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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phab3k:
agreed, and I did call google tonight, they were unable to offer any sort of help. the girl on the phone sounded like it was her first day, and as someone who worked in tech support for 8 years, I sure as hell know how a fresh agent sounds. she kept trying to get me to just use google+, which I had to reply that I know I can do that, but that isn't solving the problem, she didn't seem to get it. I might call in again and see what I can find. she said she was submitting it as a bug though and that other people have been calling in about it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n7of9:
I was trying to bulk copy media from pc to N5 and was getting explorer crashes on my pc

I then tried it via AirDroid and it all worked perfectly

I freaking HATE MTP
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stylez Ray.:
But you guys have to realize we can't be ok with using other software or apps to transfer files! Really this is pissing me off, such an easy task as using USB to transfer files HAS to work! I hope someone finds a solution or knows what the problem is.

I tried some drivers, uninstalled and cleaned them but no success...I don't even know what causes this. Sometimes I transfer many files for like 5 minutes and it crashes, sometimes it happens just after 3 or 4 files...doesn't matter if photo or music or which kind of file, it is a random pattern.

Please don't wipe data of media storage as it kills all your ringtones!

Imagine all those Apple boys wouldn't be able to use the cable to transfer their files to the macbook! No one would say : just use an app for that...sorry!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n7of9:
so go buy an iphone

the point is, if you don't like the way something works, you have the options...use them!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stylez Ray.:
oh come on...are you kidding? please think about your sentence "if you don't like the way something works"...you want to say the phone isn't meant to be used with an usb cable? are you freakin kidding me? you really can't be serious! they bundle a cable and you seriously want to tell me it's not designed to work that way?????

This is my 24th smartphone I owned and transferring files was never an issue, and as this is a basic operation one does almost every day it should just work!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n7of9:
yes it should, i agree with you ..I wish it were plain old usb storage

I tried MTP maybe 3 times when I got the N4 year ago and it sucked, so I stopped using it

stop banging your head against a wall and use an alternative method
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phab3k:
called google play support again today and the person I spoke to was another airhead. what is up with their support line basically not being able to help at all?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
This solution worked for me. Go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2512549 and see post #5. Be sure to thank n7of9 for the link and WugFresh for his toolkit solution. Enjoy.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Mulchergun:
Hello XDA forum, I' m really exhausted to serch on the web for solutions about my problem so I' ll explain it: I have this tablet and it doesn' t work, it bricked itself, when I start the tablet normally it stops with the acer logo, when I start it in recovery mode 2 pictures appears the first with an android that is charging something and the second with the same android lying with stomach opened with a ! inside, if I try to select any option i can't, i can just scroll between the options, so when i link the tablet to the computer the computer doesn' t recognize the tablet, so please help me a lot, I have stock ICS rom updated OTA and locked bootloader, anyone that can help me can contact me here or in facebook (Giuseppe Bosco). Thanks in advance for replies
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] fred99u:
same thing happened to me

from what i have read most of these tablets have bad emmc chips

if it's still under warranty they will probably replace it

if not, you are screwed, just like me and tons of other people

just dont get another acer tablet

you have to make them pay somehow

stay away from asus too, ive had bad experiences with them
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] das_webos_transformer:
OK look, if you had read the thread called "BRICK THREAD" you would know you can only either return the tab or keep it as a expensive paper weight. There's no fixing it.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Phatboyj420:
Get your a100 repaired

READ this post and follow directions

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47298040&postcount=4
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
Right, I may or may not be alone in this but the rattle from my power button was really starting to p**s me off. I could hear it clearly when the phone was at arms length and I tapped the screen anywhere in the top half. I thought it was the camera at first, then found holding the power button still whilst using the phone stopped it. This morning I was using my phone and decided to do something about it.

First can I say this was not any normal rattle (i.e camera lens), you could clearly hear it at arms length whilst tapping the screen in the top half. I made this video because people have told me they have the same issue. If you take your phone apart and break it, that's not my fault.

For those that have this problem and decide to do this, I hope it helps :) It has made me a hell of a lot happier with the phone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ego0eXYwOms&feature=youtu.be
[Nexus 5 General] cas8180:
Wow wouldn't have just been easier to send it back keep your warranty and get a new one?
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
Ah, forgot to mentiom, this is my 2nd one. Bought my first one and heard the rattle, took it back after 2 hours. The replacement does the same thing and looking on here in the defects thread it seems a few people have the problem. There's no sort of warranty seal inside the phone and the stuff can easily be taken out again should it die for some reason and I need to get a new one under warranty.
[Nexus 5 General] auggie246:
nice? possible to change into a higher mah battery?
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
The battery seems easy enough to remove, so if there were one available I suppose it wouldn't take more than a few minutes to change
[Nexus 5 General] mtbgus:
Some people analyse small insignificant things too much, surely it couldn't have made an audible noise level outside of a sound proof box.

Did the sales person look at you bemused or did he test the rattle and end up deafened by it? :o
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
He agreed that he could hear the rattle. It may not have seemed that important to him in a loud and busy shop, but when you're sat on your sofa in the evening and even the slightest of taps near the top of the screen make it rattle it doesn't take long before it becomes very annoying. If it were just when I shook the phone near my ear or something then I would have just accepted it, but it's the fact it is hard to ignore,even at arms length, made me want to do something about it.
[Nexus 5 General] mtbgus:
Fair enough I guess. :)
[Nexus 5 General] arzbhatia:
I did the very same with my Nexus 4. Using tiny bits of tissue. Dunno why everyone is crying about it, its a very simple fix!
[Nexus 5 General] Gormsen:
Thanks mate

I'm getting my N5 tomorrow, and living in a country not supported by Google Play Devices, it's nice to know that I can fix stuff like that myself :D
[Nexus 5 General] Rusty!:
Stick it in a case, that should do it.
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
I have a case for it that I got off ebay, a clear tpu gel one. It muffles the sound but it is still there, plus I really like the feel of the phone and in the case you lose that.
[Nexus 5 General] Nbsss:
Can't wait for this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2239829
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
If you check further down the General section you'll see yesterday I posted screenshots where I got almost 7 hours of screen on time over an 11 or so hour period with the N5 :) Admittedly that was 99% on wifi, but it's still good :)
[Nexus 5 General] Nbsss:
I'm on track for 3hrs SOT :/
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2510785
[Nexus 5 General] Nbsss:
I see....

I think its because my network signal is mostly yellow, whilst yours is almost all green. I wonder if we can change the radios?
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
eh... my N5 power button rattles isn't as bad as my iPhone 4s power button rattle

not concerned, thanks for the head up tho OP! :good:
[Nexus 5 General] Ensifolk:
The more Im reading, the creepier it gets for me :P Only because I'm gonna make someone buy the phone for me and send it, so there would be no chance of return if I saw any kind of defects. Just why all these reports of rattles, dead pixels, after vibration weird sound...ughhhh! Was planning to buy it from Carphone Warehouse...
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
don't stress it brah, the vast majority are fine you just don't hear about it

mine is fine :good:
[Nexus 5 General] busyychild:
If you wiggle the power button and or volume button and it makes noise. That's where SOME of your rattling IS coming from.

The OIS also makes noise when shook.

To fix the buttons; crack her open and shim them. Only way to properly fix it.
[Nexus 5 General] canada0117:
So even if you crack open the phone and fix the power button, you'll still hear the rattle from the camera?
[Nexus 5 General] canada0117:
Are you not getting any sort of rattle from somewhere other than the power button?
[Nexus 5 General] Evo_Shift:
The camera rattle is only noticeable if you put your phone up to your ear and shake it. The power button rattle for me could be heard by simply tapping the top portion of the phone like when tapping the settings button in chrome.

The camera rattle is normal due to the image stabilization the camera uses.
[Nexus 5 General] pifsworld:
I've put my N5 into a spigen neo hybrid which has stopped the rattle from the power button.
[Nexus 5 General] littlegreenalien:
If i remove the back cover would warranty be void?

I want to buy white cover
[Nexus 5 General] frarredo:
That's crazy! All over a small rattle. Haha my button is semi wobbly but its not that bad.

Plus I wrapped it in a great clear poetic case issue gone!
[Nexus 5 General] 7TimesCursed:
Posted already in a lonely thread: i used this guide and it really improved the sturdiness of the button. But while I had the sim tray part out, I noticed that it was rattling. Sound level remained the same after padding the button. Don't know what I can do about the sim tray...
[Nexus 5 General] niks4101:
My phone also used to sound just like yours when i tapped the top right corner of the screen. I fixed it another way without opening the phone. The hole for the power button was a hair thicker than the ceramic button. So i cut a very thin piece of paper and slid it next to the power button. its seems to have fixed my rattling sound but that white paper is visible slightly. guess if i replaced it with black paper it wont be seen and the button stops shaking.
[Nexus 5 General] Giroyac:
i did the same thing, but instead of using paper, i used a very small cut scotch tape piece, and wedged it in there with a business card.. button feels great, nothing is visible, and more importantly, no more rattle :D:D
[Nexus 5 General] niks4101:
I too ended up doing that with scotch tape as the paper was visible and it's perfect.. It's not visible unless you search for it at a weird angle under bright light. This is a good alternative to people afraid of opening their phone.
[Nexus 5 General] aimfire72:
Be careful when opening up your phone. I used a plastic pry tool and managed to scrape up the edges. Definitely going back for an exchange now!
[Nexus 5 General] Audioboxer:
Just to let you know I went and nabbed a white backing, simply to see if it looked good. The vibration motor in it is even worse than mine lol.

Makes a mechanical whirl sound and the vibration is quite weak. Seems like cheap as **** motors. Will probably wait and see if anyone comes across 3rd party ones which work better.
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
Oh. I ordered mine on Wednesday, waiting for it to arrive. What does it look like with the white back?
[Nexus 5 General] benvaj:
27095664299

A case solves that problem just fine, and also protects your precious N5
[Nexus 5 General] Audioboxer:
Looks quite good! Might still buy that motor off you and give it one more go. Went back to my old motor with the white back in the mean time. The new one is just crap.
[Nexus 5 General] locke84:
Have the rattle issue also, although not as worse as the link posted by OP.

Not to fancy on opening the cover, maybe I'll try below solution later..
[Nexus 5 General] mykull:
i also used a tiny rectangle of paper, dropped it in between pwr button and casing, cant see it or hear it now. Thanks for the inspiration! :victory:
[Nexus 5 General] Chileno4Live:
I found a paper quite difficult to put in, so I used a trading card sleeve, cut a small piece from it, and slid it though the volume button and power button. Works smoothly and the good thing about it is that the sleeve was black so you don't see it at all.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk 4
[Nexus 5 General] ssconceptz:
I find it funny that a button rattling annoys some of you guys lol. To each their own I guess. :D
[Nexus 5 General] le_prof:
[MENTION=5525439]deansaunders[/MENTION] : What kind of tool are you using to pry open the phone (that pale blue triangular-circle tool) and where can I get one? Seems to be doing a good job. Otherwise, what would be the alternative to such a tool? A guitar pick? Thanks.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] AcuraKidd:
So I have the same rattle with the power button and just received a second replacement with the same exact issue

this is a White 32GB model.

Can anybody confirm that theirs is without the rattle?
[Nexus 5 General] WarningSLO:
I also tried the scotch tape trick, wedging in a tiny, tiny little sliver, and it works great! :good:
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
It is essentially a guitar pick. I repair phones for a living and that thing in the video is usually one of the "tools" that come with replacement iPhone screens.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REPAIR-OP...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2a15085e9a

There's one of the sets on their own on eBay in the UK for 99p, if you're not from round here I'm sure you could find something similar in your country.
[Nexus 5 General] bleets:
looks like a cheapo copy of an ifixit kit :p
[Nexus 5 General] mmmmBACON:
I had bad rattle on both the power button and volume rocker. I might as well have been asking for donations at the mall it jingled so much. Initially I had used sticky notes (colored black with marker!) and slid it in the groove between the power button/volume rocker and case and it worked great. But whatever OCD I apparently have couldn't stand the fact that the buttons were no longer centered in their spaces...

So I popped the case off and did the mod with the paper between the buttons and the switches. The only difference I did was I used sticky notes instead, with the tacky side facing outward against the buttons. This way there is no chance that the paper will ever shift or come out of place!
[Nexus 5 General] chronichemp:
black 32gb, ordered from google 8 hours after release.
[Nexus 5 General] :
I just shoved some paper in the gap
[Nexus 5 General] chivamex10:
kudos for the video OP.

I thought I was the only one who was a little peeved from that rattling sound. I don't like the feel of a loose power button. Nightmares of my old iphone come back to mind. Glad it was a quick fix. I like that besides that the sound has dampened, the button feels much more responsive as well.

I was surprised of how easy it was to get in and out of the phone. Makes me want to replace the battery door with something more "unique"
[Nexus 5 General] memnoc:
I come up with a non invasive solution that fixes the rattle completely.. I'll post an how to with pictures in few minutes

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] bloot:
Can't wait!. :D
[Nexus 5 General] memnoc:
Now, should I open a thread for that, or it would be better to add this to the op or just let this go whatsoever?
[Nexus 5 General] t1.8matt:
Exacly what I just did, minus blacking out the paper. I have it in a case so you can't see it anyways. Didn't want to risk creaks with taking the back plate off.
[Nexus 5 General] sony83:
Nice quick fix that I will try shortly..any chance of the piece of paper entering the phone housing this way?
[Nexus 5 General] memnoc:
No way, there is no space at all, I still have mine placed and perfectly working since I wrote the post

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] ProfessorParmar:
Thanks for the tip, I might give this a try today.
[Nexus 5 General] rhamej:
Thanks OP! Phone is now perfect :)
[Nexus 5 General] :
Mine rattles too. Not taking it apart tho. Lots if noises in the world. One more won't hurt.

Good info tho. ;)
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
"What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound...'
[Nexus 5 General] Fihlvein:
Thanks, memnoc, for keeping it simple and fixing my rattling everyday life. :good:
[Nexus 5 General] ray3andrei:
Mine is a little loose too, the volume button is a bit loose as well, my gnex had perfect buttons they didn't rattle a bit, but i guess i'll take the better build quality.
[Nexus 5 General] howard bamber:
There is a set level of space which has the maximum battery power you can get in it. BTW if you do this mod take anti static precautions ie don't put it on a cloth like that! You could fry a lot of stuff.

---------- Post added at 09:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 PM ----------

May have, or not, inside where it could of been up to anything.. Shrodinger?? How is his cat?
[Nexus 5 General] Tohta2:
Heya how's it going today?
[Nexus 5 General] matteventu:
It's going rattling.
[Nexus 5 General] harsh2193:
Anybody got the device replaced in RMA due to the button rattle issue?

Its an annoying issue for me but the customer service is telling me that it is not a defect and that i will have to live with it.

Anyone at all who got a new device from google due to this issue?
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
It isn't a RMA-able defect. I recommend a TPU case...specifically the Diztronic.
[Nexus 5 General] cogli0ne:
I solved my rattling by taking a small piece of plastic tape and then putting it between the frame and the button. I pushed it in with a small needle, so it can't be seen.
[Nexus 5 General] harsh2193:
I have found people on the Google product forums who claim that they got their phones replaced due to this issue but even after 3 replacement devices, had the same issue or another one.
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
correct..which is why a fix or workaround (case) is the solution.
[Nexus 5 General] harsh2193:
Well that's what I had in mind initially but there is one problem. I live in India so it's kind of hard to find a lot of cases for the nexus 5. Mist of them are cheap silicone cases. I did get a spigen neo hybrid but that hasn't stopped but he issue. Tried another case, don't remember which one but it didn't work either. I just need to know if they would accept it for an RMA. Currently I have been told that the customer service has contacted their escalations team and expect a callback within a day.

I can hear the rattle at arms length when I tap on the top half of the screen.
[Nexus 5 General] akarol:
Yeah... um... no!
[Nexus 5 General] wideasleep1:
a case will quiet the rattle but perhaps not eliminate it especially if you're trying to get it to rattle. Don't shake it or tap lightly... all Nexus 5s do this to some degree and the workarounds and fixes do the trick. Otherwise you need a different phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Jockson:
Mine doesn't rattle at all. However it has a very cheap feel to it. I have to press it on the very bottom edge for it to feel like a normal button, like in other phones. This is what annoys me the most about this phone. In some aspects it feels worse than the cheapest LG device you can buy. Inexcusable.
[Nexus 5 General] harsh2193:
I have 5 friends who have a Nexus 5 and none of them has a rattling power button. That's what I told the customer service escalations manager and he requested me to send him the IMEI of any one of those devices. He says he'll dispatch a new device, even if they believe that this device is not faulty, just "for your satisfaction because the customer should always be happy", in his exact words....kind of impressed by that. Other companies seem pretty determined to screw you over. Especially Lenovo. He told me to note my IMEI as well to make sure that I get a new device.
[Nexus 5 General] Grushteniak:
I have been there

I had this problem in my Nexus 4 and I did the exact same thing because the power button wasn't working as expected. Now I have a Nexus 5 and the power button is failing, I'll open my Nexus 5 (and the Nexus 4 again) next week and put / replace a tiny piece of paper between switch and button.

It's sad to see this in a 'new' device (5 months), without any drops or accidents... but for the price of a Nexus and the little effort to fix it, I'm still happy.

Perhaps when the Android Silver line shows up, we will be free of this kind of thing.
[Nexus 5 General] jtwlbz:
This button issue is a design flaw. They put too much tolerance. Some get this some doesnt. Hope next nexus wont have this
[Nexus 5 General] AndroidKills:
I dropped mine the other day too i feel you man.. im gonna have to try and give google a call too
[Nexus 5 General] markdapimp:
My sleep/wake or power button doesn't rattle but it feels like its a bit loose, also I can hear it click when I press it sometimes, is this normal or should I get LG to fix it
[Nexus 5 General] zequav:
I "fixed" my rattling button using a transparent plastic folder like this. Simply cut a ~1mm x ~5mm strip and insert it in one of the sides of the button using a bigger strip of folder (20mm x 5mm for example). Done. Invisible (it's *inside* the case), solid, simple and cheap. It's been like that since I bought it 8 months ago and you would never notice it.
[Nexus 5 General] frik0:
Thanks dude, i was thinkin to throw away my phone because the power button was so ****ed up :@ but i found your post and it took me 15 min to fix it! And i have never open a cell phone before!

Thanks so much!
[Nexus 5 General] tedrogers61:
Could it also be the SIM eject mechanism inside? These are really rattley on some models.
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
Took it apart again, I decided I could do better. Removed the cotton that I used earlier and took out the logic board this time (this phone is simple to take apart) and then rested a tiny piece of paper (about 2mm x 2mm) against the inside of the power button. Carefully put the logic board back in and now it clicks like it's meant too, plus there's no rattle! :cowboy:
[Nexus 5 General] Ensifolk:
Indeed bro ! To be honest I wouldn't sit there and place it on my ear to start hearing stuff going around...but then you read and read, and you're in the image that there's a huge defect all over...buying it either way...
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
To be fair even the rattle didn't put me off, it's just annoying as hell. Easily fixed though, and apart from that I love the phone and am really glad I sold my Galaxy S4 to get it
[Nexus 5 General] poldie:
In English?
[Nexus 5 General] daddioj:
put a spigen case on it = no rattle = :good::good::good: i never had the rattle to begin with
[Nexus 5 General] mtbgus:
:laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] thegtfusion:
can you make a video of how to do it?
[Nexus 5 General] deansaunders:
Going to make one tomorrow morning and put it on here as a few people have asked and this is a pretty simple problem to sort out. Since I have it has made me 99% happy with this phone (just a small niggle with the camera that I hope Google will sort with an update)