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mattkawa	2012-04-23 , 19:35
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Originally Posted by topet2k12001

There is a small magnet by the back near the camera cover. It appears, that it got dislodged when you dropped it. I remember having read a thread here teaching how to fix it (i.e. put another magnet on, to that effect).

You are right that there is a small magnet in the back snapoff back cover - at least one that keeps the kickstand shut. i think there may be another that 'unmounts' the external microSD card so it can be 'hot swapped' without rebooting.

However, no magnet in the cover is used to activate the camera app. It is actiivated by the black/white painted strip on the back of the lens cover inside. There is an optical sensor on the near the camera itself and when it is covered by white, it activates the 'lens cover open' system call. I know for a fact this is the case as I just tried taking the back cover off and covering the sensor with a white sim card. Each time I covered it, my 'lens cover open' app menu comes up. When I remove it, the lens open icon goes away.

Unless the lens cover or black/white strip is missing on yours, I would suggest a further possible hardware issue.

Hope that helps?

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