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Has anyone else had issues with their touch pro shocking their hands when using it while charging?
Every once in a while the phone will suddenly start emitting a very strong 'tingle'. Kind of feels like a dog shock collar (don't pretend you haven't tried that...). It has startled me enough to drop it a few times. Luckily I don't tend to have it too far from the ground while it is plugged in.
Anyone else encounter this issue?
no, you should probably get a replacement unit, and never use a pun again
Yeah, that sounds like a serious problem. I'd take it back right away and/or contact htc support. I wouldn't use the charger in the interim. You don't want to burn down the house. Knock on wood...
New undocumented security feature?
Take my phone.. I dare you.
No, really, you should exchange that phone
I've experience quite a bit of static shock with the phone. On the HTC Fuze the top half is encircled by this metal/chrome bezel. With dry winter air and walking around on carpet, I've zapped myself/phone a few times. Hopefully, there's no damage to any of the electronic components.
Are u sure its not in vibration mode? That produces a "tingle" as well.
vexingv said:
I've experience quite a bit of static shock with the phone. On the HTC Fuze the top half is encircled by this metal/chrome bezel. With dry winter air and walking around on carpet, I've zapped myself/phone a few times. Hopefully, there's no damage to any of the electronic components.
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Same here. I notice it more than with my last phone but it's not an alarmingly bad shock, and definitely no constant tingle. The shock is coming from me to the phone and not the other way around.
So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
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So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
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spot could be because water maybe got into the lcd itself? Or maybe the digitizer is right up against it
T10NAZ said:
spot could be because water maybe got into the lcd itself? Or maybe the digitizer is right up against it
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Thanks. Any way to fix?
it's probably because you used a hair dryer to dry the phone
supremekizzle said:
So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
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In theory it can be fixed, but it's very hard to do and you may end up destroying the lcd. You may have gotten water between the layers of the lcd and it won't dry easy and even if it does it will probably stay as a permanent blob due to the minerals in the water.
The way to fix it is to open the lcd itself and separate the layers until you reach the blob, then wash it gently with 99% alcohol and dry gently with warm air. I've done this several times, but few it didn't end well, depends on the lcd itself.
My advice is to disassemble the phone and leave it in an open-air bag of rice and leave in in a warm place for 3 days or so.
As a last resort you can try what I said above, just make sure to note how the layers were put and which side, so you don't mess it that way.
Good luck.
It's weird. I woke up today and it was completely gone. Either the drop of water that was in there migrated to somewhere else in the phone, or it evaporated. Thanks for the help.
This happened with my nexus 5 into a pocket front pocket. It did get dmg only from tight pocket.
Never experience that issue. I would recommend a case but jeez how tight are your pants. I don't wanna imagine how the iPhone 6 will look after being in your pocket . Just saying...
Are you in the US?
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No, europe, so no google warranty not so tight, but deadly to phone. With note 2 i brake a hole inside pocket 2 times, but nexua got crashed there.
Stop wearing skinny jeans.
Skinny jeans are for girls.
And if you are a girl, place your phone in your purse.
You can't blame the phone, or anything that's in your pocket for warping if you have tight fit jeans, that's completely your fault.
My doctor said that wearing skinny clothing, if one's a male, will absolutely give you AIDS and have a higher probability of becoming someone's b!t¢h.
Its not so tight, only when i sit down, they just strech, jeans. Im kinda disappointed about this, other phones could take that presser, but this one failed, not only screen but frame to.
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Its not so tight, only when i sit down, they just strech, jeans. Im kinda disappointed about this, other phones could take that presser, but this one failed, not only screen but frame to.
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When you say pressure, how much pressure we talking ? Mind listing those phones? I have seen many Nexus 5 bend test videos and it holds very well compare to other devices. I myself wear jeans and so far I have not noticed this issue with my phone.
It's next to impossible that a "tight fitting" jeans would have caused this damage. I'm pretty sure you sat over it while it was in your back pocket or you must have hit something which when the phone was in your pocket with screen up.
Tight fitting jeans might have caused the cracks on the bezels, but screen? It's highly improbable.
Phone was in front pocket, and i did like a squat with my girlfriend into my hands, and just got ripped, from screen cracks, more looks like got twisted. O and if you try to bent dont do it, i wont bend, but it will i 2 halfs.
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It's next to impossible that a "tight fitting" jeans would have caused this damage. I'm pretty sure you sat over it while it was in your back pocket or you must have hit something which when the phone was in your pocket with screen up.
Tight fitting jeans might have caused the cracks on the bezels, but screen? It's highly improbable.
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But it did, that is the sad part.
Well at least the small crack near the sim tray and the one near the headphone jack are pretty common if you put too much pressure on your phone or dropped it.
I dropped mine like 3 times since I got it on day one and it mostly fell down on a carpet and once on the floor from like 3-4 ft and exactly those two spots got damaged as they're one of the "weak spots" of the phone's body.
The same should apply to the micro usb, the microphone and speaker. Vulnerable to cracks aswell.
Also you should look out for new denims, much cheaper than buying a new phone all the time lol.
Don't blame your phone. You already know that tight jeans could damage things in your pocket especially phone who have a big glass display. Mind it as an experience then.
Ye but feeling, when you took it out and see this is kinda annoing. Bad luck, i dont blame phone, but wanted to show worst case what can happen in pocket
The lesson here for Anyone reading, is if you absolutely MUST wear jeans that become tight in different positions, do not put any devices in the pockets
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You can put device inside ppcket, bit dont do squats
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dont do squats
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"Tight in different positions"
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Some people shouldn't be given expensive things.
My Nexus 5 has never been dropped or in tight pants, and the hairline cracks in the plastic are on mine too. Those cracks appear to be extremely common on the Nexus 5. Never had a phone do this before, either. The plastic is less flexible than other phones.
Your screen, OTOH, lol... those must be tight pants.
This can't be real.. Lol
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Now that the Pixel 2 is water resistant, does anyone get their phone wet or in water often ? I recently took mine hiking which was perfect for the camera, and after the trip it was dusty and oily from use. I took the phone and turned it off and submerged it in warm water and washed it for a few minutes and let it dry. Now it is clean and good to go no problems. I generally don't get my phone wet often, but I'll probably start washing it after trips like these.
Just be careful you don't make the water too warm, and absolutely don't use soap. This sort of waterproofing takes advantage of surface tension, and either of those two things can defeat it and let water seep in.
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Now that the Pixel 2 is water resistant, does anyone get their phone wet or in water often ? I recently took mine hiking which was perfect for the camera, and after the trip it was dusty and oily from use. I took the phone and turned it off and submerged it in warm water and washed it for a few minutes and let it dry. Now it is clean and good to go no problems. I generally don't get my phone wet often, but I'll probably start washing it after trips like these.
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I only have one thing to say. You're either braver or crazier than i am. I haven't yet figured out which one it is though.
Just when I turn it on ? But seriously, I feel like I can help you out here. Since I'm an auto detailer for a living I can tell you that water does not clean oil at all. And it's highly unadvisable to get your pixel that wet on purpose. I recommend a high quality microfiber towel and a spritz or two of rinceless wash on the towel. I use Carpro EcH2O but any rinceless wash will do. Nice thing about Carpro EcH2O is that there is ceramic coating properties within it so you're adding a bit of ceramic protection to the screen and enclosure of the phone. This not only adds a protective barrier but also keeps it cleaner and easier to clean in the even it does get dirty. That product must be diluted and will last you a lifetime and you can use it on your car as well. But in a pinch I would use Isopropanol Alcohol on a microfiber and that will do just as good of a job cleaning it up without getting the phone wet. Hope this helps you.
I saw a YouTube video of a guy who took his pixel 2 into the pool and even though it survived, the speaker output was drastically reduced, even after it dried. I wouldn't intentionally submerge any device. The water proofing is for emergency only.
I wash my Pixel 2 phone occasionally. I had an S7 Edge that I washed all the time and used for underwater photography. I've only submerged my Pixel 2 for photos once or twice, and so far so good.
One warning though, your USB cable isn't waterproof. I toasted a couple USB cords with a wet USB port before I realized what was going on. Consider covering up the USB port when you're getting your phone wet, and make sure it's dry before you charge it.
Almost every time both phones got submerged, the speaker was weird for a few hours. Once it dried out it was fine.
But you know, YMMV.
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Oh also, remember that fast moving water can push it's way into the waterproofing a lot faster than water pressure alone. I always try to avoid water coming straight out of the faucet into a hole or seam.
I am trying to decide on making the switch from iPhone to the Pixel 3a. All of my devices have been waterproof, but the 3a isn’t.....so I’m wondering how much of an effect would rain or even a few drops of water while at the beach would have on the 3a?
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I am trying to decide on making the switch from iPhone to the Pixel 3a. All of my devices have been waterproof, but the 3a isn’t.....so I’m wondering how much of an effect would rain or even a few drops of water while at the beach would have on the 3a?
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I've used it many times in mild rain but haven't ever dipped into water.
So if you are talking about that, it'll be good.
i doubt drops of water hurt. i have a skinomi screen protector which was a wet application and they give you small tube of soapy water with a spray nozzle to wet the screen. i spray the soapy water on the protector to clean it. seems to me the only problem would be an excessive amount of water entering the headphone jack. like if it was dropped into water and went under water..
mine fell into a puddle once and was submerged for about 5 - 10 seconds. It was fine after.
I dropped my first one into a toilet full of water (after it had been flushed). Grabbed it out and turned it off w/in 15sec.
Left it off and tried it 2 days later. Screen probs (multiple phantom touches a second).
Ended up buying a new one and leaving that one in a drawer. Actually just tried it again for the first time since then (maybe 3/4 months) and it's totally dead. No lights when plugged in to charge - no response otherwise.
So yea - be careful w/ water. At least it's relatively inexpensive to replace.
My GF left hers in her pants and I did laundry. She asked where her phone was as the washer was filling up. I don't know how much water got in it by the time I pulled it out, but it was DOA and had some water pour out of the charging port and speaker grill. Insurance replacement through Fi wasn't too bad. $50 no questions asked. Pretty much told them. "Water damage, it's dead, Jim."
Normal things like rain are fine, but if water gets in the charging port or bottom speaker grill, kiss it goodbye.