[Q] Cleaning the G2? - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

does anyone know of a way to clean the gray part of our phones? i guess its just oils and crap from hands idk but my g2 isnt quite as light gray as it used to be lol

Magic eraser! Works great but hey if you break your phone dont blame me....
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Just curious.
Why r u handling your phone with dirty hand's anyway?

Spit on it. Then, wipe it on your pants.

Microfiber with warm water and alcohol diluted solution .... Dont blame me if you break your phone

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Utorrent76 said:
Why r u handling your phone with dirty hand's anyway?
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rraxda said:
Spit on it. Then, wipe it on your pants.
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+1 too funny

Utorrent76 said:
Why r u handling your phone with dirty hand's anyway?
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Because some of us actually use our phones, while I'm in pharmacy school I'm still an automotive technician by trade. When I have a side job at the house friends/family still try to call me =)

Oh!
Just get a blackberry for when your @ the shop.Keep your G2 @ home.

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[Q] Best way to clean the screen?

Hey guys, was looking for effective methods that specific XPlay owners use to clean their screen. Thanks for the info!
I've just got a specsavers glasses cloth, which works fine.
I usually use a silk piece of matter and a low-concentrated soap water. I used it for years previously on PCs and laptops now on phones...never had an issue.
I always only use microfiber cloths with good results when doing a full clean. Otherwise I usually just use the shirt I have on at the moment.
I use the micro fibre cloth or whatever from my iPhone 4, its the same as the specsaver glasses fibre cloth.
Spit and your shirt to wipe it
swebosdev said:
Spit and your shirt to wipe it
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I use a cleaning kit I got from Firebox
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Wow, this works really well, my phone is sparkling.
Those salt crystals really rejuvenates the screen.
AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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thatsupnow said:
Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Thats why my phone has no lag, jet dry ftw
Karcher
I use a pressure washer
Gets right into the difficult to reach areas
While watching tv I lick mine. I took the idea from my cat.
thatsupnow said:
Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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I lol'ed
I only bothered asking cause I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect
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thatsupnow said:
I only bothered asking cause I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect
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How is that possible without killing the internals?
thatsupnow said:
I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect.
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Video or it didn't happen.
I got nothing to prove to any of you dumb f*cks. So speculate all you want I really could care less got better things to do then make a video of my Buddy cleaning his phone ha ha ha
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Red Dot On My Screen!

I dropped my phone yesterday and since then I see a small visible red dot on my screen! do u think i'll get this phone replaced from sprint?
no!........
Is there physical damage to the phone other than the dot? Assuming there is not, and no water damage, they would probably repair/replace if you don't mention it was from a fall.
It's bleeding, apply direct pressure!
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When I had the OG Epic I had a pixel go bad so there was one green dot continuously on my phone. It drove me nuts. It was only a week old. I took it to get exchanged and they told me that there had to be 5 dead pixels for it to be eligible for exchange. I had to do some light negotiations saying I bought 3 lines, insurance on all, accessories, etc all from the Sprint store and they finally swapped it for a new one.
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Mattheyu said:
Is there physical damage to the phone other than the dot? Assuming there is not, and no water damage, they would probably repair/replace if you don't mention it was from a fall.
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well no other physical damage, man oh man this sucks.. well i do have the equipment protection plan i'll go to sprint store and check it out..
Why people post this things in here.. You know there are lots of sprint tech/employees lurking in the shadows
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It was a question. It is allowed to ask a question. Op isn't trying to fraud sprint. Besides why have protection that covers a fall if you can't drop it. Op take it in or get an app that helps stuck pixels.
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I wasn't talking about fraud.. Is because some of the techs are a$$holes
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Medic1013 said:
It's bleeding, apply direct pressure!
Sent from some phone.
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lol
Now that's funny
TX2000 said:
Why people post this things in here.. You know there are lots of sprint tech/employees lurking in the shadows
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Who cares. Do they know who he is? Besides he'd just asking for advice anyways.
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My daughter dropped here sgs2, it has a blue pixel stuck on. Also the LED behind the search button is out too. It dosent bother her so nothing will be done about it.
phatmanxxl said:
My daughter dropped here sgs2, it has a blue pixel stuck on. Also the LED behind the search button is out too. It dosent bother her so nothing will be done about it.
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Haha I can't take you serious anymore with that avatar
I try to look away from his eyes... but can't
iSaint said:
Haha I can't take you serious anymore with that avatar
I try to look away from his eyes... but can't
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I have another picture of the same guy doing a kissy face, itlll be my next avatar.
phatmanxxl said:
I have another picture of the same guy doing a kissy face, itlll be my next avatar.
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Can I get a preview hahahahaha :?
iSaint said:
Can I get a preview hahahahaha :?
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............
I wish I was him, I bet he gets all the ladies in a hot bother.

Can I fix the scratches on my phone?

Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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The side where? On the screen, the front bezel, the battery cover?? If its on the case of the phone somewhere i suppose you could find replacement parts online and swap all the internals if you were so inclined. If the screen itself is scratched, other than some hair brained schemes like blow torches and sand paper i would say you are stuck with the scratch. The good news is a decent screen protector film should disguise anything other than a major disfiguring.
VeryCoolAlan said:
Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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Return the phone? Buy Black Tie Protection and swap it out?
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The side where? On the screen, the front bezel, the battery cover?? If its on the case of the phone somewhere i suppose you could find replacement parts online and swap all the internals if you were so inclined. If the screen itself is scratched, other than some hair brained schemes like blow torches and sand paper i would say you are stuck with the scratch. The good news is a decent screen protector film should disguise anything other than a major disfiguring.
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Right on the left side where the screen starts....next to the white...mmm
Okay guess I gotta get a screen pro
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thacounty said:
Return the phone? Buy Black Tie Protection and swap it out?
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Seriously? I'm about 99.999999% sure scratching the phone is not covered by any sort of warranty, not only is this terribly unhelpful it is unbelievably preposterous.
dntesinfrno said:
Seriously? I'm about 99.999999% sure scratching the phone is not covered by any sort of warranty, not only is this terribly unhelpful it is unbelievably preposterous.
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I worked at Best Buy. If you are within 30 days they will probably take it back. Also, Black Tie is a protection plan that covers everything but lost and stolen. I will be sure not to help out in this thread any more though.
thacounty said:
I worked at Best Buy. If you are within 30 days they will probably take it back. Also, Black Tie is a protection plan that covers everything but lost and stolen. I will be sure not to help out in this thread any more though.
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I apologize if i came off as being forward, but 'just take it back' is pretty lame advice for user error, regardless if it is possible or not.
dntesinfrno said:
I apologize if i came off as being forward, but 'just take it back' is pretty lame advice for user error, regardless if it is possible or not.
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I had people bring back phones that had water damage. Half our managers would say take it back and the other half would think about it and then may or may not do it. If he just got it yesterday he could reason that it was too easy to scratch since it is supposed to have gorilla glass. I've returned more with less reason because the customer was nice.
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I had people bring back phones that had water damage. Half our managers would say take it back and the other half would think about it and then may or may not do it. If he just got it yesterday he could reason that it was too easy to scratch since it is supposed to have gorilla glass. I've returned more with less reason because the customer was nice.
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So can I just exchange it? Like next week-?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
So can I just exchange it? Like next week-?
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I stated that I wasn't going to help because my advice was disliked. But, if it was my store I'd give you some Crap then help you out if you were nice and reasonable. You could also get the protection plan. I'd be tons more likely to help you if you had that.
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I stated that I wasn't going to help because my advice was disliked. But, if it was my store I'd give you some Crap then help you out if you were nice and reasonable. You could also get the protection plan. I'd be tons more likely to help you if you had that.
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I have the geek squad plan thing...
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VeryCoolAlan said:
I have the geek squad plan thing...
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Then you should have no trouble.
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Then you should have no trouble.
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Do I have to unroot and such? Or iust wipe?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
Do I have to unroot and such? Or iust wipe?
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You don't really have to do either one, but if you are trying to swap it in store I would, and you have to have a reason other than the scratch. If you are using GSBTP you need to break something on it so they'll send it off. If you use GSBTP you don't need to unroot because that doesn't matter.
What if I just brick my phone on purpose?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
What if I just brick my phone on purpose?
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Would probably work. I have taken more than one brick back.
VeryCoolAlan said:
Bought my phone yesterday at BestBuy....I let my friend borrow it and she scrtched with her bag....a small scratch on the left side....ohhhhh myyy goossshhh I feel so horrible now....anyway to fix it?
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Find a less clumsy friend.
Clumsy people can be a pain
would it be bad if you just swap it out saying you actually want the blue one but buy the screen protector to hide the scratch, and then a couple days later just go back and switch to a new white one saying you actually preferred the white one to the blue one?
Get Ghost Armor installed on it. It will fill in the scratch and protect it from now on.
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jmacdonald19 said:
Get Ghost Armor installed on it. It will fill in the scratch and protect it from now on.
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I ordered a mirror one. A generic one. And a matte anti glare/ fingerprint one... which should I choose?
Btw thanks to all you guys helping me and not being like (**** this guy and his problem lol)
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Can the "Verizon 4GLTE" logo be rubbed off? Anyone willing to try?

So the "Beatsaudio" logo can be rubbed off with non-acetone nail polish remover, and not damage the phone at all.
I'm just wondering, can the "Verizon 4GLTE" logo be rubbed off, or is it etched? Anyone willing to try?
Before you call me crazy, here's a photo of a Sprint HTC One with the "Beatsaudio" logo rubbed off. The Sprint HTC One does not have a "Sprint" logo so it was never there to begin with.
I think it is...sexy...naked...ooooh.
I dont want to be the guinea pig but you can clearly feel that these logos are screen printed on or something and not etched, so I would assume they could come off.
Go to best buy and try it on theirs...
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dottat said:
Go to best buy and try it on theirs...
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Lol love it! And if they question you tell them you were just trying to clean their ****.
josh995 said:
So the "Beatsaudio" logo can be rubbed off with non-acetone nail polish remover, and not damage the phone at all.
I'm just wondering, can the "Verizon 4GLTE" logo be rubbed off, or is it etched? Anyone willing to try?
Before you call me crazy, here's a photo of a Sprint HTC One with the "Beatsaudio" logo rubbed off. The Sprint HTC One does not have a "Sprint" logo so it was never there to begin with.
I think it is...sexy...naked...ooooh.
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it will come off..
cleanly though, another story, I agree though, would love to ridit.
It feels similar to the Beats print, so I assume it could be removed similarly. Not willing to try on my own device, though. A non-clear case will cover it right up, anyway.
Try Goof off. It wont harm the aluminum(as long as thats what it is and it isnt coated) and it should get rid of the logo's just dont get it on the screen and be careful with it. This stuff will melt plastic(slowly), so dont get it on anything plastic. Just put it on a paper towel and wipe it off(if it will). If it will come off, it will start to smear....then you know it will. Just slowly get it off by using more goof off a little bit at a time.
Well thats my idea. I take no responsibility for any harm done to your device! LOL
I definitely won't be trying it on my shiney new One, but I will admit that is SEXXXY without the logos on the back.
I must be one of the only people who don't care about things like this...
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It feels like the VeriSign logos will begin to rub off and get scratched on all their own with time. I'm not willing to try it yet either but feels and looks plausible lol
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I must be one of the only people who don't care about things like this...
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Some people do, some people don't. I wouldn't say that I care that it's there, it doesn't affect the way the phone works, but if it's removable, I'll remove it. I removed the badges/emblems from my car and truck, because I think they look better without them. Same sort of thing with the Verizon 4G LTE logo. It's just a preference.
I'll take the chance and try it once I get my One and will update everyone on the method I used and photos.
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Some people do, some people don't. I wouldn't say that I care that it's there, it doesn't affect the way the phone works, but if it's removable, I'll remove it. I removed the badges from my car and truck, because I think they look better without them. Same sort of thing with the Verizon 4G LTE logo. It's just a preference.
I'll take the chance and try it once I get my One and will update everyone on the method I used and photos.
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True that to each their own. Sorry about my tone didn't sleep enough.
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cstrife999 said:
I must be one of the only people who don't care about things like this...
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You and me both.
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You and me both.
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^^^ Again, personal preference.
I just tried with Goo Gone. No luck. Nothing came off.
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I honestly hate it. I'll take it for the team later tonight. Gotta go buy the goods first.
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Sharp plastic razor blade maybe...
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Sharp plastic razor blade maybe...
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From what I read, people used non acetone nail polish remover. I know for sure it removes the 'beatsaudio' but not sure if it will remove the Verizon logo.
I'd try it but I haven't got my One yet
well we already KNOW that the beats audio logo can come off. just need to find out what gets the vzw one off. Will doing this ruin my warranty that I bought from squaretrade though? I'd love a clean back but not at the expense of zero backup plan...
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I must be one of the only people who don't care about things like this...
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Agreed.. the whole logo thing doesn't really bother me either.

G3 waterproof??

Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/
wellsey1126 said:
Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/
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I hope this is true! its nice to know if it fall into water all is good!
Yeah still not gonna try it lol
wellsey1126 said:
Something i was reading that seem pretty interesting
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/11/lg-g3-water-test-video-feature/
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Test it out for us:laugh:
HA. No lol
The test is meant to demonstrate that you're not screwed if you accidentally get water in/on your phone. It's not meant to demonstrate or to even say that this phone is waterproof.
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I didn't think we were going to get water resistance until the next software update....
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I didn't think we were going to get water resistance until the next software update....
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ROFL!
Lets wait till someone mistakenly drop it on bathroom
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I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.
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I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.
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When you taking shower nect time ??
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bikrame said:
When you taking shower nect time ??
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Well this took an interesting turn lmao!!!
Semantics said:
I took mine in the shower with me and put it on the seat in there. It got wet, but wasn't completely submerged. The phone still works, no water damage that I can see. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I figured I'd try at least the shower lol.
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But is it clean now or dirty? j/k
so me and some friends were in the yacuzzi taking pictures and videos and everything and then my phone slipped out of my hand and guess what? nothing happened to my phone..it was hard to find it..because all the
water pressure and everything..wish it was recorded
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So now we got two confirmations. Maybe we can get LG to confirm it as well? Can someone record a video of it under running water or inside a pool? If this is true, this is an amazing news and should've been a feature called out by LG against Samsung.
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There's a water damage sticker clearly present on the side of the battery area. I highly doubt they made it a hidden feature. It may do well to protect itself, but i still don't trust it in water until there's more evidence of it not being harmful.
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I kinda like that they didn't mention it. People won't be idiots with their phones, but if something does go crashingly wrong there's protection in place. I really do wonder how many people have been downright stupid with their S5's because of commercials showing them being dropped in the ocean and whatnot.
My case keeps it waterproof, so I am good to go.... I think, lol!
I used mine in a rain storm the other day with no concern or issue. I've done that with all my phones, camera, tablets, etc though and never have had an issue in my life.
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So now we got two confirmations. Maybe we can get LG to confirm it as well? Can someone record a video of it under running water or inside a pool? If this is true, this is an amazing news and should've been a feature called out by LG against Samsung.
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There is a video. Maybe LG put most of the waterproofing features in place but couldn't get the certification they wanted and scrapped it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQlEi-W7GCE

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