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[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
@amenthes

I managed to open the phone with a hairdryer. I probably should have applied more heat, but I was hesitant because I did not want to destroy something, so it was a little bit harder to remove the back cover with a plectrum-like tool. Around the rim of the cover is a black adhesive tape, which I completely removed without any traces.

Unfortunately, I received another email that the spare part was not available, so I (not wanting to wait for a month or longer) cancelled the order eventually. Problem was, the volume button is somehow fixed to the case and I could not reach it properly. I managed to push it back a little bit, but could not remove it for replacement. During the process, I damaged the lower volume contact (as I wrote, the part is hard to reach) unfortunately. So now the volume down button does not work at all. However, the volume up button now does not get triggered automatically anymore. So I just push vol+ and lower the volume on the screen or via bluetooth headset. Works for me, as long as it doesn't go max. volume all of a sudden anymore.

A friend gave me some double sided adhesive tape which came with his replacement battery and I cut it with a razor blade to fit the back cover. It does not go all the way around, but I don't want to take the phone into water anyways. Besides, it looks just as it has never been opened. No gap at all, so the opening and closing parts are fairly easy.

All in all, it has been an experience. I will keep the phone despite the broken button, because for me it is still one of the best phones available at the moment.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] amenthes:
Thank you for reporting back :-)
[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
@amenthes

Hi, it's been a while but I finally managed to replace the button!

I found a spare part on AliExpress. Not only was it much cheaper than on the other website, it is the whole middle frame instead of the button only. Delivery was expected end of June, however it arrived today (yeah!).

I used a razor blade and a thin needle as lever to remove the new button from the frame, since there seems to be no way from the inside without making things too complicated.

To remove the old button from the phone, which was bent and messed up (I tried to rip it off with a needle-nose pliers, but it did not work and it left some ugly marks), I used a sharp knife instead. I got inspired by this teardown video of another phone which unfortunately I don't remember. In the video, the guy used the knife like he would peel an orange. Like you would try to cut the button from the top edge. If enough pressure is applied you can pull the button out.

Eventually, I inserted the new button and pushed it a few times from different angles and now it feels almost as new. There is a nice click and pressure point. So I consider this a win. :)

At the end of the day, I did not even have to open the back of the phone with this method, but I learned a few things, which is nice, and, you know, you never know. Also, it gave me some confidence in my technical skills.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] maxime78:
Thanks for sharing your experience. Do you think the waterproofing was tempered by the repair ?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] maxime78:
Thanks for sharing your experience. Do you think the waterproofing was tempered by the repair?
[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
Probably yes, because I used adhesive tape and cut it myself along the back rim and it is not in one piece going all around. However, the cover sits very tight and you wouldn't even recognize that the phone was ever opened. I don't really mind because I use a silicon phone case anyway and I don't intend to take the phone underwater.

You can buy the original battery cover adhesive spare part here: https://www.asusparts.eu/en/asus-13040-01431000 but I did not want to spend more money and my solution works for me. (y)
[ASUS ZenFone 8] Evan Roberts:
pulling out a device's button with a knife is like cutting ice cream with axe. You will always end up spoiling it.
[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
That's what I thought, but it worked surprisingly well actually! :)
[ASUS ZenFone 8] fluXion69:
@DerSteppo

Good day, sir. You have literally saved me from feeling extremely sad and even considering taking my phone to repair shop (which I never did in my life).

My story: I was snowboarding some days ago and at one point I fell on the slope on high(ish) speed. It was okay until I took a lift and took a look at my phone. It was almost exactly the same case as yours - the volume key was bent in the middle except it was vol. down which was stuck. Luckily the phone was still usable, I could adjust the volume via sound control panel in the settings which of course felt tedious to do but still not the end of the world until I get home and figure something out. Unfortunately while messing with the buttons now it was turn for vol. up to be pushed and there was no way to turn the phone on because it triggered the boot mode which wont let you out :) I came across that very video you mentioned and was baffled at why they made it so that you literally cant get the button from the frame without surely f**king something up in the process :) I started feeling anxious and thankfully google showed me this thread. All in all, I took your advice with a knife and managed to pry the buttons off a little and thankfully both buttons got released from their respective contact panels. So again, thank you so much man, don't think I could figure this out by myself :)

One question though. Not sure yet whether to get a new button instead of now scratched and still bent one, but was there any difficulty to insert the new button into the frame? There are two little 90 deg. angled metal things on each side and I am not sure if they can affect the insertion process.

Asus Zenfone 8 ZS590KS - Volume Button (Obsidian Black) - 13020-06381400 Genuine Service Pack | FixShop

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[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
Hi, I am so happy to read I could help with my experience! :) Nice to see that you where able to fix it for now.

I did not have problems with inserting the new button, no. With the phone switched of, I just pushed it in and pressed a bit harder on both ends a few times. I think it "clicked" in at some point.

It is still working as new! One advice though: you might want to consider buying the original adhesive tape that is shaped to fit properly. I used just a few stripes and cut it to fit almost all the way around, but a few months ago I saw that the back cover was slightly lifted and there is a gap. The phone survived a few drops from various heights in the meantime, so I am not surprised. I am too lazy to re-apply new tape, though. 😅 It's in the rubber case anyways.

All the best! (y)
[ASUS ZenFone 8] fluXion69:
Hello! I am so sorry for such a delayed reply, for some reason completely forgot to come back to your response.

Regarding both original adhesive tape and button, unfortunately its hard right now to make purchases outside of my country and probably delivery will be a problem too (sanctions and all that). So I guess for now I'm better off with some adhesive stripes of a tape that I found at home. The button is still bent (obviously :D) but still working just fine, thank god for that at least. And thank YOU again for providing such a helpful info :).
[ASUS ZenFone 8] DerSteppo:
@fluXion69 You are most welcome my friend.

I have made my experience with the 3rd party adhesive tape, though. I had to apply the tape a second time, because after some time it came off and there where visible gaps around the back cover and dust came in.

I was considering buying the original replacement part, however I am also eying with buying the Zenfone 10 in a while. So, maybe I will just use proper plastic glue and seal it forever. 😅

All the best for you!
[Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Questions & Answers] Tomek2424:
Hi, for 3 days I have been trying to upload custom twrp to my phone and without successfully, TWRP from ashyx allowed me to go the farthest, because TWRP was booting, all options are visible, but the black bars in the center of the screen didn't allow me to do anything. The rest of the recovered odine loaded, green PASS, but it didn't boot at all, immediately the phone entered the system. What advice do you have?
[Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Questions & Answers] Besix2:
use PBRP and than flash magisk.zip but one thing. I tried this and for me I got stuck in bootloop when doing so the other option is downloading magisk app patchin ap file and flashing it using odin but in my experience this leads to buggy root where you cant use the magisk modules and stuff. If you find a working way to root your phone properly pls tell me.
[Off-topic] bbobeckyj:
Hi all.

People notice my phone and keep saying -

"What's that?"

"Who makes it?"

"What does it do?"

"Is it an iPhone" :mad:

So I am asking for suggestions, what is the best way and software to show off what these things are, and what they can do?

Thanks,

B
[Off-topic] derekwilkinson:
I show off TouchFlo :p
[Off-topic] EliotGT:
I show off Touch Flo, Skyfire, TomTom, remote desktop, vnc, the keyboard, the tilt screen, the copy and paste, ect.
[Off-topic] ramontrotman:
turn the screen brightness all the way up. turn the sound all the way up. and scroll through manilla looking for something to do.
[Off-topic] TheChampJT:
LOL :D!

I get the same damn iPhone question since I have the VZW Touch. First I say it's HTC, then it's WTF is HTC? Then they see my Vista WAD theme, and want to play with everything. The S2P, Opera, Multiplayer Poker, and some are amazed I can open '07 Excel and Word files. Not to mention, after ThrottleLock pops up, they have no idea what to do :D!

Some people are amazed at it, and we find it somewhat simple. There was a customer I was talking to once, and she was giving me a small order. I write down the order in notes, calculate the prices, then make a phone call. All the while she had no idea it was a phone to begin with.

But nobody knows my secret......GPS tracking with RT, shhhhh!!!!
[Off-topic] jamesd256:
Gremote, remote desktop to show off the hi res, gyrator.

If you have RemoteTracker, that is an awesome tool to show off.

Teeter is always a winner. If they're a gamer, COD2 in HW accel mode is pretty awesome.

Let's be honest, it's a geek's plaything and some folk just won't get it.

I got my hands on an iPhone for the first time today. It was very nice, and I played with it for a bit. We got it at my work as a test phone. The app support guy asked me if I wanted to take it home for the weekend to play with, as he knows I'm a smartphone nut.

You know what? I couldn't be bothered. For me, iPhone is not the future. I thought, great, a toy for the weekend. Then I thought about what I might play with and just lost interest. I love the way it's pushed the industry forward, don't get me wrong.

I think they're not so great for geeks like me who like to hack around.

Elite rom is nearly out (tonight? hopefully), and the linux guys are making amazing strides with Android. The exciting thing for me having the touch pro as a hobby gadget, is that the potential has nowhere near been reached.
[Off-topic] orb3000:
Great thread!!!

LOL

I have the same question almost in any place I go (And my Uni is form 2005)

Nobody seems to know what the hell is that thing?

One day I forgot it in a taxi and the driver said to me: "Hey you forgot your calculator" LOL

I find almost imposible to explain what I have on my hands

Cheers to all
[Off-topic] TheChampJT:
Oh my God!!!!!

When I saw calc, I started laughing my ass off!
[Off-topic] orb3000:
Yeah me too! after I passed my scarry moments thinking of me without my Uni...

And thanks to that funny fact the driver returned me my old and heavy "calculator"! if he knew it was a cellphone my chances to geting back were less than cero...
[Off-topic] TheBundo:
I have a hot-key set to play a .wav file a wave file of an electric razor, then pretend like I'm shaving with it after I finish a call. It's great fun in a bank line
[Off-topic] derekwilkinson:
Haha awesome!!!
[Off-topic] zeezee:
show it off in the club, and when ever someone needs to use a phone...you have one right here....then they are like "how do i use this?" oh...you go like this *scroll through manilla, and do a quick copy and paste....wait sorry i didnt mean to do that, here - you just do this to make a call :)
[Off-topic] Paul_Days:
LOL

LMFAO!!!!

Well, here where I live, as soon as you meet people, i dunno, for lunch, you place your phones on top of the table. HTC is new here, but people are still fab about the iPhone and now the Blackberries, but I used "Manila" on my Elfin, and the phone is so small, light and Manila just ROCKS! Bar-None, as I said in a post, not only trendy women, but people who depend on their phones would flip through TouchFlo and see the Home screen, contacts, SMS, Email, weather, and Browser so FAST, SIMPLE and BEAUTFUL.....suddenly.....their phone feels.......like a stale piece of bread? LOL!!!!!!

:p

Paul
[Off-topic] m.schmidler:
*lol* I keep telling people "this is a HTC device I´m using, its not an iPhone, but in some terms better".

Apps to show-off in my oppinion: Browsing with Opera, TomTom, S2U2, S2P, S2V and of course Manilla2D. Nevertheless, since my brother´s got a Diamond I know that the possibilities to show off with my polaris are quite...limited xD

So my suggestion: Just buy Diamond/HD and pack it with G-Sensor apps, games, show Manilla theming and skinning stuff (which the iPhone is not able to do :P)

Martin
[Off-topic] darrenellis@gmail.com:
I've put a shortcut to a mp3 i made at zedge.net using the voice tool called hello phone

in my start menu. Then using microsoft voice command the coversation goes like this

Me - Start hello phone

Phone - Hello darren, how are you?

Me - I'm fine, now shut up.

Phone - ok, I'm sorry for disturbing you

Gonna try to make a really long sophisticated one soon (:
[Off-topic] Hagi37:
I press a couple numbers and press Send. They're amazed by the voices on the other side of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Questions & Answer] pastorbob62:
I have used ADB to backup data and apps on all of my devices for a couple of years. It is very reliable and the backups for individual app can be restored across devices without issue. It is preferable to using Titanium Backup, especially since that program is no longer reliable since the inception of A12. It is especially handy when the device is not rooted. But until recently, it always worked whether the device is rooted or unrooted. Today, while preparing to install the latest A12 update on my T870, I attempted do a backup of my favorite game, it would go through the motions and create the backup file. However, I knew immediately that the file was not correct because it was only 1K in size. The same game on my phone creates a 500 Mb file. My tablet was rooted using the Magisk/boot.img method but that hasn't made a difference in the past on any device. I wasn't overly concerned because I tested restoring the phone version of the backup to my tablet and it worked just fine. I went ahead and did a clean install of the latest A12 update, debloated my tablet and restored my backups via. ADB. everything is copacetic. The only difference is I did not root my tablet this time. I suspect if I do I will have the same issue. Not a big deal since rooting holds much less importance for me than it once did.

Command used to backup - adb backup -apk com.crossword.bible.cookies.find.english -f com.crossword.bible.cookies.find.english.adb

Restore command - adb restore com.crossword.bible.cookies.find.english.adb

Same commands used in both the successful and unsuccessful backups.

Thoughts anybody?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] ishanchirps:
View attachment 5584417

What is this?

PixelUI is based on Stock

* Your warranty is now void.
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

Whats working?

- Wi-Fi

- RIL

- Mobile data

- GPS

- Camera

- Flashlight

- Recorder

- Bluetooth

- FM radio

- Fingerprint reader

- Lights

- Sound/vibration

- More

Known issues

- Nothing yet

- You tell me

Device Changelogs

- Based on Pixel 3a XL Android 12L stable

- Back to VNDK31

- Fixed Battery draining

- Fixed Animation lags

- Fixed HDR On Gcam

- Added pie chromatix libs for enhance camera quality

- Added some system related files for improve smoothness

- Upstream kernel to 4.14.274-QuicksilveR-ginkgo-v2.5

- Support materialUI Bootanimation

Notes

- FW included

Flashing Instructions

Clean flash (coming from a different ROM):

• Download ROM from the link above

• Download Magisk v23.0 or newer (optionally)

• Reboot to recovery

• Format data (if encrypted)

• Wipe system, vendor, cache, dalvik, data

• Flash ROM zip

• Reboot

Updating to a newer build (dirty flash):

• Wipe dalvik and cache (optional)

• Flash ROM zip and magisk (optional)

• Reboot

Download Here​

Telegram: Channel | Groups

Github: https://ishanchirps.github.io/PixelUI-12.0

E-mail: PixelUi.Contact

ROM Maintainer : Ishanchirps

ROM OS Version: Android 12L

Vendor Source : Github

Vendor Credit : Saalim

ROM Kernel : Linux 4.14.x

Kernel Source : Github

Stable Release Date: 11 April 2022

Latest Release Date: 11 April 2022
[Walmart Onn Tablets General] og style:
I have both of these tablets and there stuck in a boot loop. Does anyone know where I can get the stock roms for there at?

Thank you
[Walmart Onn Tablets General] og style:
Does anyone know where I can the the files at?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] johninsf:
I have been trying out different launchers on my S8. Let me know of any you are familiar with or recommend.

Microsoft Launcher: I am currently using this and pleasantly surprised. I don't login to Microsoft because I don't use those services but see how it could be a good thing for those that do. MS has made a very nice tablet launcher experience. Even the MS Start news app works well enough as a Google Now replacement. I love to hide junk news sources I don't want to read, and can request fewer articles on topics of interest. There are ads in the feed but at least they are subtle and have an indicator so you don't have to click. Loading news is sometimes slow but it could be my connection.

Smart Launcher: looks great but it is a subscription service to reap the full functionality. I saw that they also use MS Smart but it doesn't seem to work well in that launcher. I can't get my head around the launcher subscription service revenue model, who would pay monthly, or the value add to do so.

Nova Launcher: my go-to on phones. However, the tablet experience isn't great. I couldn't figure out how to move the dock to the bottom in landscape.

Apex Launcher: seems nice but also has a subscription model. I didn't spend much time with it.

Action Launcher: another I used for years on phones before switching to Nova. I also couldn't figure out how to move the dock to the bottom in landscape.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] SavXL:
If I'm gonna be completely honest, I'm super fond of the OneUI launcher and have been using that instead of Nova for a couple of weeks now. Samsung has made OneUI even better in the coming updates, so I just don't even change it now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] johninsf:
@SavXL I am in total agreement. OneUI 4.1 has evolved very well. I had a Samsung Note 9 with the earlier OUI versions which I didn't prefer over Nova.

As a launcher hopper, I will use the OneUI launcher again. Icon pack support would be a nice addition.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
You can install custom icons for oneUI through galaxy Theme store.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] johninsf:
Indeed! I used Theme Store in the past.

From within OUI launcher icon preferences vs. theme store is my wish for installing icon packs. To be fair, Google's pixel launcher doesn't allow this either.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] sosimple:
If you are really advanced, use total launcher and you won't regret it.. Basically you can re create any launcher with it. But 1st time you use it, it's look awful.. By far the most advanced launcher right now if you give it time to understand what you can do with it. But i still use nova when i want something simple to use it in 5 minutes.

Here an example of my theme i created in total launcher. I inspired from htc. (I could create exactly the same launcher htc had if i wanted):
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] lenana:
I'm using nova and the dock moves to the bottom. However, I am facing a weird issue where the status bar icons remain black on dark background.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
Probably issue with nova launcher. Try using oneui and see if issue remains. If not, then issue is due to nova launcher
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] lenana:
The problem persists even with one UI launcher. In fact I uninstalled nova.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Jake.S:
Weird so far I have not gotten this issue on mine
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] tgtoys:
Square Home Launcher by "ChYK the dev" works really well on larger devices. It's like a Windows 10 start menu look, but with lots of options. Takes a bit to get it customized just right, but well worth the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] lenana:
I changed system font to roboto sans and the issue went away, back to nova launcher. Weird!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] skrowl:
What method did you use to change to a non-default font? Did you just download it from Samsung's store?

This one: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-mono_-f...v2-1-for-samsung-oneui-1-2-3-no-root.4195613/ ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] drjoe1:
I've used Nova Launcher on all four of my tablets. going back to 2014. Just last month I upgraded from a Tab S4 to a Tab S8+.

Transferring was a breeze. The backup function worked like a charm -- all the settings were transferred from my old to the new tablet. And it copied the icons for all the apps -- even those not yet installed. Icon locations and grouped icons were all in the same place they were on the old tablet. Those icons for not installed apps were gray, and clicking them brings a message asking if you want to install them. If you say yes, it opens the app in the Play Store. Then after they install, it goes to full color. For sideloaded apps, just install and the icons turn active. This made it easy to install all the apps I had before. No missing aps.

As far as the launcher goes, all the settings, layouts and defaults are the same. I think the only thing I had to manually install widgets that were on apps that weren't yet installed when I restored the backup on the new tablet.

Joe
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S8] Toumakun:
Niagara Launcher.

For me it's the best Launcher after testing so many alternatives.

Switched from Nova to Niagara and never looked back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] soraxd:
Hello, I have been away from the forums for a while, gosh things look different.

I am running a custom android Pie rom on android Pie.

all of the LineageOS tutorials say to start from android Q.

is my next step to find some android Q rom, and flash it via odin? or is there a twrp .zip flashable?

it seems im missing the middle step that everyone else dealt with years ago, if anyone could point me in the right direction, im a bit rusty, and even the searchbar on xda is showing random non note10+ phones when I use the search bar from the note 10+ section now lol. im sooooo out of my familiar zone here haha.

SM-N9750

Android 9

One UI 1.5

kernel 4.14.83-WETA-V1.1

RF8M82K1QLA

//BRI
[Touch HD General] pitchbend:
I'm wondering why my dialer digits respond as bad as the ones on older htc phones.

htc diamond's dialer responds almost as quick as the iphone's one so im asking if this is just in my case or if it is like that with the htc touch hd in general.
[Touch HD General] pitchbend:
come on there have to be other people here that already used their htc touch hd's dialer and can tell me if they got the same problem ?