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[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
So my phone fell out of my pocket, screen directly landed on a rock on the ground. There was a nice scrape right in the dead center of the screen.

I found a product called 3M "Perfect-It III Trizact Machine Glaze", or otherwise known as "3M 06070". It is an aluminum silicate based polishing compound for removing swirlies from extremely high-gloss automotive finishes. The stuff is approximately $65 for a quart size from NAPA auto parts. For those who aren't aware, Gorilla Glass itself is an alkali-aluminosilicate, so this particular polishing compound is chemically compatible with the material the screen is made out of.

**Apparently Rezound is NOT Gorilla Glass (confirmed by Corning & HTC) but must have a very similar composition**

It works absolutely beautifully. I started by applying it with a polishing cloth and rubbing by hand, but I switched over to a polishing cloth Dremel tip in my cordless drill at low speed. Approximately 45 seconds worth of polishing the screen with the drill and scrape is hardly noticeable now. With a little more careful work, I believe it will be completely gone!

Unfortunately its expensive. $65/quart is really not that bad though, when you consider that most polishing compounds that are sold specifically for glass screen repair cost as much as $30 for 8 ounces, and in my experience are less effective than 3M 06070.

I hope this helps anybody with a damaged glass on the screen. Best bet is to just get a screen protector. Not having one is a potentially expensive mistake..

**NOTE**

While this does work on the Rezound, I would NOT attempt this on any other glass screen unless you can verify that it is real Gorilla Glass or some other

aluminosilicate

glass.

Alternately, if you prefer to simply replace the entire glass/digitizer portion of the phone, I have found one available online (for cheaper than this polishing compound too!) here at this site: http://www.gogotoshop.com/product_info.php?language=en&currency=USD&products_id=4896
[HTC Rezound] Ozy666:
Why are you posting this in the Rezound forum? I was under the impression that the Rezound does not have a Gorilla Glass screen. Is the Rezound screen also an aluminum silicate compound that just isn't the Gorilla Glass brand?
[HTC Rezound] con247:
I believe that is the case
[HTC Rezound] Ozy666:
Good to know, thanks!
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
As I understood it, HTC only uses gorilla glass on recent phones. If it isn't the case... then I apparently have no idea what glass is on the Rezound but it must be similar chemically because this works. I tried this on two other screens as well: Asus Transformer (which definitely IS gorilla glass) and it worked beautifully, but on an old iPod Classic from 2008 (not gorilla glass) it made the screen all hazy.

So, I guess if the Rezound doesn't use Gorilla Glass, this still works quite well, but for a reason I don't know (because it definitely does not work on other types of non-gorilla glass)
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
OP Corrected. The Rezound IS NOT GORILLA GLASS. Apparently its similar enough that the process still works.
[HTC Rezound] Cares:
Do you have pictures before/after? I would be interested in perhaps doing this. I've had my phone naked since Day 1 and I've managed to get a few annoying scratches here and there.

Funny thing is, I treat it no different than my EVO 4G (gorilla glass) and over 2 years I've never had 1 scratch in the EVO even when dropping it. I always keep it in a pocket free from any coins, keys or anything else and never place the phone face down on tables. I guess the Rezound just has a significantly less durable screen.
[HTC Rezound] a.mcdear:
No I didn't take pics at the time honestly, and now that Rezound is gone cause it was warrantied for another after a hardware failure...

I did notice that the glass on the rezound is not smooth... It has some warping on the top surface that you can see when light reflects off it....the area I had used the rubbing compound on became flatter and smoother, and thus was also slightly visible in the center of my screen when a bright light reflected off the surface as mentioned before.. however this was the only situation in which it was noticeable. When actually using the phone, it was impossible to notice - you had to actually look specifically for it.

Anyway, I agree the glass on this screen is much lower quality than real Gorilla Glass. I honestly can't believe HTC would cheap out on a part as important as the screen glass, but they did it. The link I posted has an identical glass to the original one, and I went ahead and purchased one in anticipation of ruining my screen again when I inevitably drop my phone or accidentally put it in the same pocket with my keys or some pocket change and scratch it up again.

However I would note that while the polish compound worked, I would only use it on light surface scratches now, and not the deeper scratches like the one I initially repaired when I started this thread. This is because of the not smooth top surface like I already mentioned. If the scratch is deep, enough polishing will fix it, but will leave an area that you will be able to see when light reflects off the glass due to the glass not being smooth initially.
[HTC Rezound] mike.s:
iPods (at least the pre-Touch, full size ones) have plastic screens.
[HTC Rezound] superchilpil:
No, my old iPod mini had a glass screen

I remember breaking it in accident then just popping it out :)
[HTC Rezound] mike.s:
You're apparently under the mistaken impression that your "iPod mini" is a "full size" one. It isn't.
[HTC Rezound] xxfallacyxx:
Awesome info! Thankfully I work at a car dealership so I'm going to have to talk to our detailing department and see what price they can get this at :)

Thanks again OP!
[HTC Rezound] asphaltsally:
I just got some on Amazon for $46.96
[HTC Rezound] Bigleg75:
How did you get on? read on Amazon a comment saying it didn't work and in fact made the screen dull
[HTC Rezound] asphaltsally:
It didn't really work. But it didn't dull my screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
Darker KeyBoard New Colors, Ics Blue, Tangerine Orange, & Now Red Keyboards!1-23-12

Notice no one has any keyboards out so i figured i post one from my theme now for seperate download. Make sure your running on a rom when you install it! Some roms has different keyboard apk's same thing but different. If it doesn't work try the other one. Axiom is LatinImGoogle, Aokp is LatinIm, Bugless is LatinIm, RootzBoat is LatimImGoogle, Codename is LatinIMEGoogle, Redemption is LatinIME gummy latinimgoogle. Enjoy! DO NOT TAKE MY WORK WITH OUT ASKING FOR PERMISSION! PEOPLE PUT THERE HARD WORK AND TIME INTO THINGS AND RESPECT SHOULD BE SHOWN!

​

9-9-12

Blue Line Fixed On Button!

Flash over rom without wipe data or cache! If one doesn't work try the other on and make sure your on normal clockwork recovery not soft key! Each rom has a different apk of those two, not the same. Its picky right now!

ROOTZWIKI
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nitroz:
Just as an addition, Bigxie is LatinImeGoogle as well, just so people know. Thanks for the keyboard, they look awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dakota0206:
This looks pretty sharp. I will give it a shot!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
Tangerine Keyboard is now available! Enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] collindubya:
has anyone tested this with mahattan rom???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
Red Keyboard ADDDDDDD!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BMWPower06:
Can't you just make a keyboard apk so we can switch between stock and the modded one (IE how you switch input method from stock to swipe on past phones)?

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PS- running stock rooted 4.0.2 LTE, will these not work for me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xarthos:
I too want the same and I am also running stock root 4.02 LTE. I have never done this type of thing before but I think I am going to start this as my own project since I do program and I have some Android developer friends.

I'll let you know if I get something running. Will take me awhile so if someone else is quick on the draw please go ahead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kevguillot:
Which one do I need for Tranquil Ice from?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gnome_sayin:
Fantastic keyboard! I use the blue one.. it fits right in with my theme. :)

Thanks for all your hard work!

Would it be possible to add a 1 or 2 pixel wide blue ring around the space bar, just to give it a little definition? I find that I'm making more typing errors since I can't quite see it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
Not right now due to it being picky right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
That sir i dont know. If he has all his gaps included in his rom at once im assuming latiIMe, If you have to flash gapps separate its LatinIMEGoogle
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kevin3328:
Gsr where have u located the edit to change the colors of the letters in the keyboard? I am building a green theme for gummy.. I have checked all over latinime apk and cannot find it... be help even a direction towards a particular XML folder would be much appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tophernuts:
Love they keyboard, using the ICS one!

I changed my dpi to 240 though, at it changed the colour of all of the keys from black to grey though, kinda a strange thing I think.

It still looks really good though!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssinisterss:
im trying to figure out which .zip to download for the black and cyan/ics letters. 2nd screenshot from the top left
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] collindubya:
does this work with aokp m3?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schnuffdroid:
yes, for me it works with aokp m3. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] collindubya:
It's working sort of, the letters have changed color but the keys are still grey instead of darker, also im using the crimson theme that was posted here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
Really gr8 job i love it.

When you have time make it green 2 :)

off topic im so sad since i sold my GSX-R 750
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
Is there a download link for this? All there is is a link to rootzwiki that sits there and doesn't load.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] porfymartinez:
Same here. Looking forward to the cyan keyboard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
Bump for possible keyboard theme :-P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
dont forget Green mod :) thx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brandonb81:
4.0.4 Deodexed, rooted from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1481613 is LatinImeGoogle btw.

Great mod by the way... This keyboard is so sexy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Hey love the keyboards great work!!! Wondering if there's anyway to get some more contrast between the keys maybe a hint of white or grey to show some separation? Or even some ics cyan blue glow? Thanks in advance if this is possible! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
Tried flashing this on aokp 27. First latlnme didn't do anything. Then flashed latlnmegoogle and I would see the modded keyboard for a split second then android keyboard fc's so I never get to use it. Had to restore a backup
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drziddo:
Please Mirror. Links down...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
Milestone 4 please?

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
I'm using the dark w/ white letters on m4 as we speak no problem!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
Can u provide the apk? The links are down

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Bert336:
Same issue here, i have Gummy 0.8.2 i flashed the LatinImeGoogle as mentioned for Gummy and i get Keyboard Stopped (force close)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drziddo:
Come on!

All links are broken.

Please mirror...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Sorry just saw this here ya go:

http://www.box.com/s/73153137f70b27691791

never used box for a link yet so let me know if its ok

this is all black with white keys :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drziddo:
All links are broke. Not only white keyboard...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
PM sent
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dev/null/:
all links on rootzwiki work fine, they download for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] G1-8701:
i tried ICS white then i tried the full, neither one of them worked on Gummy 0.8.1 am i doing something wrong cause i definitely made sure that i downloaded the right version, i keep getting fc's every 10 seconds :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
+1 can't get dev to respond though. Seems to pretty much be a dead thread here which is a shame.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
I will change my links soon guys sorry. Will try after work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rabidaries:
I can get through the links. Just getting crazy fc's once I download it. Its cool, ppl are busy lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattym320:
Link broken?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Black and white aokp works on b28!!! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] S_rob7488:
How do you download? Links aren't working...been trying for a few days now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neo_x22000:
How can i get the stock keyboard back??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jroyalty7:
Reflash your rom without wiping data :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jamrong:
i use swiftx for keyboard ..really nice
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Doodsz:
Is it possible to get the APK? :D

I want the keyboard but I'm not rooted :(

★ Sent From My Galaxy Nexus :rolleyes: ★
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] XtreemDroid:
Confirmed working on FoxHound 4.0.4 0.2 .. Wiped cache and dalvik, then copyed and pasted with root browser from SD to system/app, changed permissions to rw-r-r.. rebooted and full red keyboard works. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
Links are live!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bjames2785:
Love the red and ics blue
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reyes.jr:
does anyone notice when leaving MMS while the keyboard is still out, the keyboard kinda lags behind on closing? Not sure if its the theme that's doing it, or something is wrong with my MMS apk. It only happens in MMS though. In whatsapp, when I exit out while having the keyboard still up, it closes quickly along with the app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gsxr750:
That's common and is a stock thing to. Hince when on stock keyboard start typing and hit the home key instead of backing out. It lags. Nothing to do with mine. Issue with nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reyes.jr:
Oh OK my bad. I forgot to back up my original mms apk so I couldn't test the stock one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ragnarokx:
Any plans for a green version?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coltsfan9665:
id really like a yellow one to match my theme. it would really complete it
[HTC Amaze 4G] khaidottk:
Hey folks, I just picked up a Galaxy Nexus when it was on sale for $549. I'll probably be selling the Amaze soon. Let me know what you guys would like to see comparison wise between the two. I'm running Bulletproof on the Amaze and AOKP on the Nexus.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
Id like to see picture comparison between the two. thank you
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
I already had a thread a while back regarding picture comparison, there is no comparison as I've been told!!! camera and pictures are below par on the galaxy nexus. There are at least a dozen phones out that take better pics. the new HTC camera is the best on the market, better than iphone 4s's as well... The new camera is currently employed in the amaze and the rezound. f/2.2 28 mm wide angle lense, backside illuminated sensor. the viewing angle is very wide, meaning you don't have to keep moving back to get someone in the pic. f/2.2 gives you very close and clear macro shots and very good shots in general... the iphone 4s has an aperture of f/2.4 the lower the aperture the closer you can get a macro also Smaller aperture=greater depth of field/wider zone of focus. :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
dude I know you love reading tech articles and stuff but I am not that big fan of blabla details they post on some phonereview websites. who cares what the characteristics of the cameras are on the paper? when it comes to pictures the image talks itself so 2 pictures of the same object will be the best way to judge which camera is better :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
Because some specs on paper actually matter.. the MOST important thing in the camera is the lense, and sensor which HTC has one of the best in these phones atm, along with Nokia, and Sonys xperia line. I was so disapointed when looking at the pictuers and video taken with the galaxy nexus, its def not worth the $600+ i would never pay that for a phone anyways..

edit: thats why dslr are some of the best cameras on the market. you dont see people saying "its just specs on paper, and they dont matter". its because of the the lense and sensor they put into the cameras. i can see people saying that to MP because you cant really tell a difference between 5 and 8 MP comeing to regular pictures unless zooming in or video
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
Lets just stop reading about specks of things from now one because they don't matter.

I also love how people come to this forum saying iphone 4s camera is better. I have personally taken multiple pictures with my phone and my friends 4s and put them on my 1080 p screen at home...Amaze kicks the butt out of 4s...some people think the camera on the 4s is better because the picture they see on the phone looks better...It's not a fair comparison. The two screens have different dpi's screen saturations etc. If you want to compare pics...get a big screen best quality screen you can find and connect your computer to it...maybe a monitor better than a 1080p... then judge for yourself...screen saturation of monitors also affect how a picture looks. heck print the picture ans see which one is better.

I have also taken pictures with the galaxy nexus in the store and with my amaze, even with bluetoothed all pictures to both phones and compared, so I have the same screen comparing the pictures...go do it and see which one is better...If you come here for advice and you get one, why do yo argue against it. BTW my brother and I are very much into photographers, my brother more than me. and specs do matter. megapixels after 5 might not not matter as much, but sensors matter the most, and amaze has a very good one, and lense aperture, lense quality and viewing field all matter.

go research and see if aperture size matters!!! I blieve galaxy nexus aperture is like f/2.75 vs ours f/2.2...you're saying specs don't matter...then go buy a computer with the least amount of ram and a slow hard drive and cpu...specs don't matter.
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
Exactly my thoghts, lol. of course everything will look better on the iphones screen its higher resolution on a smaller screen with more vibrant colors. same goes with those sammy devices super AMOLED + screens
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
http://inluminent.com/2005/12/14/digital-photography-101-aperture/

someone was saying in another thread that iphone takes better low light pictures...thats ignorant with lower aperture number you get a bigger aperture size...means more light comming into the camera...so iphone 4s's f/2.4 has a smaller aperture thus letting less light in, than a f/2.2 which has a better aperture letting more light in...just ignorant...lower aperture also leads to better clarity and overall and closer macro shots!!! people should read a little camera 101 before they start posting things based on pure opinions about camera's.
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
explains why my brothers incredible has a huge lense compared to mine and looks worse when taking pictures xD
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
U are a "mod" u know rules better than me so y dnt u gtfo? This thread is about comparison the op offered and thats what i want to see two pics and ur comments have nothing to do with the op:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
the lense has nothing to do with aperture...on point and shoot cameras aperture size changes based on lighting, on dslr's you can control them manually....on in general lower aperture number is means a bigger aperture hole; thus more light. older phones have higher aperture numbers thus letting in less light, less clarity etc. The big lense size has nothing to do with aperture...aperture is like the iris of the camera...
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
He was just saying how the HTC camera is better than the Galaxy Nexus, and used the iphone as an example because iphones have such "big hype" for no reason. a good example imo cause everyone thinks iphones are better than everything because the Apple logo/name. then you replied to him saying specs dont matter blah, with that comment he had prove you wrong so i wouldnt be pointing pictures and telling him to gtfo. no need for that
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
I am not a mod. I am sorry I offended you...I have tried explaining things over and over about camera's in different threads, but people just like to be ignorant about it...I admit I am sensitive when it comes to camera quality! hope you find what you're looking for! Again my appologise I came off as being an a hole...but there's not need to curse. :D truce.
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
Yeah thats what i meant, when i had my sensation i was looking at his incredible and comparing the camera side by side and his aperture/lense looks much bigger and i thought to myself how come the photos look so crappy then lol. i know a bit about cameras but im not genius :p

edit: on topic i wonder why samsung picked such a crap camera on the galaxy nexus then on their galaxy s ii had a pretty good camera.. makes no sense, isnt the galaxy nexus supposed to top the android market? like the nexus 1 did back in the day
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
I know there are some sonyericsson phones out there with variable aperture size...If we could change aperture size's like dslr's on our phone it would be heaven!!!! As of now...the lighting is controlled by software...on point and shoots lighting is changed by changing aperture size like the iris of your eye. This controls both lighting and clarity, phones do this through software, thus having a bigger aperture (smaller aperture size f/size) is beneficial because the software can always turn down the lighting if needed...but you cannot get more lighting if you have a smaller aperture focusing pictures is a whole other story and are done through different ways....I gotta make a thread about camera's let me get some good sites and info together and i'll make a nice thread regarding camera quality.

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I believe its a little bit of cost issue a little bit of politics. Samsung didn't want their best phone to be the google one. I think google gets a good margin of profit from these types of devices. They probably sacrificed the camera for a 720p screen for cost reasons...the 720p pentile amoled is not that great...the rezounds 720p slcd is much better: 1. because its a smaller screen and has a higher pixel density, higher than iphone, lol!!! and 2. its a regular rgb matrix instead of pentile!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] stratax:
Imagine if nikon helped make a camera on a new smartphone lol, seeing there new NIkon 1 how they make a camera that great in that small of a size is great. im sure phone cameras will only get better :D

remember back in the day like the pantech phones (pantech matrix for example) haha. had like a 1mp camera and people were hype just because it was a phone, with a camera. now we have cameras on our phones as good as some point and shoot cameras. and video almost as good as a DSLR

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Well http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/cor...easedetails/xperiaspressreleasefinal-20120110

and thats all i have to say.. haha

"4.3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine with HD resolution screen (1280 x 720), as well as front (720p) and back (1080p) cameras for HD recording.

1.5GHz dual-core processor for fast browsing and content download, which can be stored on the internal 32GB flash storage.

12MP back camera with Sony Exmor R™ for mobile along with Fastest Capture to take shots in just 1.5 seconds directly from standby mode." even the front camera has 720p.

the pictures that were posted from it on gsm mobile were incredible.

edit: Aperture is f/2.4. and Exmor R sensor http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-S-12MP-camera-samples_id25781
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
YES....Sony is coming back!!! I used to have a sonyericsson phone 6 years ago!!!