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Epic 4G Touch smell?

Does everyone's phone have a smell on the inside after you remove the battery compartment?
It's strong enough on mine that if I haven't removed the back in a while and remove it, I can smell it just holding it at a normal distance.
It's not unpleasant, just kind odd. I'd describe it as faintly sweet mixed with plasticky.

Lolol...I thought I was going crazy. "That new phone smell" perfect description sweet but plasticy
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mmmm i know that smell it's the smell of puppy dog dreams and unicorn tears.
no wonder this thing is so fast.
kidding aside though give it a few weeks plastics glue new electronics. exposed to heat makes the new electronics smell.
happens in all new electronics to some extent imo.

The first thing I do is smell the phone right out of the box. Mmmmmmmmm

Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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LMFAO..... 10 char
ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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I love that new electronics smell

ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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DAMN I thought I was the only one.

Mine is starting to smell like a ice cream sandwich ....can't figure out why
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Epix4G said:
Mine is starting to smell like a ice cream sandwich ....can't figure out why
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Like a Klondike?
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gqstatus0685 said:
Like a Klondike?
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What would you do for a Klondike bar

graffixnyc said:
What would you do for a Klondike bar
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Damn, you beat me to it! Lol
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After reading this thread I am having a difficult time resisting the urge to smell my phone.
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ravizzle said:
Mine smells like my cologne because I rub the phone all over my body bc its so sexy.
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lol!!!!!!! I just busted out laughing my ass off reading this. Thanks for the laugh hahaha

I do and the og epic when you opened the keyboard had that smell lol.
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Yep! Behind the battery compartment of the phone, every samsung phone i've used has smelled sorta minty
Both new and used, it didnt go away after a year of having my Samsung SGS1 Vibrant

I recognized the smell immediatly it's gas being emitted from the battery. That's why it never goes away. Don't breath it too much.

graffixnyc said:
What would you do for a Klondike bar
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Donate to CM9 development...
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bobturismo said:
I recognized the smell immediatly it's gas being emitted from the battery. That's why it never goes away. Don't breath it too much.
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Are you serious? That's terrible. :/. I just took a big whiff trying to figure out what the smell was.

mjcollum said:
mmmm i know that smell it's the smell of puppy dog dreams and unicorn tears.
no wonder this thing is so fast.
kidding aside though give it a few weeks plastics glue new electronics. exposed to heat makes the new electronics smell.
happens in all new electronics to some extent imo.
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More like unicorn farts. I've had mine for two plus months and I still have that sweet maple syrupy smell. Mmmmm... Maple syrup.
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[Q] Battery Weird Smell

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.

nodstuff said:
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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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 ?

ATMOSF3AR said:
Anyone got the actual issue ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316276 :laugh:

Scariest thing that has happened to your gnex

What's the scariest thing that has happened to your Galaxy Nexus?
For me it would be when I fell asleep with mx player running videos on repeat for 9 hours. When I woke up it was so hot I could have fried an egg on it :laugh:. I put it on top of an AC vent to cool off.
Inb4 noobs bricking their phones

When I turned it off for the night at 85% and went to turn it on in the morning and it was dead.
Luckily hasn't done it since.

It literally just slipped out of my hands and onto the kitchen floor. Thankfully nothing happened. Battery popped out, i simply popped it back in. All good! Im trying to preserve mine as i have a white one with a perfect screen! No weird dark splotches or color shifting.

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It literally just slipped out of my hands and onto the kitchen floor. Thankfully nothing happened. Battery popped out, i simply popped it back in. All good! Im trying to preserve mine as i have a white one with a perfect screen! No weird dark splotches or color shifting.
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I've done that before, it's terrifying lol. In the first few days when I hadn't gotten my case or screen protector yet and had a naked Gnex.....it fell screen down onto the floor. I braced myself for the worse as I picked it up....but luckily there were no cracks

I saw a picture of Sarah Palin on mine.

You're lucky it didn't burn into the screen!
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Taking it back to stock. Ugh gives me chills just saying stock.
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speedyink said:
When I turned it off for the night at 85% and went to turn it on in the morning and it was dead.
Luckily hasn't done it since.
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This has happened to me too!!! On 3 occasions on different roms!! Glad I am not the only one... Hasn't happened in awhile though!:fingers-crossed:

Getting water and soap in while applying a wet screen protector, it started to reboot as soon as the enter-pin screen appeared. I put it in a bag of rice for 1 day, after that it returned to normal.
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Once in a party some pig left an iDevice on my Gnex, right on top of it! Poor GNex spent about three hours like that

When it turned off during a phone call and became unresponsive. Pulling and reinserting the battery multiple times did nothing. However, oddly enough after like 5 minutes it returned to normal

Scratched it... i wanted to DIE
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When i dropped my phone near a sewer, oh god....
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When i flashed it the first time, i lost the imei, but xda saved me....

I fell asleep using it while it was charging, and I woke up to the sight of my USB cable not working, my phone refusing to charge with any other cable, and having to send it to Samsung for repair.
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Had it sitting on my lap in my car. Got out of the car forgetting it was in my lap. It fell screen down in the parking lot and slip 2 feet on the screen.
Only a couple minor scratches though.
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Dragoon0309 said:
You're lucky it didn't burn into the screen!
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Is this even possible or are you joking? I've done that tons of times in an Otterbox defender clipped to my pillow. it never got that hot.
But I was using screen filter app at 20% with lowest display brightness BC its not good for your circadian rhythm to sleep by bright lights.
Scariest thing I've done was got out of the car and have the phone hit the pavement. luckily a 3 way nail file smoothed and buffed everything out perfectly!
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Noticed an really really small,super mycroscopic scratch,that really isnt noticable...and it felt soo bad
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The scariest thing that happened to my GNex is when I screwed up the 4.1 update and the phone got stuck on the boot screen.
The boot animation was distorted, EVEN WHEN I UNPLUGGED MY BATTERY. The screen was literally on when the battery is out. Then everything started to flash for about 5 seconds before it finally turned itself off.

D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
Noticed an really really small,super mycroscopic scratch,that really isnt noticable...and it felt soo bad
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I felt the same way... till i realized it was the screen protector
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!--Unbelievable--! I watched my 3 day old Note II's screen glass crack in my hand!!

This concerns me, so I thought I would warn other Note II owners. Beware of temperature changes.
I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked from the middle left of Home button in an arc to where the power button is.
The phone is 3 days old and never been dropped.
Only the glass cracked. One line.
Reported today, but because it's Sunday, I have to call Rogers Managment Office to see if they will replace it.
I have never heard of this happening before.
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GR8CDNPumpkin said:
This concerns me, so I thought I would warn other Note II owners. Beware of temperature changes.
I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked from the middle left of Home button in an arc to where the power button is.
The phone is 3 days old and never been dropped.
Only the glass cracked. One line.
Reported today, but because it's Sunday, I have to call Rogers Managment Office to see if they will replace it.
I have never heard of this happening before.
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Wow! That sucks!
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I've had 2 different phones do that (not my Note II )..and it sucks big time..
Hope they exchange it without any hassle for you..
Mac

Mac11700 said:
I've had 2 different phones do that (not my Note II )..and it sucks big time..
Hope they exchange it without any hassle for you..
Mac
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Me too. Will update what Rogers says tomorrow.
If they won't replace it, hopfully Samsung will.
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Crap so this phone is useless in canadian winter? Great
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mr mystery said:
Crap so this phone is useless in canadian winter? Great
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Every phone, actually any device is useless with extreme temperatures.
Matters more is the duration of how long the device was exposed to certain degree of cold or heat.
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That's surprising! I wonder if you got a lemon...
I saw this video not too long ago and in it, the lady put her note 2 in the freezer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KERzJo9L7vM#t=63s
A typical household freezer should be about -18 Celsius.
I've had my old Galaxy 1 out in similar temperatures at Whistler and it didn't do any damage and the new gorilla glass should be even tougher than its predecessor.
Regardless, they should give you a replacement since it sounds like it died in normal operating conditions.

Damnit physics. Once again you win.
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Wow. I haven't read the manual yet but im pretty sure it says do not expose the unit under extreme temperature somewhere in there. Pretty standard nowadays.
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majorbgss said:
I haven't read the manual yet but im pretty sure it says do not expose the unit [to] extreme temperature
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Yes. From pp. 217-218:
The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations[...]
Extreme heat or cold
Avoid temperatures below 0°C / 32°F or above 45°C /113°F.
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I went from in my truck, outside where it was near 10F out. (-11c) and into a building while using my Note II. Once in the building, as I was holding the phone and using it, the screen (glass) cracked
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Wow, sorry to hear that.
When you were outdoors, was the phone in your pocket, or was it away from your body and fully exposed to the cold?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xnWH724Ho

Looks like I better keep my phone warm.... The temperatures in Toronto are dropping quickly now...
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I think u should be good as long as there is no damage aroud the screen where the bumper is.. emphasize that to rogers or samsung

Avoid temperatures below 0°C / 32°F or above 45°C /113°F.
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32F really sounds too high for most winter states I think. I mean, even here in Utah 32F during winter is considered a warm day...at least for me since it gets much lower but luckily never had an issue with my phones.
I will be more careful from now on though.

Good news! Rogers will replace the phone where I got it.
But heading to Calgary so won't be for a week and a half.
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Wow. Sorry for the nasty experience. I'm glad they stepped up with a replacement.
Thanks for the heads up. It would never have occurred to me, a balmy gulf coast resident. Just one more weather hardening tip for a planned trip to your daunting winter lands. Your "note" might have saved mine 2 . ..........
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I guess that's one good thing for moving out of Alaska, about the only one I can think of though... It's -26F there right now. I've never seen a screen crack from the cold before though. Was a computer tech for the Fairbanks school district. We had plenty of cracked video cables in the teacher's laptops when they left them in their cars overnight, but no cracked screens.

Quick temp changes are the enemy not necessarily the extremes themselves.
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I suspect a minute defect in the glass near the home button.
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Go ahead, give your phone a smell

I know it's not just me, my brand new Galaxy nexus, from day 1 smelled like coconut, sniffing the ports gives you a strong coconut smell.
Ever since I discovered that (not really sure why I smelled my phone) I have smelled other Gnexus's and they all smell like coconut.
Does yours?

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What the... this is actually true, just tried it hahaha hilarious
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I had to take off my back cover and sniff by the camera, but damn, does it ever smell like coconuts.

What do you know... So weird! My Nexus 10, BTW, does not smell so nice.

former Sprint GS2 owner, and current GNex owner. both smell like coconuts. weirdly cool

Haha, isn't it crazy?

I'm an addict, just can't stop Sniffing the coconut man
"Man is like a banana: when he leaves the bunch, he gets skinned." - Proverb

Smells more like poop than anything

yesssss!!!!! it's wonderful

Beauenheim said:
I know it's not just me, my brand new Galaxy nexus, from day 1 smelled like coconut, sniffing the ports gives you a strong coconut smell.
Ever since I discovered that (not really sure why I smelled my phone) I have smelled other Gnexus's and they all smell like coconut.
Does yours?
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It is an easter egg Google placed in our phone. Next Android version is probably Koconut Pie.
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Seraz007 said:
Smells more like poop than anything
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Helps if you take it out of your arse first
"Man is like a banana: when he leaves the bunch, he gets skinned." - Proverb

Just sniffed my phone dafuq whats coconuts doing in my phone.
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Mine smells like burned rubber
Should I be worried about this? :sly:
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Mines smells like fried CPU... We need Google Nose!
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Certain models of android phones have a different candy smell as a promotion for the jelly bean operating system. The galaxy nexus was given a coconut smell where other models were given candy smells such as fruit punch, lemon, licorice and so on. Also, I have a bridge in NY I am selling, anyone interested?
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Certain models of android phones have a different candy smell as a promotion for the jelly bean operating system. The galaxy nexus was given a coconut smell where other models were given candy smells such as fruit punch, lemon, licorice and so on. Also, I have a bridge in NY I am selling, anyone interested?
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Don't want a bridge, trying to find interest in the one I'm currently selling in London
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Finally!! I noticed that too. Thought is was Just the battery which was hot at that time..but its always there! I am not completely crazy!!!!

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I just gave my GFs phone a sniff, it smelled like tuna. I think im going to break up with her.