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I noticed that my volume rocker is a bit loose. You can feel how loose it is when you press on it or move it up and down (not even depressing it). And when you shake the phone, you can definitely hear it rattle.
Is this normal?
Mine isn't but my powerbutton is loose xD
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My volume button is a bit wobbly but it doesn't really bother me, I didn't notice it till I read your post.
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Is a loose volume rocker worth requesting a replacement? It annoys me a bit...
Both my volume rocker and power button are loose, a bit annoyed but they are responssive so it is fine.
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The units made in Taiwan have the loose buttons... I have one from china with tight buttons.... I should know I am on my 5th sensation... Taiwan has better speaker and the ones made in china have better back covers... and don't get me started about the screens.... I have had all 3 kinds and sharp is hands down the best for video playback....
Not loose here and I use it often since it's set to wake my device (made in Taiwan).
I think my home button might be where ing out. It was smooth and silent and was easy to click when I bought it. Now it is some what hard to click ( it needs more force ), and it makes a clicking sound that does not sound natural. Have you experienced this with the dinc 2 or with any phone you have used. Does the home button just get harder to use after a few months?
If you think there is something wrong with my phone, should send back to HTC for fixing (after I unroot it)?
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Could be many reasons u hitting buttons hard or debris or dirt building up under button interface
Does anyone else power button not feel as firm as the volume buttons? The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't 'click' as noticeably as the volume buttons. It feels a little different.
I could be just nitpicking though.
S8B said:
Does anyone else power button not feel as firm as the volume buttons? The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't 'click' as noticeably as the volume buttons. It feels a little different.
I could be just nitpicking though.
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Well let me just join in on the nitpicking...my volume rocker is loose. If I put my thumb in the middle and "slide" the rocker up and down, the entire thing moves slightly. Meh.
Its kinda hard for me to get used to the power button coming from the captivate where the power button was on the side
stnguyen09 said:
Well let me just join in on the nitpicking...my volume rocker is loose. If I put my thumb in the middle and "slide" the rocker up and down, the entire thing moves slightly. Meh.
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Get it replaced, you got a faulty unit.
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ceo.mtcl said:
Get it replaced, you got a faulty unit.
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It have that too. But I think it's normal tbh
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expertzero1 said:
It have that too. But I think it's normal tbh
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Superglue????
expertzero1 said:
It have that too. But I think it's normal tbh
Basically. Mine does it too I am sure it's normal
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stnguyen09 said:
Well let me just join in on the nitpicking...my volume rocker is loose. If I put my thumb in the middle and "slide" the rocker up and down, the entire thing moves slightly. Meh.
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mine does this as well
stnguyen09 said:
Well let me just join in on the nitpicking...my volume rocker is loose. If I put my thumb in the middle and "slide" the rocker up and down, the entire thing moves slightly. Meh.
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I never would have noticed this, but my volume rocker does exactly the same thing.
I couldn't care less, though. What I care about is the wifi bug and the fact that my Gmail app takes 10-15 minutes to receive emails. Every other Android phone I've ever had has received Gmails to the Gmail app within 10-20 seconds (if not less).
S8B said:
Does anyone else power button not feel as firm as the volume buttons? The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't 'click' as noticeably as the volume buttons. It feels a little different.
I could be just nitpicking though.
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Most inc2 users had this issue too...now our power buttons don't work or are very hard to use. HTC needs to fix this
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Mine feels fine..u can hear what I assume is the vibrate motor if u shake it lol even when holding buttons
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I guess I just got use to the iPhone 4's distinct feel. When you push it, you'd know when you pressed it as if felt like it actually clicked. On the One X, it's almost a little mushy; not as distinct as the iPhone 4's feel and not even as distinct as the feel on the One X's volume rocker. I guess its nothing to be worried about?
Oh, and I tried shifting the volume rocker as well. Mine moves as well, but that's absolutely nothing to worry about. It's just a slight shift when you force it.
same here, volume is clicky just fine but power feels soft and mushy.
I'm using the Otterbox commuter series case on my HOX, and all of the buttons are a little hard to press because of it.
I almost ALWAYS buy my phones from Best Buy so I can get the Geek Squad Black Tie protection, but I had a rather unique circumstance that required me to get 2 new sim cards (I knew this going into it) and was doing a hardware swap, so at Best Buy it would have taken 3+ hours.. At the AT&T corp store I was in/out within 20.
I used to work for BBYM and we just didn't have access to the same systems that AT&T does. Not hating, just facts.
EDIT: Just realized that seemed completely off topic, I forgot to add the fact that I don't have GSBT is why I actually am using I case. I hate phone cases.
No HTC phone would be complete without a lackluster/poor tactile feedback power button.
drleospaceman said:
No HTC phone would be complete without a lackluster/poor tactile feedback power button.
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+1 I remember my Inspire had a ****ty power button as well
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S8B said:
Does anyone else power button not feel as firm as the volume buttons? The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't 'click' as noticeably as the volume buttons. It feels a little different.
I could be just nitpicking though.
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Well mine is like that too. nothing to get too worried about. They are all like that. I seriously tried out 10 different models in the store. They were ready to throw me out. Lol.
But the iphone 4S button feels better. It actually clicked. Feels like my One X button will fail over time. Feels that way but will actually hold up just fine. I think we are being a bit nitpicky. After all we all want perfect phones.
I just got a white AT&T One X, and one of the first things I noticed is the soft power button. I then tried two demo units in a store. The black demo unit felt better than the white demo unit (about the same as mine).
I am thinking about exchanging mine, but after reading all this, I'm not sure if I will get anything better...
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I just got a white AT&T One X, and one of the first things I noticed is the soft power button. I then tried two demo units in a store. The black demo unit felt better than the white demo unit (about the same as mine).
I am thinking about exchanging mine, but after reading all this, I'm not sure if I will get anything better...
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I was about to swap mine out too, but after reading this, ill stick to what i have.
One of the coolest features on ICS is the lack of capacitive buttons on the phone. the nexus has done it, the tablets have done it - why do companies like HTC and Samsung insist on using capacitive buttons on their ICS ready flagship phones? Isn't it time we get rid of these buttons once and for all?
Some people like or are used to buttons...
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While people still buy phones with buttons... manufacturers don't have reasons to change
I guess, cause users still like them..
I for myself, would love to have a trackball and I would even pay some bugs more to have a new ICS device with a trackball.
For sure, it's cool without any buttons, but usability of a trackball is unbeatable.
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I think it will happen in the next round of phone releases. You can see with the new lines coming out that they have diminished the number of buttons transitioning, if you will, to the no button design.
The only advantage to having the physical buttons it's the screen realestate is not taken up by the nav bar. For example, the 4.65 in Galaxy Nexus is much smaller than the 4.7 in of the One X. As the nav bar buttons take up the bottom at all times, though im sure they still auto hide when necessary.
You get the idea...
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I'm one of those old fashioned people who actually likes hard buttons on my phone. As I see it, I want fast access to the actual phone. I realize I'm one of a dying breed who likes the answer and end buttons, among others, but the main function of my phone is to be a phone. I like to be able to feel for the buttons in a dark room or in my pocket. I like that if my digitizer dies, I can still make and receive calls until a replacement arrives. Yes, hard buttons are just one more thing to go wrong, but they provide me with more benefits than anything.
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cajunflavoredbob said:
I'm one of those old fashioned people who actually likes hard buttons on my phone. As I see it, I want fast access to the actual phone. I realize I'm one of a dying breed who likes the answer and end buttons, among others, but the main function of my phone is to be a phone. I like to be able to feel for the buttons in a dark room or in my pocket. I like that if my digitizer dies, I can still make and receive calls until a replacement arrives. Yes, hard buttons are just one more thing to go wrong, but they provide me with more benefits than anything.
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I agree. Benefits of Capacitive and Hard keys out way the "cool factor" of the navigation bar.
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Some people may like it. But I believe its essential. In case the screen freezes or touch stops responding theres always a hardware button to get through right?
I think sum people dont like to use touch phone..
I'm generally OK without mechanical buttons on the device. I do wish it had a dedicated camera button. Taking pictures by tapping the screen makes it much harder to get a good, quick picture.
I'd rather my row of four capacitative buttons than a few on screen icons. It bothers me when there is screen real estate not available to apps, as is the case when there are buttons there. I'm sure they can probably auto hide or whatever, but they are there at least some of the time and I'd rather just have them as buttons.
The on-screen buttons have a lot of disadvantages as well, one of them is you can't quick reset your phone. If touchscreen stops responding, you can do nothing!
A minimal button is at least needed!
Samsung does it to copy iPhone. All they care about is stealing users from Apple. Since most Apple users aren't sophisticated, they get scared when they see a phone with no buttons.
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The on-screen buttons have a lot of disadvantages as well, one of them is you can't quick reset your phone. If touchscreen stops responding, you can do nothing!
A minimal button is at least needed!
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Well not necessarily true as power buttons more than likely won't go away, as well as volume buttons which can be used for a hard reset in the event the touch screen is unresponsive.
In Android devices, I want mechanical buttons. There ease the situations, like advanced user methods. However, on WP7 (f.e. Lumia 800/900) i dont want mechanical buttons, but capacitive yes. On-screen buttons? Danke, nein. Camera button wont standard at everywhere.
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Because some buttons are actually pretty necesary. Power button, for example. How else are you gonna use your phone?
Many times I do wish there were send and end buttons.
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masondoctorjt said:
Many times I do wish there were send and end buttons.
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Yup. One of many reasons I still use my HD2.
IMHO none of the reasons listed so far makes sense. The Samsung Galaxy series has garnered enough reputation that people will buy the damn thing with or without buttons. I think it's something with their designers or someone further up in the company that got scared about lack of physical buttons (even though power and volume buttons are still there.)
When the first came out I was disappointed that it was going to have a physical home button. Have had phone now since it was released (Verizon) and I gotta say it doesnt bother at all. In fact it feels like it should be there. Not sure how it would feel without it actually.
You wish it wasn't there? Used to it now? Love it...hate it?
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I've grown to like it. At first I thought I would hate it but after using it some I like that it's a physical key (and that I have the option to turn off the LED backlights on the menu and back keys)
I like it, plus it doesn't really hurt to have the option.
I like it for waking the device. Reminds me of my Nexus One. Like the other poster I also love that Samsung made it so we can disable the backlight for the softkeys. On my Thunderbolt it took a separate app for that. I vote yes for the home button .
After spending 2 years with 4 capacitive buttons on the Vibrant, I find the physical button to be preferable. I love being able to find the home button by feel.
On the Vibrant I would frequently manage to hit the menu or back buttons by mistake, especially in low light conditions.
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Stresa said:
I love being able to find the home button by feel.
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I agree with this. I was accidentally hitting the back and menu buttons on this sgs3 until I put a case on it. Now all is well.
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I wish it was capacitive like the back and menu keys. The one thing I do like it for is the ability to wake up the phone. A lot less cumbersome than having to reach for the side of the phone.
Still hate it. Soft keys on CM10 are the way to go. Makes multitasking so much better.
I would like it more if it were sensitive, it almost had to be pressed just right and with a bit of force, makes me wonder how long it will last....
That being said I still would prefer it to not be there.
I actually really don't mind it. it comes in handy
I'm still not a fan. I feel like a physical button is more old fashioned. I have to physically move something when there's a perfectly good alternative that's both standard and more responsive. I also find a uniform row of capacitive buttons more elegant than a mix 'n' match arrangement of capacitive and physical.
It doesn't really bother me, but I definitely prefer all soft keys like the Galaxy Nexus. In fact, I still have my GNex and whenever I go back to it for a spell, I remember how much I miss the soft home button. On the other hand, the GS3 has more screen real-estate than the GNex, so that makes me feel better. But ultimately, we could have both: larger screen like the GS3 but with all soft keys across the bottom. I just feel like it takes too much time to press the home button all the way down when I could just lightly touch the soft key...
My wife has the Galaxy Nexus and I think I prefer the touch buttons. I'm use to the home button but think the phone would have been slightly better without it. Although I do like that it wakes up the phone.
I agree you don't have to worry when your physical button is going to go.
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coming from an iPhone to the SG3... i have to say i have grown accustom to having the physical button over the past four to five years and i cannot say that i would enjoy the phone as much as i do had it not had the physical button. i tend to find myself holding the phone with three fingers behind and my thumb resting gently over it as leverage, makes the phone feel more secure in my hand (i don't have a case yet).
the only problem i have found with the physical button is that it actually managed to get the top right corner "Stuck" under the phone bezel somehow and the button was constantly being pressed. all i had to do to "un-stick" it was gently push the button towards the bottom of the phone.
other than that... no problems.
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I like it, but the side buttons are a pain in the butt. I always, always hit the enter key when I hit back after typing and sending a message.
Rarely use it. I prefer to use the back button to clear out of tasks when possible. OCD
I prefer a capacitive button instead.
I really like it but I think mine is already wearing down as it feels like there's something inside of it
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