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[Q] Cleaning the back/body of White HOX

Hey people,
I know many have had this dilema of cleaning the white HTC One X from jeans but I have a slightly more complicated issue.
I bought a case as soon as I ordered my HOX a while back and have taken it off for the first time... only to realise that the case has left quite a fair bit of blackness on the back cover. I cannot remove it using water or a Macbook cleaning kit.
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to approach this?
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Thanks!

try an eraser
i work as a technician and my hands are oily/dirty all the time, and i successfully removed oil stains / black goo / sticky goo and whatnot using petrol and eraser

shiningarmor said:
try an eraser
i work as a technician and my hands are oily/dirty all the time, and i successfully removed oil stains / black goo / sticky goo and whatnot using petrol and eraser
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I'm using eraser as well.. Works like wonder.

hey dude, use a soft cloth dipped in a mix of 50/50 methalated spirits and water. not wet, just damp. I am a mechanic with a white one x works for me...

shiningarmor said:
try an eraser
i work as a technician and my hands are oily/dirty all the time, and i successfully removed oil stains / black goo / sticky goo and whatnot using petrol and eraser
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oh my god... it ruined it further!!
D:
Thanks for trying though.
kemmo123 said:
hey dude, use a soft cloth dipped in a mix of 50/50 methalated spirits and water. not wet, just damp. I am a mechanic with a white one x works for me...
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Thanks for the tip but I don't have meth spirits ><

I always use eraser or cajuput oil. I dont know if cajuput oil is available in your country. But its really works!
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I had the same problem, my Crumena leather pouch pretty much ruined the back side(and it wasn't cheap either) and nothing worked except 70% alcohol and a paper tissue. It took some rubbing. You can still see that is not 100% clean at a certain angle but it's not as bad as it used to be.

princeNightmare said:
I had the same problem, my Crumena leather pouch pretty much ruined the back side(and it wasn't cheap either) and nothing worked except 70% alcohol and a paper tissue. It took some rubbing. You can still see that is not 100% clean at a certain angle but it's not as bad as it used to be.
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Ahh... this is so terrible!
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Did you use meth alcohol?

It's from a pharmacy so I'd say it's rubbing alcohol. And it expired over a year ago, but it got the job done! It's still a bit dirty around the beats audio logo but that's just because I don't wan't to ruin it so I didn't clean near that area.

Oh wow...glad I got the grey one now.

princeNightmare said:
It's from a pharmacy so I'd say it's rubbing alcohol. And it expired over a year ago, but it got the job done! It's still a bit dirty around the beats audio logo but that's just because I don't wan't to ruin it so I didn't clean near that area.
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Ah! Thanks.... I'll go in today or tomorrow and buy some :3
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bich.light said:
Ahh... this is so terrible!
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Did you use meth alcohol?
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Methanol kills polycarbonate (methanol is methyl alcohol).

bich.light said:
Ah! Thanks.... I'll go in today or tomorrow and buy some :3
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Let us know how it went. I'll have to repeat the process myself because i used the pouch again when I went cycling. It's dirty again. :victory:

why you dont use a case cover?!

FotoMichi said:
why you dont use a case cover?!
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If I wanted to use that I would buy the uglier version and not the white one. I knew exactly what to expect with the white phone, I'm not an idiot, I just didn't like the other colour at all.

Rubbing alcohol works for me
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shiningarmor said:
try an eraser
i work as a technician and my hands are oily/dirty all the time, and i successfully removed oil stains / black goo / sticky goo and whatnot using petrol and eraser
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Oooooh thanks for the tip. Never thought of this!
Like a usual pencil eraser?

Wilks3y said:
Oooooh thanks for the tip. Never thought of this!
Like a usual pencil eraser?
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Nooo~~
my rubber screwed it up more! D:
It smudged all the blackness lol
I still haven't got it yet ><
I forgot to buy some today and yesterday >.>

Illumishield screen protector

Just received these today and totally pleased.
3 to a order. Easy to apply now stupid water spray or "special secret application serum"
Looks like glass acts like glass.
Not some rippled thin piece of Syrian wrap.
Easy to take off and get the damn dog hair I didn't see while applying and reapply . (use masking tape to remove hair)
http://www.illumishieldstore.com/iL...archPage=1&searchRank=salesrank&searchSize=12

Mine arrived today, and installed without a hitch.
Fit was good, but could have been a tiny bit larger.

Just finished installing mine as well. I guess the three holes on it aren't that bad. One for only the camera would have been better. I'm pretty sure you don't need holes for the sensors.
Also if you can get this thing installed on your first try, that is best. Otherwise you have to keep peeling it up with tape to then use tape to get the dust. I was being OCD about it and it took me a while.

Using the 'hinge' method it's perfect just about every time.
http://doityourselfproject2012.blogspot.com/2012/10/applying-screen-protector-try-hinge_13.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMPqDwVZzzM

Thanks. Hinge methods looks good, I'll have to try that next time. Anyone notice the touchscreen acting up a bit after installing this? Not always responding.

Nope.
Zero problems...

Love this as well with only one thing. Only gripe for me is that it is NOT as smooth as your naked screen. I guess it depends on your fingers but mine isn't. Stylus works well through it though. Overall an excellent value for the price and # of pieces you get. I agree that 2 additional holes are not necessary and makes the screen more noticeable. In fact, since I hardly use my front facing camera, I'd wish they give an option to not have any holes. I'm sure the camera can still see right through it without too much degradation.

I have some of these coming in the mail...would one of you be kind enough to post some pictures?

Here you go....
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luckywabbit said:
Love this as well with only one thing. Only gripe for me is that it is NOT as smooth as your naked screen. I guess it depends on your fingers but mine isn't. Stylus works well through it though. Overall an excellent value for the price and # of pieces you get. I agree that 2 additional holes are not necessary and makes the screen more noticeable. In fact, since I hardly use my front facing camera, I'd wish they give an option to not have any holes. I'm sure the camera can still see right through it without too much degradation.
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I sent Talkie Tech a message via Amazon regarding the additional 2 holes. I wonder if they do this for all of their protectors for other phones, tablets, etc.

luckywabbit said:
I'm sure the camera can still see right through it without too much degradation.
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You'd be surprised. On my Razr M at least, any film on either camera makes the shots look like Vaseline was all over the lens. It's really, really bad. Nigh unusable.

danvee said:
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How does it feel? Pretty slick; not a lot of 'rubbery' grab?

Not at all rubbery.

danvee said:
Not at all rubbery.
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Ordered
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I'm showing 2 SKU's on iLlumiShield's website. The OP link points to ILS14138 and the additional product I found was ILS14136. What's the difference?
******Never mind guys. I found the answer while writing this but I will keep my original question for anybody else that notices. The product on Amazon has the WIFI and LTE version. Not sure what the differences are when it comes to the glass.******
WIFI Version:
http://www.amazon.com/iLLumiShield-...5587099&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+7++Illumishield
LTE Version:
http://www.amazon.com/iLLumiShield-...5587274&sr=8-2&keywords=nexus+7++Illumishield

Yeah. Ordered the Wi-Fi one just in case. Assume they are the same.
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Coronado is dead said:
Yeah. Ordered the Wi-Fi one just in case. Assume they are the same.
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Add it is cheaper to order from Amazon. $9.44 vs $7.90.

cdmoore74 said:
Add it is cheaper to order from Amazon. $9.44 vs $7.90.
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Nice savings.

Thanks for the thoughts, guys. Ordered a pack for - as of now - a temporary means of screen protection while I wait for some more tempered glass options. Hopefully. 3 for less than $10 shipped is alright in my book, and I certainly won't mind the additional cutouts. :good:

[Q] Screen Super Fragile?

I just cracked my second Nexus 7 2013. Both occasions the tablet was not dropped in any way and minor pressure put a few hairline cracks in the display, rendering it useless because the digitizer is integrated into the glass. Why do they crack SO easily? Has anyone else experienced this? Its very frustrating. I am considering fixing it myself, but have heard of the new display cracking on install. I don't think I'll buy another one after this durability issue and touchscreen issues on both I've owned. Too much trouble than what they're worth. Any other 7 inch tablets in the sub $300 range that offer similar if not better performance? No, the Nexus 9 is too big for my taste lol. Thanks

joshjovovich said:
I just cracked my second Nexus 7 2013. Both occasions the tablet was not dropped in any way and minor pressure put a few hairline cracks in the display, rendering it useless because the digitizer is integrated into the glass. Why do they crack SO easily? Has anyone else experienced this? Its very frustrating. I am considering fixing it myself, but have heard of the new display cracking on install. I don't think I'll buy another one after this durability issue and touchscreen issues on both I've owned. Too much trouble than what they're worth. Any other 7 inch tablets in the sub $300 range that offer similar if not better performance? No, the Nexus 9 is too big for my taste lol. Thanks
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I guess the one on the right is you??
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Pfeffernuss said:
I guess the one on the right is you??
:silly:
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Funny. I'm wondering if the glass is generally weak on these tablets or if I've just had bad luck. Its literally a few hairline cracks across the display, nothing major. I pulled it out of the tablet bag I have for it and it was cracked.

It's not inherent to the tablet. I'm using my daughter's hand-me-down tablet (funny how that works...) and she abused the hell out of it. It did have a Moko case to protect it, but she pounded on it pretty hard when she got mad at apps - enough that I fussed at her and threatened to take it away.
I have it now and there isn't a scratch or crack anywhere on it. In fact, it's been a pretty awesome tablet for the money.

joshjovovich said:
Funny. I'm wondering if the glass is generally weak on these tablets or if I've just had bad luck. Its literally a few hairline cracks across the display, nothing major. I pulled it out of the tablet bag I have for it and it was cracked.
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They are not generally that fragile, but may crack for a number of known and unknown reasons. For instance, one recounted that he dropped it for 3 inches onto a bed and got it; whereas I myself have slipped it from the trunk of a car to the asphalt with the glass landing on the hard surface and nothing happened. But what you can do is buy another assembly, and a tempered glass cover for another 10 bucks. I've had one on for some time now, and dropped it a few. Didn't do nothing.

Get an iPad mini. That's what I will do. I'm fed up with these ghost touches of nexus!!
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wednesday13 said:
Get an iPad mini. That's what I will do. I'm fed up with these ghost touches of nexus!!
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iOS is not an option

graphdarnell said:
They are not generally that fragile, but may crack for a number of known and unknown reasons. For instance, one recounted that he dropped it for 3 inches onto a bed and got it; whereas I myself have slipped it from the trunk of a car to the asphalt with the glass landing on the hard surface and nothing happened. But what you can do is buy another assembly, and a tempered glass cover for another 10 bucks. I've had one on for some time now, and dropped it a few. Didn't do nothing.
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Guess I'm unlucky. I'll go ahead and purchase a screen assembly and try to install it. Ironically I looked on Amazon for a tempered glass screen protector and didn't have much luck.

jshamlet said:
It's not inherent to the tablet. I'm using my daughter's hand-me-down tablet (funny how that works...) and she abused the hell out of it. It did have a Moko case to protect it, but she pounded on it pretty hard when she got mad at apps - enough that I fussed at her and threatened to take it away.
I have it now and there isn't a scratch or crack anywhere on it. In fact, it's been a pretty awesome tablet for the money.
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Haha yeah I had a Poetic on mine.

joshjovovich said:
Guess I'm unlucky. I'll go ahead and purchase a screen assembly and try to install it. Ironically I looked on Amazon for a tempered glass screen protector and didn't have much luck.
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Go Ebay. They're mostly from China and Hong Kong, would take a little time but quality-wise, good enough. I had a dodgy screen I didn't care about, so I bought a tempered-glass, installed it and proceeded to test. Cracked corner of the digitizer but the glass remained intact.

Degrading Fingerprint Sensor, impacting performance

Since the last couple of months, the FP Sensor on my OnePlus3 fails to register fingerprints most of the time. Usually I have to clean the FP sensor with a cloth, and it works fine for the subsequent 5-6 fingerprints, after which it again starts to show the same problem.
I have tried re-registering FPs many times, cleaning the sensor with Isopropyl alcohol and microfiber cloth, but the problem again comes back after some FP unlock attempts.
The thing that I have noticed is these days, FP sensor gets dirty really easily, which wasn't the case before a couple of months, it used to work just fine for days without needing any cleaning. Even if I wash my hands and dry them thoroughly, still it's getting dirty really easily.
Is there any coating on the FP sensor that's worn out causing this issue? Or is the problem is something else?
Attaching the pics. This is after only one use, images enhanced to show the wear level of FP sensor.
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I guess it's coated with the same oleophobic coating as the screen (as the name suggests, it repels oils from skin). And it has probably worn off in your case for whatever reason.
I don't see any other explanation as there's nothing to wear off on hardware level. FP scanner uses the same technology as the screen - capacitive touch, just at much higher resolution. And physically it's made of ceramic, so it's quite hard to scratch (besides, most scanners still work even when deeply scratched and yours looks fine anyways).
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Explorer23 said:
I guess it's coated with the same oleophobic coating as the screen (as the name suggests, it repels oils from skin). And it has probably worn off in your case for whatever reason.
I don't see any other explanation as there's nothing to wear off on hardware level. FP scanner uses the same technology as the screen - capacitive touch, just at much higher resolution. And physically it's made of ceramic, so it's quite hard to scratch (besides, most scanners still work even when deeply scratched and yours looks fine anyways).
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That does seem to be the problem. Any good places to get it, good quality one?

rootSU said:
That does seem to be the problem. Any good places to get it, good quality one?
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No idea, never needed to re-apply it myself.
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Explorer23 said:
No idea, never needed to re-apply it myself.
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Dang. :crying:
Anyone has any other way to restore the proper functionality of FP sensor?

Have you tried wiping it with a towel soaked with a oil remover (like the ones for glasses which I don't know the name in english ^^ )?

Maxiride said:
Have you tried wiping it with a towel soaked with a oil remover (like the ones for glasses which I don't know the name in english ^^ )?
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I am not sure about any particular oil remover, but as I stated earlier, I have tried everything from isopropyl alcohol, to those phone screen cleaners, microfiber cloth, that glass cleaning liquid.
The coating (seems like oleophobic only) is permanently worn out here, so wiping would just clean it, the marks come back after some use.

No goriila glass, issue or not?

Have got slightly bored trying to find a mate 20 pro that is not affected by gluegate or green edges so have started to look at the view 20 as it looks very interesting.
One thing that jumped out of the specs was the lack of gorilla glass. How much of an issue is this and how otherwise sturdy is the phone? I'm equally worried about scratch resistance as well as drop/smash.
For those who have it, how are you finding it?
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just get a good glass screen protector

arsenal74 said:
Have got slightly bored trying to find a mate 20 pro that is not affected by gluegate or green edges so have started to look at the view 20 as it looks very interesting.
One thing that jumped out of the specs was the lack of gorilla glass. How much of an issue is this and how otherwise sturdy is the phone? I'm equally worried about scratch resistance as well as drop/smash.
For those who have it, how are you finding it?
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This phone is a must buy. Especially for the price. You get the same performance as the mate 20 Pro and a 48 mp camera. The build and design is very good too. The screen is flat meaning it doesn't go I've rthe Edge of the glass but I prefer it like this. For the screen, I just placed a glass screen protector on top of it once I got it

I do not do screen protectors or cases (live life on the edge!) This does mean though that I am always careful with my devices, I even used a pixel 3xl for a month and it was unmarked when I sold it!
I decided to take a punt and picked it up last night, will post some impressions later. It's not Gorilla glass but I would like to know what it is, I guess time will tell as to how robust it is.

mwatson said:
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The phone has a glass screen protector pre-installed on it. Why does one need another one?

tp.kahara said:
The phone has a glass screen protector pre-installed on it. Why does one need another one?
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The pre-installed one is not glass.

tp.kahara said:
The phone has a glass screen protector pre-installed on it. Why does one need another one?
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The phone comes with a thin plastic over the screen
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cortesca said:
The phone comes with a thin plastic over the screen
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I wouldn't call it thin, it is quite thick. Not sure if replacing it with a glass protector is a good idea, do they have the right holes for sensors and the camera? If you notice there is a small notch on the right side of the screen for a sensor.

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I wouldn't call it thin, it is quite thick. Not sure if replacing it with a glass protector is a good idea, do they have the right holes for sensors and the camera? If you notice there is a small notch on the right side of the screen for a sensor.
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This is the plastic just on the glass. I prefer to cover it with something stronger. I have a glass on and no issues at all.
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This is the plastic just on the glass. I prefer to cover it with something stronger. I have a glass on and no issues at all.
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I see. Well I guess I'll be buying a glass then

My plastic one came off when I was swiping right from the edge to go back ?

Honor phones are very sturdy. Before upgrading to the View 20, I had a 9 lite (pretty budget device). I owned the phone for over a year and used it intensively every single day using only the clear soft plastic case that came with the phone, and never got a so much as a scratch on it. I've been using the View 20 since the 2nd of February using the same plastic case that came in the V20 box, and don't have so much as a blemish on any part of the phone other than my fingerprints.
It's also worth noting that the V20 does come with a screen protector pre-applied to the phone, so you don't actually need to buy one.