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S pen cracked

Hey just a warning for you guys the s pen plastic is cheap as we all can tell so today was showing the phone to some friends forgot the s pen on the couch stupid mistake started playing ps3 anyway after i pulled my phone back out i relized the pen wasnt in there turns out some on ended up sittin on it and it cracked right at the bottom of the button still works but bent and very close to breaking in half if i dont get some crazy glue also phone is new so gonna be hard to get just the s pen for at least a month but thats my stupid mistake be careful with your s pens guys

Good luck finding any plastic which can stand up to your mates arse when it's moulded so thin. ?
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I don't think anyone would expect the spen to survive someone squatting on it. But thanks for the warning. Ha.
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Well i made my problem a whole lot worse the rest of the pen casing cracked while it was in the phone i pulled it out pen is still fine but top half of the plastic casing is locked in there any one have any idea how to get it out. Theres a samsung repair center in my area but i dont want go there if i dont need too i can open the cover up and take it out but im afarid of voidinh the warrenty

It wasn't clever putting it back in like that. The pen is held with a small sprung clip which locates a tiny grove on the pen about 12mm from the tip, that will hold the tip in the phone fairly well.
Your choices are very limited, if it was me I would take the back cover off, look at the pattern in the plastic where the pen goes & drill a tiny hole about 3mm from the end .. ( this will be between the tip of the pen & the clip) use a thick sewing needle or tooth pick innthat hole to push the broken end past the clip & it will slide out on its own.
When done a spot of black glue on the hole if you want.
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Pat. said:
It wasn't clever putting it back in like that. The pen is held with a small sprung clip which locates a tiny grove on the pen about 12mm from the tip, that will hold the tip in the phone fairly well.
Your choices are very limited, if it was me I would take the back cover off, look at the pattern in the plastic where the pen goes & drill a tiny hole about 3mm from the end .. ( this will be between the tip of the pen & the clip) use a thick sewing needle or tooth pick innthat hole to push the broken end past the clip & it will slide out on its own.
When done a spot of black glue on the hole if you want.
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Interesting while right now i have the pen the tip everything when i pull it out but the top plastic covering on the pen is the part that cracked off and is stuck so i might be able to find some kind of long thin needle and push the clip but im just gonna get samsung to do it cause its still under warrenty of course its a hassle to find the time to go in but its good to have a samsung store in the area

I can't see any way they would remove it
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Pat. said:
I can't see any way they would remove it
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I dont think you understand the part the broke heres a pic of the pen

Yes I do. All my posts have been on the understanding that part of the casing at the tip is left in your phone. The small hole I am suggesting is up the top end (near the the on/off switch).
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Pat. said:
Yes I do. All my posts have been on the understanding that part of the casing at the tip is left in your phone. The small hole I am suggesting is up the top end (near the the on/off switch).
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Oh ok so you mean drill a hole in the casing put in a needle pull out right ? Also wondering if I take off just the back plate there's no void stickers on there right ?

Small hole to put something in to PUSH the part past the little clip & it will slide the rest of the way on its own & out of the phone.
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Only remove battery cover same as when inserting sim or sd. . No void doing that but small hole might void if you don't fill after with black glue
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There is a void sticker just past the tip of the pen chamber. You need to remove the screw under it to get the back plate off.
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Pat. said:
Only remove battery cover same as when inserting sim or sd. . No void doing that but small hole might void if you don't fill after with black glue
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Advicing a guy that sits on the spen until it cracks and then puts it back in the slot to drill a note 3 ain't very wise imo!
what I would do is this: get a long and thin needle , bend it 2 mm with a precision plier at the tip, and fish the missing part from the slot.
it will work easy .
good luck

GMoneyDTP said:
Well i made my problem a whole lot worse the rest of the pen casing cracked while it was in the phone i pulled it out pen is still fine but top half of the plastic casing is locked in there any one have any idea how to get it out. Theres a samsung repair center in my area but i dont want go there if i dont need too i can open the cover up and take it out but im afarid of voidinh the warrenty
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You must know this already by now and maybe this won't help your situation but just before you said what I quoted I was thinking: "man now he will need to leave it out." Next I read what fallowed... I hope in future similar situation you will be more "aware".
Good luck mate
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heavylift said:
Advicing a guy that sits on the spen until it cracks and then puts it back in the slot to drill a note 3 ain't very wise imo!
what I would do is this: get a long and thin needle , bend it 2 mm with a precision plier at the tip, and fish the missing part from the slot.
it will work easy .
good luck
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The small hole is what I would do & it is low risk.
I would not poke things up there as it could damage the retaining clip. "Pen removed" sensor.
In fact some phones that had stylus put a small hole there to allow to blow dust out.

I really don't know why I made the stupid mistake of putting it back in but yeah I have the n900w8 canadain version there's no sticker on any of the back plate screws I'm asking about under it ?

If you can do it without removing void stickers or making a hole it's better but be very careful if you start taking the phone apart. Some screws can have a "paint seal".

Its all good now I opened up the back cover while I was popping it up the piece fell out sensor still works at least for detecting that its out and that I'm away from it so that's good now all I need is some crazy glue To glue it back together and then I'm gonna order a new s pen

PSA!!! Cars are cheap, i crashed my car into the pole while i was playing farmville on my Note 3 and driving at the same time and my bumper split in 2 and broke my radiator and a few other engine parts, but it's not my fault, the car is cheap:good:

Help black spot on my n4 camera

hello guys
i bought my nexus 4 two weeks before. so actually what happening is my nexus 4 getting some black spot on the camera looking like some dust on my rear camera lens is there any thing we can do for that ?
Edit : i just remove my back scratch guard and found that the dust are under the camera lens how to remove the dust that are under black glass ?

saif kazi said:
hello guys
i bought my nexus 4 two weeks before. so actually what happening is my nexus 4 getting some black spot on the camera looking like some dust on my rear camera lens is there any thing we can do for that ?
Edit : i just remove my back scratch guard and found that the dust are under the camera lens how to remove the dust that are under black glass ?
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1st: how da hell dust came into the back of glass your device was badly made(a.k.a faulty) or u already opened one time :/.
to fix is just opening the device, witch dosent hurt your warranty as long you dont touch anything except the back of glass to clear.(i dont know if its true, but i saw in lots of places this, even here on xda).

opssemnik said:
1st: how da hell dust came into the back of glass your device was badly made(a.k.a faulty) or u already opened one time :/.
to fix is just opening the device, witch dosent hurt your warranty as long you dont touch anything except the back of glass to clear.(i dont know if its true, but i saw in lots of places this, even here on xda).
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i dunno bro how it comes under camera lens it was good in the morning but in evening i saw that blackspot in photos
any video u could recomended me for opening back

saif kazi said:
i dunno bro how it comes under camera lens it was good in the morning but in evening i saw that blackspot in photos
any video u could recomended me for opening back
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlGhaOst1c8,also take a look at the red light fix, they can help u(they need to open the phone to get to the battery).

Proximity Sensor Fix after Screen Replacement

Hi everyone, recently i bought from a friend a n4 with replaced front screen after cracked digitizer. The proximity sensor was not working causing the screen to stay black during making/receiving a call. I googled it and found out it is a pretty common issue after screen replacement and the only workaround was to put some very thin clear tape or a small piece from a screen protector, between the front glass and the proximity sensor. I tried that for a fair amount of time but with no luck. So i tried to put the small rubber piece that covers the light and proximity sensor the opposite way. Now the bigger hole of this rubber piece is on the small sensor (proximity) and the small hole is on the big sensor (light). It worked right away and still works great after a month, The light sensor seems to work fine as well. Confirmed working from another guy as well. So i hope this helps whoever facing same problem after screen replacement. :good:

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Hi everyone, recently i bought from a friend a n4 with replaced front screen after cracked digitizer. The proximity sensor was not working causing the screen to stay black during making/receiving a call. I googled it and found out it is a pretty common issue after screen replacement and the only workaround was to put some very thin clear tape or a small piece from a screen protector, between the front glass and the proximity sensor. I tried that for a fair amount of time but with no luck. So i tried to put the small rubber piece that covers the light and proximity sensor the opposite way. Now the bigger hole of this rubber piece is on the small sensor (proximity) and the small hole is on the big sensor (light). It worked right away and still works great after a month, The light sensor seems to work fine as well. Confirmed working from another guy as well. So i hope this helps whoever facing same problem after screen replacement. :good:
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This worked for me too, thank you very much for the tip! I would never come up with this solution by myself, really tried everything without success before finding your post! :good:

Sp_Ark said:
Hi everyone, recently i bought from a friend a n4 with replaced front screen after cracked digitizer. The proximity sensor was not working causing the screen to stay black during making/receiving a call. I googled it and found out it is a pretty common issue after screen replacement and the only workaround was to put some very thin clear tape or a small piece from a screen protector, between the front glass and the proximity sensor. I tried that for a fair amount of time but with no luck. So i tried to put the small rubber piece that covers the light and proximity sensor the opposite way. Now the bigger hole of this rubber piece is on the small sensor (proximity) and the small hole is on the big sensor (light). It worked right away and still works great after a month, The light sensor seems to work fine as well. Confirmed working from another guy as well. So i hope this helps whoever facing same problem after screen replacement. :good:
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only one thing : 1.000.000 Thanks. It worked for me too .... I spent so many hours to fix that shi#&*.. with no success and your tip is WORKING in less than 5 secondes ... !!!
you made my day.... good job ...

I just wanted to give a quick thanks to the OP of this thread.
I just did a mass purchase of screens from HK to fix 4 phones.
3 Nexus 4's and 1 Optimus G lcd / digitizer / frames replaced and the proximity sensor would not work on any of them. After much assembly and disassemble I found this thread.
The quick fix of turning the rubber gasket to the wrong holes on the sensor fixed them all! I dont know why it works, but it does work!
They all now work perfectly.
I used: Proximity Sensor Finder for troubleshooting while trying to find a fix and verify the fix.

Worked for me too. Thanks OP!

i have this problem too can please someone post some photos?

effry said:
i have this problem too can please someone post some photos?
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This is the video I followed, it shows it pretty clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4#t=522

effry said:
i have this problem too can please someone post some photos?
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This is the video I followed, it shows it pretty clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4#t=522
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That would be correct, if you follow the steps on that video with regards to the proximity sensor, it would be installed correctly and the holes would line up perfectly between the gasket and sensors. However, that doesnt seem to work, you want to now install with the tab facing the other way, you will now see that the holes do not line up correctly and the gasket is partially covering the sensors, dont panic, that is what you want it to look like. Now put it back together, download a proximity app and make sure it works.

This fix worked for me too.
Thank you so much!

It works! Fixed! Thanks

Hi guys,
sorry to OT in this thread, but seems related.
After changing the position of the rubber thing, the proximity sensor works fine, but the light sensor reports values between 0 and 80lux, and I think it's wrong since it goes up to 10000lux.
Is this a problem of -again- the rubber part, or maybe it's just my screen that comes with a faulty light sensor?
Thanks!

MajinJoko said:
Hi guys,
sorry to OT in this thread, but seems related.
After changing the position of the rubber thing, the proximity sensor works fine, but the light sensor reports values between 0 and 80lux, and I think it's wrong since it goes up to 10000lux.
Is this a problem of -again- the rubber part, or maybe it's just my screen that comes with a faulty light sensor?
Thanks!
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Probably it's the rubber part. Just try without it to see what values you get. If it works then you might have to try make the hole a bit wider. My light sensor worked ok after this fix, but wasn't as sensitive as it should, played a bit with lux and auto brightness settings (any custom rom have such settings - there are some apps as well or xposed framework + gravity box) solved everything.
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same issue
can someone please tell me where to buy this rubber part because it's missing on my n4, probably lost during screen replacement, i looked on line for supplier i couldn't find one, even on ebay. thanks.

Sp_Ark said:
Probably it's the rubber part. Just try without it to see what values you get. If it works then you might have to try make the hole a bit wider. My light sensor worked ok after this fix, but wasn't as sensitive as it should, played a bit with lux and auto brightness settings (any custom rom have such settings - there are some apps as well or xposed framework + gravity box) solved everything.
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Thanks for the idea, man. As soon I will have some spare time I will try..
dihcar said:
can someone please tell me where to buy this rubber part because it's missing on my n4, probably lost during screen replacement, i looked on line for supplier i couldn't find one, even on ebay. thanks.
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The only suggestion pops up in my mind is to buy a "very broken" nexus 4 on ebay, but it could cost you so much money that I am not sure it worth it..

It works! Thanks ! You are amazing !

dihcar said:
can someone please tell me where to buy this rubber part because it's missing on my n4, probably lost during screen replacement, i looked on line for supplier i couldn't find one, even on ebay. thanks.
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To find only the rubber part as a listed product is impossible. You should search for n4 proximity sensor as a spare part and ask the seller if he can send only this rubber thing. If you plan to buy a proximity sensor you should double check that this rubber is included, cause usually is not, but iv seen listings that already have it at their photos.

Sp_Ark said:
To find only the rubber part as a listed product is impossible. You should search for n4 proximity sensor as a spare part and ask the seller if he can send only this rubber thing. If you plan to buy a proximity sensor you should double check that this rubber is included, cause usually is not, but iv seen listings that already have it at their photos.
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Yeah I found out it cannot be bought anywhere. Right now I'm using proximity screen off app until I can do something about it.

dihcar said:
Yeah I found out it cannot be bought anywhere. Right now I'm using proximity screen off app until I can do something about it.
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There is a proximity off xposed module

Sp_Ark said:
There is a proximity off xposed module
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It's not working on my rooted n4, can't open it.
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There is a proximity off xposed module
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It's not working on my rooted n4, can't open the app.

Have you ever used xposed before? You have to enable the module via xposed settings and then reboot. Then the app should start.

Back Cover Creaking Noise

Hi all,
I just got my new Galaxy S5 and the first I wanted to do was to take a few pictures underwater. However, after I put the battery on, I noticed that the back cover makes a creaking noise when I push it near the heart rate sensor and I can see the back cover near the sensor going down when I push it. Does this compromises the water resistance of the phone?
Regards

I'm thinking that there might be water remnants inside. Water + rubber is known to produce squeaking noise.

I still haven't put the phone underwater. I noticed the problem wheni was taking the phone out of the box. When I apply light force to the area around the sensor I can see the back cover moving up and down and it makes more of a clicking noise. Any ideas?
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It could be a part inside is just bumping to another part. Alignment is not 100% perfect, especially the rubber part for water-resistance because it was just stuck to the cover and is originally not part of the cover itself.

Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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Anyone?
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Thin_Bezel said:
Thanks. One last question. So, after the phone has been submerged and I take it out, fully dry it from the outside, is it normal to be water under the back cover? The part which is not covered by the rubber part?
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The rubber lining on the interior face of the back cover should keep any liquid from continuing its entry to the phone's internals, but it doesn't prevent the liquid from sipping through from the outside. Check out how large the notch at the power button area that you use to open up the back cover.
But you should dry the phone first as is for a few hours to be sure no more liquid could enter. When you're sure that it's safe, open the back cover then remove the battery and dry the phone face up so that any liquid residue will go down, at the same time dry the back cover separately too. And be sure that everything is dry, including the ports, before you reattach the battery.
And if the unfortunate event that the phone turned off when it was wet, do not attempt to turn it on. Remove the back cover and battery immediately and let them all dry for at least 24hrs, focus an electric fan to them if you can, to be sure that you max out the opportunity to dry them. And during the drying process, do not keep on touching them to avoid liquid moving inside.
I hope this answers your question.

Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic

bryanfuryin22 said:
Hi there, even I have the same problem. I noticed that both the the back cover and the s-view cover shows a slight on the power button side in the centre. I firmly believe mine is a phone manufacturing issue as two cover can have the exact same issues...let see if I can get replacement as its not cover problem. Check the attached pic
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It's an alignment problem that I have explained to OP. That rubber lining for water-resistance is prone for misalignment and probably warping too. Rubber is known to stretch due to rise in temperature. If it warped or misaligned to an embossed area, that part will be more elevated than the rest.

I have same problem, but I got used to it.
When I put my back cover on girlfriends phone there is no noise.
Its like the problem is phone itself.

I tested its waterproof capabilities even though the back cover wasn't properly aligned. Every thing was good. No water got inside the internals.
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You sir are brave!
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xXFearXx said:
You sir are brave!
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Haha, I was thinking the same thing, I would have never tried that, though it should of course not be any poblem since it is IP67 certified.

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You sir are brave!
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I 2nd that!
I wont "test" my water proof ability with a cover that fits correctly :laugh:

Even though no water gets in, I have a question again. The water does go inside the back cover but it doesn't go as the rubber line which is a good thing (That's how it is supposed to work).
I always wipe the water inside after a bath but if I am at a pool for example and I put the phone inside the water but then I don't wipe the water inside for about, 6-7 hours, would there be a problem?
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Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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Thin_Bezel said:
Anyone knows if it is on to not wipe the inside of the phone for a few hours?
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That part is considered to be harmless to get wet, so it isn't a problem if you do not remove the water there for even forever.

I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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Thin_Bezel said:
I have one last concern and I hope other Galaxy S5 users can help. When you remove the battery cover, you will notice that the area where the side bezel and the back of the phone are connected, it looks like it is melted in order to prevent water.
However, not all the area looks like it is melted. For example, at the area of the bezel where the volume buttons are, there is a small gap between the bezel and the back part of the phone and I can put my nail inside the gap.
I am wondering if all units have this gap or if my device is faulty. Any help is appreciated.
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I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.

johan81 said:
I have the exact same small gap at the same location, so I think it is normal and is that way by design.
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Thank god. I thought I was screwed. Especially because my beatiful S5 has been diving for the days in the pool. Enjoying vacations. Taken with the Galaxy S5 front facing camera
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Note 4 Camera Problems?

Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.

did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.

zurkx said:
did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.
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Yeah I removed the plastic sheets..but can't remember if they were 1 or 2 !!!! I'll take another look and see..

XeroHertZ said:
Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.
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Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.

TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?

Chefproll said:
TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?
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Lol I was wondering myself...I was 100000% it's just one protection film..a friend of mine got a note 4 today and I unboxed it with him it was only one.

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Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.
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Ok thanks for the info Jonathan.

two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.

Maintenance Issue *Bleh*
Feel free to call the Samsung customer help center, they may help you bring it in for repair by describing them your problem :fingers-crossed:

zurkx said:
two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.
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if there are two of them how can i get the second one off?! I tried to peel of something that looks like it's plastic protector with my nail but only my nail peeled off

In the camera app, next to the shutter button, there is a button for modes. In the modes list, you can download sport mode from the play store. That mode reduces the auto focus.
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i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.

Hi, I wonder if someone could help me... I wanted to download additional mode for the camera, Sports Shot, however it requires signing into Samsung account and that seems to be a problem. Maybe because I'm rooted? I have tried defrosting all apps related to Knox but it did not help. I have even tried to reset my Samsung account password and still receiving "processing failed" error when signing into the account. Does anyone know what to do to be able to download it? Or perhaps, does anybody have the app/mode itself?
Edit: all sorted - if you have a same problem, try the following:
go to https://account.samsung.com and complete all of your details, log out and all should work again, did for me

Hmmm...
It FEELS like there's something more you can peel off. But I'm not sure if that's a) possible to peel off, and b) if it's meant to be peeled off. Maybe a kind of glass protection.
Wouldn't make too much sense stacking two protective foils at once on the lens.
As my photos taken with the Note 4 turn out to real great, I don't wish to change anything.
But of course I am tempted to trying to peel off that additional layer, if it's possible at all. - But we know how it is: Once removed, you just cannot undo it 100 %.

replace your phone while you can if your camera focus is not working. ( if that what you mean ). because I have the same issue and if you surfed the internet you will find some guys suffering from this issue,,

zurkx said:
i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.
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nope!if there is something to peel off it just doesn't want to be peeled off i only was able to peel off the hole one..i don't know maybe it was a second one non hole only on your note or in some variants or just i don't know

had the same issue, had to have the device replaced.
no matter what I did it wouldnt focus on anything more than 3-4 ft away and focus was slow.