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[Galaxy S 4 General] marc_ecko28:
Unfortunately my volume button have it because sometimes I used my finger nails on it :mad:
[Galaxy S 4 General] ad346:
This has started happening to me as well :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] UdK.cH:
Not happening to me. Black i9505. No case and in my pocket all day with lighter and key.

I would guess this could be a warranty case. Should be imo.
[Galaxy S 4 General] slind:
Happened on all my three S4s so far. Was using them in an Adore June / FitBag soft pouch, Spigen Neo Hybrid and some cheap TPU Skin Case. The first one looked ok except two small flaws, second had a big dent just from removing a Casemate Case, third came with slight marks and now has serious scratches and faults. None were dropped and handled with extreme care.

This material for sure is a joke.
[Galaxy S 4 General] faiyo:
That sucks. I have a case and dont feel like taking it off to check but its obviously very low quality. I remember when the device was first revealed and we thought it was metal HAHA - samsung manufactured painted plastic which peels in the first few months :( I guess i'll replace it one year in
[Galaxy S 4 General] CyberT3:
Have the same problem but on my headphones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gee2012:
I don`t have any paint chipping so far anywhere on my phone (i9505). Use a leather flip case though.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Sag711:
Can you please give me s4 stock video player.Without changing stock name.

sgrsaya711@gmail.com
[Galaxy S 4 General] tclocki:
I'm not using any kind of case. Just an ishield for my back cover. Owned my phone for 3 months now, I don't notice any chipping anywhere...
[Galaxy S 4 General] gyrex:
Can everyone state what colour phone you've got? Maybe it's just an issue with the white versions?
[Galaxy S 4 General] tclocki:
Black i9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] gyrex:
My white i9505 is getting worse with the paint chipping off the chrome edges - it's absolutely terrible! Maybe this issue is isolated to the white models?
[Galaxy S 4 General] alliktaavo:
I've had a white S4 for about a month now as well.....mine looks perfect so far, I carry it in a pouch (on rare occasions bare) and when I'm at my computer, in my car it usually is bare....

Just to let know, that there are those who aren't that misfortuned.....feel for you!!!!

only thing that's annoying me, is the crackling when you even gently bend the phone.....scary as s***....

maybe faulty batches or a regional thing?
[Galaxy S 4 General] pifsworld:
I dropped my s4 and it chipped paint off I was lucky and have since been to the model shop and purchased some chrome paint and fine brush and touched it up can't tell anymore, I even got nail file and filed it smooth before paintiing but like the other guy said if its the thick bezel just buy a new rear housing from samsung mine would of meant replacing screen as the front or top bezzel got chipped.

I was lucky as I didn't crack screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] david_swe:
This is how my phone looks after about 4 months
[Galaxy S 4 General] shamps:
Some one mentioned it's easy to replace, any steps/guide on how it can be replaced.?
[Galaxy S 4 General] benni_1994:
I replaced the middle frame but the one on top is glued I guess :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Avide:
my god mine is going the same way at the bottom of volumen buttons, have u been using a case?

i started noticing since i stop using my case (black i9500)
[Galaxy S 4 General] david_swe:
Have not been using a case, still I think that the chrome should not come of like this.

I Think that they have messed up, somehow the chrome does not stick to the plastic as it should.

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Like Benni wrote the top one is glued to the screen so it´s not really replaceable without changing the screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Avide:
i'll start using my case again before it get worst.
[Galaxy S 4 General] speedme:
I have a S4 (GT-I9505) for a few months now and on several places on the chrome rim, around the screen, the paint came of.

Phone always in a hardcover, only uncovering the top and bottom of the screen.

I've been looking at buying a new full body and watching Youtube movies how to replace it, but it looks like it will be a b**tch to replace.

(glass and AMOLED screen needs to come off, which is practically undoable without breaking it).

So I am searching for other ways to fix this issue.

what do you guys thing, shall I remove the left over chrome paint and leave the plastic white ?

Or shall I try to paint it chrome again ? Or maybe paint it black ?

I know it's a generic issue, as a lot of you guys are facing the same problem.

So why not try to collaborate and find a decent solution together ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anhilator00:
Same here
[Galaxy S 4 General] gyrex:
Here are some pics of my 3 month old white Samsung Galaxy S4 with the chrome paint chipping everywhere on the bezel... Seems to be getting worse with time!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] maniaknl:
Wow, That is terrible!

I've been using the Protective cover+ case from Samsung. Perhaps not the answer you are looking for but it fits like a charm!

Also makes the phone feel a little bit stronger. It will also hide those ugly marks on the sides of your phone.

Hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] gyrex:
Thanks for the tip! I'm frustrated because a phone of this expense shouldn't chip like this...
[Galaxy S 4 General] speedme:
I have exactly the same although I use a protective hardcover.

Ofcourse using a cover that covers up the chrome bezel will work, but that doesn't leave the fact that a phone of 700 euros should chip the chrome paint so easily that fast.

I still believe they use poor materials.

However, I want to have a decent phone for when I want to sell it.

Anyone claimed warrant on this issue or otherwise know a solution? ( like repainting?)

Verzonden vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met behulp van Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] vamsi_krishna:
Happened same to me. I started observing minor blemishes around the corner. I don't rough handle my phone. But still, because of this problem, I was forced to use a case. Its been a month and everything seems to be okay.
[Galaxy S 4 General] difyel:
Sorry to hear about that but i have to ask did you check with Samsung if this is covered by warranty . I mean it should be no ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] vegetaleb:
Looks like Note 3 has the same problem.

I have the same chipping on my 3 years old cowon J3m samsung is a joke in the plastic materials choice
[Galaxy S 4 General] andrewhahalee:
Using a black mist i9505.

Have a tiny scratched rim at the corner.

Does anyone know of any chrome paint I could buy? Or in the first place, has anyone managed to paint back their rim?

I know this is a weird qn haha. But I wouldn't mind doing it myself if I could. The s4 looks real good naked. Its just this Samsung problem of poor quality choice that gets to me sometimes.

Even my grandmother's underwear is more durable than this.

OK. Just kidding.
[Galaxy S 4 General] pollux1234:
Could you possibly tell me which paint you used, and the colour? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Tvercetti28:
I have dropped my S4 and chipped some of the chrome paint off the rim, it would be nice to know if anyone knows a good chrome paint to use on it and try to restore it a bit to make it less negligible .
[Galaxy S 4 General] Marcet:
I had the paint chipping problem on my S3 but not with my S4 which seems better build.
[Galaxy S 4 General] ranger4740:
Goto your local hobby store and buy one of those little pots of hobby paint, because the paint is for model kits and the like, then paint is usualy very good quality. Make sure you buy a good quality brush too.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Marcet:
That's a pity for Samsung. I hope they will make a real aluminum frame on future phones.
[Galaxy S 4 General] tommmtom:
I had the same problem after a few weeks. Got a brand new replacement from Amazon and it's perfect :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] drasko85:
so you have bought screen with digitizer just because of scratches on the rim? I think we are looking for more cheap solution;)

can some one make pictures of painted rim with chrome paint???
[Galaxy S 4 General] tommmtom:
Not a replacement screen....replacement phone for free because of the chips!
[Galaxy S 4 General] alwaysroot:
metal paint chipping

I have the chipping to was in a very expensive case to it took all but a month and a half for it to start happening. Never dropped never anything. I think it may be because of the phone getting hot. Sometimes because of no reason the phone gets hot we all know this as samsung users, the S3 was the same. I have been trying to get it replaced since October 2013 and no luck has anyone been successful? Its driving me nuts. I was looking into getting the Note 3 and using the Jump feature of Tmo but this aint gonna fly well with Tmo I'll tell you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ninolina:
Well, now I am sorry I didn't see this tread earlier. :( I had S3 and a big problem with bezel. I managed to change it without replacing the screen and that was not easy. Now, a few days ago, I bought S4 and was hoping that Samsung learned something from S3 and that the quality of it will be better. But unfortunately it seems not to be true. These of yours chips looks even worse than the mods I had on S3.

Very bad work Samsung. :( :-\

I will follow this tread and will report how mine is doing after a few months. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] DuTY09:
I got my s4 on contract with EE (EverythingEverywhere) in the UK and got mine replaced because some of the the actual plastic bezel frame broke off next to the screen and i didn't drop it either. BUT i had to pay a £25 excess charge and they sent it out by next day courier.
[Galaxy S 4 General] invano:
Paint chipping here too. I bought a spigen slim armor case at least I don't see it...

Inviato dal mio iPad utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 4 General] solwretep:
same here
[Galaxy S 4 General] testadeferro:
I´ve claimed it on warranty and they replaced it for free. Phone had also screen issues and they replace it.

After 3 or 4 days the same again...
[Galaxy S 4 General] Maxwell0:
Had a similar problem too when I got my S4 months ago, a real shame tbh as I had no problems with my S2. It seems Samsung's build quality has gone down in anything. I think it's time they ditched the plastic for a sleek metal case. Only issue is that a 16GB S4 gives just over 9GB free space :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] Obagleyfreer:
They are, the S5 will be available in a metal version.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Maxwell0:
Yeah I've heard I just hope that there'll be decent space available i.e. like the htc one which has about 27GB out of 32GB free.
[Galaxy S 4 General] 7OOKA:
thats weird, i use a flip cover since 8 months and no chipping whatsoever or even scratches, im a careful user but i often put it in my pocket with coins or keys, i find the chrome paint firm
[Galaxy S 4 General] jonshipman:
Has anyone attempted to just scratch all the chrome off? I did that once to my Blue Zire 72 as the blue model had a similar paint chipping issue.

Curious to see what it'd look like or if it's worth it to take it all off.
[Galaxy S 4 General] jas0nuk:
Owned the S4 for about 8 months and the chrome is now chipping off. Never happened to my much older and more abused+dropped S2. Unimpressed.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 General] dt1401:
Exact same issue :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 4 General] aussie2sweden:
I carefully scratched the remaining silver I had off, it bugged me for ages how it looked. Poor build
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ninolina:
Can you plesase post a picture? Thank you. :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Sensamic:
My 2 year old S3 has this problem too.

Looks terrible now, and I always take really good care of my devices.

This is why I don't like cheap build quality by Samsung.

S4 will suffer the same and asks S5.
[Galaxy S 4 General] IMMORTALKING69:
Same problem! Wth Sammy. I use to have a case but I really don't like to use them BC it makes my phone feel bulky and no case will fit into my Verizon belt pouch. I am very careful with my phone and take excellent care. The chrome is peeling off the top and bottom and it makes me not care anymore. I would go to HTC in a heartbeat if there camera wasnt a pos!

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I never had an issue with my s3 build quality. I actual prefer the plastic only BC I think aluminum will scratch easy and suffer minor service quality. But a phone that implements both is something that I would buy. All Sammy needs is aluminum around the phone with a plastic/ carbon fiber back. Maybe this is a marketing scam to get you to buy a new phone sooner then later not BC it's lacking performance, simply bc it's ugly now!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mich@els:
I have the same issue with my 1 year old black mist I9505, the chrome is chipping off the display frame, although i am taking really good care of it. Always keeping it in his original leather pouch, even when is out, is carefully placed on it's pouch, not directly on desk. Never dropped or hit. Wrote complaint to the service, they offered me display replacement on warranty...but i am not sure yet if i want to do this, with no future guarantee that the chrome peeling will not re-occur in the near future. I have asked the service if they have any better spare parts in stock, better than the ones used in manufacture. Currently waiting for their reply, just be convinced that the display replacement is justified.
[Galaxy S 4 General] nageshv24:
Same exact issue with my black I9500. Started at top right hand corner and eventually extended both ways. Covered it with a case so that it doesn't look ugly.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mich@els:
My beloved Black Mist is currently on the way to the warranty service, which is located in another city. The courier has just picked up from my door, and will be delivered back to my door, shipping completely covered by warranty service.

I've had another issue in the past, when the battery has swollen, it was quickly replaced with no charge at all. Very pleased about the warranty service until now, hopefully i wont be disappointed after this second intervention...although it is sad that already for the second time, i had to contact the warranty service for this product.

So, i am keeping my fingers crossed for a more better built quality of the new chromed display frame, i really hope for no other issues in the future.

Will keep you posted about the result of this operation.

PS: another small issue that i have with my I9505 is the volume button, which is unaligned, the lower half is sunk/uneven with the upper half....but this is a different story and i really don't want to be off-topic...hopefully that issue will be solved too.

Wish you all a nice day!
[Galaxy S 4 General] MisterFail:
So, how do you make it works ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] corvus.corax:
:good:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mich@els:
So, Samsung warranty has replaced the display with the frame around it, as chrome was chipping off.

Also replaced the whole chassis, as the volume button, on the lower half was sunk.

The new installed display came with a new protective film, under the plastic seal.

I hope that the new installed spares will last longer than the initial ones.

All the best!
[Galaxy S 4 General] luciferps:
In india it is available for inr 2000. I just inquired from the market. No screen nothing. Just the outer body with base will change and the look and feel was preety good to be honest.
[Galaxy S 4 General] rgshah3:
Even i was thinking, but then a lot of dust enters the devide screen! Has this issue with my BB torch too
[Galaxy S 4 General] coldrazor:
Mine is perfect with 5 months of use, im using sview cover
[Galaxy S 4 General] magikmichael:
Yep i have this issue too. 7 months old black edition. I always used the phone naked but now i have put an TPU cover on it which covers the chrome rim.
[Galaxy S 4 General] noobGen:
Possible to repaint ?

I want to bring back my phone like the first time I own.

It is possible to repaint this part ? If yes what kind of paint I need and How I can remove complete the paint to allow repaint easily ?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Mich@els:
In my opinion, only by replacing the whole display will make it brand new again.

Painting is not an option, will make it worst than it is now.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvhttn:
Hmmm, looking into the dodgy chrome bezel on the S4 issue and this thread has been added to today. Cooincidence! Anyhow, the chrome bezel on mine is chipped and looks quite bad. It seems fairly straightforward to take the phone apart so that you have the screen with bezel on its own and what I was thinking was a spray paint to use on it (yes, I'd mask the rest of the screen/circuits etc). It all seems fairly easy except .......... which paint to use? It's onto plastic so I don't want it to rub off easily. Anyone used a very hard wearing paint on their S4 (or S3 which I understand also had this problem)? I'm also thinking of black rather than chrome.

Anyone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvhttn:
OK. I'll answer my own question .... Finally repainted the chipped areas on the phone. Basically I stripped off the old chrome paint using, mainly, a blade from a Stanley knife (one of these ... http://www.wcmcape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/17.jpg ...). This was a fairly slow process as I had to use a magnifying glass a lot (age and reading glasses needed etc .... :( ) and wanted to do a reasonable job - I did a bit at a time when I was bored ..... This bit was mainly done with the phone in operation. However, the final part was done with the phone stripped so I could get to the bits that were "underneath" - I used a stripdown article from the interweb. Probably this one ... https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Teardown/13947 ... you only need to go as far as step 8.

I then carefully masked off the screen (it had a screen protector on it anyway that I was about to change but waited until I had finished) and the circuitry at the back and used some car bumper spray to put 3 coats onto the strip that was chrome. Very light coats! Took the masking off and left in the airing cupboard for 24 hours. As I had misssed a couple of minor bits I remasked it and did it again. Much better the second time.

The spray I used was this ... http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tr...alfords-plastic-bumper-paint-black-300ml#tab1 ... (I'm UK based but I'm sure they do similar in other parts of the world) and, yes, it is black. TBH I'm not a fan of chrome strips so to me this was an improvement. After 2 weeks of normal use I've yet to see any parts rubbed off and I keep the phone in my pocket (but not in pockets with coins or anything, just a handkerchief). If I did it again I'd try to smooth off the plastic before spraying (but very carefully!) as it shows a little 'rough' even though it appeared smooth.

Just an FYI if you feel like sprucing up your old phone!
[Galaxy S 4 General] regaber:
[MENTION=3141312]dvhttn[/MENTION] Thanks for the detailed feedback, I'm thinking of doing the same, maybe during the summer.

Valuable info anyway !
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvhttn:
No problem. You just need to be patient and take care. I used masking tape that I normally use for paiting windows etc and used the knife blade to help mold it around the screen corners. Oh, and you need to be able to be witout your phone for a couple of days. I have a spare .....
[Galaxy S 4 General] Ninolina:
Can you post a pictures of your phone after this? I would like to see how it looks now. :) Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvhttn:
I've tried but can't get a picture to come out properly so you could see. My camera/ability I hasten to add! :o
[Galaxy S 4 General] rs1040:
Does anybody know if this problem will interfere with Tmobiles JUMP program?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobolinko:
not responding to the "Jump" question however,

I had the same problem and was planning to just replace the bezel however, what's going to stop it from happening again, when phones 1 month old are already having that issue? Paint would make it nice temporarily, then have the same (or similar) result. I have come up with a cure without disassembling the device....... I just took an Exacto knife with a new sharp-pointed blade and gently scraped off the remaining chrome from the bezel. Being careful not to take off any base plastic of the Bezel. I plugged a charging cable and earphone plugs in while doing this so that I don't get dust in them to short anything. Then, took a small piece of 3000 sandpaper and buffed all around the edge, and finished with a light buffing with a drop of Brasso on a microfiber cloth, and the phone looks brand new! It took less than 40 minutes start to finish and cleanup. It also does not have that rough scraping feeling on the areas where the chrome chips came out. :fingers-crossed:Hope this info was not too late for you and That it helps someone out there having the chrome peeling off the phone problem.
[Galaxy S 4 General] myawan:
Mind sharing the pics?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobolinko:
Fake "Chrome" is now all gone... And I Like it Like That!

Here is a shot of the lower edge where the "Chrome" is gone and only white remains...

Heck, I feel like I got a new phone, since the edges are so smoothe when holding the phone while doing anything with it!

[IMG="Bottom Edge"]http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/bobolinko/Loweredge.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S 4 General] raduzabezt:
Right..but not very usefull if the phone is black...that plastic under the chrome paint is still white...
[Galaxy S 4 General] dvhttn:
To be honest the paint I used is starting to chip slightly, just like the chrome does. So you've done a timely post that reminded me that I had to post to that effect. However, it just needs a paint that is less likely to chip. The other point here is that my phone is black, so whilst your white phone may look fine with this method, mine doesn't .... I'll be trying to paint over mine again as and when I get around to it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] kimiraikkonen85:
Same here. It is peeling due to poor quality. Also white coating is becoming flaky within a short period of time.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] gszabi:
Who have an idea why the mocha vnc force closes on Cm10.1? On stock based roms works flawlessly. This is my single problem with cm10.1, because vnc is very important for my work. Thank you in advance,

EDIT: Real VNC viewer also FCs
[General Questions and Answers] kelvinvalencio:
hi guys,im junior member on XDA Developer,im using samsung galaxy Y GT-S5360 and using hyperion 8 ROM,how about you guys?,what is your device and custom rom?,what is your custom rom's future?why you using custom rom?

im just asking for introduce myself,this post is not a great and hepful post,but please give thanks to me on left side of this post,thanks for giving thanks guys ! :angel:
[General Questions and Answers] amit@12:
Well this post should not be to increase ur post count...

(As i read in ur another post)

My device is running on inspiration rom as this is good

Why-Custom roms make phone faster with mods and scripts but it depends from choice
[General Questions and Answers] justmpm:
As long as this doesn't turn into a my ROM is better than your ROM or a playground for people trying to get 10 posts.....it can stay open.
[General Questions and Answers] Nabraham:
I'm running beanstown build 20 on my Note 2 and i love it!

I wanted stock android with some of the features that touchwiz offer. Very well put together ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] kelvinvalencio:
thanks for all answer ,im using stock rom right now :laugh: please give thanks to my post please :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] Nanaya Caasi:
Jellybam

If you have one of it's many supported devices, I highly reccomend Jellybam. Jellybam has many features from many ROMs, and is not disimiliar to PAC-Rom, but I find many more options to customize, like custom notification background, and even custom halo color etc.

Overall, for my P3110, the ROM is quite fast, even without over clock, and the Deva update it quite frequently, plus these updates are stable and most of the time quite major and useful