What's the little hole on the right side, just above the S-Pen? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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What is this for? The Sedio Surface and Active cases seem to cover it.
Thanks!

jsmuli2 said:
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What is this for? The Sedio Surface and Active cases seem to cover it.
Thanks!
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Microphone

We already have an extensive thread about this. Kindly use the search function next time.
It's the noise cancelling microphone. There's another one on the top next to the 3.5mm port.
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I thought the hole was for humidity reading since this phone is equipped with the sensor.

ShadowLea said:
We already have an extensive thread about this. Kindly use the search function next time.
It's the noise cancelling microphone. There's another one on the top next to the 3.5mm port.
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That's great and all, but does covering it (because of poorly designed cases) have an effect on voice quality during a call? The thread that discusses this topic becomes a circle jerk after post #5.

jsmuli2 said:
That's great and all, but does covering it (because of poorly designed cases) have an effect on voice quality during a call? The thread that discusses this topic becomes a circle jerk after post #5.
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Well, I posted about the bamboo aluminum bumper in a different thread and some one pointed out that the hole there is missing, too. But he just drilled the hole with a s,all drill. I will do this, too, once I receive my bumper. If there's a hole in the device, I'd assume it must be there for a purpose, no matter what.
Just my 2 cents.

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Any Tips If My Keyboard Is Loose?

I just got a Titan off of ebay which they say has a slightly loose keyboard. Any ideas or tips on fixing this. I do not know if this is a common issue with the Titan and I have not received the phone yet.
Physically the Titan is very similar to the TyTn. The TyTn was renowned for the keyboard becoming loose. It can be fixed quite easily by slightly increasing the indents on the two keyboard runners. However, you do have to do quite a major disassembly of the phone.
Here are a couple of threads that talked about the issue on the TyTn:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298784
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286643
PM me if the threads do not make sense. Basically you slightly increase the indents by tapping on them with a flat blade screwdriver and a light weight hammer.
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See that little indent near the end? The slider runs over that to lock shut or open. There is an indent at either end of the runner and there are 2 runners = 4 indents (two for the lock open position and two for the lock closed position of the keyboard)
DON'T over do it or the runners will click so firmly into place you may find the keyboard very stiff to click open and closed!!!. Test them as you tap. (assuming you go ahead)
Mike
all I had to do was open up the titan and tighten the four screws that hold the sliders on.
typhoonk said:
all I had to do was open up the titan and tighten the four screws that hold the sliders on.
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You are correct of course. My solution above is based on the assumption that the sliders are loose even with the screws tightened.
So of course, if you are doing it yourself, check the screws are tight as your first plan of attack.
Mike

Are they using the Galaxy S?

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http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-57859-4.html
HOLY CRAP! those are definitely not iphones
too bad we can't see the front of it
but yes it does resembles a heck of a lot to SGS i9000
i'll not be surprised, since they are sponsored by Tmobile see jackets
ENHANCE!!!
right, look at the camera and headphone jack
dark_sith said:
right, look at the camera and headphone jack
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also the USB slot
and the back speaker (it has a different shade than the rest of the phone)
it's definitely the Tmobile SGS
guy on the left probably saying something in german along the lines - "this xxxking GPS, what a joke", it thought i was in ......"
hahah thats def Galaxy S baby!!!!
The camera lens frame seems a bit rectangular instead of the squarish format of the SGS.
But it might be some aspect ratio distortion on the photo. They might be using the mighty Samsung indeed... especially since no GPS is needed there so a unit without one would still completely satisfy.
larryccf said:
guy on the left probably saying something in german along the lines - "this xxxking GPS, what a joke", it thought i was in ......"
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"Guy on the left" is Franck Ribéry, one of the best fotball players alive. His German is not all that fluent (coming from France), but may be enough to talk about GPS.

Screen lift??

Hi guys. I bought my N7 2 weeks ago and I think it has screen lift on the left side. Please look at the photos and tell me if I should send it to warranty. And one more question.. screen lifting is happening in time or it had been there since you bought it?
p.s:screen is covered by a protector film
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Try tightening the screws on the side with the lift that worked for me and it did not take weeks for them to do the same thing
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Will they send me another tablet or add some glue to my tab?
RobYyY said:
Will they send me another tablet or add some glue to my tab?
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If you want to do it fast try tightening those screws, it worked for me too. Or of course you can send it back. They certainly won't add any glue, I don't think so. They'll replace the tablet or the screen.
Next time please use the search function, there are hundreds of threads about the screen lift.
Adinaky said:
If you want to do it fast try tightening those screws, it worked for me too. Or of course you can send it back. They certainly won't add any glue, I don't think so. They'll replace the tablet or the screen.
Next time please use the search function, there are hundreds of threads about the screen lift.
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i know how to use search button.. but i wanted to post these photos.. to get your opinion
RobYyY said:
i know how to use search button.. but i wanted to post these photos.. to get your opinion
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That's what I was talking about, the screen lift is the same for everyone. Some millimeters on the left side. This is the most common issue for our N7.
Anyway, I think you should tighten the screws. That's the simplest solution to the problem, because if you change it, there is chance for the replacement to have the same or maybe another issue.

[Q] Wifi issues after replacing back cover?

So this weekend I replaced the back cover of my Nexus 4 since it was broken, since replacing it i've noticed that my wifi signal has been extremely weak. I noticed that the replacement back cover did not have this black film/tape on it. Could this be whats effecting it or could it be something else?
Ok it was definitely the back glass replacement, I put the old cover back on and now my wifi issues are no longer. I guess its safe to assume the issue was the missing metallic on the inside of the new cover. Mods can close this if they would like.
Why close the thread? The info could be useful for other people. Are you able to take the required bits from the old cover to the new one or did you get a defective cover?
Maddmatt said:
Why close the thread? The info could be useful for other people. Are you able to take the required bits from the old cover to the new one or did you get a defective cover?
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Your right I didn't think about that, i'm sorry. As far as the required bits, I don't think they can be removed and put on the other cover. I contacted the seller and told them i'd like to return due to the fact it was missing the bits. I've found another and will let everyone know how it works. Also in a little bit i'll post some pictures of what i'm talking about.
Ok so here's a picture of what i'm talking about, sorry about having to use ms paint but this is what i'm talking about. I've lableled the back covers accordingly
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Why do you think the camera is off-center of the circle?

Why do you think they made the camera off-center inside the circle? Is there a technical reason to do that? It's not a reason I would not buy a phone or anything. I'd be much more warm and fuzzy inside knowing it was for a reason though and not because they designed the glass cover and didn't get the specs right when they designed it.
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Evo_Shift said:
Why do you think they made the camera off-center inside the circle? Is there a technical reason to do that? It's not a reason I would not buy a phone or anything. I'd be much more warm and fuzzy inside knowing it was for a reason though and not because they designed the glass cover and didn't get the specs right when they designed it.
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my question to you would be why would it have to be elsewhere?
position doesnt matter, other than aesthetics
when the IC board is designed, its more likely placed to the side, so the motherboard is not cut/designed around it.
check the N7 2012 teardown for example... good proof how designing around a component didnt work out so well.
chaco81 said:
my question to you would be why would it have to be elsewhere?
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Seems having the circle printed so it centered the camera would be more pleasing to the eye or just get rid of the circle outline thing that serves no purpose.
Evo_Shift said:
Seems having the circle printed so it centered the camera would be more pleasing to the eye or just get rid of the circle outline thing that serves no purpose.
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do you spend 100% of the time staring at the back of your phone?
the perfection is in the imperfection
FWIW note 5 tmobile is like this also.

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