Purchased another Nexus 5 the other day, a black version, but when I got it I had to update to 4.2.2 from the box so I think it might have been a batch one device, also the speaker grills are the small ones.
At the top and bottom of the screen, a white bar is visible where the backlight is leaking. It doesn't affect the screen quality at all, and the light doesn't leak any further than the borders of the screen, but it's somewhat annoying at night. Also, it might sound silly but I do use the loudspeaker for gaming and for music sometimes. The one on mine is dreadful, just sounds tinny. Comparing it to my mothers and sisters, it sounds pretty much the same.. but with the larger holes on the newer model is it louder or any better in terms of quality?
Do the new batches have the light leak issue, I'm sure I've seen it mentioned elsewhere.
It seems the 310 batch isn't the only one suffering from issues. Even newer batches have similar issues including button rattles, simtray, light bleeds,etc. It has nothing to do with any new revisions since there is non, its been on rev11 since the release.. Its just your luck.
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It seems the 310 batch isn't the only one suffering from issues. Even newer batches have similar issues including button rattles, simtray, light bleeds,etc. It has nothing to do with any new revisions since there is non. Its just your luck.
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Life on a sidenote, when your USB Cable is inserted does it feels loose? By this I mean does it freely move from left to right, or is it quite firm in the device? Although it's still hard to pull out, I find my cable feels quite loose at the connection point.
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Life on a sidenote, when your USB Cable is inserted does it feels loose? By this I mean does it freely move from left to right, or is it quite firm in the device? Although it's still hard to pull out, I find my cable feels quite loose at the connection point.
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Yes. The "teeth" will hold the cable in.
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jaaystott said:
Life on a sidenote, when your USB Cable is inserted does it feels loose? By this I mean does it freely move from left to right, or is it quite firm in the device? Although it's still hard to pull out, I find my cable feels quite loose at the connection point.
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Yea it is lose. It holds on well but swings loose sideways. I tried using a Samsung charger and that manage to fit snuggly. I think its the micro USB of the charger that wears out after a while and not the port.
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Yea it is lose. It holds on well but swings loose sideways. I tried using a Samsung charger and that manage to fit snuggly. I think its the micro USB of the charger that wears out after a while and not the port.
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I think it's just a cheap cable, if you feel the cable compared to other OEM's it feels like cheap rubber though this has it's benefits! Might secretly swap my Dads Note 2 charger for it might seem trivial but it's one of those things that annoys me.
Lol. That's the first thing I thought when I first took it out the box. I also thought they mistakenly placed a different charger, figured it ought to have a Nexus logo on it too. But yea I guess thats part of the " cutting corners" to bring down the price. You can swap your dads charger but hell have to probably spend double the charging time considering the LG charger delivers less Amps compared to the Note 2's.
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Lol. That's the first thing I thought when I first took it out the box. I also thought they mistakenly placed a different charger, figured it ought to have a Nexus logo on it too. But yea I guess thats part of the " cutting corners" to bring down the price. You can swap your dads charger but hell have to probably spend double the charging time considering the LG charger delivers less Amps compared to the Note 2's.
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Things like that I think are just attention to detail and really mean a lot to me - but then again I'm purchasing an amazing device for £289. Would have preferred it if they started the prices at £329 and cut a few less corners. Can't be avoided at this price though, I guess.
Already switched the cables out. I was already using a Samsung wall connecter, he was using an old HTC charger, so his charge time shouldn't change. It's still a little loose but is much firmer again the phone, much better :victory:
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I Recently,
Came Across, Probably.....
One Of The Coolest Phone Chargers I've Ever Seen.....
I Was Watching TV & Saw A Commercial Ad For:
The "Duracell" Charger Pad!!
Yeah....."The Battery Co."
Anyways, It's Basically A Pad That You Just Drop Your Phone Onto,
& It Charges, That's It!!
No Matter What....
Brand, Version, Model, Of Phone You Have!!
**Doesn't Matter**
Cool Huh?
There Is No Longer Any Stupid Cord, To Be Plugged Into Your Phone!!
No Need To Carry Multiple Chargers For Different Phones,
You May Have!!
Plus....
You Can (Supposedly).....
Charge Up To *Four* (4) Phones At Once!!
From What I've Seen,
It Looked Like One Of The Best,
"New Phone Inventions"
I've Personally Seen In A While!!
**If It Works** Lol!!
Can Anyone Confirm????
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Things like this have been around for a while. You need to install a "reciever" (basically an antenna akin to RFID tag antennas) to get the resonance right so the power transfers wirelessly. It's not just "drop-and-go", if it were, there'd be a lot more of them around. They work but I'm not 100% sure on the effeciency and performance in terms of "speed-charging" but they do work.
dbzfanatic said:
Things like this have been around for a while. You need to install a "reciever" (basically an antenna akin to RFID tag antennas) to get the resonance right so the power transfers wirelessly. It's not just "drop-and-go", if it were, there'd be a lot more of them around. They work but I'm not 100% sure on the effeciency and performance in terms of "speed-charging" but they do work.
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Ohhh.... Ok, Thanx For The Info!!
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Not worth it
Actually I have one of these. The concept is cool, and I thought it was the greatest thing, not having to plug in your phone. But what they don't really stress in the ads is the fact that you need an appendage attached to your phone for this to work. And this appendage is not too small, changing the shape/size of the phone when pluged into its charging port, and also it's quite expensive to get if you want a new one. And this is not really a contact-less charger pad, mine has alternating strips where two of the three contact points on the charging appendage should touch or it won't charge the phone. I used it for a couple of weeks, then stopped using it because of how much pain in the back it was to use it.
ProcessorHog said:
Actually I have one of these. The concept is cool, and I thought it was the greatest thing, not having to plug in your phone. But what they don't really stress in the ads is the fact that you need an appendage attached to your phone for this to work. And this appendage is not too small, changing the shape/size of the phone when pluged into its charging port, and also it's quite expensive to get if you want a new one. And this is not really a contact-less charger pad, mine has alternating strips where two of the three contact points on the charging appendage should touch or it won't charge the phone. I used it for a couple of weeks, then stopped using it because of how much pain in the back it was to use it.
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Wow!!
There's Always A Catch I Guess, Huh? Kind Of Figured It Couldn't Be That Simple.....
Thanks For The Info!!!
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I am having issues with my Captivate's micro-USB port being loose. This is my second Captivate, and although it's still under warranty, the first one was RMA'd with the same issue. I never drop the phone while charging, etc, and I've tried multiple chargers so I really can't see why this would be happening. Both phones were 1008 versions, not sure if the 1008 is known to have this issue, or if I just have horrid luck. If anyone here can solder / fix the phone, I'm hesitant to go to AT&T again, as last time they made me go to the store and have the person working there verify that the USB port was not broken (luckily it still charged if you held it a certain way, and even more luckily I was able to flash stock before returning it!). Anyways, this phone is a refurb, and I did call and almost get it replaced as soon as I got it, as it had this issue slightly upon arrival, but decided it would be a hassle. It's only been about a month since the RMA, so I'm pretty sure that if I try now, they're going to get very mean about it, and possibly try and send me a bill for the phone, not to mention, the guy at the AT&T store will probably think something is up.
Any ideas are welcome, I love my Captivate, and I was just getting into develping on XDA :S
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I actually found a fix to my issue. I actually was looking at it one day, and figured that in theory, it should be easy to fix, so I (CAREFULLY!!!) took a small knife I had and gently bent the inner part of the port up just a tad (it looked like it was too far down, and yes, I know it's supposed to be far down, but not that far), and it actually worked perfectly.
Thats weird... It kinda has to be what you're doing with it, since mine doesn't even have an irregular slight wiggle.
Obviously it could be just your luck but i doubt it.
edit: and who cares if the att dude thinks somethings up... its your $500..
Like I said, the second one actually had the issue upon arrival, but it was barely noticeable (the USB port would work, but if you moved the phone a lot, etc, it'd disconnect, then reconnect). I called in and talked to them, but decided not to RMA because it'd be a pain (in hindsight I should have...), and the problem just got worse.
Is the port internally lose? Or just when you plug a cable in it wiggles alot? Ive heard about people stretching the casing inside the port from alot of flashing (plugging in the usb). But if the hole port moves inside the phone thats no good lol. You should try to locate a nearby device service center and show them the problem and make sure you walk out with refurb thats fine. Dont worry about the people at atnt questioning it. Hell I use to walk in and just say "gps dosent work" and they would switch it out no questions.
What you said makes sense, the port looks like it's pretty sturdy, it's just that the cable wiggles a LOT, and it makes it hard to get it to even register.
I had the same issue but a new cable solved it
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erraz said:
I had the same issue but a new cable solved it
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I also had this issue, i opened up the stock Samsung Cable end to find that two of the four wires had insufficient strain relief and broke off at the solder joints
Oddly enough I had issues with the first cable as well, but I replaced it, and have tried others from my current.
I'm surprised we missed this one. There's a new QI wireless car charger that's been announced by Nokia.
Available in May (possibly April) and retails for 69EUR
EDIT: Confirmed, looks like it's compatible with the nexus 4 (see post #11). NFC may be a little tricky though.
http://www.nokia.com/global/products/accessory/cr-200/
Interesting that this was missed in the mainstream news. As long as it fixes the issues that Nokia's home chargers had with the Nexus 4 it'd be something a great buy.
From MobileFun:
"we can confirm that the holder does feature adjustable holders but we do not have specific details on the minimum and maximum size range (we'll update this asap) Although anything close to the Lumia 920 will be suitable."
I'll keep the thread updated with any new relevant information.
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Oh man, never thought of a NFC tag for my car dock. Keeping my eye on this.
Nice find! If this works with N4 and actually gains a charge with streaming music BT and navigation I am sold.
frigidazzi said:
Nice find! If this works with N4 and actually gains a charge with streaming music BT and navigation I am sold.
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Same here, Im really only posting so this thread doesn't get lost in my CP.
Nokia's official blog says it'll be available starting April 2013.
"Known as the CR-200, this phone holder can be mounted on the dashboard or windscreen of your car and can be used in either a horizontal or vertical position – much like any other phone holder.
However, to save you time and hassle from fumbling for the power cable in the footwell, wireless charging is incorporated right into the design. You can leave the holder plugged into the power outlet, as you’re unlikely to be removing that as often as you would the phone. That means all you need to do the next time you sit in the driver’s seat, is slot in your phone to charge.
Additionally, the holder contains an NFC-tag that’s capable of launching predefined apps on your phone. For example, you can choose to automatically launch HERE Drive when you attach your phone – easy!
Retailing at around €69, the CR-200 comes in black and will be available from April 2013."
http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/02/27/nokia-gear-at-mwc-2013-round-up/
69 euros is like close to a hundred us dollars? As long as I can return it if it doesn't work I will be first to buy and try.
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69eur = 89.61usd
frigidazzi said:
69 euros is like close to a hundred us dollars? As long as i can return it if it doesn't work i will be first to buy and try.
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Anyone wish they would offer these in a light color like white/grey? My old Evo one got hotter than the surface of the sun sitting in my windshield on a long trip (I always took it down to put up a sun screen).
Awww yeah! Works with the nexus 4 (0:50)
Nice! Can't wait to test it.
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This thing hardwired will be fantastic
I'm not sure if this is troublesome, but just before the one minute mark, the charger stops charging the phone for a really brief period of time.
Blazing angel said:
I'm not sure if this is troublesome, but just before the one minute mark, the charger stops charging the phone for a really brief period of time.
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It could be a number of things that could have caused that. For one, he could have been fidgeting with the car charger while talking and such. We can't multi task too well lol.
But it looked to be consistently charging after panning away.
The only knock is it looks like, just like the Owlpad, the cable comes out of the bottom of the charger. I really wish they would come out the back towards the mount (or better yet be like the Galaxy Nexus mount and go into the base) to better conceal the wire.
Even though I will be getting this when it comes out.
http://www.command.com/wps/portal/3...-Clips?N=5924736+3294737326+3294857497&rt=rud
That should sort you out.
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The only knock is it looks like, just like the Owlpad, the cable comes out of the bottom of the charger. I really wish they would come out the back towards the mount (or better yet be like the Galaxy Nexus mount and go into the base) to better conceal the wire.
Even though I will be getting this when it comes out.
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hopefully that is the only downside, im more worried about it being able to charge fast enough with gps on without overheating the phone like the owlpad.
neotekz said:
hopefully that is the only downside, im more worried about it being able to charge fast enough with gps on without overheating the phone like the owlpad.
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+1 that's my concern too.
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Anyone tested this charger already?
Well I have been a owner of a LG Nexus 5 for the past (almost) 2 years now, in fact I am coming to the end of my contract very soon and will be able to either goto another company or get a new phone.
Anyways, sometime ago I experienced a problem with my microphone and external speakers not working, or at at least some of the time... After a bit of research online I found out my problem was related to a connection inside the phone that connected the bottom assembly to the main board at the top of the phone. It required me to remove the back panel and a few screws to remove the plastic cover, but the poster suggested putting some tape on top of that connection to hold it down more firmly to the socket it connected too. So I did this. I put some black tap (electrical tape cut to fit.) on top and then assembled the phone again. Viola, It worked!
Well, a short time after I decided that I wanted to update my phone from stock kitkat (4.4.4). Always been curious about custom ROMs and gave Cyanogenmod a try. Not only that I got bold and tried the nightly releases of the new marshmellow update. After some time I started experiencing things not working, like the camera, and a lot of freezing, hang ups and random reboots (not so much the reboots as the constant freezing). Often I couldn't get anything on the screen or the phone to respond from a locked state and when I did, often the phone would lag so much, that doing anything would take a long time and proved to be impossible.
I started thinking it was the nightly releases as the source of my problem and just kind of shrugged it off and figured "they will eventually fix the problem". I kept this thinking for quite some time. But it occurred too me one day that something else was causing the issue I was facing for the simple fact that the lag started showing up in the recovery mode (also custom) and a lot of times would continue to show up after I rebooted my phone. Hence, would rule out any 'software' issues I was facing.
I began to think that my problem was hardware. Maybe it was just time for a new phone. But still months away from the end of my contract, this meant I would have to pay off the 'problematic' phone first before getting a new one. I really didn't like that idea. So while looking into this problem, in a last ditch effort, I opened my phone again. Dunno why but I also decided to get rid of the tap on the connection I tried to fix before... I popped off the connection there and had a look at it. It didn't seem damaged in any way nor did the socket. Strange as it was I put that connect back in the socket and put the cover plate back on making sure not to torque the screws and assembled everything back up....
Now the mic and ext speakers work just fine and the phone is working like I just opened the box and took it out for the first time. And I have not once seen any problems... I understand what's happening here... still just wanted to share that for it was definitely weird or what?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0pUNVcVRCJ7MThMc0NHLUNkSEU
Sorry about the link, only way I can upload an image.
Just so there is no confusion... an image of the effected area, inside the phone. The arrow points to the connector and more importantly the area of the connector that seems damaged. If I press lightly where the arrow is pointing on this image, the assemable at the bottom (speaker/mic) will work, indicating a loose connection. Although after visual inspection, I cannot see any damage to connector or the socket. I suppose the only way to really "fix" the issue is to order a new part. As stated previously, already tried tape on the socket to help hold it down, but that seem to cause just as many issues with the phone performance. Any other suggestions?
When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
Does anyone else have issues with there ext. speaker and mic not working?
An update on the phone;
back to square one. My ext speaker and mic will not work. And that socket has something to do with the LCD connection on the screen as it will black out if just the right area on the back of the phone is pressed. Only way to revive the phone is to long-press the power button for a reboot. Then will come up fine but speaker and mic still do not work.
audit13 said:
When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
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Wow, that sounds pretty low level tactics of LG... just shameful really, but not hard to believe these days...
Quite honestly, I am just going to replace the phone. Think I got a pretty good run out of it and think its pretty well time for an upgrade. Anyway, for the reason I got the phone, it wont matter the speaker and mic don't work. Just going to use it for development and it will be a good test device.
Oh an this post is related to this thread so I thought I would link it for it may help someone else facing similar problems....
https://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/125227-nightly-cm13-releases-make-my-nexus-5-very-slow/
I'm not sure that LG had anything to do with the low-quality replacement parts.
If I were you, look for a n5 with a smashed screen that is suitable for parts.
audit13 said:
I'm not sure that LG had anything to do with the low-quality replacement parts.
If I were you, look for a n5 with a smashed screen that is suitable for parts.
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Good idea, except the iphone is the most popular phone around here ... find it pretty hard to find one, been looking. But thanks.
I have seen quite a few busted n5 phones in Toronto. I have managed to get working phones with a smashed screen for as little as $30 which is rare for Toronto. Average I pay is $40 to $50. For this price, I either use the phone for parts in several phones or I get third part screen from Aliexpress for around $40 CAD.
I just want to update this as well...
I am fairly certain (now thinking about causes) its not really a design flaw, but more so because I frequently sat on my phone when it was in my back pocket...
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When ordering a replacement part, you need to be careful because there was another XDA member replaced the same part with a cheap 3rd party solution and the phone would not charge until he replaced it with an oem part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/to-buy-usb-charging-port-flex-cable-t3314357
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It was not me but I had that same experience. Replaced with a cheap oem and it didn't charge after that.
I found out why. The charger usb socket was not connected to anything ! Unbelievable! It lacked the black plastic backing for that part of the cable to connect to.
My dual screen case has been playing up, about 90% of the time i clip on the case the screen does not work after a few minutes due to movement.
it seems LG has made a bad design with the usb c connection and poga style pins at the bottom of the phone would have been better long term.
My solution : I have placed sticky tape as a wedge at the bottom which seems to be working for a few days now but not sure if it will last. the wedge lifts the phone away from the case's usb c male plug enough to allow some flexibility (I think).
Otherwise, i have twisted the case and it works but that might just slowly destroy the usb c plugs structurally.... whereas padding upwards hopefully won't cause damages.
Taking the case off afterwards is much hardier with the wedge but i don't need to remove case much if it actually works.
let me know if it works for you guys/gals.
you suck LG for such an unreliable connection design, and don't even talk about the magnet charger tiny adapter bit!
Too bad you're having issues. I haven't had any at all. I use my dual screen case maybe 25% of the time. Generally every night and most weekends. Had the phone since June.
henderjr said:
Too bad you're having issues. I haven't had any at all. I use my dual screen case maybe 25% of the time. Generally every night and most weekends. Had the phone since June.
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ok maybe mine is defective, but ive only detached the case a few dozen times and its definitely damaged... the wedge has fixed the connection really well, days now and lots of movement and still no issues, screen working great, knockOn working and charging is good.
although attaching a few usb c hubs won't activate hdmi, only charging, but without the case, the usb c hubs works and outputs hdmi fine.
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My dual screen case has been playing up, about 90% of the time i clip on the case the screen does not work after a few minutes due to movement.
it seems LG has made a bad design with the usb c connection and poga style pins at the bottom of the phone would have been better long term.
My solution : I have placed sticky tape as a wedge at the bottom which seems to be working for a few days now but not sure if it will last. the wedge lifts the phone away from the case's usb c male plug enough to allow some flexibility (I think).
Otherwise, i have twisted the case and it works but that might just slowly destroy the usb c plugs structurally.... whereas padding upwards hopefully won't cause damages.
Taking the case off afterwards is much hardier with the wedge but i don't need to remove case much if it actually works.
let me know if it works for you guys/gals.
you suck LG for such an unreliable connection design, and don't even talk about the magnet charger tiny adapter bit!
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You phone is under warranty. LG will fix it. I'd you registered it it extends the warranty for a second year even.
i got it from another person and can't return it, its working great now, no connection issues at all.
i see lots of ppl complain of this issue though.
I had a similar issue with the dual screen case on my G8X. Suddenly it started getting random ghost touches on the second screen and turning on and off by itself. I returned the dual screen case and got my money back because it hadn't been a month since I bought it on eBay. I was gonna buy another one but decided to upgrade to a V60 instead.
I didn't think of your method @gary776677, but now I wonder if it would have worked...
still working and have taken off the case many times now.
It works, really!
I just got a 2nd v60 as my first was an AT&T (you can never properly unlock those and get android 12). So I put the new one in the dual case and...nothinh. Old phone works perfect, every time in the case.
Saw your post and solution and it gave me an idea.
Measured both v60s...guess what...they are NOT the same size! No wonder there is an issue with some and not others. The volume switches don't even line up.
Will be trying your fix. Thx