I had to send my Z1 off for repair after my girlfriend bricked it, she plugged the magnetic charger the wrong way round and somehow managed to make the contacts meet. Needless to say, one fried handset.
Sent it off about a week ago and have already received a new handset from Sony under warranty with them citing that the design shouldn't allow the contacts to mate in the reverse polarity under any circumstances and that it was a concern that it managed to happen.
Less than a week from sending my handset away to getting a new one, no questions asked and no money paid. Although they forgot to send my charger back with the replacement handset so are sending one that will arrive this week sometime.
Happy chappy here! Been using a Droid Razr and boy it is crap!
Good to know about your replacement, but when I make the magnetic charger fix the phone in the opposite way, the phone switches off and reboots and doesn't get bricked.
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Ashray_Vk said:
Good to know about your replacement, but when I make the magnetic charger fix the phone in the opposite way, the phone switches off and reboots and doesn't get bricked.
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Cheers I don't know why it did so much damage to mine but Sony confirmed it was the charger plug being reversed that was the source. So it's now official, it CAN brick the phone if you connect it the wrong way round.
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Been using a Droid Razr and boy it is crap!
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Droid Razr Maxx was my previous phone. It's not that bad. But there is no way to return to old phone for me
Kirkymole said:
I had to send my Z1 off for repair after my girlfriend bricked it, she plugged the magnetic charger the wrong way round and somehow managed to make the contacts meet. Needless to say, one fried handset.
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okay noted, was once plugged it the wrong way, but nothing happened nor it's rebooted,
Wonder what would hapen if you plug in the magnetic charger and the micro USB charger at the same time.
How can you even connect it in reverse polarity? And diagram to explain it?
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How can you even connect it in reverse polarity? And diagram to explain it?
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Well the pins aren't actually identical either side of the magnet. The lower of the two pins if offset in its little plastic circle. That should stop the pins touching the wrong way round. One pin is positive, one pin is negative. It's not rocket science. She just pushed it hard enough it made a contact somehow.
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Well the pins aren't actually identical either side of the magnet. The lower of the two pins if offset in its little plastic circle. That should stop the pins touching the wrong way round. One pin is positive, one pin is negative. It's not rocket science. She just pushed it hard enough it made a contact somehow.
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Connector is like this
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HOW :curious:
where did you get this adapter, I need 1 am.from India
Good for you
Sony Hong Kong will definitely claim that it's your fault and your problem
That's why i bought parallel version (cheaper )
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Yeah... ouch! What happened?
It appears he is still trying to charge it!
OMG this hurts my soul! D:
Phone got mashed on. What happened? This is definitely isn't just a simple drop.
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It appears he is still trying to charge it!
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Lol no. I think its just where the cord was. I ran over it. Still works but no display but u can hear it boot up.
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Well... I'm sure it's insured... but if it's not, don't think of it as a destroyed phone... think of it as your new ARM-based robot controller or embedded development platform (since the display's broken, but the other half works). It's not inconceivable that there's a serial port hiding as an alternate pin function on the headphone jack or Samsung's "Embraced and Extended" microUSB connector ;-)
(don't laugh. I know for a fact that the G1 DID, in fact, have a serial port hiding on the headphone jack or USB connector, though I'm not sure whether current HTC Android phones do, or whether Samsung's ever did. I think it used 5.0v TTL logic levels instead of +/-12v RS-232, but it might have been 2.7, 3.0, or 3.3v instead.)
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Well... I'm sure it's insured... but if it's not, don't think of it as a destroyed phone... think of it as your new ARM-based robot controller or embedded development platform (since the display's broken, but the other half works). It's not inconceivable that there's a serial port hiding as an alternate pin function on the headphone jack or Samsung's "Embraced and Extended" microUSB connector ;-)
(don't laugh. I know for a fact that the G1 DID, in fact, have a serial port hiding on the headphone jack or USB connector, though I'm not sure whether current HTC Android phones do, or whether Samsung's ever did. I think it used 5.0v TTL logic levels instead of +/-12v RS-232, but it might have been 2.7, 3.0, or 3.3v instead.)
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Definitely insured. Already got the replacement. Sending this back tomorrow
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That hurt my pockets lol
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Oh my. Am holding my baby close *shiver*
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I thought it had gorilla glass. ... Jk I'm sad for your loss /cry
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Lol no. I think its just where the cord was. I ran over it. Still works but no display but u can hear it boot up.
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I have to say, sometimes I'm impressed at what cell phones can survive. Had you not shattered the screen, it would probably still function, AFTER having been run over by a car! ...or big wheel, or whatever you drive. lol
Aw man that sucks, in the words of the babby cavemen, "i am truley sorry for your lots."
On the bright side, at least now I have some sort of visual on what's holding our sliders together and why it might be so loose... would love to see some more pictures of the slider guts.
But please put some pants on for those shots, will ya?
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I have to say, sometimes I'm impressed at what cell phones can survive. Had you not shattered the screen, it would probably still function, AFTER having been run over by a car! ...or big wheel, or whatever you drive. lol
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I am very impressed with the phone. Everything worked but the screen. It shattered the actual glass that is under the plastic cover.
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I thought it had gorilla glass. ... Jk I'm sad for your loss /cry
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Gorilla Glass != Aluminum Oxynitride, which probably WOULD survive being run over, but would add about $250 to the raw materials cost of making the phone.
Saving the pic to use in a wall paper...
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Gorilla Glass != Aluminum Oxynitride, which probably WOULD survive being run over, but would add about $250 to the raw materials cost of making the phone.
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I would pay for that. Gimme! Make the whole damn phone out of that stuff!
That's brutal!
I've just gone to charge my phone and it's coming up with a message saying that charging is paused due to battery temperature.
I've not been using the phone and it's not hot.
Anyone else seen this?
I've unplugged it and tried it again but the message keeps appearing.
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How hot is your battery? (c)
OP, how hot your batt actually is when this msg pops up?
YOu can get the temp with this simple and light app (one of many ways) called "Disp Battery Information"
I've run my battery up to 50c and it never stopped charging
The message has gone now but I've installed the program for if it happens again. The temp now is 31c. I don't know if that's normal or not.
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try *#0228# ... to see temp
Do you have a skin on the phone? There's a reason the official is porous.
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What do u mean by skin?
I have Launcher Pro as my default launcher.
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No. Skin as in protective case. The official one is metal to transmit heat and loads of holes all over the case. It looks great.
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No. Skin as in protective case. The official one is metal to transmit heat and loads of holes all over the case. It looks great.
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Ah. Yes I have a silicon skin on. I've just noticed the phone is getting quite hot again. It'a around 42degrees.
Will have a look at that case.
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Ah. Yes I have a silicon skin on. I've just noticed the phone is getting quite hot again. It'a around 42degrees.
Will have a look at that case.
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Where does it feel hot, around the back camera or the whole back?
When mine becomes hot it usually concentrated around the camera, I guess if it is the whole backside of the phone it might be your protective case as mentioned.
@drspikes
I am interested in the official metal case, the store where I bought my phone didn't provide any accessories at that time. Do you have a part number by any chance?
METAL CASE!? Where!? I have two of the original Samsung cases, they're the mesh or vent cases, but I got them in black and red, and they're plastic. METAL!? WHERE!
I have a friend with a SGS2 and this message is popping now and then with no apparent reason. The phone is not hot or cold. It has no protective skin or case.
When the message appears he is unable to charge the phone. Only a reboot solves the problem.
I passed him the service code and 5 min. after he solved the problem with another reboot the temp was 32ºC.
Nothing unusual there. Also I suspect the temperature could not drop to a regular value in such a short time.
I saw this message on my 1 year old SGS last week for the first time. The phone was being used as GPS on my car, charging, with direct sun on it. When the message poped up I berely could touch the phone. The AC vent quickly solved the problem.
But this is a totally different thing. The phone is apparently at room temp. As soon as he connects it to the USB port, POP, the message appears!
I report as soon as the problem happens again with the event temperature.
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Do you have a skin on the phone? There's a reason the official is porous.
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That's good to know. I haven't bought a case at all as yet, but I'll keep my eyes out for the official one.
Hiya guys I've had the most interesting thing happen to my .sg3 yesterday. The only way to explain it is as a spontaneous screen crack! My phone just cracked by itself!! Yes without a lie! It's the most microsceptic crack I've seen and after a few minutes looking at it i decided to measure the location and it's exactly in the middle of the panel! No one believes me and people think I'm stupid. i was just wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I've done some research and have found that other Samsung phones have done this but there isn't allot of info about it.
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Interesting... Can you share some pictures of it?
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Sorry, I'm not being helpful, but I couldn't resist...
Is this really a thing? I mean that this can happen, I have never heard about anything like this before.
Show a pic of the crack if possible?
Well from what info I've gathered on the web it is very rare!
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probably because of the curved glass. Curved things tend to bend when they reach certain point. the gorilla glass 2 being thinner than its predecessor should crack easier especially when bent. Send it back to Samsung, the crack seems natural and is a Samsung fault rather
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I believe you. My friends AMOLED screen crached but the glass was perfectly fine on his Droid RAZR. It was extremely weird and did not make any bit of sense.
Well see the thing is i didn't even move from my desk at work when this happened! It's so so strange. What would be the best way of contacting Samsung about this , because atm I've talked to official Samsung repair people and they all say I'm crazy and 3 just told me I'm a liar and that i broke it on purpose. (As if!)
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Wtf is that a perfect straight line?
No but it nearly is!
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No but it nearly is!
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You should go to the 3 store and show them the device because there is no way anyone can make a perfect straight crack like this on purpose/accidentally.
That is what i said! I showed them the phone and they just made a mug of me!
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You should go to the 3 store and show them the device because there is no way anyone can make a perfect straight crack like this on purpose/accidentally.
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My thoughts exactly!
Contact the relevant authorities.
To me it seems this device wasn't fit for purpose!
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Hiya guys I've had the most interesting thing happen to my .sg3 yesterday. The only way to explain it is as a spontaneous screen crack! My phone just cracked by itself!! Yes without a lie! It's the most microsceptic crack I've seen and after a few minutes looking at it i decided to measure the location and it's exactly in the middle of the panel! No one believes me and people think I'm stupid. i was just wondering if anyone else has had this issue? I've done some research and have found that other Samsung phones have done this but there isn't allot of info about it.
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Maybe somebody played with it and dropped it while you were away? Lol.. Just a theory.. Hehe
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Maybe somebody played with it and dropped it while you were away? Lol.. Just a theory.. Hehe
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No i was at my desk at work.
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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No. I was dat on my chair at my desk with it in my side pocket. Nothing out of the ordinary!
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...was in on your desk at work as in... it was in you back pocket as you were sitting on the desk at work, LOL!
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If this is the case, something else would have cracked then.. LoL
How do I get the back part where the screen is apart to replace this cable? Mine broke and the capacitive buttons on the bottom quit working. Ordered new xsbke and using on screen keys until it gets here.
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How are you using on screen keys?
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Aopk
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Anyone know how to get this taken apart?
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I didn't quite understand the question. Are you asking how to disassemble the phone itself or how to replace a specific part?
To take the phone apart, here is a video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc
(the i9000 has the same hardware so the disassebly process is the same).
Trying to replace the flex cable that runs from the bottom capacitive buttons mic and vibrator to the motherboard. I am having issues in seeing how to take the back piece off where I can replace the cable.
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Trying to replace the flex cable that runs from the bottom capacitive buttons mic and vibrator to the motherboard. I am having issues in seeing how to take the back piece off where I can replace the cable.
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Check out www.mobiletechvideos.com, he has a few tutorial videos on the site specifically for the vibrant. Check their youtube page as well, maybe one of the vids will help you out....
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Sorry to say, but I think the only way to do it is to take the screen assembly off. Which will require the use of a heat-gun because the screen is glued.
this part? - http://www.repairsuniverse.com/samsung-vibrant-t959-motherboard-flex-cable-replacement.html
i was able to remove it using this guide - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLUl9tlHSik
Skip to 2:40. It's not as easy as he shows. Its glued on very solid. Doesn't require a heat gun, but does require steady pulling for about 1 min. If you need help pm or reply and I can try to explain it better for you.
proof its possible - https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgekucwqz3eyf3i/2012-07-21 16.05.01.jpg from a disassembly i did last week
I got the cable in the mail and I did check the video previously but I still don't see where to lift that will not break something in the process. Where did you try to lift it up at? Seems as well the chrome surround gets in the way does that need to be removed too? Do all the parts at the botton need to be removed as well?
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Undo both clips for that flex cable. Towards the bottom of your green oval on the right you have to remove that piece because part of the tray goes under it.
I put a screw driver under the bottom right screw hole you see in the picture and was able to pry the tray up. It is glued on very tight so it will be tough to get it loose but it's possible. if you pm me I'll be happy to walk you through it in a chat.
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Well I tried to get it from the corner and it just lifted it from the glass the phone is ruined. Oh well if anyone wants a flex cable let me know.
If anyone else has to replace this please use a heat gun as I was under the impression that the back part and the screen were not attached in the recess, but the LCD screen is glued to this back piece. I am really sad I went from fixing a GPS and in the process breaking this cable doing something wrong then ruining the entire phone after...sigh. It is my own fault and I blame no one else but please take extra caution.I was really tempted to just tape this on the back where the battery is located and say the hell with it since it was my " fun phone" but now that is a pipe dream.
Does anyone need Vibrant parts? You pay shipping anything is yours. Motherboard, Case I have a few batteries and one Anker Extended. I give up the phone is dead and gone and I am just going to throw these parts away if no one wants them.
I was looking to do this same repair on my Vibrant as my vibrating motor no longer works and the mic has gone bad (people say it sounds fuzzy/robotic and distant and can barely understand me even with 5 bars of signal). This scares me off though. I don't want to ruin the phone.
So how do you do this repair without ruining it? How does it connect to the motherboard and the screen?
Just realized that the part I need replaced is actually the keypad flex cable with the vibrating motor and mic attached, which is at the bottom. It requires taking it all the way down to the screen. Ugh.
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wtf r u talkin about 5 same posts ?
Package delivered and paid in full.
Thank you very much Mainecrab. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Now I love my LG don't get me wrong but I seem to have problem after problem. First of all my service is terrible. I've tried new Sim cards nothing helps... Second my auxiliary port just stopped working completely. The plugs plug in and click but no sound is transmitted. Third my camera lens has seem to develop this "film" on it. Here are examples.
Pictures of the "film"
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The same picture taken with my Droid RAZR HD (8 MP):
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No one has experienced any of these problems?
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havent had this issue..... looks to be some sort of moisture build up behind the glass?
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havent had this issue..... looks to be some sort of moisture build up behind the glass?
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I thought the same thing but why wouldn't it eventually dry?
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That kind of problem seems like it can only be fix with the warranty.
People here won't be able to help you with that weird problem.
Call LG and send the device to repair.
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That kind of problem seems like it can only be fix with the warranty.
People here won't be able to help you with that weird problem.
Call LG and send the device to repair.
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I plan on it, but I just wanted peoples opinions about it. I refuse, and I mean refuse to pay LG for any repair they do to my phone. I have never even dropped this thing and besides these issues it is in perfect shape. However my phone is rooted with a custom recovery, but since these are "hardware" issues and not "software" do you think I will have any issues?
Yes you will have to unroot it even though its not a software problem warranty's are terrible about denying people even though rooting didn't mess it up its like Chevy saying we won't repair your engine because you have custom seats and a custom radio
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Yes you will have to unroot it even though its not a software problem warranty's are terrible about denying people even though rooting didn't mess it up its like Chevy saying we won't repair your engine because you have custom seats and a custom radio
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Well too late now. Its on its way already. Will let you know how it goes. If they deny me I will just never buy an LG product again. Simple as that.
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Well let's hope that they will fix it because it is an obvious hardware problem tell us how it goes
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No problems on my camera, looks like it got scratched with sand paper.
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No problems on my camera, looks like it got scratched with sand paper.
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It does but idk how without the surrounding area being effected. Likes its perfect everywhere else. I feel like its on the inside on the lens as the glass feels smooth still. Like condensation that dirtied the inside.
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