Anyone else hear something rattling around when you tap on the back around the camera and micro SIM???
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Not me, mine's extremely solid (except for the fact that my charging port cover likes to stick out a bit..). Maybe the SIM tray isn't in all the way? Try pushing on that a bit and see if it helps.
If you tap the phone and feel a slight vibration in the phone (and may hear it), that is probably the vibrate motor.
Otherwise, my phone is extremely solid, probably the most solid phone I've had.
Hmm I'm go Verizon and compare with their display its really driving me nutz
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well i went to verizon to show them the rattling and they claim that its the camera bezel and they all do that. I said bs and wanted to exchange and they said no it doesn't hinder the performance of the phone.. lol so i said ok i want to return it. mind you after paying full retail. SO they go back and open 3 new dna's and sure enough all of them rattled when you tap on the top ??... wtf i thought i had owned them but they owned me. are you sure yours doesn't rattle?
I checked mine and there is a slight rattle and from what I can tell its the power button on top.
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Its just the way the phone is made it doesn't bug me because I don't tap on my phone 24/7. Other then that its a solid phone way better then my S3.
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Yeah, I guess there is a slight rattle. I honestly never noticed it and probably never will. Who bangs their phone that much? It sounds to me like it's the power button. I'm not too concerned.
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Its the camera that is making that noise... I hear it on all my devices... I believe its the piece of the lense that moves for the auto focus because the camera makes the same noise when focusing in and out
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everyone shake your photon and let me know if u hear any internal rattles. im hearin on in mine, and i thought maybe it was the tab for the SIM but i pulled the cover off and held it and its not that.
anyone know where its coming from if yall have the same noise? its gonna drive me insane!
I think it has to do with the camera lens. The lens makes a noise too when you open the camera app.
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laraiza said:
I think it has to do with the camera lens. The lens makes a noise too when you open the camera app.
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ahh... i think you are onto something. when i open the camera app up, the noise gets less, it must be something with the zoom and such. guess ill be able to sleep. for a while there i thought the dang thing was falling apart in my hands
Mines the same also....clicky camera
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That's the only thing I don't like about the Photon, and mainly because it inflames my OCD.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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This! They all do it, nothing to be worried about really.
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it's volume buttons or camera lenses.
Upon reading this, i gave my phone a thourough shake and found that i was hearing something rattle around in there. I switched on my camera - shook - and the rattle was still there. Listening closely, i heard it coming from the bottom of my phone, any ideas on what this is? Its not a big deal because i hardly shake my phone. i just want to make sure that it isn't going to be a problem in the long run.
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there has been threads on this before lol. its the lense cover inside the camera, its loose when its closed. soon as you turn the camera on it you hear the click when it opens and it gets locked snugly in place.
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i searched "noise in phone" and such, but now i see i needed to search "rattle"
question answered anyways, thats what the forums are for.
My camera button is loose and rattles. It does not bother me enough to take the phone back but I do wish it was in there solid like my friends photon.
I hear the rattle...not from the buttons thou..sounds like the camera lense
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I believe that rattle is from the shaky micro sd card if you have one. For some reason it doesn't make the noise when the battery is off. Or maybe it is the camera...but i highly doubt its the camera.
It is most likely the position sensor that lets the phone know it's orientation.
Folks, this has been covered. The camera lens cover hangs loose and when the camera starts it's pulled aside and fixed into place. Can be verified easily by starting the camera application or a flashlight application and noting that the rattle stops.
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Folks, this has been covered. The camera lens cover hangs loose and when the camera starts it's pulled aside and fixed into place. Can be verified easily by starting the camera application or a flashlight application and noting that the rattle stops.
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Yes, many posts here.
just took it apart and on my mopho, its the vibrator piece. makes sense i guess. maybe it's different on each phone haha
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That's the only thing I don't like about the Photon, and mainly because it inflames my OCD.
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I feel the same way, it drives me absolutely insane.
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After I shook my phone I was gonna guess at the vibrator, lol I said vibrator
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So I recently had my HTC Amaze swapped out by T-Mobile because of a faulty headphone jack, and I feel that my experience may convince others to do the same if you're having problems.
Old Amaze:
Headphone problems, constantly screwing up.
Squeaky battery cover (or so it seemed)
Light bled through the side of phone (there was what looked like a faulty glue seal on the side)
Volume up button always looked "pushed in"
New Amaze:
Headphones work perfect
Battery cover doesn't squeak (thank god)
No more light bleeding problem.
Volume buttons look normal
I'm not sure if the device is refurbed or not, but I really don't care. This one works and that's good enough for me. I simply called T-Mobile, explained my problems to the representative, and they had a replacement shipped to my house within 4 days. The only problem is that you're supposed to pay $20 for a warranty exchange, but after some very polite conversation I managed to get her to drop it to $10. It didn't come with a back cover, but it seems that the new unit literally fixed all my problems. I recommend that if you need to get your device replaced, do it now, as it isn't a very difficult process and they are very friendly (as usual) every step of the way.
This is a HUGE step up from AT&T's "this is clearly your fault" policies. I'm so glad I switched carriers.
Just my 2cents.
I had issues with the Sensation 4g and after 8 replacements they sent me a brand new Amaze 4g. I've had it for a week and so far so good, only one small flaw is the bezel on the lower bottom bleeds a tiny bit of light.
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My G2 was replaces with a mt4gs that have me powering off problems after a week. They sent me 4 more which 2 would not read the sim. 3rd wouldn't accept sd card. They called to follow up and I told them how unhappy I was with the mt4gs. They sent me a brand new in retail sealed box amaze. Over nighted.
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OP, when you mention "squeaky battery cover" is it when you press on the back cover it squeaks or there's a bit of give?
I'm finding that's the issue w/ my current amaze. I press on the back cover at a specific place and it kinda "clicks". Not sure if I should request a new back cover (if that'll fix the problem).
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OP, when you mention "squeaky battery cover" is it when you press on the back cover it squeaks or there's a bit of give?
I'm finding that's the issue w/ my current amaze. I press on the back cover at a specific place and it kinda "clicks". Not sure if I should request a new back cover (if that'll fix the problem).
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Put a thin piece of paper in backcover and its fixed
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Put a thin piece of paper in backcover and its fixed
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Or put a case on it
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My amaze stops vibrating about once a week. However, because I have no other problems and the phone seems to run better than other people's amaze ill live with it. It's easy to get the vibrator unstuck, just drop the phone on a padded ground from about a foot up (my phone has a tpu case).
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My amaze stops vibrating about once a week. However, because I have no other problems and the phone seems to run better than other people's amaze ill live with it. It's easy to get the vibrator unstuck, just drop the phone on a padded ground from about a foot up (my phone has a tpu case).
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Don't you love it when things work the way they're designed to?
Is the light bleed above softkeys normal?
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Is the light bleed above softkeys normal?
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Not only is it normal... its one of the most known issues with the phone and there's even a modified file available that disables them to prevent that
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Not only is it normal... its one of the most known issues with the phone and there's even a modified file available that disables them to prevent that
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oh really? what modified file could this be? I have the same "known issue" when my device boots up and i see this light bleed just above the capacitive "soft" keys.. = / annoys me sometimes. Oh and my device is completely bone stock unrooted ICS.
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oh really? what modified file could this be? I have the same "known issue" when my device boots up and i see this light bleed just above the capacitive "soft" keys.. = / annoys me sometimes. Oh and my device is completely bone stock unrooted ICS.
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The only one I'm aware of is on the play store but it doesn't work if you updated to ICS.
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oh really? what modified file could this be? I have the same "known issue" when my device boots up and i see this light bleed just above the capacitive "soft" keys.. = / annoys me sometimes. Oh and my device is completely bone stock unrooted ICS.
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there is a modified init.post_boot.sh file that gets pushed to /etc folder that was created for GB but also works for ICS. I guess since I'm just sitting doing nothing I can use google for you and find it.
Edit: worked like a charm as always... let me show you http://bit.ly/O73M15 Google is your friend Idk if it will work if you are not rooted... but if you know adb commands, u may be able to adb push file to /etc folder amd change permissions to rw, r, r.... idk because I'm always rooted
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Shadow Samurai said:
My amaze stops vibrating about once a week. However, because I have no other problems and the phone seems to run better than other people's amaze ill live with it. It's easy to get the vibrator unstuck, just drop the phone on a padded ground from about a foot up (my phone has a tpu case).
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AFAIR, vibrator is in the battery.
Pull it out, drop or shake (battery only), put it back.
You'll break you phone eventually, if you keep dropping it...
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AFAIR, vibrator is in the battery.
Pull it out, drop or shake (battery only), put it back.
You'll break you phone eventually, if you keep dropping it...
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Lmao are you joking about the vibration feedback mechanism being in the battery? I hope so, cause if you remove your back plate you can see its exact location.
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Everyone who sees the phone loves the build quality and the screen, especially iphone users. They also love the animation when the screen turns off. I think some people are definitely considering it after seeing mine!
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The build quality is really amazing...feels like a solid hunk of glass.
Agreed.
My roommate got the SG3 a few days before I got my LGOG.
I don't think she got enough hands-on time with this phone in the store and is regretting her purchase.
Yeah. Build quality is indeed great. Except for the flimsy and cheap feeling power and volume buttons. I have the ATT version. I don't know if other versions have better quality buttons.
This is probably the highest quality phone I've ever had. It really does have a solid feel and even though it feels heftier, its thinner than my sgs2
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Yeah. Build quality is indeed great. Except for the flimsy and cheap feeling power and volume buttons. I have the ATT version. I don't know if other versions have better quality buttons.
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If I remember correctly, I think the Sprint version has a bit of a classier look.
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/LG-Optimus-G-AT-T---Sprint-Review_id3154
If you scroll down a bit you can see a pop-up comparison of the two.
The buttons are nice, but really slim so I feel we have a bit of an advantage as an AT&T customer.
Not to mention the AT&T's version design is just beautiful. Prefer it over Sprint's any day.
All three versions are beautiful imo. No expandable storage and sparse LTE makes the Sprint version a no buy for me.
I have the AT&T version and tbh I'm a little jealous of the Sprint one. It's a little thinner but taller which is what I would prefer. But other than that one little nitpick I love this phone.
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But the Sprint version doesn't have the power button notification light does it? Also, I am in an area that requires an Airrave to get Sprint service (less than .5MB) and getting 10MB down in same spot. It took me a bit to find battery % in settings/battery saver then down at the bottom although I am happy to have it
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The Sprint version has a front light led by the ear pieces rather than a power button light.
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But the Sprint version doesn't have the power button notification light does it? Also, I am in an area that requires an Airrave to get Sprint service (less than .5MB) and getting 10MB down in same spot. It took me a bit to find battery % in settings/battery saver then down at the bottom although I am happy to have it
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Do Sprint users have the same infrequent LED problem or is that just AT&T? The LED by the power button is nice and all...but problem is I rarely see it unless I'm looking for it.
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Do Sprint users have the same infrequent LED problem or is that just AT&T? The LED by the power button is nice and all...but problem is I rarely see it unless I'm looking for it.
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The Sprint version has a normal flashing rate.
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The Sprint version has a normal flashing rate.
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By normal do you mean every 30 seconds? Because that is the flash rate of the LED light. I have the Sprint version and it bothers the heck out of me.
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Yeah that seems to be LG's "normal" flashing rate, haha. Not sure who came up with that idea.
That LED interval is really annoying.
I love the look of the LED on the power button... but it is a little out of the way. I feel like it was treated like the ugly step-child that has to stay out of sight when company is over...
That coupled with the flash rate almost guarantee that I don't notice a notification.
I'm used to being able to change the flash frequency with CM and Miui.
My old phone was set to like 3 seconds. Haha. Just had to glance over and had a really strong idea if I had a notification or not.
Oh well, the phone is still solid and sexy as anything.
Blows my old phone out of the water every other way.
(On a side note, anybody know if the LED can do other colors? I really liked having a aqua/cyan colored LED.)
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(On a side note, anybody know if the LED can do other colors? I really liked having a aqua/cyan colored LED.)
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Bump.
I'd like to confirm this as well. I think the AT&T LG Optimus G (E970) only has a red LED notification light around the power/wake button.
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I'd like to confirm this as well. I think the AT&T LG Optimus G (E970) only has a red LED notification light around the power/wake button.
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It's red only, correct.
I absolutely love mine but in my country its quite the opposite, here Samsung is the only android game in town and anything made by Lg is seen as crap. Bad for them, good for me hehe
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But the Sprint version doesn't have the power button notification light does it? Also, I am in an area that requires an Airrave to get Sprint service (less than .5MB) and getting 10MB down in same spot. It took me a bit to find battery % in settings/battery saver then down at the bottom although I am happy to have it
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Thanks for the tip on the battery % display!
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Wow, big surprise to me. I was sort of annoyed at the small size of the notification light on the side of the screen, but I just realized that they put one on the back of the phone, and its much larger. Cool!
Yep
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It was one of the new main features of the phone besides the screen and internals
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Yep. Most of the time I'm using the phone for voice chat (phone call or VOIP usually), the phone is face down. It automatically switches to speaker when the phone is face down so all you need to do is either hit call or hit answer and place the phone on your coffee table while you work. Very convenient feature and you don't have to worry about missing notifications while it's face down because of the rear notification light. This also applies when you leave the room for a bit and return. I personally love the feature but from what I've heard, other people consider it a nuisance. To each his own I suppose.
I haven't really noticed it, seems kinda useless.
Too bad most of the cases cover it
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Too bad most of the cases cover it
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That's probably why I didn't notice it. Mine has been wrapped in Otter Box since day one... Gonna have to pull the case just to check it out lol
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Hey guys, so I picked up a galaxy note 2 the other day and it's been great but after a few days I noticed the the vibrate had gotten louder and different sounding and I figured out that it is caused by the s-pen rattling when the phone vibrates because it feels slightly loose in the slot because i can kind of move it back and forth when it is in there and I was wondering if anyone else was having the same problem? or if not I might go swap devices at the store if I'm the only one with the issue. Thanks
Mine is pretty tight, take it back and get another one.
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thats what she said.
Yeah mine is nice and snug in there. I'd have them swap it out for another phone.
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I mean it doesnt like jiggle around if I shake the phone, I can just slightly move the end when its inserted in the slot. But I guess it is loose enough in there or something so that I can hear it when the phone vibrates, I think I'll head to the verizon store today then
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Hey guys, so I picked up a galaxy note 2 the other day and it's been great but after a few days I noticed the the vibrate had gotten louder and different sounding and I figured out that it is caused by the s-pen rattling when the phone vibrates because it feels slightly loose in the slot because i can kind of move it back and forth when it is in there and I was wondering if anyone else was having the same problem? or if not I might go swap devices at the store if I'm the only one with the issue. Thanks
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I had this same issue on my other phone. I swapped it out due to speaker issues, and my second phone doesn't have the same issue. On my previous phone, my friend tried to jam the S-Pen back in the slot without putting it in the proper direction. Anyways, I used the S-Pen a lot initially and now barely use it. I'm wondering if those who say they have a snug s-pen fit, utilize the s-pen a lot?
Anyways, i'd take it back if you can. If it was with assurion/replacement, i'd just say deal with it because most likely it'll happen again if you use the s-pen a lot.
Im still within the first 14 days of having it so I believe I can exchange it for a new one
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Im still within the first 14 days of having it so I believe I can exchange it for a new one
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I'd do it then.
Usually I never buy with insurance, but with all the issues that the Note2 has I bought it this go around.
But I still think this issue will pop up again with constant S-Pen use.
Thats what I was thinking.. because it didn't start happening until after a few days of having it, in which I played around with the s pen a good amount.. but if other people dont have the issue I would rather not have it either because I text a lot and when it rattles on 60% of them it gets a bit annoying
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Thats what I was thinking.. because it didn't start happening until after a few days of having it, in which I played around with the s pen a good amount.. but if other people dont have the issue I would rather not have it either because I text a lot and when it rattles on 60% of them it gets a bit annoying
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Like I said, the people above didn't comment on their usage though of the S-pen... I barely use it now, and it is in there pretty snug. When I first got the phone before the swap, I used the pen for everything.
So I have had the issue, but on the new phone not yet. May as well do the exchange... though if you can.
Im not even sure anymore.. I used a buddies phone today and sent myself 10 texts and it didnt do it on any of them but then I had anothee friend send me 10 and it did it on 5/10 of them
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