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I've noticed that the slider functionality of my phone, possibly due to user-abuse, is starting to slide off the rails*. I've also noticed that the top is beginning to extend over the bottom... on the side with the PTT button. Is this my fault, or is everyone else having the same problem.
*To define: hold the phone in your hand, and place your thumb on the bottom-left corner of the top "slider-part", (could someone give me the word that should be used in place of "slider-part") push toward the right... Does the bottom, of the top, of your phone slide out by itself? Mine only moves about an 1/8th of an inch, but I'm curious if everyone shares this problem as well.
My phone slides out about the same 1/8 as yours, but i think it was like that even when it was brand new.
Yes it does happen to me, nothing perfect...it's just the sliding mechanism moving on one side and not the other..
I have the same movement on mine. My fuze is 7 weeks old, I use the sliding mechanism, on average, 3 times a day.
When I received my phone I double checked the sliding mechanism - the same movement was present when new. Based on other posts, this appears to be normal.
Other than that, my fuze is doing well. I purchased the ATT store cover (rubberized cover in two pieces) which is really good (although expensive ). I do find that the rubberized cover makes it difficult to put into my trouser pocket, thus I tend to carry it everywhere I go...
I've had that issue since I got it in Nov last year. Other than that, it's working and looking perfectly well. I should also note that I have an invisible shield that's working wonders for the phone. With it installed, I get a better grip on the phone (doesn't feel like I'm going to drop it), obviously no scratches, and fingerprint issues are far less severe.
My first phone slid off the rails too so I called AT&T and they sent me a reconditioned one. Now the slider on the new one actually pulls away from the main body. So I called AT&T again and they are sending me a another phone. Fingers crossed......
The play in the rails seems normal... I do about 4,500 texts a month... so slide open, slide closed over and over again... still holding strong had the Touch Pro since November of 08
My first kaiser (tilt) had that overhang when closed. It bothered me a lot. AT&T wouldn't exchange it, so I superglued a thin, tiny square of vinyl to the bumper at the end of the track to act like a shim, leaving the top and bottom flush when closed. The next two warranty exchanges I got (for other issues) had no such issue, and thankfully, neither does my fuze.
im uber careful with my phone but its so fragile its just breaking apart. the hard keys are coming up, the slider is now over like everyone else, there are small scratches everywhere, and kinda weird is the camera glass is broken around the edges.
My phone is holding up well with the rubberized cover
Holding up well to date, but seldom use the keyboard as have grown accustomed to using FITALY on the Fuze.
Also am using Capdase BiFold case for general protection + top shell of Innocase to help ward off the laminate separation that some users have complained of. (Also helps keep things from resting on the screen.)
May be Overkill, but hope to have this unit for some time....
Coming from a mytouch 4g, I had heard the horror stories, but haven't experienced this myself until today, when I noticed a fair amount of dust underneath the screen that seems to be coming from the corner closest to the genius button.
Now, I would and should send it in for warranty... But I love this phone right now. Unlike the other mt4gs that I have had to warranty (about three total I think), this was the only one that was perfect. The buttons are nice and click and responsive (none of the other ones had any decent feedback) and the phone is solidly built (a couple of the other ones felt like the screen was too far away from the keyboard, causing a huge gap or unwanted movement when the keyboard was closed).
also, I've heard some horror stories about the newest phones and the new radios and firmware, etc. I don't know what to do. Has anyone else noticed the screen issue?
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I've had my phone covered in drywall dust, none of it got under my screen
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i had the mt3g slide that i bought on ebay with a fair amount of dust under the screen, but it never seemed to get worse until the screen and trackpad died 8 months after i bought it, now it's getting plenty of dust on the outside of the screen sitting there like a brick.
i've had the mt4gs since about 4 weeks after the release and i use it heavily daily, and not a speck of dust under the screen. now the faux chrome bezel already has some chips gone from a relatively low drop on concrete (partially softened by the top of my foot on the way down too), so i'm not real impressed with the plastic quality there since i've had other phones that have taken hits worse than that and not show a scratch, but it seems like they did a much better job with the 4gs screen than the 3gs.
I've got dust under my screen. Its fairly minimal but eventually it will bother me enough to get it replaced. Its pretty concentrated to the lower left corner of the screen
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I have a zipper case I keep it in while it's in my pocket, I haven't had a problem with dust yet.
If you look behind the screen-half of the phone, at the end of the slide channels you will see two places where the light from the screen shines through. I forget who pointed this out first but someone on the boards did before here.
This is what prompted me to get a case for it, with a zipper, to keep the dust out.
Yes I have the same amount and location of dust. It's not affecting me right now, but it's drag to know it's there.
With my old Nokia phones I was able to open them up and clean the screen, but they were resistive screens. Is there any difference on capacitive screens?
I wouldn't Worry about dust to much. Just put in it a sock while its in your pocket. That's what I do.
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I just bought the phone 2 weeks ago and i loved it. But just now i accidentally dropped it like about 5cm from a tiles floor. And i noticed there is a slight scratch at the bottom left side edge of the screen. Can anyone tell me is it really this fragile? Because i used Asus zen 2 laser before with corning gorila glass 4, and it was incredibly strong i dropped it more than 10 time on rough surface like the road surface. Is it any way that i can get my beautiful screen back? Pls fast response ?
People seems to think just because it has this and that, that it makes the phone indestructible. Isn't GL5 stronger but can scratch easier? While the previous are weaker but more scratch resistant.
Anyway, it all depends on how it falls and hits the thousands different materials... Tiles are pretty damn hard so you should be lucky it even survived if it hit the corner.
I don't know any way to make scratches magically disappear so you would have to replace the glass itself.
Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
yacopsae said:
Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
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The angle you are mentioning is from the inside or outside after unfolding?
Mine is flat from the inside but when u put it on a desk both sides will not touch the table.
My screen isn't flat. It has a slight angle to it. Like say if the left half is flat. The right half curves upwards just slightly. Like I said it doesnt affect it functionaly but it kills my ocd knowing it should be straight.
So I was messing with my phone right now and I go to unfold it and it like snapped open completely. There's no angle anymore. It's flat. Idk what happened or what was wrong with it or what fixed it or if the problem will come back but I thought I'd let you guys know.
yacopsae said:
Hey guys so I bought my z fold 2 about a month ago on ebay. I got a pretty good deal on a Verizon variant because they unlock after 60 days. Well today I was playing with my phone and I realized that mine doesn't open up completely flat. There's a slight angle to it. I'm too scared to try trying to give it a little force to open all the way because I dont want to break something. I guess I can take it in to get repaired but it doesn't really affect it functionally. It just messes with my ocd bad that it's not completely flat when opened. It's just a slight angle you wouldnt even notice it unless you looked for it but I know it does indeed not open all the way because my mother in law and father in law both have the z fold 2 and theirs opens flat unlike mine.
Also I've had the most expensive spigen case on it since day 1 and I've been extremely careful to keep it clean and free of dirt and stuff so I'm not sure exactly what it is going on. My main concern is since I bought it on ebay I won't be able to use the warranty to get it fixed right? Or will I be able to. And if anyone has any ideas maybe I can fix it I'm open to suggestions. Thanks guys.
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I've never heard of that. Are you sure it's not the case? If you remove case does it still not open all the way flat?
brazcub said:
I've never heard of that. Are you sure it's not the case? If you remove case does it still not open all the way flat?
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It doesn't do it anymore but yes when it was doing it even without the case it would not open all the way
Did you ever resolve this? I've had the same issue with my fold 3. I believe it opened 180 degrees when I first got it a fee weeks ago. Then I noticed one day that it only opens to about 175 now. Everything works, but it is annoying
I'm getting the same issue not sure what it is but I have a theory. I just came from outside where it is cold(Winter) then when I come into my home to unfold my zfold2, It wouldn't open all the way. By any chance was it winter in your area when this occurred?
Gotta replace your whole folding screen
Hi there! A guy on Reddit said that he managed to fix it using his vacuum cleaner. He kept on vacuuming the hinge several times a day for a week, and he finally managed to make it open 180º flat again. My wife has this same issue. I'm gonna try this.
Anyway, I feel like this foldable smartphones are still in "beta". There are too many issues with the screen (bubbles, vivid pixels, strange lines, dust inside the hinge mechanism...). And Samsung's service is absolutely poor. Would never recommend the Z Flip, even though it's a fast phone with nice cameras.
Fold the phone, then carefully slide a piece of a sticky note in the gap between the hinge and the front/rear Cover an move slowly towards the top of the phone. You may have to repeat this process several times until all dust, hair and other unwanted stuff comes out. Tested working on Z Fold2, where it is slightly easier due to the bigger gap and the Fold3. Both phones fully unfold again.
I keep doing this once in a while to keep the phones in this condition
i have the same issue as well, if you google it ... it seems to be quite a common issue .. I tried to use those can air blowers .. which didn't really help and my inner screen starts flicking after a few days
Sent the phone back to samsung and requested for them to clean the hinge, but was told I need to replace the entire hinge for about 550 USD.
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Fold the phone, then carefully slide a piece of a sticky note in the gap between the hinge and the front/rear Cover an move slowly towards the top of the phone. You may have to repeat this process several times until all dust, hair and other unwanted stuff comes out. Tested working on Z Fold2, where it is slightly easier due to the bigger gap and the Fold3. Both phones fully unfold again.
I keep doing this once in a while to keep the phones in this condition
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i have the same problem.could you please make a video of that process please? been doing it for the last 1 days still not fully unfold. i dont know if i doing it wrong
I should have left mine alone cuz I made it worse paper is too weak and tears inside so I guess I made an expensive paperweight.
So I opened up my gold 2 for the first time in a month or so and I noticed a slight creaking (crunching?) Noise as I opened it. Can't say I've ever noticed it before. There's no more/less resistance to opening. It's never been dropped. I don't see any imperfections anywhere on the screen. Should I be worried? Is the display about to get the cracked screen of death?
That happened to me about two months ago where I first noticed a crunchy creak when opening…only once or twice though, then normal again. Within three weeks of that I noticed what looked like a screw or piece of plastic under the screen three quarters down right on the crease. I did have to send it into Samsung and they replaced the screen under warranty. Just keep an eye on your crease over the next little while but if it happens you won’t miss It, its pretty obvious.