Logged into my banking app for it to tell my that my version of Android is outdated, leaving me vulnerable to attacks, and that I need to update my system. I see no updates and sure enough, the manufacturer just recently declared my phone EOL.
I could still log in to my banking app after dismissing the warning but how long is that going to last? Am I actually in danger of being hacked while browsing the Internet on my phone?
Do I really need to splurge on a new phone now? There’s nothing wrong with this one. Fuck smartphones, honestly- sure, this shit also happens on PCs with Windows, but you usually get at least a decade of support. I’ve had this phone for less than five years, and at least with computers you could stick your preferred version of Linux on your outdated device to get more life out of it
It’s also really cool how everyone in modern Western society is essentially dependent on one of two Yank megacorps to function, since you need an online bank account to verify your identity for basic shit like healthcare, social security and so on and those require either a Google Store or iPhone app
My laptop’s charging port broke yet again. I’ve spent money on this piece of crap. This is the third time I’ve repaired, and I just bought a new battery. I’m so fucking frustrated, I want to throw this from the third floor, but I don’t have any money to buy a new device.
I can’t even imagine how horrible modern laptops are to take apart. Mine is an absolute pain to take apart to clean and it’s so old it barely runs Win10
Do you have under $300? You don’t have to answer this just saying I can find laptops really cheap :<
Unfortunately, all I have is ₹3k. I’m probably going to ask money from my parents to procure parts for the shitty laptop, which woube around ₹7k. And they don’t even sell screws, wtf.
I saw a chromebook for $50 you could root
that’s a very repairable problem and if i’m remembering correctly (there are different s540s) you don’t even need to solder anything, just turn it off, unscrew it, unhook the battery, take out the old charging port and put in the new one.
Doesn’t like like that. Its the 14 and 13 inch models that come with a replaceable plastic hook. Mine is the 15 inch model.
that sucks, but at least it’s through hole. looking at the hardware maintenance manual i’d take the board out before i tried to replace it.
from the picture you posted, make sure you use flux, solder wick and alcohol to clean up the area before you try to solder in the replacement. cleaning up other peoples work is a real pain sometimes.
the screw sizes are listed in that manual, they all seem to be m2 or m3 of various lengths, so you ought to have an easy time finding them. just make sure the screw head profile is the same.
Oh yeah, and if you’re new to soldering, practice first and use a heat sink between the joint and the plastic that little metal hook goes into.
An appropriate heat sink might be as simple as some needle nose pliers with rubber bands around the handles clamped up close to the body of the inlet.
That design of inlet can take some real heat to start wicking and without a heatsink it may melt the plastic around the barrel.
What phone? That just sounds like you’re abusing your port.
Not a phone, but a laptop - Lenovo S540 15IWL. I examined the motherboard today, and realized that the guy I gave to repair did the bare minimum by not buying a new jack, but instead using some lofty solder to complete the connection. I have not done any soldering myself, nor do I have a soldering iron yet, but I’ve purchased the jack port myself from an online store.
I got ya. It’s usually not hard to do. A lot of manufacturers have a plastic housing that’s part of the frame of the case to help reinforce the power port. I’ve seen the power cord break away on these before it messes up the laptop jack. Obviously, not every laptop is so diligent.
After repairing it, if there’s room you can cover the area in hot glue and it will help. Hot glue is nice because while it gives a pretty good bit of reinforcement, it’s still fairly easy to remove if you have to repair things yet again.
There’s no plastic holder to unhook. It has to be soldered.
The hook-like wire thingy you see in the back - it broke off, and the reason for that is becaue that idiot lost screws for my device, so the unstable structure and the heavy charger port made it wiggle away and bend. And every time I sent it for repair, that idiot used a solder instead of replacing it.
Test a screw that goes into the hole he was supposed to use and make sure he didn’t do it because that hole was just stripped out. I’d imagine you may be able to replace that board for pretty cheap, instead of just the port.
You can also buy a little box of various laptop screws for like $10 on amazon.