Hey guys , a friend of mine have a htc one x , but it felt in a glass of water, when i try to boot it,blank screen , when i put it on the charger the light turn, where you cen see if the phone is fully charged or not , but is there a tool for the htc were i can see the boot process? So i know with parts i need to replace.
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Try keeping it in dry rice for 24 hours so that all moisture gets soaked. Then report back.
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Try keeping it in dry rice for 24 hours so that all moisture gets soaked. Then report back.
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Could also open it and get a hair drier on it.
Used to do that when I was a sound tech, came in very handy a number of times.
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Put it in the rice..Rice will take water out..
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I ve all redy done that, with no success (sorry for my english, i am dutch
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I didn't tried that , but if rice didn't work, why should a hair dryer help? (I m gonna to try it but a bigger prob .. Where are the screws in the one x xD i m gonna to ask it on youtube , but thx for your reactions guys!
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If you want to get the One X open you'll need to pop the screen out of the casing using a thin tool (or your thumbs if you're feeling brave).
The motherboard and everything else is attached to the screen, and is also secured by adhesive. Getting the phone open is not easy and you could easily damage it, so if you're going to try this be careful. There are a few vids on YouTube detailing how to open the One X.
Your success will depend on exactly what damage the water has done to the phone. If its fried the motherboard then it's pretty much game over. You may have got lucky and the damage may be restricted to the power flex cable or battery, which can be replaced. Both parts can be ordered for a very low price. Unfortunately the One X is one of the worst phones to drop in water, as you can't immediately take the battery or anything else out. It's very easy for this phone to short-circuit, though if you can get it to turn on and boot to the "HTC quietly brilliant" screen you have half a chance of salvaging it.
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If you want to get the One X open you'll need to pop the screen out of the casing using a thin tool (or your thumbs if you're feeling brave).
The motherboard and everything else is attached to the screen, and is also secured by adhesive. Getting the phone open is not easy and you could easily damage it, so if you're going to try this be careful. There are a few vids on YouTube detailing how to open the One X.
Your success will depend on exactly what damage the water has done to the phone. If its fried the motherboard then it's pretty much game over. You may have got lucky and the damage may be restricted to the power flex cable or battery, which can be replaced. Both parts can be ordered for a very low price. Unfortunately the One X is one of the worst phones to drop in water, as you can't immediately take the battery or anything else out. It's very easy for this phone to short-circuit, though if you can get it to turn on and boot to the "HTC quietly brilliant" screen you have half a chance of salvaging it.
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Actually taking the housing off is very easy.
Makes sure phone is off, take out sim tray then pop off the bottom.
Also rice may work but it doesn't absorb moisture that quickly, salt for example absorbs must faster than rice. Putting it in a tub (sandwich box type thing) with packets of silica gel (the random do not eat packets you get with shoes and stuff) would be far more effective.
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Actually taking the housing off is very easy.
Makes sure phone is off, take out sim tray then pop off the bottom.
Also rice may work but it doesn't absorb moisture that quickly, salt for example absorbs must faster than rice. Putting it in a tub (sandwich box type thing) with packets of silica gel (the random do not eat packets you get with shoes and stuff) would be far more effective.
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Very easy is extremely misleading. The Phone is not meant to be taken apart and as a result it is not very easy to do so. I'd hate for anybody to read that and think they can just pop off the bottom without damaging anything. It wouldn't take much to crack the screen, damage the logic board or indeed one of the internal cables from just attempting to pop it off without any caution. You also have the issue of the insides being stuck down with adhesive, which makes it difficult to open the phone for the first time. It's easier upon subsequent attempts. The battery is also stuck down making it hard to get out.
Well, Max, connecting a wet phone to the mains and trying to power it on is possibly the worst thing you can ever do to a wet phone. I'd say there's no chance, unless for whatever reason you haven't fried the phone's guts already.
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Very easy is extremely misleading. The Phone is not meant to be taken apart and as a result it is not very easy to do so. I'd hate for anybody to read that and think they can just pop off the bottom without damaging anything. It wouldn't take much to crack the screen, damage the logic board or indeed one of the internal cables from just attempting to pop it off without any caution. You also have the issue of the insides being stuck down with adhesive, which makes it difficult to open the phone for the first time. It's easier upon subsequent attempts. The battery is also stuck down making it hard to get out.
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Removing the outer housing is very simple, just apply a bit of force and the case will come out.
Even the first time I opened my phone I did so without much effort and didn't break anything.
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Removing the outer housing is very simple, just apply a bit of force and the case will come out.
Even the first time I opened my phone I did so without much effort and didn't break anything.
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I think you might have just had loose casing for whatever reason. You only have to view a few vids on YouTube to see it isn't an easy process and it would be very easy to break something if done incorrectly.
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I think you might have just had loose casing for whatever reason. You only have to view a few vids on YouTube to see it isn't an easy process and it would be very easy to break something if done incorrectly.
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First time was harder, applied quite a bit of force.
Once you get the pressure clips off you can feel the adhesive pealing off.
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hey i dropped my htc one x on wet floor. its display got turned off but yet it was reponsive. i could atend calls. i took it to the htc official store and they told me to get its motheroard replaced. can anyone help me where i can find a new motherboard?
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hey i dropped my htc one x on wet floor. its display got turned off but yet it was reponsive. i could atend calls. i took it to the htc official store and they told me to get its motheroard replaced. can anyone help me where i can find a new motherboard?
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Only in official HTC service.
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Only in official HTC service.
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but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
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but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
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No go and by new phone. Sorry
muhammad.uzi1994 said:
but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
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Try the hair dryer/rice method. And keep using it till it works.
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*update* i've got the htc turned on , i ve heard the pling sound when you turn it on, all buttons work except the screen , the is black ... Note : when i put him in the bootloader and insert the charger , the led is starting to flash 3 times , then 3 sec noting and then it is going to flash again so
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I used the rice method
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Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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Unfortunately there is not much else you can do for water. Maybe let it sit on a window seal in the sun with the back off. Just to try to get any remaining water out. More than likely it will not come back.
Are the water marks turned pink?
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Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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Give it a week...happened to my inc1 and after a week it all worked perfectly.
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Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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What happens when you get in recovery? Something like a failure to mount certain partitions?
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I have also had a similar experience with my Eris. I left it on a radiator with the back off and battery/ SD card removed for 24hrs and it came up fine even though my water markers were all triggered. Still works today.
Good luck!
Hi thanks for the replies. The water marks are not pink. When at the recovery window the recovery goes to the htc white screen. The crc calculates. Its been more than a week. The only reason I thought there might be some hope is because it does go to the recovery window. I also notice small pin holes in the back cover. Maybe a master reset or some hope. Thanks again for the help. hp
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if the water marks are not turned you can file a warranty claim but that is risky due to not knowing what is inside the phone. The outter marks are harder to turn than inner water marks.
Try just letting it dry out like myself and others have said. You do not want to screw things up more messing with it vs letting it work its self out.
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Thanks man. I don't have insurance on it. But I do appreciate all the responses.
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Thanks man. I don't have insurance on it. But I do appreciate all the responses.
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Well if the water marks aren't pink...go to Verizon, play dumb and say it won't turn on?
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thanks but...., i and now you all know it has water damage. for me to go in to verizon and play dumb would be deceitful. the phone is expensive but not worth lying about. i have to face an all mighty God some day, and possibly sooner than later. its just not worth the risk to me. but i do thank you all for the suggestions. be blessed and happy new year to all. hp
Not sure if it's been a week, but there could still be water in it. I dropped my old iPhone in the toilet, and by the time got it out, the screen was flickering and it was resting randomly. I took it entirely apart and found lots of spots where water reached. Dried them all out, and it still works fine to this day.
At this point, you have nothing to loose, so I'd sit down at a clean table with some small screwdrivers and start tearing it down. I'm sure there are diagrams on the web showing how it comes apart. In addition to water, because of the time that has elapsed, look for spots of corrosion - light green to white dust or flakes. If you see any, you can try brushing it away with a small paintbrush. If the water has all dried up and it's still not working, there has to be a short (or several) somewhere. You might get lucky, and like I said, you have nothing to loose.
Your honesty is much appreciated! Fraudulent warranty claims affect all of us.
If you still haven't gotten it working I recommend a bath in rubbing alcohol for about 30-40 seconds. The higher the alcohol percentage the better, I prefer the 90% stuff. Then another overnight sit in rice. Do both of these with the back cover and battery both removed.
I know it sounds a bit strange to put it in liquid but the alcohol will dilute the water and make it evaporate much faster. The rice will further accelerate this process. I have done it before with great results and at this point you can't do much more harm to it if it isn't even turning on.
Best of luck!
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Your honesty is much appreciated! Fraudulent warranty claims affect all of us.
If you still haven't gotten it working I recommend a bath in rubbing alcohol for about 30-40 seconds. The higher the alcohol percentage the better, I prefer the 90% stuff. Then another overnight sit in rice. Do both of these with the back cover and battery both removed.
I know it sounds a bit strange to put it in liquid but the alcohol will dilute the water and make it evaporate much faster. The rice will further accelerate this process. I have done it before with great results and at this point you can't do much more harm to it if it isn't even turning on.
Best of luck!
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Take your battery out if you do this.. just sayin...
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Take your battery out if you do this.. just sayin...
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VERY IMPORTANT! I probably should have put that in caps in my post. It was in there though.
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My friend spilled milk all over her phone, and it wouldn't turn on. I told her to put it in alcohol, and a month later it still works, if a little funny sometimes. But yes, it is important to remove the battery, and the sd card. And let it sit for a while afterwards.
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VERY IMPORTANT! I probably should have put that in caps in my post. It was in there though.
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Do you know what alcohol does to the LCD screen...
It left a permanent color band pattern on my 6800.
If you are going to put alcohol any where near it I would do it with a Q-Tip with the covers removed.
Find an old tire compressor, the 12V type and modify the intake of the compressor to connect a suction tube to it.
Swab the area around the components with a soggy Q-Tip (avoid running any on the LCD screen) and work it in with an old tooth brush (make sure the toothbrush is very clean, you don't want to smear any fluoride residue on the solder mask of the circuit board).
Then power up the pump and suck up the excess residue.
Wen prepping the unit, you may want to open all of those ribbon cable clamps.
That's the first place corrosion wants to grow.
Just be sure to handle those cables with care.
The copper traces within them is very thin.
If there is any corrosion on the contacts of the cables, lightly use a pencil eraser on them by holding it flat on a surface add rubbing in one direction away from the main part out to the end.
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Do you know what alcohol does to the LCD screen...
It left a permanent color band pattern on my 6800.
If you are going to put alcohol any where near it I would do it with a Q-Tip with the covers removed.
Find an old tire compressor, the 12V type and modify the intake of the compressor to connect a suction tube to it.
Swab the area around the components with a soggy Q-Tip (avoid running any on the LCD screen) and work it in with an old tooth brush (make sure the toothbrush is very clean, you don't want to smear any fluoride residue on the solder mask of the circuit board).
Then power up the pump and suck up the excess residue.
Wen prepping the unit, you may want to open all of those ribbon cable clamps.
That's the first place corrosion wants to grow.
Just be sure to handle those cables with care.
The copper traces within them is very thin.
If there is any corrosion on the contacts of the cables, lightly use a pencil eraser on them by holding it flat on a surface add rubbing in one direction away from the main part out to the end.
Good luck...
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Hmm... I never thought about that but I can definitely see how damage to the screen is possible. I have never seen it happen to phones that I or anyone I know have tried it on but I have never tried it on a touchscreen phone, which could definitely be different.
Thank you for posting a much safer method!
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Check out my water sensor:
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My phone was NEVER near water, is there any way to make it white again? Could this happen of air humidity (it was really hot today, I left it in my pocket for whole day).
I tried to clean it off but you know it won't work.
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Check out my water sensor:
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My phone was NEVER near water, is there any way to make it white again? Could this happen of air humidity (it was really hot today, I left it in my pocket for whole day).
I tried to clean it off but you know it won't work.
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High humidity such as in your pocket can seem like water damage with both the humidity + pressure. Not sure about cleaning it off, but rather actually letting it dry out, but I think the indicator is probably permanent.
someone once told me bleach works, or alcohal or something like that, not sure, never tried. I know you can buy new stickers off ebay... but if your not trading it in for warranty then it shouldn't matter what color it is
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someone once told me bleach works, or alcohal or something like that, not sure, never tried. I know you can buy new stickers off ebay... but if your not trading it in for warranty then it shouldn't matter what color it is
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Yeah the phone works great but when it won't in future (I just assume it will brake soon lol) in theorey my warranty is gone.
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Yeah the phone works great but when it won't in future (I just assume it will brake soon lol) in theorey my warranty is gone.
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Technically your warranty is gone regardless of what you do to the sticker, as I bet you anything there's at least 2 more of those stickers inside of the device somewhere.
I think there are on 2 in theses phones, both visable without taking the case apart. there may be a third but I don't recall one. either way these phone are actually quite resilient, much more so then most phones. I feel the chance of them breaking before warranty ends is very slim... but whatever you want to do. just google "how to change water damage sticker color" or something to that effect. if you need to open your phone you can also get new void stickers... just saying
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I think there are on 2 in theses phones, both visable without taking the case apart. there may be a third but I don't recall one. either way these phone are actually quite resilient, much more so then most phones. I feel the chance of them breaking before warranty ends is very slim... but whatever you want to do. just google "how to change water damage sticker color" or something to that effect. if you need to open your phone you can also get new void stickers... just saying
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Unless of course you're one of the lucky owners of the 'bad batch' of eMMC chips
Is there no such thing as a perfect HOX without issues on the screen when you apply pressure on the sides? Has anyone ever sent their phones for repair and had it back perfect?
Normally you won't notice this when operating the phone but say for example you're taking it out of the case or working out the gym and switching music you're definitely gonna apply more pressure and I can't help but feel that it's gonna break apart or cause permanent damage everytime it happens.
Yes happens to mine too, when I use my nail and press on the edge of the glass. It happens to my brothers One X too.
Mine is worse on the upper left side. So you' re just gonna live with the problem?
I don't have this.
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mine got this "issue" too.
but remember, this phone has a touchscreen, not a press-the-f**k-out-of-me-screen.
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mine got this "issue" too.
but remember, this phone has a touchscreen, not a press-the-f**k-out-of-me-screen.
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Completely derogatory reply, and unnecessary.
You're implying that every one who has this fault is squeezing the f**k out of the screen.
This is simply not true.
And lets be bloody honest here, what is the point of a touch screen device that if you put the slightest additional pressure on messes up the screen as though it's a bloody lcd monitor?
Seriously?
Am I supposed to put white gloves on when I use my HTC? Am I not supposed to put it in my pocket, just it case it gets' squeezed.
I'm on my SEVENTH f**king phone, and trust me, I don't have to squeeze the f**k out of it.
I've not come across ANY other phone that does this. ANY!
So STFU claiming you have to squeeze it hard. You don't. It's a f**king design flaw. And I'm sick the the bollocks in having to keep sending my units back. I don't want my TOUCH SCREEN phone to look like it's my f**king LCD Monitor when I'm using it.
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Mine is worse on the upper left side. So you' re just gonna live with the problem?
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No. I'm getting rid now. This is my seventh unit. Absolutely appalling design flaw.
This phone is supposed to last me 2 years. It doesn't feel like it's going to last me 2 minutes.
How do you think that screen is going to hold up after 8 months of being in a pocket.
After 12 months?
After 18 months?
Yellow splodges everywhere because the screen has flexed too much? Having to hold it like a newborn in case it gets damaged even more.
Bollocks to that.
This is my final return.
I'm going to have to go with the S3. I don't like it compared to the HOX, I don't like TouchWiz.
But I much prefer that, then having a messed up screen in 12 months time.
Dude, you need a chill pill.
And stop punching your phone.
Get an S3 if it'll make you feel better, but I can assure you that jabbing instead of touching will net you a similar outcome.
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I don't have this.
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Bah! I got my phone without warranty so the most sensible thing for me to do is sell it now and get a new one hopefully without the issue. I've been asking some friends who have the phone and a lot of them don't have this problem. I really thought that everyone had this problem and just chose to live with it.
I have the same issue - but no problem with it.
At the beginning i had "ghost touches" but after i pressed the screen (left side) a little bit harder they're gone
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Bah! I got my phone without warranty so the most sensible thing for me to do is sell it now and get a new one hopefully without the issue. I've been asking some friends who have the phone and a lot of them don't have this problem. I really thought that everyone had this problem and just chose to live with it.
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I have 4 htc one x devices
all of them has it
And all of them are newly made
If u press little hard it will appear
but pressing softly it wont make the sides rends
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I have 4 htc one x devices
all of them has it
And all of them are newly made
If u press little hard it will appear
but pressing softly it wont make the sides rends
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Has anyone reported it getting worse? Im worried about permanent damage but if it just stays like this then ill save me all the trouble and just keep it
awesome how agressive oliseo is. seriously, the screen is capacitive, what means that you have to touch it, not to press it.
the one x is some milimeters slim and you get a hd display, a quadcore cpu (actually 5 cores but offtopic) and you are trying to tell me that that´s a serious issue that the screen shows ghost if pressed? so, i guess your tft / lcd monitor has this issue too, i´ve got seven tube-monitors before i got my tft and all the other monitors didn't showed that epic-design-failure.
dude. seriously.
Hi guys, MY HOX has recently been playing up in the centre of the screen it has no touch sensitivity, anything i try and press around that region does not work. However i installed a zagg last night and used the spray that came with it. Im wondering if that has effect my phone? I tryed to look for the water indicator in the sim slot to see if it got water inside their how ever i can not find it. im very worried because i used the zagg solution that when i try to take the phone back they will say it has been water damaged and will not replace/fix the issue.Any help would be great thanks.
You waited 24h after applying it didn't you?
You should wait it out.
There is no way you could've triggered the water indicators by only spraying on the screen.
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Thanks for the snappy reply i took the protector off shortly when i noticed the sensitivity issue.
So you still have touch problems without the protector?
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yea, but i did not have this problem before the protector.
No worries, normal usage of the solution shouldn't have done any damage.
To be on the safe side, put it to a bag of rice for 24h, that should get rid of moisture if there's any.
Then send it for repair and hope for best.
Best of luck for you.
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Thanks, i havnt currently got much rice ive got a small about for the phone to rest in and it goes up the sides but does not completly cover the phone do you think that'll be ok?
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Thanks, i havnt currently got much rice ive got a small about for the phone to rest in and it goes up the sides but does not completly cover the phone do you think that'll be ok?
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Looks like you have a defective screen. Dont worry about it. Mine started being unresponsive in the middle of the screen 2 weeks ago, so i called HTC and they booked UPS to pickup my phone on Monday morning and i got it back on thursday morning with a new screen and jelly bean installed(I had Coredroid ICS 5.1 installed). I also have two friends with One X's that had the same problem two months ago. Both screen replacement
Try wiping your phone. I had problems with my screen as well recently. Didn't know why, and seemed to come out if nowhere. I factory reset it and it was good after that.
Maybe you have a hardware issue, but this is at least one quick thing you can try before giving your phone to HTC.
Goodluck
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its not the zagg
I have the zagg on my hox since 4-5 months... May be your device is having faulty screen.. get it replaced.
Never had problem like that.
Someone submerged the HTC One M8 in water for about 90 minutes, it came out just fine. Is this phone waterproof? I haven't seen any specs saying it is, but apparently it's at least water-resistant. Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwvXTVQoPM
Thanks to MrMario8 and fernando sor, they posted this video in another thread that got locked.
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Someone submerged the HTC One M8 in water for about 90 minutes, it came out just fine. Is this phone waterproof? I haven't seen any specs saying it is, but apparently it's at least water-resistant. Here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwvXTVQoPM
Thanks to MrMario8 and fernando sor, they posted this video in another thread that got locked.
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I'm just wondering why the clock background kept changing from black to clear and back.
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I'm just wondering why the clock background kept changing from black to clear and back.
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It didn't. It did it once - 6PM hit and it went black. I noticed the music player popped up on the screen though.
Obviously I wouldn't go dropping my phone in water to test this but it looks like HTC did manage to isolate the components enough to make it water resistant. I wonder why they didn't advertise it? Probably because of the lack of flaps I guess.
This would likely cause damage to the USB and headphone jack over time but its a cool test of the build quality for sure.
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This would likely cause damage to the USB and headphone jack over time but its a cool test of the build quality for sure.
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It really is. Good to know that my new phone probably wouldn't self destruct if it got a little rain on it.
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It really is. Good to know that my new phone probably wouldn't self destruct if it got a little rain on it.
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Yeah I'm happy they improved the already exceptional build quality. The M7 survived the most ridiculous torture test I've seen CNET administer while the S4 failed miserably. HTC has a lot more experience with phones than anyone else but Nokia really so it shouldn't be a surprise that they pulled this off but its still nice to see. And they did it without flaps, that's the real big FU to Sony
The review by CNET suggests this is not true.
The Bad: The One M8’s battery is not removable, making it harder to replace once the battery inevitably wears out. The phone's sealed chassis is not water-resistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'.
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-one-m8/
ahpatel said:
The review by CNET suggests this is not true.
The Bad: The One M8’s battery is not removable, making it harder to replace once the battery inevitably wears out. The phone's sealed chassis is not water-resistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'.
http://www.cnet.com/products/htc-one-m8/
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nobody is claiming this phone was made to be water resistant. However, spending 1hr and 30 mins in water indicates you dont have to worry about splasehes/rain/ etc.. dont take it diving and be careless
Is the removable battery even a big deal now days? Who keep their phone for more than 2 years now anyway?
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I don't see why it shouldn't be waterproof. Just another feature everyone else will have. But I could also see the point of not advertising it as water resistant. I sure wish this was confirmed.
ggreenwood334 said:
I don't see why it shouldn't be waterproof. Just another feature everyone else will have. But I could also see the point of not advertising it as water resistant. I sure wish this was confirmed.
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the ports arent covered. they will wear out and get ruined. so no its not water resistant
Well speaking as someone who dropped their HTC One down the toilet last week (I was drunk) and waking up the next day and the phone is dead and only remembering what happened the phone turns on fine after charging it but I've tried 3 different SIM cards and they won't work and it won't turn off anytime I close it down it reboots, tried putting it in bag of rice, etc but doesn't work so I'm left with my beloved one which is unusable just as well I've insurance (even if the excess is an outrageous €95) and when I get a new one I'll sell it and buy new M8,but getting back to the original point I would be delighted if the new M8 was waterproof after what happened to me.
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They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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colts187 said:
They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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Why not? Sony did it with the Z2.
Speakers aren't a major entry point for water, ports are.
EtherealRemnant said:
Why not? Sony did it with the Z2.
Speakers aren't a major entry point for water, ports are.
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And not even all ports.. The Sony Z ultra gpe doesn't have a cover over the headphone jack. My friend who had the Z was surprised because he said the Z had a cover over the headphone jack.
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They couldn't have awesome speakers and still water proof. Most likely..
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Yes I agree that Sony got it right with the z2. However it did take a couple of generations for them to get it right. External speakers even on the z1 is not very good. Reviewers always pointed to the waterproofing as the cause of the low speaker volume.
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jonny68 said:
Well speaking as someone who dropped their HTC One down the toilet last week (I was drunk) and waking up the next day and the phone is dead and only remembering what happened the phone turns on fine after charging it but I've tried 3 different SIM cards and they won't work and it won't turn off anytime I close it down it reboots, tried putting it in bag of rice, etc but doesn't work so I'm left with my beloved one which is unusable just as well I've insurance (even if the excess is an outrageous €95) and when I get a new one I'll sell it and buy new M8,but getting back to the original point I would be delighted if the new M8 was waterproof after what happened to me.
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Not sure if you worded that out of order - but the whole idea of the rice, is to do it BEFORE attempting to turn it on. If you tried to turn it on before letting it sit a few days in rice, thats the point where the damage is done. (Turning it on still moist)
Watch carefully through the video, I have to question its authenticity.
If you notice, there are bubbles coming from the headphone jack. At multiple times the quantity and speed of these increase, often when the camera comes back on after altering it's position. I know the camera was said to run out of storage space etc, however the bubbles suggests that the phone has been removed and replaced.
thats with the bubbles i also saw - and when bubbles can go outside normally water can go inside too.
aluminium and water also not best friends. in my eyes the video is fake or manipulated.
My M8 got splashed with a glass of water and the screen died in seconds. After doing the rice thing for a day, it wont light back up, though the screen does still register touch. It is NOT water proof, and doesn't seem to be very resistant either, as it was a small amount that splashed on it.
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My M8 got splashed with a glass of water and the screen died in seconds. After doing the rice thing for a day, it wont light back up, though the screen does still register touch. It is NOT water proof, and doesn't seem to be very resistant either, as it was a small amount that splashed on it.
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Maybe build quality varies. I spilled a whole glass on it and absolutely nothing happened. Screen, and also the speakers, works great as before. I tested them immediately. Maybe I was just lucky. But still, a whole glass, and I saw how the water filled every speaker hole.