Sudden screen creak? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey, has anyone else had a problem where, after weeks of a seemingly flawless n7, it starts to creak ? For me its when I put a bit of pressure on the right side of the screen and release.. its barely concerning, and after 3 rmas already I'm not sure if they'd let me do another, but do you think I should try? I definitely do not feel like opening up and fixing it by adjusting screws.. but A what if I get a defective one and B what if after so many Google says no :S thoughts ?
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They can't say no.
If they send you dodgy hardware they are obliged to repair it if its still under warrenty
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Sending Nexus 7 for RMA with back sponge removed

I removed the sponge on back in order to fix the screen lift, spongy screen issue. Now I have to send my device to Google for other problems that I am facing. Is the removal of sponge would be seen as damage to device?
I know many people removed that form but does anyone of those have tried the Google RMA?
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I have received email from Google as well as the shipping label but now I am confused whether to send it or not because I have removed the back sponge to fix the screen lift issue.
If my device do not cross axis while laying down then I would not replace it as I have fixed the lifted screen issue.
Also I am thinking what if the new one is worse then my current one. I have seen many people posting here that their new device was also defective. Any serious advice would be appreciated.
My device do not have famous screen flicked issue.
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I'm gonna wait to send mine back until I hear that there is a new batch or something.
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But RMA through Google had 14 days as deadline. Am I right? Or you want to go through Asus?
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nivlac978 said:
I'm gonna wait to send mine back until I hear that there is a new batch or something.
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This does not answer my question though.
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did removing the sponge really solve the issue?
How many days did u go through after taking out the sponge?
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did removing the sponge really solve the issue?
How many days did u go through after taking out the sponge?
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Removing the sponge made it better but it does not solve it completely however using the washer fix solved the problem fully. The washer fix is the permanent solution.
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[Q] Wife bricked Nexus 4, what can I do with it?

So my wife dropped her Nexus 4 in the toilet bowl and then proceeded to try and call someone to see if it worked. When it shut off, she tried charging it. Things that people say you should not do. I took off the back, disconnected the battery, and tried the rice treatment for 72 hours. Tried charging it and get the red LED. Does not look good and have pretty much accepted that it is bricked. My questions is, what can I do with it? Does Google have a buyback program for broken devices? Does anyone else? Or is it just a paper-weight? Thanks.
Edit..nvm ignore, I didn't read your post properly.
Worst case, you could probably sell some replacement parts off it... since she did call someone, obviously screen is OK...
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Try disconnecting and reconnecting the battery maybe that will help, you can try to get a free phone from Google, I did that with my galaxy s 2. Just say you don't know what happened you tried turn on the phone and it didn't work. I am sure they would exchange and usually they are too lazy to open up the phone to see if anything is wrong inside.
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aanonymoushuman said:
Try disconnecting and reconnecting the battery maybe that will help, you can try to get a free phone from Google, I did that with my galaxy s 2. Just say you don't know what happened you tried turn on the phone and it didn't work. I am sure they would exchange and usually they are too lazy to open up the phone to see if anything is wrong inside.
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This is fraud and illegal and I'm sure not encourage on xda
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parts !!
Call up google, tell them the truth and see if they would be willing to repair. When this happened to me with apple they just charged me $100 to get a new one, not bad considering the screw up was completely my fault.
Call and see what you can do. If you can't do anything buy a nexus 4 that needs a new screen and use yours to repair it. Could find one cheap with a busted screen. Is the back or any part damaged?
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Sell the parts that are still functional on eBay, I'm sure somebody could find some use for them.
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Next time do the rice treatment from the start. Turning the phone on immediately will most likely cause permanent damage
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just kidding.. but RMA your wife and buy a new N4:laugh:
Fully take it apart and wipe each part down with alcohol I read where it worked for some guy
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Gap between top bezel and glass

Is this the way the phone is supposed to be? There's a small gap between the top part of the bezel where it meets the glass. I try to keep my phone clean all the time but there are quite a few lint pieces and grime stuck in that gap. The bottom of the phone is tight. Never dropped it. It is an RMA
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I think you can snap it back. Press it gently and it'll close.
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Pics?
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melcali said:
Pics?
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Will post pics when I get to a camera
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scream4cheese said:
I think you can snap it back. Press it gently and it'll close.
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Tried pressing on it. Didn't work. Thanks though
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As you can see the bottom is tight with no gap. The top has a big enough gap for dirt and debris and no way to get it out.
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Definitely not normal, you should probably RMA again if you can't fix it by simple means like the one posted above
Nigeldg said:
Definitely not normal, you should probably RMA again if you can't fix it by simple means like the one posted above
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Thanks for your reply. All this time I thought it was normal
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I have no gap on the top or bottom, and neither do any of the 5 others I know with N4s so yeah, RMA.
send that gaping gap back, son!
...before you get tiny creature eggs in them
Called google play customer service and started the RMA process. Thanks guys
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Not going well with my RMA. This was customer service response :
"Thanks for contacting Google. The*specialists*has informed me that the*gaps are to allow for expansion of the glass due to varying temperature and is an intended part of the design.
If you have any*further*questions please feel free to*respond*to this email."
Can some of you guys take some photos of your phones so I can send this robot? Any other suggestions?
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Dude, I think even with photos, you would be hard pressed to change their mind. Cosmetic faults are always put down as subjective and not worthy of replacement. You should have told them that you were experiencing some technical fault i.e. frequent dropped calls.
If you aren't successful this time round, RMA it again with such an excuse...
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esskayy said:
Dude, I think even with photos, you would be hard pressed to change their mind. Cosmetic faults are always put down as subjective and not worthy of replacement. You should have told them that you were experiencing some technical fault i.e. frequent dropped calls.
If you aren't successful this time round, RMA it again with such an excuse...
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We'll see how it goes
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I have the same issue but my gaps are much bigger and go throughout the whole screen. Dust and stuff goes in it. The front camera has a dark overlay whenever i use it due to all the dust that has gotten in there. I would RMA it but i bought it off a friend and im not sure if they want to accept it.
Here is a picture of a white door that i took outside using the front camera.
http://alienroms.com/IMG_20130502_194637.jpg
Its very dark and it has a weird dark overlay at the top.

Dead touxh zone on sxreen

As you can tell right where my c and f are on my keyboard I have a dead zone . it looks fine no cxravks or anything and looks great the pixels look good . but its just typing it doesn't recognize now . is this the digitizer ? Also has anyone else had this issue or am I the first
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Did you drop it or something ?? Good luck fixing it
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Any water damage?
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No water damage . but I have had it apart a couple of times . just really weird .notice in the picture its reading xv00 and yv00 that's when I hit the dead zone . I'm pissed this us my 5 the phone this year .htc raider the screen messed up and went through 3 loud speakers.HTC onex had black screen of death took it apart and when out back together it worked but u lost my mic chip.then the htc one s that I hard bricked by trying to make it s-off and tring to get supercid out of a terminal and no ADb bad idea . then now this nexus . the back glass smashed and now the dead zone .
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WoW dude u really are out of luck
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Like should I take it apart again and see I'd there would be a connecter loose or something
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raidrom said:
Like should I take it apart again and see I'd there would be a connecter loose or something
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I just find it odd that its only one specific section dead without any obvious damage... Something similar happened to my old Atrix, dead section of the screen. My dad dropped it in a cup of water and then gave me the phone . I guess you could give that a shot, although I think if a connector was loose it would have more issues than that little spot. Next step after that is RMA I guess.
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I just find it odd that its only one specific section dead without any obvious damage... Something similar happened to my old Atrix, dead section of the screen. My dad dropped it in a cup of water and then gave me the phone . I guess you could give that a shot, although I think if a connector was loose it would have more issues than that little spot. Next step after that is RMA I guess.
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To far for RMA after the back smashed
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No luck? ... Do you have insurance ?
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[Q] Will Google RMA if screen was replaced?

I replaced my screen. And now I am experiencing problems with battery life, and in need of an RMA. My question is how closely does Google look at the device that are shipped back, will they notice that the screen was replaced? I also forgot to put back the blue tab that was connecting the battery and holding the antenna down in place. Will they take the phone apart and find out I had disasebmled it? Also there is a small gap at the bottom between the bezel and the left screw. I think its due to one of the clips not connecting correctly. I could probably fix all those things but I lost my T6 screw driver, so should I worry about any of those things?
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Not sure how picky Google is, but I sent a MyTouch slide into T-Mobile with the screen replaced, they noticed. I have no idea how, I put it all back together. I also recently sent my Nexus 4 in to Asurion for a replacement, the screen went wacky and I opened it to see if it was a loose connection. They didn't notice that.
Honestly you won't know until you try.
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Not sure how picky Google is, but I sent a MyTouch slide into T-Mobile with the screen replaced, they noticed. I have no idea how, I put it all back together. I also recently sent my Nexus 4 in to Asurion for a replacement, the screen went wacky and I opened it to see if it was a loose connection. They didn't notice that.
Honestly you won't know until you try.
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Thank you for that answer that's why I would like to know if anyone has already tried this
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Anyone??
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Help me
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