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Keyboard spring noise

I know this has been discussed before but how many people can hear a noise which sounds like a spring when they open the keyboard. Feels very flimsy and nowhere near as solid as the tytn.

I hear it too; I thought it was just me. I had the Hermes before this, and I wouldn't characterize the slider as solid though

I hear it, but it feels pretty solid to me.

I hear it too, I don't like it one bit. Feels pretty solid though

a spring noise
I have no such thing as a spring noise when opening my keybord...
so my awnser to the poll: NO

Xtreme XL said:
a spring noise
I have no such thing as a spring noise when opening my keybord...
so my awnser to the poll: NO
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Dont think its a spring, but a slider that protects the ribbon cable. when the device is open

Having listened again its more of a rattle and it rattles when the keyboard is open if you move the device about.

Hi All,
I maybe had the same thing.
If u flip your keyboard and turn your TP around u can see a little panel. This seem to be protecting something. This panel can go up and down and does so when you flip your kboard. In this panel is a spring
On My first TP (i switched mine becos of this fault) the panel jumped open, which sounded like a spring.
I ttink this is the problem.
I returned to the store and switched mine, np since.
Hope this helps

Mine is brand new today so do you think I should send it back? From the poll, seems about 50/50 people have the problem.
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It has all become clear, I can see the little plastic cover that is loose making the noise. Dont know if its suposed to be loose or not though

It's supposed to be loose, it moves while u flip your keyboard.
What happened with my old one (just after tweo days) that when i flipped my kboard, the plastic cover moves to far and opens for a brief second, hence the sound. I still have the sound but it's way softer cos tha plastic cover dont move that much.
Hope this helps, if u worry, return it, way to expensive !

[Q] Small bump on back cover

Hi everyone. I've been a long time lurker here, just recently registered and have my first question that I wasn't able to find through searching. I got my NS the weekend after launch. Coming from a G1. I love it so far.
My question. Has anyone else noticed a small bump on the back cover? Its on the little grill where the speaker (or fan) is; to the right of the camera lens. There are the two slits and the middle piece of plastic is raised just slightly to where I can feel that it is there.
I'm trying to figure out if it is a design or a defect. I couldn't find anything searching through the forums. If this is the wrong section, please feel free to move it.
I was trying to take a picture, but the plastic is so reflective that the phone wouldn't focus on the piece that I want. So I'll have to use an actual camera later. I took the back cover off, and it doesn't look like the plastic is bent (the inside of the cover is flat). So it might be by design. But it bothers me none the less.
Thanks.

I do believe it is design,
so when the phone lays on its back the speaker hole has some space to project sound

Ahhh...that actually makes sense.
Thanks for the response. I ordered a BSE skin for it a few days ago, so hopefully the little bump won't impede the cover too much.

bcs127 said:
Ahhh...that actually makes sense.
Thanks for the response. I ordered a BSE skin for it a few days ago, so hopefully the little bump won't impede the cover too much.
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ya most covers have the whole space around the speaker removed, so the bump doesnt get in the way

slowz3r said:
I do believe it is design,
so when the phone lays on its back the speaker hole has some space to project sound
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Exactly. The Galaxy S i9000 and T-Mo Vibrant have the same thing, only it's much less pronounced than on the SNS.

[Q] something rattling inside my transformer!!!!

just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....

you sure it isn't edge creak? if it really is ratteling return it.

not a creak. something moves inside the unit from one end to the other. only started tonight. thing is I have no light bleed no sharp edges ....... don't know if its just something got in through a gap somewhere or something snapped off inside

My opinion would be return it, sure it could be harmless but it's still a faulty product. It could also **** up your device later on or be a sign of more ominous things.

I know you are right .... but I bought it from comet and it took long enough to arrive so god knows how long a replacement will take
and sods law ill get light bleed or gaps or sharp edges next time
ill ring comet tomorrow

wilbur-force said:
just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....
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If you enable and disable the camera it makes a sound. Try activating camera ....is that the same noise you hear?

wilbur-force said:
just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....
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If you enable and disable the camera it makes a sound. Try activating camera ....is that the same noise you hear?
I know there are 2 openings right under the LCD itself cover. On the left hand side there is tow half inch hole under the LCD, if you take a piec of paper and insert it at the left hand edge and sort of drag it down...you'll know where the gaps are, but this is too small for anything to go through...maybe these are air vents.

its not the camera. I'm sat here web browsing and if I rotate landscape and portrait it hear something moving.
not sure I follow what you mean about the holes. wondering if something has got in through the keyboard dock points???

It's probably baby teeth. I hear they're good luck.

stuntdouble said:
It's probably baby teeth. I hear they're good luck.
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Or the hamster fell out of the wheel
Sounds like another asus QC story, i wonder what crazy stories will come next?
Good luck with getting it resolved.

Photo cameras have mechanical orientation sensors that are making a noise when going from landscape to portrait but they are very quiet and I doubt they are used in phones and tablets which have accelerometers.

this was something definitely moving about..... ie traveling the length and width of the unit.
its stopped now though so I haven't got a hope in hell of persuading comet that "my unit was rattling, honest! "

don't worry about persuading comet...just give them a call and they'll replace it...
I asked for a replacement yesterday..and I believe the support guy had no idea what a light bleed is, and he tole me parcelforce will come my home with a new TF on Monday..

damn.... after a week of no rattling its started again. I'm convinced its just a fragment of plastic or something and apart from that the unit is perfect .... no light bleed or dead pixels or dust ....
do I risk exchanging?
I wonder how easy it is to get the back off?

wilbur-force said:
damn.... after a week of no rattling its started again. I'm convinced its just a fragment of plastic or something and apart from that the unit is perfect .... no light bleed or dead pixels or dust ....
do I risk exchanging?
I wonder how easy it is to get the back off?
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You might try a magnet and see if you can move the fragment within the case. Of course, it could use aluminum screws but metal will have more mass than plastic. If it tends to roll easily, I would suspect a metal fragment.

levenite said:
You might try a magnet and see if you can move the fragment within the case. Of course, it could use aluminum screws but metal will have more mass than plastic. If it tends to roll easily, I would suspect a metal fragment.
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That's a good way to screw up other components inside your device. I wouldnt do that if I were you.

lol, no, i think i will avoid the magnets thanks
.... sent from my shiny new keyboard that arrived this afternoon by the way

htc sensation back casing defect

Does anyone have this slight problem? When pressing down at the bottom of the phone near the search symbol you hear a cracking sound? It looks like there is loose space.. hard to explain but it is annoying me, good enough reason to go back tmobile store and get a new replacement?

i have slight movement in that corner, makes a creek slightly but not a crack.

I also have this on my current phone. Mine is bad and with a couple of other issue I have a replacement coming today. My worry is the problem is with the back cover and if they send the warranty replacement without the back cover it will not fix the issue.
However if I get a perfect device and this is the only issue I might try to put something in the case to fill or tighten up this area and I can live with that.

I have similar issue. I just don't feel it solid.
If I push at any side of the phone, I will hear the light cracking sound.

I put some tape on the cover. No more creaking

pictures?
I get annoyed when I press the touch button, I hear the creaking noise.
damn.
idavid_ said:
I put some tape on the cover. No more creaking
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The creaking on my Sensation is more towards the middle-right. Really annoying.

Got my thoughts and results on the issue here:
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/HTC-Sensation/The-creak/td-p/815521

wow another problem i dont have

I didn't at the start to be honest, just one day when I went to the local Voda store to get a new sim and I started feeling it, either way gone with the new back, or gone with the old back and lots of sticky labels.
Will be nice to have a scratch free back up down the line I guess.

there's a thread about that here somewhere. my first one had it, my current one doesn't

I had a cracking sound near the corner. However, I removed the cover and put it back on and it's dead silent. There is still some movement possible but no sound anymore. The phone I currently have is quite good only there is a scratch on the back of my screen so I have to return it. I really hope I get a good phone back.

henrik.dk said:
pictures?
I get annoyed when I press the touch button, I hear the creaking noise.
damn.
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Here are the pictures. Very simple, just put several layers of tape where the creaking is.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

I did the same. Fixed it
Weird thing was I never had this problem when i got the phone...

I'm just going back to the t-mobile store and exchange it for a new one.. i wonder if they would give me a new one right off the bat~

my previous unit had the same issue, and i hated it. i returend it prompltly and my current one is perfect, nice & tight.

I went to the store today, They just exchanged my back cover and its working perfectly now =)

great to know. I will ask the store to have it changed.

xuni89 said:
Does anyone have this slight problem? When pressing down at the bottom of the phone near the search symbol you hear a cracking sound? It looks like there is loose space.. hard to explain but it is annoying me, good enough reason to go back tmobile store and get a new replacement?
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You could give the place where your phone has been assembled, it could help identifying possible faulty batches.
f.

I added a couple of small pieces of thin foam tape inside the case near the bottom corners. Snug as a bug, and no more creaking

How to FIX Vibration Motor Loose

Hi guys, i'm here because i have (like lot of us) a problem that i think we can easily solve. I bought a nexus 5 and it was faulty, i requested RMA and the new one that they shipped me has the same problem: VIBRATION MOTOR IS LOOSE and sounds weak and crappy.
So, i've seen a teardown video of nexus 5 (easy to disassemble), and somewhere in the web i read that fixing this problem it's easy because the motor is simple to access and because the weak sound is caused by lack of adhesive on it to maintain it properly,so can i ask you where is the vibration motor and how to fix this problem? anyone of you have already done it? a video?
and most important : do i lose warranty if i open the back cover?
is that one the vibration motor?
THANKS to all

Hi there, I also have this problem with my Nexus and am quite PISSED THE F**** OF about it!!!!! I'm very sorry to hear that your second unit also has this issue. I'd suggest contacting google about a second RMA because it's not fair to to you to have a defective phone you paid hard earned money for. To answer your question it really should be VERY easy to repair the loose speaker. Simply follow along with iFixit's teardown here: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016 the vibration motor can be seen here attached to the backplate: http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/SJQTUlA5iTNuxHlb.huge it's the metallic circle underneath the camera flash lens. My assumption would be that if we opened our phones the vibration motor has likely separated from the backplate in which case you would just reattach it with some glue, not really sure what glue to use though. Still though my point stands that you SHOULD NOT have to do that!

Digital_Cameltoe said:
Hi there, I also have this problem with my Nexus and am quite PISSED THE F**** OF about it!!!!! I'm very sorry to hear that your second unit also has this issue. I'd suggest contacting google about a second RMA because it's not fair to to you to have a defective phone you paid hard earned money for. To answer your question it really should be VERY easy to repair the loose speaker. Simply follow along with iFixit's teardown here: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016 the vibration motor can be seen here attached to the backplate: http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/SJQTUlA5iTNuxHlb.huge it's the metallic circle underneath the camera flash lens. My assumption would be that if we opened our phones the vibration motor has likely separated from the backplate in which case you would just reattach it with some glue, not really sure what glue to use though. Still though my point stands that you SHOULD NOT have to do that!
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Thanks for helping me and for your words... I think exactly same thing .I'll ask a refund tomorrow,but Google quality control and service is not good.

Mine started like that, but after a week or so of use it seems fine, nice and tight like the N4 or any other phone... Maybe just take some bedding in?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

Has anyone actually taken it apart and fixed this issue?
My motor sounds like there's a piece of something hitting it as it vibrates. I'm thinking about opening the phone up and seeing what's up.

I just received my N5 and also have a very "plastic-y"-sounding vibration. From what I've read, it seems to be a common issue that would likely be present in an exchange device (or it would develop again over time). In other words, it doesn't sound like it's worth it -- at least until it has been confirmed fixed in newer ones.
With that in mind and after also seeing how easy it is to take apart and get to the motor, I'm very tempted to crack her open myself. I'm hopeful that a dab of super glue (or something more appropriate) would fix the problem. It would be nice to hear the results from someone who has done this, but if we don't get that, I'll probably do it myself and report back. Unfortunately, I'm traveling this week, so that won't happen for several days. Anyone else able to try this in the meantime?

anyone managed to get their vibration working properly ? Mine just started sounding cheap and loose.

katsuru said:
anyone managed to get their vibration working properly ? Mine just started sounding cheap and loose.
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i received my nexus 5 from an European amazon, and the vibration motor was faulty, so i asked for the replacement, and they sent me one, that had dead pixels and a massive light bleed, so i was reading and i found that the vibration motor is glued to the backcover, so i open both phones, switch the imei stickers inside the backcover and, i put the good vibration motor in the phone that was perfect except for the vibration, and that solved my problem
Sorry for my english

marinho699 said:
i received my nexus 5 from an European amazon, and the vibration motor was faulty, so i asked for the replacement, and they sent me one, that had dead pixels and a massive light bleed, so i was reading and i found that the vibration motor is glued to the backcover, so i open both phones, switch the imei stickers inside the backcover and, i put the good vibration motor in the phone that was perfect except for the vibration, and that solved my problem
Sorry for my english
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So the motor itself was faulty ?
I tought it could be the glue or adhesive that they use that was not holding the motor in place.

katsuru said:
So the motor itself was faulty ?
I tought it could be the glue or adhesive that they use that was not holding the motor in place.
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I checked and the faulty one was well glued as the working one, so it was the motor itself,

marinho699 said:
I checked and the faulty one was well glued as the working one, so it was the motor itself,
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Thanks man, Now I need to wait for the replacement motor to hit the market :good:
How did you glue it back to the back cover ? What glue did you use.

katsuru said:
Thanks man, Now I need to wait for the replacement motor to hit the market :good:
How did you glue it back to the back cover ? What glue did you use.
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i saw on ebay i think from a Spanish seller a OEM nexus 5 backcover from LG with the vibration motor included in the backcover, the backcover it self have two side tape in the lower part close to usb port, so i didnt use any glue because the tape was fine and sticky, the replacement cover from ebay has a brand new tape
Again sorry for my english

http://www.originalpartsmobile.com/...g-e986-optimus-g-pro-d820-d821-google-nexus-5
Found The Motor for 5 bucks!

katsuru said:
[Found The Motor for 5 bucks!
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You have in the same website the backcover(black or white) with the vibration motor, for 30euros, great find

Back plate replacement
Are the back plate and the edge of the front plate easy to scratch when removing the back plate? What did you use for the job? Thanks!

Sorry to bump an old thread,
but has anyone tried this and was it successful?
Thanks