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[Q] Rust on volume rocker?

Has anyone noticed something reddish and rough on the volume rocker surface after using it for more than 6 months? I hope its not rust and just polish that has eroded...I stay in Mumbai where the climate is quite humid that's why i think its rust..

Yes I have the same issue, a coppery colour with rough texture, my power button has also started to loose the silver finish.

But do you think its rust or just eroded polish??

Of course its not rust. The rocker is alloy-plated. After a while it disappears. Sad but true

Thank god it isnt rust...but i have heard that cheap metals also get rust ..

Same with me. Coppery brown color on volume and power keys. The silver color is no more.
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yep mines the same, its just the silver wearing off, there is nothing to worry about, its just a shame they didnt use solid metal insted of the plastic with silver coating.

Good for you. My volume rocker essentially failed, the volume down function barely works, I have to press it very hard. Does anyone have experience about RMA in this case?

Springdale said:
Good for you. My volume rocker essentially failed, the volume down function barely works, I have to press it very hard. Does anyone have experience about RMA in this case?
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I dropped my phone and it landed on its side bending my volume rocker down the centre, It kept falling out as it no longer fitted properly, inevitably one day I lost the rocker but I bought a replacement online, it was slightly expensive for what it is but in no way costly. You can pry your old one off with something thin, a small blob of adhesive holds in on the the middle of the rocker, and then 1 metal and 1 rubber (?) tab hold it into the phone. The rubber tab is at the bottom of the rocker so pry with something thin from there.
I bought mine http://www.parts4repair.com/products/HTC-Desire-HD-Volume-Button.html there. I choose the cheapest delivery which took almost 2 weeks to the UK. Its up to you whether you choose this option or not. I thought I would just put it out there incase anyone wants to replace their volume rockers.

That may happen in the near future if my phone falls for 2 times or more!...but thats good information @didge3...and why are you still using ARHD 5.2.1 when 6.1.0 is out?But if you prefer sense 2.1 wasn't 5.2.6 the smoothest?

didge3 said:
I dropped my phone and it landed on its side bending my volume rocker down the centre, It kept falling out as it no longer fitted properly, inevitably one day I lost the rocker but I bought a replacement online, it was slightly expensive for what it is but in no way costly. You can pry your old one off with something thin, a small blob of adhesive holds in on the the middle of the rocker, and then 1 metal and 1 rubber (?) tab hold it into the phone. The rubber tab is at the bottom of the rocker so pry with something thin from there.
I bought mine http://www.parts4repair.com/products/HTC-Desire-HD-Volume-Button.html there. I choose the cheapest delivery which took almost 2 weeks to the UK. Its up to you whether you choose this option or not. I thought I would just put it out there incase anyone wants to replace their volume rockers.
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Thank you, but I think my problem is with the volume down button itself, and according the site you linked this case I would have to buy a motherboard flex cable that is about $50...

I´ve been using a silicon case since day one (17. November 2010)
Everything still looks like on day one...
I would send it in to HTC, they can replace the buttons ...
They have outstanding service!

nish77 said:
That may happen in the near future if my phone falls for 2 times or more!...but thats good information @didge3...and why are you still using ARHD 5.2.1 when 6.1.0 is out?But if you prefer sense 2.1 wasn't 5.2.6 the smoothest?
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Should really update my signature more often! When I posted I was running 5.2.1, and shortly after I bumped up to 5.2.6 but too be honest I was looking at 6.1 and thinking I'm a little bored of Sense so now I'm running MIUI+, a slight change....

Also got this, it's a real shame. The paint is only coming off on the bottom side, and also the actual button is starting to break off the phone at the bottom !
I blame all the reboots into recovery...

Hi alexluckett
alexluckett said:
Also got this, it's a real shame. The paint is only coming off on the bottom side, and also the actual button is starting to break off the phone at the bottom !
I blame all the reboots into recovery...
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Try Quick Boot from the Market.
Take Care
TheQuest

I'm TheQuest said:
Hi alexluckett
Try Quick Boot from the Market.
Take Care
TheQuest
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Haha, I was just kidding in my post ! I use Advanced Power Menu!
Thank you though anyway!

Mine fell off completely, new one off ebay hopefully.

voltron2k11 said:
I´ve been using a silicon case since day one (17. November 2010)
Everything still looks like on day one...
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Yeah, me too. A good silicon case is certainly worth it and for me the phone feels better in hand. I use this very one (from this review).

the volume rocker is one weak link in an otherwise excellent phone,,
barely a month after i bought a new DHD, and my "" vol - "" aint working !
have to use software to adjust vol,,,,

Agree, a good case is the answer. Got a nice case of play.com. It's a exspect case paid about £6, bargin, kept mine safe for months now. Give a look...
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/17123125/Exspect-HTC-Desire-HD-Tough-Silicone-Case-and-Screen-Protector-Black-/Product.html
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Glass lifting issue

I returned it like 2 times now and the stupid thing is just falling apart on me every time. What have you guys done to fix it?

Just noticed mine doing this a day or 2 ago, the corner by the home button. It cant really be seen but you can feel it if you push towards the corner or push home decently hard.

Have not had this issue at all.

I have noticed that sometimes when push home button area. I can feel the glass "re-seat" back to where it should be. It's not much movement, but just enought to feel it pop back in. Love this phone, home it lasts another 14 months

This has scared me quite a bit a few days ago, I thought my screen was starting to fall off (it would "re-seat" when I pressed close to the home button, like bdaman80 said)... then I simply removed the sim card cover, and placed it back.
It's probably not the case if you had to return it, and its falling apart for real, for that I have nothing else to say other then, either take it back again, or search ebay for screen replacements to fix it yourself (some even come with the tools necessary).
Godspeed my friend!

I'll wait for it to get fully fubarred first.

Mine is doing it by home button too. Any danger of it coming off totally?
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willwalk93 said:
Mine is doing it by home button too. Any danger of it coming off totally?
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I don't see it coming off completely. Me and a couple of my friends have had the same issue with ours and mine has been doing it for about 4 months now. It hasn't got any worse.

Oh ok good to know! This is the second one because volume switch on the original broke (trust me. It made clockwork interesting with only volume down.) so I didn't want to have to try to send it back. Worse case scenario, I have to buy a new screen and put it in myself. best case scenario, it just bugs us all for the next 15 months until renewal time haha

Mines lifted from the search button just a lil
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adam5150 said:
I don't see it coming off completely. Me and a couple of my friends have had the same issue with ours and mine has been doing it for about 4 months now. It hasn't got any worse.
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This.. (Corner by the Home button)
I got mine a few days after launch and it started doing it about a week later. There were a bunch of threads shortly after launch about it. Mine has not gotten any worse - and the bottom of the screen is even shattered now, has been for about a month. I don't think the screen is going anywhere...

Got mine in November. Haven't had an issue with it. Hopefully I won't.

voyagerfan99 said:
Got mine in November. Haven't had an issue with it. Hopefully I won't.
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i'm with you here...got mine in Dec....no problems relating to this either

My glass hasn't shown any signs of lifting. Have you tried a mild adhesive (NOT SUPER GLUE) to get it to stay?

nehrou said:
i'm with you here...got mine in Dec....no problems relating to this either
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Though today I did press near the search button and heard a....crack? Might have just been me but I certainly hope my glass isn't lifting.

I can feel the bottom left corner of mine had a little more give than I would like it to.
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voyagerfan99 said:
Though today I did press near the search button and heard a....crack? Might have just been me but I certainly hope my glass isn't lifting.
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I think what I heard was the bottom cover through my case. I inspected the phone and it seems fine.

Anyone having a loose power button?

Been having problems with my power button feeling a little too loose for comfort. It's alright when I try and click it and all, but it doesn't feel as solid as my home buttons or the volume buttons.
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Very common with all GS3 models.
Samsung has been improving, but they don't really have the best build quality.
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yes. my first S3 had a bad radio so they sent me another. this replacement had a very loose power button and I had to insert little pieces of paper in my case (UAG) in the power button cutout for me to be able to push the button. this was still very finicky. still too hard to press, but an extra piece of paper made my phone constantly reboot. I finally called verizon and told them that my power button fell off (lie) and that I put it back in and it was all loosey goosey. they sent me another replacement and the button works great. no complaints now.

david_hume said:
Been having problems with my power button feeling a little too loose for comfort. It's alright when I try and click it and all, but it doesn't feel as solid as my home buttons or the volume buttons.
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Well, I had one fall off, and I had one "CLN" (Certified Like New) come in with the power button in the bottom of the box and before I could get it working the volume rocker fell off. I'd have to say it was not a good day for glue in the re-certify facility! :silly: I shipped it back to them with both buttons taped to the back of the device.
I talked to a supervisor and had my phone replaced with a new one after three strikes. This one is working like a champ!
One thing: a lot of the better cases and holsters (like all the Otterbox models, for example) have 'captive' covers over both the power button and the rocker, so unless you're into changing batteries a lot or have a crack-flashing habit, you're probably saving yourself a bit of headache(s) by investing another $20-$35 in a decent case. Personally, after having an Otterbox "Defender" strapped onto my hip (previous Moto Bionic), I went with the "Commuter" series case this time. KoolKase makes a good holster for that model (Otterbox "Commuter"), but I've only seen it on ebay for about $10.

Can you fix a jammed button?

For Christmas I got an otterbox case. I was happy about it and have had it on ever since, but when cleaning my one x screen I went to click the lock/power button and noticed it didn't click in like it used to and seemed a little bit harder to push. Its not really a problem but it aggravates me. Is there anyway to fix it?
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Is the button itself jammed in? If you can't pop it out with something very fine, you might have to disassemble the phone to see what the state of the button looks like.
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Well if I take the very edge of my finger nail (hard enough cause I hardly have any) and push I can feel it click... But with the pad of my finger it seems really hard to push. I won't put my otterbox case back on because I'm afraid of further damage
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What otrebox r u using? Defender or commuter?

My first hox I had to warranty as power button never would depress . Lol I was rooted but they returned it as it just turned off and on .
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Do you think this could be causing your vibration problem in your other thread you created.
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Yep, another thing is a few gentle flicks in combination with a good jet of compressed air.

omario8484 said:
What otrebox r u using? Defender or commuter?
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Defender... Hard shell case with a rubber outside and then has a built in screen protector
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DESERT.TECH said:
Do you think this could be causing your vibration problem in your other thread you created.
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No because the vibration problem happened before my jammed button. It seems to only vibrate it if try multitasking excessively... Going between facebook, texting, internet, gmail. It doesn't happen that much
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So did you have the case off when it felt harder to push?

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So did you have the case off when it felt harder to push?
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I noticed it was hard to push on my case after a few hours of use but I thought okay rubber... Its gonna take a little bit more, after a day or two it seem really difficult to push my power/lock button. So last night I took my case off and realized my button didn't click anymore, it works just doesn't click which makes it hard to use :/
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A number of people have had that problem. Your options are to live with it or replace it. I know there's at least one guy in this forum it completely stopped on him and now he just runs roms that support sleep to wake lol
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Like you said before, it might be the rubber getting in the way while you have the case on. By design, the power button is kinda hard to press anyways and feedback on that button is questionable at best. I have the Platinum Series case from Best Buy, and after 3 months of great use, the power tab broke off (After reading alot of feedback on that happening ..)
I've since moved to Elemental Kernel which enabled swipe to lock and unlock. Works a lot better than the button IMO. Only time you would need to use the power button in that case would be to reboot your phone.

I used to have an otterbox. Hated it. Once the rubber gets loose, you'll replace it and see that your buttons are fine. It's just the design of the case and the phone. The phone power button is actually kind of slightly down and not flat so it should be pushed in at an angle. The rubber button doesn't press at this angle until it gets pushed all the way down.

I am having this same issue. I purchased the phone used from a guy who used an otterbox case. I took the case off immediately when I bought it. There was gunk caked into the front camera, and the power button is tough to depress. I am rooted, so I doubt I can bring the phone back to AT&T.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

HTC One S Cover Problem

Hi. Simple Problem but very annoying.
I can't put a cover/case on my HTC One S because when I do, the phone shut down.
The cover compress the back piece and makes the little button get stuck (as the same as if I was holding it) and then the phone shut down.
If I remove the back piece, I can put the cover/case on no problem. But than, that little button is hard to find and dust can enter in my phone.
Is this a problem that every user have with hard cover on their HTC One S?
I don't wanna spent another 15$ dollar on a gel cover that will make my phone do the same thing... but I wanna get a cover...
No cover, this phone won't last me a year!
You guys found a cover for your HTC One S?
I'm starting to think that it might not be a cover/case problem but a phone problem....
Thanks in advance !
Sorry for the english, not my first language.

havent used any case but i dont think your button is supposed to act in that manner
To be Sure, check with HTC service center and maybe they could help

I have a problem with my trident case where it is pressing down on my volume buttons. Already sent it back. Probably gonna sell it and buy another case
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Sounds like a badly made case, send it back if you can and buy a better one. I use an Otterbox Defender and have no problems with the buttons.

Troute said:
Sounds like a badly made case, send it back if you can and buy a better one. I use an Otterbox Defender and have no problems with the buttons.
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The case is great except for that and I sent it back the last time for the same thing. I'll be selling it and buying a ballistic cade soon even though I love it. Oh well
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I had a similar problem with the latest Pacman aosp rom. Are you by any chance using that one?

htheod said:
I had a similar problem with the latest Pacman aosp rom. Are you by any chance using that one?
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lol how could a rom act for hardware issues?? me confused :S

My cover has a hole where the power button is, it's not the most awesome case ever (if any it's a bit plain) but I found it in a vodafone store with the screen protector included.
I hope it helps.