[Q] Small bump in speaker grill is this normal - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 two days ago and yesterday i noticed that the little plasic stripe where the speaker grill is is slightly raised in a curved shape. I was wondering if this was normal? And if not where can i fix it? Do i have to go back to my provider (KPN) or just go to the samsung store?

Dekiller82 said:
Hello,
I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 two days ago and yesterday i noticed that the little plasic stripe where the speaker grill is is slightly raised in a curved shape. I was wondering if this was normal? And if not where can i fix it? Do i have to go back to my provider (KPN) or just go to the samsung store?
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Not damaged, have that too

This is normal mate...
The bump on speaker grill is not only to ur handset.This is in order to avoid blockage of holes of grill when u place it on any flat surface and the sound can be listened better through the gap.

liondroid said:
This is normal mate...
The bump on speaker grill is not only to ur handset.This is in order to avoid blockage of holes of grill when u place it on any flat surface and the sound can be listened better through the gap.
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Ok Thanks a lot guys that's all the info i need

When I place my phone flat on its back, it doesnt really stay flat, it kind of wobbles back and forth when i push either side down...

prohackas said:
When I place my phone flat on its back, it doesnt really stay flat, it kind of wobbles back and forth when i push either side down...
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Yes, that's an unfortunate side-effect of that little bump.

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Tmo touchpro 2 owners, squeaky battery cover

I was wondering if any other tmo touchpro 2 owners had slightly squeaky battery covers, more specifically, when pressure is applied to the upper right hand corner of the cover, there would be a creaky sound or on any other corner or place on the battery cover....i'm wondering if its just mine...
Squeeky Battery Cover
I have T-Mobile's HTC Touch Pro2. Can't hear any squeaks.
I have the Telus TP2 and I get a squeak right near the volume buttons. I'm glad I'm not the only one, it's a PITA actually
Is it enough to swap my phone out, though? That's a good question...
No problem with mine. But I did read somewhere about Tmo tp2 owners complaining of loose battery cover.
I think I may go back to the TMO store I bought it from to see if there was anything they could do..hopefully there is cuz the creak is annoying..
clin0420 said:
I was wondering if any other tmo touchpro 2 owners had slightly squeaky battery covers, more specifically, when pressure is applied to the upper right hand corner of the cover, there would be a creaky sound or on any other corner or place on the battery cover....i'm wondering if its just mine...
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andsoitgoes said:
I have the Telus TP2 and I get a squeak right near the volume buttons. I'm glad I'm not the only one, it's a PITA actually
Is it enough to swap my phone out, though? That's a good question...
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Mine does too. Its just some plasticy fit/finish intermittent sound- no big deal.
As long as there are no funny noises from the front of the phone, and the battery cover
doesn't fall off by itself, I wouldn't really be bothered about some squeaks.
Mine squeaks when I press the front corner where the End call button is. But I started tilting the screen up and down, and now it doesn't squeak as much anymore
MC16 said:
Mine squeaks when I press the front corner where the End call button is. But I started tilting the screen up and down, and now it doesn't squeak as much anymore
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Yes, it does squeek whenever I press the end button. Will try the tilting if that fixes it.

creaking

anyone else gets creaking when pressing around the back cover and the bezel around volume buttons?
AznDud333 said:
anyone else gets creaking when pressing around the back cover and the bezel around volume buttons?
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you sure you have the case completely snapped in?
Tidbits said:
you sure you have the case completely snapped in?
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yep, took it off and put it back on several times, you would only notice it if you were holding it to play a game like asphalt
the creaking cover is near the part where you stick your nail in to take the cover off
while the bezel creaks right above the volume button
AznDud333 said:
yep, took it off and put it back on several times, you would only notice it if you were holding it to play a game like asphalt
the creaking cover is near the part where you stick your nail in to take the cover off
while the bezel creaks right above the volume button
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You using the stock cover or a flip cover? Mine doesn't creak at all or maybe I am just deaf.
AznDud333 said:
anyone else gets creaking when pressing around the back cover and the bezel around volume buttons?
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Definitely do, been having the issue for a while. ..
Tidbits said:
you sure you have the case completely snapped in?
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Tidbits said:
You using the stock cover or a flip cover? Mine doesn't creak at all or maybe I am just deaf.
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im talking about the battery cover, not the case lol
mine has creaking near the speaker only on a certain spot its not that bad
Nope, mine does not either. Don't you hate it when you like your phones flawless then you find something minor that really isn't a big deal..... but drives you crazy? LOL
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Mine is bad near the led for the camera
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My mom's Gnote 2 on AT&T does this as well. Its annoying, but I think they all do this to some extent. If you take the battery door off it doesn't do it. But when you place the device to your ear for calls you can hear the creaking.
Mine used to be silent, but then with me taking it off and on a hundred times trying to figure out the wireless charging I think the tabs get a little worn and don't hold the cover in place as tightly as when new. Sucks, but I bet money a new battery cover will fix it. I just try not to pay attention. I know, that's not what we should have to do with a $650 device, but it is what it is (still the best phone on the market).
I chatted with Samsung asking if this was normal and he said no. I don't think the Galaxy S III had any creaking going on.
Can more people comment?
farfromovin said:
Mine used to be silent, but then with me taking it off and on a hundred times trying to figure out the wireless charging I think the tabs get a little worn and don't hold the cover in place as tightly as when new. Sucks, but I bet money a new battery cover will fix it. I just try not to pay attention. I know, that's not what we should have to do with a $650 device, but it is what it is (still the best phone on the market).
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Jajaja same here. Right behind the volume buttons. Was not successful with the wireless charging. I think with time or exsecive on/off its bound to happen on a plastic cover. It's flimsy on its own but on the phone, I'm surprised how sturdy it is.
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The Samsung Flip Cover replaces the battery door with one that is slightly thicker. It's not really noticeable, but the phone feels a lot more solid and all of my creeks went away.
MattMJB0188 said:
I chatted with Samsung asking if this was normal and he said no. I don't think the Galaxy S III had any creaking going on.
Can more people comment?
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Never had that issue with the SIII, but it is an issue with the Note II. Samsung was no help and doesn't have the T-Mobile version in stock yet. A rep told me "this is the first we are hearing of this issue".
Fedway said:
The Samsung Flip Cover replaces the battery door with one that is slightly thicker. It's not really noticeable, but the phone feels a lot more solid and all of my creeks went away.
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I got a flip cover, but it's hard to use the phone 1 handed... when you pull it out, you need to flip the flap without dropping the phone... and then it kinda hangs there uselessly unless you fold it behind the back which feels weird... I don't know, it looks sleek as heck, but more annoying than useful IMHO
In any case, I'm using my Nilkin case with my Note II and with that I don't hear any creaking because it's a hard shell case, actually makes the phone feel better in the hand (I swear Samsung wants us to drop the phone by making the largest, most unwieldy phone and then putting it into a glossy, plasticky and slippery frame. Sheesh, why can't they take a note from HTC and put some rubberized plastic on it? At least it'll be more scratch resistant.
My back cover and case creak, so annoying! Hope to see some replacement back covers with NFC soon to see if I can fix this...
figured out the issue, the bezel appears to be "loose"
even if it seems perfectly attached, try pushing it in towards the centre abit(so it exposes more glass), mine popped and the creaking is mostly gone.
bezel loose?
AznDud333 said:
figured out the issue, the bezel appears to be "loose"
even if it seems perfectly attached, try pushing it in towards the centre abit(so it exposes more glass), mine popped and the creaking is mostly gone.
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[Q] Creaking sound from Note 2

Hi guys,
So I noticed a creaking sound coming from my Note 2 when I flex it. I wasn't flexing it hard, just a gentle bend back and forth. So I took the back cover off to see if it was that, however the creaking sound was still there. I played around with it a bit and found that the sound was being made from the bottom left hand side of the phone (when screen is facing down). This is where the S-pen silo is, and it is the plastic around there that is making the noise. I'm wondering if anyone else has this 'issue' and would it be a problem? thanks
Samsung plastic at work. Normal.if it bothers you a lot get a back cover or stop squeezing
Lol. And the normal use of a phone includes flexing it like that. Oh my
Sent from my Samsung Note II.
Thanks guys, I was just wondering if was going to be an issue, because it didn't really sound good :good:
Hahah the reason I found out about this was from taking my case off the phone. I started flexing the device after I noticed the sound to investigate what it was.

Question about "loose" speaker grills

Wondering if others have noticed that the speaker grills on the sides of the new note 10.1 are loose- ie if you tip it on the sides can you tap the speaker grills and they kinda move back and forth? Not a big issue, just wondering if it was just my device or if they are all like this? Appreciate the feedback.
94scorp said:
Wondering if others have noticed that the speaker grills on the sides of the new note 10.1 are loose- ie if you tip it on the sides can you tap the speaker grills and they kinda move back and forth? Not a big issue, just wondering if it was just my device or if they are all like this? Appreciate the feedback.
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Mine is like that too, but it doesn't bother me. I didn't notice it until I read it somewhere else on the forums.
Mine do not seem to move at all so its not all of them.
94scorp said:
Wondering if others have noticed that the speaker grills on the sides of the new note 10.1 are loose- ie if you tip it on the sides can you tap the speaker grills and they kinda move back and forth? Not a big issue, just wondering if it was just my device or if they are all like this? Appreciate the feedback.
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Mine is like that too. Not a big issue for me either.
One of my Notes does that, I took a small piece of tape and used it on both edges and they don't move anymore. It helps my ocd lol.
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Mine don't move
mine rattles if I tap it. s I ddon't tap it, lol.
Not having this issue everything is stuck like it supposed to be.
madsquabbles said:
mine rattles if I tap it. s I ddon't tap it, lol.
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yea thats like mine, only moves if i touch it
I have the same issue with one of the speakers, and both the power and volume buttons. There is enough of a loose fit, that any touch results in a metal clanking type noise. Rather disappointed at the build quality. My first Galaxy Tab (two years and running) has never had any of these build quality issues.
ChrisNee1988 said:
yea thats like mine, only moves if i touch it
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I recommend you do something because my speaker is nice and tight when I touch it
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mine only clacks if i tap it. but my tap is louder than the click and i generally don't spend my time tapping my tablet.
My tablet does not have this problem. Well ... it did not have any loose speaker grills last night. However, today the right grill is now loose. I have been treating this thing very carefully as I do not have a case for it yet. So nothing traumatic happened to it that would cause the grill to become loose.
I have two 32 GB tablets and the speakers are not loose.
Mine actually felt I don't know where and I cannot find it.
I wanted to fix that, so I contacted Samsung support. I'll skip the disappointing conversation with the support person, but at the end my best option according to the tech support is to go to samsungparts.com and buy it there.
I put all the info there, but I cannot find the specific one that actually is required. Has anyone replace this part? If so, which part should I buy?
Thanks

Back of my Nexus makes a click sound?

If I put my thumbs on the screen and my index fingers on each side of the "S" from the Nexus logo and apply a little pressure my phone makes little pop noise like the plastic may be loose. Does anyone else's do this? Could it just be that it is plastic that it makes this noise and there is nothing wrong with the phone?
Thanks for any input.:good:
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If you apply pressure to plastic it's going to deform slightly which would cause a noise like that, yes.
raptir said:
If you apply pressure to plastic it's going to deform slightly which would cause a noise like that, yes.
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My nexus 5 didn't do that and it's plastic.
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Mine does it but only if I hold it a certain way and apply pressure in an exact location. Since I don't do this as I use the phone it's a non issue for me. I'd say if it does it when you hold the phone the way you normally would when using it and it bothers you then return it and try again? Mass produced electronic devices will always have inconsistencies and defects. You'll have to decide whether or not it's acceptable.
Thanks guys. I appreciate the input.
git-sims said:
If I put my thumbs on the screen and my index fingers on each side of the "S" from the Nexus logo and apply a little pressure my phone makes little pop noise like the plastic may be loose. Does anyone else's do this? Could it just be that it is plastic that it makes this noise and there is nothing wrong with the phone?
Thanks for any input.:good:
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mine does that too. I returned it, thinking it may be a factory defect. But it appears that the new one does that too. Just plastic. Once you put that in a case, you wont' hear clicking
I fixed the clicking sound by applying a strip of insulation tape on the inside of the back cover. Be careful though, just apply one layer, two are too much and lead to a gap between fingerprint sensor and back cover.
For me the clicking sound almost disappeared after 2-3 weeks.
dskvml said:
I fixed the clicking sound by applying a strip of insulation tape on the inside of the back cover. Be careful though, just apply one layer, two are too much and lead to a gap between fingerprint sensor and back cover.
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Good tip! This made me realize that it's easier to fix rather then go back to the store and return it for a new one (which probably will have the same issue). It look quite easy to remove the back cover in order to mount the tape, even though I'm not that inspired to dissemble a newly brought product. Did you mount the tape's sticky side against the inside of the back cover? Or did you mount it against the battery? I'm not sure it matters.
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Rickckck said:
Good tip! This made me realize that it's easier to fix rather then go back to the store and return it for a new one (which probably will have the same issue). It look quite easy to remove the back cover in order to mount the tape, even though I'm not that inspired to dissemble a newly brought product. Did you mount the tape's sticky side against the inside of the back cover? Or did you mount it against the battery? I'm not sure it matters.
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I mounted it against the back cover. But i guess it does not matter, as you only need to close the gap between battery and back cover, so there is no more space for the back cover to move.
dskvml said:
I mounted it against the back cover. But i guess it does not matter, as you only need to close the gap between battery and back cover, so there is no more space for the back cover to move.
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Tried this and moved the tape several times but I realized that the squeaking and clicking sounds kept on coming back. So I cleared it for tape and sent it in for repair. It turned out that my main issue was just at the fingerprint sensor where the plastic back cover were to tight on to the right side of the metal ring around the sensor. Couldn't get rid of it after all, but it sure was a nice try! it might be a solution to other units depending on where the noise is generated.
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