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Should I exchange for new g2x

K I have had my phone for a month now I have gotten one reboot, one were the phone did a factory reset by itself and I still get the black screen of death. So my question is should I take it in and exchange it for a new one please let me know or do I just hold off for gingerbread and all my headaches will go away please band thank you
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Please people I really love this phone I just need a little advice
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No keep it...might get a much worse one...
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Well this is very helpful forum so no one knows if this **** will get fixed with gingerbread update. I'm just asking for some light hear cause I'm not android wizard
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2dmaxhtc said:
Well this is very helpful forum so no one knows if this **** will get fixed with gingerbread update. I'm just asking for some light hear cause I'm not android wizard
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You're griping about the the forum after 1.5 hours following a 2-line post scant on details?
Good luck with that attitude.

Just wanna know if this is hardware or software and that's all
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Well I just don't wanna go exchange this handset if the problems are still gonna be there. I read this forum and its to pick up and c if the problems are fixed cause seems like everyone is so negative on this forum. I love this phone just really wanna know if I can enjoy it if I change it for a new one please help me
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2dmaxhtc said:
Just wanna know if this is hardware or software and that's all
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The G2x random reboot issue is definitely a software issue. Both Froyo and Gingerbread was never made to run on a dual core phone. The hardware on this phone is ahead of its software. Ice Cream Sandwich (the next major Android software that is specifically geared towards dual core processors) should fix this issue. The only hardware defect that most G2x owners are facing is screen bleed. Fortunately for me I don't have this issue.
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nah man i would keep it im assuming u are on the stock rom , when i was stock i had a few reboots and sod, i put cwm on there and flashed cm and my phone has been a beast ever since no reboots , super quick and reliable, if i were u id flash the latest nightly, oh and after all this it leads me to believe software for sure

Thank you so much bra that's all I needed to hear.
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It's worth a shot. You get a week to return your original phone. So I'd just test out the replacement for a bit.
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back button problem after 12 months, should I replace?

So I was one of those that got the nexus s when it first released. Ordered it online from bestbuy.
At the very beginning, the back button was not sensitive enough. I thought that it was a software problem, but I did read somewhere on this forum that you can tighten the screw at the back of the phone. Now I am not sure if it is the tightening or software updates, enter it was problem free for almost a year.
In the last month, however I have started to notice that the back button has gone the other way, and that it is now either freezing or flashing randomly. I have tried many roms and also 2.35 2.36 and also 2.37 and the problem is always still there randomly.
My conclusion is that it is hardware, now I can have the whole screen and digitizer replaced or I can just sell the whole thing. The biggest problem is that Samsung Hong Kong where I am does not want to help to replace, which means that I will have to do it myself. I have never done it before and think that I might fudge it up. Should I just sell it or try the replacement myself?
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suomaf said:
So I was one of those that got the nexus s when it first released. Ordered it online from bestbuy.
At the very beginning, the back button was not sensitive enough. I thought that it was a software problem, but I did read somewhere on this forum that you can tighten the screw at the back of the phone. Now I am not sure if it is the tightening or software updates, enter it was problem free for almost a year.
In the last month, however I have started to notice that the back button has gone the other way, and that it is now either freezing or flashing randomly. I have tried many roms and also 2.35 2.36 and also 2.37 and the problem is always still there randomly.
My conclusion is that it is hardware, now I can have the whole screen and digitizer replaced or I can just sell the whole thing. The biggest problem is that Samsung Hong Kong where I am does not want to help to replace, which means that I will have to do it myself. I have never done it before and think that I might fudge it up. Should I just sell it or try the replacement myself?
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have you tried talking to best buy? also did you buy any chance buy their replacement plan? In either case I would talk to best buy and see what they tell you.

is there not any mobile-repair shop around you ?

i have the same exact problem!!..i got my ns4g bout 2 weeks ago...it started it the day after i got it...it hasnt done it since i flashed matrix rom or when i was running ics...but i went back to stock yesterday from a back up n it started again...im back on matrix rom n havent had a problem since..im thinkin it maybe a software issue on some devices..
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The main problem is that I am no longer in the states so no best buy for me. The repair shops here are all quite dodgy. I would not trust to keep my phone with them over night. They would strip it for parts. I really like this phone and I got lots of accessories that go with it, don't really want to sell it.
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suomaf said:
The main problem is that I am no longer in the states so no best buy for me. The repair shops here are all quite dodgy. I would not trust to keep my phone with them over night. They would strip it for parts. I really like this phone and I got lots of accessories that go with it, don't really want to sell it.
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try flashing to a different rom...im using matrix rom n havent had the problem at all...i only have the problem on stock
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neo_x22000 said:
try flashing to a different rom...im using matrix rom n havent had the problem at all...i only have the problem on stock
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Yeap, I tried a couple. Brain masters miui rom, the ics port, root stocks. I think mine might actually be a hardware problem. I even tried loosening the screw behind the back button. All no good. I will try what you suggested tho.
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suomaf said:
Yeap, I tried a couple. Brain masters miui rom, the ics port, root stocks. I think mine might actually be a hardware problem. I even tried loosening the screw behind the back button. All no good. I will try what you suggested tho.
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ok let me know...i found that only matrix rom n ics rom stopped the issue
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ok tried it and there seems to be none so far, but honestly I have not been using it much today. I will flashed it back to brain masters miui and it seems to be fine now. Will report back again after I use it a little more.
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Call Samsung.

suomaf said:
ok tried it and there seems to be none so far, but honestly I have not been using it much today. I will flashed it back to brain masters miui and it seems to be fine now. Will report back again after I use it a little more.
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it is a strange thing...i flashed back to stock earlier 2day n got the back button problem right away...went back to matrix rom n it went away n no problems since...i dont get it...lol
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neo_x22000 said:
it is a strange thing...i flashed back to stock earlier 2day n got the back button problem right away...went back to matrix rom n it went away n no problems since...i dont get it...lol
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Its weird isn't it, seems to be the case for me too. Well, that means another few more months on my nexus s then

suomaf said:
Its weird isn't it, seems to be the case for me too. Well, that means another few more months on my nexus s then
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im just stickin with my current rom....as long as i dont have to go back to stock....im good with it...lol...
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not available in market

today i went to buy sgr and got shocked when come to know about that sgr is not available anywhere in market neither on internet in india... i am so exicted to buy this phone as i have been planning to buy it for last couple of months. can anybody tell me will it be available in market in nearer future or not or there will be a new version of sgr?
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
today i went to buy sgr and got shocked when come to know about that sgr is not available anywhere in market neither on internet in india... i am so exicted to buy this phone as i have been planning to buy it for last couple of months. can anybody tell me will it be available in market in nearer future or not or there will be a new version of sgr?
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Galaxy R was launched in the Indian market with limited stocks so it is not available the market as of now because after the price drop most of Galaxy R's stock was sold out pretty quickly.
Galaxy S Advance is the handset with slightly lower spec and different chipset is in the pipeline to be launched soon without any specific date.
Moreover check out more shops because maybe & I mean in a very rare case you may still get Galaxy R as done of the shops still might have some last pieces.
Do update here whatever you buy.
Hope this helps.

i have searched almost every shop in my city but finding a sgr is like far cry for me they have galaxy s plus in place of sgr but i didn't find it worth money as compared to sgr.. i need sgr badly
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Its available in Atta Market, Noida
In Atta Market, Noida its available at the shop which is second to the right of Nokia Priority. The guy was selling for 21k tough initially asked for 22k. He had 4 pieces some 10 days ago

anjanu said:
In Atta Market, Noida its available at the shop which is second to the right of Nokia Priority. The guy was selling for 21k tough initially asked for 22k. He had 4 pieces some 10 days ago
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wow.. you found sgr thank u but could u please give me their phone no. so i can contact them to reserve a piece for me... thank u aton
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is it near by gip?
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anjanu said:
In Atta Market, Noida its available at the shop which is second to the right of Nokia Priority. The guy was selling for 21k tough initially asked for 22k. He had 4 pieces some 10 days ago
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Hi,
Please do check entire fone in the shop itself. There are chances that he mite be seliin refurnished fones. Please make a thorough check of the product. If purchased then do check d warranty of fone either by online/Hotline No / service center..
All the best

The only way to check for a refurbished handset is to check for the seal on the box to be proper and a not a re-sealed/double sealed one.
Though there maybe ways around that too but its the first rule to check the seal.
And use the handset and check every thing you can during the first three days itself as Samsung will replace or make a refund to you if you face any issue and report it to them within 3-4 days of purchase.
Do update when you get one.

'cooleagle' said:
The only way to check for a refurbished handset is to check for the seal on the box to be proper and a not a re-sealed/double sealed one.
Though there maybe ways around that too but its the first rule to check the seal.
And use the handset and check every thing you can during the first three days itself as Samsung will replace or make a refund to you if you face any issue and report it to them within 3-4 days of purchase.
Do update when you get one.
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Well, the original seal on box can be removed and new one can be placed. you can find such seal in the market.
even though do a thorough check before purchasing. All the best

Already Discussed Topic
This issue has already been discussed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464070&page=3
So issue is of limited stock which is sold out and not discontinuation....

anjanu said:
In Atta Market, Noida its available at the shop which is second to the right of Nokia Priority. The guy was selling for 21k tough initially asked for 22k. He had 4 pieces some 10 days ago
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where are you anjanu...? plz give me their contact no. i don't want a 45 km long journey with no success
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and guys am not that dumb that i can't even check that the product is in diguised or not
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Galaxy R is available on Amazon India
http://www.junglee.com/Samsung-I910...88/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1332051804&sr=1-12

Its opposite of GIP
abhinav quietly brilliant said:
is it near by gip?
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The phone market is just to the left of where one of the Sector 18 Metro Station Exit leads, opposite of GIP...just look for Nokia Priority in Atta, the shop is to the right of Nokia...
I don't have the shop contact number as I didn't buy the phone
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
where are you anjanu...? plz give me their contact no. i don't want a 45 km long journey with no success
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Maybe if I go there some day soon I will update you...but dont count on me
One suggestion though, why dont you get Motorola Atrix 2 for 22k engadget.com/2011/10/27/motorola-atrix-2-review/
seems a better option all together

anjanu said:
One suggestion though, why dont you get Motorola Atrix 2 for 22k engadget.com/2011/10/27/motorola-atrix-2-review/
seems a better option all together
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Even LG optimus 2x is better alternative similar to Galaxy R you can get it for 19,500 if you didn't find any store who sells Galaxy R. LG UI is not so gud and u need to go for custom ROM, optimus 2x is having so many custom ROM'S.

i found one sgr in faridabad which cost 21900 looking forward for it
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nightmareweaver said:
Galaxy R is available on Amazon India
http://www.junglee.com/Samsung-I910...88/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1332051804&sr=1-12
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buddy it is out of stock..
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hey guys i read a forum of sgr that it is defective most of the sgr are dead now and sammy refunded their money! is it true and is there any probability that the one sgr which i buy will also be defective?
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
hey guys i read a forum of sgr that it is defective most of the sgr are dead now and sammy refunded their money! is it true and is there any probability that the one sgr which i buy will also be defective?
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Well i think that this story is half true,
People have been using there R, and only few of them have been facing this issue, including me.
The defect varies from each R. And yes Samsung do give refund if its nt repairable.
Also chk d link. people are also facing such issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420214

abhinav quietly brilliant said:
hey guys i read a forum of sgr that it is defective most of the sgr are dead now and sammy refunded their money! is it true and is there any probability that the one sgr which i buy will also be defective?
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I guess there's no way to assure that u will or won't get the defective one. According to my observations (this and other forums' users) I would say that most of the devices are problems-free. I guess not even 10% of users of our community complained over those issues. It's up to you if you take the risk or not.

[Q] Menu and Back buttons don't work

flashed to poseidon rom and my menu and back buttons stopped working.. flashed back to stock fw (XXKPQ) and it didn't fix it.. this only happened when i flashed poseidon rom suggestions?
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HOW?
**Flash a CUSTOM KERNEL
What fixed mine?
**Flashed a custom ROM and flashed a custom Kernel

Flash full xxkpe with the latona.pit , happened to me too.
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Thanks.. Will try it soon as i get home
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jan3586 said:
Flash full xxkpe with the latona.pit , happened to me too.
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i flashe xxkpe twice man.. it still didn't fix it -.-

it might be h/w problem also.. My i9003's back button stopped working in 2 months.. w/o doing anything!! I got that complete screen replaced

My sister's capacitive button started to activate by itself without even touching it. After flashing, it stopped. Sent it for repair and the service center said the touch panel needs to be replaced. Two different scenarios but maybe the same
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ephraim033 said:
My sister's capacitive button started to activate by itself without even touching it. After flashing, it stopped. Sent it for repair and the service center said the touch panel needs to be replaced. Two different scenarios but maybe the same
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kuya!
sent my sl to customer service.. they checked the phone and charged me Php200 just so they could say that it was a hardware problem (i was pretty aware that it was.. i didn't need to pay Php200 to be assured)... they said i should pay Php3000 to get a new touchscreen installed.. wtf -.- i don't have that much money at the moment.. are there simpler solutions to this?
i think i just got ripped off by samsung's customer service :/

saywhatt said:
kuya!
sent my sl to customer service.. they checked the phone and charged me Php200 just so they could say that it was a hardware problem (i was pretty aware that it was.. i didn't need to pay Php200 to be assured)... they said i should pay Php3000 to get a new touchscreen installed.. wtf -.- i don't have that much money at the moment.. are there simpler solutions to this?
i think i just got ripped off by samsung's customer service :/
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That's what i said to my sister. But to check, we sent it to the service center. 3k??? My sister was charged with 5k.. waaaa!!! is your warrant still intact? I got my sl's(which is now owned by my sister) touch panel replaced through warrant because its top right side somewhat lifted up
Edit: Are u sure it's 3k???
Edit2: i just installed button saviour(a virtual back, home, recent apps etc which will be hidden on the side of your screen) on my sister's sl to get a temporary menu and back button.
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No, warranty expired last April 30
5k?! insane man! I didnt pay 3k yet, still looking for cheaper alternatives
-i think my sl unit is defective, as in.. I bought a defective one. i've experienced more than 3 problems with this phone without even doing anything to it..motherboard broke itself, speaker too, sometimes t.screen doesnt work..-.-
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Why do they have different prices? you brought it to sm cebu right? Cyber zone, north wing? Try button saviour as of now. Or any app like it. Why do you have two phones anyway?
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Yeeeah sm. Gave my old SL to my brother but he's not a flashaholic like me -.- so i had to help him if he wants something flashed..
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There are apps to help you replace the soft keys by placing a panel of soft keys at the bottom of the screen like in aokp. Use those first, they should help
Cheers
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yeah, just like button saviour.

lol, i decided to open up my hardware stuffs.. i saw the motherboard and etc, pressed it a bit.. and the screen worked this time. HAHAHA i know it's stupid but it did the work
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saywhatt said:
lol, i decided to open up my hardware stuffs.. i saw the motherboard and etc, pressed it a bit.. and the screen worked this time. HAHAHA i know it's stupid but it did the work
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opening hardware can be dangerous. Anyway its good that u solved ur problem.

saywhatt said:
lol, i decided to open up my hardware stuffs.. i saw the motherboard and etc, pressed it a bit.. and the screen worked this time. HAHAHA i know it's stupid but it did the work
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Congrats manghod!!! Why the f*** didn't samsung service center used that fix? Maybe because they want to generate or earn money??? Lol
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profit oriented hahaha.. try it kuya!
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saywhatt said:
profit oriented hahaha.. try it kuya!
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Well, i should. Is it that hard manghod?
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nope..
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ephraim033 said:
Congrats manghod!!! Why the f*** didn't samsung service center used that fix? Maybe because they want to generate or earn money??? Lol
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I am pretty sure that the service center won't even *try* to fix it, they change the whole screen, for example, if the memory chip goes bad, they don't change it, they change the WHOLE motherboard, with warranty or without it.

Vibrator is not working in galaxy R.How to fix?

I am not getting any vibration feedback from my galaxy r i.e the phone is not vibrating when i am getting a call or when i am typing something..please help me.
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kaushal.k said:
I am not getting any vibration feedback from my galaxy r i.e the phone is not vibrating when i am getting a call or when i am typimg something..please help me.
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Give some proper details like which ROM you are using.?
Are you rooted?
Did you flash anything or installed anything new.?
Also, use Q/A subforum for the same

I am using stock rom ics indian version and i rooted my device.
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I have checked many custom roms to make it work.none of them worked..
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Mine doesn't work either. Kind of used to it now since my phone is out of warranty and I won't pay 8000 INR to get it to vibrate.
Btw, it's not the first time. Happened twice. So I got it repaired from SSC under warranty. They replaced the motherboard both the times in order to fix it.
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I have had my vibration piece changed twice!
It's pretty easy to do yourself if it isn't under warranty
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How to replace can you give steps to do
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a video
kaushal.k said:
How to replace can you give steps to do
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWFf_zy0hI
Here is a video explaining how to disassemble a similar phone to ours with the final objective being screen replacement. Not exactly what you want but it will give you a good idea.
You will need to replace the part. You can find it here and other places
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9103-galaxy-r/
Have patience and go slow. The power cable for example is very easy to rip in two...I did this and now have to solder on another one.

Whoa. Strangely, my phone's vibrator started working today! After being dead for like 6 months, it just started working again even when I did nothing. Lol.
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