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Dust under the screen

So I have noticed a fairly large grouping of dust has collected under my screen on the top left corner. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and how did you get it taken care of?
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ajk511 said:
So I have noticed a fairly large grouping of dust has collected under my screen on the top left corner. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and how did you get it taken care of?
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Happens to a lot of people including myself. I just deal with it since I can only see it during the day in the sun. You can take it to the spring store and they might fix it for you.

jxr94 said:
Happens to a lot of people including myself. I just deal with it since I can only see it during the day in the sun. You can take it to the spring store and they might fix it for you.
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...or so you think:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948417

I have recently noticed the same thing in the same upper left corner. I switched from my oversized battery and cover back to the original battery and cover to see if that helps prevent it from getting worse.

brandenk said:
I have recently noticed the same thing in the same upper left corner. I switched from my oversized battery and cover back to the original battery and cover to see if that helps prevent it from getting worse.
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I've been using a different back as well, for the powermat charger. I wonder if that is what caused it. Well, off to the sprint store I guess. We'll see what they say.
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I have the same problem in the upper-left hand corner. I didn't have an extended battery until today. Completely stock, even got the dust while I had my screen protector on. I do notice that my phone has what I think is called "screen separation". Sometimes when I press down on the screen, it feels strange like it is separated. Hasn't affected the operation of the phone, but it's not too big of a deal for me to take back to Sprint yet. I only notice the dust when the screen is completely black and in direct light, too.
ajk511 said:
I've been using a different back as well, for the powermat charger. I wonder if that is what caused it. Well, off to the sprint store I guess. We'll see what they say.
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I actually noticed the dust under my screen about two weeks ago and have not made it to the sprint store yet. Should I even bother going there or are they not going to do anything for me? I have the Total Equipment Protection as well.

I've noticed dust under my screen as well. What sucks is the dust is right on top of the front facing camera ....maybe this weekend I will take it to the sprint store and see what they say.

Yeah I have it too, also have a blown speaker for the 2nd time -______-. I took it in to get fixed and they gave me a new screen (awesome) but forgot to put a earpiece back in. Looks like im just ignoring the 2nd time i got dust under the screen and gonna fix the rear speaker myself, or try to at least.

If they have any displays in stock, they'll replace it on the spot. Just make sure you tell them you want a brand new component. The store I took it too put a display that was all scratched up and nicked on the edges on my phone as if I wouldn't mind. How insulting!

Defective screen - is this terminal?

Hi everyone,
My phone survived falling off the roof of my car and being run over by another car - the leather slip case kept it intact. Initially I thought I'd got away with it, but its picked up a screen defect which has got progressively worse. Essentially the colours go screwy - a green tint with blue bands which move across the screen. Its definitely a loose wire as I've been able to "fix" the fault by tapping the back of the phone.
Until tonight, where its not going back to normal no matter where I tap or how hard. I'm not afraid of disassembly if its fixable - found a video online where they pull it literally to bits. But if I go buy the torx driver is the ribbon cable into the screen reasonably easy to get to? Anyone done it?
Still got 4 months left on my contract, so will be a little sad if I have to resurrect my Hermes.....

The blue thing usually happens with my phone. Got my screen replaced like a week ago and the problem persists. What I do is 'flex' the screen in the top left and bottom right and that usually works. Try like bending the screen (sort of) and it will probably work.

Skellyyy said:
The blue thing usually happens with my phone. Got my screen replaced like a week ago and the problem persists. What I do is 'flex' the screen in the top left and bottom right and that usually works. Try like bending the screen (sort of) and it will probably work.
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Success!!!!! Sir, you are a genius, thankyou!

auximinies said:
Success!!!!! Sir, you are a genius, thankyou!
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No problem, any day. Don't even ask how I figured out that that's the way it can be fixed haha.
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My god how did your phone survive that
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Dust inside the screen

Hi all, I went with my MotoDefy into the water to take a couple of pictures and... lets say it was not a good idea.
After some time I found a screen digitizer on ebay and with some extra cares (and my brother's efficient help) the phone is working again (after some months in a drawer).
As I said, now it works, using the MIUI rom, because it was still failing with the stock one, nonetheless, there is a lot of dust inside the screen. I have openned it several times, to clean it again and close with care, but after several days of use, it's full of dust again.
Any ideas of how to solve this issue?
Thanks!

mdabar said:
Hi all, I went with my MotoDefy into the water to take a couple of pictures and... lets say it was not a good idea.
After some time I found a screen digitizer on ebay and with some extra cares (and my brother's efficient help) the phone is working again (after some months in a drawer).
As I said, now it works, using the MIUI rom, because it was still failing with the stock one, nonetheless, there is a lot of dust inside the screen. I have openned it several times, to clean it again and close with care, but after several days of use, it's full of dust again.
Any ideas of how to solve this issue?
Thanks!
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First, this supposed to be in "General" section.
Second, have you tried to make thing closed completely, or there still a leak ?
Third, buy a screen protector, I afraid.

MaxLe said:
First, this supposed to be in "General" section.
Second, have you tried to make thing closed completely, or there still a leak ?
Third, buy a screen protector, I afraid.
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:mmm:
out of the box it say's not to use a screen protector as they cover up sensors & decrease touch screen sensitivity...
each to his own
PS- Greetings & hi

Where Is this truth u speak of?
King_Rat said:
:mmm:
out of the box it say's not to use a screen protector as they cover up sensors & decrease touch screen sensitivity...
each to his own
PS- Greetings & hi
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I had the same problem after a week. I sent for repair, returned after 15 days, you are no longer re-presented the problena. will send you advice, a defect in the seal. If dust enters the risk is that well water enters

Help.. URGENT help.. I cracked my screen.

So my Nexus had the screen lift.. I was just curious, and wanted to see the back of it.
Took the back cover off, no problem. I didn't really do anything except look around. When I wanted to pop the back cover back in, I had trouble with one corner.. it just wouldn't pop in. So i pushed that corner a bit (I swear I didn't really use that much strength) but I turned the device around and saw the corner of the glass was cracked. It didn't reach the pixeled part of the screen, it was only at the black border.
So I thought- ah.. oh well it was my fault. I was pissed.. but who was I to blame right? I'll just live with it.
Here comes the problem.. I pushed the Power button, the lock screen came on as usual. However, it seems to have absolutely no response to my touches at all. I tried touching every single corner... NOTHING.
There is absolutely nothing I can do with this device right now.. Except 1. power it on, 2. take a screen shot.
Can anyone tell me what to do now? I've taken the device out of the states. The country I am in do have Asus office. I know the warranty probably does not cover this. I would be willing to pay for a new screen- but does anything know how much it will cost?
Sigh.. any help/comment would be nice. I'm totally devastated right now. I know it's my fault for not being careful. But I am able to go traveling next week, and was looking forward to reading books on it etc.

If it were me, I'd send it back and get a replacement since it had screen lift and that was the only reason you opened it...
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Solange82200 said:
If it were me, I'd send it back and get a replacement since it had screen lift and that was the only reason you opened it...
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Well I'm not in the U.S, and won't be anytime soon. My friend bought it over for me. Tomorrow I will call the local Asus office and ask them about it.
In the meanwhile I might just buy the micro-USB to USB cable, and use a mouse to control it. Although That will look ridiculous as I'll have to find a flat surface to use the mouse everytime. Is there some other USB controller I can use to control the screen?
Also I don't really know much about digitizers.. once you crack one corner, does it mean the entire thing is not usable anymore?

I had very small screen lift issue. Barely noticeable. But with this official nexus 7 cover seems to keep it down

thunder9111 said:
Here comes the problem.. I pushed the Power button, the lock screen came on as usual. However, it seems to have absolutely no response to my touches at all. I tried touching every single corner... NOTHING.
There is absolutely nothing I can do with this device right now.. Except 1. power it on, 2. take a screen shot.
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The touch panel is fused to the glass so if it breaks you're out of luck sorry
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does that mean if I want to get a replacement I'll have to pay for LCD+digitizer? :crying:
It'll probably cost more than $100 right...

[Q] Can only part of the digitizer/screen break?

I've only had my nexus 4 for a couple of days and today it fell when I was getting out of the car ( my fault, it was in my lap) but it was only like a 2 foot drop. I had a case around the sides and back but it landed on the asphalt face first. I got a thin crack in the corner which I could live with but now the whole top half of my screen stopped responding to touch.. the bottom half works but the top and right edges dont. Does this mean my digitizer is broken? i though either the whole screen would work or none of it. Anyone know how much it would cost to repair replace? Should I try contacting google or LG about it?
Sorry I looked around and there are a lot of broken screen threads but still didnt find answers.
Thanks in advance!

I'm in the exact same situation. Small crack, top half odd screen unresponsive. I just bought a screen online. But i paid a pretty penny for that piece of glass.
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speedygonzo said:
I'm in the exact same situation. Small crack, top half odd screen unresponsive. I just bought a screen online. But i paid a pretty penny for that piece of glass.
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Aw i was hoping your reply would be a solution haha. Man this really sucks, just a few days in too. i want to replace the screen but I'm scared something like that could happen again! How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking? Are you planning on replacing it yourself? I might have to do the same.. :/

vikramkhalsa said:
Aw i was hoping your reply would be a solution haha. Man this really sucks, just a few days in too. i want to replace the screen but I'm scared something like that could happen again! How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking? Are you planning on replacing it yourself? I might have to do the same.. :/
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Yeah, I was out of town when it happened too. Good thing I brought my Galaxy Nexus! But I was able to hook up a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard to navigate through my Nexus 4. And yeah... I paid $187 for the screen...