So I just took my phone out of it's case and noticed that the back glass was cracked. I read in one of the threads that apparently a back repair from Google is free? It's kind of hard to believe but does anyone know anything about it? If it's not free, how much would it be to have the back fixed? Thanks.
Its not free. You can find the back piece for about $60 online
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spaceman860 said:
Its not free. You can find the back piece for about $60 online
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Yeah I didn't think so :/ but is there anyway I could buy just the glass and change it? That's only $20. I don't want to pay $60 for a back lol.
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Yeah I didn't think so :/ but is there anyway I could buy just the glass and change it? That's only $20. I don't want to pay $60 for a back lol.
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There is a lot of post explaining this particular question in detail for simple and short no or at least it's very hard due to things actually being hooked up to the glass
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jonapunk said:
There is a lot of post explaining this particular question in detail for simple and short no or at least it's very hard due to things actually being hooked up to the glass
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Okay I guess I'll just get one of those carbon fiber stickers for now... Thanks for the info
Did you read the other threads on this? I would before settling for a cover or film
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I have looked but I can't find the back glass plate anywhere. Broke it in the first 10 min of having the phone. If anyone has a link to where I can find one it would be great. Thanks...
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I've seen it online for sale. Google it.
How did you manage to break it right after getting it?
I saw this link in a thread(s) in this 4rum, search those threads for further information.I Dont have any relationship with the website, so it's not PR or advertising.
http://www.etradesupply.com/lg/android-models/lg-nexus-4-e960-parts.html
It`s on Etradesupply. http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-lg-nexus-4-e960-battery-door.html
They're occasionally on ebay. I bought one for $13 shipped just in case.
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front glass broke
Jaxidian said:
They're occasionally on ebay. I bought one for $13 shipped just in case.
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Can the front glass be replaced? if you can share the link will be very helpful
thank you
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I've seen it online for sale. Google it.
How did you manage to break it right after getting it?
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Set it on the car trunk an it slid of to the pavement. I was sick over it
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I put my Nexus 4 on a shelf that was about 5ft high, then someone pushed the shelf causing my phone to fall face down on the carpet. I thought the phone would handle the drop, as it had happened to me before, but I looked at it and the front glass, not LCD, was completely shattered. I know this would be a costly replacement, I would just like to find something under $100. What makes it bad is that the phone is only a month old, and I didn't have a case on it, kinda my fault.... But I'd like to ask if anyone else had this problem, and if so what was the solution, how much would it cost to buy a replacement online? and is it easy to replace at home, because I never replaced a screen by myself? If so did you get yours replaced at a shop? and how much was it with the glas and digitizer? Thanks, also do you think the prices for the screens will go down? They seem to be going down, because I could probably wait a month if it makes a big difference.
$115 lg does it for you.
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Do you know of anything cheaper?
It doesn't sound bad but I just dont want to deal with sending in my phone, plus if its rooted? will it make a difference?
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$115 lg does it for you.
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aanonymoushuman said:
Do you know of anything cheaper?
It doesn't sound bad but I just dont want to deal with sending in my phone, plus if its rooted? will it make a difference?
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unroot it not difficult if u use one of those toolkits. doubt you can find anything cheaper than that. screens are expensive. max you would save $20 but you run the risk to not succeed by doing it urself(unless u r a pro in such things)
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unroot it not difficult if u use one of those toolkits. doubt you can find anything cheaper than that. screens are expensive. max you would save $20 but you run the risk to not succeed by doing it urself(unless u r a pro in such things)
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Welcome back to XDA.
Also, toolkits are the devil.
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Do you know of anything cheaper?
It doesn't sound bad but I just dont want to deal with sending in my phone, plus if its rooted? will it make a difference?
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That's about the cheapest you can go. I paid about $250 for mine, and I had to fix it myself. Then again I prefer to do it myself.
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Hi everyone,
Somehow this morning (no idea how it happened) I broke the back glass on my phone. The camera also seems to have stopped working, but I'm not sure why. The impact point for the break was near the bottom of the phone, not the camera.
Has anyone else had a similar issue and how did they fix it? It's making the lockscreen quite slow, probably because of the camera widget
EDIT: Please ignore this post. I tried the camera again right after posting and it has fixed itself. My apologies.I'll be ordering a new back soon
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...and it has fixed itself.
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This phone is amazing, isn't it
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How are you ordering it ? and how much will it cost ?
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This phone is amazing, isn't it
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Sure is!
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How are you ordering it ? and how much will it cost ?
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I'm thinking ebay, I'll have a better look tomorrow. Also considering just using clear nailpolish or something then getting a case to save some money.
Prices look like they're around 55AUD, plus 40 or so postage. I'm sure they'd be around cheaper though
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Hey there, long time lurker here but now I really need your help. I managed to drop my Nexus 4 this morning from about 3 foot onto lino flooring in my bathroom. It landed smack bang on it's back and the back glass is shattered.
Are there any cheap solutions to repairing this? I saw some glass on the bay for about £20, I don't know how easy it will be to repair though. Also thought about getting a skin from dbrands and just sticking it over it, hoping it holds.
Thanks, Ben.
I guess there aren't any alternatives.
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I hope u fix it :s
xbenjiiman said:
Hey there, long time lurker here but now I really need your help. I managed to drop my Nexus 4 this morning from about 3 foot onto lino flooring in my bathroom. It landed smack bang on it's back and the back glass is shattered.
Are there any cheap solutions to repairing this? I saw some glass on the bay for about £20, I don't know how easy it will be to repair though. Also thought about getting a skin from dbrands and just sticking it over it, hoping it holds.
Thanks, Ben.
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You might wanna take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSe1I0MlpLI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The link to purchase the back cover is in the description. Good luck!
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You might wanna take a look at this video:
The link to purchase the back cover is in the description. Good luck!
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It's not the screen, it's the glass on the back.
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their are 2 options you will find the one with NFC with be more expensive if you dont use NFC get the one without it and i got one for a friend off of ebay just search" nexus 4 back housing".
As far as buying a new back, I've heard a lot of people going on eBay, but where you get it is up to you.
As far as how to replace it once you obtain a replacement back, check out this thread. It has pictures and a nice step-by-step guide on how to do it. Scroll down a few posts and the OP also tells you where he got his replacement from.
Call LG
LG charged me $69.00 to replace the back glass.
Personally I'd save myself some money and time and go with a dbrand skin. The carbon one actually looks very nice on the N4 IMO (look at Taylor Martin's posts on www.pocketnow.com if you want to see it).
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Personally I'd save myself some money and time and go with a dbrand skin. The carbon one actually looks very nice on the N4 IMO (look at Taylor Martin's posts on if you want to see it).
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It's whether it will stay on though, with the glass being shattered and all I thought it might peel off with the shattered glass.
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Call LG
LG charged me $69.00 to replace the back glass.
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I rang them in the UK and they said they don't do repairs.
The people they referred me to (Carphone Warehouse) quoted me £79.99.
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Decided to get a dbrands skin and a ringke fusion case. Maybe some superglue to hold that glass together.
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It's not the screen, it's the glass on the back.
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Sorry, that was the wrong link. This is the correct one, if you're still interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbXk4 (the first 2:30) and the oem back: http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-lg-nexus-4-e960-battery-door-nfc-version.html
Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
send it in to LG for repair... i know when my screen cracked it cost $140 to repair, i'm unsure as to what the cost would be to repair the back as well.
alternatively you can buy the glass itself and replace it yourself but in my case it was cheaper to just have lg fix it.
silver456100 said:
Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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Buy a new phone?
Am I close? Maybe get virgin mobile and build your way back up to the nexus.
silver456100 said:
Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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When this happened to me I just bought another one that had the opposite damage. You could probably get away with a water damaged phone if the digitizer isn't sensitive to a little h2o.
Is that all that's damaged?
Pictures? Did you fall on it or something, I mean, 185 lbs, lol...
Picture or it didn't happen :thumbup:
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Lol yeah if 185lbs was dropped on it I feel like more than just glass was damaged.
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You can give it to a hobo to eat
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Phone is cracked on front and back what're my options here?
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get the front and back replaced rough estimate= 150+60=210 $ best of luck
well i took it in to get repaired.. the guy came out half way through the repair and said that they put a new screen in but that it wasn't responsive.. i'm thinking more than just the screen and back broke.. the guy said it was for sure their screen though.. he told me that they'd order a new one and have it done tomorrow.. hope it was actually a faulty screen...
Leave us an update. I got my pop corn nearby
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