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[HTC Desire S] Addicted2xda:
Bought: 15.04.2011.

From: Retail Store

Location: Retail Store, Kolkata India.

Issues faced / not faced:

1. Did not have any battery cover gaps whatsoever.

2. Removing the battery cover for any reason: SUCKS big time.

3. The power button seems clumsy and feels cheap.

4. Speed of phone is not an issue for me, as I find it quite fast. But keep in mind that I use it mostly for mailing and of course phone calls :p. Don't do gaming at all. Browsing - once in a while.

5. Heard a lot of issues about Firefox speed issues - faced none.

So far pretty impressed... just waiting for the unlocker (S - Off) app ;)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
I do not have any of those problem... I guess it depends on your luck.... if you're lucky enough u get one without any problems... mine is good....
[HTC Desire S] Tuptup:
Hi,

I recently bought a desire s and I love the phone soooo much but i notices that the screen is very slightly off the centre to the left.

I can still see all the pixels and it still fully works but it bugs me a little bit if my phone is the only one like this.

So what im asking is if there is anyone else has this in any way and if not is it worth sending to Htc to repair? And also does this mean the phone might might have less durability if it is a manufacturing defect?

Maybe im just being paranoid but just thought i would check with you guys.

Thanks in advance =)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'd say that you have a valid hardware issue, a flaw in construction and therefore should return the device and attempt to get a perfect replacement
[HTC Desire S] Tuptup:
Thanks loads :) , but would it be dangerous or a bad idea to ignore it? Would it make the phone more likely to get damaged in any way?

Its hardly noticeable but I tend to notice these things...
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
If it doesn't bother you, don't worry, without seeing it first hand can't really comment
[HTC Desire S] crubbish:
Quite a number of these phones have screen off-centered. I didn't see that with my phone until read a discussion on Russian forum. This doesn't affect functionality in any way so my advice would be to ignore it.
[HTC Desire S] Tuptup:
Thank you so much I feel better now =]

Also in relation to the issues the WiFi thing is evident but doesn't have a massive effect. Also my battery life is pretty impressive.
[HTC Desire S] mg519903:
Date of purchase: May 17th

Dealer: The Phone House

Cowntry: Spain.

None of the mentionned problems.

Regards,
[HTC Desire S] Ravin_Dave:
Just Received my Desire S last Friday straight from 3 UK online. There is a slight (at a guess 2mm) gap between the top edge of the screen and the casing, but that's all. Is it worth sending back or should I ignore it ?

Not really too bothered TBH, but if I do send it back, I dont want to risk them sending out a refurb as a replacement.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
You guys don't know how much is 1 mm.

The gap i have ...let's say 0.5mm. 1mm is too much the screen would come off.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Bought mine 2-3 weeks ago from chandigarh, India. None of the problems, no screen gap or loose battery cover. However, i do find it tough to remove the cover without applying too much pressure.
[HTC Desire S] slightowl:
Same. Battery cover fits well onto the phone and doesn't get squeeky or anything. However, i do have to apply quite a bit of force to get the cover off.

There's a slight gap between the screen and the phone body, but it's really tiny. I can only see it when i'm in a dark room and the soft keys light up.
[HTC Desire S] mrobo:
I bought mine on eBay from UK :o (was on Vodafone) I have only the first problem :( of above mentioned, but i bougt protection back case cover and the problem don't disturbs me,

But the WiFi issue makes me crazy, can something done for removing the WiFi death grip ?
[HTC Desire S] tankos:
Bought mine from EBuyer UK. No problems with the finish at all! :)
[HTC Desire S] grym:
Date of purchase: 04.06.2011

Shop name: Noname

Country: Russia

None of 1,2
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
Bought: 05-30-2011

HTC Store, SM North Edsa - Philippines

I only got squeeky bottom cover.. Kinda bothering at times.. I try to not touch it as much as possible...
[HTC Desire S] fostirop:
Bought May in Greece from a retail shop. Non of the 2 mentiond problems exist.
[HTC Desire S] NexusCrazy:
Free O2 upgrade in the UK. I think the build quality of mine at least is excellent

I don't really have a battery issue either, saying that I'm waiting to get S-OFF and Root, so am expecting it to drop then,

The Desire S reminds me of the Nexus One and should of been the Nexus S in my opinion, without sense of course. I reckon it would be super quick with a clean stock version of Gingerbread rooted of course. Cant wait for S-OFF

Never mind at least I've got my Nexus S to mess with, now that does eat into the battery but that's because I never put it down :)
[HTC Desire S] Addicted2xda:
Update on my last observation

The color from the back cover are peeling off!!!!! for a 24K mobile.. at least a better quality of paint is expected!!! :mad:

BTW I take very good care of my mobile, my 5 year old Vox looks like 1 year old! So, its not that I did not take good care of it.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Mine is still ok, no peeling. Probably just a bad Lot of phones in India. I saw the peeling problem on a review before i bought the phone on a site from india

http://igyaan.in/2011/04/htc-desire-s-full-review-india-with-sample-pics-and-video-rev/#axzz1PpVdVE6a
[HTC Desire S] Numline1:
Well, after more than month of using, I have to update my previous post. My bottom cover started squeaking after several removals. I'm considering to apply fix which has been mentioned before on these forums.

There is also nearly no unexpected gap, tho I have to clean the space between once in a while.
[HTC Desire S] crubbish:
This was also the case with mine. I probably only removed the cover like 8 times over 2 months since I own the phone. I was very thorough and gentle while putting it back as well. Nonetheless after 4th or so removal it started to squeak and now there is also some 'give' if I apply (slight) pressure in some directions. I'm pretty sure that all Desire S are the same in this respect and whether or not one's battery cover is squeaking is only a matter of how many times it's been removed/put back.
[HTC Desire S] baqai:
Got mine about a week or so back. The battery cover is bloody hard to get off. The build quality is excellent, the only gripe is the battery life :p
[HTC Desire S] PeejPeej:
had none of the two issues. but after removing the battery cover for the third time (switched carrier) it started creaking! :mad: my screen also seems to come higher and higher :rolleyes:

so i voted for both issues...
[HTC Desire S] Tik_Tak:
none,

got my from amazon.com, originally from uk
[HTC Desire S] chockyT:
Got mine used from avforums classifieds. Love the phone with a Passion. Only problem is its unlocked but with virgin mobiles bloatware, since I'm on orange its even more annoying. Guessing until I can get it S-OFF'ed I can't get rid :( but I'm still happy :)
[HTC Desire S] PeejPeej:
Just put some felt on two places on the phone itself and it fixed the battery cover squeaking:)
[HTC Desire S] zyotty:
where exactly do you place it? because i also have the squeaking problem and i hate those sound
[HTC Desire S] bprabawabr:
Bought it used from a shop in Indonesia, a couple of days ago. Still 11 months of warranty left. (i.e. it's an Indonesian release).

No such problem with the screen. The gaps look okay to me, definitely not more than 1mm. Screen is also firm, does not respond to my pushing it around with my thumbs.

The back cover, I'm not so sure. During the several times I replaced and reinserted the back cover, I needed to redo it a couple of times to make it fit "just right".

After that, though, it doesn't budge or squeak or anything.

I'd expect better from HTC, but it's not as bad as the poll describes, either.

Hope this helps.
[HTC Desire S] zyotty:
how do you mean by fitting the back cover? i am annoyed to hell by the squeak. fyi, i bought my phone in indonesia too.:p
[HTC Desire S] bprabawabr:
Ape ngomongnye gini aje kite gan? :rolleyes:

Sometimes I have to re-remove the back cover and re-insert it again to get the left part to fit better.. Or to get the right part to 'click'.. Or something like that..

Btw I read somewhere in the Beginner's Guide to Desire S (I believe the title of the thread was?), that you can apply silicone grease to stop the squeaking. Apparently when it comes to squeaking sounds, all u need is more lube :p

Don't know what silicone grease is (because the guide specifically mentioned silicone grease and silicone grease only), though.

This is all out of memory, though. U might wanna check the guide to confirm :D
[HTC Desire S] Addicted2xda:
The paint quality is awful...

I think HTC needs to wake up and smell the coffee....
[HTC Desire S] :
Yeah my guide is in need of a bit of an update. I mention silicone grease as I know it will not attack or corrode the plastic. Other oils/greases might. You can experiment at your own risk!

Furthermore I have since learnt that the battery cover fit is actually on half the squeak on my phone. What causes the squeak more than the cover now, is the hinged flap that holds the battery in place! When I squeeze the phone, the cover is flexing and moving that flap which rubs against the battery and causes the squeak, not the battery cover itself causing the noise any more. Try it out. Take the cover off and press down on that flap. Does it make the same noise you experience with the cover on? Use your imagination to deal with this one. I have put some masking tape around the bottom of my battery. A very tight fit but stops the noise.

Not had any problems with the paint as yet. I agree that we shouldn't be having to take these measures, but at least the fixes are quite straight-forward. At least HTC didn't say that we are "Holding it wrong". :)
[HTC Desire S] zyotty:
thanks. i will try that.
[HTC Desire S] faraaz:
My answer to the 2 questions: got the same problem.

Purchase date: 18 july @ store Belcompany in the Netherlands. I replaced the phone 5 (!) times because of the annoying screen gaps. All phones had defects in different places. So I gave up and think I have to live with it.

Also contacted HTC with a lot of pictures and forum links, but they said they are not aware of the problem and suggested to send the phone for repair. But I don't want to lose the phone for about 6 weeks.
[HTC Desire S] pb12551:
I got only squeaky backcover. Very annoying. Finally i took off the backcover and put a very small piece of tesa-film (4mm x 5mm) around the edge at bottom middle. Put on the backcover again, and now the squeeze has completely gone! :-)
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
I have none of these problems, only problem is overheating with navigation while loading and a very deep scratch in the screen comes from my car key lying together with the device in my messenger bag. I know I shouldn't have done this, but isn't this gorilla glas. There was no pressure on the bag, just lying side by side. Very angry. My old G1 an my Nokias all survived that with any scratch at all.
[HTC Desire S] fasty:
I have not noticed any of these problems.

Battery life is not brilliant but switching off phone network data when not in use to prevent it updating all the time helps a lot.

WiFi works flawless anywhere in the house no matter how I hold the phone.

Bought about 2 weeks ago from Handtec (Sim-free).

- Steve
[HTC Desire S] firmament0:
None of 1,2. But my flash dangles.
[HTC Desire S] florek235:
My DS is i think one of the best quality make it seems to be solid piece of aluminium. Back cover was disassembled few times, oki you have to be careful when do that but still this is phone made with good quality
[HTC Desire S] mariu$:
im back, dissapointed in wp7 for one simple reason, many phones- samsung focus, omnia7, htc surround htc mozart and the final proof hd2 with wp7, across the platform start having this problem

after a few days the lock screen becomes unresponsive, so when you get a call it doesnt register the touch for the first few seconds, also some of the capacitive buttons dont react for a few seconds

today for example one call took 2 swipes, one- one swipe but unlocking it without a call took many more 3-5

it sounds that the desire s has even bigger problems , i didnt want a motorola because of their disrespect to customers, but if i can buy a atrix dual core for the same money...

now my mozart works properly
[HTC Desire S] mariu$:
just checked with motorola again

terror

a lot of phones are still at stock android version

and 1 YEAR after launch the defy that is supposed to be dust and water proof still dies on people with new phones

the problem is with the ear speaker, it dies and is barely audible if you press the back of the phone

1 YEAR after first reports of problem

run away from motorola as a disease
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Incredible S?
[HTC Desire S] Toxicshadow:
I have neither 1 or 2, the only annoying thing I have noticed is that the paint on the edges of the phone comes away too easily.
[HTC Desire S] radusy:
very poor quality. very fragile bottom
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
1.
[HTC Desire S] zeekiz:
I have issue 1, but that was solved using a free fix from HTC.

You know those foam covers you get with the headset in the box?

1. Take both of the foam covers.

2. Remove the bottom cover off your phone.

3. Place on at each bottom corner of the base cover.

4. Slowly lower phone on top so its only about 5mm til it locks in

5. You now have a silent and more "solid" feeling on the back cover!
[HTC Desire S] matthewsucks:
Everything seems fine on my Desire S. I bought it in Singapore from Starhub
[HTC Desire S] nartz:
Doesn't have any problem at all since bought this phone.

Battery cover also perfectly fit. Bought it from Malaysia.
[HTC Desire S] dazza7111:
All this has put me off Desire S. I work in dusty place and hate HTC phones getting dust under screen.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No , the screenissue was only with the early models. All the models now don't have this problem.
[HTC Desire S] decoyknox:
I've had two Desire S's. The one made in China was of mediocre quality. Battery cover was a little loose, started creakin' after a while. The other was made in Taiwan which was of much better quality. Maybe it was just a fluke unit rather than batch issue.
[HTC Desire S] Safidk:
I dont have any problems with my phone :)
[HTC Desire S] -Maarten:
I consider myself lucky to be able to say that I'm not having these issues. My phone was manufactured in march 2011.
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
had my desire s since april. got it unbranded from mobiles.co.uk in the UK

i don't have any issues mentioned here. phone is now almost 6 months old and is used heavily everyday and still looks brand new!!
[HTC Desire S] BartuG:
There's gap on my Desire S, but there's not on my sister's. Bought from VodafoneTR.
[HTC Desire S] zeekiz:
I've changed my makeshift fix on the squeakey back battery cover by placing blu-tak on the edges of the case. Its now silent and feels more solid, also doesn't creek or squeak. :-)
[HTC Desire S] mzr9mm:
I have the battery cover isssue since the day i bought the phone, I hear it from time to time but it does not really bother me. Maybe if a change the cover it will go away.
[HTC Desire S] Curious!:
you should also add an option 3) eMMC brick!
[XPERIA X8 General] ekstrom79:
there was a guy that said that he couldnt install apps over 15mb with this but now after reinstalled it it is working to download files over 15mb. love this rom works great :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
title says it all, windows recognised it and instantly enabled drag n drop through drivers but OSX doesn't ):
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
As far as I'm aware, you don't. Honeycomb only seems to support MTP, which Windows supports out of the box, but OS/X does not. I presume this is to allow both Android and your desktop OS to access the internal storage resources at the same time, without needing to dismount the storage from Android.

Try this. Worked for me.

Regards,

Dave
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] amadib:
I am having difficulty viewing a vcard received via text message. My phone recognizes it's an MMS but views it as a Multimedia file and tries to play it.

My phone (EVO) is rooted running Cyanogen 7.0.1.2 and I'm using the builtin messaging app. I don't want to use handcent or an alternative messaging app.

I have taken a screenshot of what I'm experiencing
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dyallo:
There doesn't seem to be a solution to this..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nijuej:
android cant get vcard i think.

someonew please build a fix or hack for it ...

its been too long that noone could solve it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] regulusv7:
vCard

That's not true Miui can send and receive vCards and I have used other roms including those based on Cm10 that could do the same I think you need a modded mms.apk Easiest would be to use Miui.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nijuej:
nshedbi artistic

iam saying about vcard sent as sms (not mms)

when my friends sent vcard as sms b y their nokia,sony etc i dont even receive that sms in my mobile .

and thee no option to sent sms either ...

is there any solution for this ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] regulusv7:
go sms

Have you tried Go sms or Handcent?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nijuej:
yaa i had tried both but no use
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jfdid:
I've been searching forever for an app that will handle Vcards sent to my S3 via a Blackberry or iPhone. The MMS comes in blank on my text app (8ms messsaging) or even stock messaging app, but there's no way to view the vcard attachment.

Enter "Save MMS Attachemtns" app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobappli.savemms

Opening it brings up a list of all of your MMS messages within your text threads. The interface isn't very advanced and I haven't played with it enough to be able to select just one MMS, but regardless...clicking save will export all MMS to a folder on your phone entitled "SaveMMS"

From there, you'll need to delete the extra extension text after ".vcf"

Now click on it to open with your vcard handler app. I use DW Dialer as it's way better than stock Google dialer. It takes 8 seconds to respond after clicking, but it will import to your contacts.

This is far from an elegant fix, but if you receive vcards for work like me, you need something that will work, no matter how involved.

If anyone has a better way, let us know but a big thanks to the dev for writing this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mrpear:
Hi guys.

I've been working on vCards on Android for few years. If you wanna check my app bizCard Manager. It supports sending and receiving (importing) MMS vCards too.

But to be honest, many current davices has MMS vCards suport built in nowdays.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] maximus350zx:
Just got my G2X and purchased both a card dock and a desk dock from my local T-Mobile store. The card dock is not bad and also fits my older Samsung Vibrant and my wife's iphone. I have orderd a 90 degree micro USB connector and will see if I can figure outa way to connect it tot he car dock so I can easily charge while I am driving

I am having an issue witht the desk dock which interestingly is the same issue I had with the samsing vibrant in the vibrant car dock. if I connect the phone dorectly to the laptop running Xp withthe supplied cable, it charges and I can mount the USB drives in the phone. When in the dock, it will charge but I get a USB Device not recognized error

Anone else seeing this?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pychobj2001:
The dock might only have the charging wires in it...... Is the wire you use to connect it to computer the same wire attached to the dock? Does the dock need a power supply? which dock is it so we can look it up.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] JWhipple:
My car and desk docks arrived yesterday - I ordered them online.

Same issue with the desk dock. Win7 x64 Ultimate recognizes the dock as a USB root hub but is looking for drivers.

No, it doesn't require a separate power adapter - it pulls the juice from the USB port when plugged into the computer.

If anyone has a solution it would be GREATLY appreciated!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] nitsuj17:
awesome job...totally plan on using bokelh whenever i update sense theme :D
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] imnuts:
You missed the best one :p
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] Grimis:
Looks very good. So, just flash in recovery, right?
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
Cool.. I have more just haven't packaged them yet.. I will put them up over the next few days.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] Grimis:
I'm like a kid in a candy store :D
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] pntballer505:
Really like the peeing on apple.

...Thanks for making edify versions.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] nitroglycerine33:
Awesome. Good job putting this together!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] Sleek69:
Flashing the Laser Andriod Engraver. Thanks.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
Going to put up the rest of the animated preview today then will have time to put together some new boots.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] blackmamba0730:
0_0 So...many...choices....

-faints-

Bricking builds character
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] dave2metz:
How do you put the animation on your phone? Noob question...

How do you do this??
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
You will need to have a version of Clockwork Mod Recovery installed on your phone: Append (v2.5.1.x) or Edify (v3.0.2.7x) - and then select the correct version of the zip file you want.. download it.. put it on your sdcard.. boot into recovery and "install zip from sdcard" - - install reboot - enjoy new boot animation.

All of this presupposes that you are rooted..
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] TheRedBull:
These are freaking tight man. Great job!

You know...it would be sick if a developer could come up with a program that would let you switch boot ani's just for convenience. That would rock.

Nice job!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] BIBUBO BCJ:
you have forgotten the most beautiful things

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033274

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13263970#post13263970
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
I have migrated the entire boot animation and some shutdowns to this list... if you find a dead link please pm me and I will clear it..

Many of the links that have been posted are for files that require (bootanimation.zip) copy from sdcard to the system/media directory.. and - there are some I have not repacked for CWM 3..
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] phatmhat:
how do you delete a shutdown animation?
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
Using a a file explorer with read/write permissions (Super Manager [free from market] or Root Explorer [paid from market]); navigate to system/media/video- delete the folder labeled 'shutdown'...

If you have shutdown sound you will need to navigate to system/media/audio/ui - and delete the 'shutdown.ogg' file.

That will effectively remove all traces of a shutdown..
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] phatmhat:
muchos garcias. :) and thanks for this list. its very helpful. trying out animations now. :)
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] bswright:
These are awesome guys! Keep it up!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] BIBUBO BCJ:
What about HoneyBee bootanimation

watch this videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHU4yE5h1Os

very cool with Honeycomb themes
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] JaeKar99:
Honey Bee (Honeycomb Boot Versions): (these boots are designed for a different device but have been formated to center on the fascinate)..

Honey Bee Blue Boot Animation

- Android Shared

Animated Preview || Download - Flash in Any CWM

Honey Bee Green Boot Animation

- Android Shared

Animated Preview || Download - Flash in Any CWM

Honey Bee Red Boot Animation

- Android Shared

Animated Preview || Download - Flash in Any CWM

Happy Fourth of July!!! :cool: