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Power Button loosened

Anybody know a fix for it? Maybe there is some trick to make it pop out again back to normal position
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Got to get a new one
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It still works. It was like that since day 1. Probably nothing big i just notice that the volume buttons are not that loosened+if i get another one they will give a refurbished and i do not want that.
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Mine is the same way right out of the box :-\ hope its not an issue later... I just got this phone set up and really don't feel like doing again so soon.
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I have it too. Getting a new one
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So the new replacement is it gonna be a refurbished one or brand new?
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New unit. Don't even bother. I got one. Worse than the first.
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junkiehyjinx said:
Mine is the same way right out of the box :-\ hope its not an issue later... I just got this phone set up and really don't feel like doing again so soon.
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...??? Nandroid?

Take it apart....set the power button back in its spot. The power button has a gel like button Behind it and sometimes the physical button can go past that. Anyways that's what I did. Just be careful when unscrewing the screws don't strip them or they will see it was tampered with if u do decide turn it in for warranty. And almost always its a refurb....that's why I said eff that

sarni84 said:
Take it apart....set the power button back in its spot. The power button has a gel like button Behind it and sometimes the physical button can go past that. Anyways that's what I did. Just be careful when unscrewing the screws don't strip them or they will see it was tampered with if u do decide turn it in for warranty. And almost always its a refurb....that's why I said eff that
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I almost never use it so is ok the way it is.

S pen issue

So whenever I try and use the s pen it sucks. If I hover over anything it acts like i selected it. I just want to know is there a way to disable this. I don't want the s pen to do anything unless I actually touch the screen with it.
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Return it . My brobwas doing the same thing and he returned it
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My phone also does this. I'm waiting to see how bad of a problem this is before I make my decision.
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thunderbread said:
So whenever I try and use the s pen it sucks. If I hover over anything it acts like i selected it. I just want to know is there a way to disable this. I don't want the s pen to do anything unless I actually touch the screen with it.
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I believe that's the Airview feature of the S-Pen which you can disable from the S-Pen option settings.

It's a known problem.
Some people have taken the pen apart. Rather, i just slammed the pen on a hard surface a few times.
Fixed. I'm not joking. Try it. I promise you it will work
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a4 moda said:
It's a known problem.
Some people have taken the pen apart. Rather, i just slammed the pen on a hard surface a few times.
Fixed. I'm not joking. Try it. I promise you it will work
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What, like throw it down flat, or stab the point onto a hard surface?

Had the same problem, returned the phone and got a new one.
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Stewall said:
What, like throw it down flat, or stab the point onto a hard surface?
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Protect the point ! Just slap the sides down on a hard surface.
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fixed
I had the same issue. It was fixed after I accidentally dropped my s pen

I can't believe that actuall fixed it. I almost returned it! Thanks
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Mine is fixed now too....before the tip wasnt springy and now it is.....wow works perfectly!

dchtlh said:
Mine is fixed now too....before the tip wasnt springy and now it is.....wow works perfectly!
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too funny!
maybe they should put that in the user manual!!
Glad it's working for you. Cant wait to get mine on the 29th

Holy ****, it fixed mine. I dropped it with a little bit of force, and sure enough it quit messing up. I appreciate it. I was also about to return mine.

I ended up swapping my pen for a returned pen. Tapping the pen mostly fixed it but it still had a problem on a the right side of the screen where I would have to tap really hard to activate a button press.
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Cant wait to get one so i slam fixit go sammysung haha
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Best troubleshooting for your S Pen
Thanks this method worked for me too!!! Gave it two gentle slams on the table and was good to go. LMAO!! I called samsung to report the issue and they had no way of helping me out, I will call them back and have them implement this technique into their troubleshooting steps.

S Pen Issue
Having a problem, wondering if its just me.. When i go to use S Note, the pen is automatically set to the eraser, and if i select the brush mode, its still using the eraser. I can only write if i press and hold the button on the s pen, then bring it close to the screen.. and then its like an etch a sketch where my lines would all be connected.. As soon as I take the s pen away from the screen and go to write again, its back on the eraser! any help would be greatly appreciated..- Matt

That's not how it's supposed to work. Maybe you have a defective device? Either way I would bring it back to T-Mobile to get it checked out. Are you running a custom rom?
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Mine was hover selecting too but updated to the latest OTA, still had the issue. So I disabled and re-abled Air View and my problems were fixed. All has been good for a few days.

Yeah, it was working before but now its just all screwy, im waiting for my buddy who also has the Note 2 for tmo to come by im going to try his pen. This way I can figure out if its the pen or the phone. Thank you for letting me know that this isnt how its supposed to work!

Accelerometer work's intermittently?

Hey guys I spilled some apple juice on my phone (I know I'm pissed to) but now my accelerometer works sometimes like ill boot the phone and it will work fine then nothing from another reboot. Its weird. Any ideas?
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Probably got wet on the board. Shorted something out. I see this happen all the time at work.
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Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Clean it with some high percentage alcohol, I think its over 91% with a toothbrush after you take it apart. I've seen it work miracles.
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Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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Chyrio said:
Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c

javskies said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c
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Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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It's probably working until it gets hot enough to expand and then breaks the circuit.
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_Epic said:
Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Spend the 20 bucks or so on the kit from Radio Shack. The little guitar pick thing makes taking it apart so much easier. Its worth the investment.
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I have a whole bunch from when I used to replace iphone screens. Thanks for the vid guys Ill get on it in a little while
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Well it hasn't been working since last night whether the phone is hot or cold but I'm still going t clean it. I'm hoping just the sticky left over apple juice is causing the short and cleaning it will work it out
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there is just to much everywere. would it be overkill if I let the mainboard and the case (minus the battery) soak in alcohol for like 10 to 20 minutes and then blow dry them?

Probably
With electronics, usually bute force isnt the name of the game..
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hmm well I just dabbed little drops of alcohol on the internal parts and were the apple juice was and blew it out with canned, and I'm going to let it dry now for a while before I put it back together.

Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Chyrio said:
Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Sucks man. Wish i could help you out
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If you were careful taking it apart and cleaned it good, you may be able to take it in to Sprint and have it replaced. Idk if there is any litmus paper to show it got wet though.
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I already tried they wont let me. but something else that's weird, I thought maybe restoring back to stock might work if its something software related to I tried restoring to zv7 with the link in the IRC using lgnpst and lgnpst is not flashing the bootloader or anything for that matter. any ideas why? I can get the phone in download mode and lgnpst does its regular thing, the phone reboots at 67% like normal, then it sits at the 4g LTE logo on the boot animation until it overheats and shuts off. I tried getting into the bootloader and it will not show it. if I hold vol up+vol down+power, it just goes straight to the boot animation from a cold start.

Scuff on the s4 home screen buttone out of the box?

Am I the only one whos noticed a little scuff on the bezzle around the home button? It was there the first day I got it. It might have been from when the tmobile guy unboxed my phone to activate my sim card. He turned it over on its face down on the counter. Does anyone think i could get this replaced?
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It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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tonytien said:
It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight

When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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dannyyyyy said:
Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
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zainqaiser said:
When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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Go ahead and give it a try

It's up to you.
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Yeah its your phone if your not happy send that s4 back
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Thanks everyone, I went and got an exchange today

Within that 20 day remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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j_r0dd said:
Within that 20 remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?

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whytechapel_x said:
How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.

I Odin'd MDL back and everything went back to stock. I got my warranty back and they exchanged it. Actually the girl didn't even check anything I just told her I had overheating problems, the screen had smearing issues in the settings when brightness was low and that it wasnt reading my micro SD card although I know its not the s4.
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j_r0dd said:
i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
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I have returned many phones with bootloader unlocked and root. .. They don't even care and bother to check all those. They just make sure the device turns on and the serial number matches the one they sold you.
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My new in box S4 had fingerprints on it when I opened them. Naturally, I ran them through AFIS.

Lol that shouldnt be there.. Samsung was sloppy with this device.
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Messed up screen

My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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Damaged digitizer. Not cheap to fix.
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Supamike88 said:
My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?

Haven't noticed any problems but the screen and he threw it on tile floor
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Perseus71 said:
It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
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Well just about 25% of the status bar is black as well as part of the screen. I'm sure rebooting the device or doing a factory reset isn't going to fix it.
But hey let's see. Supamike88 boot into recovery and see if the issue with the display is present there. To get into recovery press and hold volume up, home button and the power button and release them when the phone vibrates and you see blue text in the upper left corner of the screen (which in this case you might not see because of the screen). Is the issue still present?
You could do a factory reset to see if it fixes the screen, just back up everything before doing so.
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The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.

Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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If the screen is black but the phone still works, then its most likely the digitizer like I pointed out earlier.
You can buy a new digitizer and replace it, but its not really recommended. You might as well get another S3.
You could also just sell it for parts and try to get another S3. (I wouldn't recommend this unless you can do a factory reset).
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Perseus71 said:
Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
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I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Supamike88 said:
I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Good for you. Please note, when you get the new device back, carefully read the label behind the battery. You may get SGH-T999L instead of existing SGH-T999. The L stands for LTE. If that happens, you will be in luck. But need to understand its not the same device but rather newer version.