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[Q] Do you have a screen protector on?

Just a fun little poll. Nothing else really going on anyway since this hasn't been released on tmo yet . Do you keep your screen protector that comes with the phone on? take it off and have it naked? or go out and buy a good screen protector?

At the moment mine its makes. No one has a good protector yet. But tomorrow tmobile should have some
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Nope...always naked with my phones and tablets...over a decade long never a scratch. But thats my lifestyle...i use good common sense..i feel thats why i never had a scratch..i have no beef with peeps who choose to use them, i never had too.

Lcrkz0023 said:
Nope...always naked with my phones and tablets...over a decade long never a scratch. But thats my lifestyle...i use good common sense..i feel thats why i never had a scratch..i have no beef with peeps who choose to use them, i never had too.
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Same here, desire hd screen is still in good nick. Also i use my leather pouch that came with my HD2 two years ago , sold the phone but kept the pouch, i knew it would come in handy one day and the sensation fits in it so nicely.

This phone is so beautiful, it'd be a shame to cover it in screen protectors or cases

i still have the stock protector on..lol. waiting for tmo to have theres

bought the HTC one from tmobile and it is fantastic,can't even tell it's on

I have the HTC protector from T-Mobile. Pain in the butt to put on and work out the bubbles. Looks ok, but scratches easily. Oh well, better it than the screen.
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Is a screen protector even necessary?
I was at the T-Mobile store last week, looking at a G2X. I've been shopping there for years, and the manager knows I root and everything, and that I want the best phones when they're out. He also knows I'm hard on my phones, so he demonstrates the G2X's gorilla glass by bashing his keys into it. Nothing happens. He smashes the keys into the screen of the phone, beats the hell out of it, digs them in, everything, and nothing, not a scratch. Then, he latter goes "ooh, ooh, let me show you this cool phone we have in back" and he pulls a Sensation out of the back. I instantly fall in love. Thing is, I really am hard on the phones, and the gorilla glass would be a great benefit for me, as I've broken a few screen before now. I asked him if it had gorilla glass as well, he said he didn't know.
So, I went home, and looked online, and everywhere I go it says it does have gorilla glass.
My question is, after that long rambling rant, if these phones really do have gorilla glass, why bother with a screen protector?

Specialk47150 said:
Is a screen protector even necessary?
I was at the T-Mobile store last week, looking at a G2X. I've been shopping there for years, and the manager knows I root and everything, and that I want the best phones when they're out. He also knows I'm hard on my phones, so he demonstrates the G2X's gorilla glass by bashing his keys into it. Nothing happens. He smashes the keys into the screen of the phone, beats the hell out of it, digs them in, everything, and nothing, not a scratch. Then, he latter goes "ooh, ooh, let me show you this cool phone we have in back" and he pulls a Sensation out of the back. I instantly fall in love. Thing is, I really am hard on the phones, and the gorilla glass would be a great benefit for me, as I've broken a few screen before now. I asked him if it had gorilla glass as well, he said he didn't know.
So, I went home, and looked online, and everywhere I go it says it does have gorilla glass.
My question is, after that long rambling rant, if these phones really do have gorilla glass, why bother with a screen protector?
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I guess it's the extra care you want to put into the phone. I personally don't want to put a screen protector on but I have been placing them on my phones for the past 4 years. I don't want to take any chances lol

gorilla glass/sensational screen
while i think the GG definitely provides added protection, i would never advise being reckless like that. the one thing i did want to say which i havent seen anyone post yet was how clean the screen stays. i have had the phone since 6/12 and havent used a micro cloth once. while using outside i definitely noticed some streaks due to warmer temps and sweatier fingers, but they literally have disappeared. has anyone else noticed this? incredible self cleansing screen or dumb luck? ill take it as an added bonus. the phones getting better every day.

But if it has gorilla glass, you really aren't taking any chances. Have you seen this stuff?

I just bough some screen protectors and a case for my phone from T-Mobile .
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I'm using incredible S screen protector at the moment. A little bit bubble on the curve side up and down the screen. But it fit well and i'm cool with it temporary
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I'm going up to t mobile later to see if they have some cases. For those who have it naked: you guys are able to use swype with ease? I find it alot easier with a protector on. And I hate smudges and fingerprints and what not.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
I just bough some screen protectors and a case for my phone from T-Mobile .
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Did they have any rubber cases?
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Shaquiel Harris said:
Did they have any rubber cases?
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Yeah that's the one I bought.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Yeah that's the one I bought.
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How much was it?
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Shaquiel Harris said:
How much was it?
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Well I bought that with the screen protectors and they gave 20% off both things. It was 16.99 before the discount and 13.59 after. Its pretty nice though.
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My sensation has a wifi bug where if I turn it sideways, wifi completely turns off. Can I return it to tmobile if I bought it from walmart? And if not, do I have to go back to ths specific walmart I bought it from for an exchange? Or can I go to any one?
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[Q] Removing Scratches

Recently, I accidentally scratched my screen. Does anyone know of a way to either remove the scratch or fill it?
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learn your lesson and put a screen protector on it. theres no way to remove the scratch but a screen protector could help make it less visible.

OMG!!!
Sensation's screen supposed to Gorilla Glass. Please have a look onto below link's list.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
Could u also pls let us know exactly how this happended ?

OMGWTFBBQ!!
GG isn't scratch proof, it's scratch resistant. I bet this same scratch on a non GG device would have been awful or maybe even cracked the screen.
OP - the only thing I know of to do is get a good screen protector. A lot of times the screen protector will make the scratch really hard to see.
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ofcourse there are ways to fill the scratches...heard very good stories about displex http://www.displex.com/

displex is fake... I bought it one time for my phone and it did NOTHING.

Thanks. I will thank your posts when I get back to my computer, because the xda app doesnt have a thanks button.
I will get a screen protector. Also, I was able to make the acratch smaller by putting toothpaste on it.
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The_Green_Android_Robot said:
Thanks. I will thank your posts when I get back to my computer, because the xda app doesnt have a thanks button.
I will get a screen protector. Also, I was able to make the acratch smaller by putting toothpaste on it.
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Did u notice ur whites get any whiter?
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Displex worked fine for me many years ago on an old SE. Not sure with the new touch screens. And presumably gorilla glass, if indeed harder to scratch, will be hard to polish out any scratches.
If anyone has the misfortune to trash their Sensation may be they will do a little test on the screen with toothpaste and Displex?

piimp said:
Did u notice ur whites get any whiter?
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Freaking hilarious!
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you could always try the little kit that you can buy that repairs chips in a cars windscreen.. its basically a resin that fills in the chip in a windscreen to virtually nothing and for a scratch it may fill the hole and leave just a small remnant of the scratch... this is basically because you obviously see through a windscreen and it works well for that application...
failing that as others have said you will have to suck it up or find a replacement screen on ebay and put a screen protector on it.. i seen a replacement screen for $50 on ebay and if the scratch is that bad maybe thats another option

Dust underneath screen

So i have been noticing some dust underneath my screen and its fairly new, so is anyone experiencing dust underneath their screen, and is there a way to stop it
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wiswis said:
So i have been noticing some dust underneath my screen and its fairly new, so is anyone experiencing dust underneath their screen, and is there a way to stop it
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Welcome to the world which is HTC. Every HTC phone i have owned had this issue. G1, G2, Slide 3G, and now Slide 4G. You get use to it.
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Undeadk9 said:
Welcome to the world which is HTC. Every HTC phone i have owned had this issue. G1, G2, Slide 3G, and now Slide 4G. You get use to it.
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Thanx i thought my phone was defective, is there anyway to STOP it
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I am having this issue as well. I am going to call Tmo to exchange it.

I don't think that will fix the problem. Your replacement will most likely get the same results

It wont solve the issue. I went thru 7 G2s all with dust under the screen. Im telling you you will get use to it. HTC qc sucks ass.
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I was thinking about doing it until the limited warranty ends

I've heard of people complaining about this "issue" a lot now, but I've never experienced it. I've had an HTC DREAM (ADP1), HTC VISION, and now my GF has an HTC DOUBLESHOT. There has never been an issue with dust under the screen. I would suggest that it may, therefore, be related to EXPOSURE to dust. Possibly related to how you protect the phone. Do you keep your phone in a clean pouch? Or do you drop it in your pocket along with whatever other cruft you may be walking around with? Do you work in a particularly dusty environment?
In any case, the issue would be that the digitizer sits above the LCD. The only place where dust could conceivably get to that would be visible as "under the screen" is between the digitizer and the LCD. You should be able to disassemble the phone and wipe it out (after warranty expires). Until then, use warranty, and then protect the phone from dust.

I've never had issues with dust under my screen, but then again I've always kept my phones in a G1 pouch
http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-HTC-Google-Phone-Pocket/dp/B001OOEQJ2
The only time I've had an issue was when I took apart my MyTouch 3G slide and touched underneath the screen and got prints all over it and put it back together without realizing it, so that was entirely my fault..

No dust for me. Have my phone on me 24/7 in an extremely dusty environment. I am a powder coater
I am usually covered head to toe, with powdercoat and metal dust. Kept loose in my pocket and I use it 3-4times an hour to check the time.
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Never had any dust in mine either, but I pouch mine like RazoE and take absurdly good care of it. Used to have a G1 that I bought used and it never had any dust either.
The earpiece on this phone is kinda big; perhaps dust is making its way in from there?

FIX3000 said:
Never had any dust in mine either, but I pouch mine like RazoE and take absurdly good care of it. Used to have a G1 that I bought used and it never had any dust either.
The earpiece on this phone is kinda big; perhaps dust is making its way in from there?
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That's a good theory
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Yep. I am on my second one and both had it in the lower left corner. In addition, the glass creaks in that corner. I'm getting tired of this phone quickly...
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wiswis said:
That's a good theory
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Thanks!
Upon further inspection, it seems this might actually be the port of entry; see attached photo.
The glowing blueish area in the red rectangle is the LCD, pretty much open to whatever can make its way in, i.e. dust. There is another opening similar to this further down the track between the screen and keyboard and you can see it pretty well if the screen is lit up.

FIX3000 said:
Thanks!
Upon further inspection, it seems this might actually be the port of entry; see attached photo.
The glowing blueish area in the red rectangle is the LCD, pretty much open to whatever can make its way in, i.e. dust. There is another opening similar to this further down the track between the screen and keyboard and you can see it pretty well if the screen is lit up.
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Oh sh*t, i never noticed that before. HTC QC Sucks a*s. Wow. Samsung here i come. LOL
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Had this happen to some glaciers and not to others. Call tmo for warranty.
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I will probably try to seal that opening. The dust under my screen is also coming from the lower left corner

Are u serios ur gon to saqmsung because ur a really good developeer that i woud miss
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wiswis said:
Are you serious? You're going to samsung? Because you're a really good developer that i woud miss.
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I bought a couple of used vibrants because I was pissed about dust under screen. It's a chronic problem for HTC.
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Aw, come on man! You said yourself that you just get used to it after a while. It can't be that bad, right?
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HTC warranty

I bought mine off Craigslist so I don't have T-Mobile warranty. I have a small crack on the top left of screen. Will htc cover that? Also how easy is it to unroot? And if they send me a different phone will I be able to root it? In case of newer boot loader?
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rickyiswhite said:
I bought mine off Craigslist so I don't have T-Mobile warranty. I have a small crack on the top left of screen. Will htc cover that? Also how easy is it to unroot? And if they send me a different phone will I be able to root it? In case of newer boot loader?
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Hi,
Yes ,no matter who owns the phone,the warranty is still valid.
I doubt ,though,that a cracked screen would be covered.
Ring HTC,and see.
Unroot and s-on can be found HERE
Any phone that is currently returned,seems to come back with a 1.29 hboot.
It is getting increasingly more difficult to unroot,s-off etc.

Cheaper faster to YouTube screen replacement do ur self
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Well being 17 and jobless I'll have to wait a bit to get $40 lol
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so does anyone know if HTC covers screen cracks in manufacturers warranty?
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Why not go to the horse's mouth and ASK HTC?
Is something wrong with going to their website and reading their warranty terms?
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rickyiswhite said:
Did I ask for your dickhead response? No. If you don't know the answer to a question then don't answer it
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Perhaps this could clear it up for you as well as others with the same problem?:
http://www.htc.com/www/help/warranty-statement/

don't think phisical damage is covered at all from drops to tiny scratches on my screen from a key ugh
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craven667 said:
don't think phisical damage is covered at all from drops to tiny scratches on my screen from a key ugh
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Guess ill have to resort to YouTube and a new digitizer
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Dust under screen, considering replacement :s

Sooo... I have dust under my screen, and around in my bezel. Anyone have any ideas? I can't get a replacement because of the new firmware. Craaap. Should I take chances?
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If you can get a new one.
There's also a chance you may end up with stuck pixel instead of dust though.
I took the chance and ended up with better screen but had to stay with stock for a while due to 1.85 upgrade prior to the hack.

I too have a piece of dust, right under the beats logo. I'm keeping mine since you usually can't see it.
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atticusmas said:
Sooo... I have dust under my screen, and around in my bezel. Anyone have any ideas? I can't get a replacement because of the new firmware. Craaap. Should I take chances?
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Have a replacement sent out, if it's got worse problems than the one you have or if it comes with 2.20, send it back and tell them to send out another.
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atticusmas said:
Sooo... I have dust under my screen, and around in my bezel. Anyone have any ideas? I can't get a replacement because of the new firmware. Craaap. Should I take chances?
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Firmware flashing/unlocking has NO relation to dust under the screen. Your warranty is not completely void just because you unlocked it. You are still covered for things like dust under the screen. They cannot refuse to abide by the warranty in this case.

the_scotsman said:
Firmware flashing/unlocking has NO relation to dust under the screen. Your warranty is not completely void just because you unlocked it. You are still covered for things like dust under the screen. They cannot refuse to abide by the warranty in this case.
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Lol I'm talking about if I were to get a new phone they would send it with 2.20 which can't be rooted
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