I have had the phone for a week now and those buttons on the bottom will not last. Is there a way to use the touch screen for the back button or menu button.
Just seems like the whole stainless panel pushes in when I hit a button. Any apps that recreate the buttons?
The Home/Menu/Search/Back button panel seems very sturdy, so I wouldn't worry about that much. Some users have reported peeling of the silver overlay though. The Call/Power buttons DO scratch and peel very easily. My Power (red) button peeled pretty badly. Since I had no other hardware or dust issues at all, I decided to go ahead and peel the rest of the silver overlay off of both buttons. I rather like the look of a solid green Call button and a solid red Power button. (It's particularly festive during the holidays.)
...I decided to go ahead and peel the rest of the silver overlay off of both buttons. I rather like the look of a solid green Call button and a solid red Power button. (It's particularly festive during the holidays.)
The buttons are molded in that color, so they won't peel or wear out any further. I am still enjoying the new look, and I've gotten compliments from other smartphone owners. Nice, cheap little "mod".@doublebullout you are right, it doesn't look bad at all. Thanks for posting the picture. Now I don't have to worry about the silver paint on the buttons wearing out. Are those green and red colors on the buttons also just painted underneath the silver? or are they really green and red plastics? Just wondering if those colors will also wear out eventually.
I used a small pocketknife, and sharpened the tip first. The silver overlay peels off the top of the buttons fairly easily if you apply the blade gently at the right angle. If you're very careful, you can scrape off the silver overlay without scratching anything else. The tough part is getting the overlay off the sides of the button. Some of it will come off when you scrape the top of the button if you can get a big "peel" going. I used the knife blade to score or cut the silver around the sides where it hadn't already peeled. A high quality pair of small tweezers and a magnifying glass (or extreme nearsightedness) helps too.How did you peel it all off? My button is only peeling about half way.
I'd like to get it all off like you did but don't want to scratch the rest of the phone.
Class of '87, and married an '88 too. Whoop!Totally off topic: Are you a transplanted Aggie or do you just like Texas A&M?
Class of '87, and married an '88 too. Whoop!
Do you ever use the menu button to wake it up and twice to go into the phone?Guess what? *ANOTHER* known "issue" lol. It's being investigated to see what could have been done differently to prevent this, but I've noticied it on my phone as well. Only on the End button now (probably because I don't think I've ever pressed the Call key, I just use the onscreen buttons, but have to use the End key to wake up the phone, and was using my fingernail). No word yet on if this will constitute a recall or phones being exchanged, but as usual, if I hear anything, I'll pass it on.
Do you ever use the menu button to wake it up and twice to go into the phone?
if the buttons go, it's a mfg defect and covered under warranty for a year. After a year you'll most likely be upgrading to something new anyway. Though, I don't see it as a problem. Outside of the dust issue for some, the build quality is pretty good. Don't imagine that button pad failing.
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