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[One (M8) General] Learner00:
Use toothpaste

I applied a little bit toothpaste and cleaned the front camera with the round edges of a credit card. Now the chemical layer has gone off. Do I need to add any extra protection to my lens?
[One (M8) General] BYOBret:
Flux Remover

I just removed the scratched coating from my camera lens using Flux Remover and a cotton swab. Came out real clean, cannot even tell there was a coating to begin with. :good:

I can see clearly now, the haze is gone. Took less than 1 minute btw.
[One (M8) General] Joplisan:
I'm stupid.

Edit: answered!
[One (M8) General] clusterchuck:
Is there a particular batch of M8 phones that have this problem or does it happen with everyone one?
[One (M8) General] tibere86:
100% ethanol and a lint-free wipe fixed my camera issue. Thanks for the tips guys!
[One (M8) General] theandies:
I used the toothpaste/q-tip method after discovering a few small scratches. Worked like a charm and it gives your phone that minty fresh feeling.

I chased it with 90% rubbing alcohol just to clean any residual toothpaste off. It's been about a month and I have not noticed anymore scratches.
[One (M8) General] Garridon:
If someone has the answer to this, that would be great, as I'm going to send in my phone to get it repaired.
[One (M8) General] :
It's out of your control anyway. But I know this...

I had my M8 a month and had to wipe the film off the camera with toothpaste. Unrelated, I had screen lift... Due to my bezel turning out to be warped. Sent it in, got same phone back.... New bezel, and therefore new camera lens it seems... And it's been two months and not a mark on my new lens. So seems like the newer bezel has a tougher film. Cause I look after it the same. But the original scratched up anyway... Even in my otterbox. And this time it's still flawless.

That or there isn't one. Lol
[One (M8) General] MarylandCookie:
Maybe it'll be a good idea for everyone who has these symptoms to include the build date from their serial number.

For example, my SN starts: SH49Rxxxxxxx

The following breaks down what each part indicates:

HTYMDAABBBBB

HT = Vendor HTC--> Hsinchu, Taiwan or SH = Shanghai, China
Y = Year (3 = 2013, 4 = 2014)
M = Month (hex 1...C = 1 - 12 months)
D = Day (hex 1...9A..Z = 1 - 31 days)
AA = Part Code
BBBBB : Identification Number (decimal)

Therefore mine will be:

SH = Shanghai (China)

4 = 2014

9 = September

R = 24

Days go from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z. with Day Z representing day 31.

Therefore the build date for mine is 24th September 2014 Shanghai China.
[One (M8) General] gustav30:
Finally took my coating off with toothpaste and qtip. Only problem is that when I finished I managed to get what looks like a smear in the corner of the other side of the lens cover. While pictures are fine and it doesn't affect because it's the corner, I say be careful when applying pressure. I honestly wasn't pressing down hard with the qtip but somehow a smudge wound up on the other side of the lens cover. Don't think I can do anything about that.
[One (M8) General] tclocki:
What I did on my second m8 (my first one got really scratched pretty bad) was I cut out a cheap screen protector to cover the central part of the camera. Its whats important. It doesnt affect image quality at all, as long as of course there's no bubbles or anything once you've applied it. Now I dont need to worry about it scratching. If it peels off, its very easy to replace.
[One (M8) General] Mariborcan:
I have tried it with toothpaste and I removed the coating of but I noticed I have a scratch on my main lens. Should I keep rubbing it or should I quit? Because around the lens is the old coating that I still haven't removed so I dunno if the coating is so thick or what? Any idea any one? If I try the process again the cleaning cloth gets dirty ....

1. Picture of cleaning it off with toothpaste ....

2. And the result... The scratch is not that visible on picture :/
[One (M8) General] jpcdeux:
I used headlight restoration stuff I found next to the car wax at Target. Worked perfect
[One (M8) General] clax6:
After my problem with a smeared lense and cleaning it with toothpaste I've been experiencing glare when taking photos in sunlight and seeing as I had rooted my phone and couldn't get it to update due to unlocking my bootloader ect I decided to send it back to htc to get it repaired. I've just had a text to say it's been fixed and ready to collect so I will report back later with the outcome
[One (M8) General] Chris_c81:
Can anyone describe what this issue looks like? I have some imperfections on my camera lens. They look like smears or water like stains. Is this the coating?

What's even weirder is I had a Nillkin protector on pretty much since day one. But I noticed my photos seemed to vary in quality recently so I removed it and found these imperfections.
[One (M8) General] clax6:
Yep that's it
[One (M8) General] Chris_c81:
Arse!
[One (M8) General] benj!:
Great comparison photos! I am definitely going to try this as mine is probably blurrier than your before shots now - can't believe what an improvement it made, the after shots are really good!
[One (M8) General] downbringer:
I used a Magic Eraser, I held it under the tap and squeezed as much water out of it as I could. And applied light to medium pressure in a circular movement on my camera lens. Completely cleaned up the blurriness I was experiencing. Downside is that I'm not sure how often this problem is likely to present itself and how often I can keep using this method. Going to look into purchasing a lens protector from Amazon. I'm loath to send this for repair via Vodafone UK, as having worked for them, their quality control on repairs is s**t.
[One (M8) General] benj!:
I got impatient and used the water/edge of a credit card method. Took a little while to get the film off (quite obvious once you've been scratching away for a few minutes) but seems to have done the trick splendidly! Photos are clearer, colours sharper and generally free of the furriness and glare from light sources.

Props to whoever discovered this, I certainly couldn't be bothered to send it back for repair.
[One (M8) General] runtime_Err0r:
I used this method, works perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLrG29HEjU

And a comparision of before and after. Notice the effect of the light sources
[One (M8) General] gustav30:
Clax6 , what was your outcome. Did they replace the lens cover?
[One (M8) General] onefasttreopro:
In case anyone needs a longer term update on the lens cleaning...I've had mine cleaned off for over 6 months with rubbing alcohol and q-tip and the lens is still perfect...it's an antiglare coating so removing it will cause light glare at certain angles. As long as you can adjust lighting angles pictures come out crisp still.

For the user that mentioned a smudge on other side of lens after cleaning, it's the toothpaste/whatever you used that soaked through the adhesive ring on very edge of lens. The lens is very brittle so very risky to remove it to clean etc. But not impossible (i've done it but ended up cracking lens on previous m8)
[One (M8) General] InfinitiGuy:
I had the same problem with mine and decided to go the toothpaste/Rubbing alcohol method. Much better pictures now.

Attached are some comparison pictures I took and a closer view of my M8 camera lens.
[One (M8) General] iJekyll:
Did you guys get scratches on the lens again? (After cleaning the lens with toothpaste / alcohol... etc).

I wonder if the scratches come back again, and if so, will the solution help again?

And btw, how does the HDR function work for you after your apply the fix? Mine are terrible - grayish, unfocused.. etc
[One (M8) General] onefasttreopro:
It's a coating that is scratching, once the cleaning is done, it seems that the scratches don't come back for most if not all people.
[One (M8) General] iJekyll:
Thanks! good to hear.

What about the my HDR question?
[One (M8) General] garywojdan81:
No HDR issues here
[One (M8) General] raybanBcn:
does this problem affect also to the new devices or is only to the first ones ?
[One (M8) General] PunishedSnake:
Drop of water and credit card worked for me
[One (M8) General] onefasttreopro:
Old vs New phones question above....

Haven't seen definitive answer to that...Had a Sprint m8 from launch, now just got a T-Mobile one with newer build/batch after 8 months, gonna keep an eye on lens to see if they've been improved in any way...so far after a week no scratches...
[One (M8) General] dspcap:
Newer tmobile, no scratches but the pictures are still not good. Tried toothpaste and it helped just slightly.
[One (M8) General] Rotten Ross:
The toothpaste trick sorted out the problems I hadwith the lens. Took awhile to do but certainly worth doing, especially when the pictures I now take look crisp
[One (M8) General] Lord Morpheus:
Toothpaste done the trick for me!!!
[One (M8) General] Basxt:
For those wondering,

HTC Removed the "ulra pixel" low light in video record mode.

Why? I have no idea. This change occured when updated from android 4.4.1 to higher.

I've been mailing and they will ask the dev's if this will be turned back in the future.
[One (M8) General] g1ov4:
I did it too.. It's works
[One (M8) General] Leon:
My phone is 1 week old and start to doin the problem with the cam.... I feel screwed up from HTC again :/... I guess they didn't test at all devices before they sell them -_-... Damn
[One (M8) General] viroid:
I noticed my camera's were getting really blurry recently, tried to clean it up with a soft cloth but it didn't help. Ran across this thread doing some research, I was able to clean it right up with with a mixture of water and Bar Keeper's Friend.

It's household cleaning powder, I mixed up a paste with a touch of powder and a few drops of water, then used a cotton swap to clean the lenses. Wipe clean with a soft cloth.

...v
[One (M8) General] jbpf77:
Another vote for the Magic Eraser trick here, I cut off a small corner, wet it and then squeezed all the water out, then lightly rubbed it on the lens in a circular motion for about three seconds and after that the lens was cloud free. Quick and mess free, no chance of anything getting under the lens. Removing this coating definitely affects the quality of the photos though, I now get noticeable glare from every light source in all photos, but before I removed it photos were blurry so it's a slight improvement.

The coating isn't getting covered in scratches as mine was in a decent case and it's very unlikely that something managed to lightly scratch the entire lens surface (rather than some scratches and some clear sections) and also not touch the flash right next to it. it appears to be something causing the coating itself to change from clear to opaque, maybe it's lifting away slightly, or reacting to the atmosphere? I've basically stopped using the camera for anything other than utility shots now because the glare is so bad, hopefully they'll sort this for the m9.
[One (M8) General] tinknokker3:
htc one m8

I recently broke the rear camera on my HTC one m8 and ordered a new one off of eBay .... I've taken phones apart before and fixed them, unfortunately this time was different... I got phone back together and rear camera doesn't work when using the standard camera icon but works with the bambuser app. Is there some sort of driver that I have to reinstall due to taking the phone apart and unplugging everything??? The removable SD card slot doesn't work anymore either. Is there a driver for that as well? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also rooted the phone and flashed the team venom viper one rom. Thanks
[One (M8) General] Graeme Lister:
Htc one m8 cloudy camera

Hi all. New to this forum. Yep I'm having the cloudy camera/video camera problem with my HTC one m8. This is really frustrating and obviously quite a huge problem. My question is does toothpaste work as a kind of 'quick fix'? Also will HTC fix this problem under the manufacturers 12 months warranty ?
[One (M8) General] gustav30:
I had sent mine in for repair, after doing it myself and they changed the lens cover. That was back in December. I'm now starting to see the coating on the replacement lens cover start to loosen up. This time I won't send to them as I'm not going to relock and go back to s-on.
[One (M8) General] redpoint73:
Its not just a "quick fix", its a permanent fix. The issue is that there is a coating (anti-glare?) that has very poor durability, and is starting to become scratched off. Just remove the coating to expose the bare glass, and the clouding goes away. The bare glass is possible to scratch over time. But I removed the coating about 8-9 months ago, and see just a few scratches on the glass (and I am not particularly gentle with my phone). And those scratches don't affect picture quality. They are not over the actual camera lens. If you look, the camera opening/lens is actually much smaller than the glass cover.
[One (M8) General] jxcorex28:
Never realized there was a coating over the back lenses, do you have any more recommendations to get the best picture quality ? Does it really matter on which camera application is the best ? I'm currently using Fiz's PAC ROM, so stock camera...
[One (M8) General] redpoint73:
Supposedly, the Sense camera (Sense ROM required) takes advantage of the HTC camera firmware (or something of the sort), while other camera apps do not. But I'm not sure how much difference that actually makes, in reality.

Back on the One X (EVITA) I did some camera comparison shots on AOSP versus Sense, posted the shots as double blind (didn't say which was which, same subject matter and lighting conditions) and challenged folk on the forum to guess. And folks really couldn't tell the difference. Same result when others posted side by side comparisons (not significant difference AOSP vs. Sense). Although on the M8, it might be a different matter (haven't tried or seen such a comparison).

Other than that, lots of folks suggest manually setting exposure, white balance, ISO to get better shots. Although most of my shots are more spur of the moment (pics of my kids, etc.) and don't really allow for convenient manual adjustments, and I'm pretty happy just using auto settings.
[One (M8) General] scifan:
Irony is that I think the M9 has the same covering based upon what I've seen in a quick look at the cellular store...
[One (M8) General] iDpC1:
Qtip and toothpaste works front camera lens, but i have more scratches back camera lens.
[One (M8) General] haseebhamid:
Solved

I had the same problem. Used nail polish remover, toothpaste and cotton buds to properly clean my camera lens and remove the black coating. You need to rub the cotton bud quickly and a bit hardly on the camera lens to remove the black coating. I had to use 3 cotton buds to clean my lens properly. Look for videos on youtube for help.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] levanoza:
Hello,

For the latest Facebook app in Blinkfeed, clicking the FB feeds will take to the latest News Feeds instead of the one that you click

On v10 worked great but on v11 or even beta v12 this problem begins, I tried many custom and stock rom, but same problem, is it only for me or it's global?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
It's global on every devices that I have M8, M7 and One X

Either you revert to older version to have that previous funtionality

or you can do this : click the FB feed then close it with home button (not back button), then reclick the FB feed, it will take you to the feed that you clicked
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ishould:
I bought a T-Mobile branded Note 2 when it was released and I recently switched to AT&T because t-mobile doesn't get service in my apartment. I had to flash the (t-mobile) stock image to get the unlock code to work. After unlocking I was able to get AT&T network connection and 4G data. When I restored the image I had backed up, I could not connect to AT&T's network. I'm was running LiquidSmooth 4.4.2 ( http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2151580 ) before the switch.

It doesn't recognize that there is a SIM card in the device. When I go to Settings -> More -> Mobile Plan it says "Please insert SIM card and restart"

What can I do to get this to work on AT&T's network?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] stewwmann:
Have you checked the APN? Search AT&T APN in the main thread if you need to .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ishould:
Okay I managed to get a rom that is compatible with AT&T and have an AT&T apn that should get LTE, but I'm only getting HSPA+ speeds. I tried flashing AT&T radios for the i317 from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987541 , but those didn't give me any network access at all. Right now I'm on the latest t-mobile modem from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2102380 I know I should be getting LTE because I have an LG G2 right next to me getting LTE

Any ideas?

[IMG="Network Settings"]http://i.imgur.com/7ohnmC5.png[/IMG]

[IMG="APN"]http://i.imgur.com/MbONUsq.png[/IMG]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ishould:
SOLVED

I did not have enough apn types in my apn settings. I used these apn settings and I'm getting LTE

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2594719
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
The Waiting is over !

Tab 3 7.0 3G aka SM-T211 just received KiKat update from Samsung :highfive:

Download :

Go here to download the firmware (It contains ODIN 3.09) :

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=31908

Firmware Details :

Model: SM-T211

Model name: GALAXY Tab3 7.0 3G

Country: Italy

Version: Android 4.4.2

Change List: 2008434

Build date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:08:27 +0000

Product Code: ITV

PDA: T211XXBNF5

CSC: T211OXABNF5

MODEM: T211XXBNF5

Instructions :

1) Extract (unzip) the firmware file

2) Download Odin v3.09

3) Extract Odin zip-file

4) Open Odin v3.09

5) Reboot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)

6) Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

7) Add the firmware file to AP / PDA

8) Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

9) Click the start button, sit back and wait a few minutes

Screenshots :

Nothing so far :laugh:

Please do post screenshots in replies or PM me if you have some :cowboy:

Source :

SamMobile

Notice :

This is a Italian firmware ! That mean your GSM may not work !

Always remember I'm NOT responsible (anyhow) if you break your Tab or some stuff not working after the update :cowboy:

Credits and Thanks :

Special thanks to [MENTION=5812990]hehk1234[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Anil Shovo:
what's new

can you tell me what's new in 4.4.2?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
Unfortunately I don't own a Tab 3 :( That mean I cant tell what's new sorry.

BTW, I will read some reviews to see what's new.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] tharmor:
Will this work on T210 ??
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] T3snake:
Yea baby

Hmm we r real damn lucky

While others had custom roms we were the ones to get official kitkat
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] tharmor:
can i install on SM-T210 ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] bierma32:
If you want to root it.

Flash lasted CWM or PhilzTouch with Odin

Download supersu.ZIP

http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip

Flash supersu.ZIP with the recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
Hahahhh that's actually true.

BTW, I'm sure Tab 3 10.1 will receive it too and very soon because Tab 3 10.1 LTE aka P5220 have 2GB of RAM :eek: while KK according to Samsung needs 1,5GB :D So after LTE model a genius dev will port it 3G and Wi-Fi version (same situation for S3 and Note 2)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Dariox23:
how would i know? gsm may work on my device?. anything special to look for on my tab?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] ROMANTiC KiD:
Well the tab 3 8 wifi actually got update today ;)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] red rocket:
I own the Tab 3 lite SM T111. Yall think i could flash this on my tab?? Specs are very similar to each other. TIA for your help.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] safariking:
No sorry that isn't possible
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] MKguy:
Is it in english language? From India?? Can I flash it right away or wait until its officially out?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] ghosttt:
And SM-T210? Can i flash this rom?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
It's already Official :cool:

No sorry, but you may break your device. Wifi version should receive it soon :)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] kailin63:
OK so what about the t210 and t210r?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] rhinos92:
I tried with philztouch recovery but when I start the tab there is not supersu and it is not rooted...how can i do??
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] hehk1234:
This rom have a lot of issue, but I solved some parts. The bug actually occur, the drain fast on battery. This problem only version 4.4.2 because S4, nexus 5 , xperia have same problem. Sometimes the systemui have strong lag, (it's occur on S4 too) but I find a solution and solve this problem ;) .
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] jutopa:
I have rooted my TM-210R. Yesterday I touch serch for update. It says that there's is a update but can download because modified version. If I go back to stock, and flash with odin will be posible to install?

Could it be a 4.4 or some meaningless update? Anyone tienen on TM-210R?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] reiseb:
Galaxy Tab 3 Brazil Users!

Italian (ITV) modem (XXB) is compatible for some regions where frequence is GSM/3G 900/1800/1900mhz UTMS 2100. Seach on "anatel" coverage map!

Hug!

Eder.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] prasath93:
tab 3 t211 india

I have tab 3 t211 india sur 100% work kitkat italy? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] reiseb:
You must have search about your operator frequence them if compatible with GSM 900/1800/1900mhz .and. UTMS 2100mhz you can flash this rom until samsung release it for your device.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] prasath93:
I have aircel tamil nadu it s compatible?
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] tharmor:
Tried it and it failed...managed to get tablet working again luckily...

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Dont try it soft bricks the device....

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Nothing for me...i unrooted to check it
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] abart83:
i have this Tab and I am in Pakistan, I will wait for this update for this region, i hope that would come soon without much buggs!
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Glady 007:
I am from india can I flash this firmware ???
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] mobajlnik:
Installed via Odin and everything works without problems. The region Czech Republic XEZ.Stav official reports, updates also work, Kies also okay with XEZ region.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
Try...

You can try dude :)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Glady 007:
Can u give me this firmware direct link
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] T3snake:
I wud recommend using odin for this.

And u need to be registered and then u cn dload

And it works on my tab. prettygood.

I dont use sim so i dunno if it will wrk (im from india)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
Link in the OP :)
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] VIRGIN KLM:
The huge difference is that S3 has really huge development interest compared to Tab 3 10.1 that has nearly to zero, so still if that's the case with the releases, I see nearly to zero possibilities happening.
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] Nonta72:
You're right, Tab 3 10.1 have Zero Developers :(

BTW, we're just waiting for Sam to release it for Tab 3 10.1 LTE (since this one have 1 more Gig hidden :eek: , it have 2GB of RAM). When done for this device, then it will be easy to port to Wifi and 3G versions :D

Sent from my new PC, ready to build up AmatROM v2.0.....
[Galaxy Tab 3 General] VIRGIN KLM:
The issue is that all people here that work on 10.1 work on anything else but what the device needs in general to shine, and what 5210 will need incase you'd need to port kitkat from 5220 which is a kernel and radios/drivers. Without that, things won't go far, especially if you try to port kitkat from 5220 because it's a mandatory step, you can't skip it. No disrespect intended, I'm just clearing up some things.