[Q] Weird extra on my OEM back cover - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I broke my poor N4's back glass, and recently purchased a replacement back cover. Once it arrived, one thing odd that struck me is that there's an extra "chip"(?) attached to it - that neither existed on the original nor in any photo i've seen. There are also some little plastic shards around it (please see attached photo.)
I am not one to say the government is tapping all of our phones, but I'd like to know what it is!
Does anyone know what it is?
Best,
Mr K.

It's a chip for the NSA to listen to you while you have phone sex.

Ask the shop
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Paint wearing off

Hello all, I have had my phone since Nov, but since having it I have had a case on it from eBay, but have seen that paint is wearing off on the edge, anyone else have the same problem?
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I've only had my phone a few days but I've been looking at cases on ebay after trolling through reviews... Is there any chance the case could have caused the paint to ware off like some kind of chemical reaction form bad materials ect in the case reacting? Or is the wear obviously in a place that's not protected by the case?
Any info on what case you have especially if you think you've found it's not a good case to protect my Desire HD is much appreciated!
Hey, I think its from the case just being on it because its the front next to the screen. It's one I got from eBay for like £2. It a gel case thing.
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Without having specific awareness of that case, I can say that it is quite possible for this to happen if you think about the chemicals that are used in such products. This might be the difference of a better quality and hence expensive product vs a cheap Chinese replica (not mean to say that all China products are bad since all of them are manufactured there anyway).
After seeing what happened to my car's console when it came in contact with the liquid car aromatic (melted like butter), I am not excited at all from what you mention here.
Like I say above I think it more to do with the design rather than the chemical reaction as it is only on the corner. I will try get some pics up but will be hard
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Not sure whether I should be nervous or not about trying a cheap arse grey TPU case I bought from ebay for around 2bux.
Well its up to you, I take my phone out of it a lot more than I should. I will get some pics as soon as I get the internet at home
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There is a slight bit maybe 3mm long right on the bottom right edge of the screen where the aluminium ends and the plastic sim cover begins. Just looks like the paint has been eroded off.
Hopefully won't spread too far too soon.

Arrrgghh I've scratched it. ALREADY.. :( (the paintwork)

Any tips on touching up the chrome paint work. Dropped it getting out of the car. Scuffed the corners.
Had ordered the cover but hadn't arrived yet. Highly recommend some sort of cover before taking this beauti out.
dskmat said:
Any tips on touching up the chrome paint work. Dropped it getting out of the car. Scuffed the corners.
Had ordered the cover but hadn't arrived yet. Highly recommend some sort of cover before taking this beauti out.
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i hate you
Wrong screen protector and it's on upside down.
of course its upsidedown? better some old screen protector than non.
Any one tips on touching up the plastic chrome edging.
Ouch. Looks like you have the wrong sized screen protector on - it looks the same as mine. Came with my Case-Mate, not sure why they provided the wrong protector. Maybe they hadn't produced the right ones yet and and thought the wrong size was better than nothing.
That my worst fear ..ouch
Too bad the didn't get rid of the crome and go all black like on the nexus s
I did this to my vibrant...did u get at store? If so just swap it. Make something up like randomly rebooting
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same here. got it with the casemate. Useless screen protector anyway. need something that resists fingerprints.
dskmat said:
Any tips on touching up the chrome paint work. Dropped it getting out of the car. Scuffed the corners.
Had ordered the cover but hadn't arrived yet. Highly recommend some sort of cover before taking this beauti out.
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get a black (not translucent) silicone case, and you are all set.
I did the same thing like second week I had my AT&T Captivate, did not bother me much. No phone is gonna stay scar-free forever
i just want to say:
O dear think its time to use my case
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well if you want guys who have lots of paints, and who might be able to cover it, then try looking for one of them game workshop places, they have loads of paints in there and other stuff, I dropped a hd cam year ago and I passed by one of these shops and guy in there found a paint to cover it perfect.....just a thought
pray that the phone starts making awful noises and constantly reboots itself.
Then you have a reason to take it to Samsung repair centre.
The warranty i believe is 2years.
I ordered my cases from 2 ebay Us sellers and still haven't received them. Sad my phone from OK arrived first.
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NEVER use cover with a magnetic clip--> S-Pen issue

Hope my experience can help someone!
Just bought G Note and a flip cover (not original one) in order to protect it as much as possible!
After some usage, i noticed circular area of the screen where S-Pen was not working! Started in reading about calibration issues, but nothing solved my problem...I therefore decided to wait until official ICS and, if problem still existing, to send phone to repair center
Searching every day on internet, I finally found the reason of my issue.....the magnetic closing clip of the cover (5-6 mm of diameter!)
It seems also clearly stated into Samsung's user manual....
Immediately removed the cover and after 5min..NO PROBLEM ANYMORE AT ALL...
These the very good point....actually the magnetic cover for all type of phone is not recommended!! It will effected our phone....
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im using a kalaideng magnetic book cover for over a month with no problems.. whats ur cover? can u send a pic?
popo72 said:
Hope my experience can help someone!
Just bought G Note and a flip cover (not original one) in order to protect it as much as possible!
After some usage, i noticed circular area of the screen where S-Pen was not working! Started in reading about calibration issues, but nothing solved my problem...I therefore decided to wait until official ICS and, if problem still existing, to send phone to repair center
Searching every day on internet, I finally found the reason of my issue.....the magnetic closing clip of the cover (5-6 mm of diameter!)
It seems also clearly stated into Samsung's user manual....
Immediately removed the cover and after 5min..NO PROBLEM ANYMORE AT ALL...
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Thanks for the Info Mate!
It must be a particularly strong magnet on your case. I've been using mine trouble free as well.
How you determine if the case you are looking at has a strong magnet or not is another question...
Zuber
...attached you can find the incriminated cover (color is because Note is from my girlfriend ....even if I have G-Note too!!)
As you can see the magnet (I have removed it from the cover) is not big (thickness is something like 1mm). Approaching it to steel, it starts in exercising force at approximately 0.5cm!
As additional info, no problems were existing by writing with fingers! The issue is with S-Pen because the magnet interfere with it!
Here also the link where I could find my way out!....
....sorry..it seems it is forbidden to post external links!.....
I'm attaching an additional picture from this site with issue similar to my one, but bigger area (mine was something like 1.5 cm and located exactly on top of the clip)
I would definitely agree with that! I bought a quite expensive ZENUS cover purposely because it has a button on the front and not a magnet. Unfortunately there's a magnet at the back which is used to keep the stand at its place. 2 days after starting to use this cover I got s-pen problems presented exactly at the same screen area where the magnet was located. Lines got thinner and deviated at this area, so I had to rip off the magnet and replace it with Velcro. All problems are gone now.
have a Zenus too
Hi,
I bought a Zenus too, and I'm using it since February.
The magnet is quite small, never had any issues.
Can't post pictures, but its a kaki coloured brown, fake leather, and some stripes.
regards Ambu
http://kalyf-bg.com/sgp-galaxy-note-gt-n7000-masstige-color-edge-diary-series-black.html
That's the one I got. Unfortunately I did't take screenshots of the display issue but it was located at the lower left part of the screen - just where the magnet sits at the back. The defect: nothing when trying to draw something over or fusiform deviation of the lines drawn in this area (when pressing harder) - just like the shape of a magnetic field...
p.s. as popo72 said - no problems when drawing with fingers.
could these cases hardbrick our note!?!? XD
popo72 said:
...attached you can find the incriminated cover (color is because Note is from my girlfriend ....even if I have G-Note too!!)
As you can see the magnet (I have removed it from the cover) is not big (thickness is something like 1mm). Approaching it to steel, it starts in exercising force at approximately 0.5cm!
As additional info, no problems were existing by writing with fingers! The issue is with S-Pen because the magnet interfere with it!
Here also the link where I could find my way out!....
....sorry..it seems it is forbidden to post external links!.....
I'm attaching an additional picture from this site with issue similar to my one, but bigger area (mine was something like 1.5 cm and located exactly on top of the clip)
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Id say get another cover, the one i bought seems to have a weak magnet, just enough to hold it in place when closing. no problems whatsoever. you can get it for around 15 euros on the net if its to your liking.
here are the available colours:
Even a weak magnet will throw the compass off
I was using one until now.... thanks
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Xnnn!!! said:
could these cases hardbrick our note!?!? XD
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I hardbricked my dog using these cases.. xd
Thanks for the info TS
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Thanks for the Info
ditch the flip cases... the note is beautiful as it is... bare naked
as for the fear of scratching the screen... i for one had doubts when i first got my note but i've had mine for 2 months now without a screen protector and not a single scratch...
i don't take special care with my note and i treat it as i would any other phones i've had... it goes in my pocket with keys and coins but so far no scratches.. makes me wonder other posts which says they scratched their screens so easily...
i'm happy with with my gorilla glass...
scarlet_sg said:
ditch the flip cases... the note is beautiful as it is... bare naked
as for the fear of scratching the screen... i for one had doubts when i first got my note but i've had mine for 2 months now without a screen protector and not a single scratch...
i don't take special care with my note and i treat it as i would any other phones i've had... it goes in my pocket with keys and coins but so far no scratches.. makes me wonder other posts which says they scratched their screens so easily...
i'm happy with with my gorilla glass...
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...I could agree..in principle...BUT you are missing a small particular...have you ever seen what is inside a women handbag?..I think even gorilla glass will have problems.
popo72 said:
...I could agree..in principle...BUT you are missing a small particular...have you ever seen what is inside a women handbag?...
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HAHAHA So true!!!
gnikolakis said:
Id say get another cover, the one i bought seems to have a weak magnet, just enough to hold it in place when closing. no problems whatsoever. you can get it for around 15 euros on the net if its to your liking.
here are the available colours:
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THX!
Nice ones!
2020?

Black One issues

Hello all, I just wanted to share this with everyone. I'm loving my black one, it's absolutely perfect! At least, that's what I thought until 30 minutes ago. As you can see in the title I've been having some problems with my black one. I know there already is a thread "black one not suitable for daily use", or something similar, but a lot of posts in that thread are being treated as trolls and this is a bIt different (no dents or chipping in the corners like the others, but on the back itself)
First of all, it attracts fingerprints VERY easily. Though this is a known problem and I knew this before actually receiving it (and it isn't such a big issue for me), it is worth mentioning (again) for people who still can't decide between silver and black. For me personally, this issue is completely worth it as black is BEAUTIFUL.
Second, a bigger issue, the black is coming off. I've had it for two days (just two!!!) and I can see silver. These are just dots, and they look just like dust. At first I even thought it was dust, but that was until I tried to clean it (first with my shirt, that didn't help so then I grabbed a moist cloth, which didn't work either so I then made the already moist cloth a bit wetter. No difference! hell, I even tried soap that's how desperate I am ). I will attach a photo, but it isn't very good quality because I made it using my One and a dirty mirror. Everything I didn't circle is dust, so you can see how much it looks like dust.
Now you're probably wondering what the hell I did with it, and the answer is completely nothing abnormal. I kept it in the official case when it was going in my pocket or when I was outside, and it got out of the case in it's full glory when at home and at work during breaks. I didn't drop it, it was in my pocket with nothing else (well, just the case), and I have been extremely careful with it, I didn't even let others hold it for more than a minute. What I'm gonna do now is look if it really really really isn't just dust with some more cleaning, then I'll look if a permanent marker hides it and either way I'll buy a skin for it (not a case, I already have one, and my pouch is still on its way, but a skin like a screen protector but for the back too) any suggestions for a good one?
Anyway, this is a warning for anyone considering/owning the back wish me luck with hiding the silver!
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Permanent black marker has been mentioned elsewhere, that should do it.
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ianford10 said:
Permanent black marker has been mentioned elsewhere, that should do it.
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Yea I read that too, but my concern is that it will be another color (slightly darker/lighter) and still be noticeable. Ah well, still better than silver dots on black but it still shouldn't happen IMO. I'm starting to think the case is the cause, because it now has 2 more of those dots after taking it out of the case again
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Yea I read that too, but my concern is that it will be another color (slightly darker/lighter) and still be noticeable. Ah well, that'd still be better than silver dots on black but it still shouldn't happen IMO. I'm starting to think the case is the cause, because it now has 2 more of those dots after taking it out of the case again
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thom109 said:
Yea I read that too, but my concern is that it will be another color (slightly darker/lighter) and still be noticeable. Ah well, still better than silver dots on black but it still shouldn't happen IMO. I'm starting to think the case is the cause, because it now has 2 more of those dots after taking it out of the case again
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Totally agree that it shouldn't happen, especially just taking it out of a case. I have decided not to have a case for the first time ever, if I get scratches then so be it, adds character to the phone
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Wow! Ok I'll be honest at first I thought the issue is only happening on the speaker grill but seeing this. If anyone other than you posted some more issues like this then I am gonna be quite dissappointed on the anodization process of HTC now. Production issue is a good reason for having thin anodized layers but this thin is already way too bad.
I will still be giving HTC a benefit of the doubt here considering that you're the 1st one to post this. It could be a factory defect or there must be some specs of hard object in the case/pocket big enough to damage the back.
Do you have the double dip case? If so, the case's hard plastic inner section can scratch the phone when going on or coming off. Or, as the other user suggests, ensure you don't have dust ir sand particles in your case.
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2
The double dip case is awful it gets sand and grit in it very easily. I have managed to scratch my silver version (couldn't wait for the black) on the front around the top of the speaker and several places on the back and side. I actually bought the case before I even had my phone that's how eager I was to protect it. Nothing makes your heart sink more than when you slide the case from your phone and you feel it grind on some grit. I now have it in an otterbox defender (this also has its own issues )
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Now I know for sure that the official case was the problem. I haven't put it on anymore and there are no more of those silver dots appearing. I really advise not to buy that case!
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thom109 said:
Now I know for sure that the official case was the problem. I haven't put it on anymore and there are no more of those silver dots appearing. I really advise not to buy that case!
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Now that is a massive fail if the official case is causing it to scratch, I would contact HTC and see about a replacement and get a refund on the case, totally unacceptable.
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Reaaon i never considered the black one. Same thing happened on 3 iphone 5's i had. Its a limitation of the material/process imho. Htc Apple doesnt matter black anodized aluminum is coming of easy

[Q] Anyone experienced S view cover scratching the screen?

Hi guys,
I had this problem on my GN3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521821
The S view cover scratched the oliophobic coating off the GN3's display. My GN3 was exchanged by Samsung under warranty.
Has anyone using the S view case with the GS5 had any troubles like that?
I mean the case is almost identical to the GN3 S view case. Could there be a difference in the strength of the coating of the GS5?
Because I ran some google searches and I didn't find anyone having this problem.
I like the S view cover and wouldn't mind using it again, but it would be stupid to make the same mistake twice.
Thanks.
I'm willing to bet 10$ it was a tiny grain of sand or something equivalent that got trapped under the screen, as a number of my colleagues have been using the official flip case for various galaxy phones with no problems
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I'd have to agree with the above comments...
I've been using the s view cover since day one on my s5 and the screen is still mint...
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