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Ballad of the G2 ran over by a van...

As you can tell from my title, the face buttons on my g2 isn't working. Let me give you some back ground information about it. It is my sister's g2. She didn't have insurance on it for whatever reason, fell out of her pocket, and got ran over by a 15 passenger van. I took it apart, replaced the screen, and gave it back to her, with everything functional. Couple weeks later she apparently dropped it "just right" cause the screen stopped working again. (fyi, my sister is REALLY bad with electronics...) She decided she's going to get a mt4g so she gave the g2 to me. I replace the screen again, and do the spring mod for the hinge. Everything goes well, boot it up and such. But alas, the face keys don't work. Pulled the battery, did factory reset, neither of these worked. So does anyone have any ideas or clues on what to do?

Wow it got ran over by a van and your g2 is still some what intact? That's crazy... Well I bet you need to replace some components of the soft keys since they might be damaged
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lainvalenajr said:
Wow it got ran over by a van and your g2 is still some what intact? That's crazy... Well I bet you need to replace some components of the soft keys since they might be damaged
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When I replaced the screen the first time after it got ran over, the soft keys still worked flawlessly. Was only after my sister dropped it and broke the screen again, that apparently they don't work.

That is insanity that this damn thing got run over by a van and somehow still manages to function. Go HTC your hardware is pretty fantastic despite its flaws.

you can use key tracker to see if the system is registering any kind of key press, and button remapper to reassign the functions you need to the volume up/down and camera buttons or trackpad center until you figure out something better.
Hope this helps.

Thanks ill dawg. The key tracker showed me that its not registering any thing from the home keys, as much as I suspected. I noticed at the bottomish of the screen there is a dead area on the touch screen, so the digitizer must of gotten ruined too, so I have to replace that next. The button remapper does provide an adequate work around for now though.
I think the regular phone speaker got messed up as well, though I'm not sure on that, could of been like that all along, but appears to be damage on the metal "screen" area that protects it, so I'll probably replace that too.
So, while I'm already that far into the phone again (hopefully for the last time), are there any other hardware tweaks I should do for my phone? I have already done the hinge spring mod.
FYI the van that ran over this phone is a 2009 Ford E series van with a large wheel chair lift in the back. The stock weight is almost 5000 pounds, no idea how much the lift adds to it, nor the people inside. So one can only imagine the forces put onto this phone, and the only thing that seemed to have broke was the screen/digitizer and speaker...damn I love htc

Rubic13 said:
Thanks ill dawg. The key tracker showed me that its not registering any thing from the home keys, as much as I suspected. I noticed at the bottomish of the screen there is a dead area on the touch screen, so the digitizer must of gotten ruined too, so I have to replace that next. The button remapper does provide an adequate work around for now though.
I think the regular phone speaker got messed up as well, though I'm not sure on that, could of been like that all along, but appears to be damage on the metal "screen" area that protects it, so I'll probably replace that too.
So, while I'm already that far into the phone again (hopefully for the last time), are there any other hardware tweaks I should do for my phone? I have already done the hinge spring mod.
FYI the van that ran over this phone is a 2009 Ford E series van with a large wheel chair lift in the back. The stock weight is almost 5000 pounds, no idea how much the lift adds to it, nor the people inside. So one can only imagine the forces put onto this phone, and the only thing that seemed to have broke was the screen/digitizer and speaker...damn I love htc
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I'm not surprised the G2 has taken this amount of damage. The HTC Evo is known to stop bullets and still work flawlessly.

wow...what a tank of a phone.
btw, i'm curious how much do the screen replacements cost? is it really worthwhile to replace it as opposed to getting a new phone?

imdando said:
btw, i'm curious how much do the screen replacements cost? is it really worthwhile to replace it as opposed to getting a new phone?
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I bought it off of repairs universe, probably can be found cheaper but meh, was lazy. Screen costs 50, then 5 bucks for T5 Torx screwdriver, then 5 or so for shipping I believe. So your looking at 60 bucks, compared to the 120-160 it was for insurance to replace it(least thats what it cost me when i wrecked my g1). You also need a smallish phillips screwdriver as well, but I had a whole assortment of those already so no idea what it'll run you for that.
The digitizer runs for 65 bucks on repairuniverse, but found an amazon listing for 30 bucks, so figure I'll give that a try.
All said I'll be about 100 bucks into the phone. So cheaper than insurance, and also I feel now that if anything goes wrong with the hardware, I know the innards well enough that I can fix or replace just about anything.

imdando said:
wow...what a tank of a phone.
btw, i'm curious how much do the screen replacements cost? is it really worthwhile to replace it as opposed to getting a new phone?
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According to source Repairs-Universe the screen and digitizer cost $49.99 and $64.99 respectively.
I suppose to answer your last question it would depend on how handy with a set of wrenches the end user is. I have no idea if "run over by a van" is a legitimate insurance claim, but I know that I would certainly love my phone a lot more if I ripped it apart and put a new screen in. Being able to tell some random bar-jack, "Why yes, my telephone did get run over by a van and all I had to do was replace the screen" is pretty good word of mouth advertising for HTC.
Edit: beaten like a two handed chimpanzee going for a banana

astriaos said:
I have no idea if "run over by a van" is a legitimate insurance claim,
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Insurance covers any damage or loss. I could tell them I paid a hooker to pee on me while I played the picolo into my phone and the urine ruined my phone. Approved. Unless you have a picolo exemption on your policy. Then you're ****ed.
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well final update. In total I replaced the lcd screen, touch screen, and ear piece speaker, and works 100% now. I did go ahead and do the spring mod and got the bigger capacity batteries from amazon. So yeah other than a few scuffs and such, it is impossible to tell that it was ran over by a 3 tonn vehicle.

It may be overused, but:
It's not a bug. It's a feature.

klaas4 said:
It may be overused, but:
It's not a bug. It's a feature.
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Forgive me, but what are you even talking about? What is a feature?

Recommendation's for ARIA repair's

I recently sent my daughters ARIA in for a screen replacement. The repair shop was in Texas and did a good replacement (of the screen) but messed up the phone. Sense we have gotten the phone back the proximity sensor only works in extremely bright light (the repair shop says it was faulty when it came into their shop and that I would have to pay to have it repaired). At times it won't come back on unless the battery is removed. I have been reading that the prox sensor is a somewhat sensitive item with HTC's. It would appear this is a common problem after repair, with many HTC models. Does anybody have steps on how to rectify this problem or does anybody recommend a repair service that is know to be able to fix this issue?

That sucks that they are not taking responsibility for the problem, especially since it is actually a pretty common issue for the proximity sensor to stop working properly after replacing the digitizer. I doubt the sensor itself is damaged. Most likely the problem is that they didn't get everything lined up exactly right when they put the new digitizer on.
If I were you, I'd probably try to force their hand and make them fix it, but if you can't get them to do it without having to pay for it, then instead you might consider disabling the proximity sensor on the phone. A less drastic thing you can do is to set the phone so that the proximity sensor is only used when the phone is held vertically (i.e. up to your ear) and not horizontally (like when you're holding and looking at the screen). This is possible with the CM6/CM7 ROMs but I don't know if it is in the Sense ROMs.
Is your phone rooted? If not, are you willing to root it for this purpose?

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That sucks that they are not taking responsibility for the problem, especially since it is actually a pretty common issue for the proximity sensor to stop working properly after replacing the digitizer. I doubt the sensor itself is damaged. Most likely the problem is that they didn't get everything lined up exactly right when they put the new digitizer on.
If I were you, I'd probably try to force their hand and make them fix it, but if you can't get them to do it without having to pay for it
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Agreed what i did, because of there lack of offering to fix there problem, was put a claim in through paypa.l Paypal then, made them refund my payment. So having them fix it now, is out of the question!
drumist said:
you might consider disabling the proximity sensor on the phone
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So there is no way for me to fix the sensor, nor have it fixed?
drumist said:
This is possible with the CM6/CM7 ROMs but I don't know if it is in the Sense ROMs.
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It's NOT part of sense
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Is your phone rooted? If not, are you willing to root it for this purpose?
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Well yes and no, with the problems involved, I needed to purchase another one for my daughter so I am trying to fix this one to resell it

If I'm not mistaken there was a post up a while back where someone posted the htc authorized repair centers list you could try searching around for that I can't tell you what it would cost but it's worth a try.
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tomween1 said:
So there is no way for me to fix the sensor, nor have it fixed?
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Oh, yeah. You can take the digitizer off yourself and probably make sure everything is lined up properly, put it back on, and see if it works. But some people aren't comfortable doing this because it can be pretty tough to not leave fingerprints or dust underneath, etc. You can also just try taking it to another repair center and see if they can do it. It wouldn't require buying any new parts (since you already have a replacement digitizer) so it might not be too expensive to do.
Check some of the other threads in this forum -- I'm pretty sure there are a few that talk about how to remove and replace the digitizer. You might look at those to see if you think it's something you trust yourself to do.

Official MOTO G Flip Case, messes up google maps!!! [UPDATE]

I bought the official flip case. It has a magnet in the front. Unfortunately Moto have used a rather powerful neodinium magnet. So, your phones magnetometer will follow the edge of the case around rather than true north!!!! This doesn't matter for gps navigation, but for on foot travel, and any augmented reality apps that use the compass this case will make the behave oddly.
I don't know what the long term effect on the phones compass will be, but I don't expect it to be good.
In addition, but for me I think it is a small risk, this magnet will be capable of damaging some computer storage mediums and possibly, wiping swipe card data...
I have no idea why they chose to use such an aggressive magnet. I can hang the phone from a metal bar with it, no problem.
Just thought I would share....

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I bought the official flip case. It has a magnet in the front. Unfortunately Moto have used a rather powerful neodinium magnet. So, your phones magnetometer will follow the edge of the case around rather than true north!!!! This doesn't matter for gps navigation, but for on foot travel, and any augmented reality apps that use the compass this case will make the behave oddly.
I don't know what the long term effect on the phones compass will be, but I don't expect it to be good.
In addition, but for me I think it is a small risk, this magnet will be capable of damaging some computer storage mediums and possibly, wiping swipe card data...
I have no idea why they chose to use such an aggressive magnet. I can hang the phone from a metal bar with it, no problem.
Just thought I would share....
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Good to know, i had my worries about this as well. Putting a magnet over the phone 24/7 didn't seem like a good idea

jaramigo said:
Good to know, i had my worries about this as well. Putting a magnet over the phone 24/7 didn't seem like a good idea
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its great for storing your phone on the fridge door though.. wtf were Motorola and google thinking. I think I'm going to complain and see what they say

helppme said:
its great for storing your phone on the fridge door though.. wtf were Motorola and google thinking. I think I'm going to complain and see what they say
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Yes sir, you should that. It is ridiculous to make such design mistake on an official case. I was about to buy one but after reading your story I am not sure anymore. Keep us posted.
Btw; you can contact Motorola via their official app Moto Care.

Glad to know, that I am not the only one who is concerned about that magnet. By the way there are two magnets. A weak one to trigger the screen on/off and a strong magnet to keep the case closed.
After removing the strong magnet you will be able to use the compass with the cover flipped to the backside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYiSdys0zYg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Edit: The strong magnet was on the lower third, where the cut is visible.
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TIL that official Moto accessory screws up Moto phone. But look at the good side: you can now keep it on your fridge door!

JoeSchmoe007 said:
TIL that official Moto accessory screws up Moto phone. But look at the good side: you can now keep it on your fridge door!
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spoke to moto care. sent them screen shots of the magnetometer all messed up. They said they will get back to me, but no one else has reported issues... *cough* bull**** *cough...
I have noticed today that even when I remove the case, the magnetic sensor is all messed up. It seems after a week of use it has screwed up the sensors calibration (probably correctable)..
evidently, part of the cheap price is a lack of proper beta testing of the phone and accessories....

I have ordered one from amazon. Now I will sent it back. I have my concerns too so I wont even try it.
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helppme said:
It seems after a week of use it has screwed up the sensors calibration (probably correctable)..
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With GPS Status from Play Store you can force recalibration.

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I can also confirm this. I have a white flip case but stopped using it after a week as it got in the way. I just put it back on and sure enough my compass was exhibiting the same issue. How did they miss this?
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Recalibrating the compass with the GPS toolbox app seemed to have fix this issue for me
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rec71 said:
I can also confirm this. I have a white flip case but stopped using it after a week as it got in the way. I just put it back on and sure enough my compass was exhibiting the same issue. How did they miss this?
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there is a small metal square on the inside of the flip cases backcase. I 'think' this is intended to shield the sensor from the magnet when the case is open. It clearly is TOTALLY inadequate to the task. I'm speculating this is what the metal square is for, as it corresponds in position exactly with one of the magnets in the case door, and this metal square is not present on the normal back case..
Simply lazy design and testing... why does it even need a magnet to stay closed :/ its like closing a book with a magnet lol, they get along fine without them!!!!

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spoke to moto care. sent them screen shots of the magnetometer all messed up. They said they will get back to me, but no one else has reported issues... *cough* bull**** *cough...
I have noticed today that even when I remove the case, the magnetic sensor is all messed up. It seems after a week of use it has screwed up the sensors calibration (probably correctable)..
evidently, part of the cheap price is a lack of proper beta testing of the phone and accessories....
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Any update from moto care?

eddiem74 said:
Any update from moto care?
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still waiting. Sent them a chaser..ill update

Thank you for contacting Motorola.
We regret that there is no possible solution. Compasses operate by magnetic field, and any interference with any compass magnet. There is no way around this.
If you are using a Motorola original case, rest assured that will not hurt your terminal. Imam to close the lid affects the compass but not strong enough to damage the terminal or delete any internal memory power. We apologize for the inconvenience.

jlmcr87 said:
Thank you for contacting Motorola.
We regret that there is no possible solution. Compasses operate by magnetic field, and any interference with any compass magnet. There is no way around this.
If you are using a Motorola original case, rest assured that will not hurt your terminal. Imam to close the lid affects the compass but not strong enough to damage the terminal or delete any internal memory power. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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I don't understand, are you saying you work for motorola? was this a response you got from motorola??
Motorola cannot release an OFFICIAL ACCESSORY!! at a premium price (£20) that causes issues for the core functionality of the device. I will press the issue with motorola until they acknowledge their mistake and resolve to provide me with a refund, equivalent compensation or a replacement back cover that doesn't cause these problems.
Imagine if you bought a New car; You bought official seat covers for your car that the manufacturer heavily marketed to you, but they make the satnav useless. Do you think any car manufacturer would ever get away with this??

helppme said:
I don't understand, are you saying you work for motorola? was this a response you got from motorola??
Motorola cannot release an OFFICIAL ACCESSORY!! at a premium price (£20) that causes issues for the core functionality of the device. I will press the issue with motorola until they acknowledge their mistake and resolve to provide me with a refund, equivalent compensation or a replacement back cover that doesn't cause these problems.
Imagine if you bought a New car; You bought official seat covers for your car that the manufacturer heavily marketed to you, but they make the satnav useless. Do you think any car manufacturer would ever get away with this??
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This is the response from Motorola.

helppme said:
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Motorola cannot release an OFFICIAL ACCESSORY!! at a premium price (£20) that causes issues for the core functionality of the device. I will press the issue with motorola until they acknowledge their mistake and resolve to provide me with a refund, equivalent compensation or a replacement back cover that doesn't cause these problems.
Imagine if you bought a New car; You bought official seat covers for your car that the manufacturer heavily marketed to you, but they make the satnav useless. Do you think any car manufacturer would ever get away with this??
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As long as the flip shell is folded completely over (so it is flush with the back) my wife's compass works flawlessly. It's actually better than my n4. As I only have one sample to go off of I'm not saying this issue is being over hyped but it isn't always an issue

ryan92084 said:
As long as the flip shell is folded completely over (so it is flush with the back) my wife's compass works flawlessly. It's actually better than my n4. As I only have one sample to go off of I'm not saying this issue is being over hyped but it isn't always an issue
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I've tried it this way. If you fold it completely flat, and line it up to the millemeter, the compass works about 50% well. It generally adjusts to north, but it flicks back and forth between north and where the magnet is on the case. You can also see the gauss meter jumping around a lot.
I suspect the magnetic power of the magnets in the case vary a large amount they wont be very expensive ones after all..

What is wrong with this oneplus 6t screen? (link in thread)

https://vimeo.com/335039371
Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???

Probably a screen not made by OnePlus. I've never seen that before.

Return it asap, if you can.

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Return it asap, if you can.
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Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....

brockmo said:
Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....
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Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.

radekmazur said:
Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.
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Yeah. All considered. It's very close and probably bordering an even deal for the hassle. $500 USD is $675 CAD (for reference). I paid essentially $300USD for the phone. And ya, official repairs is what I'm looking into. 7 day turnaround or so and then like $130USD or so. Will end up being around $450USD and some wait.
Hmm
oh and researching more i actually believe the fingerprint reader is fine. Probably does not work because of non official screen. If it were bad though, it's a $20 part and wouldn't charge extra labor, apparently

My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.

brockmo said:
https://vimeo.com/335039371
Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???
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It's not a 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.

tech_head said:
It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I was kinda thinking that too...

matangii said:
My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.
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OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
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It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I've read though that even aftermarket screen protectors cause the fingerprint reader to not work. So installing a different screen (not official oneplus) could cause this I'd think. Also to get to the front of the screen and replace it I believe you need to get at the back and take the back off, to disconnect the screen.

brockmo said:
OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
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I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector

matangii said:
I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.

brockmo said:
Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.
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If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.

tech_head said:
If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.
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1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s

brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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I guess what I meant is where you connect or disconnect the fingerprint reader, where you were reading it as where the actual sensor is

brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.

tech_head said:
He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.
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Yeah haha. You were not wrong here. We just misinterpreted each other. The actual sensor vs where it connects ?

matangii said:
I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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I tried a bunch of stuff to try and rid of the perma smudge or whatever you wanna call it, with no luck. I can see why a screen protector would fix this though as you can only see the lines in reflective lighting. A screen protector usually limits glare. I think this is the way to go vs a $200 screen repair ?

Screen swap and fingerprint fix

Long story short launched phone at 45 off my ATV.. I'm 3 screens later.
Screens online seems to have no adhesive at all...
I tried one attached to a frame and it was clearly a poopy sealed fix job...
So I bought a used 8 pro.. said it was a USA model..
Came as a in2020 I have a 2025.. his didn't connect to Verizon so I decided to pull the back glass and swap mobos. All was well until I realized that the finger print scanner wasn't working...
Spent the last 2 days trying to get it to work. Which I did, by booting my phone up with mine on my frame attached then plugging the new one in so I know it worked ..
Today screen 2 that was without adhesive and was slightly floating took a #2 and left me some nice lines....
So I was forced to use the in2020 housing (at least it was a proper seal on the screen)
On a whim before I decided to wipe my phone and try hoping a completely reset with MSM was going to fix it I decided to watch a fix the fingerprint issue...
So if you ever get to the point I'm at and you need to use a different frame with fingerprint not working you can pull the presist.img and copy the same files as the guide and I'm now back working!
Why can't I find a good replacement with quality adhesive ? Any one got any leads on what would be good to reseal the back glass now that I'm finally done inside her?

Just buy OEM Screen. Back cover needs a tape/sticker meant to attach the back cover. FP sensor is NEVER gonna work anymore so forget it. Oneplus would have fixed it for you but since you fiddled with it im sure they wont take it in. Or they charge for FP calibration only

Hello!
I don't know where to order OEM screen + FP reader, only found Aliexpress or Ebay product (says it's OEM, have no proof of course... and for +300$, not sure it's worth the try...)
Do you know where to look?

Smittyzz said:
Long story short launched phone at 45 off my ATV.. I'm 3 screens later.
Screens online seems to have no adhesive at all...
I tried one attached to a frame and it was clearly a poopy sealed fix job...
So I bought a used 8 pro.. said it was a USA model..
Came as a in2020 I have a 2025.. his didn't connect to Verizon so I decided to pull the back glass and swap mobos. All was well until I realized that the finger print scanner wasn't working...
Spent the last 2 days trying to get it to work. Which I did, by booting my phone up with mine on my frame attached then plugging the new one in so I know it worked ..
Today screen 2 that was without adhesive and was slightly floating took a #2 and left me some nice lines....
So I was forced to use the in2020 housing (at least it was a proper seal on the screen)
On a whim before I decided to wipe my phone and try hoping a completely reset with MSM was going to fix it I decided to watch a fix the fingerprint issue...
So if you ever get to the point I'm at and you need to use a different frame with fingerprint not working you can pull the presist.img and copy the same files as the guide and I'm now back working!
Why can't I find a good replacement with quality adhesive ? Any one got any leads on what would be good to reseal the back glass now that I'm finally done inside her?
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I think if you're going to be spending money over and over with no idea if it's going to work or not, then I'd just contact OnePlus and get them to do it.
I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives, but this way you'll get an official screen and will know the jobs a good one.

dladz said:
I think if you're going to be spending money over and over with no idea if it's going to work or not, then I'd just contact OnePlus and get them to do it.
I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives, but this way you'll get an official screen and will know the jobs a good one.
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T7000 did good for the back glass issue is I wasn't leaving it clamped long enough if be using my phone in 10 minutes instead of 24 hours lol I did contact one plus but I ended up getting it happily till I dropped a power steering pump on my screen I'm now sending it till I get a new one. Both front and back smashed to **** but she still works tho

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T7000 did good for the back glass issue is I wasn't leaving it clamped long enough if be using my phone in 10 minutes instead of 24 hours lol I did contact one plus but I ended up getting it happily till I dropped a power steering pump on my screen I'm now sending it till I get a new one. Both front and back smashed to **** but she still works tho
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I think you need a rhino case mate . Or an arm band around it.

dladz said:
I think you need a rhino case mate . Or an arm band around it.
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Fore sure I'm rough on **** but I love one plus