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my fuze rattles

When the screen is up to expose the keyboard there is a rattling sound. When the keyboard is down, no rattle.
who else has experienced this?
Do you think I should return it? If not, do you know what it is that rattles?
( this is not the "spring noise" that I have been reading about, at least I don't think it is)

mine does that
when its slid open there is a piece on the screen part on the side with the camera that can b moved
duno if its normal

Do you mean to say I can see the cause of the noise if I take the battery cover off, or did you disassemble your phone to find it?

no no
just slide the screen out
turn it over
when u look at the back ul see an indent that can be pushed in and out slightly it rattles

well at least now I know what is rattling, thanks

np
but i would like to know if everyone has this

lbhocky19 said:
no no
just slide the screen out
turn it over
when u look at the back ul see an indent that can be pushed in and out slightly it rattles
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I see the same thing. looks like a cover plate for something.

Yeah i noticed it, too.
It isn't too bad but it is a little annoying.
If you slide that piece enough, you can see a ribbon cable.

It's the ribbon cable that connects the two halves of the phone. There is a little trap door there that covers it up while in the open position. If you watch it as you close the phone, the door opens as you slide it closed. But as it does that, it put tension on the spring, the tension keeps it tight when the phone is closed. When you open, no more tension and it has a little play in it. They should have spec'd the spring to have a little tension on it even in the open position so it would hold it still like when it's closed.
Oh well, probably some reason for it. Nothing to worry about at all though.

I was talking to my buddy at ATT last night. All the Fuze's have the rattle including mine. Nothing to worry

as long as it keeps the damn white screen away im happy

as long as it keeps the damn white screen away im happy

ya I was checking that out, it does look like all they needed was to keep a little spring tension on the door even when its all the way out

petard said:
Yeah i noticed it, too.
It isn't too bad but it is a little annoying.
If you slide that piece enough, you can see a ribbon cable.
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Mine rattles when closed. annoying

It's a little annoying, not because of the sound but because it makes it seem that much less unfinished. For our money we shouldn't get rattling phones.

My Fuze never rattled til now...
Well, this seems to be a big issue. On mine, the spring doesn't seem to keep the trap door on the back of the display shut at all, its almost "jamming" sometimes when you close the keyboard. I shouldn't have to check to make sure nothing is in the way when retracting the keyboard.
I almost want to scotch tape the black trap door shut to keep it from moving around.
There is a "silver" rectangular metal plate connected to the tension spring that seems to have come loose somehow.
The black door can be slid back and forth freely, as there is "nothing" holding it shut.
I don't like lose metal parts moving around inside my electronics that aren't connected to things they should be. Not at what we paid for this thing.
I see dust problems in the display in the future. I wonder if its time for warranty action?

[FIX] Annoying creaking noise

I just started developing this odd creaking noise near the bottom and sides of my S4G. Even with a Seidio Active case wrapped around it, the creaking can be felt and heard when hitting the bottom buttons.
The fix is pretty easy. You just need to decrease the amount of movement the back cover has.
I had some .010 mil fiber (fish) paper laying around so I cut a small square that covers the sim card and microsd card area. You can probably use something else, but hey, why not use some insulated paper if you have it.
Lay the paper on top of the area and then slowly place the back cover back on. No holes are in that area above the sim and microsd, so no worries there. You should see an immediate improvement

I needed more than that to stop the creaking/screen movement.
Pathetic we have to go to these lengths

jlevy73 said:
I needed more than that to stop the creaking/screen movement.
Pathetic we have to go to these lengths
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What did you have to do?
I tried used two squares of paper, but that made the back bulge out a little too much to my liking.

GideonX said:
What did you have to do?
I tried used two squares of paper, but that made the back bulge out a little too much to my liking.
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I took a post-it and folded it twice. Then placed it on the bottom right area and closed up the cover. For me when I press down on the bottom right side of the screen the whole screen sort of depresses a bit. Only way I could get rid of that was to place the paper in that region. Problem solved.

Post it would have been my backup method
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

buy another battery, i recently got an anker also had the creaking problems, noticed the anker is a TINY bit thicker than the stock battery and it removed that problem completely. and that anker battery was DIRT cheap

I just lined the case with some scotch tape. from the bottom to about 3/4 of the way up. I just went around the antenna nubs and the usb hole.

Posted this in another thread, but felt it was valuable here too...
Got the creaking here also, definitely a design flaw. Being obsessive with my devices i couldnt live with it!
I do not recommend putting paper in the cover to fill the gap, as this is just expanding the cover further making it even MORE loose when the paper is not in there. Also i wouldn't recommend it because the paper pushes the back cover out a little more, you may loose a connection for the ground. Which is the little metal springy thing, half way up the right hand side. Obviously its not a good idea to 'push' the cover further away from this ground spot. I have heard that people have had issues with screen responsiveness due to a static build up from not grounding properly.
What i did to fix this problem was a bit of a kitbash of sorts.
Mine was creaking on the bottom right area, like most. The problem is there is too much play between the little black catches on the battery cover and the latch on the handset. Instead of filling up the gap between the phone and the cover (Ala paper, card in the cover) I closed it!
What you need to do is get some very thin plastic film. Like that on kids toy packaging etc. Not the thicker stuff though. This stuff would be under 1mm thick. It came as a viewing window in the box my new wallet came in. So you can sorta imagine what im talking about.
I cut a piece about 10mm long and as wide as one of the two little black catches. I applied a VERY thin coat of super glue to one end of the film. Just enough to cover the area under the catch. Then i carefully placed the film with the superglue on it under the catch, and then quickly applied some pressure to it with some tweezers. Then i carefully cut the excess off with a pair of finely tipped nail scissors.
The result is that it now PULLS the screen/phone INTO the cover more by making the little black catch thicker. Not the opposite (paper method), which pushes the cover out, creating a further problem of adding more paper under the cover over time as the cover expands/loosens to compensate. Not to mention a possible grounding loss and resulting damage.
Hope this helps some people that have had multiple replacements or could not be bothered replacing for such a cosmetic issue. (Like me). It definitely works, just got to get your surgeon on and be accurate with your placement of the film.
Apply this to what ever side creaks the most, and bam its gone. Nice. Solid phone... again.
If anyone wants more specific details etc, im all ears.
Regards,
Matt.

will try it with an double side film ...
i mean a film that hold back cover and phone together ;-) i think doing paper in there will do damage with time

I contacted HTC and they sent me another/new one. No more creaking!

RaptorRVL said:
I contacted HTC and they sent me another/new one. No more creaking!
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Back cover or whole phone?

I have the same problem too. And it just seems to get more and more "cracking"

[Q] Opening lower case plastic flap

Morning!
Has anyone yet taken a closer look at the lower plastic flap of the case? The upper one with the power key opens readily to accept the SIM Card, but there also is a gap of about the same size on the lower part of the phone, just below the beatsaudio logo. This one has no opening to pry open with the fingernail, but i could nudge and move it a little by ever so gently prying with a tiny flathead screwdriver. There also is a small hole pointing within this flap on the very bottom of the phone.
Q: What is the hole? Drainage hole in case the phone gets a soaking bath? Hardreset microswitch? Or is it maybe a releaser that unhooks the flap and allows for easy removal (similar to the holes beneath DVD-Drive trays to remove a disk if the Drive is broken)?
I am trying to figure this out as of now, but for the life of my I cannot find a slim enough needle to get into the hole. Guess I will need to grind / file something down to see if something happens when inserting it.
Has anyone investigated this yet? Anything interesting beyond or is it just a second flap with additional antennas and no access to interesting bits and pieces?

Wonder is it where the battery placed? Perhaps there are website trying to disassemble One S to see is it easy to replace the internal battery.

If you are referring to the tiny hole at the bottom of the phone, that hole is the mic. Wouldn't advice on putting anything in there

lol its the microphone. in almost all devices it is locates there

Funniest sunday topic
You made me laugh... I remember first iphone users were talking about " OMG one of two speakers under the phone doesnt work OMG OMG "...And someone told them " It is mic ! " LOL....

psych0t1c said:
Morning!
Has anyone yet taken a closer look at the lower plastic flap of the case? The upper one with the power key opens readily to accept the SIM Card, but there also is a gap of about the same size on the lower part of the phone, just below the beatsaudio logo. This one has no opening to pry open with the fingernail, but i could nudge and move it a little by ever so gently prying with a tiny flathead screwdriver. There also is a small hole pointing within this flap on the very bottom of the phone.
Q: What is the hole? Drainage hole in case the phone gets a soaking bath? Hardreset microswitch? Or is it maybe a releaser that unhooks the flap and allows for easy removal (similar to the holes beneath DVD-Drive trays to remove a disk if the Drive is broken)?
I am trying to figure this out as of now, but for the life of my I cannot find a slim enough needle to get into the hole. Guess I will need to grind / file something down to see if something happens when inserting it.
Has anyone investigated this yet? Anything interesting beyond or is it just a second flap with additional antennas and no access to interesting bits and pieces?
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I don't yet have the HOS. But I can tell you that the little hole in the bottom of the HOS is the phone mic...
And be aware that doing what you intend to do will eventually void your warranty... but go right ahead... it's not my money if you screw things up...

I have taken apart enough devices to know what I am doing (except for the stupidity of not considering the mic hole because they have becme so invisible these days that its easy to just forget about them heh...).
I changed broken digitizers on DHD and did a complete disassembly / reassembly of a Desire Z that took an Soda bath and both devices work to this day. I am just hell of curios regarding the PCB layout of the One S, mainly for the storage question (soldered or aftermarket slotted microsd mounted under the hood)
And FYI, under the lower flap is just another boring antenna and another plastic cover, no more screws like behind the top flap. Do't have the right tools here to go any further without actually risking damage, but after easter I will have a closer look at it in the company. Unless iFixit comes out with a disassembly tutorial faster than that hehe.
Warranty? Well warranty. I've had a few devices now from HTC and none ever had to go to service. And with the knowledge of how to fix it comes the option of just paying for the OEM spare part from some retailer later on and fixing it yourself in 1 day instead of sending your phone in and waiting on it to come back for 1 week or 10 days.
But thanks for the hint, I might have actually forgotten about that.

Aux Tip Broke Inside Headphone Jack

So I've been keeping my S8 Plus as my backup to my Note 8 since the weekend the N8 came out. My kid sister dropped her iPhone and pretty much killed it so I lent her my S8 Plus until she got a new phone. Well, she only went and broke up the tip of an aux plug inside the headphone jack. It seems the aux cord was pretty old or just compromised somehow. She was in her car when she pulled the aux out of the phone but noticed the tip was stuck inside the phone. Lovely.
In the mean time, I've lent her my USB-C to Aux adapter until I can get the tip out of the headphone jack. I'm averse to using any kind of glue because I don't want to risk leaving any sticky residue inside (hold laughter). I have a smartphone repair kit with some very thin tweezers but they couldn't get a firm grip on the aux bit.
Have y'all seen this kind of issue firsthand and if so do you have any tips to getting this thing out? Thanks!

First check to see of the plug shaft that was broken, is attracted to a magnet.
If so, my first thought would be to take a nail the same diameter, or just slightly more thin as the plug shaft, cut the end off square to the nail shaft, or grind it off. Get a reasonably strong magnet. Insert the nail shaft into the headphone jack hole, and gently put it up against the broken off piece. Place the strong magnet on the nail shaft. Slowly and gently pull and twist as you remove the nail.

roaduardo said:
So I've been keeping my S8 Plus as my backup to my Note 8 since the weekend the N8 came out. My kid sister dropped her iPhone and pretty much killed it so I lent her my S8 Plus until she got a new phone. Well, she only went and broke up the tip of an aux plug inside the headphone jack. It seems the aux cord was pretty old or just compromised somehow. She was in her car when she pulled the aux out of the phone but noticed the tip was stuck inside the phone. Lovely.
In the mean time, I've lent her my USB-C to Aux adapter until I can get the tip out of the headphone jack. I'm averse to using any kind of glue because I don't want to risk leaving any sticky residue inside (hold laughter). I have a smartphone repair kit with some very thin tweezers but they couldn't get a firm grip on the aux bit.
Have y'all seen this kind of issue firsthand and if so do you have any tips to getting this thing out? Thanks!
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What you need is super glue I know you said no glue but this is how I fixed my iPad when this happened and a cotton bud or que tip
You cut the cotton wool off the cotton bud so you are left with the hollow tube then apply a small ammount of super glue on the tip of the tube and I mean tiny amount and then put that in your headphone jack and let it set for 10-15 mins then you should be able to remove the aux tip by pulling the cotton bud out and if you done this correctly there should be no glue left inside the headphone port
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downloaderbyproxy93 said:
What you need is super glue I know you said no glue but this is how I fixed my iPad when this happened and a cotton bud or que tip
You cut the cotton wool off the cotton bud so you are left with the hollow tube then apply a small ammount of super glue on the tip of the tube and I mean tiny amount and then put that in your headphone jack and let it set for 10-15 mins then you should be able to remove the aux tip by pulling the cotton bud out and if you done this correctly there should be no glue left inside the headphone port
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Edit here is a link for a laptop but it is the same principle https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...QQwqsBCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov

Hmm... In my experience super glue typically requires 24 hours to fully cure, right? I think I've heard of applicators you can spray on to speed it up but that's just more liquid being used around this phone which makes me uneasy.

I would second a drop of super glue one a tooth pick then with a light make sure it's centered. That little bit of glue will dry in a matter of 30 min to a hour.

roaduardo said:
Hmm... In my experience super glue typically requires 24 hours to fully cure, right? I think I've heard of applicators you can spray on to speed it up but that's just more liquid being used around this phone which makes me uneasy.
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That's how I done it when I done this method when I broke the aux bit in my iPad and now it works fine

I sliced a straw from a juice box and put it around the outside of the broken aux plug then I hollowed out the inside of a pen and put a tiny dan of the gel style gorilla glue on the inside of the pen. slide it down inside the straw and wait for it to harden 5 min pull the whole thing out worked great
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Top Speaker Grill

Well after a few minutes cleaning the top speaker grill lightly with a tooth brush, anti-bacterial / disinfectant i was shocked that the thing just fell off

iStasis said:
Well after a few minutes cleaning the top speaker grill lightly with a tooth brush, anti-bacterial / disinfectant wipe i was shocked that the thing just fell off
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Does anyone know if this would be fixed under warranty and if not the best way to restick it down?

I would try heating up the glue and sticking it back down.. heat gun would be best.. just be careful of how much you heat it up. Also.. in the future I wouldn't use a toothbrush. You maybe pushing dirt down into the grill. Something like silly putty might work better. I meant to add that when I get mine, I'm going to try a car/electronics attachment that came with my shark vacuum. It has tiny hose parts that might be able to suck debris out of the grill instead of pushing it down in there. I think they sell attachments like that for small shop vacs and other vacuums but I'm not sure.

DOTC said:
I would try heating up the glue and sticking it back down.. heat gun would be best.. just be careful of how much you heat it up. Also.. in the future I wouldn't use a toothbrush. You maybe pushing dirt down into the grill. Something like silly putty might work better.
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Thanks for the tip the 1st few times i used a softish toothbrush and was ok, silly putty ive seen aimed for tech stuff and more jel like would work better i think next time and had used the tooth brush before ok i just think i removed the adhesive bond when cleaning it with the wipes as the phones not been expose to any heat for it to warm up enough for the grill to slide off.
Fingers cross Razer would good will a return / repair for me as now the speaker is a bit tinny and while holding the plastic tightly to the phone its not great abover 70% volume level but looking at the speaker grill in the middle its torn away a patch. This maybe to allow the sound out as it was a neat cut in the material thats left. Still wouldnt want to superglue resin (self repair) it until razer come back and say if they will fix it for me or not.

https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Adhesive-Transfer-Tape-Clear/dp/B00HD27UJC
This stuff would be good.

Cheers i did compile a post and closed the wrong tab went away from my desk. Im waiting for someone in Razer to agree to the repair under warranty but if not ill be getting some tape hopefully i can find some thin and strong enough to go between the plastic thats come off and the non sticky adhevsive tape thats still there. Im not 100% sure if i should tape around the little square cut out or not. i was thinking small path between the left edge and camera/sensor and then a small bit to e right between camera and the torn away patch and then the last strip to the right of the pacth. its odd the patch is thereand its alot thiner than the rest of it.
Applying some pressure to the patch part i can only assume its the speaker as when covering it up the phones quiter. just unsure why its a patch? when playing last night with the bit that fell off theres some vibration so thinking where the patch is i just secure it down with the tape where i can.
Also may get a screen protector to remove the lip between the screen height compared to the plastic that fell off as this is not smooth and is a little sharp. - I may flag this with razer as a design flaw which could have lead to the problem as if it was sunken down it wouldnt have moved out of place

Something like this almost seems better. https://www.amazon.com/Innovative-C...&sr=8-4&keywords=cleaning+gel#customerReviews