I just replaced the screen on my g1. I did the complete disassemply to replace it.
There is a black ribbon cable that is down by the bottom of the lcd. It was glued before. I tried glueing it back.
Now its catching when I close the slider its catching. Is there any secret to putting it back on ?
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Drewmungus said:
I just replaced the screen on my g1. I did the complete disassemply to replace it.
There is a black ribbon cable that is down by the bottom of the lcd. It was glued before. I tried glueing it back.
Now its catching when I close the slider its catching. Is there any secret to putting it back on ?
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I haven't taken this phone apart yet, so not sure. but I do have the COMPLETE manual if you would like it? I can email it to you or whatev. Just PM me. It has all the needed info in it.
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had to replace my glass and digitizer, so i did. after i put my phone all back together i get this weird kind of issue with my lcd. when i startup the phone it looks just fine, but then its like a shade is pulled down most of the screen. it will change depending on the background. just sucks when the main issue is fixed, something else goes wrong. anyone have this problem or know how to fix it shoot me a line.
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Snickles
i tried to post pics but i am a noob and it wont let me. sorry
nevermind about not getting pictures. here they are.
Try reseating the display cable.
i had taken it all apart and back together again, and its still the same.
Did you try the old display? If the old one works, and this one doesn't, then this one is faulty.
it is the old display. it worked perfectly up until i replaced the glass and digitizer. even while my screen was cracked, i could use and see the phone just fine.
How did you get the glued down digitizer off? Did you start prying?
Oh, and you should have gotten an LCD/Digitizer combo.
i got it off by heating the edges carefully with a blowdryer and used the plastic guitar pick tool to remove the glass/digitizer from the lcd. it came off way smooth and easy.
i was thinking to myself i should have got the combo as well, but didn't have the extra 100$ now i totally regret not getting it. FACE PALM!!!
snicklefrits said:
i got it off by heating the edges carefully with a blowdryer and used the plastic guitar pick tool to remove the glass/digitizer from the lcd. it came off way smooth and easy.
i was thinking to myself i should have got the combo as well, but didn't have the extra 100$ now i totally regret not getting it. FACE PALM!!!
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I looked again. You (somehow) broke the LCD. Look in the second photo at the top in the middle. See the dark spot?
If there is no physical damage, send it into HTC. You still might be under warranty.
mayurolla said:
If there is no physical damage, send it into HTC. You still might be under warranty.
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He opened the phone.
rr5678 said:
He opened the phone.
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That doesn't mean there is any visible physical damage. If he carefully replaced any void stickers, he should be fine.
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I looked again. You (somehow) broke the LCD. Look in the second photo at the top in the middle. See the dark spot?
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that dark spot it just a piece of tape that is holding the generic screen protector on.
there is no more void sticker, and i purchased it from someone quite a while ago, not through a mobile service.
yay i finally have a white galaxy s.
Have been waiting 2 weeks or so for samsung to get the battery cover back in stock.
Am I missing something, or is it not exactly the same but with the back plastic cover being white (ignoring internals that you would never see)?
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Wait....the buttons will be white as well....duh. I will just go back to sleep.
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Am I missing something, or is it not exactly the same but with the back plastic cover being white (ignoring internals that you would never see)?
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Has a chrome bezel not a bolt gun grey bezel.
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Now you only have to wipe it down once a day.
Really want but don't feel like tearing down my phone that far. I had that inside casing out on the weekend, it was a big enough pain in the ass (although probably the hardest part) and would only allow me to get at the buttons, didn't have the bezel off.
I did that because there was a gap at the bottom when cover was on, turned out that interior plastic was not sitting on the the proper support inside at the bottom, it was mushed down onto the part of that brace that sticks up more. I have had a minor drop since I got the phone back from repair but given the nature of the damage I think it must have happened when the repair centre put the phone back together. Reshaped that bit of plastic and all is right again.
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Really want but don't feel like tearing down my phone that far. I had that inside casing out on the weekend, it was a big enough pain in the ass (although probably the hardest part) and would only allow me to get at the buttons, didn't have the bezel off.
I did that because there was a gap at the bottom when cover was on, turned out that interior plastic was not sitting on the the proper support inside at the bottom, it was mushed down onto the part of that brace that sticks up more. I have had a minor drop since I got the phone back from repair but given the nature of the damage I think it must have happened when the repair centre put the phone back together. Reshaped that bit of plastic and all is right again.
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Bezel comes with screen so one you get the midsection off and board out that's all you keep so its a easy Job
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Hey guys!
I wanted to update my droid with a red housing. I took the whole phone apart and inserted digitizer into new housing. When I turnd her back on, Everything seemed to work okay, but the touch screen is no longer working. Took it back apart, ensured all ribbon cables were intact and connected properly and tried again. Nothing.
The mistake I think i made was cleaning the inside of the glass. I used a fast evap circuit board cleaner, made of heptane, methanol, and carbon dioxide. I normnally use this product for hosing dust on electronics, as well as before I apply a screen protector.
Did I hose my digitizer using this chemical?
I actually underwent this because I had a new phone itch and I thought this would satisfy me for a while, ironic huh, because now I am more than likely have to get a new phone anyway. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks much guys!!
...Where did you find a non-black housing?
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Serious question. Source for housing?
And yeah that seems like something that would break it.
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You can find that stuff on Amazon or eBay. I was tempted to get a red housing, but the adhesive I wanted for my glass wasn't on any of the colored housings.
I would say the electronics cleaner probably did the digitizer in... there's no need to really clean it at all other than dust it off, they ship it pretty clean and it stays that way normally
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Serious question. Source for housing?
And yeah that seems like something that would break it.
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Check this out, kinda funny as my store just ordered this so we can sell a 'custom' incredible.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=170582321751
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Hows it going guys!
After many days of using this awesome forum, I decided to finally join!
So to start things off, I will be asking you guys a question....
Anyone know whats the little gold plated thing on the back, behind the batt. cover of the phone, wondering if it has anything to do with the battery, or some sort of sensor???
There is also a white area on the back of the actual battery cover of the MT4G which I think is the contact point for the gold plated thingy!?
Thanks guys...
Regards,
blackeye
I think it has something to do with grounding, maybe for the screen. I could be way off.
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I think it has something to do with grounding, maybe for the screen. I could be way off.
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sounds possible!
the reason I ask is because I decided to run my glacier without the battery cover using a case then i noticed my battery started acting funny, it didnt hold its charger very well and didnt charge fully......wondering if the 2 are related somehow!?
"Little gold plated thing" = contact point.
If it's behind battery cover, and battery cover has a matching "window" of bare metal for this contact - look for more contacts that touch the battery cover.
If you only find one - it means the battery cover is used as one of the antennas for this phone (cellular / WiFi / BT).
If you find several - it might be used as grounded shield.
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"Little gold plated thing" = contact point.
If it's behind battery cover, and battery cover has a matching "window" of bare metal for this contact - look for more contacts that touch the battery cover.
If you only find one - it means the battery cover is used as one of the antennas for this phone (cellular / WiFi / BT).
If you find several - it might be used as grounded shield.
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thanks man appreciate it!
So the glacier theoretically should get great reception then...I'm guessing!
Regards,
Blackeye
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Mine don't have them..I have 3, Me my wife & a spare..
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The little gold contact on the battery cover has been discussed here before, probably in a thread that is buried. The conclusion: the ground contact point for the screen. Pic attached to show what the OP is talking about.
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I couldn't find such thread in 10 min of googling, so I did what was probably done back then - verified the location of main antenna (which is on the plastic cover with camera glass), checked WiFi and GPS reception. None of those changed. It leaves either BT (which I can't check) or, indeed, grounding.
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I couldn't find such thread in 10 min of googling, so I did what was probably done back then - verified the location of main antenna (which is on the plastic cover with camera glass), checked WiFi and GPS reception. None of those changed. It leaves either BT (which I can't check) or, indeed, grounding.
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Seams like it would between the two!!
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Just a thought but I could have to do with the sensor for temperature.
Temperature sensor can't be embedded in the back cover, and the point is for electrical, not thermal contact.
Upon further review, only 1 of the 3 mt4g's that I have has the gold plate at all. It's possible it could be nothing significant.
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The thread I referred to earlier is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205155.
In the first post, in the update area at the bottom of the post, it points to a thread in the sensation forum. The pics in that sensation thread show that they have a silver colored plate on their cover almost identical to the mytouch4G's gold plate. The plate is conductive paint that creates contact between the metal of the back cover and a gold pin between the sim and sd cards on our phones. It is located directly above the main board of the phone, near the bottom of the device. The pin can be bent or fatigued to no longer create a good, solid contact with the plate.
The main solution proposed in both threads is to gently lift the pin with a pick to raise its height and create better contact with the plate and is done to have better touch screen response.
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The thread I referred to earlier is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205155.
In the first post, in the update area at the bottom of the post, it points to a thread in the sensation forum. The pics in that sensation thread show that they have a silver colored plate on their cover almost identical to the mytouch4G's gold plate. The plate is conductive paint that creates contact between the metal of the back cover and a gold pin between the sim and sd cards on our phones. It is located directly above the main board of the phone, near the bottom of the device. The pin can be bent or fatigued to no longer create a good, solid contact with the plate.
The main solution proposed in both threads is to gently lift the pin with a pick to raise its height and create better contact with the plate and is done to have better touch screen response.
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That is interesting!
So if true then the concept would be useless if we have cases on our phones...since our hands won't make contact with the back cover anymore....right!???
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blackeye09 said:
That is interesting!
So if true then the concept would be useless if we have cases on our phones...since our hands won't make contact with the back cover anymore....right!???
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No, it isn't using your hands to complete the circuit. The phone chassis is mostly metal, but the main board is surrounded by plastic. It looks like they found it more cost effective to ground to the cover than run a wire to a part of the chassis. Looking at the sensation cover, this makes sense. The sensation cover is metal and plastic and they put a contact point on the metal of it too. If it is anything like what I deal with at my work, then they are just trying to provide the phone with a system wide consistent ground. Without grounding the back cover, it could induce or conduct a static charge and possibly shock or create interfere to the main board. When the ground has bad contact, we notice a lag in screen responsiveness, but other things may be happening that we don't notice.
Someone mentioned that the antennas are located near the camera, which is true for at least the WiFi antenna. You will see a drop in signal if you hold the phone near the camera. They also mentioned that the top area of the phone has metal readily available. I would suspect that the other antennas are there too.
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No, it isn't using your hands to complete the circuit. The phone chassis is mostly metal, but the main board is surrounded by plastic. It looks like they found it more cost effective to ground to the cover than run a wire to a part of the chassis. Looking at the sensation cover, this makes sense. The sensation cover is metal and plastic and they put a contact point on the metal of it too. If it is anything like what I deal with at my work, then they are just trying to provide the phone with a system wide consistent ground. Without grounding the back cover, it could induce or conduct a static charge and possibly shock or create interfere to the main board. When the ground has bad contact, we notice a lag in screen responsiveness, but other things may be happening that we don't notice.
Someone mentioned that the antennas are located near the camera, which is true for at least the WiFi antenna. You will see a drop in signal if you hold the phone near the camera. They also mentioned that the top area of the phone has metal readily available. I would suspect that the other antennas are there too.
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good to know!
I might remove the case then, don't want to shock the main board!!
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blackeye09 said:
good to know!
I might remove the case then, don't want to shock the main board!!
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Having a case in your phone will not be an issue. The grounding happens using a self-contained circuit. The back plate may just be used as part of that circuit. Additional static from being in your pocket will be grounded with or without a case on the phone.
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Put together a video of the HTC One M8 Disassembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxpZmBOLeoo
Oh wow, I'm surprised it's this easy. You could very easily replace the back (aluminum body) if you dropped it or wanted to swap colors. Thanks for sharing this.
rotchcrocket04 said:
Oh wow, I'm surprised it's this easy. You could very easily replace the back (aluminum body) if you dropped it or wanted to swap colors. Thanks for sharing this.
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I mean taking the grills off and removing the screws is simple, but takes some work getting the catches released from the housing to take the shell off. Its not too hard but isn't too easy either. Wish they would have just made it so once you remove the screws you can slide out the shell but guess not
How do you remove or replace the battery?
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epsix said:
How do you remove or replace the battery?
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In the 2nd part video, after you remove the main board, you would need to heat up the adhesive underneath the battery a bit and pry it up.