I was just cleaning off my screen and I noticed theres some dust under the screen in the front camera hole. There's dust, and some stuff that looks like ice crystals or salt. It's been in my pocket all day and I think it's really weird. I'm not going to RMA or anything, because I will probably never use the front facing camera anyway. I always use the back
I too have dust in my front facing camera. Not a big deal but really LG? The build quality may look good on this phone but it's actually pretty bad. This is my fourth phone. I'm not rma-ing again.
You can easily take out the back cover and remove it.
You just need a #5(?) torque screw and a prying tool to open the back cover.
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I don't understand why OEM's cant manufacture a phone with a proper dust seal gasket. It drives me absolutely nuts when there is dust under my screen. My old HTC Desire HD had dust under the screen within a week of purchase, and i took it back to telus. Unacceptable.
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I don't understand why OEM's cant manufacture a phone with a proper dust seal gasket. It drives me absolutely nuts when there is dust under my screen. My old HTC Desire HD had dust under the screen within a week of purchase, and i took it back to telus. Unacceptable.
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You can easily take out the back cover and remove it.
You just need a #5(?) torque screw and a prying tool to open the back cover.
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I shouldn't have to do this. I would rather rma it than possibly damage the phone and void the warranty.
Krunk83 said:
I shouldn't have to do this. I would rather rma it than possibly damage the phone and void the warranty.
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Okay.
It's relatively easy. Here's the video that I used.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=AZDAIgwbXk4
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Okay.
It's relatively easy. Here's the video that I used.
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Nothing about removing the front camera to clean it.
Get it RMAd.
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Girn said:
Get it RMAd.
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Ugh, that is such a pain in the rear.
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Ugh, that is such a pain in the rear.
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Many of you won't agree with this but this is the reason I bought my phone through tmobile I did get it for 49.99 though.
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Many of you won't agree with this but this is the reason I bought my phone through tmobile I did get it for 49.99 though.
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It's not the rma that is a pain, it's setting my phone up again that is.
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I put on best skin ever, skin and then when I made a call the phone wouldn't lite up to see the hang up button. So I took skin off tested call it worked with skin off. I then put screen protector by Lumii Ark (great screen protector) and the same in call experience.
I haven't taken the protector off yet simply looking for a fix. I know that there are the two sensors on the upper left corner. It is polished clean and the protector is crystal clear. Any thoughts or similar experience?
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I put on best skin ever, skin and then when I made a call the phone wouldn't lite up to see the hang up button. So I took skin off tested call it worked with skin off. I then put screen protector by Lumii Ark (great screen protector) and the same in call experience.
I haven't taken the protector off yet simply looking for a fix. I know that there are the two sensors on the upper left corner. It is polished clean and the protector is crystal clear. Any thoughts or similar experience?
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Use a hole punch so it doesnt block the sensor
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Use a hole punch so it doesnt block the sensor
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Yup, pretty much. Or you can use scissors
I tried scissors with the skin and ruined the skin. I appreciate both responses. Have either of you had to fix this with ur N4 I have had a lot of androids and never any issues like this with the sensor being covered by screen protector.
I'll consider the hole punch. But would have to buy another screen protector. Sigh
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I tried scissors with the skin and ruined the skin. I appreciate both responses. Have either of you had to fix this with ur N4 I have had a lot of androids and never any issues like this with the sensor being covered by screen protector.
I'll consider the hole punch. But would have to buy another screen protector. Sigh
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If google would ship it to me already I'd be able to tell you :banghead:
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If google would ship it to me already I'd be able to tell you :banghead:
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I just feel like there has to be another way. I Dont even own a hole punch lol
I'm just not gonna make any phone calls
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I just feel like there has to be another way. I Dont even own a hole punch lol
I'm just not gonna make any phone calls
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Yeah i cant think of one at the moment. You dont need a protector anyways. Just treat her like a baby and you'll do fine.
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Yeah i cant think of one at the moment. You dont need a protector anyways. Just treat her like a baby and you'll do fine.
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I'm gonna probably just cut it
Edit: I cut it with nail clippers to get a rounded effect.it actually looks OK and works now.
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Liberate yourself and go without the screen protector. I've used screen protectors on all my previous phones from the HTC Sensation, Galaxy SII, Galaxy SIII, and Galaxy Nexus.
When the Nexus 4 was announced I sold my SIII and picked up a Galaxy Nexus for relatively cheap. I decided that since the Galaxy Nexus was going to become my backup phone I'd go without a case or screen protector. Over the past 3 weeks of using the phone this way I've really grown to appreciate the phone "naked". Now I really could never go back to covering these beautiful phones with a case or screen protector again. I haven't been babying the phone like I normally would and it doesn't have a single scratch anywhere on it.
I'm really looking forward to using the Nexus 4 without any protection and enjoying it for what it is. Worst case, if I drop it and it gets damaged I'll shell out the ~$160 for a replacement from Google. I made enough profit from selling the SIII (which I put away just in case) to easily cover the cost of a replacement if necessary. For me, this is plenty peace of mind to enjoy the phone with no protection.
Just my $0.02.
Fair enough. I already bought a case I'll get first week of Dec. I have had the phone since the 18th so I know the awesome naked feeling u speak of.
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I want a flip to car that leaves the screen bare when open. I will just use the case when I think the phone needs added protection.
I do not really like anything that is on the touch screen but I may put a transparent shield on the back glass.
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I've serious scratches on the chrome bezel of my phone from cases specifically the oem bumper. Dirt gets caught between the bumper and phone and abrasion cause this problem. Anyone else have this problem
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Yes. I also noticed after using the bumper for 1 week. Don't like!
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My phones ugly now it makes me want to get an s4 i have to have my phone in pristine condition
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It has been the same with every bumper/case I've used. All my phones that I've used in the past have had scratches due to the protective case. Heck, one of them even left scratches all over the body of my Xperia SL where its very hard to notice scratches I am currently using a TPU case and only after 2 days I found it scratching the chorme bexzel. The irony is that we have to use some or the other case just to make sure that the glass doesnt shatter when the phone falls down at the cost of some scratches on the bezel. Any suggestion to avoid this would be appreciated.
No issues at all with my N4 and OEM bumper, but I've not taken it off since getting it...
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No issues at all with my N4 and OEM bumper, but I've not taken it off since getting it...
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Take it off, we dare you
vram81 said:
Take it off, we dare you
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We double titty twist dare you!
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vram81 said:
Take it off, we dare you
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We double titty twist dare you!
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Bar some crap around the edge (dust, etc.) the edges are fine - no scratches
I just bought a nexus 4 on Tuesday and have been literally babying the phone like I would a baby. I have heard all the issues of a cracked back screen from wearing tight jeans etc. and it has me worried. Are those unfortunate defects just a manufacturing process gone wrong, luck of the draw? Am I right to be concerned or am I just being a wimp?
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I just bought a nexus 4 on Tuesday and have been literally babying the phone like I would a baby. I have heard all the issues of a cracked back screen from wearing tight jeans etc. and it has me worried. Are those unfortunate defects just a manufacturing process gone wrong, luck of the draw? Am I right to be concerned or am I just being a wimp?
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Man up buy a case and you be fine...i have my N4 in my skinny jeans and is fine
I do have a screen protector both front and back and also the official bumper.
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d4c said:
I do have a screen protector both front and back and also the official bumper.
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That is fine then....Being serious though my friend i was like you in the beginning.. Thought that i need to buy a case and take extra care of it...Phone is in my pocket i throw it in my bag when i am on my way to work and the beast still is a live and kicking and still brand spanking new since the day i bought it...
relax let yourself enjoy the phone my friend
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I do have a screen protector both front and back and also the official bumper.
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You should be fine.
I take my N4 BMXing in skinny jeans with a TPU case and I've had no issues, you'll be fine
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I've have my Nexus 4 for a few weeks now and it's not as fragile as everyone was making it out to be, at least not the newer models with the 2 bumps on the back.
I have that version and the back doesn't seem to be glass. Tapping on it, it makes a different noise in comparison to the front. I'm probably wrong.
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I have that version and the back doesn't seem to be glass. Tapping on it, it makes a different noise in comparison to the front. I'm probably wrong.
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you're partially correct there's a plastic back and there's a glass back, I'm guessing the glass one was left over and the plastic is for the newer models being pushed out.
i have screen protector only on the back, and use it without bumper in a quite tight jeans. dont worry, youll be fine
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Lol @ all the skinny jeans
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illgodson said:
Lol @ all the skinny jeans
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I couldn't get my fat ass in skinny jeans, so maybe my nexus 4 won't break after all
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I couldn't get my fat ass in skinny jeans, so maybe my nexus 4 won't break after all
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Lmao me too, anything smaller than a 38 waist is skinny jeans for me haha
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illgodson said:
Lmao me too, anything smaller than a 38 waist is skinny jeans for me haha
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umm, i guess i should shut up with my 30 waist jeans
zakoo2 said:
umm, i guess i should shut up with my 30 waist jeans
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Your nexus 4 is defo gonna break bro, quick put some weight on and save your nexus!
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Your nexus 4 is defo gonna break bro, quick put some weight on and save your nexus!
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believe me, i tried, but cant. :/ so lets just hope my n4 will survive in these conditions
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umm, i guess i should shut up with my 30 waist jeans
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Lol I was probably in 6th grade in a 30 waist and cell phones were still in bags back then so it wasn't an issue Haha.
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I have a 211k rev 10 (Made in November 2012), and I have had no issues with cracking or anything. I didn't even run a case for 5 months or so, and I dropped it twice without a case from ~4.5 feet up (The second time it got slammed out of my hand, my friend was getting into his music a little too much)
All this talk of skinny jeans...... I know that's the new style but damn I'm 33 and can bare the sight much less wear them. Too funny!
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Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
send it in to LG for repair... i know when my screen cracked it cost $140 to repair, i'm unsure as to what the cost would be to repair the back as well.
alternatively you can buy the glass itself and replace it yourself but in my case it was cheaper to just have lg fix it.
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Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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Buy a new phone?
Am I close? Maybe get virgin mobile and build your way back up to the nexus.
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Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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When this happened to me I just bought another one that had the opposite damage. You could probably get away with a water damaged phone if the digitizer isn't sensitive to a little h2o.
Is that all that's damaged?
Pictures? Did you fall on it or something, I mean, 185 lbs, lol...
Picture or it didn't happen :thumbup:
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Lol yeah if 185lbs was dropped on it I feel like more than just glass was damaged.
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You can give it to a hobo to eat
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Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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get the front and back replaced rough estimate= 150+60=210 $ best of luck
well i took it in to get repaired.. the guy came out half way through the repair and said that they put a new screen in but that it wasn't responsive.. i'm thinking more than just the screen and back broke.. the guy said it was for sure their screen though.. he told me that they'd order a new one and have it done tomorrow.. hope it was actually a faulty screen...
Leave us an update. I got my pop corn nearby
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So today I flipped open my case and my digitizer was cracked on my less than 2 week old N7. Won't let me unlock or anything. I have not dropped or otherwise damaged it. Has this happend to anyone else? Manufacturing defect? I also noticed last night that on black screens there were some red splotches. I'm just afraid if I try to get it replaced they will say physical damage have a nice day.
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Quick pic with it out of the case.
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Quick pic with it out of the case.
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I believe it and no have not heard of this happening. If it was a drop, there would be a clear dent or shatter marking on that line before it splits into two. Just talk to google or where-ever you bought it from and try to keep calm. When glass breaks, it shatters and not produce hairline breaks like that.
get it replaced for free.
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Quick pic with it out of the case.
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Looks like a heat crack.
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Andrew149 said:
Looks like a heat crack.
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yup either that or a crack form pressure like sitting on it or having it in the back pocket and forgetting about it.
that's not a defect. it just doesn't crack on its own.
I couldn't find my tablet. Looked high an low. Sat down on the sofa and found it. My screen is worse than your picture but is the same result. No way to unlock the screen or anything. She is busted.
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I couldn't find my tablet. Looked high an low. Sat down on the sofa and found it. My screen is worse than your picture but is the same result. No way to unlock the screen or anything. She is busted.
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Did you sit down on it hard? Is it a very stiff sofa?
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Did you sit down on it hard? Is it a very stiff sofa?
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The tablet had slipped down the back of the sofa between the seat cushion and the back of the sofa. I sat down and it must have squished it. The cushions are super soft and I'm still not 100% sure it happened.
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I couldn't find my tablet. Looked high an low. Sat down on the sofa and found it. My screen is worse than your picture but is the same result. No way to unlock the screen or anything. She is busted.
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lol did u went and got a new one? cause it said "sent from my nexus 7". just wondering lol.
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lol did u went and got a new one? cause it said "sent from my nexus 7". just wondering lol.
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I bought a 32gb the same day and had it sent overnight. I learned an expensive lesson to be more careful. Flo isn't as tough as my SGSIII. These screens seem soft.
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I bought a 32gb the same day and had it sent overnight. I learned an expensive lesson to be more careful. Flo isn't as tough as my SGSIII. These screens seem soft.
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ahaha, nice!!
is Asus charging you to repair that device?
The nexus 7 has a very weak glass.
Mine got hairline crack from twisting.
Most drop test videos show it breaks on the first drop.
I have replaced first unit, waiting until local repair guy can get parts from his usual source to get first one fixed. May try contacting google/Asus about a repair but have not done that yet.
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If you bought it with a credit card you may have coverage. Many of the premium cards come with 90 day replacement insurance.
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