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[Q] Wrist Strap / Lanyard and how?

Do they exist for xplay and how would you attach them?
I can only think of attaching the strap to one of the silver screws next to one of the speakers below the back cover and leading it out via the speaker openning on the side... This would require a special screw to reliably hold the strap... Any ideas?

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Hope this helps
Sorry, dont know how to make the images smaller, here are links to them:
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/dj_3sixty/24082011667.jpg
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Thank you very much. Will hit thank button when I'm at the computer. So there is something for this already to accept standard strap if I understand the pics or did you have to do something special? Going offline now to look under the back cover.
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There is a hook under the back, where u lift back off, just hook it around the tab and pull it tight, then put the back on again be careful tho, i miss placed it a couple times and it fell off, lol.

Tad worried about Laniards because of how easy it is to snap off the back cover.

There is a lip around the gray tab that the laniard pulls tight under, so even with the back off it does come off, the back cover just holds it down slightly more.
I havent had any problems with mine, and i hang it around my neck, lol, only time i had a problem was when i didnt put it around the gray tab properly in the first place, lol.

Very happy the hook exists - still have not been to computer to thank you for the post and clear pictures - without them I would not understand how it works. On holiday now but managed to put the strap from nintendo ds to xplay. The only way it worked was sliding loop over the hook, pooling on the ends of the string till it was properly in grooves. Then while still pooling the strap as otherwise it slides out put the back on after which the strap seems to stay in place securely I hope. Thanks again
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Glad i could help
It was something i wanted to do, but cos i had my hard cover on my phone i never got round to doing it. The i thought with a bit of modification i could use the hard case AND the laniard, so i just cut a little section out of the case and it works a treat!!

As I couldn't slide the loop twice into the slot provided I think the best thing is to create a slip knot first by turning one extra loop and pooling the end of the original loop through it before attaching it to the phone then sliding the knot as far as possible to the middle. Once it is done it makes it less possible for the loop to go off the grooves which was possible without the extra slip knot if you pushed the loop in and then let the phone go.
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Car "Dock" using Velcro Brand Hook and Loop

So, I'm still waiting for the official Samsung dock with the functional 3-pins. Until then, this is my temporary solution...
Velcro Brand Removable Picture Hangers have a unidirectional hook which makes removing the phone really easy as you just slide it upwards.
The product comes with the hook side and the loop side. The loop is supposed to go on your wall (car) and the hook is supposed to go on the object you're hanging (picture frame) or in this case, the phone. If you put the hook on the phone though, it's going to catch on your pocket, your jacket, your sweater, etc., so I reversed it and put the loop in my car and the loop on the phone.
The hook can go anywhere. I just put it over my CD player because I never use it.
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If you're going to put the hook in the car, make sure you reverse the directions so Velcro is now written upside down and the arrows point down also.
Loop patch on the back of the phone.
Hang it.
Voila
To remove, just slide it straight up. Comes right off.
I've actually been using this solution for about 2 years starting with my Droid X (instead of the official car dock) and later Droid Charge. My brother has it in his WRX, my wife has it in her Outback and I've had it in a Tacoma and most currently, a 328xi.

crap...these images are way too big...
Edit: Fixed

Looks good. However with my car there will be no place for it. I'll keep looking for solutions.

Knether said:
Looks good. However with my car there will be no place for it. I'll keep looking for solutions.
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Thanks. Out of curiosity, what kind of car do you have? All you need is a few inches of flat real estate somewhere on the dash within your arms reach.

So does this leave sticky residue on the back of my phone? So everytime I take my phone off and want to make a call everyone will see a huge sticky pad?

Nope, removable silicone adhesive. Won't damage painted drywall either.

not bad at all... I need to figure out something, I'm really shocked that they were able to build such a beautiful phone but can't release a decent dock for either desk or vehicle that easily allows us to charge our phone and plug in a audio cable... They need to get it together and provide some accessories so i can give them more of my money!

How to fix note 2 wifi issues with pictures

Hi guys. Sorry if this is in the wrong thread but thought I'd post up to show how I fixed my note 2 wifi problem,
So my specific model is the sgh-i317m and I'm in the uk, bought the phone recently as I've always fancied one, anyhow when I got the phone home and set it up I had very weak wifi connection, no signal at all up stairs (would disconnect) and even if I was in the same room as the router I wouldn't have any wifi signal bars (unless I was smack bang next to the router)
Anyway I Googled the issues and saw 5 hat it is a common problem, tried all the usual stuff and nothing worked so decided to get my tools out. Anyway here is how and what I did, I'm not sayo g this will work for everyone but it worked for me.
I recommend you have a professional do this unless you have the knowledge and skills base.
Things you'll need;
Small screwdriver set,
Small tweezers
Magnifying glass (optional but makes it somewhat easier)
patience is key here.
Any how,
Once you've removed the back chassis from your phone and mother board you will see these prongs
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*this photo is from Google as I was doing this repair to my daily phone do couldn't use for photos* lol
Anyway on mine this prong had come loose and therefore wasn't contacting properly, I pinpointed this anyway as when you pressed on the back of the phone the signal would boost,
Anyway this is where you need your soldering iron, and a spare motherboard, you could possibly use something else but I had spare motherboards lying around so used one from a crapberry
So once you've let your soldering iron get up to temperature press it as close as you can to the underneath of this prong to liquidise the solder underneath, be patient, I held the soldering iron there for 10-15 seconds before it liquidised. you'll know when it's hot enough as the prong will move, I held it with small tweezers to make it easier.
So now you should have your old prong removed, move this away as not to get confused with the one your replacing it with. Repeat above steps for the one from your spare motherboard.
Once you've done that, if you have a flux pen lightly cover the solder pads, place your prong on them with the tweezers and hold it still, then hold your soldering iron on the prong for about 30-60 seconds to be safe, gently move away your soldering iron away from it and if it's tight on you've done it successfully.
I will post up some photos of the full process but this should be easy enough to follow. And I'm sure you'll be able to find a guide on you tube (if not I'll upload one)
Hope this helps. Feel free to comment with any questions etc.

Glass Protector Blues? Try Hand Sanitizer

I bought a Mr. Shield (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N8VDMIR) 2 pack 12/29/16.
I had the rainbow. I knew it was going to happen, but it was the one that looked the best to me.
I cracked the first one on the edges after a couple short drops from my bed to my metal power strip on the side of the bed.
I decided to see if hand sanitizer would work on the second one, and it did.
Why sanitizer? It's clear, and it's thicker than water, so there is less chance of it flowing into your internal components, more time to place the protector, and less chance of bubbles.
I am not a screen protector placement expert. I do feel that this is a moderate to difficult task due to patience, trying not to touch things wrong, patience, and patience. Patience.
Do this at your own risk. Read everything before proceeding.
1) Turn off your phone.
2) Clean your phone.
3) Clean your hands!
4) Get a bunch of paper towels.
5) Squirt a lot (three long lines or five short ones or a zig-zag) of sanitizer on the phone.
6) Take the film off the protector and handle it by the edges. If your protector doesn't have the tape for the front, I suggest not using it in this case.
7) Place the protector (SUPER) gently, squeeze out the air bubbles (SUPER) gently, and immediately clean up any sanitizer that comes out.
8) Position the protector correctly, but take your time, because you don't want to squeeze enough sanitizer out to get air bubbles. Position, wipe, position, wipe.
9) Wait. SERIOUSLY, wait. How long? To be safe, I'd say at least an hour. Don't attempt to clean the top of the protector at all during this time.
10) Clean the top. It will be dirty. It will take a while. Be gentle and take your time.
11) If you end up with edge bubbles after everything is set, you might as well just leave them there. Trying to squeeze them out at this point will introduce more air under the protector.
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M8 Top Speaker / Earpiece Hardware Failure

Hi Team XDA,
My first post... hope it's in the correct board, please be gentle ?
I've just replaced the near-dead battery in my M8. The amount of tape and glue surprised me, but I got there in the end with a heat gun, razor blade and spudger, oh and a new display after the original cracked on the way out. It's been a learning process!
All went back together nicely and my M8 now holds a good charge.
The problem:
No audio at all via the top (earpiece) speaker. As a workaround I can select speaker phone which uses the bottom speaker, but that's not ideal.
Solutions tried so far:
Factory reset.
New speaker installed. I struggled to work out which way round this went, after foolishly failing to note the orientation when I removed it, but think I've got it correctly aligned.
Suspected issue:
When I first opened the case, one of the small gold spring contacts (earthing fingers?) fell out.
I can see where this has come from. It's from the daughterboard, on the opposite side, but close to where the speaker makes contact. In the picture below it's the left-right mounted gold contact on the right side of the board, just above the square hole.
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Another photo showing the reverse side of the PCB, with the speaker contact points top left, either side of the 2 cutouts.
Photo of replacement speaker.
I'm thinking of re-attaching the gold spring contact with conductive epoxy. If that's doesn't work, I was going to try another new speaker as they're fairly cheap and easy to come by.
Any thoughts from you guys? Any suggestions greatly received, thanks.

New speaker fitted, spring / earth contact reattached.
Both channels working... until I put the metal case back on, then the fault returned, no left (top) audio. Opened up again, can't get the top speaker to work.
I tried a voice call using the hands free set that came with the phone. Detects ok when plugged in, but no mic function, the other side can't hear me.
In to the "spares" drawer it goes.