I want to take my XDA IIs apart to see if it's possible to;
1) tighten up the keyboard slider mechanism.
2) make the 'stops' that hold the screen in the open position a little stronger. ie screen will not no easilly drop onto my thumbs while typing in bed.
Before I start I thought I'd open the idea up to the forum....Any advice please ?
There seem to be two sets of screws to play with, two T6? on the sides and two smaller screws on the back of the screen ( when opened ) which seem smaller. There are also three screws in the battery bay which I think are not related.
I'll take a few photos while I'm inside and post.
Jeff
That would be really useful as i am thinking of doing the same, mine is starting to loosen (tho o2 are being very nice to me at the moment and offering me a new one!)
dismantled my XDA IIs
ok the phone has been dismantled. You can see a few pics at the following URL.
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/1081010
They will load full size if you click on them a few times.
I will update the pics later with some text. Some initial observations.
1) The slider 'rail' system is spot/heat welded to the phone body - pict 2291 - does leave alot of room for adjustment.
2) The mic is actually quite large - if the mic hole in the casing was larger I think the people-ask-me-to-speak-louder problem would be improved.
3) The clip that holds the phone in the open/closed position is rubbish - pict 2295 - I would say that if this clip was stiffer the slider mechanism would function much better.
sorry. point 1 should read...
1) The slider 'rail' system is spot/heat welded to the phone body - pict 2291 - does NOT leave alot of room for adjustment.
Hi, if it's not too much trouble, could you enlarge the part where the volume slider is? Mine don't seems to have any latch where the silver button can catch onto (i.e when i fixed back the casing, the button is very loose and unable to adjust the volume no matter how much i slide it up or down). TIA!
Hi - if you click on the thumbnail you get a slightly larger version, if you then click on this you get a new browser windows which gives you the full 4 Megapixel size of 2304 x 1704 pixels which gives alot of detail. These are all the ( in focus ) pictures that I have. The phone has now been put back together.
When I click on a thumbnail I get a medium-sized image, but clicking on that does nothing. Is there another way for us to get the fullsize images?
Thanks!
Replace the screen
Now the IIs is open, have you considered replacing the screen with an ordinary II? Do the connectors look the same?
Ive been reading, and can now observe for myself that the IIs screen is more 'yellow' than the II.
Thoughts?
sorry about the delay. Download the full size pics here
www.perfectmotion.co.uk/xda2s.zip
They're 4.5Mb !
No plans to swap the screen. Quite happy with mine.
Kudos for your bravery! Please post your solution to tightening the slider. You will undoubtedly ascend to PPC demi-god status if you find a way.Excellent work! Keep us updated please.
Cheers!
the pics in the zipped are corrupted..... its not even 4.5mb... something is wrong with the file pls upload the files again thank you so much... after looking at the bigger pics then i will be able to see if the LCD can be replace....
wertert,
Yes, zip file is only 1.5 KB... please repost.
When you took the device apart, did you notice where the WiFi antenna was and if it could possibly be relocated? A lot of people are complaining about the WiFi reception in the Blue Angel and, chances are, it's due to the antenna design/placement/location.
Thanks!
sorry about that.....I've tried uploading again but I seem to get a problem. Even uploading the raw jpg files is failing. I think my web site allocation is full up ! Does anyone have an FTP site I could put these picture on ?
pics
ps - I can also email them over. Can you get an address to me ?
sorry about the delay. Uploaded to another site. You should be able to get them from;
http://www.eyesociety.co.uk/xda2s/xda2s.zip
or
http://www.eyesociety.co.uk/xda2s
thanks for opening up the PDA2K for us...
1) So how did you finally fixed the loose keyboard????
2) Also, can it be that people that got their keyboard too loosed
used a PDA2K case such as the PEIL FRAMA one?
That case has a large and rather thick plastic that covers the
keyboad and goes between the keyboard and the body, it seems like it may case the keyboard to be loosed after sometime.
Thanks
Re: dismantled my XDA IIs
2) The mic is actually quite large - if the mic hole in the casing was larger I think the people-ask-me-to-speak-louder problem would be improved.
Did you make any modifications to the phone to improve the ability of the mic to pick up your voice?
Krusell case loosened keyb in 1.5 months
Yes sorci's right! The gap increased since I got my i-mate into such a case with a thick plastic cover over the keys. Everyday i notice it incresing. Loox like paranoia Well, what to do with the problem? Living in Russia I got no hopes for friendly product support. Have to solve it by means of a screwdriver and a hammer. Wish me luck, colleagues.
Krusell case loosened keyb in 1.5 months
Yes sorci's right! The gap increased since I got my i-mate into such a case with a thick plastic cover over the keys. Everyday i notice it incresing. Loox like paranoia Well, what to do with the problem? Living in Russia I got no hopes for friendly product support. Have to solve it by means of a screwdriver and a hammer. Wish me luck, colleagues.
My 2K internal pictures
I fixed my slider problem i have posted some pictures in 5 megapixel quality for clarity.unclip white plastic clips from bottom of slider plate and then Bend sides of slider plate out slightly,refit slider plate and plastic stop clips and you get smooth steady reistance all the way with no more gaps....ENJOY
I know people run into this all the time with other phones, but I'm not sure how to fix it with this particular phone. I keep it in my pocket all the time and the little hole right beside the camera lens must be letting in pocket dust. The quality of the camera pictures are much lower and the camera has a hard time gauging light now.
Any one have any idea how to clean it out? I've tried blowing compressed air at various angles into the hole but it doesn't really help. Maybe disassembling the phone is the only way, but I haven't been brave enough to try it yet.
EDIT:
So fixing the problem was relatively easy, although it may void your warranty. You simply need to remove the two small T3 screws on the bottom of the phone and open the phone by pulling the phone open. There is a video demonstrating the disassembly (just search youtube or google for "Amazon Fire Phone Teardown Review" by iFixit Video). [remove spaces below for direct link, i'm a newbie so can't post links yet]
www . you tube . com / watch ? v = d5k-AWEeWqo
As you open it, there will be a small sticker that gets detached that proves to Amazon that you opened it and will likely void your warranty. If you are ok with that, you simply clean out the clear lens cover and reassemble by snapping the phone back together, starting with the top of the phone.
I have got the exact same problem. I don't know what to do. Picture quality is much lower, they are now a little bit overexposed and washed out.
I was thinking to send it back to warranty, but I don't know if it qualifies for warranty.
If you can open yours and clean your camera, please post instructions here.
Thanks
Edit:
I have just seen a Youtube video and it appears you only have to unscrew the two little bottom screws to remove the back cover.
I'm in the same boat after just a little over a month of usage.
Solved, see original post
Just did it. Worked perfectly. Make sure you take the SIM card out!!! I almost cracked the case trying to open it with the SIM card in. Cleaned the lens cover with a swab. Pictures are clear again. Yea!!
any permanent solution?
Cleaning the lens will be a temporary solution.
The dust will continue to enter inside when you keep your phone in your pocket..
Please let me know about a permanent solution for the same.
I m unable to use the fire phone's camera since then.
Any rubber piece to seal the entrance of the dust over the camera?? ???
I bought a used Nexus 5X from Swappa that recently had the screen/digitizer replaced by the owner. Well, I got the phone last week and everything seemed to be working smoothly and properly, but, while looking closely at some of the pictures I took with the phone's camera, I noticed some blurry marks/spots visible on the images. At first, I figured that they were probably just on the outer lens, but it turns out that the blurry marks/spots are actually showing up on the photos taken with the phone after I've copied them over to my computer.
For the record, I did take the back cover off the phone and tried cleaning/wiping off the actual camera lens with a Q-Tip and a pointed Q-Tip, but it did not seem to help at all with removing the marks/spots. So, it looks like I may need to try to replace the main/rear-facing camera on my phone, if that is going to be realistic for me to do.
After doing somr searching, I found some links for buying the actual rear-facing camera module replacement part.
For $13.88 from DIY Mobile Repair https://www.diymobilerepair.com/lg-nexus-5x-rear-camera-replacement
And for $17.99 from Repairs Universe http://www.repairsuniverse.com/lg-n...JL6woQtVLGseJUQDWFHAWwAODwICsmVdbxhoC5Ffw_wcB
And here are some DIY instructions from ifixit.com for Nexus 5X Rear-Facing Camera Replacement https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5X+Rear-Facing+Camera+Replacement/60276
Does anyone think this should realistically be as simple as it seems to be to replace the rear-facing camera? And is there any reason to think that either of these replacement cameras would result in photos with image quality that is not as good as the original camera's pictures? Or should these replacement parts be just as good as the OEM camera in the phone? I actually chatted with someone on the DIYMobileRepair.com site and was told that the camera module is exactly the same as the OEM camera module that comes in the phone, so I would think that the resulting photos would/should be just as good after replacing the camera module. However, I can't help but be concerned about this when buying the camera model from a third party seller. So, I'm hoping that someone on here has actually replaced the rear-facing camera module and can comment about this.
With that stated, has anyone on here actually replaced the rear-facing camera module for a Nexus 5X? And if so, where did you buy the replacement part? And how much did it cost you? If anyone has actually purchased a replacement camera, if you would post a link to the specific part you got, and describe how difficult it was to install on your Nexus 5X and your results, that would be very much appreciated.
Also, here are some pics taken with my Nexus 5X:
http://imgur.com/kJUmLsN If you look just above the above the LG logo, you can see the mark that looks like a partial "C" or the left half of a circle, and would seem to have possibly been left by a fingerprint, or, now that I think about, it looks like it is likely actually an imprint mark from the the camera's lens assembly. There's also a little round spot/mark to the right of that one, close to the edge of the right side of the back cover.
Here's another picture http://imgur.com/QgXikAy where the half-circle mark is just below and between the openings for the fingerprint reader and the camera lens.
And here's another one http://imgur.com/GxGYo0U where the half-circle mark is just below and to the right of the "n" in the nexus imprint, and there's also a small dot/spot up higher and to the right of the fingerprint reader opening, close to the right edge of the back cover.
And one last photo for this post http://imgur.com/q8jnvHO where the half-circle spot/mark is in the middle towards the bottom of the image, and where there's also a small dot/mark on very the bottom of the right side, just to the left of the blue border line.
And here are some photos where I highlighted the marks/spots/dots:
http://imgur.com/qmY9CWN
http://imgur.com/4wZzAXi
Also, if anyone has any suggestions about what else I might be able to do to try to clear/clean off the marks that appear to be on the inside of the camera lens, please do let me know.
Sorry for the lengthy post. And as always, much thanks in advance for any helpful replies that I may get!
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Here are 2 pictures I've taken with the rear facing camera. As you can see, there's this weird smudgy thing in the photos towards the left side (the top of the lens). Would anyone have any idea what this could be? I tried wiping the lens window, removing the lens window and wiping the actual lens itself (carefully). Along with wiping both of these surfaces, I also shook the phone a bit and tapped around the lens to see if anything would be knocked loose. But no, it's still there. Something tells me it could be software related, as I cannot see any physical damage. But I guess it could also be some sort of connection problem.
I'm really hoping I don't have to send this away to be repaired, so does anyone know what causes this? I also really don't want to have to replace the whole lens or send it back to Taiwan for 4 weeks. I'd really like to just know what this is so I can fix it.
You need to go deeper (don't know if it's possible). To me it looks like dust on the image sensor itself. Had something like this on a Sony digital camera, was able to get to the sensor and clean it myself after seeing it done at the service the first time.
Don't know if it's possible to get there on G4's camera though.
Greetings, I hope you all are doing great. My Galaxy S22 SM-S901E/DS is barely two months old, never dropped it, using it with the case since I bought it, but, yesterday, while cleaning it, I have noticed that there are a couple of tiny dust particles inside the upper two camera lenses. I have checked the barometer while putting some pressure on the phone, pressure changes instantaneously which means gaskets are in place and there is no air leakage. I can not even return it because I live in Pakistan and there is no such scheme or policy to get a new one or to refund the amount you paid.​What could be the possible cause of this, anyone else having the same issue?