Well my 8525 appears to have a certain love for koi ponds or is a true samurai. I was taking some pictures at the Anderson Japanese Garden in Illinois and I take it out to txt a friend and it completely slips from my hand, flying close to 5ft towards the pond and in it goes. I took it out of the pond, took the battery and the sim card and dashed for the restrooms and put the hand drying blower on it until it dried.
I was thinking of letting it dry until tomorrow and try it out, but to be honest I don't have much hope, but I was still wondering if this has happened to anybody here and if there's anything I should try if it doesn't start or if I should do anything else before I start it up.
The thing is, just last night I stopped by my local AT&T store to ask about the Kaiser's release date. I was curious about the Kaiser although I wanted to hold out until maybe the next gen or something but I guess my phone got jealous and decided to commit suicide today.
I guess being in a japanese garden that was the closest to seppuku that my phone could do it itself to keep its honor.
Couldn't wait
Alright I couldn't wait and decided to give it a try. Everything works, I can even make phone calls, but the screen is white. I can barely make out traces of the image, but I can do everything, even browse the internet.
Any thoughts regarding how to fix the lcd? Don't want to open it up yet as it seems to be working, so I'll wait for some feedback. I can even post pictures if anybody wants to see what it looks like.
Look at my posts in this thread. Mine took a bath, got the white screen, but after while recovered and is now my backup (insurance) phone. It also hit the water a second time and recovered well. I really love this 8525. I suggest you open it up, take the battery and SIM card out, and leave it for a good week or so, then try it. Worked for me!
stevebonning said:
Look at my posts in this thread. Mine took a bath, got the white screen, but after while recovered and is now my backup (insurance) phone. It also hit the water a second time and recovered well. I really love this 8525. I suggest you open it up, take the battery and SIM card out, and leave it for a good week or so, then try it. Worked for me!
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Holy **** I just read your posts, damn impressive!!! That phone is certainly a fighter!
I just got my HTC Incredible a few days ago. My first video was of my kids playing air hockey at the mall. However, when scrolling though my pictures, the prevew screen looks like someones desk. I've never seen this desk and certainly did not take any pictures of it myself. Check the screen shot below.
Perhaps it is the desk of someone who worked on the phone? Has anyone else seen anything like this before? I find it VERY strange!
Rook
This happened before on other devices (iphone) when ppl received device which had been tested and the evidence was never deleted. Maybe you got a refurb lol j/k...
WHen I first got the Slide it was awesome! The pictures it took looked great... but now my phone won't auto focus right... there is no manual focus... now it just takes awesome blurry out of focus pictures!
Is this happening to anyone elses phone? From the looks of the intertubez this will become a "known" issue with TMO
Are there any files the camera accesses for settings or the like that may be damaged? I have tried other ROMS and they all seem to have the same problem....
yup, happened to me too, i just got a warranty replacement and it's clear again. you have to call and get a new phone.
My camara was blurry the other day and I noticed it had condensation under the lens. It ended up drying out but the pics still arent as clear as they have been. Weird.
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yea this same thing happened to mine and i just called them and got a replacement. i even tried resetting my phone before i sent it in and that didnt fix the problem so idk what causes it. Hopefully it doesnt happen again with my new one.
It started happening after this rave I played at.... the humidity inside was probably 100%
Yes, this happened to me as well. It would only focus on things literally about an inch from the lens. When wiping didnt fix the problem, T-mobile sent me a new Slide.
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I just bought the MTslide about a week ago on craigslist and I too have the blurry focus issue, ive cleaned it, messed with settings all to no success. It only takes clear pictures if the object is an inch away. I of course do not have insurance cuz I bought on craigslist, is there anything I can do I'm desperate? I love this phone it's amazing but I dont want to have to go back to my CliqXT because of the camera (especially since its still on 1.5 till Motorola's "fairytale" update which they keep pushing aside)
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So I just got my new Slide and it still has 2e
What is the best program to use to backup all the programs and crap before I unroot this one and send it back...
Yep.... Same deal with mine. Sending it into HTC for repair. It is stuck in Macro focus... Go up to something close and it will be fine.
Fine if you only want to take macro photos..... otherwise useless!
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I had the same problem with out of focus but it came down to condensation. I live in Florida and it has been hot and it is the same over the US right now. Everyone is using AC but going from cool and low humidity to hot and very high humidity well you build up condensation. I left my phone in the sun for about 45 minutes and then took some pics and it worked fine A few days later it was back to being blurry and tried the same thing. If I leave the phone in the house without going outside and take pics it is fine as well. Just going from on extreme to another it takes its toll. I do photopgraphy and when I go out to do a shoot I leave my camera in the trunk of my car to get rid of the condensation on the lens and mirros inside the camera.
I think i figured the problem out why everyone camera goes blurry.
I have the mytouch slide and the pictures were perfect and crystal clear. Then when the firmware 2.1 update came, that messed up the camera big time and made it barely unusable.
Please fix the issue!!!!
I just had mine replaced via warranty exchange. Just call, tell them you're having trouble, there's nothing on the lens, the water damage indicator is white, and it's still not working. You'll get a new one and if you don't have insurance they'll charge you ten bucks to deliver it to you.
I actually don't think it has anything to do with condensation or heat or humidity. Yes, all of those things can affect ANY lens on ANY phone, and the update may have even adversely affected certain handsets but this is a handset by handset issue. My father's mytouch slide got the update and still works better than my old camera did. It's a hardware problem with a certain batch of these phones. My wife's is still fine and she got it early on like me. The lens tries to focus and snaps back to its original position. It's a defect. You can play with the settings all you want, but other than minor adjustments and a lot of placebo effect, you're not gonna fix it.
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I just had mine replaced via warranty exchange. Just call, tell them you're having trouble, there's nothing on the lens, the water damage indicator is white, and it's still not working. You'll get a new one and if you don't have insurance they'll charge you ten bucks to deliver it to you.
I actually don't think it has anything to do with condensation or heat or humidity. Yes, all of those things can affect ANY lens on ANY phone, and the update may have even adversely affected certain handsets but this is a handset by handset issue. My father's mytouch slide got the update and still works better than my old camera did. It's a hardware problem with a certain batch of these phones. My wife's is still fine and she got it early on like me. The lens tries to focus and snaps back to its original position. It's a defect. You can play with the settings all you want, but other than minor adjustments and a lot of placebo effect, you're not gonna fix it.
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I hear you. But i just got this two weeks ago in the store and the camera was perfect till after the update. I would hate to get a replacement for a silly camera. So debating to not care and keep the phone or just risk it and get a Warranty one
You have nothing to lose by getting a new one via warranty exchange. You don't even have to be without your phone. It comes to you in the mail, you backup your contacts, you hard reset the old one, you're done.
The camera won't get better, it will not improve, you'll have the new phone before you know it. And the slide is relatively new which means the longer you wait, the higher the likelihood that you get a manufacturer refurb. instead of the new one I got 2 days ago.
Just do it. Someone in your life will do something, you'll want the silly camera, and you'll go, "damn, I shoulda listened to that dude on the forum".
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You have nothing to lose by getting a new one via warranty exchange. You don't even have to be without your phone. It comes to you in the mail, you backup your contacts, you hard reset the old one, you're done.
The camera won't get better, it will not improve, you'll have the new phone before you know it. And the slide is relatively new which means the longer you wait, the higher the likelihood that you get a manufacturer refurb. instead of the new one I got 2 days ago.
Just do it. Someone in your life will do something, you'll want the silly camera, and you'll go, "damn, I shoulda listened to that dude on the forum".
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Hahhahahahahaha
Thanks bro
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I just bought the MTslide about a week ago on craigslist and I too have the blurry focus issue, ive cleaned it, messed with settings all to no success. It only takes clear pictures if the object is an inch away. I of course do not have insurance cuz I bought on craigslist, is there anything I can do I'm desperate? I love this phone it's amazing but I dont want to have to go back to my CliqXT because of the camera (especially since its still on 1.5 till Motorola's "fairytale" update which they keep pushing aside)
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I'm practically in the same boat. I called a few repair places up here in Seattle and since it's such a new phone, none of them were able to order parts. Does anyone know if HTC will repair it. Or even repair it if it's rooted?
I just had this problem with my wife's slide and having read similar threads on different forums including tmobile's, I called customer care and lied a little about doing all kinds of things to make sure it's hardware, like doing a factory reset. Never mention that it's rooted! Just play dumb and they'll send you a new phone under warranty. We got the new one yesterday and I rooted it while my wife was still at work, following the new root method as it came with the 1.35.x update.and flashed chiefz 1.35.x rooted ROM (she likes espresso). When she came home I took the old phone and installed the 1.27.x esprimg.img and then flashed the 1.35.x OTA (non root). Put it in the return box and gonna drop it at a UPS drop box today.
It sounds like a lot of steps, but it goes relatively quick.
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i'm currently experiencing the camera issue as well as my wifi not working (running CM6) ...it simply cannot see any networks. I tried even loading the latest nightly build to no avail. As my phone has a slight crack on one of the buttons I'm going to try and get a refurb and then possibly sell it for a G2
I'll reply how it goes
I honestly do not notice the blurry pictures issue that you guys are having. The pictures are awesome in light but gets a little grainy in low light conditions, other than that my pictures and videos are great. Are you guys complaining about low light pictures?
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Ive had the device since October, quite randomly all of a sudden the camera will not focus and makes loud clicking noises when trying to focus. I seriously doubt i will be able to get an RMA.
Back to the good ole N5 till i get a replacement camera
Edit: flashed back to stock and voila, alls well... weird.
This. Happened with me few days back and didn't find even as single thread stating this problem. Thought I was the only one. You give me courage, my friend. lol.
It's the only thing stopping me from rooting my device
Edit : I'm on stock and it got fixed after I restarted my phone.
AngelousJi said:
This. Happened with me few days back and didn't find even as single thread stating this problem. Thought I was the only one. You give me courage, my friend. lol.
It's the only thing stopping me from rooting my device
Edit : I'm on stock and it got fixed after I restarted my phone.
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Rooting your phone doesn't void warranty. I had this issue on my Nexus 4 every once in a while, never fixed it.
I have had the same problems once since November. A restart fixed it...
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Ive had the device since October, quite randomly all of a sudden the camera will not focus and makes loud clicking noises when trying to focus. I seriously doubt i will be able to get an RMA.
Back to the good ole N5 till i get a replacement camera
Edit: flashed back to stock and voila, alls well... weird.
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I feel bad reviving a thread this old, but it is literally the only one about this issue. I just switched to the 5x again, and after getting everything all set up, my camera won't focus, and there is a clicking noise when it tries to. Everyone in this thread says a restart has fixed it, but both restarting and flashing back to stock hasn't helped me. Is it possible its a hardware issue?
I just replaced my camera with an 'authentic' ebay special and now it has issues focusing anything less than a foot away. I hear the clicking.
So I've had this phone about 4 months in midnight black and this week I noticed a few times upon opening the camera that it won't Focus at all. Everything is extremely blurry but then if I tap the phone off my leg or something then point the camera back at the same thing it's perfect again. It continues to work perfectly until I close the camera and come back to it a while later where the problem just occurs again.
Has anyone else had this problem before?
It's a midnight black S8 SM-G950F
Yes, it's a common thing. If you actually search for it, you might find quite a bunch of posts about it. Camera gets stuck and the only "solution" is to shake it a bit. I also noticed that it happens less frequent if you give the camera a few days rest.
Yeah, got my phone less than a week ago and the first time tried the camera out it did this.. I'm so surprised that it's not a bigger thing on the net and some sort of #camerastuckgate issue.
Shook the thing are there it worked.. Yesterday it did the same thing again.
Yes it is an issue. Only solution right now is to shake the phone.
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