HD2 in 2 months on ebay because I wanted a phone that you I can "do stuff" with.
The first one was a piece of **** that only turned on when I put it in the freezer and the flash memory was damaged I guess. Alright, my bad, the seller said that it was broken but only the software...
I got another one that was sold as in perfekt condition for christmas and after 1 day of playing and flashing around the volume down button went berserk. Now it is turned on constantly which means I get into the bootloader all the time and even if I manage to boot WP, I get the volume screen at 99% of the time.
Am I unlucky or is the HTC HD2 simply a crappy phone that likes to brake down?
Can you guys help me with the volume down thing? I bet it is hardware related but I like the way the phone looks and feels a lot
LOL @ "The first one was a piece of **** that only turned on" way to funny.
Now 433Mhz the HD2 (taking US-HD2 aka Leo1024) is NOT a POS phone even now. Taking it that it was the most powerful phone in market when it came out. You have to understand HD2-EU been out since 2009Q3 and HD2-US been out since 2010Q1. Taking it as its almost 2012 where lifespan of a phone is close 9-12months. I am sure the POS you bought was faulty thats why the Seller sold it. If I still had my HD2 I would still keep it now until Edge or now upgrade it to Amaze.
I'm not sayin that the phone hardware is crap, but it seems to be very fragile. I never had issues with cell phones are smartphones before. Had a Touch Diamond for 2 years, a Nokia 5800 and a Samsung S8500 before.
Maybe my cleaning efforts have damaged the volume button. That thing smelled like a billion cigarettes and I put on a little too much cleaning vinegar.
I guess, I'll open both phones tomorrow. I am pretty sure the vol down is just wet or dirty and the motherboard of the first HD2 will get the hot air treatment:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982454
Pretty sure, the mainboard won't survive but at least I can replace the flex board which contains the volume "buttons" on the second phone.
My HD2 works just perfect. After WinMo 6.5 and Android I'm now running it using WP7.5. Hardware is doing quite well and it's not fragile at all. I droped it several times (by accident of course) - I think 6 or 7 times in two years - and nothing happend.
Well mabe your cleaning was really a little bit to intense... so... never clean a running system ;-)
If you buy cheap phone on ebay that's what u get and u should pay attention very well to the listing details before u buy and ask the seller. But htc hd 2 is very powerful phone and I dropped mine and still working prefect also some times the roms doesn't work well with some phones for other reasons I still don't know.try as much roms as u can till u get the right one to it
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NOPE... just bad luck
It's not a crappy phone, you're just unlucky i think. I've had mine for almost 2 years and it still works perfectly fine. But i sometimes wish i had the t-mobile one. EU doesnt have enough space for sense roms.
Horrible phone! Constantly freezes when receiving text messages, freezes at random times. Makes random calls. Constantly losing 3G. Freezes when I try to unlock the screen.I have had to remove the battery maybe 100 times in the past month.At multiple times it has completely shut down and wouldnt come back on when fully charged.
actually my brother has this phone....but i used it for a month.And my experience was terrible with this phone.Never recommend to anyone!
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Horrible phone! Constantly freezes when receiving text messages, freezes at random times. Makes random calls. Constantly losing 3G. Freezes when I try to unlock the screen.I have had to remove the battery maybe 100 times in the past month.At multiple times it has completely shut down and wouldnt come back on when fully charged.
actually my brother has this phone....but i used it for a month.And my experience was terrible with this phone.Never recommend to anyone!
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sounds like ur gettin the old winmo bugs...
try flashing android nand on it... android and hd2 work so well together... i rarely have problems... if ur not after a switch to android id suggest a custom winmo rom... energyrom was my rom of choice...
have mine for over two years now, dropped few times, using original latest eu rom, perfect phone. I love it so much "reason is to do stuff... ), so not switching to newer models with wp7. But today few nokia WP7 phones are comming to my company, so I may switch if these are cool
I have had my HD2 since it was out (2009) and till now... its working perfectly no problems at all =)
Using it over a year, start from wm6.5 then sd android, wp7 and now stick arround with nandroid. This multiOS kind device that makes me last long play with it, i eager to upgrade to latest new phone, but i'll miss a lot of interest and challenging thing then. I only had several awful color stripped on screen, restart phone will cure it and recently i lost sounds, maybe it caused while i drown in the river with my bike while HD2 was on my pocket. I disasemble and clean speaker contact and now my HD2 was rocks just like it does a year ago..
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I use my HD2 nearly two years without hardware problems. I dropped it more than once and no damage. Each key still works.
How good it is depends on the ROM you use.
My hd2 went broke after 10 months first the micro USB didn't worked anymore and few days later the back and the answer phone button failed.
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The HTC HD2 isn't crap, the amount of "things" you can do on it is just endless, how many phones do you know that has lived for 2/3 or more years is being developed endlessly......
What are all known hardware issue to the nexus 4? Like the rattling sound , some little creaking sound and such.. and does it exist only on very few units? and does anyone here experience screen flickering?
Well I'm on my 4th one now....
1. Screen issues
2. USB connector faulty , and overall construction didn't seam to be sturdy ..
3. Volume and power buttons squeaky
My 4th nexus is fine but not perfect
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Well I'm on my 4th one now....
1. Screen issues
2. USB connector faulty , and overall construction didn't seam to be sturdy ..
3. Volume and power buttons squeaky
My 4th nexus is fine but not perfect
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You have such a special talent that attract broken devices.
Maybe those QA depts can offer you a job.
Proximity sensor and ear piece buzzing while screen off
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When I went to Carphone Warehouse to see a Nexus in person I WISH I listened to the guy.
He said LG are know for poor build quality - they get a lot of complaints and returns. He liked the Nexus but didn't think it will be smooth going being a LG phone and said I should wait....
He was right...
My nexus has loose buttons (power button has become loose with use), The side creaks/snaps as if something wasn't put together correctly.
The Sound quality from the mics on videos IS APPALLING !
Rear speaker is tinny, wosre than any phone I have heard TBH.
The camera could be better
The Battery is crap (if you use the features you are supposed to use like Google Now, Location etc)
The WiFi reception pickup is worse than any device I have owned.
The ear-peace has processor noise on it- especially bad when you take a call.
I really don't know what to make of the phone. It has its advantages too but in fairness its just not the golden ticket it was made out to be.
My FFC has dust in it....so many hardware issues.
What are the screen issues? I'm planning on buying this since I don't live in US i would ship it in my country but it looks like I need a warranty for this device maybe a used galaxy s3 better to buy then?
What are the screen issues? I'm planning on buying this since I don't live in US i would ship it in my country but it looks like I need a warranty for this device maybe a used galaxy s3 better to buy then?
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yellow blobs when you play a game for few minutes (after phone heats up)
screen is generally yellow, this (4th) device is nearly white, previous ones I had to calibrate screen like 225/230/255, my latest is about 255/238/255
You have such a special talent that attract broken devices.
Maybe those QA depts can offer you a job.
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Trust me I didnt ask for faulty devices, and yes if they would offer me a job none of them would pass if it wasnt perfect.
My 4th device is nearly OK, but there is some creaking and that rubbery frame in some places hase a little "give",
Any device that has any creaking, screen problems, loose parts etc shouldnt go throu QC
MattSkeet said:
Well I'm on my 4th one now....
1. Screen issues
2. USB connector faulty , and overall construction didn't seam to be sturdy ..
3. Volume and power buttons squeaky
My 4th nexus is fine but not perfect
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You returned it due to squeaky buttons? Really?
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Eric-1987 said:
You returned it due to squeaky buttons? Really?
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My £30 2 year old Xbox 360 controller doesnt squeak. Its a brand new £400 device, not used or refurb, there should be no build quality issues. And try using most used buttons on the device when wvery single time you can hear and feel it being not right. Previous device didnt have it so why should I accept that one?
Look at iPhone or Lumia, from build quality view these are perfect devices, and fault ratio is a lot lower than e.g Nexus4.
I had GNexus (3 of them) one had screen issues, second was clicking like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxGhlnRCneY
after couple of days.... is this acceptable in your opinion?
ichilouch said:
What are all known hardware issue to the nexus 4? Like the rattling sound , some little creaking sound and such.. and does it exist only on very few units? and does anyone here experience screen flickering?
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Screen freeze when trying to unlock.
For example: Screen is off, wants to unlock phone, turn screen on with power button, screen is on, but doesnt respond to any touch (cant swipe to unlock).
Turn screen off, then turn it back on, now touch is not frozen and unlock is possible.
What batch is it from?
What batch does your current nexus 4 is from? I heard there is some kind of batch the first released ones and the second one is after the sold out?
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Screen freeze when trying to unlock.
For example: Screen is off, wants to unlock phone, turn screen on with power button, screen is on, but doesnt respond to any touch (cant swipe to unlock).
Turn screen off, then turn it back on, now touch is not frozen and unlock is possible.
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It is not hardware issue...
unfaix said:
Screen freeze when trying to unlock.
For example: Screen is off, wants to unlock phone, turn screen on with power button, screen is on, but doesnt respond to any touch (cant swipe to unlock).
Turn screen off, then turn it back on, now touch is not frozen and unlock is possible.
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This will propably software issue. ashirviskas overtook me.
I have an issue with a rattling sound coming from the top of the device, it sounds like something is loose or disconnected on the inside. Maybe the headphone jack? Or the earpiece speaker? I wasn't looking for anything wrong with the device, its just that I noticed it when I put my phone down on the table. It sounded broke in some way. I kinda looked at it funny and said to myself, "That isn't right?". So I picked it up and tapped on the phone (lightly) and definatly noticed there is something loose on the inside. Is this a reason for a return. I have had phone for 10 days and this my first time noticing this. I have not dropped, put down hard or, anything of that manner to the phone.
For those that came in here that haven't purchased a N4 yet, let me tell you there are many people, like myself and my wife, who received phones without any of the issues listed above.
People with issues are louder than those of us without, so while it may look like the N4 is riddled with issues...it is not as bad as it sounds in this thread.
We both have 16Gb versions, one ordered in the first batch, and one in the 2nd.
- Neither screen has yellowing of any sorts, even after playing games or watching movies for a period of time.
- Neither has creaks, squeaks, or rattles
- Neither has soft or loose buttons
- Neither has poor speakers (back or ear)
- Neither has had freezing issues on the OS or apps
- Neither has had the screen flicker
- Neither gets abnormally hot during use
- USB and 3.5mm headphone connectors are solid
- Battery lasts all day with typical use (for instance, yesterday while waiting for the Hobbit to start, I was streaming music and browsing the web for just over an hour. During that time the battery dropped 8%. To me, that's pretty damn good) (and yes, I have Google Now turned on, with the unwanted services turned off)
all that said...I'd expect my experience is pretty normal, where as those posing issues were the unlucky ones. Don't let these reviews scare you out of buying a really great device.
So does the 16 gb is enought to you? Do you think it is enough if I plan on installing like only 3 Graphic intense games then 2 to 3 HD movie length videos, productivity apps like a reader for ms word,powerpoint, camera apps, video player and such (but i think those apps does not consume much space?) then a lot of picture but would occasionally (like every 3 months) store them on PC?
my back speaker pops something serious at random times when all the way up but dear god this screen is beautiful
Rattling sound + i dont believe volume buttons will live long .....but haters gonna hate... Still best phone ever had
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I am afraid the home button on my SGS4 is somehow defective. It still functions properly, but it is making all kind of cracking sounds. It almost feels loose. I checked on a SGS3 and a Note 2 and none of the home buttons were exhibiting the same behaviour.
So my question to you guys is, does your home button feel solid or is there and cracking with light touch?
Please take a look at the video I made.
MaTiCeK- said:
I am afraid the home button on my SGS4 is somehow defective. It still functions properly, but it is making all kind of cracking sounds. It almost feels loose. I checked on a SGS3 and a Note 2 and none of the home buttons were exhibiting the same behaviour.
So my question to you guys is, does your home button feel solid or is there and cracking with light touch?
Please take a look at the video I made.
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On mine, i can hear and feel a slight crackling noise with light touch without pressing the key all the way down. The button feels solid, tight and works just fine AFTER the initial press, but it bothers me that it does that. The shop people wouldn't consider this as a defect since it's so minor, but minor enough to annoy a fussy tech person like me.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Nice and solid on mine. No noises what so ever.
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My I9505 is perfect but my I9500 has the same problem as yours.
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Has it gotten worse or better since then? I wonder if it will go away after a few months of button mashing?
Just wondering (it might be stupid from my side, still...) did you remove plastic protective foil from the button. Usually it gets stucked on the button and it is hard to spot...
I switched my I9500 for a new one and the home button is now perfect with no cracking noises.
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I switched my I9500 for a new one and the home button is now perfect with no cracking noises.
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I have sold my sgs4. I might however buy a black one once the Google Experience ships.
MaTiCeK- said:
I am afraid the home button on my SGS4 is somehow defective. It still functions properly, but it is making all kind of cracking sounds. It almost feels loose. I checked on a SGS3 and a Note 2 and none of the home buttons were exhibiting the same behaviour.
So my question to you guys is, does your home button feel solid or is there and cracking with light touch?
Please take a look at the video I made.
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Same on my I9500. Annoying as S%#. Had it for a week and has not gotten better or worse
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On mine, i can hear and feel a slight crackling noise with light touch without pressing the key all the way down. The button feels solid, tight and works just fine AFTER the initial press, but it bothers me that it does that. The shop people wouldn't consider this as a defect since it's so minor, but minor enough to annoy a fussy tech person like me.
Does anyone else have this problem?
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Yeah, I got this problem as well! Mine is not loose just like yours, but if you press softly on the button you can feel it move before the key activates.
Then, when you put the phone away, the problem returns after 10 mins of not being used. As if the plastic material "expands" and gets jammed. It really annoys me, because the phone was very expensive for me 800USD here in Denmark! And i expect a perfect phone for that kind of money!
Have anybody got a solution to this?
I am not willing to return the phone because they are only going to send it to get repaired, and I can feel it in my gut that I will get a phone back with more errors than before lol.
And how have it developed since? Gotten worse or better?
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Yeah, I got this problem as well! Mine is not loose just like yours, but if you press softly on the button you can feel it move before the key activates.
Then, when you put the phone away, the problem returns after 10 mins of not being used. As if the plastic material "expands" and gets jammed. It really annoys me, because the phone was very expensive for me 800USD here in Denmark! And i expect a perfect phone for that kind of money!
Have anybody got a solution to this?
I am not willing to return the phone because they are only going to send it to get repaired, and I can feel it in my gut that I will get a phone back with more errors than before lol.
And how have it developed since? Gotten worse or better?
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Too early to tell. It's really irritating though. I resulted in downloading a software home button to use instead (to prevent it from getting any more worse). Swipe Pad and Pie Control are both good at simulating the hardware home button - no root is required either.
i just noticed a slight cracking noise on my home button as well. It is more apparent if you press towards the edges of the button, and kind of seems like a 2-stage click. annoying
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Too early to tell. It's really irritating though. I resulted in downloading a software home button to use instead (to prevent it from getting any more worse). Swipe Pad and Pie Control are both good at simulating the hardware home button - no root is required either.
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Thanks for the information! I like Pie Control best of the two!
Although, the problem wont solve itself by avoiding the button, so i think i will press it even more, just to see if the problem persists, gets worse or fixes itself. In my experience the button has gotten worse over the past few days. The shop wont take the phone back because they label it as "self fault" (dont know the english term), they think I am the problem and have not taken care of my phone. This is ridiculous! I have now sent at mail to Samsung Denmark to see if they can help me!
RTbar said:
i just noticed a slight cracking noise on my home button as well. It is more apparent if you press towards the edges of the button, and kind of seems like a 2-stage click. annoying
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This describes my experience as well!
I have tried using a small tool to "push" the button around in its socket, but to no avail, it's still the same problem. This is really getting on my nerve!!
Seballe said:
Thanks for the information! I like Pie Control best of the two!
Although, the problem wont solve itself by avoiding the button, so i think i will press it even more, just to see if the problem persists, gets worse or fixes itself. In my experience the button has gotten worse over the past few days. The shop wont take the phone back because they label it as "self fault" (dont know the english term), they think I am the problem and have not taken care of my phone. This is ridiculous! I have now sent at mail to Samsung Denmark to see if they can help me!
This describes my experience as well!
I have tried using a small tool to "push" the button around in its socket, but to no avail, it's still the same problem. This is really getting on my nerve!!
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Let me know how you get on with the button and Samsung support. Really interested to know what the outcome is.
Dark5tar said:
Let me know how you get on with the button and Samsung support. Really interested to know what the outcome is.
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I've got something very similar with mine. It feels slightly loose and not the solid feel it had when I first got the phone. I'm interested in how you get on too.
Mine moves slightly which is expected, but no cracking sounds and feels solid
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My home button does the same thing. Although I think it started after I tripped and dropped it at the top of a staircase and it bounced off every stair all the way down *facepalm*
+1
Power button is wonky too.
I'm really unimpressed by the overall build quality of this phone - especially for its price.
Oh well. "First World Problems"
My home button feels absolutely fine, on the other hand, my power button feels sticky and spongey when I press it, still works fine though.
Nothing like my Galaxy Note 2 which clicks when pressed.
Mine started "clicking" few days ago. It drives me mental when trying to navigate through at night.