I flashed the newest ICS leak today, and was having a slight problem with the process so to ease the process of removing the battery I left the back off. I could not gain network connection no matter what I tried and spent hours reflashing roms, kernels, recovery and a combo of GB and ICS parts. I was about ready to toss my phone against the wall and give up thinking I bricked my phone, and decided to put the cover back on and set it aside till I could just walk away and forget about it. Low and behold, network connection started working. DUH!!!! The antennae is in the battery cover, so I spent hours stressing and cussing and the whole time it was my fault for not having the cover one. Wow...what a dunderhead. Lesson learned.
Don't feel alone others have done and reported exactly the same thing
Still good to let others know about it for those unaware
Haha....I've done that too.
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I can relate. First time I played with the phone, I didn't know the back was the antenna and I was going crazy and panicking. Then recently I flashed a ROM for the first time and started to panic because I couldn't get into HBOOT and thought my phone was bricked, until I remembered I was plugged into my computer.
I actually did the same thing this weekend. At first I chalked it up to lack of sleep, and then when I stood up from my chair, the back fell on the floor and I realized what I had done
Yup, I have that t-shirt too.
Yep, been there, done that. I know it helps reception, but i really hate having my antenna built into something easily breakable/losable...
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Just had to share this one.
My fiancee managed to forget her Eris in her pocket and left it in a full wash cycle. After which, she dries off the outside and tries to turn it on... yea, I know . THEN she plugs it in. Again, I know . She finally calls me and tells me what happened. I figured after all she told me it was dead, so we went to get a new phone, since we had a line up for an upgrade.
2 Weeks later (yesterday), I decide to take the phone corpse and put my battery in it. No idea why, just curious. Well, it booted. Did a few tests and checks, and everything, everything!! works . The only thing that seemed to be a loss was the battery. Now we're returning the new one, and keeping that upgrade date available.
Never thought the Eris was that durable. A full wash cycle and trying to turn it on, and we only lost a battery. Awesome.
Theyre pretty tough little phones, some user here posted about how he left it in the snow for a day or two and ran it over with his car unknowingly, once he brought it in and let it dry it still booted up and worked..albeit with a cracked to hell screen. Gotta hand it to HTC, they know how to build phones.
all it really comes down to is water on a circuit board. its really not that big of an issue, as long as the liquid isnt corrosive, or electricity is passing threw the circuit board. then you can just dry it off, let it site, some people even put it in rice to absorb the moisture, then its all good and working again.
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all it really comes down to is water on a circuit board. its really not that big of an issue, as long as the liquid isnt corrosive, or electricity is passing threw the circuit board. then you can just dry it off, let it site, some people even put it in rice to absorb the moisture, then its all good and working again.
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eh ive had a few lgs beyond repair even with the rice and enough time to dry, htc has consistent build quality
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all it really comes down to is water on a circuit board. its really not that big of an issue, as long as the liquid isnt corrosive, or electricity is passing threw the circuit board. then you can just dry it off, let it site, some people even put it in rice to absorb the moisture, then its all good and working again.
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That's why it amazes me. She dried off the outside and them tried to turn it on. Even plugged it in. The insides were still water logged. She told me the screen even lit up a strange grey color for a second.
She now knows never to turn on a wet phone, lol
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Just had to share this one.
My fiancee managed to forget her Eris in her pocket and left it in a full wash cycle. After which, she dries off the outside and tries to turn it on... yea, I know . THEN she plugs it in. Again, I know . She finally calls me and tells me what happened. I figured after all she told me it was dead, so we went to get a new phone, since we had a line up for an upgrade.
2 Weeks later (yesterday), I decide to take the phone corpse and put my battery in it. No idea why, just curious. Well, it booted. Did a few tests and checks, and everything, everything!! works . The only thing that seemed to be a loss was the battery. Now we're returning the new one, and keeping that upgrade date available.
Never thought the Eris was that durable. A full wash cycle and trying to turn it on, and we only lost a battery. Awesome.
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Well, that's good to know because I may end up using it as a rock because it's life as a phone is gonna be very short unless I figure out a way for it to hold a charge for more than 3 hours and complete a call without having the person on the other end repeat themselves 3 times. Eris took the "smart" out of smartphone, that's for sure.
Sorry....double post
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Well, that's good to know because I may end up using it as a rock because it's life as a phone is gonna be very short unless I figure out a way for it to hold a charge for more than 3 hours and complete a call without having the person on the other end repeat themselves 3 times. Eris took the "smart" out of smartphone, that's for sure.
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Sounds like you should call Verizon for a replacement.. assuming you have TEC
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On friday my eris got ran over by a car. Although the screen is all cracked up the phone works perfectly. All aspects of the screen works. I am shocked that the phone worked. Thank goodness for insurance. My replacement will be here tomorrow. Just praying that it will not come with the 1.49 boot so I can root. If all else fails then I will switch phones with my wife.
Best phone for the money!
lol! That's crazy >.<
Hell I had to drop my leaked eris about 50+times before the trackball even began sticking to the left. Even then it was still running fine, well until it wouldn't recognize a charger, then I got it replaced for a new phone that I rooted right away lol.
im rather clumsy and i use my phone ALL the time. the thing hasnt had a problem not even a tiny scratch on the screen. the thing is like hurcules or like a god. there is a reason they named it after the god of jealusy
i drop it all the time, no harm done save for a few scratches and dents...
a couple nights ago i actually dropped it from pretty high up into some... alcoholic beverage that was spilled on the floor. totally shattered... battery went one way, cover the other. the volume buttons actually came OFF the battery cover.
i picked all the parts right then and set them on a table. the next morning? put it together, works good as new!
Got the replacement today but my dumb luck got hboot 1.49 hboot on so hard for me to get root
Its been doing this for a while. I'll go to check it and it's off, but the battery hasn't died. Last night it did this so my alarm didn't go off for work this am. Everything is stock on my phone. N
stock everything so please don't ask what rom/kernal/whatever ..
Any suggestions? I can't be late to work again because this phone is for ****
If you are absolutely sure that your phone is completely stock, then the problem is probably your battery. Does this only happen when the phone is not plugged in?
It does it when its on the charger too. Like I woke up this morning and found it off but it was on the charger when i found it like that. i havent flashed anything or changed any roms or kernals which is why I say its stock. otherwise people ask me what rom im using or whatever.
It could possibly be a lose battery. Generally people will notice it when there is movement to the phone i.e. shaking it or dropping it. If the phone is completely still when it randomly shuts off chance are that a lose battery is not your issue. Still its worth looking into. Most people fix a lose battery with a small piece of cardboard wedged between the battery and case.
Good luck!
Probably not a loose battery. I just had it charging for the past hour and went to check it to find it turned off. Any suggestions as to why it happens when its just sitting there charging?
My phone did the same thing, and with my wife having the same phone I was easily able to rule out battery. Since your complety stock it sounds like a problem with the phone. If your with Tmobile give them a call and see if they will replace it, they did for me.
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My phone is already a year old tho. i think my warrenty is gone,
(At least in my case) the warranty didn't matter. I had a 100% bricked vibrant and I told them that "it just happened" and no one was the wiser. I got a replacement and all I had to pay for was shipping. So my advice, tell the T-Mobile rep: my phone is broken through no fault of my own and I want a replacement.
Edit: that stuff happened like a year ago so I don't know if that policy still applies. Hope this helps though.
I did download Load Monitor and made the settings a certain way. so far it hasnt shut off. We will see if I am late to work again tomorrow.
even some stock Samsung roms (like kb5 and ka5) lately have had the same turning off problem for me as well. i think it has to do with some of the older vibrant's when the hardware (battery) becomes charged or is depleting slowly, triggers a software issue like a discharge error forcing an emergency shut-down to prevent damage. the only thing i can recommend it to take the advice of previous posters and get a replacement or upgrade if you are nearing the end of your contract.
just a few things to consider.
Have you tried, I know this sounds odd, a drastic ROM change? Not just switching between Froyo ROMs, but moving to a Gingerbread ROM like MIUI? Could help isolate the problem if it keeps happening under a different OS.
my problem is gone now that i use custom roms. the same could help you thread starter.
Edit. i know you refer to developers as op's but do you do the same to a thread starter?
Pretty sure OP stands for "Original Poster", as in the person who started the thread. Developers start a lot of threads which is probably why you thought it referred only to developers.
Since installing Load Manager my phone hasnt shut off by itself. Seems to have fixed the problem!
Last night i was out, and well basically my phone isnt working and im 90% sure its water damage now, the screen has little white bits round the end, whats the best way to get it working again, because it wont turn on :/
sell it on ebay for parts and buy another one.
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sell it on ebay for parts and buy another one.
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I concur.
My girlfriend knocked her phone off the counter into the toilet when she was sick (needless to say phone had some chunks on it as well). It was game over. luckily in US we are able to insure it and we are now getting a new one for the one time "low cost" of $125. 125 is better than a full retail, thats for sure. I made her call AT&T before just to see if we could weasel a SII on early upgrade, no dice.
Moral: Insurance ftw
First suck all the beer out of it! Want not waste not!
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Best thing to do would have been to take out the battery/sim/sdcard and put in dry rice immediately, then leave overnight. Might not be too late either, but def should have done that right away. Right after I got my Captivate I got really drunk and accidentally soaked it, I didnt even realize it had gotten so wet until I woke up the next morning and tried to turn it on. It even tried to boot, showing the Samsung screen briefly then immediately turning off. Taking the battery door off there was water drops inside. After about 18 hours in rice I was soooo surprised that it booted right up and I havent had a problem out of it to this day!! I still use it all the time.
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First suck all the beer out of it! Want not waste not!
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It wasnt even beer, it was just raining loads so it got soaked in my pocket
Thanks for the advice guys, i put it in dry rice so we'll see how that goes *fingers crossed*
So i have put it in dry rice, and well it booted up but the touch screen was unresponsive, and so was the fingerprint sensor leaving me with no way to actually use any of the phones features, i think there is a tiny bit of water left so im going to stick it in rice a bit longer but try and get the screen repaired if that doesnt help,
Is there anyway i can access the stuff on my phone using the usb connection maybe?
Sorry to hear about your phone. My son got pushed into a swimming pool with his Atrix in his pocket. It is fully functional today.
What we did.
Rice and a warm spot. Not for hours... It took a whole week before everything straightened out. There was an issue with the sim and sd card readers, but nothing an emery board didn't fix.
First mistake, you turned (tried to) it on. Second mistake...........you turned it on too soon after putting it in rice.
One day in dry rice is not enough. If you read guides about water damage you will see that you really should have the phone in dry ice for 5 days. Never ever plug it into the charger or turn it on before you do this. Only takes one wee drop of liquid to short something out.
Next, you should strip the phone down and clean everything internally to make sure you will not suffer from oxidation and corrosion in the future. Many phones will work after being in dry rice, only to succumb to corrosion after a few weeks or months because all the connectors inside became oxidized.
In short, water damage is horrible, but there are many guides on the internet specific to this outside of XDA which can help you. The iPhone water damage guides are especially useful, even though the hardware is different. The concept is exactly the same.
First rule is always do not attempt to turn the phone on, and do not plug into a charger.
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I concur.
My girlfriend knocked her phone off the counter into the toilet when she was sick (needless to say phone had some chunks on it as well). It was game over. luckily in US we are able to insure it and we are now getting a new one for the one time "low cost" of $125. 125 is better than a full retail, thats for sure. I made her call AT&T before just to see if we could weasel a SII on early upgrade, no dice.
Moral: Insurance ftw
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SII isin't an upgrade.
Thanks caelan, cant change what i've done now, so maybe ive ruined my phone my turning it on multiple times, ive left it in the dry rice which im gooing to do for the rest of the week and if it isnt then working im going to take it to repair shop, thanks for all your guys help.
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Thanks caelan, cant change what i've done now, so maybe ive ruined my phone my turning it on multiple times, ive left it in the dry rice which im gooing to do for the rest of the week and if it isnt then working im going to take it to repair shop, thanks for all your guys help.
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Hope this helps, the phone that I mentioned, was turned on immediately after getting wet. His girlfriend was the smart one and pulled the battery for him.
We sat it in the rice and checked it every day by turning it on. (I am in no way recommending this btw, simply reporting an experience.). Each day it seems like it got better and better. The last two days everything was working, but there was still evidence of moisture on the screen. So we baked it for a few extra days. I did have an advantage over you. The outside temp was 100 plus and I sat his, in that bag of rice, on the hood of a red car everyday for most of the afternoon. It will most likely take longer with a cooler temp to work with.
We may have been 'lucky'. But this is so you know that there is a great chance that everything will be fine.
well, an update on my girlfriend's PUKE phone:
The day I posted that was I think thursday, we let is sit all thursday- friday- saturday. On sunday (around noon) she couldnt handle the Nokia 3360 any longer. When she left for her "mani/pedi", I sat down with the poor phone. After a little cleaning of contacts and such I was able to get it to boot and come up. When she got home it was up and going. She was thrilled and I got a "reward".
She used it all Sunday and today until the insurance joint came in. The only thing that didnt totally dry was the screen. It looked like pure hell, but worked. She said anythign was etter than the old green screen nokia
PS- she had tried to turn it on friday and got a "Modem Failed to Initialize: Starting RSD". Sunday it worked fine.
i dropped my phone in the toilet. managed to take it out. it was still in the power on state. removed battery asap! whats next?? shall i get it some heat, hair drier or bulb ?? how many day do i need to keep this phone in the rice? also im not an expert in disassembling!!! any suggestions?
I've heard up to a week but a couple days will probably work. I would probably just use a can of compressed air. Hair dryers can create enough heat to loosen the adhesive for screens on phones. Maybe place it near a vent or put it on a window sill with sunlight?
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i dropped my phone in the toilet. managed to take it out. it was still in the power on state. removed battery asap! whats next?? shall i get it some heat, hair drier or bulb ?? how many day do i need to keep this phone in the rice? also im not an expert in disassembling!!! any suggestions?
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Back Story: I have a rooted, unlocked M8. An a**hole coworker of mine threw me in a pool while it was in my pocket last night. Got it out and put into rice immediately.
Now phone would turn on and seemed to want to work aside from just being slow to certain touches but other than that it was ok. I started to notice that it was acting up and crashing so i though it might be some sort of software issue. go into recovery and wipe everything to install a new rom but after install using Philz, it just right back to the old rom. No data is missing and the system is not changed. I even tried to restore an old back up but nothing sticks. I get no errors when wiping or installing so I am at a loss right now.
Any new ideas?
That guy owes you a new phone, period. If he is going to do something so stupid, he needs to learn the lesson that there are consequences.
When my wife dunked her iPhone in the toilet, the Genius Bar employee told her that the phone might be fine, or some things might be broken, or that it might seem fine for a while, then just suddenly stop working. Its like a time bomb, you never know if your phone is going to just stop working now. So the guy should replace the phone.
The M8 is water resistant to some degree (but I don't know about total immersion). I'd dry it for a lot more than overnight. If any water go inside the phone, I don't think drying overnight is sufficient. And any remaining water is a possible point of short circuit or corrosion. Power off and dry it for a day or 2 more.