HTC One and cold weather? - Verizon HTC One (M7)

Winter is upon on. This phone is made of metal. are there any precautions I should take in the upkeep/maintenance of this phone?
Aside from the obvious, dont leave it in your car overnight in 20 degree weather.

ddurandSGS3 said:
Winter is upon on. This phone is made of metal. are there any precautions I should take in the upkeep/maintenance of this phone?
Aside from the obvious, dont leave it in your car overnight in 20 degree weather.
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I wouldn't think you need to do anything out of the ordinary.
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Don't get it wet and whatever you do don't feed it after midnight. ?
Otherwise if you keep it in your pocket you should be fine. 20° to a metal phone is the same as it is to a plastic phone. ?

Dont stick your tongue on it
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Winter is upon on. This phone is made of metal. are there any precautions I should take in the upkeep/maintenance of this phone?
Aside from the obvious, dont leave it in your car overnight in 20 degree weather.
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LOL @ 20° overnight temperatures. My phone has been left in the car overnight in negative degree weather and I've had zero issues,
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Don't put it in yellow snow.
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Only thing I'd be worried about, and this pretty much applies to any electronics, is the sudden switch from cold to hot can cause condensation. Water can cause corrosion over time. The phone seems to be sealed pretty well though.
Real world solution, just don't leave it in cold weather. I had mine outside in about 9 degree weather the other day for about 20 minutes. Brought it inside and the displayed fogged up pretty good. Thing was colder than hell too, like an ice cube.

There were some reports on I believe it was the Galaxy S3 where the user went from either really cold to warm environment or warm to really cold, and their screen cracked. Not sure of the validity of this claim or if it would even affect the One, and there's not really much you could do in that situation anyway other than never leave your house buuuut just thought I'd mention it.
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Putting my phone in the frigde

I put my nexus in the fridge/frezzer sometimes. That bad??? You know cool it off. Would that damage it???
Gets to hot that my ass would start to burn.
Lol, glad to hear I'm not the only one! Sometimes I do toss it in the fridge for 5-15 minutes after heavy usage. It gets pretty hot and my hands start to sweat.
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Take the battery out and sit in down.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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Take the battery out and sit in down.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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Tried that. It's get hot again in seconds once it boots. I just shove it in the fridge/freezer while it's on and it cools way faster.
If you let the battery cool by taking it out and it instantly gets hot there is something wrong with your phone.
Putting it in the freezer when it is very hot is also probably a bad idea.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
Moisture content.
From a cold place to a warmer place would introduce moisture via condensation. Zap, zap, zap. Wheee!
Depending on duration and durability of course.
Yo could always seal it in a plastic bag and lock out everything else to prevent any moisture from entering.
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vip57 said:
Moisture content.
From a cold place to a warmer place would introduce moisture via condensation. Zap, zap, zap. Wheee!
Depending on duration and durability of course.
Yo could always seal it in a plastic bag and lock out everything else to prevent any moisture from entering.
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Isn't the phone sealed from moisture??? My phone gets wet alot.
DLD511 said:
Isn't the phone sealed from moisture??? My phone gets wet alot.
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No it isn't sealed.. there are ports and it isn't all one piece.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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No it isn't sealed.. there are ports and it isn't all one piece.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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Well any other suggestions??? I do and switch from so many tasks and it heats up quick if I don't put it in the fridge to cool the components.
DLD511 said:
Well any other suggestions??? I do and switch from so many tasks and it heats up quick if I don't put it in the fridge to cool the components.
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Stop running so many resource intensive apps? Weren't you the guy that asked if killing and sorta charging his battery was a good thing?
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theking_13 said:
Stop running so many resource intensive apps? Weren't you the guy that asked if killing and sorta charging his battery was a good thing?
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Indeed it's him.
Sent from the future.
Also 16. He needs to be outside playing with a ball in the street.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Also 16. He needs to be outside playing with a ball in the street.
good day.
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Well I'm 17, but I don't ask stoopid... questions like this.
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I wouldn't suggest this, I do inventory for a fast food restaurant and I obviously walk in and out of the freezer in the process
I pulled out my thunderbolt to check something and it was acting laggy so I rebooted
After that it would not boot past the splash screen, but it would boot to the boot loader. If you haven't used a HTC phone before it has an option in the boot loader that displays hardware failures, and wouldnt you know it shorted out something that caused it not to boot
So now I leave my phone outside of the freezer
Also it shouldn't matter if the phone gets hot, it will shut off if its going to harm itself
Unless you are running a kernel with this safety feature disabled
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Condensation -> water -> you know what will happen..
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Condensation -> Water -> Electricity from your battery -> Not pretty.
Aside from condensation...
Hot CPU components that are rapidly cooled and visa-versa = weakening of the solder...
Also going from high heat to very cold could cause rapid contraction of the case and maybe break the screen or something. Taking the battery out seems like a much better solution.
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If the phone is getting so hot you feel that you have to put it in the freezer, then something is wrong with the phone. Try to have it replaced.
The only phone part I ever put in the freezer was my old EVO 4g battery because I accidentally let it run out completely and it would.not charge.
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Also going from high heat to very cold could cause rapid contraction of the case and maybe break the screen or something. Taking the battery out seems like a much better solution.
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This too, there is a thread or two around that says their screen crack under the digitizer.
Guess I'LL leave it out from now on. Lol

Bye

Hello everyone!!
It has been 3 months since I bought my Samsung Galaxy Wonder. With CM9, I enjoy my phone a lot! And it is simply awesome :good: :good:
But because of the same reason. Overuse of my phone. My dad is gonna keep my phone when the next school year starts!! And I may either get back Galaxy Wonder. OR buy a new one in the second term. I still have about a month before school year starts. I know I am quite useless in XDA cause I don't know how to develop things. But I love the XDA Galaxy Wonder thread!!
Now I have a few questions to ask. In case if I really only get my wonder back but not a new phone..:
1) My phone is gonna be kept in a normal room in the Mainland China, Where my dad stays all weekdays. The normal room is with Air-conditioner. And it is not gonna be too wet or somthing. I mean the condition of the room. So after 4 months, second term. when i get it back, will i be able to use it back as normal? Like. Will I be able to normally turn on, and boot normally? cause i am gonna leave it alone for 4 months... really 4 months without turning on
2) For leaving it here 4 months. Will the buttons be functional when i get it back on again? Cause my previous phone was HTC Wildfire S. I dropped it into a big bowl of water and the power button and the volume up button is not working properly after leaving it alone for 3 months. Will the same thing happen to my wonder when i turn it on again? (I have never dropped the wonder into water. Of course I hope I won't drop it into water.. LOL keep it away from my toilet) Please answer I am really worried about it..
Okay. I have one month to go before I really say goodbye to XDA Galaxy Wonder!! And hope somebody can answer my question!! Of course. I am still gonna stick to XDA Galaxy Wonder in term 2 no matter I have W back as daily use, OR a new one. I will miss the XDA Galaxy W thread in these 4 months!
Happy ROM-Flashing.
You mean not usage in 4 months? Thats a long period a time. Im curious too. >=D
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Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
Hello everyone!!
It has been 3 months since I bought my Samsung Galaxy Wonder. With CM9, I enjoy my phone a lot! And it is simply awesome :good: :good:
But because of the same reason. Overuse of my phone. My dad is gonna keep my phone when the next school year starts!! And I may either get back Galaxy Wonder. OR buy a new one in the second term. I still have about a month before school year starts. I know I am quite useless in XDA cause I don't know how to develop things. But I love the XDA Galaxy Wonder thread!!
Now I have a few questions to ask. In case if I really only get my wonder back but not a new phone..:
1) My phone is gonna be kept in a normal room in the Mainland China, Where my dad stays all weekdays. The normal room is with Air-conditioner. And it is not gonna be too wet or somthing. I mean the condition of the room. So after 4 months, second term. when i get it back, will i be able to use it back as normal? Like. Will I be able to normally turn on, and boot normally? cause i am gonna leave it alone for 4 months... really 4 months without turning on
2) For leaving it here 4 months. Will the buttons be functional when i get it back on again? Cause my previous phone was HTC Wildfire S. I dropped it into a big bowl of water and the power button and the volume up button is not working properly after leaving it alone for 3 months. Will the same thing happen to my wonder when i turn it on again? (I have never dropped the wonder into water) Please answer I am really worried about it..
Okay. I have one month to go before I really say goodbye to XDA Galaxy Wonder!! And hope somebody can answer my question!! Of course. I am still gonna stick to XDA Galaxy Wonder in term 2 no matter I have W back as daily use, OR a new one. I will miss the XDA Galaxy W thread in these 4 months!
Happy ROM-Flashing.
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Brian, if the room isn't too wet, it will resist the 4 months period. And the buttons will work too. People in clowdy/rainy places use their cellphones and nothing happens. Why shoud your phone damage itself by being still in a normal room?
I'm guessing that after 4 months of inactivity, it will not turn on, because the battery charge is 0%. After you plug it to a charger, the phone should work normally. Why not?
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Brian, if the room isn't too wet, it will resist the 4 months period. And the buttons will work too. People in clowdy/rainy places use their cellphones and nothing happens. Why shoud your phone damage itself by being still in a normal room?
I'm guessing that after 4 months of inactivity, it will not turn on, because the battery charge is 0%. After you plug it to a charger, the phone should work normally. Why not?
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of course
btw i am gonna take out the battery first before handing it to my dad
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You mean not usage in 4 months? Thats a long period a time. Im curious too. >=D
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yes. not using it for 4 months too bad.
LOL Of course I don't hope to drop my phone into the water again. NO PLEASE LOL.
Recommendation from the battery fabrication: charge your battery about 40% - 50% before you store it for long period.
I read it somewhere on internet
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opexblue said:
Recommendation from the battery fabrication: charge your battery about 40% - 50% before you store it for long period.
I read it somewhere on internet
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Yes, I've read it too. Brian, follow opexblues's advice.
"For long-term storage, manufacturers recommend a 40 percent charge. This allows for some self-discharge while still retaining sufficient charge to keep the protection circuit active. Finding the ideal state-of-charge is not easy; this would require a discharge with appropriate cut-off. Do not worry too much about the state-of-charge; a cool and dry place is more important than SoC. "
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
Hey
I got two Samsung Star S5230 layin' in a normal Room.
They are layin' there for about 6 Months...
I just turned both on, and they work great.
But I had to charge it before, of course.
It works without a Problem.
I don't think it will "destroy" itself in a normal Room
Good luck tho
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Hey
I got two Samsung Star S5230 layin' in a normal Room.
They are layin' there for about 6 Months...
I just turned both on, and they work great.
But I had to charge it before, of course.
It works without a Problem.
I don't think it will "destroy" itself in a normal Room
Good luck tho
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Thanks
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Yes, I've read it too. Brian, follow opexblues's advice.
"For long-term storage, manufacturers recommend a 40 percent charge. This allows for some self-discharge while still retaining sufficient charge to keep the protection circuit active. Finding the ideal state-of-charge is not easy; this would require a discharge with appropriate cut-off. Do not worry too much about the state-of-charge; a cool and dry place is more important than SoC. "
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
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Only 40-50? What if I charge it to 100? Is it okay? Cause it is difficult to see if it is 40 while charging
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Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
Only 40-50? What if I charge it to 100? Is it okay? Cause it is difficult to see if it is 40 while charging
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If the experts advise 40-50%, it's better to do that way. Just unplug the charger and see how much battery is available. Or go to battery info or something similar.
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If the experts advise 40-50%, it's better to do that way. Just unplug the charger and see how much battery is available. Or go to battery info or something similar.
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Ok
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If you are worried about water comming to your phone you can always put a small layer of rice under it. so the water won't reach the phone.
Just something i heard though
Gratz
Charge the battery to 40-50%, and remove from the phone.
Put the phone and the battery into two resealable plastic bags.
Put the two plastic bags into a big plastic bag, fill the big bag with Silica Gel *or* other desiccant.
Seal the big bag until it's waterproof, airproof if possible.
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pepoluan said:
Charge the battery to 40-50%, and remove from the phone.
Put the phone and the battery into two resealable plastic bags.
Put the two plastic bags into a big plastic bag, fill the big bag with Silica Gel *or* other desiccant.
Seal the big bag until it's waterproof, airproof if possible.
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Yes that's exactly what I wanna do, thanks
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water damaged battery?

If the little white paper thing on the top of the battery turns pink or goes away completely does that only mean that it has been damaged by water? And does it make the battery any less better? And is there anyway maybe to fix it?
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I can't speak for whether there is a moisture indicator on the battery. What I can say is that even if the battery was wet at one point, as long as it was dried properly, it shouldn't impact the performance of the battery.
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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batteries do degrade over time -- how long have you had the battery? there are many choices for battery replacements online as cheap as $5 depending on where you look.
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Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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Hence the reason I said "a little water". Obviously, submerging your phone for more than a second or 2 will lead to damage down the road, but getting a small amounts of liquid on a battery won't lead to immediate failure. RE: All of the people on here (including me) who have dropped their phone a pool, sink, toilet, etc and are still rocking the same phone.
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I'd recommend just buying a new battery. I had my phone get completely wet before, I put both the phone and the battery in a ziplock bag full of rice and left it there for a couple days. Plugged the battery back in and it worked.
But buying a new battery would be the best bet to not further damage your phone.
I guess I will buy a new one just to test it out.
But I still feel like my phone is doing something wrong because I'm using my friends 3500mAh battery and it gives me the same results I used to get with my 1500 ones. I get a little more than 3 hours on screen time and about 20 hours total, which isn't so great for a 3500 battery. I'm gonna try going back to stock for a while and seeing what happens.
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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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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1f5hoq/my_samsung_galaxy_s3_exploded_last_night_while_i/
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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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
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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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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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mt3g targaryen

water proof? Hopefullly?

well accidentally left my M8 on top of my car's trunk today during light to medium rain for 30 minutes plus. makes me mad because i was like 10 feet from it and ultimately just forgot about it. i turned the screen on and everything was working but immediately turned it off and when i got home put it in some rice. hopefully it lives up to be rain proof haha. not sure how long to leave it in for since the only openings are the speakers and USB port?
i have no idea how long to leave it in rice but please post updates!
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i have no idea how long to leave it in rice but please post updates!
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will do. will prob take it out tonight because i dont think it really did any damage. hopes up
My guess it'll be fine
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Took it out and everything works. Speakers, ports, ect.. prob put in rice overnite to be safe. Good to know this phone can survive a lot of rain while playing basketball. Props to HTC
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Was the phone placed face up? Glad it's still working
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I think it's a little bit waterproof ? All New HTC One (M8) Water Test - Water Resistant?: http://youtu.be/lhwvXTVQoPM
Tapatalked with my "refrigerator look" HTC one M8
It's got a ipx3 rating I think. Which is suppose to protect against splashing water. I read somewhere that it can stand up to rain for 5 minutes. Of course I would never test it lol but it's nice to know there's some protection
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Yesterday I spilled a whole glass of carbonated water on it. Water covered bottom half on the phone including speakers. There was apsolutely no damage, I just wiped it with shirt and speakers were working normally immediately.
I'm just hoping that won't be any problems in the future because of that splash.
Mine got some water splashed on it and the screen immediately died. Used adb to quickly shut it off, and did the rice thing overnight. Phone powers on fine, gets calls, and even registers touch on the screen, but it stays black. The water indicator under the flash wasn't tripped, but not sure if there are others inside.
Pretty upset having this two week old phone get ruined by a small spill, especially after watching a video where one is submerged for over half and hour still working >_<
candytripn said:
Mine got some water splashed on it and the screen immediately died. Used adb to quickly shut it off, and did the rice thing overnight. Phone powers on fine, gets calls, and even registers touch on the screen, but it stays black. The water indicator under the flash wasn't tripped, but not sure if there are others inside.
Pretty upset having this two week old phone get ruined by a small spill, especially after watching a video where one is submerged for over half and hour still working >_<
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same thing happened to me, a bit of water got into the sim card slot. now nothing but a blank screen. how did you get on with fixing it?
Put it in rice
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rmrulander said:
Put it in rice
Sent from my SM-N900V
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left it in rice overnight, the screen was working before, now when i turn it on it flashes for a second then dies
Mobile phones were never made for dunking, much like home phones weren't. Whilst I totally understand the mobile concept of phones now and how they can get to places that home phones never could it still never ceases to amaze me that people think these things should be able to swim. :silly:
Parva4 said:
Mobile phones were never made for dunking, much like home phones weren't. Whilst I totally understand the mobile concept of phones now and how they can get to places that home phones never could it still never ceases to amaze me that people think these things should be able to swim. :silly:
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fully submerged in water, yes i agree. but when a tiny leak from a tap get into the sim card thats on a bench.. thats too much!
dsmpampis said:
I think it's a little bit waterproof
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Isn't that like being a little bit pregnant?
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