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Not sure if this has been asked yet? What happens when the battery dies on these? Does it become a paper weight? I would think that it will still work if plugged in.
good question..
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Not sure if this has been asked yet? What happens when the battery dies on these? Does it become a paper weight? I would think that it will still work if plugged in.
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ifixit.com posted a manual here that includes battery replacement. Difficulty rating is Difficult.:
EDIT: I'm a new user so I can't post external links. Go to ifixit.com and search touchpad. alternatively, the link is /Device/HP_TouchPad for their URL.
Searching TouchPad gives you all the other device modding guides.
Hope this helps!
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ifixit.com posted a manual here that includes battery replacement. Difficulty rating is Difficult.:
EDIT: I'm a new user so I can't post external links. Go to ifixit.com and search touchpad. alternatively, the link is /Device/HP_TouchPad for their URL.
Searching TouchPad gives you all the other device modding guides.
Hope this helps!
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Think OP meant where/how to get a replacement battery
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The back snaps off. You have about 3 screws holding the battery plus a plug in. It did not look to hard to replace.
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jes24cap said:
The back snaps off. You have about 3 screws holding the battery plus a plug in. It did not look to hard to replace.
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you sure about that? I Read through ifixit and it looks like a complete pain in the ass. You have to take apart everything to get to the battery plug.
ask a ipad user?
heheh
all tablets have non-user replaceable batteries anymore..
looking at the battery replacement guide for ipads they look about the same difficulty wise..
honestly i think the hardest part of it would be finding a replacement..
Darkomen64 said:
ask a ipad user?
heheh
all tablets have non-user replaceable batteries anymore..
looking at the battery replacement guide for ipads they look about the same difficulty wise..
honestly i think the hardest part of it would be finding a replacement..
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I don't think it'll be hard to find a replacement battery for touchpad .... I'm sure the fire sell of hundreds of thousands touchpads now on people hands will atract the attention of the chinesse to come up with batteries for it.... If im wrong well, at least it was a cool toy while it lasted .
Hey guys,
I stupidly left my device near a leaking glass for half an hour, i didn't noticed it till i found that its wet! So now i got many problems, speaker is dimmed, usb doesn't works, i need help here! If not i cant continue do whatsoever to this device! And i love Nexus S! Please help, and find me a spare part and a guide to rip and change this off is appreciated.
Take everything apart. Battery doorr battery and put it in rice for a week.
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Hey guys,
I stupidly left my device near a leaking glass for half an hour, i didn't noticed it till i found that its wet! So now i got many problems, speaker is dimmed, usb doesn't works, i need help here! If not i cant continue do whatsoever to this device! And i love Nexus S! Please help, and find me a spare part and a guide to rip and change this off is appreciated.
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And you turned it on instead of turning it off as soon as possible?!
Do what g1user101 said. And don't cheat, you already cheated enough that it's possible you have damaged something.
polobunny said:
And you turned it on instead of turning it off as soon as possible?!
Do what g1user101 said. And don't cheat, you already cheated enough that it's possible you have damaged something.
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Lol what did i cheated? I love this phone and im trying to get this back. :/ Notice that speaker is wet too..
Edit: I was stupid, i go and on it, and test it lol.
The rice thing will work. It will either recover your phone completely, or like one thing will be broken. Just do it. Your a great dev
g1user101 said:
The rice thing will work. It will either recover your phone completely, or like one thing will be broken. Just do it. Your a great dev
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Thanks, how long should i put in the rice container?
sorry to hear about your Nexus S... hope this helps
Nexus S Disassembly guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno
Yeah. Its like 5-10 days. Do it right away. U should of knew about this method and did it right when h knew it was wet
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Yeah. Its like 5-10 days. Do it right away. U should of knew about this method and did it right when h knew it was wet
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Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Yeah that will do.
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Thanks, how long should i put in the rice container?
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3 days should do it. It worked on my wife's blackberry that fell in kitchen sink.
All good now except battery is iffy now.
Vs Nexus S 4G
vidaljs said:
3 days should do it. It worked on my wife's blackberry that fell in kitchen sink.
All good now except battery is iffy now.
Vs Nexus S 4G
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Actually, everything work well.... But i only can say here that, everything is working fine. Thanks to the others who helped. And also, the one thing is broken, is the usb port, im trying to find a replacement of it... If you able to find it, please post it here, thanks.
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Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Hopefully that rice thing works.. If something got spanked from the water you may have funky issues even after you let it dry. If you have TEP I would get it swapped out.
reaper24 said:
Hopefully that rice thing works.. If something got spanked from the water you may have funky issues even after you let it dry. If you have TEP I would get it swapped out.
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TEP?
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TEP?
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Well if your with sprint and have insurance would cost about 100 bucks to have Asurion swap it out. But I take it your probably not with sprint lol.. Rice trick should work. Just let it dry out the best you can.. Sometimes a hair dryer will work just don't cook the phone.. Only time nothing works is when you drop a phone in the lake and try to dry it won't do any good.
You can also snag another nexus s up on ebay pretty cheap. Also probably find someone on the market place on here with one. If your phone doesn't dry out and is messed up.
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Well if your with sprint and have insurance would cost about 100 bucks to have Asurion swap it out. But I take it your probably not with sprint lol.. Rice trick should work. Just let it dry out the best you can.. Sometimes a hair dryer will work just don't cook the phone.. Only time nothing works is when you drop a phone in the lake and try to dry it won't do any good.
You can also snag another nexus s up on ebay pretty cheap. Also probably find someone on the market place on here with one. If your phone doesn't dry out and is messed up.
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That's one thing good bout living in US. Asia doesn't do this stuffs, that's sad. I know how to solder the motherboard of the Nexus S, so im finding a USB Port so i can replace a new one.
DaXmax said:
That's one thing good bout living in US. Asia doesn't do this stuffs, that's sad. I know how to solder the motherboard of the Nexus S, so im finding a USB Port so i can replace a new one.
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http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Googel-Nexus-S-Charging-Port-p/smsng6098560.htm
http://stellatech.com/samsung-i6410-i8320-i8910-i9000-s7220-micro-usb-jack-socket,a,en,301010.html
Doubt it's only the USB port though.
Or you can buy a broken nexus for parts and just replace the usb port
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Or you can buy a broken nexus for parts and just replace the usb port
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That works well check eBay for parts.
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Ouch. I feel your pain
My brother-in-law pushed me into a pool once when I had a Palm Pre-. Yea I know it's a shame but I refuse to use anythin apple and I got sold on the cards feature haha. Now rockin ns4g wit a bit of jb love.
Ummm yea I did the rice thing and it worked out the phone became fully functional after a few days(speaker and usb and such). Good luck I really hope it works out!
Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
Thanks!
RepusJonathan said:
Hello I wondering if after say 6 months - 1 year of use if we could replace the battery of the HTC One S somehow because my limited knowledge tells me the battery capacity will be much lower after 6 month - 1 year of use.
Thanks!
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I highly doubt you can replace it yourself, the back is one whole peice, I'm gonna say that your gonna have to take it to a retail store so they can replace it for you bcuz I kinda asked the same question at the store and they said to just bring in the phone and we'll replace it for you but im not too sure about that, if you don't mind taking apart your phone to replace a battery you could buy a battery from amazon or eBay and just look up how to tear down the one s but the decision is all yours, its your device.....hopefully this kinda helped you
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DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Lol my bad, maybe he wants to do it him self which I really wouldnt recommend at this point but each user makes his own decision, everyone is different....he may want to do it himself (i wouldn't recommend). Im just putting ideas out there you know whatever he chooses to do is his decision but he should think about the consequences should he choose to do it himself, but hey everyone is different so....think about it b4 you make a decision....
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k1llacanon said:
DONT DO IT URSELF LOL! why would u give him that idea
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Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
villainhalf said:
Umm, why not? I've opened my phone several times. The battery looks pretty easy to replace.
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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HTC One S Screen Repair Directions | DirectFix
Check this video of One S disasembly out, it may be helpful. Removing the back cover doesn't seem hard at all and the battery is is not soldered, as you can see in the video (somewhere around 3:40 they remove the battery connector).
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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k1llacanon said:
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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Allow me to disagree. It appears to be a very straight forward task. You have to:
1. Remove the two plastic covers
2. Unscrew 4 screws
3. Unplug the old battery and plug in the new one
4. Screw the 4 screws, mentioned in step 2
5. Place back the plastic covers
If that sounds dangerous to you, maybe you are probably right not to do it yourself.
P.S. I do not take any responsibility whatsoever for other people's skills or lack of skills and the potential damage they may cause to their devices
k1llacanon said:
Lols he's making out that because hes opened the back means it'll be so easy to replace battery leave him to it and in a few months we won't see hik on xda because he does not have a one s anymore lol
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
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Dont quote me on this but I've read while it's not hard to take the back out, the battery appeared to be soldered or some other way permanently attached. Not the battery itself but the wires coming from it. I heard the wires aren't just a clip connection to the board but soldered or some other way
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
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have u found any black casing yet bro?
I dissasembled my device, it's not hard at all. Trust me, i'm engineer
Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
musky said:
Is there an sd slot in there? I would really like to put my 32 gig sd card in this phone. Sadly 16 is not enough.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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Nope, we're lucky enough to get flash memory.
Dr. Rick: not yet. The UK body is not compatible with the US S. It has a different bottom. I'm waiting for the black and red US S before continuing my experiment.
I am looking to see if the One J's battery is compatible with our phone. I'll Frankenstein a larger battery. As it stands I've bought a few extra one s batteries and to keep charged just in case of emergencies. The battery is really easy to replace.
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I thought someone said there was a cut down sd card in there...once he takes off the back, what's the black thing in the upper right of the back of the phone?
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LOL. You're assuming that I don't have the technical skill to take apart a phone because you lack the ability. The One S isn't my first rodeo; the process is straight forward and even a halfwit monkey could do it. If you lack the technical skills of a halfwit monkey than excuse me for my disrespect and I admire your willingness to blend into a social setting with your illness. :good:
My battery, nor the wires, were soldered. I was/am thinking about transferring to black casing.
EDIT: Z3ra7uL; You got to the video first :] Plus thanks to you.
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So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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eminembdg said:
So the battery wires were just a clip like connection then?
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Yup check the video posted in this thread by z3ra7ul, post #7 its a real nice teardown vid
You guys seem to have this pretty well covered but just thought I'd include my experience as well. A few days ago I replaced the damaged housing on my International One S because somebody was interested in buying it but then wasn't interested in my asking price because the warranty was now void..
Anyway, it was super easy. Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
But yes, The battery is easy to get at, but I don't remember seeing a connector for it (but I wasn't really looking for it specifically.. just checking things out). So I wonder if the EU version is soldered and the US version is connector?
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Only difference is that, while the one in the video's lower cover just pops off, mine is double-sided stickied in an elaborate pattern and was rather difficult to remove. The sticky stretches out and needs to be put back into place. It was even more difficult to get it back on properly.. but I finally got it.
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Do you mean the used some double sided tape?
Basically you just need to pop off the top cover, then the bottom with a case opener, remove a few screws, then CAREFULLY dislodge the case from the rest of the device, be very careful here because if you use too much force the metal will bend! Then you can just use tweezers to pull the battery connector off and you can remove the battery.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/htc-one-s-teardown/
Hello everyone,
my Photon Q fell two days ago and since nothing really happened except that the slider mechanism feels more lose than before, I wanted to ask you guys if 1) with your phone it is the same or 2) do you have an idea how to make it "tight" again?
I opened the phone but couldn't really find out what causes this gap on the left side (when the phone is closed and you are looking at the front). Even it's cosmetic (for some ) it bugs me a lot
Thanks
I've got the same issue, but I thought it could be an issue caused by a fall of the Photon Q.
Loader009 said:
I've got the same issue, but I thought it could be an issue caused by a fall of the Photon Q.
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So yours fell too? Its probably due to the fall
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Mine has been like this since day one. Thought it was just crappy manufacturing. MUCH more loose compared to my old Epic4g
judogti said:
Mine has been like this since day one. Thought it was just crappy manufacturing. MUCH more loose compared to my old Epic4g
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You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.
Solust said:
You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.
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Yes, I think so too. Before the drop it fit nicely...Hmm...but noone knows what to do to get it like that again?
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I'm not experienced in hardware repair or mods, but if you can separate the two parts of the phone it looks like it has a single hinge with two rails for the slide mechanism. I don't think those would be damaged based on your pictures but there are also two pieces of metal, one on each side of the display connector. My bet would be that one of those got dented. The two pieces seem to be used as a stopping point for the slide as well as distancing/orienting the display.
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You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.
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Nah, Im less than thrilled with this phone, I hope it dies soon and I'll switch models. I love having a slider but there are too many disappointments with this one looks like I'll have to go with an S3 or S4.
judogti said:
Nah, Im less than thrilled with this phone, I hope it dies soon and I'll switch models. I love having a slider but there are too many disappointments with this one looks like I'll have to go with an S3 or S4.
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Congratulations. You came to say that you don't like this phone and happened to bring nothing to this conversation. We won't miss you.
Solust said:
I'm not experienced in hardware repair or mods, but if you can separate the two parts of the phone it looks like it has a single hinge with two rails for the slide mechanism. I don't think those would be damaged based on your pictures but there are also two pieces of metal, one on each side of the display connector. My bet would be that one of those got dented. The two pieces seem to be used as a stopping point for the slide as well as distancing/orienting the display.
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Thanks, Solust, for your ideas. I've been thinking the same. I inspected both of them, when I opened the phone and one felt a little lose. Not as lose as the upper part of the phone feels now, though. Can you confirm that it are those things you were mentioning?
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Thanks, Solust, for your ideas. I've been thinking the same. I inspected both of them, when I opened the phone and one felt a little lose. Not as lose as the upper part of the phone feels now, though. Can you confirm that it are those things you were mentioning?
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At this point I do think it is beyond me and I'm a bit surprised someone more familiar with hardware hasn't stepped in yet. Might be worth a try PMing someone involved in the SIM mod.
The two metal pieces I was thinking of are on the keyboard portion of the phone. On the back of the display portion they create a mild groove the same size as the groove for the rails. One groove is left halfway up the phone and the other between that groove and the top of the phone. When the phone is together the display cable fits perfectly between them.
I'm sorry, all I can really do is speculate. I really don't know enough about this sort of thing. I may be mistaken as to what these parts are.
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At this point I do think it is beyond me and I'm a bit surprised someone more familiar with hardware hasn't stepped in yet. Might be worth a try PMing someone involved in the SIM mod.
The two metal pieces I was thinking of are on the keyboard portion of the phone. On the back of the display portion they create a mild groove the same size as the groove for the rails. One groove is left halfway up the phone and the other between that groove and the top of the phone. When the phone is together the display cable fits perfectly between them.
I'm sorry, all I can really do is speculate. I really don't know enough about this sort of thing. I may be mistaken as to what these parts are.
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I think it is pretty impossible to fix a dent in the hinge, right? But would that http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOROLA-PH...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20d0b14dc6 fix my problems?
^ I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. My Q is suffering from the very same problem, though I got over it quite a while ago since it's kind of a 'minor' issue I actually have the same exact part sitting on my desk right now, my listing on eBay to sell it just ended haha. I could test it out for you, if you really would like to know.
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^ I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. My Q is suffering from the very same problem, though I got over it quite a while ago since it's kind of a 'minor' issue I actually have the same exact part sitting on my desk right now, my listing on eBay to sell it just ended haha. I could test it out for you, if you really would like to know.
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Haha, interesting I'm not so sure either, but I'm eager to do it lol. Hence I bought this yesterday night, although I'm not even sure how this hinge is fixed on the phone (glue etc?). I'd sure like to know how u fare, fella!^^
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There's no glue, it just slides under these 3 little slots on the left side
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xLoveHateLegend said:
There's no glue, it just slides under these 3 little slots on the left side
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So why didn't u try it?^^
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I am looking to replace my battery on my Nexus 6P, I've abused it in the form of basically charging it all the time, all 8 hours at work, it sat on the charger all day, since I use it heavily. I now know the erro of my ways and I want to repalce the battery.
I've watched videos on how to do it, I know it's not easy, but it is possible. Has anyone here changed it, also where did you get the battery, I've found them anywhere form $10 to $50, I ahve no problem paying more if I know it's an OEM battery.
Thanks in advance.
Maybe someone, but I've not heard of anybody doing it....
Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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Right! The teardown video I saw made it look not that bad, and I toar apart my Galaxy Nexus to replace the USB port on it back in the fday, and that was actually fun, granted it had a removable back with easier access to screws, but still.
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Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
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Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
ohlin5 said:
Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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Haha yeeeeaaah all that GSM crap and all their "nice" phones Good luck if ya try man, you're more adventurous than I!
I've successfully done an internal component swap. Swapped the motherboard and battery from a very beat up N6P into one that was in excellent condition but was basically a paperweight.
The most difficult thing about this project was not getting into the phone, but getting into the phone without leaving any noticeable scratches. Removing the camera glass and the plastic strip at the bottom took at least half an hour of heating and gentle prying. Getting the screen out without a suction cup tool was a bit tricky too, i had to wedge in a chisel x-acto blade and pry it up, lucky no damage was done.
My advice would be to have on hand as many of the tools suggested in the youtube videos and to be patient while do it.
intruda119 said:
If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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moochinazz said:
Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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Good to know
Thinking about doing mine
I've never taken mine apart but if I plan on replacing my battery I will buy the replacement glass piece and bottom plastic piece at the same time. Those are the only pieces that can get damaged in the process.
I just watched that video. from the looks of it, so long as you take your time. and have that suction cup tool, it should be fairly straight forward. at least you are not having to separate the screen itself from the guts to get inside.
Looks like my battery is on its way as well.
Anyone sourced genuine replacement yet?
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
willisjm193 said:
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
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I threw up a little while reading this.
intruda119 said:
I threw up a little while reading this.
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Why?
I understand the 2 out of 10 rating on iFixit after replacing the back cover on my phone. 90% of the pain is getting to the 6 screws. I don't think it is possible without scratching up the old cover. Funny thing is that I just wanted to change it from silver to black. A heat gun is a definite requirement. Not for the faint at heart for sure.
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