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I recently was able to repair a water Damaged TB that i bough from Ebay (good ESN +++) and i thought i share a picture of the motherboard, it did have some extensive water residue around the processors and ribbon connectors. All of it was cleaned off using some 91% Alcohol a fine brush and some Canned air.. all works again minus a bad Front facing camera (my fault some how i killed it).
why not just get another tbolt then?
smoother2010 said:
why not just get another tbolt then?
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I don't think you understand the point of this thread. The man was able to take a broken (Water damaged) phone and bring it back to life.
Kudo's OP!
miketoasty said:
I don't think you understand the point of this thread. The man was able to take a broken (Water damaged) phone and bring it back to life.
Kudo's OP!
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i know but its also not fully functional.
smoother2010 said:
i know but its also not fully functional.
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I originally bought this phone to get parts for my TB, When i got the phone it was compleatly dead would not turn on or charge. I did a little cleaning and was able to get it turned but would shut off after a few minutes, that's how i found the front facing camera was working, when i swapped it out with my bad one it did not work but for some reason after a week my old one started working again. So i finished off cleaning the corrosion and checked other components once it was fully alive i tested with my Sim card and was able to get everything working except front camera(note the camera is bad not board i was able to get my other camera working on it). I used it for a full day playing games, browsing, calling peeps and it handled just like my non water damaged TB. So all in all the TB is one Tough Bitch
smoother2010 said:
i know but its also not fully functional.
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I guess you're not cut out to be a hacker then. The point of doing it is for the challenge of doing it. There's a certain kind of person that likes to do things just for the sake of knowing it is possible.
yareally said:
I guess you're not cut out to be a hacker then. The point of doing it is for the challenge of doing it. There's a certain kind of person that likes to do things just for the sake of knowing it is possible.
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hacker yes, pulling apart my phone, no your right. it is impressive he got it working but myself i would of just got a newer replacement. i wasn't bashing the guy, geez you guys are critical here.
smoother2010 said:
hacker yes, pulling apart my phone, no your right. it is impressive he got it working but myself i would of just got a newer replacement. i wasn't bashing the guy, geez you guys are critical here.
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That wasn't criticism. That was explaining why you didn't understand why he would do it. Geeze some of you guys take everything personal
Yes to all , I take stuff apart and fix it because I need to know how it works. I could have bought a new one for 350 but were is the fun in that? I bought my TB with a broken screen,lcd and housing and replaced it all, I broke the first digitizer and lcd I bought my fault for over tinkering with it, anyways after a couple of weeks of selling junk on eBay I bought another digitizer and lcd to fix it again, yes I spent about the same or more as buying a TB that was newer but from what I learned so far to me it is greater then the newer one.
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my DS has developed a couple of red patches right in the middle of the screen.weirdly they can be seen only when the screen is black, in all other colours it works perfectly..i had dropped my phone once somewhr around the time this problem started though not entirely sure which happened first. Is this a hardware related problem or caused by physical abuse???? any chance of getting it covered under warranty or getting it repaired anyhow????
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my DS has developed a couple of red patches right in the middle of the screen.weirdly they can be seen only when the screen is black, in all other colours it works perfectly..i had dropped my phone once somewhr around the time this problem started though not entirely sure which happened first. Is this a hardware related problem or caused by physical abuse???? any chance of getting it covered under warranty or getting it repaired anyhow????
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If you're stock, there's a very good chance of getting it repaired under warranty. Ask for a screen replacement.
If there are no obvious signs of damage or scratches on the screen and you are still on stock then I'd certainly think that returning the device under warranty is with considering (although looking at picture one looks like a custom ROM), although if the red dots aren't affecting the phones operation then you probably can stop worrying.
Never heard of anything like it.
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ya i am running endy rite now...although its a minor annoyance i stilll have a couple of months warranty left so why not make use of it...gonna try and make it s-on/unroot again...but are we absolutely sure this will be covered under warranty?????
varunbala said:
ya i am running endy rite now...although its a minor annoyance i stilll have a couple of months warranty left so why not make use of it...gonna try and make it s-on/unroot again...but are we absolutely sure this will be covered under warranty?????
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You can never be absolutely sure of that. Since you s-offed and rooted they may not replace it. But if you manage to make your changes invisible, I'm sure they will replace it under warranty
Sent by my fingers to your head.
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ya i am running endy rite now...although its a minor annoyance i stilll have a couple of months warranty left so why not make use of it...gonna try and make it s-on/unroot again...but are we absolutely sure this will be covered under warranty?????
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I had a Garmin Asus M10 with three dead pixels that developed over time - Got a screen replacement within 5 days of reporting it. - Mumbai
My cousin bought a DS and developed black discoloration of the LCD (i think it cracked) - got a screen replacement inside of a week. - New Delhi
So I think yes, if you get back to stock, it should be relatively simple asking for a replacement screen (or whatever else is wrong with the phone) - just know that you have to take the onus and breathe down their throat to get it replaced pronto - like it's their mortal fault! (for all practical reasons, it is - that's the whole idea of a warranty)
A word of caution - Read a ****load of stuff before plunging in for S-On and stock because it can be more of a ***** than you might think. You'd be better equipped to handle the conversion armed with the knowledge to downgrade the Misc_version and a Goldcard.
Best of Luck!!
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will do... thanks a lot everybody...
I am looking to get one of these but I am put off a LOT by user feedback on both this and the one X.
I vowed never to buy an HTC again after my Desire developed the random reboot overheat problem to the point where it was unusable. It should not randomly reboot not even once, thats just unacceptable!
Im reading random reboots issues here too, aswell as case damage, manufacturing faults, screen flickering etc.
Are these just rare cases or is it a real risk to get one of these phones?
Also if you root these phones I take it your warrenty is then void no exceptions, you cant even flash back to stock because of the tampered flag?
If so thats just way too risky incase it develops a fault a few months down the line.
The device is beautiful and the perfect phone but it looks like a risk. What do people who actually own the device or are thinking of buying it think?
I have had to relace this phone once. I had unlocked and rooted it. As far as I know the tampered tag only appears as long as HBoot detects SU present. When I sent that phone in I got it replaced without any issues.
As soon as you flash CWM the ***TAMPERED*** flag appears, but that can be removed be running an RUU after you have relocked the bootloader, you will then have stock ROM and ***RELOCKED***
Not sure if it can be removed after the OTA though? Not updated yet
I don't think you should worry too much. No phone is going to be 100% perfect, but with an increased focus in build quality from HTC and software fixes from devs here I'm confident with mine.
I should note that I am exchanging my one this week..the plastic part at the bottom of the phone is slightly "creaky" (doesn't seem move and I'm surprised I even caught it, but I'm veeery picky) so I'm gonna get a new one just in case. Other than that the build and overall quality is amazing. Samsungs plastic phones don't even cone close to HTC.
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frazzeld said:
As soon as you flash CWM the ***TAMPERED*** flag appears, but that can be removed be running an RUU after you have relocked the bootloader, you will then have stock ROM and ***RELOCKED***
Not sure if it can be removed after the OTA though? Not updated yet
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Hmmm interesting. Mine just said ***UNLOCKED*** even after installing CMW.
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tgtoys said:
I don't think you should worry too much. No phone is going to be 100% perfect, but with an increased focus in build quality from HTC and software fixes from devs here I'm confident with mine.
I should note that I am exchanging my one this week..the plastic part at the bottom of the phone is slightly "creaky" (doesn't seem move and I'm surprised I even caught it, but I'm veeery picky) so I'm gonna get a new one just in case. Other than that the build and overall quality is amazing. Samsungs plastic phones don't even cone close to HTC.
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I had to return one with the exact same problem. Creaking when I pressed the speaker grille on the bottom. Brought it in and the next one they opened had the creak, too. Then he grabbed one from "the bottom of the pile" and it was fine. Also had to exchange my wife's because the sim cover was really loose and the button was kinda mushy. Still, I think I just for a couple with defects. Both replacements are completely without issue.
There's nothing much to say. I have this phone for a month. I have unlocked bootloader, set up recovery and rooted it and I have never seen a random reboot. I only learn that this could happen by reading the posts about it. And for now, the phone looks as beautiful as the day I received it !!
Haven't read too many horror stories. Compared to my previous HTC, MT4G, this thing is a dream. Old phone had creaky buttons, creaky housing, dust under the glass so bad you couldn't see notification in sunlight and just an overall crap design aesthetic. Compared to a plasticky Samsung, choosing this phone was a no brainer.
I've had no problems with this phone except for random reboots. But i believe that is a software issue as it hasn't happened since i flashed CM 9 on it. Build is absolutely amazing. It just feels premium in the hand.
Phone has been perfect and build quality is on par with my N1--
I upgraded from the hd2 that was an awesome phone, iv had the one s for a few weeks now and I have not had a single issue with it. To me the features of the phone overway the few falts it might have. I had to pay full price for the phone and I am vary happy with it. Also from my personal experiance I thing HTC has an awesome customer service and if I do have a problem with the phone in the future I'm confident htc will make it right. I honistly dont see any reason not get this phone.
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I've got some scratches on the back of my One S. Its a replacement I got from HTC last week and just two days later I managed to get two scratches on them without doing anything . I've looked at this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589364 but the only solution there is to replacement the back cover, which I'm not too keen on doing as its risky. Is there any kind of polish I can use to get rid of these scratches. Also I'm not sure but it seems the actual housing is flawed because my original handset never managed to get any scratches whatsoever but this one seems to scratch way too easily. Maybe this replacement is from the earlier handsets.
It does appear that they've given you an awful handset. I've had mine for a year, never used a case and I have one little chip around the charger port, and that is it. I'm not sure if HTC will do anything, but it's best to get in contact first.
kylepont said:
It does appear that they've given you an awful handset. I've had mine for a year, never used a case and I have one little chip around the charger port, and that is it. I'm not sure if HTC will do anything, but it's best to get in contact first.
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Yeah I agree and I did contact them and they said its not covered in the warranty and they'll charge me for a repair .
lonegunman0 said:
Yeah I agree and I did contact them and they said its not covered in the warranty and they'll charge me for a repair .
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I've found in previous experiences with the HTC support team that you have to be very, very forceful with them. If I was in your situation, the right thing to respond would be to turn the blame on them for not electrocuting it properly. Just remember that the customer is always right, they normall let up after a good fifteen to twenty minutes.
kylepont said:
I've found in previous experiences with the HTC support team that you have to be very, very forceful with them. If I was in your situation, the right thing to respond would be to turn the blame on them for not electrocuting it properly. Just remember that the customer is always right, they normall let up after a good fifteen to twenty minutes.
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Thanks mate I'll try that but I doubt I'll be given a replacement since I've gone through 7 repairs and 3 replacement handsets. HTC customer service really does suck!
Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
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Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
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Yeah well all the problems started when tried doing a supercid on my phone which failed. I then sent it in for repair and ever since then its been a nightmare
kylepont said:
Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
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You do mean anyhow
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anywhore
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usaff22 said:
You do mean anyhow
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That's becoming an unhealthy habit of mine, I almost wrote that in my English exam in January...
Those don't look like MAO chips. I think it's just dust/powder that's stuck to the MAO. Have you tried wiping it with a soft damp cloth?
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Those don't look like MAO chips. I think it's just dust/powder that's stuck to the MAO. Have you tried wiping it with a soft damp cloth?
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Yes I've tried wiping it with a damp cloth but it doesn't do anything
lonegunman0 said:
Yes I've tried wiping it with a damp cloth but it doesn't do anything
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That sucks. From my experience your only solution is to buy a replacement housing and swap it. I can understand your reluctance though, as the phone is so new. You'll learn to live with it in time, I'm sure.
djsubtronic said:
That sucks. From my experience your only solution is to buy a replacement housing and swap it. I can understand your reluctance though, as the phone is so new. You'll learn to live with it in time, I'm sure.
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This is only the minor issue. Ever since I got my original handset replaced by HTC it seems to show these large block pixels which are most visible when I'm watching videos on Youtube. Don't know whether anyone else has had this problem.
So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
I wouldn't advise you to open the device up yourself.. You will surely loose warranty if you mess up.
If you think it's a hardware issue then Flash the factory images from Google to return to stock
, reset the tamper flag, lock the bootloader and send it in..
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alxg49 said:
So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
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Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
Win$t said:
Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
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I tried the tapping trick too - did not work for me either
I'm still contemplating over the idea of reverting to stock, locking the bootloader and sending in my faulty unit. It would probably take a couple of weeks and I don't want to part ways with my N5 for so long. But living with that nasty blemish on my camera is equally frustrating
I'm going to try this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioySXQv5Gs&index=141&list=WL
I had this issue a few months back; the image you posted looks identical to the issue I had.
Google covered it under warranty and sent me a new device. They asked me to do a full factory reset to confirm it wasn't software related. The process was pretty smooth: if they do send you a new device, you just send your N5 back once it comes so you're not stuck without a phone for a while or anything. They do put a hold on your credit card for the price of the phone until they get your phone, though.
I had it rooted and everything prior to sending it in, but I unrooted/reset the tamper flag before sending it in (and did a factory reset obviously).
I have the same problem but with Nexus 5x. Not 100% sure was the dark spot in the middle at the beginning or not. Now the device is about a week old.