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[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fighter7139:
You don't have to disable the default for using a third party alarm.
[General Topics] fundio:
that looks nice.
[General Topics] m4sta2k:
looks good but I dont like the glassback , just becouse iphone 4 has it it doesent mean everybody needs to copy it. Its plain stupid , if you drop your phone etc etc

but slick design dude
[General Topics] jasonjoo:
Seems like his design's glass actually improves on the phone's performance, though.
[General Topics] sinanharb:
Hi brother, this is one of the best HTC designs i've ever seen but there is only one thing i don't like about it (the track ball ) i think that you should remove it, it would look alot more better.
[General Topics] rajasyaitan:
Very sleek design you got here. You should send it to HTC and maybe they'll hire you as one of their designer. When that happens I'll be drooling over every phone HTC releases. And yeah, a touch sensitive button for volume and camera would be great.
[General Topics] sinanharb:
please remove the chin & when you do so it will be the best HTC i've ever seen.
[General Topics] billy_overheat:
u know, HTC should fire every one of the designers and hire you.
[General Topics] AndroHero:
i think your concept design looks really nice, i also think the glass strip adds form and function :)
[General Topics] asb123:
PLEASE, get a job as a phone designer (android) and everyone will benifit from your beautiful designs
[General Topics] sinanharb:
that's how i think it should be, really lovely if you remove the chin.
[General Topics] sinanharb:
thanks but believe me nothing i've seen beats your design, keep on going and give us the best you rock brother.
[General Topics] ferman:
Yeah remove the trackball and make it 4" and you're good to freaking go!!! I've noticed that 4" is the sweet spots for phones its not SUPER big but its also not really small.

If you want more specific I think the lock button should be on the right side because I've falling in love with my sgs's side lock (plus its fun to watch people try and lock the phone). A dedicated camera button would be nice like right above the where the soft touch buttons would be. The curve on the top could be flatter but then it'll start looking more like the iphone (except the iphone blows and this would be way better!).

I think you would be amazing at designing phones!! You should start your own phone manufacturer company and make this phone and make millions!!!!! ;)
[Captivate General] pewpewbangbang:
Okay, so my samsung captivate speaker is pretty much broken and doesn't work properly anymore. I've had it for about a few weeks and now the speaker just doesn't make any more sounds. Music will not come out etc....i can get sound to work for a little bit but its only temporary and goes back to not working, i just hit the speaker part and it randomly starts to work again but it doesn't stay like that so im wondering if i can return it.

I bought it off craigslist so i don't have the receipt or anything like that, i also don't have the box since its at a friends house. Im wondering if i can go to an AT&T store and exchange it for a new one no questions asked without the receipt or box and the fact that i didn't buy it from at&t personally but it is originally from an at&t store (obv). Or will i have to do the other dreaded task of sending it back to samsung and be phoneless.
[Captivate General] Clienterror:
I doubt AT&T would accept it without anything at all, is it really that hard to get your box at your friends house? But besides that unless you can prove you're within your 30 days they wont do anything unless you have insurance. In your case I'd contact Samsung directly and they can probably run the serial, obviously you're still within a year lol.
[Captivate General] pewpewbangbang:
okay, damn thats a shame.....i have to go through samsung. Im pretty sure its past the 30 days already too.
[Captivate General] RexEscape:
I had speaker problems when I slipped my Captivate into a really clear case made by Incipio. I believe that was the culprit. I also had to hit the phone against my palm to get the speaker to work again. I remove the phone from the case and played an entire album via speaker. No problem there. I returned the case and bought a Body Glove skin. Better.
[Captivate General] pewpewbangbang:
Yea......the speaker is somewhat working fine now after playing youtube and some songs again......will see how it holds up.

I might just not send it back and go through all the hassle, i think it got messed up when i dropped it, shame cuz it was the only time i dropped it, maybe something got a little loose.

I havn't had the speaker not work on me for a good 6 hours so far will keep monitoring it.
[Captivate General] AndroidKaboom:
me too. i bought it on ebay. So i dont know if at&t will fix it or replace it.
[Captivate General] Number1Gsxxr:
My external speaker stopped working for the first time today also. I read over on an AT&T forum that if you press on the speaker it will get it working again. I just tried it and now my phone works again. I had to press a little below the speaker.

Just another notch in the belt for what a crap product Samsung made. I've never dropped my phone or anything. Others are having this problem so it's a build quality issue or something. The connection with the speaker must be weak.
[Captivate General] pho real srsly:
so i guess there's no other way to fix the problem except getting a new or refurb one?
[Captivate General] dallasweb:
Sound not working over loud speaker

Unplugged my cappy this morning and headed to work. All has been very quite...too quite, then realize that my cappy isn't making any noise :confused:

*panic mode* :eek: no media sound, ringtones, etc...

Read on the at&t forum that you can press firmly on the speaker and it 'fixes' the problem. WHAT!!!....that's a crappy cappy fix, anyway, what can you do... Speaker is working again, for how long? I don't know.
[Captivate General] musavvir:
Same here, dropped my phone a couple of times. External speaker starts acting weird, connection keeps coming and going. Tapping fixes the problem only temporarily, it goes back to being dead only after a couple of seconds / minutes. seriously crappy. Everything else works fine though, headphone conenction / telephone speaker seems alright.

Yeap. Pressing down on the speaker did the trick. It sorta fixed the problem. Cheers man.
[Captivate General] connexion2005:
As mentioned, if you can press down or slap the back of the phone and sound begins to work again, you have a shorting speaker or perhaps a poorly contacting ribbon cable. You can open the phone up and re-seat this in hopes it will help. It uses a ribbon cable design with a lock snap to press it against the contacts. I'd advise gently lifting the contacts with a small needle or tweezers then re-seating and retesting.

If you do that let me know and please report your results. You can also replace the speaker as well. I have an extra I don't currently need.
[Captivate General] nakedninja42:
I purchased my Captivate on eBay just after Christmas, turned out the camera had a problem in the lens so I told them it was randomly rebooting. They allowed me to go exchange the phone since it was under warranty (had insurance but didnt use it) and since then, I have replaced it 2 more times.

See if you can talk to them on the phone and find out if your still covered, luckily I have a warranty exchange store near by, so it was real easy for me to exchange.

edit: forgot to mention I never had a receipt, I told them I got it from a third party seller. Since its an ATT phone, they should still accept the warranty
[Captivate General] FireRaider:
Press on the speaker if you have no sound!

Don't mean to dig up a dead horse but if you are having external sound issues I can verify pressing on the speaker does fix it.

This I discovered after 2 nandroid restores and a 4 reflashes with clean wipes. Plus removing several apps I had just installed.

Now I get to reinstall everything and update my ROM again.

It pays to search before panicking. :)
[Captivate General] uncannyrt:
Intermittent speaker issues, specifically when I turn the speaker vol up to Max while playing music, burping the phone helps,

sent from my I896, rockin fasty kj3
[Captivate General] TheChemist187:
Its funny you said this because I bought my girlfriend a captivate a couple months ago off eBay. The phone itself is fine last month the speaker also went out. It would only work if she tapped on the back of the phone. Well we called AT&T and told them, all they did was check the imei and see when it it was bought. It was only 11 months so its a good thing it failed now and not later. After a couple hours of troubleshooting with the good folks at AT&T and doing a master reset even though I told them that had nothing to do. They then transfered me over to the warranty department where a spent a couple more hours doing the same troubleshooting I did as with the AT&T reps. At last they said they would send me a new captivate. You should call the worst they can say is no.
[Captivate General] baconatorXVI:
More Useful speaker fixes

I am on my second captivate, I got a refurb since the speaker died on my first one.

My second speaker just started dying.

Before I had even read this thread all the way to the end I decided to tear apart my phone to get to the speaker to see if there was something loose that i could re-solder or reconnect.

Have you ever dropped a magnet in the dirt and picked it up and it was cover in little bits of iron?

I discovered that when I peeled the little metal cover off the speaker that it was covered in little tiny bits of metal that were stuck to the magnetic face of the speaker. I don't know how much this affects the speaker function but I cleaned it off and plugged the speaker back in and put it together and it works great.

I took a small flat head screwdriver that was magnetized and carefully scraped off the little bits of metal wiped it all clean. you wouldn't believe how much crap gets through that little tiny screen. I was able to peel of the little metal cover with my fingernail. It was very easy to take off, you could even remove the speaker cover without disassembling the the back cover.

I am not certain if my cleaning fix will solve the problem since I had removed the cable and shoved it all the way back in, but it might help make the speaker louder.

Anyways there's my first post. Hope it helps you all.
[Captivate General] maizein:
Unbelievable but... It worked for me too! Thanks!
[Captivate General] chi3sol:
My external speaker stopped working for the first time today also. I read over on an AT&T forum that if you press on the speaker it will get it working again. I just tried it and now my phone works again. I had to press a little below the speaker.

Yes this solve the problem for the speaker no phone punch
[Captivate General] poncespr:
I put a small piece of thick tape under the battery cover near the speaker and this keeps pressure on the speaker.
[Captivate General] bw987:
I had the same issue. Bought a new speaker and everything has been working great since.
[Captivate General] baconatorXVI:
Don't buy a new speaker or return!

Seriously guys don't buy a new speaker and stop messing around with pressing on the back plate of the speaker, If you want to really fix your speaker read these instructions all the way through.

mithileshpatel007 and I discovered this independently around the same time, Follow his instructions and mine as well to get a wonderfully working speaker. This is my second captivate and both of them got a loose speaker cable... Just read the instructions and fix the problem at the source. Pressing the speaker cable will not solve the issue for a long time, the sound will cut out eventually if you don't fix it at the source.

Don't be scared to take your phone apart, there's nothing too serious, it's not rocket science or brain surgery, it's more like rocket surgery :)

Good luck and enjoy your working speaker.

Oh and my speaker has been working for about 4 months since I did this in December. It works!

Also here's my instructions for cleaning the speaker face off, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL IF YOU DO THIS.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
When reading an article on Engadget, the address bar keeps popping down and loading... something... This happens every 30 seconds or so. And pressing stop doesn't prevent it from happening again in the next 30 seconds.

Does this happen to anyone else? What in the heck is it??
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hitorii:
I'm going to resurrect this thread as it keep happening to me too. I'm sure its something simple that is just beyond me at this point. XD
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Thanks. I guess not many people here read Engadget :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Had it happen on other forums... If you can change your user agent that worked for me. Or just kill your apn.. Just a thought
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rori~:
Engadget.apk or through browser?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksc6000:
F those iphone lovin whackjobs, I'm never gonna frequent their website. Lol. Do you have your plugins always on or on demand in the browser? Maybe that could help?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Sorry didn't know their was an engadget app.. Through the browser.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
Through the browser. I'm using the stock Android browser.

I have plug-ins on-demand only.

I think the auto-reload might have something to do with the comments. Maybe Disqus is constantly polling for any changes you've made like ranking or reporting, etc, even if you haven't clicked anything.
[Off-topic] TodStarrr:
I, like many others, was pretty happy when Google Voice has finally introduced. I haven’t found a many reasons to use it often yet, but once I get a phone that allows me to use the Google Voice App, like an Epic 4G or something with similar power, I’m sure I’ll be on it a ton more. I’ve read about problems with the service though, like spotty connections and lost calls, but I personally haven’t experienced that so far online yet. Anyone had any problems so far?
[Off-topic] M_T_M:
Nope....had it for over three months and like it so far :)
[Off-topic] Original Android <3ers!:
M_T_M you should SO throw Android on your HTC HD2!
[Captivate General] ianwood:
It appears that some newer Captivates being sold suffer from not being able to reboot into download or recovery mode using the three button (VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR) combination. These phones will not respond to these key combinations. If you have one of these phones, you have a significantly higher risk of bricking your phone irreversibly since you cannot three button reboot into download mode from a failed flash.

The first two Captivates I used did not have this problem. The two Captivates I got this week both DO have this problem. Others who have purchased their Captivate recently (in the past week) have discovered this problem as well. This indicates it may be more common in newer Captivates.

A number of Galaxy S I9000 have experienced this problem and they have put pressure on Samsung Canada via Facebook to fix the problem. For those affected, I suggest we do the same for our Captivates:

http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobile?v=wall

Examples of Captivates that can't use three button recovery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8066648

and from I9000 users:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765703
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Asked and answered my own question. Relevant information condensed into the post above.
[Captivate General] designgears:
Pretty sure you can still do it... try this

shut down your phone, plug in the usb cable and wait for the battery to come up, then do the key combo.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
I call user error. How and why stop key combos? I wouldnt think it would happen.
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
I've went through 2 cap's also, both cannot do it. I have to use ADB to kick into recovery. Also, in the SRE thread another user had the same issue. All bought within the last week..
[Captivate General] CPeterson:
Thanks for the heads up. I was planning on swapping mine out because it isn't consistently detecting my SIM card; looks like I should wait for a bit and see if this is a temporary issue.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
I swapped mine so its the so called newer one. And i can still use the buttons just fine. Even tried with another one today and still worked fine. So i dunno.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
To clearify some issues. Power off. Hold power and BOTH volume buttons down. Thats the key here. Once the att screen comes on wait. Dont do anything. The screen turns off. THEN the screen comes back on. Thats right twice. THEN release the power button. ONLY the power button and continue holding the volume up AND down. You will see recovery menu.
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
thats exactly how we are doing it. its the download that is having issues though, not recovery. thats holding both vols, pluggin in USB. it should go to Download mode, but it doesnt.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
Ok just tested. Same thing with usb plugged in takes you to download.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
Make sure odin is up and running. And usb is plugged in when u power off. Not sure if its needed but thats how i tested it.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
Worked fine here plugging in a usb after powed off.
[Captivate General] smokestack76:
If this does not work for you please post a system dump. Or pm me for more help. Kinda wonder why so many users have these issues :-(
[Captivate General] Ranatsu:
I was having these problems as well.. When I first got that phone I tried to boot it into recovery mode, and it wouldn't work.. THe only way I was able to get it into recovery mode was through quick boot.

So while I was flashing the SRE v 1.2.2a somehow it got stuck in a loop of installing the files over and over..

I tried putting the phone into download mode via every button combination people suggested.. I literally am not exaggerating that I spent 4 hours trying over and over..

Today i sent it back rma.
[Captivate General] swolebiceps:
Take your phone back if 3 button recovery mode does not work

Here is my suggestion. Take your phone back if it does not do the 3 button recovery mode. Otherwise you will sooner or later brick it and not be able to recover:cool. Take it from someone who has bricked one that could not do the 3 button recovery mode. I lucked out and got a new phone that does do the 3 button rec now LOL. Test the phone in the store to ensure it can go into recovery mode.:D
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Did this for about 2 hours on both devices. No joy. If you follow the links I posted in the first post, you'll see that a number of I9000 devices have this problem and now a couple of ours do as well. It has to do with the way they are flashed from the factory.

I can certify (unless I have gone completely mental) than I am doing it the right way. I had two Captivates before this that I could put into download and recovery easily using the vol up + vol down + pwr combo. The last two, no way. Also cannot do the vol up + vol down then plug in USB with ODIN running and ready to get out of brick mode (i.e. computer -!- phone). Which means once bricked, always bricked.

I've attached build info for the device. JF6, built 8.11.2010, hardware is REV0.4.
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
ok so I am basically screwed then. I just called AT&T and they wont warranty the device. Do I have to call samsung? I got that number: 18889874357.

AT&T didnt even know what a recovery mode was, they wanted to walk me through the factory reset on the phone itself.

Has this issue been confirmed with Samsung?
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
Called Samsung this morning- actually just got off the line. I spoke to about 3 people, then finally got to level 3 support. They stepped me through the same steps I have read everywhere- the 3 button reset. He actually had me try it a few different ways too. After a second, he put me on hold to see if there is some other way to put the phone into recovery or download mode, but after 5 minutes he came back and had no good news. He had a couple things he googled but they didnt work- of course. He basically resolved the call with "I don't know what to do..." So I then asked if this is an RMA'able problem and he said he didnt think so since the phone functions fine but put me on hold again for another 5 minutes. Finally he came back and said he can setup an RMA to do a factory reflash. It is a 2day air to send it to them, then a flashing, and a 2day back. Should take about a week or so. He suggested I maybe go to AT&T and possibly get it replaced that way first so I will head over to corporate this evening. If that doesnt work then I'm sending it off to Samsung...
[Captivate General] Dani897:
I had much difficulty getting into recovery. But it turned out to be a matter of timing. Using the usb cable plugged in seems to change the criteria and made it easier to get into recovery.

What I do now. Phone is off. Wait at least 10 sec after shutdown to ensure it is fully off. In low light you may see a small amount of light coming from the screen then it goes black.

Press both volumes then the power button and hold till the att screen pops up. After att screen is on (the initial screen not the animation) for one or two second. Release power then volume quickly. If that doesn't work try it as design gears describes with the usb cable.
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Tried umpteenth different timings. Now that I have one of my original Captivates back, the difference is clear. I can get it into recovery/download 100% of the time. On both the new ones, 0% -- as in never. It's gonna be a fun conversation at the AT&T store trying to tell them that:

1. The phone is broken because I can't get it to switch into a mode mainly reserved for engineers.

2. I will test the replacement they give me for the same problem and return it if doesn't work.

3. Repeat step 2 until I find one that works.
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
I'm doing the same thing tonight... do a SW version on your one that CAN do it for me please.

taken from my post in the SRE thread...
[Captivate General] jindorwas:
I got mine within a week, and it had been a brick already. but I was able to odin recovery with three keys combo
[Captivate General] ianwood:
It just walked out the door and I won't have it back 'til next week. It's a demo phone. I have the one that doesn't do it. Anyone who has a phone that DOES do the 3 button recovery, can you post up a screen shot of your service menu HW/SW version information please?

So your phone didn't do the 3 button reboot and you sent it back to be fixed? To Samsung? And now it does do it? And it's the same phone? Same IMEI?
[Captivate General] elite_is3:
i cant get mine into RECOVERY either, my settings appear same as FIRST post on this page

and my GPS doesnt work on top of all this. Pain in the ass
[Captivate General] bryman27:
I just got a replacement captivate from AT&T insurance and it also has the button combo problem. Here's my SW version

CP SW VERSION: I897UCJF6

HW Version: REV0.4

FTA SW VERSION: I897.005

FTA HW VERSION: REV0.4

RF CAL DATE: 2010.8.14
[Captivate General] malfuncion:
Went to AT&T this evening, swapped for #3, no dice. Still doesnt do it. I

am thinking bout calling this one in to Samsung and RMA'ing it for ****s and giggles. I don't want to brick a phone...again
[Captivate General] ricethief:
Mine wouldn't do the 3 button combo either, but the above suggestion along with holding both volume buttons and the power button down put it into recovery mode. Thanks.

P.S. I had to hold the buttons down until the battery icon appeared and disappeared at least twice before it would go into recovery mode.