I had my G4 on my desk and noticed a paper clip stuck to it. I tried again when I was home and a safety pin would be magnetically stuck to this specific spot near the camera. No where else on the phone seems to do this. Does anyone know why there seems to be a magnet in the phone?
because in the same area on the the front of the phone is the speaker/earpiece's magnet.
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I ordered a Sena case for my Tilt, from senacases.com
Overall it is very nice except for one odd problem. The case has a flap over the top that secures with a magnet. When you put the Tilt into the case, screen facing out, the phone turns on. If you hold the phone at the point where this occurs the screen turns sidewise. I believe it is triggering the keyboard sliding sensor in the phone.
You can put the phone in with the screen facing you, but I keep getting it caught on the external GPS cover this way.
I noticed today that a paperclip was stuck on the back of my phone, under and to the right of the camera. Fairly strong magnetic field too, very easily held the paper clip w/ some good shaking. Anyone else notice this? Any worry about keeping it next to credit cards?
The speaker's there. And, yes:
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-c...ion-ruin-credit-card-magnetic-stripe-1273.php
I'm wondering, can the phone be flipped around in the holster? Like in all pictures I've seen, when you put the phone into the holster the phone screen is facing the holster. Is it possible to flip the phone around so the screen is facing outwards?
And is it stable/secured in the holster like that?
CZ Eddie said:
I'm wondering, can the phone be flipped around in the holster? Like in all pictures I've seen, when you put the phone into the holster the phone screen is facing the holster. Is it possible to flip the phone around so the screen is facing outwards?
And is it stable/secured in the holster like that?
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It can be done but it's definitely not secure. They make it to hold the phone with the screen in against a felt-like lining to help protect the screen. Turning it around removes that protection. Also, although it can be done, the phone doesn't fit near as well as it does the correct way. The spring clip on top also partially hits the top of the screen. So I would nor recommend it.
I bought a magnetic cover for my N10 and have found that it will blank the screen if the cover is wrapped around the BACK of the device. Can anyone suggest a good way of shielding the rear of the tablet that will stop this?
I have two magnetic mounts and a metal plate stuck on the back of a third party case. The one in the car does not appear to cause any issues but then I don't generally touch it while on the mount. I have a cheap magnetic mount next to my computer monitor I rest it on during charging. Sometimes the buttons becomes unresponsive although I can scroll etc (I am using Nova Launcher BTW). If I lift the phone off the mount the buttons work again and if I put it back on the mount the buttons continue to work. It seems fairly random. I thought magnets should not interfere too much with smartphones other than perhaps the compass.
It's a bit baffling.
EDIT: After further experimentation it would appear the X Force/Turbo 2 is susceptible strong magnetic fields. If the phone is placed too close to a strong magnet in a certain position then the bottom half of the display becomes unresponsive. I can reproduce it every time. If I place it slightly off center on the phone the magnet does not affect it. Has anyone else experienced this issue using a magnetic car holder?
EDIT 2: I seem to have made a workaround. It seems the plate that comes with my more expensive magnetic phone holder in the car is a bit more affected by the cheaper holder I am now using indoors. I put the plate for the cheaper model in between temporarily and the problem almost went away. So I have put that inside the phone cover as a barrier and now don't get the issue as much. There seems to be some variance in the magnetic properties on each of the holders/plates which does or does not affect the phone.
Very peculiar.
The phone uses magnetic force to function with the use of Motorola's flip cover case. I have one, what you describe is almost like what happens when the cover is closed.
I had a magnetic mount that was too strong cause the motion sensor to "stick" on a different phone. Once I figured out what was causing the problem (because it wasn't obvious to me right away on that phone), I returned the magnetic mount / case and got a refund. On my other phone, I'd have to remove the magnetic case AND reboot the phone for the motion sensor to start working again. It took me quite a while to figure it out, but now I'll stay away from magnetic mounts as much as I wish they would work. It's not worth the damage it can cause to a couple sensitive components in these phones.