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Greetings All,
this is my first windows mobile device ever (although i'm a .Net Developer)
i noticed one strange thing in my X1, whenever i shake the mobile i hear a sound like there is something inside the device (upper side) moving freely!
does anyone else have the same thing? or should i return the device for replacement?
Also mine!
And also other three device that I check.
So I think it's normal.
Herard that as well...but it was reportet only if you hold your X1 vlosely to your ear...
What you hear might be the vibrator.
All the X1's have it, I was also worried when I received mine and made a thread. Haven't found/spoke to one person who hasn't got it yet. One person rang them up and asked if it was supposed to be like that and was told it is, but still no idea why.
As previously said it could be the vibrator.
Well, ok then! but i wonder where it's comming from.
i will check it out when i open the device. but i don't want to void my warranty so soon
I think it's the optical joystick. Hold the phone upside down and listen.
The vibrator is placed in the opposite corner.
Hi.
I confirm, on mine, the sound comes from the optical joystick.
mine has it too, but it's not the optical joystick.
maybe an accelerometer?
no accelerometer. everyone has it i think. no need to worry.
nope, not the optical joystick.
im not worried about it any more.
I guess no one should be. the good thing is that time will reveal the truth about this.
if I came to know anything about this I will immediately post it here.
looooooooool
your "scary" sounds is from volume keys and camera button Take in hand blocking them and you can't ear anything (at least, on my device )
no camera or volume keys. It is from inside.
Anyway, it sounds like an orientation sensor, not necessarily an accelerometer, but who knows?
HTC did it, so it might be there waiting to be activated from drivers )))
Maybe SE has an Xmas surprise for us )))
I find it slightly irritating, as when I have the phone in a car holder it vibrates and makes an annoying rattling sound. I daren't open the phone up to find it, so I guess I'll just have to be irritated...
memtronic said:
no camera or volume keys. It is from inside.
Anyway, it sounds like an orientation sensor, not necessarily an accelerometer, but who knows?
HTC did it, so it might be there waiting to be activated from drivers )))
Maybe SE has an Xmas surprise for us )))
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yeah, that's what I think it is.
all gadgets I have that do a similar sound, have a g-sensor inside...
let's hope the update comes soon, as we are with a really "beta" firmware currently :_>
No boy.
It's a simple noise. If you press the upper and bottom part (display and keyb) you can hear no sound.
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No boy.
It's a simple noise. If you press the upper and bottom part (display and keyb) you can hear no sound.
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i tried everything, but the sound didn't go away, until i saw your post!
yes, it's not there anymore!!!! but when you stop pressing, it comes back!
Yes, mine is exactly the same Got to be from the slider mechanism. Anyone got some pictures of it?
No need to worry....the first day i when i recived my x1 i also shaked it the whole day. But then I read in a german forum that this is the gearwheel of the slider...everyone in that forum also said that he had that ticking noise.
BUT
I have another problem with the slider.When I use the touchscreen (especially in the right upper corner) the screen drawback a bit and its like pushing a button because when i release the pressure it makes a little tick. i think this has to do with the mounting of the slider.
Greetings
Dunnam
was at the service centre .. for other issues too.. they told me the rattle function is just the loose keys.. i got owned ! lol
So I bought this phone 2 days ago and it was working fine. But it quickly lost its "wow" factor after about 5 hours. I hadn't even installed any softwares on it other than what the dealer put into it, and in less than 24 hours I am already getting pissed at HTC. Oh yes, the phone is great and all, but HTC sucks at making phones.
1) Word completion was working fine in keyboard mode, but after switching to other HTC inputs and then back to keyboard, word completion with keyboard is now DEAD. Not even after a soft restart fixed it.
2) No light to indicate Bluetooth/Wifi switched on
3) No blinking light to indicate phone is running
4) Start menu doesn't have the "Click" sound
5) I can't assign the god damned GPS and footprint button to do something else, what a piece of crap!
6) TouchFLO isn't smart enough to detect if I want to select multiple objects, or if I want to scroll!
7) No option to do a software soft reset
8) Need to open the back cover to do a reset
9) Menu text IS WAY TOO BIG, HTC you blind idiots!
10) The system doesn't come out from standby when I receive an SMS, meaning I have to press the fragile power button to read it.
11) I can't uninstall TouchFLO or any of the other stupid HTC softwares.
12) Manuals were unhelpful.
I already feel like flashing the damn ROM from this phone, get rid of all that stupid HTC crap. Don't get me wrong, the phone looks sleek, display is nice, response is faster than most other Dopod/HTC crap phones, the scroll button is kool, camera quality is good, but it's just so damn annoying. I'm probably going to just give it to my girlfriend, whoever she will be. My Atom Exec still rocks.
Overall rating for this phone: 5.5/10
Apparently the word completion bug seems to be HTC wanting to replace the WM dict with eT9
If anyone has a way of fixing the word completion bug, and the GPS/footprint button assignments, I will be very much obliged.
UranusHertz said:
So I bought this phone 2 days ago and it was working fine. But it quickly lost its "wow" factor after about 5 hours. I hadn't even installed any softwares on it other than what the dealer put into it, and in less than 24 hours I am already getting pissed at HTC. Oh yes, the phone is great and all, but HTC sucks at making phones.
1) Word completion was working fine in keyboard mode, but after switching to other HTC inputs and then back to keyboard, word completion with keyboard is now DEAD. Not even after a soft restart fixed it.
2) No light to indicate Bluetooth/Wifi switched on
3) No blinking light to indicate phone is running
4) Start menu doesn't have the "Click" sound
5) I can't assign the god damned GPS and footprint button to do something else, what a piece of crap!
6) TouchFLO isn't smart enough to detect if I want to select multiple objects, or if I want to scroll!
7) No option to do a software soft reset
8) Need to open the back cover to do a reset
9) Menu text IS WAY TOO BIG, HTC you blind idiots!
10) The system doesn't come out from standby when I receive an SMS, meaning I have to press the fragile power button to read it.
11) I can't uninstall TouchFLO or any of the other stupid HTC softwares.
12) Manuals were unhelpful.
I already feel like flashing the damn ROM from this phone, get rid of all that stupid HTC crap. Don't get me wrong, the phone looks sleek, display is nice, response is faster than most other Dopod/HTC crap phones, the scroll button is kool, camera quality is good, but it's just so damn annoying. I'm probably going to just give it to my girlfriend, whoever she will be. My Atom Exec still rocks.
Overall rating for this phone: 5.5/10
Apparently the word completion bug seems to be HTC wanting to replace the WM dict with eT9
If anyone has a way of fixing the word completion bug, and the GPS/footprint button assignments, I will be very much obliged.
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Go and by Nokia phone then...
UranusHertz said:
7) No option to do a software soft reset
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Hold the power button pressed.
UranusHertz said:
9) Menu text IS WAY TOO BIG, HTC you blind idiots!
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You can change the font size, you know?
RE 10) and your device not waking up when you get an SMS. Go to Start, Settings, Sounds & Notifications, then click on the Notifications tab. Tap on the dropdown box next to 'Event', find and select 'Messaging: New SMS', then tick 'Display Message on screen' and hit OK : )
I do agree with most of the complaint. I am very very disappointed with this Cruise 2. I thought it is a smaller size version of the Cruise 1 (Polaris) except faster and more memories. But it is NOT! It has less buttons than Cruise and two of damn buttons are just useless. HTC sucks!
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RE 10) and your device not waking up when you get an SMS. Go to Start, Settings, Sounds & Notifications, then click on the Notifications tab. Tap on the dropdown box next to 'Event', find and select 'Messaging: New SMS', then tick 'Display Message on screen' and hit OK : )
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I tried that option, it doesn't work
As a side note, I thought there was no blue LED to indicate Wifi/Bluetooth status, but last night, I saw a brief flash of blue, and then it never happened again. So there's definitely a blue LED there, but it's not used for Wifi/Bluetooth for some reason.
Anyone wanna trade phones with me?
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I tried that option, it doesn't work
As a side note, I thought there was no blue LED to indicate Wifi/Bluetooth status, but last night, I saw a brief flash of blue, and then it never happened again. So there's definitely a blue LED there, but it's not used for Wifi/Bluetooth for some reason.
Anyone wanna trade phones with me?
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Unless you want to get an older generation phone!
I also have HTC Touch 3G, it also have same annoyances.
First generation HTC phones has infrared, many buttons and LED's, Flash LED(s) for camera. Separate earplugs and power sockets. Metal bodies.
Then:
They took away the infrared, no more camera Flash light.
They cut the number of buttons.
They cut the LED's. Cut all the metal parts except the screws and printed circuit board contacts and copper traces, USB connector case.
They do make the phone smaller, lighter, more functions and more memories.
BTW, HTC have replaced the metal hook for phone string to plastic hook and smaller metal logo plate from Touch 3G to Touch Cruise(09).
I think the next version phone is going to be glassless and metal-less. Case will be just snap-on. The metal logo plate will be just a print on case or a paper sticker. They might attempt to use plastic USB connector. If anything has shorter lifetime, that means they will have better business. That might lead them to put a small timed self-destructive device just beyond the warranty period in the machine. They would love to cut the warranty time from a year to 3 months or better, 30 days. The new Sony laptops already ask customer to pay extra to extend the warranty period from 3 months to a year.
People want green earth but also want everything disposable! What gives?
I thought I'm the only one who's facing the problem of the blue led indicator.
What blue led indicator? There is no blue led indicator afaik...
Or do you mean the "lack of" blue led indicator?
By the way, you resurected a 8 month old thread!
Uranus, with everything you say about the HTC Iolite, I throw it out the window
Incidentally, my Iolite works perfectly and the problem of the dictionary (in Spanish) does not exist.
Regards!!!
I don't think uranus is still around here, his last post on the forum was in april 09... Again this thread is from that timeframe...
Great clarification!!!!
With some time and effort most of these annoyances can be solved or tweaked.....various good ROM's (Billabong) and many many software/tweaks around.....
What I do agree is that Polaris was more robust....but Iolite is better overall.....
In the end you can not produce a phone at reasonable price every-body is happy with.....
FC
i do truly miss a led that indicates that the phone is on
Will this help? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371278
FC
Update:
Hi fellas,
After over a year, I finally decided to ditch this P.o.S. to my roomie. Things I've managed to fix:
1) Word completion, via a registry tweak in \HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts\e0010409\
Ime File=\windows\compime.dll
Layout Text =COMP IME
(I am still using this solution today for my HD2 which I flashed on the same day I bought it, I can't stand that HTC interface I got all annoyed at it after 5 minutes LOL)
2 & 3) nueLED is cool, but doesn't work
4) Start menu still doesn't have the "Click" sound
5) I still can't assign the GPS and footprint button to do something else
6) TouchFLO have to be "compromised" with smarter apps.
7) Need to use 3rd party app to do software reset
9) Managed to modify the popup menu text. Still, come on...
\HKLM\System\GWE\Menu\Popup
10) The system still doesn't wake up on sms despite changing the registry key which enables wake up on SMS.
I'm MUCH more happy with S200 in contrast, only problem is the weak vibration.
My touch screen is unresponsive after I pull my streak out of my pocket.
After a minute or so it start working again.
When I first received it I did not have this issue.
I have flashed DJ_Steve's rom.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Should I send it back to Dell?
just saw your post after posted my one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876931
did u try in landscape mode?
So when I pull my streak out of my pocket it is on the lock screen, which for me is always landscape.
And with the screen unresponsive I can't unlock it.
To add a little more detail, sometimes the screen is only partly unresponsive. e.g. I can sometimes partly move the sound drag button, or the unlock button, but not fully.
I have had this issue after flashing 1.4.6, my streak is in landscape. I used dell 1.6 before that with no issue.
I have been using no lock off the market, when at home to by pass the problem, however the screen can still be unresponsive but only parts of it, for example one row of apps on the home screen can be pressed but others cannot.
Nigel
nigel p said:
I have had this issue after flashing 1.4.6, my streak is in landscape. I used dell 1.6 before that with no issue.
I have been using no lock off the market, when at home to by pass the problem, however the screen can still be unresponsive but only parts of it, for example one row of apps on the home screen can be pressed but others cannot.
Nigel
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Have you guys tried to do a screen calibration that worked for my streak 2.2 Dell bug fix version
It's not just you guys, I have this problem as well. I miss atleast 5 calls a day because I can't get it to slide to answer the phone call. As far as the home screen from pulling out of the pocket, I have found the pattern unlock to work the best with no problems. If I get a phone call, I try pressing the go back button on the capacitive screen and turn it to landscape and it seems to work. A pain...but I guess running a custom ROM has to come with a little sacrifice. I'll live though.
Doing the screen recalabrate worked.
That so does not make scene but it appears to have fixed my problem.
Thanks
No prob man
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stevenlong said:
Doing the screen recalabrate worked.
That so does not make scene but it appears to have fixed my problem.
Thanks
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It fixed mine for about a day but it has started doing it again. :-(
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It fixed mine for about a day but it has started doing it again. :-(
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I have found that doing a long press on the power button to bring up the power of menu, then going back to home screen makes it all responsive again. Not a fix but lets me unlock with out having to wait for a minute or so.
I've had a similar problem before too when I first got the streak! Try keeping it in your pocket facing out and away from your leg instead of toward...
Also - maybe the type of material a person wears might affect it. I noticed this problem occurred more in my jeans facing my leg than in my suit pants facing out.
Mine's been doing this since I went to 2.2
Evidently the update made the screen more temperature sensitive or less, depends on how you look at it. I noticed that if I had the phone in my pocket facing my body, it was unresponsive until the screen cooled. Then it responded again. If I put my phone in pocket facing away from body, no issues. I also noticed it was unresponsive after I was on the phone talking ( the heat from my cheek?).
Have not found a resolution to this other than to keep the screen "cool" at all times so it would respond to the warmth of my fingers.
Just another bug in the 2.2 update it seems, so until Dell does something about it, Punk'd by Dell.
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I've had a similar problem before too when I first got the streak! Try keeping it in your pocket facing out and away from your leg instead of toward...
Also - maybe the type of material a person wears might affect it. I noticed this problem occurred more in my jeans facing my leg than in my suit pants facing out.
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+1. I started putting it in my pocket screen out a few days ago (whether jeans pocket or inside jacket pocket), and it hasn't happened once since. When I do forget and put it in my pocket facing in, it's a 50/50 chance it will happen.
It seems as though constant contact with skin (through a thin layer of cloth) desensitizes the capacitive screen somehow, even (or only?) when the screen is off. Strange that the issue never occurred on Donut. (I'm on DJ Steve's Froyo 1.5.1 now.)
I hadn't thought about temperature as a possibility, and I doubt that's all there is to it. Anyone live in an extremely warm climate who has had trouble with screen sensitivity in other circumstances?
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This can be greatly reduced by the way you carry it in your pocket... I'd much rather have it facing inward - but then the sticky unlock acts up. Facing outward it rarely happens.
I don't think anyone noticed this on donut because you only had to press the menu key to unlock... not use the screen. Question is, was this happening on 2.1?
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This can be greatly reduced by the way you carry it in your pocket... I'd much rather have it facing inward - but then the sticky unlock acts up. Facing outward it rarely happens.
I don't think anyone noticed this on donut because you only had to press the menu key to unlock... not use the screen. Question is, was this happening on 2.1?
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I will try that for a few days, I had noticed that it did not happen if left the phone on the side or on my desk all day.
Nigel
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I don't think anyone noticed this on donut because you only had to press the menu key to unlock... not use the screen. Question is, was this happening on 2.1?
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I always used a pattern unlock on Donut, not the Menu key, and this never once happened in over a month of daily use. Day one after installing Froyo I had to stop using the pattern unlock because it was driving me nuts trying to unlock the thing after taking it out of my pocket. Of course, any unlock I tried was impossible with this issue, and the only thing that really worked was just waiting for it to start working again.
No idea about 2.1, I only had it installed for about an hour.
i solved putting the streak in pockets with the screen towards the ouside of the pocket, and not facing the leg
+1million to all of this.
This was driving me nuts, thought I was the only one, exchanged the streak once already because of it.
Just had my coworker the cubicle across from mine try putting his streak in his pocket for 15 minutes, pulled it out, SHAZAM, touch screen didnt work for a few minutes.
Verified here on 3 streaks. 1 on 1.6 and 2 on 2.2 all have the same issue. 1.6 unlocks, but then nothing works until you mess with the facebook app, or another scrolling app, then everything works again.
did anyone happen to report this to dell? I think we might start to have a case here.
Another one with this problem. Noticed it yesterday. Screen facing in. Will try to face outwards next time in a warm building with carrying in pocket.
Same thing here though. Cant move the unlock but can slide the sound just a little bit. Funny ****
It is just incredibly awkward trying to unlock the phone with one hand. Every single other smartphone on the market is easy to access... this I feel like im going to drop each and every time I do it.
Anyone else having this issue?? Not sure this is the phone for me after about 15 hours of using it...
Not to mention the QHD is still pixelated.
Anyone know what the return policy is? This will negate my extended 2 year agreement if I returned it right?
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It is just incredibly awkward trying to unlock the phone with one hand. Every single other smartphone on the market is easy to access... this I feel like im going to drop each and every time I do it.
Anyone else having this issue?? Not sure this is the phone for me after about 15 hours of using it...
Not to mention the QHD is still pixelated.
Anyone know what the return policy is? This will negate my extended 2 year agreement if I returned it right?
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Return policy is 14 days I believe.
I actually love the unlock location. The finger print scanner works terrifically for me.
The screen is great for a pentile and much much much better than the rgbg layout. I only notice any type of aliasing in a few places (battery on notification tray for one.)
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How's the location of the volume rockers? How'd you feel about using those to wake the device? I use widgetlocker on my Inspire and I will on the atrix when I pick it up. It allows you to wake the device with any hardware button ("easy wake" in settings). And a nice set of ways to customize your lockscreen. Or you can set it up to look exactly stock, as I've seen the motorola froyo lockscreen as an option.
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How's the location of the volume rockers? How'd you feel about using those to wake the device? I use widgetlocker on my Inspire and I will on the atrix when I pick it up. It allows you to wake the device with any hardware button ("easy wake" in settings). And a nice set of ways to customize your lockscreen. Or you can set it up to look exactly stock, as I've seen the motorola froyo lockscreen as an option.
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really?! THANKS!!!
Doesnt work.. finger print is disabled... Wish I could wake with the volume rocker though...
Yea. Absolutely hate the power button location. Thanks for the heads up on widget locker. Now using my volume buttons to wake. Much better.
I love the placement of the button. If you put the phone upside down in your pocket, then you can wake it up and then swipe your finger to unlock it while you're still taking it from your pocket 8)
Count me in the group that hates how hard it is to press the power button! Really, really don't like how difficult it is and how much pressure it takes to depress that button.
I love the fingerprint scanner functionality, though.
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I love the placement of the button. If you put the phone upside down in your pocket, then you can wake it up and then swipe your finger to unlock it while you're still taking it from your pocket 8)
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Exactly. It's perfect for me to hold one handed and unlock easily with fingerprint reader. I just got mine this morning, but haven't needed more than a single swipe so far. I find it easier than using the standard slider as I can keep a grip on the phone well while unlocking. I didn't like the thumb stretch to unlock on larger devices as I actually felt like I could drop it.
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Actually if it was bought at a COR store the return policy is 30 days with a $35 restocking fee.
I think placement is great, but the force needed is what makes it awkward. Once on, it is so easy to swipe a finger to unlock.
I'm already used to it.
As with everything, mess around with it enough and it will become second nature.
Love the finger print scanner too. That should piss the wife off.
Took a little time...
but I can already tell I'm starting to get used to its location. I absolutely LOVE the fingerprint reader as an unlock mechanism though.
Button does seem awkward. would like it on the side but I guess it would get either the lefty or righty upset (depending on which side you put it). Which it would just turn on with a swipe rather than pressing and swiping. And maybe a click so you know when you've pressed hard enough.
I tried it out in store and loved it. A lot of my VZW friends have the Droid 2, with its tiny, hard-to-press power button, and was concerned I would be forced to throw the phone out the window if I had a button like this. This is easily the softest, easiest, largest on button I've ever seen on a phone.
after setting finger print unlock , I don't even really notice it anymore
yeah I love the location and the finger print scanner one hand unlock sweet
I wish the button were raised just a 1/2mm. Everything else is great.
I'm considering looking for something to stick on it to raise it a bit. Don't know if the fingerprint reader will work through like a thick plastic sticker or somethin...
it bothered me a little at first but im getting used to it now. not really thinking about it
I like it. I have large hands, and have no problem. I feel the button was placed in the center to allow for index finger swiping of either the right of left hand... pretty good design choice if you ask me. I can see how reaching it while gripping the phone in one hand could be tough if your hands are small though.
EDIT: Not to be an annoying fanboy, but the power button on the inspire irked me a lot. it was almost flush with the body of the phone, and at a slight angle that you almost had to wrap your finger around the top of the device to feel it. The worst part is that it provided NO indication you were actually touching it. It was just a feeling that feels like, "this will NOT work 6 months from now." I know HTC makes great stuff - but I was relieved when I first touched my atrix and felt an ever so slight 'click' from the button.
Thanks for the Widget Locker recommendation, the placement is awful! I have my phone on my desk flat a lot and it will go to sleep, it requires me to pick the phone up wth two hands to unlock it. Its a pain in the arse.
Does anyone facing issue in 6t that alert slider is too hard too move ... Have to apply a significant amount of force ... ? Anyone ?!
I just picked up one from eBay and mine is pretty stiff, too.
Quite honestly, I've had mine since launch, I've never touched it.
Its kind of tough to slide .. my father has same device and it's smooth on their phone
Yea,can be a bit stiff ,but find it's a lot smoother if I use my nail and it just easily clicks up and down
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Yea,can be a bit stiff ,but find it's a lot smoother if I use my nail and it just easily clicks up and down
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I got replacement at service center within 30 mins they found that most of 6t users have this problem becuse of the wrong cutout in alert slider ... So if its too hard to move than you should get it checked at nearest service center !
Mine seems to be the opposite, it slides too easily. I constantly find myself inadvertently setting my phone to Vibrate or Silent when taking the phone out of my pocket.
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Mine seems to be the opposite, it slides too easily. I constantly find myself inadvertently setting my phone to Vibrate or Silent when taking the phone out of my pocket.
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Lol they said that only most of cases alertslider was not fitted perfectly in 6t