I am on a CDMA galaxy nexus running 4.0.4 and the battery is smelling weird, I have restored the phone and will wait a week to see if it remains. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you fix it?
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That doesn't sound healthy. It almost sounds like chemicals are leaking from your battery. Get a new one?
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anton2009 said:
That doesn't sound healthy. It almost sounds like chemicals are leaking from your battery. Get a new one?
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Could be AIDS.
evanextreme said:
I am on a CDMA galaxy nexus running 4.0.4 and the battery is smelling weird, I have restored the phone and will wait a week to see if it remains. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you fix it?
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Smells like what... and how do you know its the battery? why are you smelling the battery in the first place?
Lol, sorry OP.. This made me laugh.
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martonikaj said:
Smells like what... and how do you know its the battery? why are you smelling the battery in the first place?
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I removed my battery to shut it down, and I noticed a weird smell coming from it. Last night I aired it out, and restored my phone to its "Factory Settings" but it stayed on 4.0.4
Mine smells weird too >_>
What's a battery supposed to smell like? Shouldn't they smell wierd?
Just smelled mine. Smells a little like oranges mixed with... Ok, not really, but if you are concerned at all, I would take it into your provider's store. A factory reset probably won't help anything. My guess is it's just the heat acting with the adhesives. Just a guess though.
Well sometimes when i open the back case i smell some extrange smell but its the same smell as my 2 galaxy S I9000. I dont know what may cause it but i think its normal.
I swap between 2 batteries all the time and when I do, they both smell like this weird metallic potpourri type smell almost. I can't imagine that it's good. I wash my hands after handling the batteries. When are we going to see safety, health, and ergonomics incorporated as main "features" or focuses in consumer technology? It's definitely time to start refocusing on more important things.
Its most probably hot CPU/circuitry.
Move along people, nothing to see here!!
Did you use the phone as your vibrator? That would smell funky.
evanextreme said:
I am on a CDMA galaxy nexus running 4.0.4 and the battery is smelling weird, I have restored the phone and will wait a week to see if it remains. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you fix it?
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If you think your batteries venting gases it's probably a good idea to leave it outside till you can have someone at Verizon check it out. Li-ions have a bad habit of blowing up and/or burning.
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Its most probably hot CPU/circuitry.
Move along people, nothing to see here!!
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You have an interesting version of the scientific method.....
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xHausx said:
If you think your batteries venting gases it's probably a good idea to leave it outside till you can have someone at Verizon check it out. Li-ions have a bad habit of blowing up and/or burning.
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One of my batteries is doing the "spinning like a top" thing, it's bloated, not sure if it was related. Just FYI.
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Anyone got the actual issue ?
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Anyone got the actual issue ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316276 :laugh:
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Anyone else have a minty smell coming from their phone, specifically the battery area and is it normal?
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Anyone else have a minty smell coming from their phone, specifically the battery area and is it normal?
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Peppermint or spearmint? Vital information.
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How about wintergreen?
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How about wintergreen?
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Thanks for the input guys but its more of a minty tic tac than gum.
Really though, this isn't normal >.<
To me it smells like tree bark, the easy to peel kind..
My i727 and Nexus S smelled/smells the exact same
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Thanks for the input guys but its more of a minty tic tac than gum.
Really though, this isn't normal >.<
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It may be your battery leaking, check for any bulging or distortion to the pack.
My old vibrant had a fruity smell on the battery very distinct. I can smell a bit on the sgs2 kind of a freshy smell mint
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I have a fruity smell from the battery, but may I ask, why were you smelling your phone?
Yo. I feel like I'm like party killer, I comment on something and the whole thread goes dead, wtf. It has happened so many times.
alphadog32 said:
I have a fruity smell from the battery, but may I ask, why were you smelling your phone?
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Idk about everyone else but I've got some dog DNA in me I swear. That's probably why.
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This was the funniest thread I've ever read
obviously they just wanted us all to be sitting around sniffing our phones. Ya mine does to
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It's the smell of new plastic. All phones will smell like that for a while until you start **** smearing it...
...wat?
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I have this smell coming out of my Vibrant and every vibrant I've ever cracked open. It's weird.
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Lick it c if it tastes minty aswell lmao
Never noticed personally never sniffed my phone b4 lmao
Worst ive ever done is use it as a rollin tray (case ads a nice lip to hold it lol)
don't recommend it tho, gut crystal in my speaker n had 2 use a toothbrush 2 get it out lol
mine smells like burned tire normally
but sometimes smells like chocolate
and other times smells like fat greasy food
I wonder if you can get them in orange tic tac scent. Those are the ****.
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Mine has a very fresh, clean smell, like new electronics. I love that smell, I wish they'd make a perfume of it. Call it "nerd girl" or whatever.
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Mines smell like trident
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Man, this thread made my day. I was laughing really hard. I did smell my phone though. My has a really strong minty smell but because I always carry gum.
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Recently my red LED has been staying on. Even when the phone is turned off it will be on so this is not a software bug. For some reason it isn't always at full brightness and sometimes fades in and out, but doesn't blink.
This is definitely hurting my battery usage, and just plain annoying so I'd really appreciate some help.
Thanks!
Never heard if this problem. Try throwing your phone out a window no but seriously how long has it been doing this?
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Might need a little more information. Are you running a custom rom? I could recommend removing the checkmark for pulse notification light in display settings if available. Might help.
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Might need a little more information. Are you running a custom rom? I could recommend removing the checkmark for pulse notification light in display settings if available. Might help.
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I'm running the stock ROM. But like I said, it even does it when the phone is off.
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Never heard if this problem. Try throwing your phone out a window no but seriously how long has it been doing this?
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It's been doing it for a day or two.
Hmm well the red light comes on when the phone is charging. Is there any type of debris in your USB port? Just throwing out ideas. You could also try flashing a different rom and see if it does the same thing.
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Hmm well the red light comes on when the phone is charging. Is there any type of debris in your USB port? Just throwing out ideas. You could also try flashing a different rom and see if it does the same thing.
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Perhaps. I dropped it in the sink under running water the other day and I don't think it got very wet but I put it in rice just to be safe. I'll flash a ROM if nothing else works.
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Perhaps. I dropped it in the sink under running water the other day and I don't think it got very wet but I put it in rice just to be safe. I'll flash a ROM if nothing else works.
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That sounds like the reason why honestly. Even a couple drops can mess things up and cause issues. Right now it might just be that red notification light but more serious issues down the road. At least from my experience with water damage so YMMV.
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Perhaps. I dropped it in the sink under running water the other day and I don't think it got very wet but I put it in rice just to be safe. I'll flash a ROM if nothing else works.
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You shouldn't have left that out! I was about to go research for you because I thought there's a possibility it could happen to me,until you mentioned water,lol. Sometimes rice is not enough specially when it got wet while it was on. Something must've short circuited.
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sol_671 said:
You shouldn't have left that out! I was about to go research for you because I thought there's a possibility it could happen to me,until you mentioned water,lol. Sometimes rice is not enough specially when it got wet while it was on. Something must've short circuited.
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So you think If I took it apart and checked/re-soldered the LED it would be fixed?
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So you think If I took it apart and checked/re-soldered the LED it would be fixed?
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Don't bother, eventually it will go away not if you have a back up phone leave it in the rice a bit longer if not just let it be for now....unless you wanna take it apart
Cleaning the usb port may fix this problem
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Wasup Josh what ever happened with your first opsa daisy??
I actually got my setup running. It worked great on GB notso much on the ICS superbricks though.
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So you think If I took it apart and checked/re-soldered the LED it would be fixed?
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I don't think there's a point in opening it up to solder anything as nothing is cracked or lose solder joints, like AJC9000 said maybe leave it on rice a little longer or maybe it will eventually go away. Good luck I hope nothing is permanently damaged.
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My Samsung galaxy s3 battery is getting really hot with minimum use, is anyone experience same problem?
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I am as well, everything got worst for me after the 4.04 upgrade
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its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
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its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
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Salt water is best:thumbup:
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What's crazy is some people will probably try that, lol!
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What's crazy is some people will probably try that, lol!
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Pouring salt water on mine has not only allowed it to run cooler throughout the day but also allowed me to run at 2.8ghz. Thanks!
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Look up gsiff_daemon issue.
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osugsxr said:
its best to just poor some water on it, its a common issue.
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I prefer to dunk it in water, much better at cooling :good:
Salt water didn't work well for me. I used distilled water with ice. Works very well; plus it is cleaner
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Guys.. I did what you guys suggested, but my phone didn't perform any better.
I guess the overheating problem is solved because the phone doesn't even turn on anymore!
What do I do now? /:
.. lol.
I went straight to Antifreeze to help with heat soak..
On a serious note. After an Hour of HEAVY use i can feel my Hot phone through my Otterbox Commuter.. Doesnt scare me. Ive had my HTC Sensation over 130* F and it still held up...
Will distilled/deionized water actually damage the phone? Serious q.
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Will distilled/deionized water actually damage the phone? Serious q.
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Short answer is no. It is however easy to taint the water if not in a closed loop. This also assumes there is no aluminum and copper mixing.
Gotta love home made water cooling gone wrong.... Dun dun dunnnnn!
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Put it in the freezer
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Put it in the freezer
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This. Or take ice and put it in a freezer bag.
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I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Soldier 2.0 said:
I have rooted and unlocked my phone many times and I am very familiar with the process. After I updated my phone to 4.1.2 I noticed that if I remove my battery and smell near that area I can smell burnt plastic. Is my phone dying? Does your phone smell like that?
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Unroot and see if the smell persists...
Has your phone been in the sun for an extended period of time? Wikipedia says 105 degrees average in summer where you live, so I imagine a day on a dashboard might cause this...
It is stock and I don't leave my phone on the dashboard. I keep it in my pocket. Temperature is 50-60 F around this time of the year.
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Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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... what?
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Mine has the same smell since the first day I got it
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Im just wondering how many people actually smelled their phone.
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Mine smells like vanilla and burning electronics when it gets warm idk if its the same thing you smell
Sparx639
So you think it might be hot battery smell?
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I just smelled my phone because of this thread. It does have a smell, like one member mentioned, like faint vanilla and burnt electronics
Do burnt plastic smell is normal?
Edit, so, the smell of burnt plastic is normal then
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I think my phone farted
fredryk said:
Mine used to smell weird, then I stopped enjoying the vibrate function and it went away...
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lmaooo :laugh:
but no idea what might be causing the smell...the best option would be as mentioned above by somebody, to just unroot/flash and see..
hope your able to fix it...do update please
It queefed
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Mine smells like poo.
Its your upper lip
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Mine smelled like this since I first turned it on. It works perfectly fine so I don't mind
Sparx639
I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.
MapleDouglas said:
I finally decided to Google the smell of my Galaxy Nexus. I was kind of surprised to find this many results
When the back cover is removed, there is a very distinct smell... kind of like vanilla as someone mentioned in this thread. Glad other people's Galaxy Nexuses smell weird as well.
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Did you find anything bad or what?
Sparx639
Mine always smelled like battery acid every time I open the back and after I remove the battery I notice watter like marks and some drops
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I just found out at work while on a Samsung technician training the galaxy as 4's are possibly going to be recalled. The frame of the phone is to weak and flex's easy resulting in the screen cracking down the middle. Samsung is determining how many they've sold and what the cost would be. Depending on the cost they'd either issue a recall or replace the phone when it breaks for that reason.
Just letting the community know.
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What ever happened to quality assurance testing?! Wouldn't expect this from a company as big as Samsung. Unacceptable.
If this is true, the only solution should be a recall which allows for a brand new phone. What does it mean to fix it when it happens? Send the phone into them and wait a week for them to refurbish the phone? Their mistake, they should take the short end of the stick.
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Sounds like a load of TROLL crap from whoever originally posted it.
yea don't the robot butt jeans sit on these phones?
Someone on the att thread made a good point. It wont be recalled because its not safety related, just build quality related. So most likely whats gonna happen is that they will send you a new phone (or refubished more likely) to replace your damaged one.
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I dont believe this at all.
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it won't be recall , i think
I thought the pre-order numbers for this phone was massive, way more than S3. No way they would recall a gazillion phones.
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I dont believe this at all.
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This.
sauce pleez.
wavrunrx said:
sauce pleez.
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lol
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Reposted from the AT&T S4 forum:
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I don't believe this either but i'm curious to find out if it's true. my screen developed a hairline crack across the middle within a week. never dropped it, never sat on it, never squeezed it, nothing. and Tmobile has been giving me hell because they say it's accidental damage and there's nothing they can do. if i want it fixed i'll have to pay.
Ooh fun thread. Wait, let me get my shovel...
How strong would a plastic frame be anyhow? I like plastic phones because they're lite. But they're not bomb proof. Nevertheless, I trust Samsung would know by now how to make a plastic phone.
Btw, did anyone see the MKBHD vid when he flexes the S4 next to the microphone? I don't think the screen cracked.
that's my concern as well. They made the phone both thinner AND lighter, but i think they overdid it. There's no need for the phone to be this thin. Not when you sacrifice durability to achieve it. when the phone is this thin, and the chassis is made of soft plastic, the screen becomes the most rigid part of the device. and screen with class that's about as thick as a sheet of paper. and to answer your question, no, samsung DOES NOT know how to make a plastic phone. For that, see any modern Lumia phone by NOKIA...
Lets hope that doesn't happen
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Lets hope that doesn't happen
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I wonder how u can even think that can happen.
Recalling 10 millions phone is possible at all.
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Waiting
bikrame said:
I wonder how u can even think that can happen.
Recalling 10 millions phone is possible at all.
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I think that I will wait it to buy one.
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GG2012 said:
I thought the pre-order numbers for this phone was massive, way more than S3. No way they would recall a gazillion phones.
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I agree with you. It will be terrible for samsung.
Generally, electronics only get recalled for major safety issues. There is the possibility of a warranty extension, but unless S4s start bursting into flames or giving people cancer there will never be a recall.