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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
Just a suggestion, but you guys may want to be careful how long you keep your screen lit while charging.

I had my old G3 set to never go out while charging (it was on all night at times) and now it shows some nasty screen burn-in on any white screen (like the gmail background).

Any time it is on a white BG, you can clearly see a gost image of the home screen and the clock widget/icons etc.etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joergla1980:
I have a similar issue. I set the checkbox to always on when connected via USB directly after setting up the phone for the first time and now it's always on is re-on when deselect it and go to the settings again afterwards.

Could it be some side effect / conflict caused by some powerful apps like "NFC task launcher" or something like that who can change settings as well as the settings dialogues?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lownita:
My volume rocker is loose, it even rattles when I shake the phone (now, that is NOT the camera AF). Is that normal?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptir:
It's not "normal" per se, but it's a fairly common issue with phones in general. Google will likely replace it for you if you bought it from the play store.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solutions Etcetera:
The plastic buttons float in the housing over the microswitches on the motherboard... i.e. they are not mounted to the circuit board, so a certain amount of play is normal.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilguun1:
Mine is not loose
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptir:
Some wiggle is definitely normal, but rattling is not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lownita:
Well the power button is much tighter. When I drum around on the volume rocker with my finger it "clicks", so there has to be space between it and the motherboard.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsmart:
Selfmade fix for loose volume rocker - stop rattle

I faced the same problem. I noticed it after a few days of use. Every time I put a finger on the volume rocker (not even pressing it, only touching it softly) it rattles. Makes the phone sound like a cheap plastic gadget, at least it doesn't fit the overall good quality of the phone. I did not want to go through all the hassle of returning the Nexus4, so tried to fix it myself.

Result:

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My volume rocker is perfectly tight now, no noise when touching it, works as it should for some days now

You don't have to open your device! If you do it right, you don't see that a fix is applied to your device from outside.

Warning:

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Do this a your own risk, I am not responsible for anything that happens to you or your device (Nexus4). If you are not shure that you want to do this, then don't do it. Send you device to google or live with it.

Solution:

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What is needed:

- Sticky tape (TESA)

- scissors

- a pair of tweezers

1) take one stripe of sticky tape, fold it in the middle so that it does not stick anymore

2) cut off two pieces, as long as the volume rocker and about 1 mm wide

3) take a pair of tweezers and fiddle the stripes around the volume rocker so they disappear between volume rocker and the case.

4) if the rattle is not gone, you may add some more and smaller pieces of folded sticky tape.

I know it sounds gaga: buy a 350€ smartphone and start tightening the loose parts with sticky tape ..... Anyway, it worked. Don't forget about the warning and to touch the thanks button if it worked for you too. Good luck.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spvnexus:
The above works a treat! my volume rocker now feels great. Many thanks!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catlog:
My volume and power buttons wobble very slightly. I don't really mind it though since it's very slight. This is coming from an OCD person.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spvnexus:
Mine was very noisy and loose. But after dealing with Google over the last month I cant be arsed sending it back. Feels perfect now :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lownita:
Yea I called google today, getting new device. Also because of this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2057145 I really hope the new device is good :eek:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakaboy123:
I wasn't able to come across your post beforehand but like yourself I didn't want to deal with the exchange process, so I "fixed" it myself. I pretty much used the same process as you did but I used thick floss instead (Gum brand) and shoved 3 or 4 in there and it's now rock-solid. :victory:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crossrt:
Thx bro! It's works for me! but I just fiddle 1 side! the other side had no space to fiddle 1 more.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsmart:
Just to give a little update: I am using this workaround since 6 months now and it still works perfectly fine and did not cause me any errors.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garciahenry63:
I basically dropped my phone in the toilet, turned it off and back on later and the earpiece and microphone won't work. Now my baby is sitting in the intensive care unit in a ricebowl with the back cover removed. Should i continue tearing it down and put the individual pieces in the rice bowl or could that potentially damage something?

Any input is appreciated, HELP!

:eek:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nskowyra:
You took the glass back off? That should be more than enough. If the water got in, it can get out. I would leave it in the rice for at least 24 hours.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garciahenry63:
yeah i did, i hope so. i have like really low hopes because the earpiece and mic aren't working. do you know if its common for phone speakers to not work and then dry out and its ok?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awtacular:
I've dropped a previous phone into a well at work and it was submerged for nearly ten minutes before I could get a light to find it. Needless to say I let it dry for several days near a heater without attempting to turn it on. After a few days I turned it on and everything worked fine. In the mean time I ended up getting a new phone and gave that one to my sister and it worked just fine for well over a year until she got a new phone. Your biggest mistake may have been powering on the phone if it was less than 24 hours after getting wet.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drpepe:
My old phone (HTC Wildfire) went through a washing machine cycle, then I tried to switch it on :eek: nothing happened

After 5 days in rice with the back off and battery out it worked like a charm.

I hope yours is the same! :cool:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Mindroid-:
The best thing to do is to remove the battery immediately to prevent a short circuit.

In the case of the Nexus 4 (non-removable battery) there is a great risk of a short

even when the phone is off. Turning it on before it is dry is NOT a good idea.

It's hard to know whether you caused irreversable damage but don't turn it on until

you are very sure that it's dry inside. There is a chance that the mic and earpiece

will come back after the water is out.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotzaDroid:
I dropped my vivid in a large glass of iced tea. It shut itself off and wouldn't turn back on. Three days in a bag of rice and it started up again. It was on when it went in, but I did pull the battery and left that out. So who knows, but I'd give it more then a day or two in the rice.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChauncyG:
remove the back of the phone. disconnect and remove the battery. If the toilet was dirty, rinse in clean water. soak in denatured alcohol for 5 min. gently blow out with canned air. place in a warm place, not more than 180 degrees F, for 3 to 5 days with the back still off. the more you can disassemble the phone to dry out the better. put it back together and see if it works. pay particular attention to battery drain rate if it does work, as sometimes there will be a slow current leak after this kind of damage.

rice is not effective no matter how much anecdotal evidence you find. it can't get the phone as dry as the above procedure. chances are if rice worked it would have worked over time anyway.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phermey:
a little extreme. and your method can be harmful to the phone.

i dropped my gs2 in my dogs water mid november. will post the easiest thing to do in case others read.

1. remove sim and put phone in baggy.

2. add 90% rubbing alcohol to the bag and close. making sure there is enough alcohol in bag to cover and fill up the phone the the majority of the air squeezed out.

3. gently agitate phone for thirty secs to make sure it gets everywhere in the phone. making sure you dont hit power button

4. remove phone from baggy and gently shake out the alcohol. making sure you dont hit power button.

5. set down in upright position for two hours to completely dry.

6. turn on phone.

what you are doing is filling up the phone with something that will displace the h2O and then dry quickly. two hours is probably a lot of overkill. i would say ten minutes should do the trick but i wont be taking that chance. i let my phone sit for 2 hours and it worked.

what you dont want to do is leave the phone sitting in the alcohol for too long. it can eat away at the glues holding the screen on and the glues in the mobo and dabo.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChauncyG:
I agree, is a bit extreme and if not careful you can damage the phone but in most cases by the time other less extreme measures are tried the contacts and some components inside the phone are toast.

the battery needs to be removed immediately or you are just cooking the phone whether it is on or not. even though the phone is off there are still small currents in the phone. capacitors on the motherboard hold enough energy to destroy some connections

the other thing assumed is that all liquid damage is the same. it is not. not even between the same model phone and complete immersion for the same length of time, largely because final assembly of the phones is done by us humans and seals and gaskets are not always installed with the same degree of accuracy.

to maximize any attempt at liquid damage repair the phone needs to be opened up, not necessarily disassembled, but opened for drying out. even if one has success with any other method, I will guarantee that at some time down the line the phone will start acting 'funny', even a year later. connections are very thin and electrolysis works 24/7.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garciahenry63:
hmm.. i really wanna try the rubbing alcohol and removing the batttery, but i'll try it tomorrow afternoon, that will be 36 hours of it sitting in the rice. I don't wanna do all this work if the ear piece and mic are short circuited already because of my stupid mistake of turning it on. This is awesome though, i really appreciate all the input.Quick question, do you know what causes the ear piece to not work when wet, but it does work after getting dry? Shouldn't it just short circuit and be done for? Just curious
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phermey:
thats what i would think also. but you never know.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_phekt:
I can totally confirm that the 90% rubbing alcohol trick works. Had to do it to my step-sons One X after he dropped it in the dogs water dish. We set the phone in a bowl and poured the alcohol until the phone was completely submerged. Left it in there for about 10 minutes, agitating it every few minutes. Took it out and set it on paper towels for about an hour to dry. Popped the battery back in and has worked perfectly ever since.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Mindroid-:
Better explanation

I will try to explain water damage on electronics.

I might be wrong on some points so please feel free to correct me.

A circuit board has many different electronic components and each can take a limited

amount of power before it is destroyed. The voltage on a computer board is stepped up and

down to accommodate each component. On a dense board it is common to have power lines

carrying different voltages in close proximity.

Water is conductive so a droplet can act as a bridge from one power line to another.

An irreversible damage will occur when water accidently routes a high-power line to a component

that can not handle the power.

A temporary malfunction can occur when water routes power away from a component. The component

won't have enough power to work but unless there was damage, drying the water will allow the

circuit to route power properly afterwards.

Some components are directly damaged by water. Speaker cones for example are often

made out of paper.

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That's why it is crucial to disconnect the battery immediately before water spreads on the circuit board.

I used to take my old phone hiking. At the first sign of rain I would pop the battery out.

I got caught in several downpours but after I thoroughly dried the phone it worked fine.

The alcohol method is theoretically fine but I won't recommend it because it is a harsh solvent.

There are many sensitive components and glues in a phone that might be affected by it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garciahenry63:
ohhh.. makes sense. awesome! well on a side not, i pulled my phone out of the rice today and it works perfectly, I didnt hav't to do the alcohol trick, which i really wanted try. maybe next time haha
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phermey:
glad to hear it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meangean:
Great News! Now you can continue using your Nexus 4 :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irishrally:
This thread needs pictures.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garciahenry63:
not much but this was my intensive care unit haha
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drpepe:
Great news!

Despite only being 'anecdotal' evidence, rice treatment worked perfectly for you... and me... and loads of other people :D

It is the most practical method for 90% of people imho.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliot.newnham:
Now you know. Next time don't dare turn the phone on for at least 48 hours!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashish2199:
So

how is the device now ?

is it working ??

I have somewhat same problem please help me also
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomce5:
A few posts back the op wrote that the rice method worked in his case
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idosofi:
In my experience, hot air always did more damage then good. I also think rice is the way to go.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
Bad memories ugh... Swear this happens to everyone at least once.

Back in 2005 I had a Motorola mpx220 windows smartphone. I had it in a holster case, and I had a stupid stud belt back and because of the studs, the holster didn't fit well. I knocked the whole holster and phone into the toilet while I was flushing! I freaked out and turned it on praying it would work, and thats the biggest mistake you can make. I fried the lcd on it, ended up buying a broken one off ebay and combining parts to make a working phone.

Best advice I'd say is disassemble and lightly dry everything with a hair dryer, let it cool off, and then fire it up. Again google needs to offer some replacement plans for these things, I've already had a nightmare about dropping mine and the back and front being cracked in half lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tbnr:
i just wanted to know what are some good cases for this phone ive been searching for some but non of them catch my eye?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Thoth7475:
The otterbox case is the toughest one...but it's expensive this one

Black-TPU-S-Shape-Rubber-Premium-Skin-Case-Cover-for-Samsung-Infuse-4G-i997 on ebay is the one I have & I like it...doesn't add too much weight to the phone & is easy to put on & remove...the hard plastic ones that come in two pieces are a pain in the butt to take off once they're on
[Samsung Infuse 4G] electricpete1:
My favorite is the "Platinum series" case/holster described here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1900174

The reason I like it is described in the thread....mostly convenience of the holster and the protection when the phone is in it.

Some responders said it was prone to breaking... it may be the case, but mine is still going strong after a year and it has survived a fair amount of unintentional abuse.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hollywood528:
Depends what your looking for...

just cosmetic or actual protection.

For me, I work at a metal forging plant and need maximum protection.

I run the otter box and have for years even back when I had an iPhone.

I have dropped my phone from two stories (approx 20ft) and not a scratch on my phone. As well as dropped countless times from my shirt pocket where I keep it.

Also dropped in oil and quickly pulled it out and wiped it down... not a problem to this day.

My otter box case has seen better days but that's what its there for. To take the abuse I don't want my phone to take.

It is a bit bulky but when I take my phone out to change batteries, its nice to see it still looks as good as the day I got it.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] neilcifer:
Otterbox is the best for me. Not too much bulk for the commuter case anyway.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] foundsoul80:
I have a BALLISTIC case. i took off the screen cover and use other screen covers. I didn't like how dark the screen cover was. If interested I will sell it cause I no longer use it. Just PM me if interested?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Psykocys:
the ballistic sg case is the best one i have used best protection i have i have pitched my phone 20 yard down a hall and it smacked a cinderblock wall not a scratch...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Shop.Cpuwarehouse.net:
I have some great cases

I have a lot of good cases for the Samsung infuse on my website at shop.cpuwarehouse.net
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbag:
I likebto watch the colbert report and the daily show buti cant bc they are coded in flash and as we all know flash support is a thing of the past.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espionage724:
There's plenty of ways to get Flash working :p

As for me, I do absolutely nothing on my Nexus 10 that requires flash.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burkett375:
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html

and the default android browser that comes with gomez's ROM
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eddog4DROID:
Nothing. I hope the developers are using HTML5.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] punzada:
I installed the newest/last flash apk and load whatever sites in firefox that require flash I've found it to work the best so far.

A few sites I visit still refuse to move over to html5 and a few want you to purchase their app/subscribe to the site for mobile. This works as a good enough solution in the meantime.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMagus:
Backup the apk from my Bionic still on 4.0.4, upload to Drive, install on N10. Then I use Firefox when need to watch flash vids.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixyourtech:
Avoiding flash all together.

I have other computers for that.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bg1906:
This is how you get it to work. You just need a browser that supports flash. I use Boat Browser whenever I load a site with Flash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gunFYgj-au8
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notoriouspk:
there are so many ways to get flash working on nexus 10...boat, ocean browsers r good but for me Aosp browser is the fastest and the smoothest... Never had any problems with Aosp... just use search to get Aosp browser working on nexus 10 stock rom... all AosP roms comes with Aosp. browser hope it helps.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowVlican:
I did nothing.. Never needed flash on my mobile devices.. Ever

Good riddance to that horrible piece of code
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stiggy2012:
You guys clearly don't want as much porn as I do. :laugh:

AOSP browser with the latest flash apk (available from the "archived versions" section of the adobe flash website) is my solution. :good:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vujkovicv:
Puffin browser works for me well, but its 3 bucks. I didn't mind paying for it because its works great. You get a free 14 day trial
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaibosh:
Latest version of Flash downloaded from the Adobe site, and Dolphin Browser.. I have both frozen via Titanium unless I need them.. I'm all for not using Flash, but I don't want to not be able to access a site just because it uses flash.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espenta:
Hi,

I have wanted to try CM10 for some time, and unlocked my Arc S for the first time today. I followed the guides at freexperiaproject, so it seems that I was able to unlock the bootloader successfully. After it was unlocked I rebooted and all my user data was reset (as expected).

I downloaded "FXP150-cm-10-20121208-UNOFFICIAL-anzu" from rapidgator and "gapps-jb-20121011-signed" wich I found at the cyanogenmod wiki. I put both the zip files in the root of my SD card. When I try running "fastboot flash boot boot.img" it says "sending 'boot' <5616 KB>...", but nothing more happens. I let it stay for several minutes and I have to push Control+C to abort it. I also extracted "boot.img" to the platform-tools folder under android-sdk.

In the SDK Manager I have installed "Android SDK Tools", "Android SDK Platform-tools" and "Google USB Driver".

Am I doing something wrong? Is there anything more I should do before running fastboot? Sorry if I have missed a basic step here.

Espen
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dewa999:
First, copy the file .img to the fastboot folder, if the file system.img means you have to run the command with the command: fastboot> fastboot flash system system.img, if the file userdata.img means that the command should be fastboot> fastboot flash userdata userdata.img .if the file xxxxboot.img mean form the command fastboot> fastboot flash boot xxxxboot.img

Iam using google translate.so,I hope I helped you and I hope you understand

Sent from my LT18i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espenta:
The file from the zip file is called "boot.img". I have copied it to the fastboot folder, and I am running "fastboot flash boot boot.img", as the "how to-" says.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
Reinstall drivers
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cxnlzy:
did you make the phone enter fastboot mode?

you should run "fastboot devices" to see.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espenta:
Thanks for the replies!

I tried on a different computer this morning, and here it worked immediately. Not sure what was wrong on the other one, because I installed the same SDK packages and USB driver. Installing ROM at the moment.

[Edit]: Everything seems to be working fine. Very happy with CM10 at the moment :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tech-G.ONE:
I just tried to install cm 10 on Arc S mobile...

It's bootloader is unlocked & rooted...

but when I try to connect it in flashboot mode & In flashtool Press "Reboot into fastboot mode (via ADB) ,

It show error that "This action needs a connected device in ADB mode"

what I have to do to flash boot.img ?

I attached 2 screenshots of connecting & error....

device is connected in flashmode , I also attached blue noti. LED pic which on when connect...

How I connect device & flash boot.img ???

Can I flash that kernel directly by clicking "select kernel to flash" ?

& Why it is showing ADB error when I click "reboot into fastboot mode (via ADB) ??

In advance thank you...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
You already asked for help in another topic, why here again?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tech-G.ONE:
sorry bro....

But my main question is remain....

Why It is showing ADB error... I tried on two laptops, but result is same... :(

so I thought any one know the exact reason behind it.

ok I will try to flash kernel directly....