I did a quick search but didn't find anything about it so I'm asking this because I'm really confused.
I just want to know if this is common and I just haven't noticed it or if something is wrong.
Today I set my Storm down on top of a small wrench that is not magnetic. When I picked it up, the wrench was stuck to the bottom of the phone where it has the Qualcomm 3G branding. I tested it on a few other things and it is definitely the phone. I even took the battery cover off to make sure that wasn't it and metal objects stuck to the phone pretty strongly.
It did not stick to other areas of the phone, just down there.
Yes, they've got a magnet for the sleep function. Though, mines never picked anything up!
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I don't believe the phone has the magnet in it... I think it's the cases that have the magnet that activates the sleep function in the phone. Previous poster is correct... It's the speaker magnet that is picking things up. I've had it happen with paper clips a few times.
FYI: Be careful where you sit your phone. I set mine down on my desk at work the other day and when I picked it up I had, unknowingly, picked up a recently pulled staple with it. I think I'll live, but a staple under the fingernail is NEVER comfortable.
my pearl had a magnet in it, im pretty sure its used for the sleep function, Blackberry cases have a magnet in them too which tells the phone to sleep. I dont know the technical specs on it but somehow thats how it works
Yeah the speakers are magnets but the phone is supposed to know when its in the holster (I'm assuming the one you get from BB is magnetic) So there must be a receiving magnet on the phone other than the speaker..
I believe the magnet is also for the holster. my friend had one and whenever the phone would go into the holster or swipe past the holster the phone would go into lock mode. cool feature.
Well, CB.Mike-D's profile says he's in Toronto, so the question is really: is canadian currency magnetic?
Yep. Every single coin can be picked up with a magnet. And yes, I actually pulled all the change out of my pocket to test if the Storm would pick them up as well.
if you take off the battery cover there is a black shiny square which is where that magnetism is coming from, i dont see how that tiny speaker is creating that much magnetic force..
I could be wrong.......but thats like a once a year event
