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Vega LCD panel cracked but not the covering glass

I am still confused as to how this could happen. I had left my Vega on charge yesterday when the Wife and I went out for the day. We don't have kids or pets. When I got back in the evening I went to use my vega and when I switched it on the LCD went funny as in one of the pics below. How could this be cracked and withno sign of any damage to the outer casing or front glass at all!!
I am at a loss as to how this could have happened unless we have ghosts that like messing with technology. . Luckily I haver gadget insurance so can claim on that!

Dropped on edge maybe.shock could have cracked it.heat?
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hello all
My vega sometimes gets super hot when charging.
I notiiced it recently. Screen was left on too. So, could be heat?
a complte guess btw.

orlok said:
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My vega sometimes gets super hot when charging.
I notiiced it recently. Screen was left on too. So, could be heat?
a complte guess btw.
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It could have been heat. I did leave it on the bed charging.

serialkillazzs said:
Dropped on edge maybe.shock could have cracked it.heat?
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It was fine when I left it on charge but cracked when I got home. No-one else was home so couldn't have been from a drop. If it was heat the only thing I can think of is that it was on the bed so maybe got too hot. But then that is a poor design issue. I tried explaining that to pcworld but they said it could have only been caused by damage and is therefore not warranty. So gadget insurance claim here I come.

Hello there,
Will you have to send the vega off to insurers to be analysed? or is it simply just a claim?
Wouuld be interesting to find the cause.
Rgds
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Anyone heard of this happening to any other smartphone?
I have desire HD and have noticed it can get quite hot while charging and the same if on the bed. Seems like we shouldn't leave our phones on a bed. Can only guess it has to do with residual heat that the bed covers hold, add to that the extra heat from charging. Unlucky mate.
However I've never heard of lcd screen cracking, although a cheap watch (lcd) can look like that if the pressure gets too much, as in if you go diving past its rating. Maybe something similar from the expansion of liquid inside display due to heat...
Either way good luck
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Hi Guys
I've got a crack in the back of my battery. It's about 1 cm in the corner of the plastic. Is this safe to continue to use?
If not, where can I source a decent replacement.
Thanks for the replies.

LOL. What happened to my phone is happened to someone else too here.
Yeah. I've cracks in the battery, it's 2 cracks near the gold metal.been using it for 2 weeks since it happened, got no problems. Battery use is still the same too. I guess I got the cracks because of removing battery over and over again when the phone's hang.
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Possible
This 'could' be unsafe. Not sure. It depends on how stable it is.

My battery has had a crack for a couple of months, and no problems.
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Me too for several months and no problem with

LMFAO same here i think its how i open the cover. (i press that part)
anyway im getting a new battery cus the life is dying and there is only less then 10 left in the whole of singapore.

Its universal!!!!!
I also had cracks but swapped batteries
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Anyone else?
Does anyone else get there case forced open when the phone is dropped? Well, if people even drop there phones. My case and battery flips out when I drop mine D:

Battery
So it seems there is quite a few of us with cracked batteries.
Can anybody recommend a decent replacement, I have seen one here but I'm not sure if it will be anygood as it's a 3rd party replacement.
Thanks for all your replies.

niklfc83 said:
So it seems there is quite a few of us with cracked batteries.
Can anybody recommend a decent replacement, I have seen one here but I'm not sure if it will be anygood as it's a 3rd party replacement.
Thanks for all your replies.
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get from lg. im getting mine from lg hq in singapore

Danzano said:
Its universal!!!!!
I also had cracks but swapped batteries
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+1, just notice this morning.
Hope it will not blowe while on charger.
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jhonnyx1000 said:
Does anyone else get there case forced open when the phone is dropped? Well, if people even drop there phones. My case and battery flips out when I drop mine D:
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Yep! Dropped mine ages ago, and now case wont close properly.
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It happened :(

My didgitixrr died and now the left aide of my screen doesn't work haha thank Goa for autocorrrct. In some cases I just got this phone to. Like 6 months ago
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A strip doesn't work not thwart whole thing btw
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A strip doesn't work not thwart whole thing btw
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I think the Atrix has a year warranty... You can try going to ATT and getting it replaced under warranty...

I'm under bell and I'm unlocked to :/ hopefully they take it.back
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owww it's sad (

Yeah, that sucks...
A bit of good news, though: Compared to other phones, the Atrix is pretty easy to fix yourself and replace parts. If you are confident enough with your hands, you can try buying just a digitizer and replace it yourself. Looks like there's no soldering needed for that, too.
For reference: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
Good luck!

Ah Ha! I can use this thread to my advantage haha.
first and foremost, I'm sorry for your digitizer woes. The same thing happened to me a month ago. =(
Secondly, it is very easy to replace it. iFixit has a guide, and normally I'm terrible at putting things back together but it was a snap.
the ONLY thing I've noticed (and it's a big problem) is that after I did this. the battery life has taken a ****. not that the battery itself is bad but rather the phone believes that 3200mV is about 0% and not the 76% that it actually is (obviously implying that 0mV is 0%)
does ANYONE know what might have been improperly installed? I have no qualms about taking everything apart and putting it back together.
that being said, a new digitizer is about 30$ on amazon or ebay, shouldn't be too hard to replace

Is 3200mv not%0? Cause that's what Its around when it does D: nd ahh. Dunno. I might be on the warranty still and my wii nd Bluetooth don't work. This phone as definitely taken its share of falls lol. But is my phone defective cause it does at around 32;0 mv? Lol
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Ah Ha! I can use this thread to my advantage haha.
first and foremost, I'm sorry for your digitizer woes. The same thing happened to me a month ago. =(
Secondly, it is very easy to replace it. iFixit has a guide, and normally I'm terrible at putting things back together but it was a snap.
the ONLY thing I've noticed (and it's a big problem) is that after I did this. the battery life has taken a ****. not that the battery itself is bad but rather the phone believes that 3200mV is about 0% and not the 76% that it actually is (obviously implying that 0mV is 0%)
does ANYONE know what might have been improperly installed? I have no qualms about taking everything apart and putting it back together.
that being said, a new digitizer is about 30$ on amazon or ebay, shouldn't be too hard to replace
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0mV is *not* 0%. 0% is around 3200mV, if it goes lower than that, the battery can get damaged.

Ohhh. My phones at 3600 and at %6 is that normal?
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NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

It finally happened I have a big dead area on my Atrix. I can no longer type the letters T, G or V. It's weird, in Multi Touch Tester when I put my finger there, it shows points on both sides of the column. It has rendered my Atrix nearly useless. I tried formatting everything and reloading a ROM in CWM and it is still busted. I guess this is the end. Sadly, I can't get a new phone for a few more days.
I'm really disappointed by this. I don't even know what new phone I would get....
Is it even worth replacing the digitizer? It was woring fine this morning, this happened after dinner. A sad, sad day indeed

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It finally happened I have a big dead area on my Atrix. I can no longer type the letters T, G or V. It's weird, in Multi Touch Tester when I put my finger there, it shows points on both sides of the column. It has rendered my Atrix nearly useless. I tried formatting everything and reloading a ROM in CWM and it is still busted. I guess this is the end. Sadly, I can't get a new phone for a few more days.
I'm really disappointed by this. I don't even know what new phone I would get....
Is it even worth replacing the digitizer? It was woring fine this morning, this happened after dinner. A sad, sad day indeed
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There is a fix but it's risky, try to find it here.

I think he's talking about the PDS partition fix, might make it easier to find now.

KH_Lionheart said:
I think he's talking about the PDS partition fix, might make it easier to find now.
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Maybe he can give it a try but it's not the problem, I know because it also happened to me once.

Moved to q&a
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Yeah, tried PDS fix. Also tried fruit cake back to stock and PDS fix again, same problem.
Unfortunately I can't even use the phone in this state. Too much of the screen is hosed. I guess it's back to the 3GS (DOH!!!) and getting a new phone next week.
Not. Happy.

Am still using my fix for months now and screen works great.
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Just buy a new digitiser from eBay. Worked for me.
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i have the same problem (again)
fist time i hat a part of the upper screen not working now its also the letters t,g,v that seem to be dead areas.
my guesses are that i had my device running under too much heat, as i stresstested it for some periode of time with 80+°C and the letters are near the area of the cpu which was causeing much heat. well now it's just some 30-40 bucks for a new digitizer and 15mins of work for replacement.
little tip: install a cm7-rom and enable 180° rotation so you can use ur phone even in portrait mode. if you have probs with lower screen area just rotate your device

If you get a new digitizer with the frame its pretty easy to fix yourself, not particularly expensive and you should be able to return it easily if it's faulty. Check ebay.
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just replace broken screen, or send to service

tomh235 said:
If you get a new digitizer with the frame its pretty easy to fix yourself, not particularly expensive and you should be able to return it easily if it's faulty. Check ebay.
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This!
I tried with an "OEM" digitizer off eBay and it was faulty. Got an original used one off eBay with bezel attached in good Nick and it was much easier to fit and works like a charm.
One word of warning, remove the LCD before pushing the digitizer cable through the phone.

Same happened with me and that was after the repair shop tried three replacements lol.
I haven't heard of any problems with the ones with the bezels though!
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Yea I have three unresponsive bands on my atrix screen and no upgrade options until the winter lol. Also, my headphone jack doesn't work!
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Does anyone know what causes this problem. Is it heating issues from overclocking?
Starting to get worried after reading about so many fellow atrix users with the dodgy digitizer issue.
I've had mine for one year with another year left until an upgrade so hoping mine doesn't go the same way.
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debt collector said:
Does anyone know what causes this problem. Is it heating issues from overclocking?
Starting to get worried after reading about so many fellow atrix users with the dodgy digitizer issue.
I've had mine for one year with another year left until an upgrade so hoping mine doesn't go the same way.
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I wish I knew this as well. It must be some sort of separation between the digitizer and the screen because wedging something between the battery and fingerprint reader can improve the touch sensor.

debt collector said:
Does anyone know what causes this problem. Is it heating issues from overclocking?
Starting to get worried after reading about so many fellow atrix users with the dodgy digitizer issue.
I've had mine for one year with another year left until an upgrade so hoping mine doesn't go the same way.
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I think its overheating in general. I've never over locked this phone and even simple browsing through xda heats the CPU up to 55-60 degrees.
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debt collector said:
Does anyone know what causes this problem. Is it heating issues from overclocking?
Starting to get worried after reading about so many fellow atrix users with the dodgy digitizer issue.
I've had mine for one year with another year left until an upgrade so hoping mine doesn't go the same way.
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Mine is a little over 9 months old (got it with contract last November I think) and as I speak, my digitizer is dying as well Not only that, mine has serious bootloop problems and also Sleep of Death very often. Oh well, one more year to go
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Please move to Q & A

maggedo said:
Please move to Q & A
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Do you ever post anything useful?

[Q] Swollen battery

So, has anyone else had any problems with the battery swelling on the N4? I first noticed that parts of the screen was having what appeared to be a massive light bleed, then after a few hours the back came off. I was not charging the phone so I have a hard time believing there is something wrong with my charger. I have attached a picture showing what it looks like now..

Never seen that before I'd get the phone replaced.

That's crazy

The problem is the battery blew up. How hot did you get that thing and for how long.
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Damn
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Holy ****. That's bad. Get it replaced.
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Wow get that away from you you don't need a battery acid shower
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Click it I dare you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401

My old Samsung got extremely hot and battery died in seconds , the battery didn't look to good neither!! Sent it back and they told me it was a battery loop!!
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strapped365 said:
The problem is the battery blew up. How hot did you get that thing and for how long.
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I had the phone in my pocket and only used it for Spotify when I was outside walking. I never checked the temperature when I saw the phone like that for the first time, so actually I don´t know how hot it got. I haven´t found a way to see the max temperature but if someone give me the instructions I gladly will.

I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding

skezza said:
I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding
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This is the second li-po cell battery i have seen like this. And my 5th lifetime li-po explosion total. I use them in my rc car and see them blow up frequently
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Wow... That picture proves that all these " my back glass spontaneously cracked" are full of crap! If the back glass can survive that uncracked....
But seriously though, that sucks and get that RMA'd!
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kinda annoying, i had a friend that had this done with his S2.. .he just replaced the battery .. annoyingly we cant do that easily

skezza said:
I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding
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Absolutely, I will call Google in the morning. The thing is that I live in Sweden and the phone is bought in the UK Play Store, so it will be interesting to see how I am able to RMA it since I don´t live in the UK.

peterlundgren said:
Absolutely, I will call Google in the morning. The thing is that I live in Sweden and the phone is bought in the UK Play Store, so it will be interesting to see how I am able to RMA it since I don´t live in the UK.
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Someone on here from the UK might be able to help you.

666fff said:
Someone on here from the UK might be able to help you.
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Here's some information to RMA Devices
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2411741#GB