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Dust under screen/ Won't repair

Just thought I'd let you guys know. I just called HTC support to try to get my phone repaired. I read other post saying It'd be a good idea to let them know over the phone if it's unlocked so I did. Pretty much hung up the phone on me there, said they can't /won't do anything, even though it's a hardware issue. If i bricked the phone, I can take responsibility in that, but this is just BS.
Anyone else have a similar issue or way to circumvent this? I'm tempted to just brick it and get it replaced as they won't see the unlocked.
Any input would be great. There is a **** ton of dust too.

How long have you had the phone? I got mine three weeks ago but this dust issue is the reason I haven't rooted. So far I have had no issues. Does anyone have a high Res pic of the dust issue? Kind of curious to see it.

Hitorii said:
Just thought I'd let you guys know. I just called HTC support to try to get my phone repaired. I read other post saying It'd be a good idea to let them know over the phone if it's unlocked so I did. Pretty much hung up the phone on me there, said they can't /won't do anything, even though it's a hardware issue. If i bricked the phone, I can take responsibility in that, but this is just BS.
Anyone else have a similar issue or way to circumvent this? I'm tempted to just brick it and get it replaced as they won't see the unlocked.
Any input would be great. There is a **** ton of dust too.
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Haha I was hoping that there would be a way to relock..now I'm hoping theres a way to brick it..Good luck, I would try contacting Swetland

Sorry for my ignorance but whats Swetland? Im really peeved. I know others on the forum have been able to get theirs repaird.
I wonder if there will be a way to relock soonish.

i second that. i need to get mine repaired but i have rooted it. stupid DUST omg theres like LOADS under the bottom right corner

pr0cl1v1ty said:
i second that. i need to get mine repaired but i have rooted it. stupid DUST omg theres like LOADS under the bottom right corner
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Mine are in the dead center - 4 or 5 big ones that are super noticeable. and a lot of itty bitty ones

I just called again hoping to get someone else. I did. I got the exchange process going and they are sending me one. I just am worried about once they review it. Last time when I sent it in I had a manager call me back personally and leave a message. Wish me luck guys. And if it comes down to it. Deny deny deny !

Hitorii said:
I just called again hoping to get someone else. I did. I got the exchange process going and they are sending me one. I just am worried about once they review it. Last time when I sent it in I had a manager call me back personally and leave a message. Wish me luck guys. And if it comes down to it. Deny deny deny !
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did you root your phone?

pr0cl1v1ty said:
did you root your phone?
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He said so in his first post.

Good Luck...seems like you got the ball rolling! Hopefully you'll have a replacement soon

pr0cl1v1ty said:
did you root your phone?
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Yeah, I did.

My Screen is Touching Itself

Hi all,
About 2 weeks ago I noticed the bottom left of my screen would activate by itself repeatedly. This mostly seemed to happen when I was trying to type something. It carried on for a while so tonight I flashed a romkitchen rom (2.3.3) (I was on 2.2.1 before), thinking it might be a bug in the system somewhere. Well the problem is still there and I;ve discovered it's always that same corner of the screen that does it no matter what orientation I have it in. I can't even sign into the market at the moment because it makes it impossible to type and the screen ends up freezing until I press the home screen.
Is there anything this could be other than a hardware issue? I did a full factory reset etc during the flashing process.
If I need to send it back would I need to flash it back to stock? I bout my phone from O2 in the UK, where can I get the correct firmware? samfirmware has loads but how do I know which one I need?
Thanks in advance!

Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.

ROFLMAO
That is by far the funniest thread title I've seen on here yet
It does sound like a hardware issue though.

Hehe....nice title
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FuryriderX said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.
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simply THE BEST title so far!!!! cant stop laughing here!!!!.....sorry

Yeah I agree with the person who suggested it was a hardware issue. Always worth getting someone to check it out for you

Tell it to stop or it will go blind.

let him touching if it gives him pleasure.

Hahahahahahahahaaaa!!!!
UnsecWifi said:
Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?

FuryriderX said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
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No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner

rizzy123 said:
is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?
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It happens at random. Sometimes it works fine. Not related to being plugged in though

I know someone that had the same issue, though it was with the Vibrant (not i9000m). He sent it to samsung, but it still has the same problem, though not as frequent. I haven't seen him in a while so I'm not sure if he ever got it resolved...

sixshot84 said:
No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner
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Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing

FuryriderX said:
Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing
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I'll see how it goes with the protector off. I think my screen is failing though as now on occassion the screen will completely freeze and I have to put it to sleep and wait a few minutes for it to start working again.
Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,

UnsecWifi said:
Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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this is so true

I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.

sixshot84 said:
Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,
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Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.

beardedwonder said:
I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.
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Think that's what I'll have to do then. Hadn't thought of using Kies, thanks for that. I'll whack a stock 2.1 rom on there and see if it will update to 2.2 through kies.

DMD9 said:
Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.
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Thanks, it's a bit unclear which one is what. I'll look into it a bit more.
P.S. how does the multi-quote work on here. When I select the threads I want to quote and press post reply nothing happens

Is this a fake/clone S5?

I want to buy it but it looks fake, what do you think guys?

Obagleyfreer said:
I want to buy it but it looks fake, what do you think guys?
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Post a pic of the backside, most clones don`t have a heartrate sensor. Als install Phone Info or CPU-Z if you can to help identifying the phone.

The Samsung is out of place.

itsadogslife said:
The Samsung is out of place.
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Samsung is NOT out of place. The photo wasn't taken straight on. That being said, the inner boxing is all wrong. The packing that holds the phone itself is flush with the top edge of the outer box the entire way around. Personally, I wouldn't buy it. If you have doubts dont do it. Also if the seller won't meet your requests for pics, don't do it

To me the dimensions look wrong, it looks wider than my s5. I call fake. Don't risk it unless you can see it in person

Thanks guys
I saw that the Samsung logo was in the wrong place (too close to the top of screen) instantly so that's why I asked here. But the seller remained certain it was genuine.
I won't buy it.
Thank you!

Obagleyfreer said:
Thanks guys
I saw that the Samsung logo was in the wrong place (too close to the top of screen) instantly so that's why I asked here. But the seller remained certain it was genuine.
I won't buy it.
Thank you!
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Exactly what I said, Samsung is in the wrong place, meant to be in the middle of the ear piece and top of the screen.

Obagleyfreer said:
Thanks guys
I saw that the Samsung logo was in the wrong place (too close to the top of screen) instantly so that's why I asked here. But the seller remained certain it was genuine.
I won't buy it.
Thank you!
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bezels are way too narrow. It is definetly a fake. Also if you're ever questioning a phones authenticity best way to sort out fakes from real is quickly login with a Gmail and download cup identifier from the play store. Tells you everything you need to know from model to cpu brand/type to camera resolution etc. Even tells you if it's imitating a real phone

I'm pretty sure that "samsung's logo is too close to the screen" and the "phone's too wide" or "the bezels are too thin"..is because of the black sticker/amoled paper thingy all over the phone.. im still doubtful tho

I have been going around posting a link to this website I found which has details about differences between real and fake Galaxy S devices.
http://littleboyreports.com/science...ifferentiate-original-samsung-galaxy-s5-fake/

Real or fake

Hey guys was going to buy an s5 from my daughter for Xmas off a third party, how would I make sure its real and not fake any help would be great cheers

Don't do it. If you must study the real handset and lookup fakes online. But seriously it's worth paying extra for a genuine new unit. Do you have a link for this third party?

@non4 said:
Don't do it. If you must study the real handset and lookup fakes online. But seriously it's worth paying extra for a genuine new unit. Do you have a link for this third party?
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Here is the link
http://www.adverts.ie/samsung/brand-new-samsung-galaxy-s5-on-vodafone/6888287 thanks for your help.

Box looks wrong. Never seen one in cellophane either.

spasch said:
Box looks wrong. Never seen one in cellophane either.
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Really crazy that there selling these items as genuine products and getting away with it, done a bit of research and there is a lot of fakes around Ireland.

eireusa said:
Really crazy that there selling these items as genuine products and getting away with it, done a bit of research and there is a lot of fakes around Ireland.
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If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.

vndnguyen said:
If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.
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Asked him to send me IMEI no. but he was reluctant Its starting to look a bit risky Thanks to everybody for there help
Nice to have somewhere to ask a few questions. THANKS

eireusa said:
Asked him to send me IMEI no. but he was reluctant Its starting to look a bit risky Thanks to everybody for there help
Nice to have somewhere to ask a few questions. THANKS
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Yep fake. No reason to refuse sending that otherwise. Also as mentioned the boxes are never wrapped, rather they are sealed with stickers

vndnguyen said:
If you had bought it, use this app to check if it is genuine or fake:
Phone INFO ★Samsung★ > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check'.
You should also compare the IMEI and S/N on the box, in the app and on the back plate (behind the battery). They should be all the same.
Also use a bar code scanner app to scan the bar code on that back plate, and it should match with the IMEI.
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Hi, first just like to say thanks for your above guide to buying second hand phones.
I have another phone that interests me another S5 But this guy seems very genuine he said that i could check anything I want on the phone there and then. Only thing is no box it was damaged by his kid brother, seems like a nice guy. Do you think I would be O.K if I just went by your above guide?

eireusa said:
Hi, first just like to say thanks for your above guide to buying second hand phones.
I have another phone that interests me another S5 But this guy seems very genuine he said that i could check anything I want on the phone there and then. Only thing is no box it was damaged by his kid brother, seems like a nice guy. Do you think I would be O.K if I just went by your above guide?
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You can post (or PM me) all screenshots from Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app + screenshot of 'Refurbishment Check' menu + hi-res picture of the back plate (behind the battery).
I will try to check it for you.

vndnguyen said:
You can post (or PM me) all screenshots from Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app + screenshot of 'Refurbishment Check' menu + hi-res picture of the back plate (behind the battery).
I will try to check it for you.
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Cheers mate he should be back on to me tonight or tomorrow about phone
so thanks again
On a different note wouldn't it be handy for truthful sellers and truthful buyers of phones to make a transaction without the fear of being scammed Surely in this day and age there has to be a way to do that Would a transaction through the likes of paypal not be a better idea? I just mean how would you get a buyer to give you the phone to run all these checks on it before you have even gave him the money. And then from his point of view how could he trust you with the phone without money, you could be doing anything to it, I mean is there some info on a phone that could be dangerous for someone to have? I guess that's why people say not to buy second hand. But these phones a very expensive a specially for teenagers so that is why its nice for parent's to get them for a better price then at least they can mess around with rooting and flashing I mean £300 is better than £600 not to mention bringing them to school they are so often stolen but hey that is just my opinion.

This website has good details about the difference between real and fake S5.
http://littleboyreports.com/science...ifferentiate-original-samsung-galaxy-s5-fake/

Shattered camera glass replacement

So it sounds like this glass is shattering for a lot of people, but im not seeing any parts to fix it with and LG is doing the typical "we have no idea what you're talking about!" act they always do and want 300 dollars to fix their flawed phone.
Anybody been able to find a part for this?

men+at+work said:
So it sounds like this glass is shattering for a lot of people, but im not seeing any parts to fix it with and LG is doing the type "we have no idea what you're talking about!" act they always do and want 300 dollars to fix their flawed phone.
Anybody been able to find a part for this?
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Did they quote you 300 to fix it?

Alright, since nobody seems to have given my post a second look, you can at least get a part that will work here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...eplacement-Camera-Lens-glass/32794420806.html

jal3223 said:
Did they quote you 300 to fix it?
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yes

XP_1 said:
Alright, since nobody seems to have given my post a second look, you can at least get a part that will work here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...eplacement-Camera-Lens-glass/32794420806.html
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Does this have the actual glass? Talked to a few sellers on ebay who said it did not. Just want to confirm before dropping $35. Thanks!

Fourstarzzzz said:
Does this have the actual glass? Talked to a few sellers on ebay who said it did not. Just want to confirm before dropping $35. Thanks!
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I saw on reddit someone got it and its legit

Any chance you have the thread on Reddit?

I cannot even order off Ali Express. Every time I place an order it gets cancelled. Used two different cards. There is no wasy I am uploading my drivers license etc to them either. They do not even use paypal. wtf?