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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 !

Anyone's TF developing creaks?

Normally I'm not one to obsess over this sorta thing but... My one month old TF seems to creak a lot when I press on the left edge (below the buttons) and either I'm going mad (quite possible) or it's getting worse...
If I grab it by the black bezel it's solid, it's when my thumb happens to rest on the bronze edge that it feels off and creaks audibly, I can seemingly push it back against the plastic back and feel it snap in or something. The other side has a tiny bit of it but it's nowhere near as bad... I'm just worried it might be stressing the screen or could loosen even more.

Mine doesn't feel very solid as well.It's a B50 model. I don't think there is any space between screen and glass. But a lack of strength is noticeable especially compared to iPAd2.

RAMBO29 said:
Mine doesn't feel very solid as well.It's a B50 model. I don't think there is any space between screen and glass. But a lack of strength is noticeable especially compared to iPAd2.
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Agree..Price to Quality rato on TF...as well with anyother company. A reason why Apple commands a premium for QC.

I have exactly the same problem and think the creaks got worse since I bought my TF. Otherwise it's a great device but the browser is bad. And I spend 70% of the time on the tablet using it.

Mine developed the same problem down the left hand side after a couple of days of receiving it and just got worse and worse. sent it back after a week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zfqx9-VHuE
The replacement doesn't creak like the old one but if i squeeze the edges around the power/volume buttons the back moves in so there's some looseness. Right now i don't notice it in normal use and considering it took a month to get a replacement it's not worth sending it back. But i reckon at some point in the future i'll have to sendit in for repair.
I really like this device, and have to say i'm really impressed with the updates and that Asus seems to be listening to their customers - but the build quality in my experience is not good, i'd have happily paid an extra £50 for a more solid/robust build.

Impulses said:
Normally I'm not one to obsess over this sorta thing but... My one month old TF seems to creak a lot when I press on the left edge (below the buttons) and either I'm going mad (quite possible) or it's getting worse...
If I grab it by the black bezel it's solid, it's when my thumb happens to rest on the bronze edge that it feels off and creaks audibly, I can seemingly push it back against the plastic back and feel it snap in or something. The other side has a tiny bit of it but it's nowhere near as bad... I'm just worried it might be stressing the screen or could loosen even more.
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Lots of answers here if you search.

I agree it's super annoying.
But to venture a guess........the 3G transformer has a SIM slot in the exact location of the creaky side, soooooooo, it must be the lack of the SIM slot and included hardware that makes this thing creak. it would have been nice if Asus had stuffed something else into the WIFI model to fill the void. This is my only complaint with this device.

Mine uused to creak only on the right side bottom quarter... but I've noticed that it's been creaky in other places lately too. :/ But then again, it's not really as bad as some of what I've heard, and it's definitely more solid than my HP (which of course, was not of the envy line).

Mine creaks in the same spot as yours (OP) but I have it in a pretty nice carbon-fiber case now and it's a non-issue.

ExploreMN said:
Mine creaks in the same spot as yours (OP) but I have it in a pretty nice carbon-fiber case now and it's a non-issue.
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What is the Carbon Fiber Case you have? Where is it from?

wilx said:
What is the Carbon Fiber Case you have? Where is it from?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17192114&postcount=283

Mine creaked and felt a little loose at first, then it stopped and everything feels really tight, i think messing with it one night i clicked something in place, the glass seems to sit more even as well.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

Hmm, thanks for the feedback guys... I guess if it ever gets worse I might put the warranty to good use. Right now it's sorta irksome but not bothersome enough for me to bother just yet.
I can sorta recreate the sound from that YouTube clip but only if I push back on the copper border the press in from the plastic back (ie pushing that section back and forth from both directions)... Meaning, if you obsess over it then it'll definitely drive you crazy and you'll probably even make it worse in the long run.
During normal handling mine definitely doesn't creak quite as much. I've sorta gotten into the habit of putting more of my hand around it when picking it up (when I've noticed it creak the most) versus just grabbing it by the very edge, which pretty much mitigates the issue. No creaking at all around the longer sides without the excess wrap around border so I don't even notice in a portrait orientarion (which is how I do most of my reading).
Honestly, if this continues to be my biggest complaint after a few months, I'll be pleased as punch. I just hope it doesn't get proggresively worse. I definitely wouldn't pay $100 more for a sslightly more solid feeling device without as many ports or forms of expansion (dock/microSD), but that's just me.

Likewise, if i don't obsess over it, it's not gonna bother me - not worth sending it off for a month at the moment. But at least we've got the warranty there if it gets worse.

lifeproof issues

I bought a lifeproof fre for my S5 to avoid getting a fake case I bought it right off there website. the 2 issue's im having and only one really bother's me really but first off the screen is guard is blurry you can really tell when looking at white image's and when screen's off it look's like oil under it even tho I cleaned it very very well...the big problem is I can barley here phone call's and it make's it sound like it is on speaker phone when it is not there was a little plastic tab I peeled off behind the ear peace but no help I emailed lifeproof but herd nothing yet wondering if anyone else had this problems

kjfan985 said:
I bought a lifeproof fre for my S5 to avoid getting a fake case I bought it right off there website. the 2 issue's im having and only one really bother's me really but first off the screen is guard is blurry you can really tell when looking at white image's and when screen's off it look's like oil under it even tho I cleaned it very very well...the big problem is I can barley here phone call's and it make's it sound like it is on speaker phone when it is not there was a little plastic tab I peeled off behind the ear peace but no help I emailed lifeproof but herd nothing yet wondering if anyone else had this problems
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I've heard about both of these issues with this case. It is very well documented here on the interweb.

kjfan985 said:
I bought a lifeproof fre for my S5 to avoid getting a fake case I bought it right off there website. the 2 issue's im having and only one really bother's me really but first off the screen is guard is blurry you can really tell when looking at white image's and when screen's off it look's like oil under it even tho I cleaned it very very well...the big problem is I can barley here phone call's and it make's it sound like it is on speaker phone when it is not there was a little plastic tab I peeled off behind the ear peace but no help I emailed lifeproof but herd nothing yet wondering if anyone else had this problems
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First issue is resolvable by placing a little bit of baby powder on a microfiber cloth and cleaning both the underside of the screen protector and your phone screen. This is caused by moisture (even if you think its dry its not, moisture (H2O vapor) exists everywhere. period.) so the baby powder helps to absorb the excess moisture.
Second issue - I have the case myself, never saw a plastic tab on the earpiece, that piece that i think you took off is supposed to be there. What i can say though is make sure the top of the case is completely snapped in, the plastic on the case should be tight against the earpiece. This is one thing i didn't care too much for on the LifeProof. My Seidio Obex on my S4 solved this by having an actual plastic piece at the top. But this case for the S5 has not been an issue in that respect. The only issue i had was people said i sounded muffled. this was because the plastic membrane at the microphone had become loose and wasn't tight against the phone. I have since gotten a replacement from them. I think i called them or live chatted though, the email method is slower. But so far this new case has been perfect.

Thanks I will call them if they don't email me back at the end of the week...I have not had a issue with anyone saying I sounded bad just that I can not hear threw the earpiece...speaker on the back sound's fine great case other then that

i know someone that has the case for they s5 and when they make calls the person on the receiving end can hear there echo. not sure if its been discussed before. Removed the case and issue was fixed.

jamiegun
kjfan985 said:
I bought a lifeproof fre for my S5 to avoid getting a fake case I bought it right off there website. the 2 issue's im having and only one really bother's me really but first off the screen is guard is blurry you can really tell when looking at white image's and when screen's off it look's like oil under it even tho I cleaned it very very well...the big problem is I can barley here phone call's and it make's it sound like it is on speaker phone when it is not there was a little plastic tab I peeled off behind the ear peace but no help I emailed lifeproof but herd nothing yet wondering if anyone else had this problems
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I have the exact same problem. People seem to hear me not bad but not great, but I can hardly hear them at all. i have to turn the speaker on to be able to hear them. The speaker works fine. I also peeled off that plastic tab. Very frustrating.

Galaxy s5 lifeproof case earpiece isssues
Yea im having the exact same problems cant hear at all and also the blurriness of the screen. Im to point where im about to take a razor blade and cut a hole where the earpiece is lol. I had a couple different lifeproof cases a couple years ago and i never had problems with hearing but now it sucks if im not in a quiet area there's no point in even trying to make a call

Lifeproof issues
To all of you having problems with the lifeproof case causing the earpiece volume to be very low and are wondering about that little black tab on the inside of the screen cover i finally got answers for that. Ive read on here theres a lot of people that did the same as i did and peeled off that black tab well ive done some research and bought another lifeproof case and after leaving the black tab on this time i could actually hear! And also i found a install video on the lifeproof website and if you zoom in on the video you can clearly see that they show the case being installed with the black tab in place. I hope this helps some of you.

Twisting of the device

Anybody else getting their device twisted? I have noticed several times now my phone isn't sitting flat on the table, I pick it up and look at it and its obviously twisted just a tiny bit so that two opposite corners are touching the table and I can rock it back it forth slightly... I can easily bend it back flat with minimal force and it sits dead flat. Pop it in my pocket for a few hours and it's twisted slightly again.
Not sure if this is a real issue, or just normal by design.

Not yet. Mine still lays perfectly flat.

Mine is fine, but the whole 'polycarbonite' thing can be concerning... I know cases can suck, but for something like our define, it's necessary, sadly... But I guess that's what we get for not purchasing the actual Pixel 3 ??

champ784 said:
Mine is fine, but the whole 'polycarbonite' thing can be concerning... I know cases can suck, but for something like our define, it's necessary, sadly... But I guess that's what we get for not purchasing the actual Pixel 3
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Ill take something durable like Polycarbonite over a glass phone any day. It was a main reason I didnt go with the Zenfone 6, OP7 Pro, and Pixel 3 XL. Heavy and delicate is not a good combo.

ctfrommn said:
Ill take something durable like Polycarbonite over a glass phone any day. It was a main reason I didnt go with the Zenfone 6, OP7 Pro, and Pixel 3 XL. Heavy and delicate is not a good combo.
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I miss my OnePlus 3 which was aluminium.. that was and always will be my favorite phone from back in the day and it was great!

I noticed this on the day I bought mine, but straightened it out and haven't noticed it since - thought I was the only one!

DanielF50 said:
I noticed this on the day I bought mine, but straightened it out and haven't noticed it since - thought I was the only one!
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Nope... I have tried various things now that I have noticed it, like putting it in different pockets, and it still twists a little bit. Seems to be engineered that way, it never flexes very much and doesn't seem to be any damage to anything (so far).

acejavelin said:
Nope... I have tried various things now that I have noticed it, like putting it in different pockets, and it still twists a little bit. Seems to be engineered that way, it never flexes very much and doesn't seem to be any damage to anything (so far).
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Ah, that's annoying! I haven't noticed it since, but was super annoyed when I first noticed it as I came from a Nexus 6P which also bent, but bent permanently

Mine has the same problem. I have had a case on this since the second week of owning it, previous to the case I never had this twist or bend problem.

Hell mine is in a Spigen case. It's been dropped, stepped on, and still it lays flat.. Mine gets flung around all the time in my work truck.. It hits the floor more than it stays on the dash. That's probably why it gets stepped on a lot.. Me not knowing it's there until I actually look for it and find it under my feet. LOL

have the same "problem". for me it's just a little annoying having to unbend it sometimes. I recently bought a rhino shield case, and since then it didn't happened again... but sometimes I use it without the case and at the end of the day it's twisted like crazy, always to de same side...
it's just plastic after all, I'll take it over glass and metal phones any day

acejavelin said:
Anybody else getting their device twisted? I have noticed several times now my phone isn't sitting flat on the table, I pick it up and look at it and its obviously twisted just a tiny bit so that two opposite corners are touching the table and I can rock it back it forth slightly... I can easily bend it back flat with minimal force and it sits dead flat. Pop it in my pocket for a few hours and it's twisted slightly again.
Not sure if this is a real issue, or just normal by design.
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You realize the phone itself isn't completely flat, right? The camera extends past the rest of the phone case.
If you have your phone in a case, it may also not be completely flat. I have my phone in a Spegin case and the trim around the camera stick out slightly farther than the rest of the case.
Bending the phone so that it lays completely flat may actually be introducing a bend into the phone!

Sound when you unfold the phone.

Hi Guys, maybe this is a stupid and weird question, but I was wondering when you open ( unfold ) the phone, and you are in super quiet room, do you hear scratching sound coming out of the phone? Or is the opening very quiet without any noise at all? Is that sound that I hear the brushes cleaning the hinge? I just noticed this sound and I am not sure if it was there since the beginning. Unfortunately, I was in really dusty place and had my phone in my jeans front pocket and I am paranoid that maybe some of that dust got inside.
Thank you for your answers.

carlitos66 said:
Hi Guys, maybe this is a stupid and weird question, but I was wondering when you open ( unfold ) the phone, and you are in super quiet room, do you hear scratching sound coming out of the phone? Or is the opening very quiet without any noise at all? Is that sound that I hear the brushes cleaning the hinge? I just noticed this sound and I am not sure if it was there since the beginning. Unfortunately, I was in really dusty place and had my phone in my jeans front pocket and I am paranoid that maybe some of that dust got inside.
Thank you for your answers.
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It's actually pretty quiet. If you put your ear up to it, you can hear the bristles/hinge, but it really is not a noticeable sounds.

Mine too so far has been quiet. I have also applied a transparent matte skin on my hinge so far no issues. I am using the spigen slim armor pro case which protects the hinge. still, once in a week or so I clean my hinge but I haven't yet used it in any dusty environment.

Mine does this at times, I've also noticed its worse if I have left it open or closed for a while. If you open and close it a few times its not as noticeable. I assumed thus was just the hinge brushes doing their thing.

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Mine does this at times, I've also noticed its worse if I have left it open or closed for a while. If you open and close it a few times its not as noticeable. I assumed thus was just the hinge brushes doing their thing.
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This is exactly what mine does. Some people have speculated that it's the preinstalled screen protector that makes the sound. I think they said the sound went away after removing it, but mine is staying on. I have got used to the sound.