Related
I've wondered how cool / painless it would be to mod the samsung vibrant.
Since the back plastic is easily replaceable, and you get two per box it wouldn't hurt to try this out.
What I was thinking of was cutting out a large rectangle off the back, and replacing it with clear acrylic plastic to showcase the guts of the phone, which I think is a neat to me.
However, I was going to take it to the next level and try to pop a colored led light in there. My question is, do they make them that thin?
I was just going to wire it between the battery connectors. Anyone have any idea on where to look for something like this?
Ive also been looking at colored films to place over my soft keys to make them different colors.
Anybody wanna get together with me on this?
So far
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://www.theledlight.com/3mmleds.html (i dont think they make anything thinner and my phone might look a little robo)
If you're OK with diffused light, you can always grind the LED a bit flatter.
-bZj
sounds like a cool idea. others may know much better then me, but im not sure you should tap into the power supply for the phone. although an led barely draws much power, im dont think i would tap into the existing battery and connections.
maybe use a really small round battery to power it seperately?
just my thoughts as it sounds like a really cool idea. keep us updated on how it goes.
ps: that is just my opinion, taping into the existing power might be fine? just my thoughts
if you figure out how to do anything cool, make a tutorial.
parts update
Okay everyone I bought some nice little parts at my local radioshack (thought they gave up on being an actual parts place, but i guess not) spent about 7 dollars for a variet of leds.
Some with built in transistors, some different sizes, etc.
Some questions, what is the point of a transistor between the led and the power source? What do I risk damaging?
I pretty much bootlegged the led straight in between the battery and the phone and it works, phone boots things work okay, only thing I notice is a SLIGHT dimming of the ledwhen my screen goes on (figure its because of the current draw).
Next step is to pick up clear plexi glass, perhaps some sandpaper to edge it down really fine. just need to think of what I can use to cut it clean
Good : Well i love the new tablet and in hand its light and a pleasure to use, the Plastic back is nice in hand and not slippery and visually this tablet is great. But ...........
Bad and Ugly : Here's my issue with the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
What is happening and i can see this being a big problem down the road of use is that when i hold the Tab with my left hand in portrait with the dock connector on my palm of the left hand, the thin piece of the housing is getting bent and pulled away from the glass and over time i see this getting stretched out. i think Samsung should have built the aluminum edging more webbing in the glass to keep that delicate piece from being so flexible and flimsy.
Anyone else having/noticing this issue or any other flaws, defects ????
Here's a few pics of what i am mentioning :
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/204/img0528y.jpg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/34/img0529ze.jpg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/img0534n.jpg
Damn, and here I was pondering returning my Transformer for a better build quality Samsung. Shootz!
I still may do it though since I never use portrait mode and for the most part it will be on a stand, but still, it sucks to see that.
You must have a 10.1v
I have the Google i/o edition and the side looks different than your with regard to the placement of those round hole covers on either side in relation to the curve.
I think that on the i/o (hopefully it will be the same as the 10.1) it has resolved that issue. I am trying to hold it as you are mentioning and I see no movement whatsoever. even if i try to pry at it, it is super solid.
is your a 10.1v?
R
^^ No mines the 10.1
H0CKEY said:
^^ No mines the 10.1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same as the previous poster my LE from I/O does not look like that either. So what 10.1 do you have?
cosimoss said:
Same as the previous poster my LE from I/O does not look like that either. So what 10.1 do you have?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mines from San Fran USA - Dev Conference , its the white back Limited Edition
Everyone needs to specify details regarding there unit if they have one. It is clear that the limited edition/early release galaxy tabs are not identically the same as the one yet to be released.
thats really strange, your tablet looks way different than mine which also came from the recent i/o event.
picture attached...
it would seem there were multiple version of the same device if you have the limited edition white backed then...
anyone else? which do you have?
R
im trying to re-create your picture to make sure its not an optical illusion, but your bottom half of the silver bezel looks so angular/curved compared to mine which as you can see from the picture above is much less curved. Espeically noticeable with the small round hole covers on either end of the connector, mine are not very curves, yours seemvery curved and angular.
???
R
three weeks left and still so many questions and so little definitive answers! oh the humanity
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
RTessi said:
thats really strange, your tablet looks way different than mine which also came from the recent i/o event.
picture attached...
it would seem there were multiple version of the same device if you have the limited edition white backed then...
anyone else? which do you have?
R
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No mine looks the same from that angle , here's a pic
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84/img0535cj.jpg/
I don't understand - are you using it while something is plugged into the dock connector, or is just from normal use? Maybe you are just holding it wrong?
normal use , i take very good care of my toys hahaha
And no i don't have it plugged in when using it
if you hold it left handed its normal i find that the palm and strong of the thumb seem to put stress on the thin strip of aluminum and slightly pulls it away from the glass since on mine the thin strip is not any thicker under the glass as what i can see visually. so its seems to be a weak point of the aluminum bezel
Bummer i wonder if a port plug would help.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA Premium App
I am not experiencing that same problem, but the glass in one of the corners does appear to be pealing up. Link below. Hoping that this is as far as it raises, but who knows... I talked to the Samsung guy at Google I/O and had my first device replaced for a similar issue I noticed there, and he said this first batch was made by hand in a bit of a rush so that they would be available for us googlers. I expect that the automated and machine driven build process for the production units will have more consistent quality.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/imag0206a.jpg/
brianwilcox said:
I am not experiencing that same problem, but the glass in one of the corners does appear to be pealing up. Link below. Hoping that this is as far as it raises, but who knows... I talked to the Samsung guy at Google I/O and had my first device replaced for a similar issue I noticed there, and he said this first batch was made by hand in a bit of a rush so that they would be available for us googlers. I expect that the automated and machine driven build process for the production units will have more consistent quality.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/imag0206a.jpg/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Harsh that looks bad. I think the quality of the aluminum bezel is to thin and over time with alot of use our holding styles will cause these kind of issues.
H0CKEY said:
Harsh that looks bad. I think the quality of the aluminum bezel is to thin and over time with alot of use our holding styles will cause these kind of issues.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just got off the phone with Samsung about this issue. They will allow me to send the unit to them for repair/replacement. Im just a little worried about going through the whole process only to find that they will send me back a unit with similar or worse build quality issues... Anyone else noticing problems with the screen raising up? Might just stick with what I have for fear of winding up with an even worse unit. Really was starting to fall in love with this thing.
brianwilcox said:
Just got off the phone with Samsung about this issue. They will allow me to send the unit to them for repair/replacement. Im just a little worried about going through the whole process only to find that they will send me back a unit with similar or worse build quality issues... Anyone else noticing problems with the screen raising up? Might just stick with what I have for fear of winding up with an even worse unit. Really was starting to fall in love with this thing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm getting the same thing. Mine was this way out of the box at the conference, and with the plastic back pulling back, it looked like the tablet was warped. I popped it back into place and it looked good so I didn't say anything to anyone at the conference about it. I probably should have though, because now the screen is separating from the housing again in those two corners.
I stupidly threw away the blue card they gave at I/O that had the contact info for Samsung, who did you talk to about getting it repaired?
Not exactly getting a warm fuzzy feeling from this thread. I pre-ordered online. Starting to think I might want to cancel that and just wait for it at Best Buy, if even the Samsung tablets are having build quality issues.
Oh no. I was afraid these reports would begin to surface on the 10.1. Some of these issues described Ive seen in the 10.1v as well, although my biggest gripe with these is the severe backlight bleeding. I have now exchanged this device with Vodafone AU twice and seen a total of 6 units and all have had backlight bleeding and inconsistent build quality.
With the first unit I received both right corners of the screen were popping out over the bezel a little. I believed it to be a problem with the adhesive used, because if you were to put pressure on the corner it would hold for a second then release, and you could hear the "sticky" sound as the adhesive separated.
All the units I've sampled though have had really shocking problems with backlight bleeding/leakage. If you're someone who planned to watch movies on this tablet in dimly lit rooms, you could find this distracting. I do. Its a shame really because I otherwise like the quality of the display, and both 10.1 models are nicely designed and nice to hold. In a lot of ways I prefer the feel of the 10.1v over the iPad 2. Too bad though that the build quality is questionable across the range of what is now 3 different variants of the 10.1 that Samsung has produced. What's the deal Samy?!
I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet but most likely I'll return this 10.1v to Vodafail for a refund and wait it out for the 8.9. Perhaps I'll have better luck then?
Sent from my GT-P7100 using XDA Premium App
I love the Z1. So much. BUT:
- It's slippery as hell. I live in a humid climate and I nearly dropped it at least 10 times taking it out of my pocket when its a little wet.
- Speaker - Not a big issue as most of us use headphones anyway, but still annoying when showing videos to someone in public and all you hear is this mangled mess of tinny audio.
- Camera presets - Sony, for the love of god, please allow me to jump into my camera SAVE MY SETTINGS in a preset for those point and shoot moments!
Aside from that, this phone kicks a**. And yes, I have no problems with the 'viewing angles' - I am not a crustacean and my eyes are generally level with the screen during use.
What do you guys think? After some time with the device, what kinda tweaks could be made to improve it?
I'd prefer the back to be aluminium since I also think it's too slippery.
I use a lanyard wrist strap from an old sony camera instead of a case and I think it's great, it can't fall and it still looks sexy.
the only problem i have is how fragile it is. i'm on my 3rd one since release. one fell out of my pocket and broke (i was sitting down) and one pressed against my keys in my pocket and the screen shattered.
1988amr said:
- Camera presets - Sony, for the love of god, please allow me to jump into my camera SAVE MY SETTINGS in a preset for those point and shoot moments!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This would be very useful. 3rd party apps could provide this kind of functionality. But the problem is sony does not permit access to camera functions to these 3rd party apps. LG isn't any better, the nexus 5 & G2 are in the same boat too.
This means we're dependent on the stock app for complete functionality.
When will they allow saving presets in the stock app ? anybody's guess
1988amr said:
- It's slippery as hell. I live in a humid climate and I nearly dropped it at least 10 times taking it out of my pocket when its a little wet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm in the exact opposite situation weather wise, cold and dry. Really ****ing slippery unless you go around with sticky hands which wouldn't be too professional in my line of work.
I'd love to find some kind of grippy rubbery tape I could apply in stripes on the phone, preferably on the sides. Haven't found anything despite extensive searches.
Anyone else have a tip where such a thing could be found?
For me it is the Flashlight which is placed in the worst place. Everytime i do a picture with the flash i see in every shot the light coming from the bottom side and so 1/4 of the picture is "white"....
rage77 said:
I'm in the exact opposite situation weather wise, cold and dry. Really ****ing slippery unless you go around with sticky hands which wouldn't be too professional in my line of work.
I'd love to find some kind of grippy rubbery tape I could apply in strike on the phone, preferably on the sides. Haven't found anything despite extensive searches.
Anyone else have a tip where such a thing could be found?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How about this ?
Sony Xperia Z1 TPU Gel Skin Case / Cover
One Twelve said:
How about this ?
Sony Xperia Z1 TPU Gel Skin Case / Cover
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks but I really don't want to add any bulk to the phone so I'd rather not have a case on it. Hence the grippy stripes idea.
rage77 said:
Thanks but I really don't want to add any bulk to the phone so I'd rather not have a case on it. Hence the grippy stripes idea.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
https://www.west49.com/products/skate/grip-tape.html
Most malls in Canada and the USA have a West-49, a skater type shop.
If all else fails, most Canadian Tire, WalMart and other similar "we have everything you'd ever need" type stores sell tape with sandpaper type texture on one side. Just don't cheap out. Buy the vehicle quality 3M brand, as that's waterproof and moisture proof, and won't peel off from being taken in and out of a pocket frequently.
rage77 said:
Thanks but I really don't want to add any bulk to the phone so I'd rather not have a case on it. Hence the grippy stripes idea.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A gel case isn't bulk, that's the most minimal case you'll ever get for the Z1. Can hardly tell its even there if you colour match.
Grip tape will be a dust& lint magnet. yeah great for grip but how comfortable after a bit.
Seelbreaker said:
For me it is the Flashlight which is placed in the worst place. Everytime i do a picture with the flash i see in every shot the light coming from the bottom side and so 1/4 of the picture is "white"....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have that problem too sometimes but it usually goes away if I wipe down the camera lens glass. Not sure why it fixes it, but it does.
ASF - it just gets in the way cause its scratched so easily
just use glass with oleophobic coating like every other phone manufacturer does - if you want additional protection buy a screen protector (which are much harder to scratch then the ones Sony uses on their phones..)
phone is a massive fingerprint magnet due to bad quality ASF..
Seelbreaker said:
For me it is the Flashlight which is placed in the worst place. Everytime i do a picture with the flash i see in every shot the light coming from the bottom side and so 1/4 of the picture is "white"....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What case are you using ?
I'm adding a new peeve - my wifi after switching to 4.3 is horrendous. Need like a super hi performance router to keep any connection and even in my car it takes ages to connect to bluetooth. Def some connectivity issues going on here after the update...
Also, I have night shots that are noisy AS HELL.
Any suggestions?
New one, loose USB port flap. No more waterproof for me
Sent from my SGP311 using Tapatalk
1988amr said:
I'm adding a new peeve - my wifi after switching to 4.3 is horrendous. Need like a super hi performance router to keep any connection and even in my car it takes ages to connect to bluetooth. Def some connectivity issues going on here after the update...
Also, I have night shots that are noisy AS HELL.
Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
factory reset for the wifi. i had to do that to fix some other issues after updating (static during calls, proximity sensor not working)
I always do a factory reset after updates. It ends up saving you time...
Sendt fra XPERIA Z SGP312
Pet peeves..well I'll start off by saying I am in fact very happy with the handset, it's a beautiful device and performs beyond anything I'd ever expected.
But those peeves...
1: Magnetic charging is a novelty and in reality the magnets aren't powerful enough to use in the car as the cable just falls off.
2: A Navbar the size of a small country, Sony created a wonderful screen then filled a good deal of it with Navbar. I shouldn't have to root and use Xposed to reduce it.
3: No white balance settings...I mean come on, the older Z had it!
4: White phone... But black screen bezel totally ruins the looks of it, I picked the black one for that reason.
5: Rooting 4.3 (for now, I know this will change in the future) is a pain.
And finally.
The camera flash has more noise in it than a rock concert, with a case on it just ends up whitewashing the pictures.
But I'd still have an Xperia over ANY other handset.
Hey XDA :good::laugh:
I found myself having less and less time to read and caught myself abandoning my Nook Simple Touch Glowlight lately.
My job requires me to read technical non-fiction books all day long and we got access to the PDFs. I mainly used my Nook to read epubs and news feeds, which nowadays (sadly) rarely happens. :angel:
I thought it might be a good idea to ask here, as a lot of like-minded Nook users are around. And maybe someone is looking for a solid device.
The software version is 1.2.0, model number BNRV350. It is rooted and works flawless.
It is in super mint condition, as I treat my technology very well.
I've got all the accessories, booklets and the original packaging.
Just shoot me a direct message or ask in this thread.
I guess we'll figure out the cheapest way for shipment and come to an agreement regarding the price.
I hope I can find my Nook a good new home
Cheers
With what rooting package is this device rooted?
Is this device equipped with Google apps?
What is the physical condition of this device?
I rooted it over a year ago...I think I used touchnooter.
Is there a way to quickly check?
Yes Goole apps worked fine...I actually used it for my calendar an gmail from time to time.
And had Evernote, Dropbox, Dropsync and Read it Later installed, along with a bunch of reader apps (especially the Kindle app).
The condition is mint, no wear worth mentioning.
I don't think there is, but that's alright.
Just to make sure, the screen is 100% intact, right? Because a lot of Glows have had screen problems.
thenookieforlife3 said:
I don't think there is, but that's alright.
Just to make sure, the screen is 100% intact, right? Because a lot of Glows have had screen problems.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What's exactly the issue?
I haven't noticed anything, so I guess it's fine.
I managed to find some old photos I took during the rooting process (I think I already knew that I would forget :angel.
I used "GabrialDestruir's Touch and Glow Nooter CWM", hence CWM 5.0.2.7 is running.
The known issue that is specific to NSTwG is "screen tear". It is light leakage through scratches or torn gaps in light dispersing layer. It looks like this: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rCLwlgMFtfY/U-dJe53T9zI/AAAAAAAAFcc/GKvfiL2P_lk/s800/IMGP9221.JPG or http://the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/broken-nooklit-2-500x500.jpg . In most cases it is almost invisible with light turned off, but some devices I've seen had very annoying cracks, that made reading unpleasant. This is how affected device looks like with glowlight off and on - link to the gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/110611895739392246996/NookSTGlowlight?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-H4-ua55mcKg# .
thrackanomir said:
The known issue that is specific to NSTwG is "screen tear". It is light leakage through scratches or torn gaps in light dispersing layer. It looks like this: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rCLwlgMFtfY/U-dJe53T9zI/AAAAAAAAFcc/GKvfiL2P_lk/s800/IMGP9221.JPG or http://the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/broken-nooklit-2-500x500.jpg . In most cases it is almost invisible with light turned off, but some devices I've seen had very annoying cracks, that made reading unpleasant. This is how affected device looks like with glowlight off and on - link to the gallery: https://picasaweb.google.com/110611895739392246996/NookSTGlowlight?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-H4-ua55mcKg# .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you so much :good:
Those illuminated eInk readers all use a diffusion layer on top of the actual screen. Those teared spots look a lot like they collapsed under punctual pressure, for example when carrying the device in a bag carelessly.
My device is fine
Yes, the idea is common, but it seems that in NSTwG B&N have used material more susceptible to damage than its competitors.
That kind of damage may have a few different causes. You can choose between scratching, pressing or bending the device. That last option will cause serious, long cracks and/or slight wrinkles. It looks like this (and that's the one annoying example I mentioned in the previous post): https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FXi1QOXgdX0/U-n-Jgsti-I/AAAAAAAAFd0/Qz_Tg8wDPU0/s900/IMG_0765.JPG and https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jRdMBOMTBNc/U-n-Jk4CARI/AAAAAAAAFd4/hRfIayia6NU/s900/IMG_0766.JPG . This is my backup one, and one day I may downgrade it to Nook Simple Touch without Glowlight by removing the dispersion layer. It is possible, and I accidentally did it a bit already in another unit when I tried to separate the bezel from the screen assembly.
Okay, I guess the Nook has to stay in my house, as the girlfriend recently discovered Pocket.
I didn't know...she might ditch her kindle paperwhite in favor for my nook.
She caught me fiddling around with it again and now can't let go of it.
I didn't even know she was using Pocket...and by far not that she had collected slightly over 1000 articles there. (Holy cow!)
Hi, first post here.
Ever since purchase, my Samsung S8+ will have a slight static feel at the metal sides when I'm charging it (cable or wireless). I googled and found that there's no thread regarding this issue, so I'm wondering if my phone's the only one doing this? The feeling is like a slight vibration when my finger/palm touches the metal bezels/edges.
I really want to enjoy my phone without a case but the static feel bothers me every time I want to use my phone when it's charging, so I have no choice but to put it in a case.
If there's anyone with the same issue please let me know.
Cheers