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Sony Xperia Z1 "Sim not detected" Problem.

I have Sony z1 (c6902) it was working perfectly..then when i inserted my sim card it got stuck inside,then when i pulled it , one small golden colored pin(sort of) came out..from then my phone is saying 'Sim card not detected'
Can anybody tell me how to solve this issue
or if it cant be solved without experts
then tell me how much will it cost in The Sony Service Centre
Device
Sony Z1 (C6902)
Version - Android 5.0.2
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Hussainraza7v said:
I have Sony z1 (c6902) it was working perfectly..then when i inserted my sim card it got stuck inside,then when i pulled it , one small golden colored pin(sort of) came out..from then my phone is saying 'Sim card not detected'
Can anybody tell me how to solve this issue
or if it cant be solved without experts
then tell me how much will it cost in The Sony Service Centre
Device
Sony Z1 (C6902)
Version - Android 5.0.2
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Thank you
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Hi,
The golden-colored pin(s) is a part of SIM card reader. If one of that pin was broken (like break up during uninstallation of the SIM card), you can't read any SIM card (because the SIM card reader doesn't have enough pin to read the SIM card). For the cost on the Sony Service Centre, I don't know since I never use Sony devices.

Hussainraza7v said:
I have Sony z1 (c6902) it was working perfectly..then when i inserted my sim card it got stuck inside,then when i pulled it , one small golden colored pin(sort of) came out..from then my phone is saying 'Sim card not detected'
Can anybody tell me how to solve this issue
or if it cant be solved without experts
then tell me how much will it cost in The Sony Service Centre
Device
Sony Z1 (C6902)
Version - Android 5.0.2
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Thank you
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Go to service centre don't try own your own.. It may worst the situation...
Price is depend on work on the device...

DastanShaikh said:
Go to service centre don't try own your own.. It may worst the situation...
Price is depend on work on the device...
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Will they have to change the whole motherboard or just the sim slot.?
I dont want to give my phone to the service centre because it take almost 15days
and i have to pay 1000rs.(20$) just to get my phone checked
and then they will tell me how much it would cost to repair my phone
so can you plz give me some idea that what they will change.? the phone's motherboard(cost very high) or just the sim slot(cost less)

Hussainraza7v said:
Will they have to change the whole motherboard or just the sim slot.?
I dont want to give my phone to the service centre because it take almost 15days
and i have to pay 1000rs.(20$) just to get my phone checked
and then they will tell me how much it would cost to repair my phone
so can you plz give me some idea that what they will change.? the phone's motherboard(cost very high) or just the sim slot(cost less)
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Don't worry they just replace ur sim slot...not mobo....
But they can charge little high price cuz...the device is waterproof.... And it needs to open the panel via heat..and suction cup.. Nd close the panel via a special glue.. So water resistant remains...
But it worth it...

You can cover it up via device manufacture warranty.
"A Word to the wise "

saarav242 said:
You can cover it up via device manufacture warranty.
"A Word to the wise "
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There's no warranty for physical defects dude...

DastanShaikh said:
There's no warranty for physical defects dude...
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Yes i just forgot that it's physical damage

saarav242 said:
Yes i just forgot that it's physical damage
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XPERIA Z5 Baseband IC chip Repair/replacement

Last month my Z5 suddenly stopped working, the Radio/antenna is not working at all. I sent my phone to SONY for repair only to find out they won't repair it due to a 'bend' on the phone frame. I then sent the phone to another third party repair service (Quick Mobile Fix) . They have quoted an additional payment is needed of £80 (I paid £79.99 for antenna repair originally) as it needs a new Baseband IC. Just trying to search more and see if there is any other way to fix the phone. I have searched on the forum but the threads are for older Xperia Z (Z, SP) , does anyone have any advice? I'm stuck using my old Xperia S that doesn't really work properly

has anyone had this issue?

Water demaged

I dropped my Sony Xperia xa in Water 10 days ago, now it switches on, but shows a blurry screen.please help me and how can i fix it?

Send it to me i can fix it for you.

wrundawan said:
Send it to me i can fix it for you.
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I want to fix it my self though i plan on buy xa1 plus and use my current phone as second phone.

then buy new display and replace it with old one.

[Q] Daughterboard Replacement (Microphone issues)

Let me preface by saying I have read the 4 page thread & nothing there seems to help.
I bought a Pixel late last year as gift for my mother as a Christmas present. Unfortunately, after resetting the device, I found that the phone had microphone issues - working for about an hour after the phone had been booted, then cutting out, taking the loud speaker, vibration motor and auxilary jack with. Much more recently, I have noticed that the loud speaker will now work, but the phone will not pick up an auxiliary input anymore, nor will the microphone work at all or the vibration motor.
From what I've read on here, Google seems to have fixed this issue in all phones built from January 2017 onwards but I am unable to find anyone selling the latest revision of this board online - I'm currently contemplating taking this into a Carphone Warehouse store to send it off (as they are an official Google repair centre), but I don't want to pay over the odds for something I know only takes 10 minutes to do.
My question is: has anyone had similar issues & fixed them? Was the problem the charging port PCB, or was it something on the main motherboard?
Also, does anyone know of anywhere that has stock of post-Jan 2017 boards, or even have a working spare themselves that they are willing to sell? I'm wearing pretty thin with this at the moment & would love some advice.
Thanks!

What is your phone serial number? Mine starts from FA6CL... No problem's here... at the moment.

rtimoff said:
What is your phone serial number? Mine starts from FA6CL... No problem's here... at the moment.
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It starts with FA6AB - knowing my luck that's probably one of the first devices created

I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.

bush911 said:
I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.
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Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?

Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
DanielF50 said:
Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?
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bush911 said:
I have the same issue and got fixed by replacing something on the motherboard. the engineer said is something from Qualcomm. I guess it is Qualcomm WCD9335.
The total cost is around $30
here in China.
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Hey buddy, why don't you just call him, or send a letter about what exactly he repairs?

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Please send me his contact info as well, as I need to repair mine.
Thanks

guys sorry to hijack the thread, but anone here knows if the wifi chip is on that board and if so can it be fixed I also got a pixel that came with issues, when it wants to connect to the wifi it says: connecting , then saved, but never connects nor it gives a wifi hotspot so I think it's a hardware issue... please advice.

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Thank you, I will attempt to contact him soon.
chuby007 said:
guys sorry to hijack the thread, but anone here knows if the wifi chip is on that board and if so can it be fixed I also got a pixel that came with issues, when it wants to connect to the wifi it says: connecting , then saved, but never connects nor it gives a wifi hotspot so I think it's a hardware issue... please advice.
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Have you disassembled the phone yet? One of the antenna cables could have come loose, they're pretty fiddly and pop out sometimes when the phone is dropped.
I'm pretty sure the antenna for both WiFi & cellular is on the daughter board as both the antenna cables connect from the daughter board to the motherboard so I would assume a loose connection would be the issue, but if neither side of the cable are loose, then it's probably going to be damage to the daughter board or a software issue - I'd attempt a software wipe first, just in case.

Thanks buddy

DanielF50 said:
Does the engineer do mail-in repairs?
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Could I have the info as well. This phone is driving me mad.
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DanielF50 said:
Let me preface by saying I have read the 4 page thread & nothing there seems to help.
I bought a Pixel with a broken screen late last year & my intentions were to replace the screen and gift the phone to my mother as a Christmas present. Unfortunately, after replacing the screen and resetting the device, I found that the phone had microphone issues so I opened it up again, replaced the lower PCB with a spare I had lying around... same issue, only this time the microphone works if there's no pressure on the screen (eg. it's connected, but not stuck down?). Both these boards were built on the same day, within 2 minutes of each other (June 2016) so I can only assume that both boards have the common microphone issue of pre-2017 built OG Pixels.
After being unsuccessful thus far, I went online purchased another board (with a 12 month warranty), fitted this & low and behold it's got the same issue. The new board was built in May 2016 and seems to be a completely different revision as it looks quite different to both of the other boards in my possession (no antenna clips, different smd's, different spring design & minus 1 spring).
From what I've read on here, Google seems to have fixed this issue in all phones built from January 2017 onwards but I am unable to find anyone selling the latest revision of this board online - I'm currently contemplating taking this into a Carphone Warehouse store to send it off (as they are an official Google repair centre), but I don't want to pay over the odds for something I know only takes 10 minutes to do.
My question is: has anyone had similar issues & fixed them? Was the problem the charging port PCB, or was it something on the main motherboard?
Also, does anyone know of anywhere that has stock of post-Jan 2017 boards, or even have a working spare themselves that they are willing to sell? I'm wearing pretty thin with this at the moment & would love some advice.
Thanks!
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Any updates? My country has no official service either. Right now I'm stuck with a phone that can't make or receive any phones. Camera won't record videos. Can't play back any videos and won't reproduce no sounds at at all... So basically a color Kindle ...I bet Kindles do more at this stage

DaNNi3n said:
Could I have the info as well. This phone is driving me mad.
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Any updates? My country has no official service either. Right now I'm stuck with a phone that can't make or receive any phones. Camera won't record videos. Can't play back any videos and won't reproduce no sounds at at all... So basically a color Kindle ...I bet Kindles do more at this stage
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PM'd

Update: I contacted Google's authorised repairers.
Carphone Warehouse will fix the issue for the extortionate price of £169.99 (over half the price of a new one) & "SBE" have effectively said that they will not attempt repairs on devices that are outside of their warranty period, so basically, they won't fix Pixels at all (as they don't fix in-warranty devices).

Update #2:
After contacting Google again to say that their repairers wouldn't repair the device/repair it for a reasonable price, the support agent said the phone may still be in warranty & organised an RMA - the phone was returned to Google & replaced with a "refurbished" warranty version, which actually looks brand new! The even better news is that the phone isn't locked to EE, so a custom rom is being dumped on it as I type this!

bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Hello, pixel user from Malaysia here.
May i acquire his contact details as well? With the taobao store link too.
This will definitely fix the microphone problem right?

Since this thread was started, a lot has happened in the Pixel world including a lawsuit over this very issue.
Can anyone else confirm that replacing the Audio Codec (Qualcomm WCD9335) will fix the microphone issue?

orangematter said:
Since this thread was started, a lot has happened in the Pixel world including a lawsuit over this very issue.
Can anyone else confirm that replacing the Audio Codec (Qualcomm WCD9335) will fix the microphone issue?
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I tried to replace the audio codec with a local phone repair shop, it resulted in the phone not powering at all, the guy told me that under the audio codec there is some other lines on the board that were effected during the replacement, since then I'm trying to buy a motherboard to get my phone working again. No luck tho, I bought another pixel already and lost that one, so be careful.

Alaadragonfire said:
I tried to replace the audio codec with a local phone repair shop, it resulted in the phone not powering at all, the guy told me that under the audio codec there is some other lines on the board that were effected during the replacement, since then I'm trying to buy a motherboard to get my phone working again. No luck tho, I bought another pixel already and lost that one, so be careful.
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Thanks for updating the thread with this information. I would prefer not to take a chance if it's not a straight forward repair and will hold out for a cheap and safe way to fix it I guess.

Me Too!
bush911 said:
Yes he does. will pm you his taobao store link and his cell phone number soon. he is at Shenzhen, China.
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Please may I also have his details - contemplating DIY repairs but for that price I'd rather ship to him

Galaxy A72 unresponsive touch screen

Hi I have a Samsung galaxy A72 SM -A725F/DS
When my phone is locked for a while in my pocket the touch screen becomes unresponsive and have to hard reboot after reboot touch screen works perfectly fine.
My phone is not rooted still original firmware
Some help would be much appreciated

GoldenJet said:
Hi I have a Samsung galaxy A72 SM -A725F/DS
When my phone is locked for a while in my pocket the touch screen becomes unresponsive and have to hard reboot after reboot touch screen works perfectly fine.
My phone is not rooted still original firmware
Some help would be much appreciated
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Go to system settings>display, see if you have a setting called "Accidental Touch Protection" and if it is enabled. That feature could be activating and then freezing the screen when you try to turn it back on.

Droidriven said:
Go to system settings>display, see if you have a setting called "Accidental Touch Protection" and if it is enabled. That feature could be activating and then freezing the screen when you try to turn it back on.
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Hi there thanks for the reply I have tried that and still have the same problem maybe unlocking the phone and reinstall software will help I have an idea it could maybe be software related?

GoldenJet said:
Hi there thanks for the reply I have tried that and still have the same problem maybe unlocking the phone and reinstall software will help I have an idea it could maybe be software related?
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Yeah, that would solve any software issues. If there is still a problem after that, maybe hardware damage?

Droidriven said:
Yeah, that would solve any software issues. If there is still a problem after that, maybe hardware damage?
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Can't think of hardware damage cause then it will be permanently it only happens sometimes when screen is locked.
Need to know where to download proper and original software?

GoldenJet said:
Can't think of hardware damage cause then it will be permanently it only happens sometimes when screen is locked.
Need to know where to download proper and original software?
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Google search for:
"Return to stock (your specific model number)"
That should find links to firmware, software tools and guides.

i have the same problem right now a72 can you tell me how you solved the problem?

Duygu13 said:
i have the same problem right now a72 can you tell me how you solved the problem?
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My device still have the same problem it is sended to technicians I have an idea the main board is faulty will let you know what was the fix

GoldenJet said:
My device still have the same problem it is sended to technicians I have an idea the main board is faulty will let you know what was the fix
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Hi there! What was the answer or Solution by technicians? Did they solved the problem?

Hi all there! As I see this issue is the same that A52 has. It's a typical factory problem that could be solved charging the main flex. That's the definitive Solution !

I have the same problem with my A72 (A725f)XID
Any solutions
I tried downgrading it didn't help
Changing the screen of flex also doesn't help
So it's a software problem
But any solutions???

I have the same problem. It seems that all A72 series are affected by this problem. The flex cable appears to be problematic. Almost every Samsung product I purchased had issues. So, never again Samsung.

Sorry for late reply for all questions above. My A72 was not even a year old it was sended to numerous shops from Samsung to the cheap Pakistani shops and it is Un repairable they said that there might Me a chance to repair it if I replace the main board but to find one is very scarce and a new one is almost the price of a new device.
To me personally I will never get a Samsung again my next upgrade will be Huawei,Google pixel or a Xiaomi or anything else I do think that the better devices like Samsung galaxy S22,S21FE and Z fold won't have problems like the A72 or A52 or there was just a big bach of manufacturing that went wrong.
But do let me know if you guys got it fixed in any way maybe I can have a try to fix mine then but to replace part for part and hope that it will be fixed is a expensive route to go.

No just make sure your next samsung is from the European or North /South american market
Then you won't have no issues
I use The A53 & A52s 5G now & i don't have problems

GoldenJet said:
Sorry for late reply for all questions above. My A72 was not even a year old it was sended to numerous shops from Samsung to the cheap Pakistani shops and it is Un repairable they said that there might Me a chance to repair it if I replace the main board but to find one is very scarce and a new one is almost the price of a new device.
To me personally I will never get a Samsung again my next upgrade will be Huawei,Google pixel or a Xiaomi or anything else I do think that the better devices like Samsung galaxy S22,S21FE and Z fold won't have problems like the A72 or A52 or there was just a big bach of manufacturing that went wrong.
But do let me know if you guys got it fixed in any way maybe I can have a try to fix mine then but to replace part for part and hope that it will be fixed is a expensive route to go.
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I ordered a new main flat cable, and it was supposed to be delivered yesterday, but stupid NordPost in Norway did not deliver it in time. So, I must wait until Monday or Tuesday to get it. Basically, my phone has been opened and lying since Wednesday. I will update you, when I replace the cable. In any case, original main cable in Norway is very inexpensive. It cost me 110 nok or 11 euros.

Bigslime96 said:
No just make sure your next samsung is from the European or North /South american market
Then you won't have no issues
I use The A53 & A52s 5G now & i don't have problems
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My A72 is from Europe. It seems it doesn't matter where it's from. All A72 models are effected with this problem.

drrastovac said:
I ordered a new main flat cable, and it was supposed to be delivered yesterday, but stupid NordPost in Norway did not deliver it in time. So, I must wait until Monday or Tuesday to get it. Basically, my phone has been opened and lying since Wednesday. I will update you, when I replace the cable. In any case, original main cable in Norway is very inexpensive. It cost me 110 nok or 11 euros.
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You are lucky it is not expensive here in South Africa every thing is expensive if I take a guess it will be around R400, my phone acted actually weird because it started to have unresponsive screen restarted the device then will work for a few seconds then will have the same problem, sometimes my network signal will totally disappear and there will be two round sircles, sometimes when I charge my device it will show the phone is overheating even though the device was not even on for a while other times it will show the charging port is wet I can't think that the flex cable will cause all that problems

GoldenJet said:
You are lucky it is not expensive here in South Africa every thing is expensive if I take a guess it will be around R400, my phone acted actually weird because it started to have unresponsive screen restarted the device then will work for a few seconds then will have the same problem, sometimes my network signal will totally disappear and there will be two round sircles, sometimes when I charge my device it will show the phone is overheating even though the device was not even on for a while other times it will show the charging port is wet I can't think that the flex cable will cause all that problems
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Same problem i had when charging. Try this fix

I replaced the main flat cable, and so far, my phone is working. I will report again in a few days.

drrastovac said:
I replaced the main flat cable, and so far, my phone is working. I will report again in a few days.
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That's great news mate let me know in a few days then I will replace mine