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[Q] Lens covers?

Does anyone have an solution to cover/protect the camera lens on the phone?
Not so much from scratches, but mostly lint/dust.
I seem to have this problem with most phones (not just the Optiums V), and it seems to be a function of manufacturers recessing the lens to protect it from scratches, or surrounding it with a bezel.
Crap just accumulates against the edges, and I find I have to clean it out every so often or the picture quality suffers.

Wrap your shirt around your pinky and shove it in there man. Lol
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yeah,but it will not scratch as long as you put it in pouch.

aamir515 said:
Wrap your shirt around your pinky and shove it in there man. Lol
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This is what i do. Its never failed me

aamir515 said:
Wrap your shirt around your pinky and shove it in there man. Lol
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Lol yep, the simple solution! If I ever remember, I like to put some alcohol or some sort of cleaning fluid and wipe around with a cotton swab.

I just cleaned mine the other day with a damp q-tip. Then used the dry side to wipe off the little bit of water left on the cover.
I am going to do this about once a week or so just to keep crap outta there!

ok guys, this is the cleaning thread for the P500 - i'm right?
so, here is my question: how do you clean the particles between the lcd board and the glass over it? is there a way to do that or must we life with that?

the dust underneath? would love an answer to this
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aamir515 said:
Wrap your shirt around your pinky and shove it in there man. Lol
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Ha simply the easiest and quickest solution. Been doing this for ages man.

andy572 said:
ok guys, this is the cleaning thread for the P500 - i'm right?
so, here is my question: how do you clean the particles between the lcd board and the glass over it? is there a way to do that or must we life with that?
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My p500 suffers from this, the only solution is to take it apart from what i've gathered, which will void your warranty. :/

sent my phone in with the dust problem, rooted and running cm7 and they repaced the lcd, changed the plastic screen front for gorrilla glass free of charge. tested resestance withe a swiss cooking knife.

Gorilla glass on P500 ?
I want it!

Rores said:
sent my phone in with the dust problem, rooted and running cm7 and they repaced the lcd, changed the plastic screen front for gorrilla glass free of charge. tested resestance withe a swiss cooking knife.
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Yes for free and rooted?? Wow
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vlt96 said:
Yes for free and rooted?? Wow
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Well bricked actually.. So they probably just hooked it up to the kdz. The problem with it though is when the phone heats up the moisture on the screen heats up and dries and scrolling is unbearable.
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Rores said:
Well bricked actually.. So they probably just hooked it up to the kdz. The problem with it though is when the phone heats up the moisture on the screen heats up and dries and scrolling is unbearable.
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This is on the old screen too...
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Went swimming with my phone

So I just decided to go swimming with my phone for about 5 minutes before I realized. so i'm wondering if there is anyway it can be fixed, I do not have a warranty. There is a business by me that has a sign out that says "electronic repair" I stopped in and he said he could take it apart, dry it out, and see what's wrong with it and if it can be fixed for $25.
My question is. Is it worth the $25. Or is it pretty much guaranteed to be garbage? Thank you all for Amy help you can give me!!! The phone is an sgs4g
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Considering the replacement cost, $25 sounds like a heck of a bargain!
I do know waiting will only make it worse
Side note**
Warranty doesn't cover water damage
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I have a horror story for you...
One dark and rainy night... riding shotgun down dark, dangerous slippery roads... we stopped.
I got out of the car, in the rain, forgetting my phone was in my lap. It was not in a case, nor did it have a screen protector... My phone fell, face down, onto the wet concrete, then, proceeded to SLIDE down a small slope, into a 4 inch puddle. The phone was completely submereged for about a full second, before i snatched it up.
I was so upset! I went into the house, and took the battery cover off the phone. Then I took the battery out. There was a little moisture in the phone, in the form of a few droplets BEHIND the battery. The water-damage sticker did not change colors, or get wet. There was definately a little water in the phone.
I let the phone sit for about an hour, believing I had ruined it, after only having it for three days. I got up the courage (or stupidity) to mess with it, and see what damage had been done. I put the phone back together, and held the power button... AND IT TURNED RIGHT ON! I looked over the screen, and there wasn't a single scratch! My phone was still perfect! It was dropped face down on concrete, and submerged in fast-moving water, but came out totally fine! Still works perfectly!
Sorry for your loss, OP!

yeah I was literally wearing my phone on my side for about 5 minutes fully in the water before I noticed, I know 25 dollars is a good deal but is it worth it or is it actually junk.
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I think it's worth it considering that the worst that could happen is that you have to get a new phone. You could also try the fridge or a bowl of rice. I dropped my phone in the sink under running water and it did no damage.
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Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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mustang1182 said:
Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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Try bhunds one click and try to flash it
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol

Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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mustang1182 said:
Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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Were you swimming in salt water?

No just a pool with the usual chlorine.
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I did try plugging it in to my computer and getting Odin to recognize it, but the same as its in a boot loop when trying to turn it on it does the same thing on the computer, I.e. when you plug the phone in to the computer, then you go into my computer you can watch the removable harddrive show up for a couple seconds then goes away and comes back and continues that loop.
Guess i'm just s.o.l.
Does anyone have
An old phone that is a Droid they would sell?
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I have a vibrant. Cracked screen, but works perfectly. Rooted, ics, bla bla, bla. If you want it you can have it.
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HB66 said:
Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Listen to that man right there.. Or for anyone who drops there phone in water.. Immediately when you drop your phone in water. First thing you want to do is take the battery out so you don't short the motherboard then drop it in rice for at least 24hours to get the moisture out.. Take my advice I deal with this most of my days working for a repair company for electronics
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Where are you from? I would be interested. I am in Indiana, I would pay for the shipping and such. Let me know.
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Happened to me many times. I went swimming at the beach for like 2 hours in. I was hanging out with some friends then I was like "Oh, I need to call my mom..." so while in the water I took my phone out from my pocket and everyone laughed. It was a Razor and of course it couldn't be repaired.
Another anecdote... I was in a beach resort with my family. I was resting, I said no beach for me so when I woke up everyone was down at the beach but me. I decided to put on some short jeans, nice shirt, shoes... I was dressed up not for the beach with my phone and wallet in my pockets. I went there, sat down with my mom and a friend of her when suddenly they start screaming that there was a little kid drowning. I started running toward the beach looking for the kid and I just went into the water, swam, got the kid, pushed his stomach to get him to puke the water and returned him to his parents. Just so you know, I received no thanks from them. Nothing. Believe me. When I sat down, my family and friends and random people were coming by me to say that I was a hero and thanks and congrats and stuff like that. Everyone seemed glad but me. I realized I got my phone and again it got f'ed up. Next week, dad got me the SGS4G phone and still rocking it for 16 months.
I fear summer is coming and beach is there waiting for my phone. LOL So maybe in June or July I will get a newer phone. LOL
Anyway, you should give the 25$ to the repair store. The worst that could happen is that you need to buy another phone. So take the risk. Also, follow the tips you have gotten from here. Put in on rice, some minutes in the sun, your mom, sister or gf's blower and you may have a functional phone soon. Hope you do. Only thing I have noticed is that you haven't mention which type of water were you swiming in? Pool with Clorox or something... and beach are no good but regular water I think it's no big deal. You just need it to be dry.
Good luck. Hope you had a laugh at me to ease the pain.

So my GF dropped my GN in the toilet.

After drying for a few days, its now come back on and seems to be working fine except it won't charge.
Thoughts?
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There's probably some poop stuck in there. You just need to dig it out and it will charge fine.

veeman said:
There's probably some poop stuck in there. You just need to dig it out and it will charge fine.
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Oh thanks. Smfh
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Drop her

If you can't get it working try ultrasonic cleaning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_cleaning).
You can buy that equipment from Ebay or just go to ask local electronic repairement store or jewellery shop. The cleaning fluid used with electronics is Isopropyl alcohol.

Hmm reading this just made me invision why someone might have a phone over a toilet ....

Samsung and Corning Inc.: Repair or Replace Samsung Galaxy S3's Glass

Trying to get the word out here for all who have been affected by their defective glass breaking.
I want to mention that I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
http://www.change.org/petitions/spr...laxy-s3-s-that-have-defective-gorilla-glass-2

Signed
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Signed
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Signed Ty for starting this
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brossma1 said:
Signed Ty for starting this
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Your welcome!

Signed as well!
I just bought the glass replacement for my screen have yet to work up the courage to try to peal it off with a hair dryer! Let me get a new one Verizon!

srs731 said:
Signed as well!
I just bought the glass replacement for my screen have yet to work up the courage to try to peal it off with a hair dryer! Let me get a new one Verizon!
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I feel for you the exact way mine broke was falling out of my dress pocket as I reached over in my car. It fell out hit my bottom door jam which broke the fall and it hit the ground maybe 10 inches off and broke! On top of that I ordered the glass and I did not heat it enough when removing and destroyed the digitizer!!! So a very expensive lesson indeed.
Now I did not start this to advertise but I have since replaced over a dozen pieces of glass for friends family and ones I have advertised here locally. I have become very proficient at doing it and I can point you to this thread for help before you try. I would say DO NOT try it until you read that thread through.. It is a bunch of pages so try and pay attention to the posts of advise and help. Quick points. Lots of heat but keep it moving! Use plastic razor blades lest you scratch your digitizer. Heat wedge, heat wedge... Be careful not to damage the bottom ribbon cable or touch screen soft buttons and finally start from the TOP!! NEVER EVER start from the bottom... Get some 2mm 3M double sided tape as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890708
If you still do not want to attempt it for fear of breaking it I can do it for you for a very reasonable price. PM me if you are interested and I will give you the details. Currently I have 3 XDA members sending me their phones for glass replacement. :good:
Now on to the petition everyone sign it!!!

Fingers crossed it wont happen to me. I already dropped my phone a couple of times and I fear it's just a matter of time. I think i should invest in a slightly better case for drop protection.
Signed!

*Signed* I'm the guy who's screen split from temperature change!

robertwhitten87 said:
*Signed* I'm the guy who's screen split from temperature change!
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I read about this happening to people... If that happened to me trust me they would give me a new phone. Have you called and complained??
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I haven't had any issues, but signed anyways.

[Q] help got nexus 5 wet now it wont read sims

Help I was at the beach with my family and in got saltwater in my nexus.it turns on but it now has horrible battery life, won't read SIM cards and heats up much more.is there anyway to say "fix"this

No. Claim insurance or buy a new one. Water is very corrosive and if you turned it on before proper dry and clean, it is screwed
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.

_MetalHead_ said:
Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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When I open the phone no corrosion is visible. In order to do this do I need to take the phone apart and just soak the main pcb with the SIM card slot on it?

I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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spinninbsod said:
I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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I would however one of the liquid indicators turned.

spinninbsod said:
I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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cant rma a self caused water damaged phone

Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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spinninbsod said:
Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Yeah ikr I was thinking of taking the phone apart and soaking the main board in rubbing alcohol.

_MetalHead_ said:
Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.

spinninbsod said:
Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Sincerely hope you're joking
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goldswimmerb said:
I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.
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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.

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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.
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The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.

i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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spinninbsod said:
i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Because if they repair it, the repairs are under guarantee and since the extent of water damage can never be fully known, they can lose money by constantly re-repairing the same issue or other related issues for free. Why waste time or money on something once that's most likely screwed? Let alone multiple times.
If a phone gets water damage, its beyond economical repair. Get insurance
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goldswimmerb said:
The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.
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Then don't worry about the tooth brush. Just let it soak and swish it around a bit. I didn't brush either of mine, so it was more just a suggestion than anything. Google it and read up on the technique, a lot of people have had great success with it.
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spinninbsod said:
i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Why should they have to spend money to fix a phone that YOU messed up?

I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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rootSU said:
I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.

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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.
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That's pretty much what my earlier reply said.
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exactly they wouldn't be losing money
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off they charge you
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