Volume button

riz157 · Mar 28, 2014

Got my m8 today really liking it. I be just noticed one issue my volume button is very loose, is that normal? I don't think it is but has anyone else noticed?

shankly1985 · Mar 28, 2014

riz157 said:
Got my m8 today really liking it. I be just noticed one issue my volume button is very loose, is that normal? I don't think it is but has anyone else noticed?

Mine is very secure. It don't feel loose.

daboyal006 · Mar 28, 2014

Mine is pretty firm

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keith843 · Mar 28, 2014

Mine wiggles a little, but it's not going anywhere.

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neilmcd · Mar 28, 2014

Mine feels a bit loose too. Only very slightly when holding the phone and accidentally touching it, but it's noticeable.

riz157 · Mar 28, 2014

Thanks for replies. I'm thinking it's faulty mine is pretty loose it's probably not going to fall off but just don't like all the wiggling.

Traceamount · Mar 28, 2014

riz157 said:
Thanks for replies. I'm thinking it's faulty mine is pretty loose it's probably not going to fall off but just don't like all the wiggling.

Mine has just the slightest wiggle side to side - but doesn't feel "faulty" per se. I can only even tell it wiggles by looking at it and pushing it to a side, otherwise I'd of never noticed.

lmw85 · Apr 3, 2014

mine is very very loose, annoyingly so

looks like it's falling out and makes a rattling noise when touched

receiving a replacement soon hopefully wont have the same fault

Maximus78 · Apr 3, 2014

Not a fault, as someone mentioned earlier the volume rocker is made of metal like the body and so cannot have such a snug fit as if it were plastic. So learn to live with it guys!

kingdeacon · Apr 3, 2014

Maximus78 said:
Not a fault, as someone mentioned earlier the volume rocker is made of metal like the body and so cannot have such a snug fit as if it were plastic. So learn to live with it guys!

Why is that then? metal can be machined to very high tolernces, much tighter than plastic.

Maximus78 · Apr 3, 2014

kingdeacon said:
Why is that then? metal can be machined to very high tolerances, much tighter than plastic.

It's for this reason that there is a little play I believe. If I think about other machined parts such as on my Aprilia motorcycle there will be some kind of rubber bushing or shims to prevent play between the two machined parts. But with plastic such as my One X volume rocker, at first there was no play at all but after some time that changed and now it feels just as loose or wobbly as my new M8. I have the gel case on now so don't worry so much about the wobbly volume rocker :good:

lmw85 · Apr 3, 2014

Maximus78 said:
It's for this reason that there is a little play I believe. If I think about other machined parts such as on my Aprilia motorcycle there will be some kind of rubber bushing or shims to prevent play between the two machined parts. But with plastic such as my One X volume rocker, at first there was no play at all but after some time that changed and now it feels just as loose or wobbly as my new M8. I have the gel case on now so don't worry so much about the wobbly volume rocker :good:

no really, it's a fault

if you tilt my handset it hangs out, it started doing it after using it for a while, feels like a spring came off/broke etc, looks like it's hanging on by a thread

it is not at all normal, there's no way it's meant to be like that

Maximus78 · Apr 3, 2014

lmw85 said:
no really, it's a fault

if you tilt my handset it hangs out, it started doing it after using it for a while, feels like a spring came off/broke etc, looks like it's hanging on by a thread

it is not at all normal, there's no way it's meant to be like that

No doubt about it mate, a little play is acceptable but hanging out is definitely a fault. Hope you get it sorted.

lmw85 · Apr 3, 2014

new one has been delivered and it's a lot better, still slightly loose but not hanging out

lmw85 · Apr 3, 2014

actually now it's gone the same, it's ok with a case but without it feels awful

I'll keep this one but if it stops working I'll send it back

I am paying less than I was before upgrading so I can deal with it but anyone buying this sim free for a large amount of cash, would be disappointed with the quality of the volume rocker

crustyeye · Apr 3, 2014

Can someone with a ticket that looks like it's about to fall off, post a picture of it, I'm interested in hire it looks?

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narikki · Apr 4, 2014

im interested in this as well.

I bought my phone last night. noticed it this morning that the volume rocker is a bit loose. it doesn't hang out or anything but it can move up and down (towards the front screen and back).

most annoying thing is when moving the phone around, you can hear the loose volume rocker.

=(

Joseph4 · Apr 4, 2014

Confirmed this is definitely an issue.

Bought one today and it was quite loose. Went back to the store and checked the display model and it was the same.

Gent there opened up a new one and it was less loose so I took it for the moment but it seems to be getting more loose as I use it. Probably going to return again, but how many times before I get one that is correct and how do I know it will not develop the looseness...

edit: If you shake with any force it it actually rattles!

lmw85 · Apr 4, 2014

I've had the free case on it for most of the day and I haven't noticed the loose rocker

anyone planning to use a case will be fine, without one it would annoy me massively, especially the noise when tilting the phone..I don't think it's going to actually fall out though

my handsets are both from o2, both same issue so I don't see much point in sending it back again, I will contact them and see if they have had many returned

I seriously doubt it's meant to be this loose

---------- Post added at 04:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 AM ----------

this review actually mentions it rattling around horribly..perhaps this is why they give you a case in the box..would be good to know for sure to save people replacing the phone over and over again

The one sore point in the build quality is with the thin volume rocker, which rattles around horribly. It’s a particular shame seeing as the rocker can also double up as the camera shutter.
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/03/htc-one-m8-review-a-one-two-knockout-punch/

radlink14 · Apr 4, 2014

[QUOTED=lmw85;51600717]mine is very very loose, annoyingly so

looks like it's falling out and makes a rattling noise when touched

receiving a replacement soon hopefully wont have the same fault[/QUOTE]

Did you have to ship back first to get a replacement? Mine is super flimsy, but I'm lazy to have to swap back to a micro sim if I have to ship back first. I can hear the key move when I move the phone, even makes a noise when the phone vibrates.

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