Weird coincidence..? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Sometimes when I place my Galaxy Nexus on my Macbook (after sending a message particularly) my Laptop just goes to sleep...
It's really strange and was wondering has anyone experienced the same thing?
Just wondering would it be something to do with the NFC chip in the phone interfering with the laptop in some way..?

have you been able to reproduce this multiple times?
if not, then its just a coincidence
also, try disabling nfc
(go into settings>more> uncheck nfc)
and see if it still happens

Apple uses a magnetic sensor to put it to sleep you may be triggering it based on where you set the phone
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My flatmate has the same laptop as me and when he places on top of mine his goes to sleep (but mine doesn't - his Win7, mine Linux). Probably not related though!

Good enough answers for me!
Thanks guys!

it's no coincidence, it's just lousy gadget sex
usually when the one on top is boring, the partner below falls asleep

zerozoneice said:
it's no coincidence, it's just lousy gadget sex
usually when the one on top is boring, the partner below falls asleep
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Niice One of the few comments I've read lately to make me actually lol.
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zerozoneice said:
it's no coincidence, it's just lousy gadget sex
usually when the one on top is boring, the partner below falls asleep
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By far the best explanation I've ever read.
But yes it is def the magnet and nfc
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Related

List of known issues - unconfirmed

I decided to wait until the 2nd or 3rd batch to avoid some mishaps and slowdowns...Also to wait till we get some devs over here and possible root by than. We all know the hiccups that come with the first batch of phones(Especially coming from the G2X lol) But all in all what have you been experiencing problem wise....Please Share
Thanks.
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charlieb620 said:
I decided to wait until the 2nd or 3rd batch to avoid some mishaps and slowdowns...Also to wait till we get some devs over here and possible root by than. We all know the hiccups that come with the first batch of phones(Especially coming from the G2X lol) But all in all what have you been experiencing problem wise....Please Share
Thanks.
**Sidenote**
I still have my Sensation till than that I plan on ditching, and I'm using a Amaze for now.
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Honestly I have no serious issues with this phone. The very little I have is checkerboarding in the browser (although the browser is fast and smooth as hell), home button seems to be the only button on the phone that lags (this is definitely a software issue) and screen resolution isn't as sharp as I am used to coming from the Sensation.
The pros on the GS2 definitely outweigh the cons so I'm happy with my purchase. Coming from the Sensation I was faced with wifi/data signal issues, overheating, lag (mainly on stock software), and a few random reboots and so far I have neither issues with the GS2. I recommend this phone to all!
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OuncE718 said:
Honestly I have no serious issues with this phone. The very little I have is checkerboarding in the browser (although the browser is fast and smooth as hell), home button seems to be the only button on the phone that lags (this is definitely a software issue) and screen resolution isn't as sharp as I am used to coming from the Sensation.
The pros on the GS2 definitely outweigh the cons so I'm happy with my purchase. Coming from the Sensation I was faced with wifi/data signal issues, overheating, lag (mainly on stock software), and a few random reboots and so far I have neither issues with the GS2. I recommend this phone to all!
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Those are my only issues too. I can't really say they are issues because the browser checkerboarding was known before purchasing. They all do it. The home button taking a little bit to react has to be from the double tap on the home button option. This can be fixed and i'm hoping it will be on an update.
Im experiencing that its not a sensation..... You're wasting time waiting for a new batch. The phones flawless unless it has a brushed metal screen.
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The only con I am experiencing is I seem to have trouble charging this thing with anything other than the included AC adapter. I cannot charge this phone while it is connected to a computer with the screen on and streaming music.
I think the radio in this phone is a bit weak as well, I have trouble getting reliable service while inside large buildings.
Otherwise it is an excellent phone. My 4g speeds are 14900 Mbps, I've had a 3700 Quadrant, and battery life is exceptional. I went to sleep at 0300 with a charge of 80 and woke up at 1000 with a charge of 71. Compared to MotoBlur, Touchwiz seems to be a lot easier on the battery while idle.
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Phone has been amazing since day 1 none of the problems people seem to have here
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I picked up mine today from tmobile, i gotta say, i LOVE it. Its giving me no problems whatsoever
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brian6685 said:
I picked up mine today from tmobile, i gotta say, i LOVE it. Its giving me no problems whatsoever
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Definitely agree with it. I came from the Sensation and it would overheat. This phone barely gets hot even while charging! Maybe that's why Samsung phones charge so slow. It pushes out less power and since it pushes out less power the phone will most likely not overheat do to this.
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The "brushed metal" screen thing has been only problem I've had. I exchanged it for one that looks pretty normal & I'm honestly not having any other problems. This phone is unbelievable & everything I've ever wanted in a phone. Great signal(I get signal at my work now, which I didn't before), great sound, great battery life, great colors, doesn't overheat, and the bluetooth range is excellent. I can literally walk across my house without it disconnecting, which is a breath of fresh air coming from a Sensation that I couldn't get more than 5 feet from :3
Agree. Hardware wise there isn't much if at all that needs to be fixed. Everything is nice and solid...great finish.
It's blazing fast..doesn't overheat and does everything well. Reminds me a lot of a Mac...It turns on, turns off and does what it's suppose to well. Reliable.
The phones amazing and I recommend it to EVERYONE.
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Im experiencing that its not a sensation..... You're wasting time waiting for a new batch. The phones flawless unless it has a brushed metal screen.
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I exchanged mine yesterday because it had the textured screen flaw. It was made on 9/27, got a new one made on 9/28. Looking great now, still messing around with it, a functional GPS is my biggest worry. I'll be testing that today when on the road.
Only down side I see is the occasional lag with TouchWiz. Coming in and out of applications, you notice a few slow spots here and there. Nothing I really care about. Coming from the G2X, this phone is a dream.
my phone works great the only issue i have is the phone acts strange when i try to use it and its charging...weird
kennyp987 said:
my phone works great the only issue i have is the phone acts strange when i try to use it and its charging...weird
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Try a different charger. I've had this problem on several phones, it has to do with the charger outputting the wrong voltage or something. My phone does this too with the old Sensation charger that I use at work but it doesn't do it with my home charger.
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a functional GPS is my biggest worry. I'll be testing that today when on the road.
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You're in for a treat. This things lock very fast and I used it today just to try it out.
kabuk1 said:
Try a different charger. I've had this problem on several phones, it has to do with the charger outputting the wrong voltage or something. My phone does this too with the old Sensation charger that I use at work but it doesn't do it with my home charger.
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i am using the included charger ;/
kennyp987 said:
i am using the included charger ;/
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Try a different one anyway, I've had included chargers cause this problem with the phones they came with.
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One more slight problem that I've noticed- occasionally Doggcatcher & certain music players will give me errors about not being able to access the sd card. Its like it unmounts itself randomly or something. PlayerPro is the only one so far that hasn't done this.
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Try a different one anyway, I've had included chargers cause this problem with the phones they came with.
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One more slight problem that I've noticed- occasionally Doggcatcher & certain music players will give me errors about not being able to access the sd card. Its like it unmounts itself randomly or something. PlayerPro is the only one so far that hasn't done this.
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What kind of memory card is it?
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Bluetooth headphones (of any kind) wont work. just rapidly skips through the tracks without playing them, or it tells me that the format is incorrect (its not) wired headphones work fine...
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Bluetooth headphones (of any kind) wont work. just rapidly skips through the tracks without playing them, or it tells me that the format is incorrect (its not) wired headphones work fine...
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My motorola bt stereo headset works just fine... As a suggestion maybe try deleting the pairing and pairing again?
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I don't have a lock screen anymore for some reason weird, and if I hold the power button I don't get that pop up that gives me the option to put it into fight mode and blah. It just shuts off
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Ghost Touches

These ghost touches happen quite often and render the device unusable. They last for several minutes and don't seem to have any apparent trigger. I've tried searching for people with a similar problem have been unsuccessful maybe due to lack of a way to describe what's happening.
I managed to grab a video on my girlfriends One X in the dead of night to better illustrate the problem. The phantom touches are always in the same location on the Y Axis but vary on the X Axis.
Any information or solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tom.
I can't see the video (work blocks it)...what are you doing when the phantom touches happen...
It may be a silly question...have you ran the oboard diag tests??
That looks bad. Have you tried factory resetting so you can get the phones default screen calibration back? You might want to call HTC Tech Support too if that doesn't work.
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Mine did the same thing when I got it wet. Not to say yours got wet, but my HOX got wet while I was at the beach from a wet towel " driving home". Did yours get near any wet areas?
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I had the same problem with my last HOX, in the beginning pretty seldom but later it became nearly permanent. I was able to trigger it by pushing slightly harder in the upper right corner. A factory reset didn't bring anything, so i brought it back to the vodafone store.
I suppose this error occurs due to generally hard pressure on the touchscreen (like sitting on it, wearing tight pants and kneeing down, ...)
I'm affraid this is a touch hardware failure...
@Op,
Nothing ghosty about it and lucky you it's no hardware failure.
It has been mentioned before on the board as well.
Go into Settings/Developer options and un tick 'show touches'
Cheers.
Laurentius26 said:
@Op,
Nothing ghosty about it and lucky you it's no hardware failure.
It has been mentioned before on the board as well.
Go into Settings/Developer options and un tick 'show touches'
Cheers.
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that wouldnt stop whatever it is 'touching' it tho.. he's obviously just turned it on to demonstrate the 'touch' at the bottom area of the screen.
Yes, your right indeed.
lawrence750 said:
that wouldnt stop whatever it is 'touching' it tho.. he's obviously just turned it on to demonstrate the 'touch' at the bottom area of the screen.
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SteveAwesome said:
Mine did the same thing when I got it wet. Not to say yours got wet, but my HOX got wet while I was at the beach from a wet towel " driving home". Did yours get near any wet areas?
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Kinda, A bird got a pretty good shot with it's.. ahem, excrement the other day. It landed half on the one x half on my hand. I wiped it off straight away and figured the polycarbonate body would have managed to keep it safe.
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that wouldnt stop whatever it is 'touching' it tho.. he's obviously just turned it on to demonstrate the 'touch' at the bottom area of the screen.
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You are correct sir.
Fortunately i have insurance for my device. :angel:
Were you using it under a fan?
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Tomsavr said:
These ghost touches happen quite often and render the device unusable. They last for several minutes and don't seem to have any apparent trigger. I've tried searching for people with a similar problem have been unsuccessful maybe due to lack of a way to describe what's happening.
I managed to grab a video on my girlfriends One X in the dead of night to better illustrate the problem. The phantom touches are always in the same location on the Y Axis but vary on the X Axis.
Any information or solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tom.
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By any chance this isn't happening with charger plugged inside right? Because similar has been reported quite few times with the original htc charger.
shernning said:
Were you using it under a fan?
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Nope.
PAGOT said:
By any chance this isn't happening with charger plugged inside right? Because similar has been reported quite few times with the original htc charger.
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While charging and while not charging. It does not discriminate.
Tomsavr said:
These ghost touches happen quite often and render the device unusable. They last for several minutes and don't seem to have any apparent trigger. I've tried searching for people with a similar problem have been unsuccessful maybe due to lack of a way to describe what's happening.
I managed to grab a video on my girlfriends One X in the dead of night to better illustrate the problem. The phantom touches are always in the same location on the Y Axis but vary on the X Axis.
Any information or solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tom.
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I had the same problem with my wife htc explorer, i wiped all the caches including dalvik cache from the phone's recovery. It never happened again.

Note 2 restarts when set down on a hard surface or tapped on the back

I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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sounds like you got a bad unit.
It could be the battery is shifting around when you set it down hard.
Normally I'd just say send it back, but if a warranty claim is going to be problematic, you could try padding the back cover with some paper to hold the battery in place a bit tighter and see if this 'fixes' your issue.
Regards,
Dave
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Just done same test three times with my unit and it remained on, no restarts. You just got yours...so maybe you are still in the exchange period. I would get an exchange because it is not normal behaviour. You should have no problem getting an exchange. Just try to avoid telling the retailer that you've also been getting the problem when setting it down on a hard surface 'a little bit abruptly'. They will gladly play the "you've damaged it" card
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If you can't get it exchanged, then use a thin tape or something of the sort to hold the battery in place.
Had mine Solved
bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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You know the "Chat On" piece of paper that you got when you purchase the device. Look in to the box it's probably still there. It will finally serve its purpose
follow the steps on the image:
://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/20130403173849.jpg/
Add http on the link
Problem Solved....
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I still experience it every now and then but that is only when i literally do hit the phone on a hard surface ....
but this should fix the "a little bit abruptly" issue that I had.
Hope it helps
You'll have a hard time transferring files through Sbeam since that requires tapping two phones.
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Or maybe u could try use others battery.. borrow or buy it from ur local supplier..maybe the battery its self screw up..gud luck!!
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I'm getting this exact problem too. Anyone tried a different battery? Wonder if it's the battery or phone itself that's loose.
bkc888 said:
Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
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Same here from the first day ive had the phone (since October). )
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You know the "Chat On" piece of paper that you got when you purchase the device. Look in to the box it's probably still there. It will finally serve its purpose
follow the steps on the image:
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Add http on the link
Problem Solved....
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I still experience it every now and then but that is only when i literally do hit the phone on a hard surface ....
but this should fix the "a little bit abruptly" issue that I had.
Hope it helps
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Wow this seems to have worked, this is the first day it hasn't rebooted since I got it! I did notice the battery moved around slightly when I opened it up, so I'm guessing that was the issue.
Do you think leaving it in there is dangerous? Like it will overheat and catch on fire or something?
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bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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So I didn't start having this problem until almost 2 years of owning the phone, but since then, it's been happening quite frequently. Sometimes it restarts and sometimes it simply turns off (this is quite annoying being that I miss many texts/work emails).
Well I decided to do some research and I came across some people saying it could be the battery coming loose for a split second.
I decided to try folding a piece of paper a couple centimeters (about the depth of the battery) and jamming it under the battery to push it up against the terminals. Much to my surprise, my phone hasn't restarted when bumped since!!! (Fingers crossed!!!)
I hope this helps, although I know this is a little bit late for most people, being that the Note 4 is already coming out. Better late than never!

104 degrees Fahrenheit, thanks Samsung

so my phone is charging I get a phone call yep hot as he'll burning up... I look 104f yeah that's real hot couldn't even talk on the phone, phone lags as hell, the screen issues with the blur I mean come on Samsung I love you guys but you really messed up the phone, I loveeee. the camera on the phone its amazing but still not worth all this... and don't tell me a update would fix this, a Damn 670 phone this should not happen never happen on my note 2 which is faster, another feature Samsung forgot Sheat
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Calm down. I doubt Samsung is reading this.
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xxjrsmith3xx said:
so my phone is charging I get a phone call yep hot as he'll burning up... I look 104f yeah that's real hot couldn't even talk on the phone, phone lags as hell, the screen issues with the blur I mean come on Samsung I love you guys but you really messed up the phone, I loveeee. the camera on the phone its amazing but still not worth all this... and don't tell me a update would fix this, a Damn 670 phone this should not happen never happen on my note 2 which is faster, another feature Samsung forgot Sheat
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You realize 104 F is not hot... at all.....
1) Laptops and have had electronic components built to withstand up to 100 CELSIUS for years. I'm sure your phone can handle 40.
2) If you can't talk on the phone because a little warmth is too much for your sensitive skin move the **** to Alaska because 104 is not hot by any stretch of the imagination.
3) My phone has no lag.... at all, so I don't know what you're speaking of. I can play NFS:MW for an hour, switch to Eufloria HD for another, then hit up GTA:VC for an hour with absolutely no problems. I can also scroll through the drawer faster than my S3 could respond, so it is much more responsive. Maybe you got a defective unit or you messed it up somewhere rooting or flashing roms or poking around where you shouldn't have... I mean based just by your grammar you're not that smart of a person, so I'd say user error is MUCH more likely.
4) If by the blur you mean the purple when you're in the settings, well yes. You've got me there. That is a minor bug that needs to be addressed, and will. The phone has been out for like 11 days bro, give them a ****ing minute.
5) No, sir, your Note 2 is not faster. Yes, it has a larger screen and slightly better battery life, but faster? No. Run a CPU and GPU benchmark and try to tell me its faster.
Give them some time to work out the kinks in the programming. This is how electronics work, nothing is ever going to be perfect when its being produced by the millions on a short time frame with 6 different versions for different countries with different hardware and 10000 different carriers trying to poke around and make their own adjustments to the software.
TL;DR: Stop crying, you're embarrassing yourself.
Just use the speaker phone.....
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Just use the speaker phone.....
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hi you
I hate when people say use benchmark look which is faster... man everyday use is what matter, when I'm playing games and my note 2 runs them smooth and my S4 runs them choppy there is an issue I'm sorry there just is. Now for 104 degrees being not too hot, wow really its beyond hot for a phone to hit, don't give me the whole laptop crap this is a phone that people use to make phone calls and the screen and the back just feels way way too hot. Just use the speakerphone what are we Apple "You're holding it wrong" come on guys give me a break a 670$ phone should not have all of this stuff going on. Then you're telling me oh download an app to fix the screen issues -.- , you guys may think this is over the top i don't think so when you buy something so expensive and it works so iffy, don't get me started on Shealth love it but keep restarting your steps all the time ... might as well call it Srestart ..... oh samsung i love you but you're killing me with this phone. I'm getting a replacement on monday I'll let you guys know how that one is hope its 100X better....
No, 104F is not too hot for a phone to hit while charging and being used. You have heat from the battery while charging and heat from the processor while using, add any case you might have put on there trapping the heat and it is still well withing acceptable parameters. In Florida ambient temperature reaches that through most of the summer.
And if this thread continues to be a flame/troll fest it will be closed.
Like everyone else had said, I dont think thats very hot. Thats around where mine is
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And if this thread continues to be a flame/troll fest it will be closed.
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Awesome lolz...
104° F is actually cool for a phone th that's charging and in a call. If the device is lagging out on you just return it if a reset doesn't fix the issue.
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I actually had this same issue on a white 16gb s4. Phone was powered off while charging over night. Upon powering it on the internal thermometer also read 104F. I suspect it was much hotter, given I have hot spots on my laptop case that reach that temp as verified by a thermal camera. This felt much hotter, though I didn't have the tools on hand to verify.
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I've heard a few people complain about their devices getting too hot, but most of them have had the white version. Is that what you guys have had? I have the black one and haven't experienced this issue at all. It does get a little warm when charging, but other than that, no issues here
Im shocked that no one has asked this. But...
Were you still virgin stock on firmware? Or were you on something you flashed?
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My phone gets to hot
Black version no root
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104f is not hot??? Hold that next to your ear and tell me it feels comfortable
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Actionx1 said:
104f is not hot??? Hold that next to your ear and tell me it feels comfortable
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Why yes, it does. Actually kinda like a nice warming pad on a winter day.
TeknoGodz said:
Why yes, it does. Actually kinda like a nice warming pad on a winter day.
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It's a good thing winter is year round.
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It's a good thing winter is year round.
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Well I'm in Florida so whenever I'm inside it's like a warming pad against the AC. When I'm outside I don't care because it's not getting any hotter than the air already is. Sound logic.
You do realize I was being sarcastic right? Regardless, that's neither here nor there. You can't make a thread and be like "Damn samsung my phone hits 104 F when I'm charging and talking on the phone!!!!111oneone"
That's not hot. Especially for a phone that's charging while doing anything, or using mobile data in any way, or playing games. When it hit's 60-70 celsius start complaining about overheating problems/return it. When your phone hits 100 degrees Celsius start worrying about the internals frying. Anything less than that stop complaining. It's a ****ing quad core computer that fits in your hand and is slimmer than a BIC lighter. Of course it's going to get warm. If you didn't realize that when you bought it you shouldn't be paying 650 bucks for anything because you're too stupid to have 650 bucks to spend.
For the last time, that's not hot at all. This thread is pointless. I'm done with it.
lolz
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My Samsung Galaxy S3 exploded last night while I was sleeping

well not mine actually, but check the link. this is the first im hearing of anything like this...discuss
This is my first time posting so cut me some slack! Also not sure if this is the best place to post this.
Last night at about 3:15am EST (about 1 hour after i plugged it in and went to sleep) I was awoken by a loud noise and a weird squeaking sound. (I charge my phone while I'm sleeping on my bed right next to me)
So, I woke up, and saw a ton of smoke coming out of my phone -- it also smelled REALLY bad. Half asleep, I jumped out of bed and turned the light on, only to see that my phone was just beginning to go on fire. I dumped a glass of water I had in the room on it to stop it from burning...then woke up my brother to come help. The smoke smelled so bad and wafted through the entire second floor of my house. I had a foam mattress pillow top that had a hole burned through it too--which we later threw out because it was still burning throughout. Also, some of the plastic on my phone was melting and kind of shooting out of it, and some landed on my pinky finger and burned some skin off (very small burn though).
Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do? Call Verizon? Samsung? Have a lawyer call them? I'd also like to get some type of replacement phone in the meantime...
Here are the pictures
EDIT: People keep requesting pictures of the battery. Here they are
ALSO: To answer many questions: EVERYTHING was stock/Samsung that I had received when I purchased my phone. Stock battery, charger, etc. Additionally, my phone was NOT rooted.
Edit 2: Thanks so much for all of your comments and insight. The real big question here is -- Do you think I have an actual legal case? As in, a product liability case. Or, do you think I'm better off taking what the PR team will give me? (Perhaps, a new phone, new mattress, etc)? I did not suffer any TRULY substantial damages to myself or personal property. I am really tossed up on this...Any advice would be appreciated.
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The comments people are leaving are hilarious lol, doesn't surprise me too much with how hot I've felt some devices getting. He probably installed a fart app or something lol. Sucks but Samsung should pay for everything the guy states like mattress and phone and such.
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He should sue the hell out of them because they can afford it, the burn to his hand alone will easily net him a 4 figure cheque.
Kinda makes me hope my phone catches on fire now lol
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MazingerZed said:
He should sue the hell out of them because they can afford it, the burn to his hand alone will easily net him a 4 figure cheque.
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If there's even a case. Sounds like he just wants to be reimbursed for the phone and damage done to his bed. It also sounds like he doesn't even care about the burn to his finger.
If he does file a lawsuit, I sure hope his phone was stock (I have no idea how they would check now) and that he was using the stock battery. I'm sure samsung is going to bring up the wall charger and micro usb cable as well.
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Im sorry, but in my opinion, things like this shouldnt always warrant a lawsuit. Does anybody really think that Samsung is guilty of wrongdoing here? Yeah it sucks and is scary that it happened, but just file an insurance claim to replace the bed and phone and move on with life.
How many GS3s have been sold now, plus all the extra batteries and only one has done this? Pretty good if you ask me.
Sounds like it was probably just a faulty battery or something like that.
Anyway, like I said its just my opinion and thought id share it.
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I couldn't even tell that was still the battery since it had warped and expanded so much due to the explosion....now I'm not going to charge my S3 right next to my head when I sleep.
Reimbursement I vote in the least, I mean what's a "600$" phone gonna be for them lol, I assume it was a faulty battery I've read that before about it melting a case
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I'm scared of my phone now.. Won't be charging it on my bed anymore...
reminds me of that story i heard about an iPod Touch exploding in someone's pocket during class...ouch
saranhai said:
reminds me of that story i heard about an iPod Touch exploding in someone's pocket during class...ouch
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Seems like in both cases of exploding iPod Touches, a lawsuit against Apple followed:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/apple-sued-after-ipod-touch-exploded-in-boys-trousers-49301555/
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/02/apple-sued-for-exploding-ipod-touch.html
This actually happened to me also so I know what he is going through. I set my phone down to charge. I woke up about an hour later to a plastic burning smell. I grabbed my phone and it was literally melting. Not on fire, just extremely hot and I ended up burning my fingers. I immediately pulled the battery out. Let it cool off (the smell didn't go away) and then it powered back on and has been charging normally ever since. It's kinda scary to think what would happen if I didn't wake up and notice my phone almost blowing up.
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This actually happened to me also so I know what he is going through. I set my phone down to charge. I woke up about an hour later to a plastic burning smell. I grabbed my phone and it was literally melting. Not on fire, just extremely hot and I ended up burning my fingers. I immediately pulled the battery out. Let it cool off (the smell didn't go away) and then it powered back on and has been charging normally ever since. It's kinda scary to think what would happen if I didn't wake up and notice my phone almost blowing up.
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What firmware and ROM are you running?
I don't think he has an S3. All of his other posts are for the Note2.
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Aerowinder said:
What firmware and ROM are you running?
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It was stock everything, not even rooted.
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I don't think he has an S3. All of his other posts are for the Note2.
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And I do have an s3... My sister uses it.
ok thx for clarifying.
What build is it on?
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Just stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
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Just stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
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Wasn't aware they got the 4.1.2 update. That's a bmer though on all accounts. I live in Phoenix AZ and we see nothing but triple digits from may til august and I've never felt burnt by my phone, I'm lucky to have resistant skin I guess.
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Oh yes they got it months ago. But this happened while charging, in the air conditioning. So there was no reason for it to be that hot. When I turned it on there was no program in the battery list which was eating up the battery so it is very strange.
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mt3g said:
I live in Phoenix AZ and we see nothing but triple digits from may til august and I've never felt burnt by my phone, I'm lucky to have resistant skin I guess.
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