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Help! Need to Open front housing cover for HD

there's a smudge inside the front camera lens and i need to clean wipe it but it requires me open the front cover to clean. Can someone tell me the exact tools to have this done?

here is the service manual
it will tell you exactly how to do that
but that's a lot of risk for a smudge
you are a brave person

thanks man! ..the smudge is bothering my gf cuz she uses my phone has a mirror in the morning lol..crap you think i can find all those little tools on ebay?

bobdude5 said:
t..the smudge is bothering my gf cuz she uses my phone has a mirror in the morning lol..
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Better not tell my wife about this, otherwise I'd never get it back

Galaxy Vibrant camera black dots

Hi,
Yesterday I noticed that that camera as a problem with black dots in all photos and videos. Now there are no spots on the back camera glass or anything.
I am attaching photos for your viewing pleasure
Can somebody please identify the problem with it. Is the camera lens it self damaged or some particles got underneath the glass cover that I can't see or is it a software problem. Also is there a way to take off the glass cover without opening the phone so I can clean the camera lens?
Please help me out guys, this is really very disappointing.

anyone ?. .

Send it to service center.. I had this issue once and it is not dirt cause i tried too clean it out too by opening it..

I got this from abroad its warranty isn't valid where I am now. Any other solutions ?

somebody please help, This is really annoying.

I have the same problem too, mine has 2 big blurry dots It is annoying when I take pictures in high lighted places, in the low light environment it doesn't show up.
Is there any way to open the lens to clean it?

same problem here, seems like some kind of dust got in the lens part, im going to watch some videos of ffc mods to see if it is possible to clean the camera lens.
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Found the solution, seems like the lens is scratched or something, doing a ffc mod will fix it as the ffc is attached to the 5mp camera, just buy a i9k camera from ebay and mod it.

@AkiraRyu good luck and let us know what happens, Also do see if its possible to lift the glass without opening the phone. Some pictures would greatly help.
I made small dots on the the camera glass to see if they gave the same result but any thing on the glass comes up very blurry on the picture. This definitely is something on the lens it self but its also highly unlikely that its a scratch maybe dust or maybe somethings wrong with the camera.If only there was a way to lift the glass without opening the mobile phone.

I have dust in my I9000 front camera...is there a way to open the phone and clean it?
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lucbl1 said:
I have dust in my I9000 front camera...is there a way to open the phone and clean it?
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yes, its quiet easy , i opened to try to clean it yesterday( i think vibrants and galaxy s interational are the same in the back).
First watch some front facing camera mods videos in youtube (ffc vibrant mod) to see how to open it up, you only need to get the 7 screws out and take out the plastic plate , REMEMBER to pull off the microsd card and the gsm/3g chip!.
if cleaning the lens doesn't work (like my case) you will have to buy a camera replacement, i recommend the i9000 camera so you also get a ffc. it costs in ebay 24USD (dont know the shiping to US as i live in another country) it comes with a plastic thing to remove the plastic plate easy and 2 screw drivers.

snazi said:
@AkiraRyu good luck and let us know what happens, Also do see if its possible to lift the glass without opening the phone. Some pictures would greatly help.
I made small dots on the the camera glass to see if they gave the same result but any thing on the glass comes up very blurry on the picture. This definitely is something on the lens it self but its also highly unlikely that its a scratch maybe dust or maybe somethings wrong with the camera.If only there was a way to lift the glass without opening the mobile phone.
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Good and bad news:
Opening is really easy, used my fingernails to open the plastic plate, after you get the plastic plate(not the back cober) the plastic protecting the lens also comes off, i cleaned it (A LOT) and the violet dot thing was still there.
there are 2 solutions... 3, first do nothing and keep the camera as it is(no way!) , second buy a vibrant camera replacement , or third (and best) buy a i9000 camera replacement.
In the third case you also get a front facing camera because the 5mpx camera and the ffc are connected, the look petty much like this:
androidsfinest .com /wp-content/uploads/2010/09/i9000s-camera-close-up-150x150.jpg
in the vibrant the ffc camera is cut off the 5mp camera and the place where the ffc goes is painted in black. the cameras are the same, lot of users on xda have moded their vibrants, search on youtube for guides on how to do it
i recommend : FIRST make sure to pull off the gsm chip and the microsd card (if you use one), use a ordered and clean place to do it, get something where to put the screws( lost one because i chose a bad place to put them).

Still waiting for a solution :s. I don't wanna open my new phone takes away all its glory.

Note 4 Camera Problems?

Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.

did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.

zurkx said:
did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.
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Yeah I removed the plastic sheets..but can't remember if they were 1 or 2 !!!! I'll take another look and see..

XeroHertZ said:
Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.
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Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.

TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?

Chefproll said:
TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?
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Lol I was wondering myself...I was 100000% it's just one protection film..a friend of mine got a note 4 today and I unboxed it with him it was only one.

Jonathan-H said:
Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.
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Ok thanks for the info Jonathan.

two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.

Maintenance Issue *Bleh*
Feel free to call the Samsung customer help center, they may help you bring it in for repair by describing them your problem :fingers-crossed:

zurkx said:
two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.
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if there are two of them how can i get the second one off?! I tried to peel of something that looks like it's plastic protector with my nail but only my nail peeled off

In the camera app, next to the shutter button, there is a button for modes. In the modes list, you can download sport mode from the play store. That mode reduces the auto focus.
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i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.

Hi, I wonder if someone could help me... I wanted to download additional mode for the camera, Sports Shot, however it requires signing into Samsung account and that seems to be a problem. Maybe because I'm rooted? I have tried defrosting all apps related to Knox but it did not help. I have even tried to reset my Samsung account password and still receiving "processing failed" error when signing into the account. Does anyone know what to do to be able to download it? Or perhaps, does anybody have the app/mode itself?
Edit: all sorted - if you have a same problem, try the following:
go to https://account.samsung.com and complete all of your details, log out and all should work again, did for me

Hmmm...
It FEELS like there's something more you can peel off. But I'm not sure if that's a) possible to peel off, and b) if it's meant to be peeled off. Maybe a kind of glass protection.
Wouldn't make too much sense stacking two protective foils at once on the lens.
As my photos taken with the Note 4 turn out to real great, I don't wish to change anything.
But of course I am tempted to trying to peel off that additional layer, if it's possible at all. - But we know how it is: Once removed, you just cannot undo it 100 %.

replace your phone while you can if your camera focus is not working. ( if that what you mean ). because I have the same issue and if you surfed the internet you will find some guys suffering from this issue,,

zurkx said:
i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.
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nope!if there is something to peel off it just doesn't want to be peeled off i only was able to peel off the hole one..i don't know maybe it was a second one non hole only on your note or in some variants or just i don't know

had the same issue, had to have the device replaced.
no matter what I did it wouldnt focus on anything more than 3-4 ft away and focus was slow.

[Q] Camera badly scratched!

Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??

EvilKing009 said:
Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??
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Toothpaste method is for removing oleophobic coating, it doesn't really remove the scratches but the whole thing on top of your lense. If it doesn't work for you, then it might be that the camera lense on g2 is different from the phone the guide you were following was written for. If your pics quality is really affected by the scratches, you should change the rear housing backplate that contains camera lens & volume buttons. It's around $20 I think.

MilanStojkovic said:
Toothpaste method is for removing oleophobic coating, it doesn't really remove the scratches but the whole thing on top of your lense. If it doesn't work for you, then it might be that the camera lense on g2 is different from the phone the guide you were following was written for. If your pics quality is really affected by the scratches, you should change the rear housing backplate that contains camera lens & volume buttons. It's around $20 I think.
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yes.Camera is creating foggy and grainy pictures so thats why i am looking for it,how about if i use metal polish on it ??

EvilKing009 said:
yes.Camera is creating foggy and grainy pictures so thats why i am looking for it,how about if i use metal polish on it ??
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Metal polish doesn't sound like a good idea, it might damage the glass (if it's glass underneath anyways). Just noticed mine is scratched too, but pics seem decent. It's a really bad quality I guess since I use double layer hard case for my phone and I doubt lens is in contact with anything most of the time. I dunno man, google a bit about it. Replacing the part if nothing works, or if you mess things up. Be careful. There are some guides online but I think finding out which material is it made of is essential. For example, if it's polycarbonate you can use something with hydrofluoric acid. It will remove everything from it leaving the lense clear. But if it's glass, hydrofluoric acid will dissolve it and make it look like frosted glass.

MilanStojkovic said:
Metal polish doesn't sound like a good idea, it might damage the glass (if it's glass underneath anyways). Just noticed mine is scratched too, but pics seem decent. It's a really bad quality I guess since I use double layer hard case for my phone and I doubt lens is in contact with anything most of the time. I dunno man, google a bit about it. Replacing the part if nothing works, or if you mess things up. Be careful.
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Thanks.I guess it is the only way to fix is to replace its rear cam housing.

Pretty cheap fix, I'm having the same problem with the rear can pics coming out foggy with streaks.

EvilKing009 said:
Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??
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pretty sure you are over it by now, but ill leave this gem over here.
buy off a low quality phone housing and replaced only the camera lens glass cover by popping it out. ebay had an offer for $5+ as i remember.

well, its not that so hard for you to find its housing.For me, in my country , its really really hard to find as no one sells LG parts so much.

If you are having trouble finding it and you don't mind waiting, order it online. AliExpress for example

Tear down, now camera won't focus.

I dropped my Nexus 6p with no case and the camera lens looked to be damaged. When using the camera there were black dots scattered on the screen/picture.
I purchased a replacement lens, opened up the phone, and replaced it. The repair seemed to go fine and at first look, the camera had no more black spots. But it won't focus and can't seem to take a picture. The front camera works fine, which makes sense since I didn't touch that.
I opened up the phone again and made sure all the connections were hooked up and things were in order and clean. Still not focussing or taking pictures.
I factory reset just in case it was software but that didn't fix.
I have seen others who have camera problems like not focussing but not also the issue of not taking pictures too. The phone works fine in all other areas.
Any ideas?

Same boat here, my old camera is worn out as won't focus up close so got new one from replacebase on eBay and it's blurry as hell and not saving, told them and they sent replacement but that's same. Any ideas people?

I opened up my phone to replace the battery and broke the glass cover, so I've been walking around with the lens exposed. Black smudges started to appear and multiply. Sometimes it doesn't focus either... I've ordered a replacement camera module from eBay, waiting for it to see if it fixes anything

quimbexa said:
I opened up my phone to replace the battery and broke the glass cover, so I've been walking around with the lens exposed. Black smudges started to appear and multiply. Sometimes it doesn't focus either... I've ordered a replacement camera module from eBay, waiting for it to see if it fixes anything
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Just a question, are you usa or Europe? As the ones I got from UK based replacebase where faulty, they kindly gave me a refund.

jimbomodder said:
Just a question, are you usa or Europe? As the ones I got from UK based replacebase where faulty, they kindly gave me a refund.
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Europe.

I actually just powered up the phone again after a while and the back camera still won't focus, but now suddenly it takes a picture and saves it. Still won't focus on anything farther away. Is this somehow a software issue?

htdroid72 said:
I actually just powered up the phone again after a while and the back camera still won't focus, but now suddenly it takes a picture and saves it. Still won't focus on anything farther away. Is this somehow a software issue?
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Not sure, got to wait and see if the other guy has same issue, if he does then I'd same faulty cameras, I run rr 7.1.2 and even went back to full official 7.1 and updated to find same issues.

quimbexa said:
Europe.
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Have you got your new camera yet?

jimbomodder said:
Have you got your new camera yet?
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Yeah! Good as new :victory:

quimbexa said:
Yeah! Good as new :victory:
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Dam, who'd you buy from and what was your steps?

jimbomodder said:
Dam, who'd you buy from and what was your steps?
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My original intent was to change the battery. I screwed up and ended up breaking the back glass, and the exposed lens started to degrate fast.
So I left the screws off, so I could access the interior of the phone more easily. Yesterday I opened it and unscrewed the motherboard, took out the old module and attached the new one, being careful not to place my fingers on the lens. Piece of cake. I screwed the motherboard back and plugged my new battery in too. I closed the phone without screws again and put my new glass cover.
Only waiting now for the new fingerprint sensor, which I also broke during my first attempt to open the phone. Doesn't matter. The parts are cheap enough and I like to tinker.

quimbexa said:
My original intent was to change the battery. I screwed up and ended up breaking the back glass, and the exposed lens started to degrate fast.
So I left the screws off, so I could access the interior of the phone more easily. Yesterday I opened it and unscrewed the motherboard, took out the old module and attached the new one, being careful not to place my fingers on the lens. Piece of cake. I screwed the motherboard back and plugged my new battery in too. I closed the phone without screws again and put my new glass cover.
Only waiting now for the new fingerprint sensor, which I also broke during my first attempt to open the phone. Doesn't matter. The parts are cheap enough and I like to tinker.
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Could you pm me where you got the camera module as both I got never worked as per ops experience. Glad you got yours sorted. My only other hope is getting from china

quimbexa said:
My original intent was to change the battery. I screwed up and ended up breaking the back glass, and the exposed lens started to degrate fast.
So I left the screws off, so I could access the interior of the phone more easily. Yesterday I opened it and unscrewed the motherboard, took out the old module and attached the new one, being careful not to place my fingers on the lens. Piece of cake. I screwed the motherboard back and plugged my new battery in too. I closed the phone without screws again and put my new glass cover.
Only waiting now for the new fingerprint sensor, which I also broke during my first attempt to open the phone. Doesn't matter. The parts are cheap enough and I like to tinker.
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New camera arrived today and works a treat. The serial numbers/manufacturer numbers match up which replacebase don't. Now I have virtually a brand new 6p. Thanks again.

jimbomodder said:
New camera arrived today and works a treat. The serial numbers/manufacturer numbers match up which replacebase don't. Now I have virtually a brand new 6p. Thanks again.
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Please, where did you buy the camera?
I've replaced my battery and now the camera is blurry, cleaning it didn't solve

shogunbr said:
Please, where did you buy the camera?
I've replaced my battery and now the camera is blurry, cleaning it didn't solve
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I got it from eBay but the seller was from us.
Sent from my Nexus 6P