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I'm starting this thread as a central database for CDMA Hero owners to share defects and bugs in Hardware and Software.
My apologies if this has been addressed else-where.
Found with my Girlfriend's and my "with Google" Heros that we both have a noticeable amount of dust under the screen (glass). I thought this was addressed with rev. 2 of the phone?
Anyone one else with the same issue?
paint on case is VERY easy to chip...
I agree the finish seems a little delicate. I've been using a cheap hard plastic case since I got mine in dec. Helps alot with wear and tear, and isn't too bulky or hard to get out of my pocket.
i agree with the paint issue.
my end button is totally red not silver and red
I had a dust issue with my first (unbranded).
The first thing I did with my replacement (with google) hero was to apply an invisible shield to it. I have not noticed any dust under the screen whatsoever.
Also, although it isn't exactly pretty, I found while applying the invisible shield that it did not cover the gap between screen and button pad. As a quick fix to this I cut a thin piece of invisible shield material that was left over and applied it over the crack/screen protector/button pad protector. Just for some extra protection.
For shocks, I have the phone in the HTC silicone case. My phone has taken a number of falls/skids across the ground and stuff and this combo has protected it completely.
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Almost forgot, my original also seemed to develop a wear mark on the metal button pad finish. It was as if a part of the layer had rubbed off and tarnished in a circular pattern.
about the dust under the screen...
i contacted htc about before. the person who i emailed replied to me saying that htc has a permanent fix for the problem, so you can send it in and they'll replace/clean the screen and apply some fix to it. catch is, you have to pay for S&H and you'll go without a phone for a bit
justinisyoung said:
about the dust under the screen...
i contacted htc about before. the person who i emailed replied to me saying that htc has a permanent fix for the problem, so you can send it in and they'll replace/clean the screen and apply some fix to it. catch is, you have to pay for S&H and you'll go without a phone for a bit
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I have a ridiculous amount of dust in the lower left hand corner of my screen... so much so that part of the screen isn't visible anymore. Do you think Sprint would just let me exchange it for a new one? Or would I still have to go through HTC?
mrinehart93 said:
I have a ridiculous amount of dust in the lower left hand corner of my screen... so much so that part of the screen isn't visible anymore. Do you think Sprint would just let me exchange it for a new one? Or would I still have to go through HTC?
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well i e-mailed htc about this twice. the first time they said that if the dust got bad enough, i could send it to HTC and they'd repair it. they also said this:
I understand how frustrating it can be for dust to collect under the screen of your device. We have recently learned that Sprint has a process in place to resolve this issue. Please contact Sprint for the location of your nearest Sprint Service and Repair facility. They are equipped to clean your device, and in doing so will be able to keep the issue from recurring in the future. I apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced.
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which pretty much means that the sprint store should be able to repair it for free.
justinisyoung said:
well i e-mailed htc about this twice. the first time they said that if the dust got bad enough, i could send it to HTC and they'd repair it. they also said this:
which pretty much means that the sprint store should be able to repair it for free.
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That's great to hear! Nice to know it's not like my Mogul was. They just kept giving me broken phones until I bought my hero....
I had heard about the dust problem before, and was glad that I didn't have that problem yet... After reading this thread, I decided to look again.... Now I do have dust in the bottom right
It seems to me that the problem is dust entering between the keypad and the screen, and then getting up underneath of the digitizer which doesn't seem to be against the LCD, which is strange, I think. Most handhelds I've taken apart have the digitizer glued around the edges directly to the LCD. Thank god that HTC and Sprint are actually addressing this problem. If someone does know how and where this seal is applied, I'd love to know. I might be taking mine back before too long, and I always would like to know what they're going to do beforehand.
beyondinferno said:
That's great to hear! Nice to know it's not like my Mogul was. They just kept giving me broken phones until I bought my hero....
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OMG i loved the mogul till I realized the CPU was slow the whole thing was slow and in my 2 years i went through 8 of them. That was the best money ever spent on TEP
Seriously you guys should have no problem exchanging that phone in warranty without TEP IF you take it to the shop and they cant resolve your dust issue they will ship you a remanufactured phone.
justinisyoung said:
well i e-mailed htc about this twice. the first time they said that if the dust got bad enough, i could send it to HTC and they'd repair it. they also said this:
which pretty much means that the sprint store should be able to repair it for free.
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This is 100% inaccurate. I'm a Sprint tech and there is no process in place for repairing Hero's with dust in the screen. Sure I can take your phone apart and blow the dust out, but it will come back.
clamknuckle said:
This is 100% inaccurate. I'm a Sprint tech and there is no process in place for repairing Hero's with dust in the screen. Sure I can take your phone apart and blow the dust out, but it will come back.
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So is HTC actually 'fixing' the problem?
brian2220 said:
i agree with the paint issue.
my end button is totally red not silver and red
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Same here. Otherwise no issues.
The stock roms sucks.
But seriously, same as everyone else
-Dust under screen
-Button paint chipping off
At least it isn't near as bad as the Touch Pro. My buddy and I both had one; he still has his... His volume buttons literally fell off, and all of the chrome stripping is held on with scotch tape. The sliding screen has a slight swivel to it. And, thanks to Microsoft, all of his texts are from 1016.
Actually, I'm considering taking my Hero apart and trying to figure out a fix on my own. I think I'll wait just a little longer... just to make sure nothing fails and I can't take it back. Or, is there anywhere I can buy those black stickers for the screw-heads?
I'm surprised none of you guys have seen this yet.
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/22036-sprint-htc-hero-disassembly-diy.html
chococrazy said:
I'm surprised none of you guys have seen this yet.
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/22036-sprint-htc-hero-disassembly-diy.html
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OMG they murdered a Heroc!!!
thematrixkid17 said:
At least it isn't near as bad as the Touch Pro. My buddy and I both had one; he still has his... His volume buttons literally fell off, and all of the chrome stripping is held on with scotch tape. The sliding screen has a slight swivel to it. And, thanks to Microsoft, all of his texts are from 1016.
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Interesting, I loved my Touch Pro, the only flaking or issues with the aesthetics I had were from where it met pavement once...there's also a .cab file your friend can download that will fix the date issue...I'd post a link but I'm not sure of XDA's linking policies to other sites, just google ".cab fix for touch pro sms date," it's one of the first results.
As far as bugs and manufacturer defects with my Hero go, I've had the phone for a little over a month now and haven't anything to report...it does lag a little at times but I've yet to find a rooting process that works for my Hero for whatever reason, it's the newest version with the "with Google" branding. The "one touch root" or whatever it was titled from unlockr didn't work, nor did the one I found on android forums.
I didn't get stuck in a bootloader or anything for either process, it's simply that neither one had any affect; I did follow both process to a "T." I'll get around to trying the tutorial I found on here (XDA) one day when I have time, although I must say, I kind of prefer the hacks and tricks of WinMo at this point.
Aridon said:
Same here. Otherwise no issues.
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same, i just removed the foil completely. just have a red button now.
Here we go
Well best of luck and I WILL be keeping up with this !!!
Subscribing lol
holy crap, already? Subscribed...
would love it if you could check to see if you see the nand chip (probably a square flat pc, soldered on one of the boards) and if it sez "SEM04G" or "SEM02G" on it
that would resolve the issue on internal memory
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
Wow, OK.
Why?
smasraum said:
Why?
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Lols are you really asking why ?
larryccf said:
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
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It's hard to take a picture of gravity
AZ2ENVY said:
Lols are you really asking why ?
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In the name of phonecology
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He is taking a huge step noone else will take to find the case of the missing 2GB+
of ROM
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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WTF !?!? ^^^^ Does anyone read the replies ???
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It's hard to take a picture of gravity
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not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
Well, if we can get proof that it's not a 4GB chip like T-Mobile's claiming, they won't be able to refuse returns/exchanges.
Arcadia310 said:
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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Damn, this is interesting!
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not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
Salute for this astonishing attempt
One hinge is easy the other is not. The one up with the copper strip (which must be pealed to reveal another screw) is a *****. The mobo is very thin. Will try again tomorrow after I have fun upgrading vCenter servers at work.
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
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try what i described -
My FP scanner stopped working recently...figured it was software related so i went ahead and wiped the stats..restarted, installed new custom rom...no cigar.
I have dropped my phone in water so im assuming its water damage.
Anyone got any ideas where i can get a replacement and get it fixed?
Thanks!
Same here, I can't find a solution at all. Flashing new roms dont fix it neither does wiping data
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jackdonogy said:
My FP scanner stopped working recently...figured it was software related so i went ahead and wiped the stats..restarted, installed new custom rom...no cigar.
I have dropped my phone in water so im assuming its water damage.
Anyone got any ideas where i can get a replacement and get it fixed?
Thanks!
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If water has affected the hardware, i doubt that you can ever fix this problem( if i were you, i would dismantle the phone and try and clean-and completely dry any water off it- the FP scanner and see if it works....but i would not advise you to do such a thing if you are not comfortable with it).
If, however it's a software issue, Flashing a new ROM would have fixed this problem.
The good news here though is that you can use the traditional lock, which many Atrix users prefer over the FP scanner.
another option is too look for a bricked phone or one with a cracked screen for parts to replace the FP scanner.
funny thing about water damage....i dropped it in may...literally 3 months ago..and now its causing an issue...guess i have to live with no FP scanner..
cellulardr.com
Just got a replacement from them for about $30 with the back as well for good measure. Friend from the US shipped it up here to save.
my old one actually does work haven't determined why my sensor gives me issues (off balance so it records swipes that aren't happening - not sure what the cause is cause it just goes away after some adjustment). the point being you are in toronto so you can have mine for $10 and i would install it as well.
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cellulardr.com
Just got a replacement from them for about $30 with the back as well for good measure. Friend from the US shipped it up here to save.
my old one actually does work haven't determined why my sensor gives me issues (off balance so it records swipes that aren't happening - not sure what the cause is cause it just goes away after some adjustment). the point being you are in toronto so you can have mine for $10 and i would install it as well.
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so i need these two things:
http://www.cellulardr.com/proddetail.php?prod=01006796003
http://www.cellulardr.com/proddetail.php?prod=01006645001
How easy was it to replace the FP scanner?
y2whisper said:
cellulardr.com
Just got a replacement from them for about $30 with the back as well for good measure. Friend from the US shipped it up here to save.
my old one actually does work haven't determined why my sensor gives me issues (off balance so it records swipes that aren't happening - not sure what the cause is cause it just goes away after some adjustment). the point being you are in toronto so you can have mine for $10 and i would install it as well.
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Great! Let's meet up. I've pm'ed u. Hit me back. Thanks!
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andy2na said:
so i need these two things:
http://www.cellulardr.com/proddetail.php?prod=01006796003
http://www.cellulardr.com/proddetail.php?prod=01006645001
How easy was it to replace the FP scanner?
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you might not need both, but to be safe spend the extra $5. I haven't used the one I bought since it appears to be working fine.
This phone is very easy to torn apart.
yeah its actually one of the easiest out there
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
you won't have to go beyond step 6 for this repair.
There is an onlilne outfit that supplies replacement parts for the Atrix, but doing so is not for the faint of heart.. The site is located at www.repairsuniverse.com
I considered going through them to replace my glass when it lost a battle with gravity and a concrete slab, and noticed at the time, they have just about any part that you could need, including the board that contains the FP scanner.
y2whisper said:
you might not need both, but to be safe spend the extra $5. I haven't used the one I bought since it appears to be working fine.
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The sticker like cover of my scanner is peeling away. Is this the same as the cover that they have for sale?
you mean the black put your finger against? the cover is actually underneath that.
borgib said:
The sticker like cover of my scanner is peeling away. Is this the same as the cover that they have for sale?
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you mean the black put your finger against? the cover is actually underneath that.
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I bought it before I saw your post. You are right. The cover actually rests underneath the FP scanner itself.
In stead of buying the entire scanner, what I did was super glue the sticker back down. It's not exactly pretty, but the scanner still works flawlessly.
I cracked open my new tab with an ordenary screw driver and dull fillet knife. Use pictures from here:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=10&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
Fixed flex in 10 mins. Got a cool look inside the tab as well, always a pleasure when a device puts back together well...
Thanks for the link to the teardown, what was wrong with the flex?
Little air in exactly the place where the xooms power button would be - top left corner.
Felt like a pop as i depressed it. Pretty annoying to see the sammy plastic never quite up to scratch. I wish their mobile devices were as well built as their microchips and displays... the of the reasons i never got a galaxy phone was the plastic horror on the backs of them all.
We need a rubberised material like the original droid had, or like the plastic on the incredibles!
Right I'm with you now, I was thinking 'flex' as in cable.
Glad you got it sorted.
ftgg99 said:
I cracked open my new tab with an ordenary screw driver and dull fillet knife. Use pictures from here:
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/...=10&tag=siu-container;thumbnail-view-selector
Fixed flex in 10 mins. Got a cool look inside the tab as well, always a pleasure when a device puts back together well...
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Whatta.. mine doesn't have any screws next to the port.. How would you open a GT-P7500 3G + wifi?
I enjoyed the pics of the teardown. I knew the battery was huge but it was funny to actually see its size.
I actualy like samsungs plastic and design the past couple years. I love my Galaxy S (Captivate) and my Tab. I dont have any creaks or flex on either device. Only thing i dont like is samsungs software, thus the reason i love xda
bishmaster5000 said:
I love my Galaxy S (Captivate) and my Tab. I dont have any creaks or flex on either device. Only thing i dont like is samsungs software, thus the reason i love xda
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Amen to that! Took me exactly 1.3min to get rid of TouchWiz and install a vanilla 3.1 ROM. If only PhantomHacker would hurry to finish his 3.2 vanilla ROM, then I could say "you complete me."
anpulli said:
Whatta.. mine doesn't have any screws next to the port.. How would you open a GT-P7500 3G + wifi?
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No screw holes/covers anywhere on my LTE Tab...not that I'm gonna open it up. Just wondering if the LTE version is a different case design. Or I'm blind.
There are two on either side of the main connector...
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There are two on either side of the main connector...
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Not on my LTE Tab. Only "irregularity" on the bottom trim is a small hole about an inch to the right of the main connector that I assume is the mic. Nothing on the sides (when looking at landscape view) except the speakers, and top trim only has the sim access and the headphone jack.
Not that any of this matters, unless someone with a LTE Tab wants to open it up per the OP.
yqed said:
Amen to that! Took me exactly 1.3min to get rid of TouchWiz and install a vanilla 3.1 ROM. If only PhantomHacker would hurry to finish his 3.2 vanilla ROM, then I could say "you complete me."
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Its ironic you say "you complete me" when your tablet is actually incomplete with the vanilla ROM. For example you lose hardware accelerated GUI, lose hardware display options, lose advanced multitasking, and many more important options that are only available with TouchWiz since its written specifically for the Tab 10 hardware.
I guess they are clipped together then... should be even easier to open - you just need a fillet knife or something like that.
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I guess they are clipped together then... should be even easier to open - you just need a fillet knife or something like that.
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How'd you pop the screw caps off?
just use a needle... don't be shy, they stick back in very snugly
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Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???
Probably a screen not made by OnePlus. I've never seen that before.
Return it asap, if you can.
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Return it asap, if you can.
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Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....
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Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....
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Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.
radekmazur said:
Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.
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Yeah. All considered. It's very close and probably bordering an even deal for the hassle. $500 USD is $675 CAD (for reference). I paid essentially $300USD for the phone. And ya, official repairs is what I'm looking into. 7 day turnaround or so and then like $130USD or so. Will end up being around $450USD and some wait.
Hmm
oh and researching more i actually believe the fingerprint reader is fine. Probably does not work because of non official screen. If it were bad though, it's a $20 part and wouldn't charge extra labor, apparently
My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.
brockmo said:
https://vimeo.com/335039371
Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???
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It's not a 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I was kinda thinking that too...
matangii said:
My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.
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OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
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It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I've read though that even aftermarket screen protectors cause the fingerprint reader to not work. So installing a different screen (not official oneplus) could cause this I'd think. Also to get to the front of the screen and replace it I believe you need to get at the back and take the back off, to disconnect the screen.
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OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
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I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.
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Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.
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If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.
tech_head said:
If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.
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1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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I guess what I meant is where you connect or disconnect the fingerprint reader, where you were reading it as where the actual sensor is
brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.
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He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.
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Yeah haha. You were not wrong here. We just misinterpreted each other. The actual sensor vs where it connects ?
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I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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I tried a bunch of stuff to try and rid of the perma smudge or whatever you wanna call it, with no luck. I can see why a screen protector would fix this though as you can only see the lines in reflective lighting. A screen protector usually limits glare. I think this is the way to go vs a $200 screen repair ?