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[Nexus 7 General] Summerfly:
If you take one of the screws out near the central left and shine a light straight down, you will notice that it is open on the other side as in the the screw can pass through. You will also see a portion of the LCD sticking out underneath those screw holes.

I think the LCD isn't suppose to stick out and get underneath the holes, because otherwise the screws won't hit anything and be tightened all the way. I think for some people without screen lift, the partially sticking out LCD might have been crushed and deformed with the screws or the LCD just isn't sticking out as much.
[Nexus 7 General] frazzle121180:
I've been screwing (pardon the pun) about with this some more today, what I have noticed with mine, is if I take the back off and remove all screws the screen sits perfect, put the screws back in, still seems perfect, clip the back on and the screen now sits above the frame on the left, wondering if mine is an issue with the back plate pushing something out of line.
[Nexus 7 General] rgunara:
This worked for a while for me but after it heated up the spongy noise returned. HOWEVER I did notice that loosening the screws did fix the touchscreen issue where it was unresponsive at times.
[Nexus 7 General] ferris2375:
Haha. I was just messing with ya. This is certainly better than adding a shim but I never had the problem. I just wanted to test this out and take my screws back a bit just in case. The other fix is not the way to go as it screws up the casing.

Still no issues though.
[Nexus 7 General] MikeMurphy:
Thanks for this.

I'm going to open it up again and consider using mini-washers, or something, just to ensure my now-tightened screws are not pressing on the LCD.
[Nexus 7 General] danakers:
Genius. Popped the back off with a knife, loosened the screws down the left side of the screen a quarter of a turn, and now it's perfect - no more squeaking, no more raised screen. Took about 2 mins to do it.

Also, for those who want a decent cover, I bought a Belkin case from PC World yesterday (quite pricey at £30 but I like to try these things out before I buy them rather than just buy online). Even though it's designed for the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab, it's a near-perfect fit for the Nexus 7. Speaker cut-out is in the wrong place but it doesn't affect the quality noticeably (besides, I hook mine up via Bluetooth to a Jawbone Jambox). Also got myself a sat nav mount and stuck it on the wall next to my bed, so my Nexus 7 is now a handy portable TV :)
[Nexus 7 General] aturyan:
I fixed mine without even getting inside. Just used a blowdryer and heat up the side while holding the screen down. Seemed to stay put and still is.
[Nexus 7 General] cmd512:
Simply awesome, completely fixed that annoying screen bulge on the left side!
[Nexus 7 General] anilpalepu:
Which method did you use? The blow dryer?
[Nexus 7 General] FTMDan:
My screen is raised on the left hand side by a fraction of a millimetre; It's still visible to the eye but if I say lie the N7 down on my desk and go down to eye level, I cannot see the lift at all. Do you guys think this is worth doing? What kind of screwdriver do I need and how do I pop the back off?
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
I did the screws and washers methods - screen lift eventually came back after heating up the unit a few times, although it wasn't as bad.

Today I heated up the unit and dropped a few beads of super-glue in the separated areas. I quickly wiped it off and clamped it. Seems solid as hell now.
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
If you can't notice screen lift without careful examination, I wouldn't worry about it. My lift was very minor, but it was the stick/unstick sound that bothered me. You might be able to just heat up the tablet by playing a newer game for a few minutes, or watching some HD video. I guess you can also use a blow dryer pointed on the glass, but I'd be careful with that. Once its heated, either hold the glass down for a few minutes, or clamp it somehow, I'd just lay a heavy book on the screen. Leave it for at least an hour, and hopefully when the adhesive cools your screen with be seated correctly. But, like I said, don't worry about it if it's that minor and you can't really tell. Good luck

Edit: You need a tiny Phillips head ( cross ) screwdriver. Like the size of an eyeglass repair kit. The case just snaps off very easily. Just pick a spot to start, insert something preferably plastic, and pry it open. Then only thing you have to worry about when opening the case is scratching the back cover, but if you use your fingernail or something plastic, it's no worry. The tabs are pretty short,wide, and sturdy, they won't break.
[Nexus 7 General] LOJ168:
I actually am in the same situation as yours. I used my guitar pick to pop the back off. I recommend starting from the top of the back then going down to the left while sliding the guitar pick between the front and back panel. I unscrewed slightly all of the screws on the lifted part.

No visible lift for now, but when you press down on the left side, it really does feel there's little support under that part of the screen.
[Nexus 7 General] eus107709:
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! Worked for me!

I had a very small separation on the left side, but it bugged me to no end. The click clack and small ripples were so aggravating.

Removed back plate. Loosened all screws on left side and tightened just enough to keep screws in place, problem solved. I feel so much more comfortable gripping device with left hand now.

Unfortunately, I learned that the soft back plate scratches very easily. The tool I used to pry it open slipped and marred the back a bit (1/2 inch). Not that noticeable but still...
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
I am going to give this a try tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your advice. Does removing the backing void the warranty?
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
There is nothing that is changed/damaged by taking off the back cover. No warranty tape ,etc.
[Nexus 7 General] gogol:
Anyone has photo to show which screws?
[Nexus 7 General] LOJ168:
Just loosen the screws that are under the lifted portion. As a quick update, after loosening the screws, the lifting was okay for a few hours but the squeaking sound became worse. What I did was loosen the screws, push down the screen while tightening the screws again (but not too tight). The lifting is no more although it isn't flushed as the right side, and it feels solid when pressing on the left side as well. The second picture is the before, the first picture is the after :)

Hope this helps anyone with the screen lifting issue :)
[Nexus 7 General] FTMDan:
See your after picture is what mine looks like now.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Wow I can't believe it this worked perfectly!

The back came off with almost no effort. I loosened and tightened only the screws where I had the screen lift and crackling noise. When tightening I held the screen in and only tightened until I had to use force to turn the screw. I used a pizza cutter to pop the back off and just covered the edge with some tap (its all I could find)

Thanks for this. Crackling noise is gone now and the device feels more solid.

======================= update

Issue has returned.

Still have crackling and mushy screen problem on left side of device

Cheers
[Nexus 7 General] housry23:
This worked perfectly for me. I have returned 2 to Google and then found one at Office Max. The one I got from Office Max had a slight screen lift and the creaking noise. I loosened the screws and the creaking noise went away. The screen now sits flush and believe it or not the screen also seems much more responsive. I just did a few minutes ago, so I'll update if it comes back, but for now I am happy!
[Nexus 7 General] eager27:
this makes no difference to my screen lift or creaky screen. Neither did it on the unit that I RMA'd last week. Nor heating, and clamping.

the only thing that did make a difference was the washer/ shim method, but that only stopped the creaking, not the lift.
[Nexus 7 General] FTMDan:
If I press down moderately on the left side of the screen, I get the rippling effect. Would this be fixed by loosening the screws?
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
Most likely, if you have screen lift. It should definitely tone it way down at least.
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
Ah, that sucks. Mine also came back, which is odd to me. Anyway, now that you already backed the screws off, I would warm the device up, then "clamp" the screen down for 2-3 hours to reset the adhesive...like others have had success with. I did mine last night, and it's rock solid again. I will wait till tomorrow night, and if it works I will add it to the OP. Good luck:)
[Nexus 7 General] iwantanandroid:
Hi guys I adjusted the screws and the screen is now flush but when i play a game that heats the device the screen lifts again. what can i do to stop this?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
Superglue. Search the forum and you'll see it's worked great for a bunch of us.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
I will give this a try.

I still have to decide if I am going to rma this device.

The mushyness of the screen on the left side is really bothersome. Along with the slight screen lift, and crackling noise when pressed. Hopefully re-setting the adhesive does the trick!
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
I'm afraid to RMA for the slight screen lift, in fear of getting a device with dead pixels or flickering. So my screen is still holding solid... about 36 hours later:) I played Asphalt 3 for about 45 mins, warmed it up, then put a book on the screen to hold it down overnight. Its been rock solid since. If your in a hurry, I've heard of people using a hair blow dryer pointed at the left side of the glass. Makes sense, just be careful to not get too hot if you go that route. Let us know how it works.
[Nexus 7 General] miketoasty:
I loosened the screws on the left side of the device after having them screwed in tightly, and so far the screen lift has been nearly gone.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Well I just got home and got my nexus 7 out from its "glue re-setting" cast and upon initial inspection the screen mushiness, lift, and screen crackling noise appear to be gone. I've only had it on for a few minutes though.

What I did to warm it up was kind of dumb. I plugged it in to charge, then threw on transformers and let it play, then placed it under the sheets on the bed. Then I just ate breakfast and by that point it as pretty warm. I then grabbed a refrigerator magnet clip thing (didn't have any clothespins), wrapped a paper towel around the left side of the device for protection, and clamped it. I then put two heavier books on to make sure there was enough pressure to keep the screen down.

Oh and I shut it off.

I sat for about 10 hours I would say. I was gone for the whole day so this was convenient for me.

So far it looks okay, but it is still early. Will report in a few hours/days of issue returns.
[Nexus 7 General] jaycustom:
I lol'ed about the sheets. Anyway, that sounds about perfect. To be honest though, (in my experience) it probably won't last a week, depending on your usage.

I did the screw loosening, and my screen was perfect. But it somehow reappeared, probably making my theory that screws are too long all BS:) So I did a proper heating/reseating kinda like yours, and it was good for 2-3 days. Then it came back. So every few days when I just happen to be playing a game or on YouTube and I notice the lower bottom left is warm, I'll just squeeze the screen with my fingers for about 5 minutes. I'll alternate between pinching/holding and squeezing my thumb and first finger and sliding up and down the side of the screen. I do this twice a week, and I think that's about as good as it gets. Definitely not worth RMAing to me. Idk I may end up gluing it at some point. But yours was a good shot, hopefully it works.
[Nexus 7 General] DualSportDad:
How is everyone getting the back off? I scratched the hell out of my last one trying to get the cover off.
[Nexus 7 General] nyijedi:
I carefully used a very thing flathead screwdriver, but something that's thin and plastic would be your best bet. I've read a lot of people have used a guitar pick. You also may be able to pop it off using your fingernail.
[Nexus 7 General] R3dbeaver:
picture?

which screws??
[Nexus 7 General] DualSportDad:
I tried a small screwdriver the first time and my fingernails. On the new one I just got I tried my fingernails and its on there. I don't want to scratch it up like my last one.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
It was goofy I know haha... But it worked. But yeah I don't think it's a permanent fix. I can already feel it starting to lift and get mushy again. I think I'll maybe try the re-glueing fix. I'm scared not to return it since so many people get worse devices.

I used a pizza cutter.

I just covered the end is some tap to prevent it from ruining the back. Worked perfectly. I have a picture of it...

Sent from somewhere w/ GNex
[Nexus 7 General] DualSportDad:
Thanks for the pizza cutter idea. I found a plastic trim stick in my tool box that has a pretty sharp point and is shaped lije a wedge. I'll give it a try when I get home and verify that my repkacement doesn't flicker.
[Nexus 7 General] fantomv50:
I've opened mine using finger nail, then sliding a credit card sized sim card holder, I start near the micro USB port and work my way round.

I'm getting a bit fedp with mine, my £59.99 wm8850 tablet does not have any build problems like this nexus 7, just a ****e to start with. Bad viewing angles.

One of my screws on the left was very loose, surprised it did not fall out just by looking at it.

I had the chance of a galaxy tab 2 7 for £169.99 after £30 cash back at PC world, that feels well made and only 1000 under the n7 in quadrant free version :(
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
So after my initial attempt to reseat the factory glue I realized I didn't do a very good job.

So on my second attempt I added some additional clamps...

I heated it up by playing a movie, charging it while it was playing, and placing it under a blanket. I left it for about 20 minutes - it was nice and warm.

I then placed a paper towel down the left side of the device to protect the screen.

I then used 3 clamps; one at the top, one in the middle, and one at the bottom.

I then left it for the whole day with the device powered off.

I'm about 4 days in from my second attempt and so far the device is holding strong. Screen cracking is pretty much nonexistent, mushiness down the left side is gone. The only thing I still have are the waves when pretty down on the left side where the black bezel starts.

Not sure if it will hold up, but I'm happy for now
[Nexus 7 General] JaSauders:
I haven't taken mine apart, but how little are these screws in question? If they're too long, I wonder if you could take a grinder and lightly zap a little bit off, allowing you to put the screws back, tighten them down and not have to worry about them being loose. Could damage the threading though to get the screws started... just thinking out loud.

On top of that, I remember going on ebay and buying a set of spare laptop screws to keep them handy. I wonder if any screws like these would do the trick? Perhaps a shorter variant of it exists?

Just a thought.
[Nexus 7 General] ncvikingx97:
What is the easiest way to take off the back plate? I really want to try this. Also, do you have to be "grounded" to do this? thanks
[Nexus 7 General] ncvikingx97:
Does tightening some of the screws help the screen ripple? I noticed that when I unscrewed them the ripple got possibly worse
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
In my experience no. When I loosened the screws on mine I got no change in the screen ripple.

The only thing that helped the screen ripple on my device was reseating the factory glue. I still have the screen ripple but only when I press on the bezel on the left side. And now since reseating I actually have to press pretty hard.
[Nexus 7 General] player911:
I just did the washer trick and that worked best. The screws are too long but need to be tight to bring the screen back into the case. Loosening the screws will probably cause them to strip eventually... then you'll really be in trouble.

Mine took 2 washers on the problematic screw and 1 on the middle screw. Now its solid and perfectly straight.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Were you experiencing the "wave" on the left side? Do the washers correct this?
[Nexus 7 General] ncvikingx97:
What do you mean? Thankss
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Well a lot of people have suggested to "re-glue" the factory glue. This is done by heating up the device and then clamping the device on the side where the screen lift is. In my case it was on the left side. If you read back in this thread I posted twice about what I did. Look at my second attempt post. It was more successful
[Nexus 7 General] Vepo:
Trying this we'll see if it holds
[Nexus 7 General] Jark89:
I tried this method and it did not work.
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
It will raise again eventually. On mine it held solid for almost two weeks then just the other day I noticed the screen lift was back.
[Nexus 7 General] superarslan:
tried this too, it was good until i put the cover back.

cant find any dissasembling guide, does anyone tried to open and reglue it?
[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
There is another thread in the nexus 7 general forum that has a full guide on gluing. If I find it I'll post

----------------- update

Wow okay that was a lot easier then I had anticipated...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29740685
[Nexus 7 General] droid_1989:
I had very minor screenlift issue, I popped the back off last night, and screwed the screws in tighter, popped the back back on, and hey presto my screen lift issue has gone.
[Nexus 7 General] fullmetal_nell:
opened mine and loosen the screw aaaannnnnnnnddddddd its gone!!! :laugh:
[Nexus 7 General] malawito:
I received my second unit, it doesn't have screen lift but also doesn't have screws ... Asus is doing really bad. Let's wait for the 3
[Nexus 7 General] Jark89:
What the...
[Nexus 7 General] pxlitup:
You're not alone.

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[Nexus 7 General] bourne-nolonger:
Are you kidding?

Is that supposed to be they're fix or some kind of joke?

Asus makes good products. They're motherboards are awesome.

I know they were trying to keep costs down on the Nexus 7 and all but at least get the manufacturing down. And please fix the QA!
[Nexus 7 General] cmd512:
Screen lift came back eventually on mine too.

As with the screws being completely removed, could this be the permanent solution? What functional purpose do the screws serve if we were loosening them anyway? Just thinking out loud, I'd like to think ASUS quality control isn't THAT piss poor...
[Nexus 7 General] R3dbeaver:
i loosened it. it went flat.

but that was a week ago.

now it raised again... :(

oh well. no biggies.
[Nexus 7 General] josh2222:
Hello all...new guy here...just got my nexus 7 and really love it but like some I've got slight screen lift on the left side.Apart from that everything else is flawless.I did a lot of reading and actually fixed it myself.You must know a little about electronics to try but what I did after opening was to tighten all screws then I noticed what I believe to be the culprit of the left side lift.If you look about half way down on the left where the black sponge pad is just beside this is a plastic guard or piece next to the silver bezle.This is right where I get lift with the back on.I carefully took tweezers and snapped off the middle of the black guard and to my surprise the lift was gone.I think the middle of that piece was sticking up just enough to lightly press up the left side.This might not be the only cause of the lift but it seemed to fix my nexus.Hope everyone is enjoying there nexus 7 as much as me....cheers!...also mine was from the C70 batch...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ozark_8125:
I'm sure this had been covered, but with the switching forums around, there weren't any relevant hits yet (maybe not fully split forums yet). Are you guys getting 3rd party warranties? I am getting close to a month here and figure I should fish or cut bait...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] kswa1987:
I have been considering this as well. SquareTrade has the best reputation, but with the cost up front and the deductible I'd have to be pretty sure that I'm going to destroy it in less than 2 years when I can upgrade from my carrier again.

Maybe just buy an otterbox and keep good care of it? Not sure if I trust myself that much, but the otterbox commuter is quite nice. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ziizy:
Eh

I've done a little digging around, but come up with the conclusion that unless you are a notorious phone destroyer, just take good care of it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Global warranty group
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ozark_8125:
Thanks for all the suggestions - otterbox has saved my butt so many times before, but this is the fanciest phone I've had too...

Do you get that global warranty group insurance through a third party?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Yes, they are 3rd party. You will have to find someone near you that sells it, as they don't sell direct to consumers. But unlike assurion, they will replace a phone more than once.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Death&co:
A nice perk of AMEX is that they throw on an addition 1 year warranty when purchasing with their card so I decided that would be good enough for me
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xThe Enforcer:
Bestbuy warranty ftw!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Adrtong:
Yes I got mine at Best Buy and it's the best one that I've ever had. They don't check flash counters and what not but even so, I got my new phone instantly
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] georgia boy:
This probably is not important, as I've already upgraded to CM9 and using it happily as a daily driver. I've been thinking about buying the Asus Transformer Infinity (TF700) and was reading about the tool to unlock the bootloader. I do understand that the "boot" area of the NVRAM is un-writable, and to allow this to be writable is to chance having that section of memory fubar, meaning no boot, meaning bricked device, etc.

Anyway, when I started coming up to speed on CM9 and reading most all of the pertinent threads, I don't recall reading anything on a locked bootloader for the NT. I rooted, prepared a bootable SD card with the .zip file, boot image and a few other files. Easy, but no unlock code or anything. So did that process unlock the bootloader and overwrite it with CM 9 files?

On a similar note, where does one find a memory map of the NT, showing where the bootloader and other partitions are? IE, I'd expect that the bootloader would take up the first block of memory, with other areas defined after that.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] TheForceUnleashed:
The bootloader is not locked (on the roms) Bauwks has unlocked it for us.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] georgia boy:
If the original NT had a locked bootloader, then the process of flashing an new ROM was able to circumvent that?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mughalgxt:
Start reading!:eek:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1480586
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Cubanluke88:
The bootloader was never unlocked, as far as I'm aware. There was a flaw found that allowed the developers to bypass the bootloader and load custom images, including a new bootloader (cyanoboot).
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Ultra9k:
Hi guys, today I noticed I got two weird foggy spots on my back camera. Do you have any idea on how I can open the camera to clean it? I tried removing the screws and then removing the back plastic but it won't come out on the top. Maybe I need to remove that top plastic first, but how? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] vittorio92vittorio:
same here
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Ultra9k:
Answering my own question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjcucJDzfmk

I hope someone else finds this useful. I'll try to clean the camera now.