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[Q] Digitizer Cable

I have a LG G2 VS-980. The top half of my screen was completely unresponsive to touch so I decided to open it up and take a look. The digitizer cable that sits on the glass has been peeled off. Is there any way I can replace this myself? It looks to be sitting on there with just glue.

Brytion said:
I have a LG G2 VS-980. The top half of my screen was completely unresponsive to touch so I decided to open it up and take a look. The digitizer cable that sits on the glass has been peeled off. Is there any way I can replace this myself? It looks to be sitting on there with just glue.
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I'm on same issue.
mine is the screen not responsive about half inch.
Take a look the attached.
I'm assuming this is hardware relative since this happens in recovery mode.

rhplusa10 said:
I'm on same issue.
mine is the screen not responsive about half inch.
Take a look the attached.
I'm assuming this is hardware relative since this happens in recovery mode.
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Yes, It's hardware. My first thought was do a factory reset, but no luck. I know there are several places online to get and new digitizer or digitizer plus LCD combo, both are sold with new ribbons already connected to the digitizer. I'm just trying to find if I can reconnect the ribbons myself without having to buy a $70 and up digitizer and LCD combo. It came loose completely by itself. I've never dropped the phone or mistreated it in any way, so I'm also worried if I buy a new digitizer then the same thing will happen again. I've contacted a few places that repair smart phones but they have no idea only just doing some research myself. So now I'm here looking for some professional help.

Dead screen on Galaxy S4

I bought it about 9 months ago on Craigslist. I'll never do *that* again.
After I got it home, I noticed that the screen looks as if it has been replaced. A tiny bit of glue in the upper corner. Oh well. It was working fine. Or so I thought.
A few weeks ago, I started getting these strange vertical lines through the entire display. I couldn't figure out any pattern to it (time of day, temperature, etc.) It would usually go away within a few minutes.
Then today, I hit the power button to bring it out of "sleep" mode, and the screen flickered a few times... and died. I tried to power it back on; no dice. I pulled the battery and tried powering it on; no luck.
I plugged it into an AC charger and at least I saw the battery icon. I powered it on, and the screen flickered and died again.
Is this a known error or a simple fix? Do you need more information?

Sounds like a dead display, not a real common problem but it happens. You can replace the display which is not a huge deal but my concern is the glue you mention. That may make it a bit of a challenge to repair. Depending on what type, how much and where glue was put.

How much would a new display cost if I replaced it myself? How do I know it's just the display, not the digitizer or something else, etc.?

Check Ebay. Ebay is usually loaded with replacement screens/lcds. If you do buy from there make sure it is a Sprint variant of the SG4. There are suttle differences on the inside between GS4s. The lcd is the part you'll need to replace if necessary. I would advise, taking the display off first to inspect what the previous owner had done. It's entirely possible that the lcd cable ribbon is loose or not seated properly to the board.

The display will be the outer glass, digitizer and LCD all in one package. You can try to replace parts separately, but trust me it is not worth it. The outer glass is glued down to the digitizer, that is a real pita to get apart clean without damaging what is left. Then if you do manage to get it apart it may not function as well or be as durable as originally because the outer glass no longer makes contact with the whole digitizer. Think of it like a single piece of wood vs a laminate like plywood.
Granted it may not be the display (there is always a possibility it could be something else -like aliens) but most likely it will be the display. I would think of it this way- try to replace the display, if that does not work you can resell the display you just bought and you might be out $20- well worth it in my opinion.

Thanks for the info. Looks like the glass/digitizer/LCD will run me about $100, so I'm not sure it's worth it.
Does anyone have the link handy for the Galaxy S4 drivers so that I can get what I need off the phone?

troyboytn said:
I would advise, taking the display off first to inspect what the previous owner had done. It's entirely possible that the lcd cable ribbon is loose or not seated properly to the board.
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I've followed instructions to take the motherboard out and put it back in. Is it difficult to ge the display off? Is the LCD cable ribbon easy to find?

[Q] Screen troubles

So here it goes. I've had nothing but issues with screens on the G2. My first G2 had the glass separating from the frame during the first few weeks that I had it, then it decided to go into a boot loop randomly and Sprint replaced it.
My second G2 initially was fine but then of course the glass started separating after a few months from the frame and I just ignored it. About 8 months later I dropped and and cracked the digitizer, luckily I had synced my bluetooth keyboard/mouse to it and was able to back everything up.
I then ordered a LCD/Digitizer/Frame assembly. I installed it and noticed the frame and the glass were separating and I could see the back light like my other screens, this one also had some white spots and looked like pressure damage. The seller tells me that they accidentally sent me a defective screen (a "return") so they send me another one, which I notice has the glass already separating from the frame, at this point I don't really care anymore and just deal with the one I have already and leave the "new" one on the shelf.
About 6 months later a portion of the screen stops responding and sometimes will go crazy clicking and swiping everything. So I decide to order some 3M 3mm tape to properly adhere the glass to the frame of the "new" one I have on the shelf. I followed a guide and it all seemed to go smoothly, I let it dry for a week to make sure it won't start separating like the others. I tried installing it and while it looks great, the phone runs super slow, and touches respond after about 20 seconds. I unplugged the digitizer connections and it still runs super slow with my bluetooth keyboard/mouse. I plugged back in the connections and went into recovery and noticed it was just clicking everything and going crazy. I also noticed I couldn't power the screen off, I had to hold the power button down until the phone shut off.
I ended up putting my old screen back in and it works fine, other than the small portion of the screen that is unresponsive.
Any ideas? I feel just ordering a brand new phone, but I'm pretty sure it'll just have the same issue after a few months ..

tbob18 said:
Any ideas? I feel just ordering a brand new phone, but I'm pretty sure it'll just have the same issue after a few months ..
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What are you doing with it so that the glass separates from the frame? do you use a cover? could you post some pictures?

Choristav said:
What are you doing with it so that the glass separates from the frame? do you use a cover? could you post some pictures?
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Nothing crazy. I use it and am typically pretty careful. I had my Epic 4g for 3 years and never had any issues with it.
First one did not have a case, I have had a case for the second one and it took longer to develop the issue.
It seems to be a pretty common issue due to the bezel being so small.

OP2 Display damage after heavy rain

Dear xda,
while being on holiday in South-East Asia, I got into some pretty heavy rain and my OnePlus 2 obviously didn't like the rain - the display seems to be broken since. Unfortunately I tried switching the phone on shortly after the water contact (because I needed it for navigation) and the display worked just fine while the phone seemed to be stuck software-wise (although now from a retrospective point of view it could have been that already then the display was somehow having issues).
I did put it in dry, uncooked rice just a few hours after the water contact and kept it there for a few days, with the SIM-Tray ejected and the back cover taken off. Still, after a few days, I tried switching it on again and I could notice that is was booting up just fine (I could see the capacitative buttons lighting up and even got some notification sounds after it booted up), but the display remained black
Back home I removed not only the SIM-Tray and the back cover but also the "inside cover" as well as the battery (it then looked like THIS) and put the phone back into rice for another 2 days. After that I reassambled the phone and tried switching it on again - still the display wasn't working.
After disassembling the phone again and taking the battery out, I put the remaining parts of the phone into the oven at about 45°C = 113°F for about 2h. But that didn't help either.
Is there any advice as how to maybe get my display working again? Maybe some cable or connection inside the phone that I could inspect or disconnect and reconnect? The process of buying a display on eBay and replacing the display seems to be rather complicated (due to the fact that the display is glued to the frame as from what I could see on ifixit.com) and I don't want to damage more than I already did while maybe the repair attempt doesn't help at all.
Does anyone have any experience/insight regarding how much it would cost me to open a repair ticket with OnePlus and let them repair/replace my display unit?

Guess it would cost around 200USD since the display is one of the costliest components in the phone. Not sure if it's only the display issue though. The water might have done some serious damage to the board itself.

100$ easily

My replacement screen cost me 30$ including shipping to Sweden, bought on Aliexpress, top notch quality nothing to complain on quality wise .
Skickat från min ONE A2003 via Tapatalk

pitrus- said:
My replacement screen cost me 30$ including shipping to Sweden, bought on Aliexpress, top notch quality nothing to complain on quality wise .
Skickat från min ONE A2003 via Tapatalk
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I too considered buying a replacement screen on ebay or aliexpress. But I don't think I feel confident enough to take the necessary steps to replace the screen, because you seem to have to "unglue" the old screen and glue the new screen back on the frame (Sources: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/OnePlus+2+Screen+Replacement/51922#s115570 and https://youtu.be/Q1b5Ut5kTRM?t=4m).
Is it easier to do than I think? Did you face any issues while replacing it? Can you see or feel a difference with the new screen compared to the original one (i.e. does it perfectly fit into the frame without protruding)?

gnaggwatschn said:
I too considered buying a replacement screen on ebay or aliexpress. But I don't think I feel confident enough to take the necessary steps to replace the screen, because you seem to have to "unglue" the old screen and glue the new screen back on the frame (Sources: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/OnePlus+2+Screen+Replacement/51922#s115570 and https://youtu.be/Q1b5Ut5kTRM?t=4m).
Is it easier to do than I think? Did you face any issues while replacing it? Can you see or feel a difference with the new screen compared to the original one (i.e. does it perfectly fit into the frame without protruding)?
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It was pretty straight forward and simple. I just applied heat to screen using a hairdryer and the used the included suction cup to gently loosed the screen from the adhesive using a credit hard to pry away the glue and then removed the connections to the screen and the touch-buttons and home button from the backside and then removed the screen. Then I moved over the home button and touch buttons to the new screen, applied some 3M adhesive strips on the frame after removing the old adhesive, put the screen back in place and reconnected the collectors, pushed the screen in place in the frame and heated it a bit too make sure the adhesive sticks and then screwed everything back in there and put on the back case. Done and done!

Ok I think I am gonny try tro buy a screen on aliexpress and replace it myself. Do you think this one should do?

well maybe you guys can help me out here i did the steps to replace the fingerprint sensor but now my screen wont stay glued , i have not been able to find the glue for the screen anyone can help with that by any chance ?

jera27 said:
well maybe you guys can help me out here i did the steps to replace the fingerprint sensor but now my screen wont stay glued , i have not been able to find the glue for the screen anyone can help with that by any chance ?
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I would also like to know which kind of "3M adhesive strips" pitrus- used to keep the screen glued.

gnaggwatschn said:
I would also like to know which kind of "3M adhesive strips" pitrus- used to keep the screen glued.
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I bought this one linked down here
3M Sticker Tape Sticker 1MM Double Side Adhesive For Cellphone Touch Screen LCD
http://s.aliexpress.com/UBbquiQf
(from AliExpress Android)

i will try it thanks how did you apply it ? did you have to do any modifications ? is the phone screen similar to its original state ? did you remove the previous glue ? soo many questions i wish there was a video on how to apply it on the phone , as of now my bottom half of the phone screen is unglued

jera27 said:
i will try it thanks how did you apply it ? did you have to do any modifications ? is the phone screen similar to its original state ? did you remove the previous glue ? soo many questions i wish there was a video on how to apply it on the phone , as of now my bottom half of the phone screen is unglued
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For me, the old adhesive came off with the old screen. But I did some cleaning with alcohol just to be sure.

LG V20 screen replacement!!!!!

Hey guys. I recently broke my LG V20 (AT&T varient.) It is just the top screen and not tbe LCD Digitizer. The 2nd screen is completly fine and its the main screen that's broken. Does anybody know a good tutorial and a good source to get tbe part ASAP?
Thanks in advanced.

velezj.att said:
Hey guys. I recently broke my LG V20 (AT&T varient.) It is just the top screen and not tbe LCD Digitizer. The 2nd screen is completly fine and its the main screen that's broken. Does anybody know a good tutorial and a good source to get tbe part ASAP?
Thanks in advanced.
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Dude YouTube

Look up Jerry rig everything his YouTube channel has it all

velezj.att said:
Hey guys. I recently broke my LG V20 (AT&T varient.) It is just the top screen and not tbe LCD Digitizer. The 2nd screen is completly fine and its the main screen that's broken. Does anybody know a good tutorial and a good source to get tbe part ASAP?
Thanks in advanced.
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As someone else said,youtube.
In the amount of time waiting for a reply, you could have just Googled the question.
And, the second screen, I do believe, is a single physical screen, partitioned by software. If one is trashed, both are I believe.

Thank you. I understand Youtube and Google. The problem with that is there are only like 3 videos, and each video the process is slightly different. When I try and search for the part, I find the glass/LCD digitizer ranging in price from $100-130. This is fine but the problem is I don't want to wait a few weeks to receive it, since all of the places I've found that sell it can't do expedited shipping, and if they do, they are all sold out. Lastly, I also found JUST the top layer of glass (no not a tempered glass protector, the actuall replacement) for only around $10-$20 in price, but there are ZERO videos on Youtube for that process, and a few people in the comments have even asked about this, with no luck.

A combo of multiple things....
This is a relatively new phone. Won't be lots of how tos available for one.
Second, what you are asking about is not a simple fix.
It requires either extreme cold such as, liquid nitrogen or 90% alcohol and dry ice cold. Or extreme heat. You either embrittle the glue with cold and peel it off in pieces or soften via heat and pull it loose in pieces. You run risk of killing your digitizer. Plan ahead accordingly.
You also *will* kill the polarizing layer in between digitizer and glass. Be prepared to replace this as well. Anyone who says otherwise is fibbing, IMO.
Then, you need something to remove the bubbles from the LOCA glue and gorilla glass sandwich.
Then reassemble.
Again: with the phones age, and a small supply chain in place due to the devices age, don't expect much in the way of how tos, or parts.
tl;dr
Not a simple fix. Chances are high you wont get it back to stock without a good technique and some moderately expensive tools.
Edited to add... There's a reason you find very few glass sellers, and lots of people selling digitizer/glass combos. .. The odds of a ****ed job are sky high, esp with phones with curved glass, like Samsung garbage.

On my V10 my front screen had cracked. Rather than try to replace just the digitizer I bought a dead V10 on eBay and replaced the full screen housing from that phone with my motherboard. Much easier to replace full screen assembly if you can find that way.
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I have a v20 Sprint..My Screen Is Cracked Some What At The Top..Will That Crack Cause The Phone To Freeze Up?
like Sometimes The Phone FREEZE BAD but when i press the screen I can still Hear The Sounds from the apps

velezj.att said:
Hey guys. I recently broke my LG V20 (AT&T varient.) It is just the top screen and not tbe LCD Digitizer. The 2nd screen is completly fine and its the main screen that's broken. Does anybody know a good tutorial and a good source to get tbe part ASAP?
Thanks in advanced.
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https://www.fixez.com/store/lg/lg-v-series/lg-v20

Fixez - LG V20 Screen with Frame
Just thought I would "help" other LG V20 owners; but I just finished replacing the screen on mine after dropping it on the concrete floor in the parking garage at work. It actually landed face down and I had a crappy Incipio case, so it was a spiderweb of cracks although it still ran fine for 3 months until the lines got thicker and thicker.
Anyway, I ordered a replacement Screen with Frame from Fixez.com and just know that it is NOT OEM or even close. I got my phone working; but just some notes for anyone else who finds this and tries to replace the screen themselves.
Most YouTube videos out there are NOT accurate and you will end up having to "move" extra parts they do not show.
I got the FRAME replacement; but I think it would have been BETTER without because all the tiny pieces are GLUED onto the frame.
You MUST have the tools, especially that tweezer one and get a Hair Dryer, because the parts are TINY and GLUED so easier to loosen.
I broke the Headphone Jack, because the connectors are basically membranes, which is why I think you should just replace SCREEN.
I forgot to clean my front facing camera; but I cleaned the two rears ones, so just make sure you "alcohol and air spray" clean before closing.
It is beyond blurry and I do not want to take it apart; but it could actually be the "low quality" peephole, which is creating "flare and blur".​
Once I finished and turned it on, I was overjoyed; but after a week I can "see" more problems and just be aware that you really need OEM.
Problems:
Secondary Screen does not "show" when Main Screen is OFF; but it worked with original screen once option enabled.​The top part is not white-white; but just a "hair off" and it is like an "oval thumb circle" and might have been "touched" during manufacture.​Put some Arctic Silver CPU compound; because this "knock off" runs HOTTER and the first few boots felt like a "burn in" sequence.​There is no LG Logo at the bottom of the screen; so if you decide to "sell" it later, then it will be obvious that you are selling "refurbished".​The battery seems to drain faster; but I also noticed it does not "like" a FULL charge and runs nice and cold when lower battery charge.​Headphone jack broken. Does not light up when I look at screen. Sometimes "double tap" (KNOCKON) does not work correctly.​Sometimes I have to press Power Button twice to turn on screen. Sometimes it is once. Basically "sensors or integration" seem to have issues.​I just miss how the "little things" used to work perfectly, even when it was cracked.​
Basically, this screen feels like a cheap Chinese "knock off"; but I went for the "cheapest option" I found out there and you get what you pay for, so it works, but I hope this helps someone else out there to make an informed decision. Remember, Fixez (and ALL OTHERS) have a NO RETURN policy; because basically they state that it must be in NEW RESELLABLE condition and you are going to be sticking things, bending wires and removing plastic tabs. So do not listen to anyone and these repair shops will NOT return your money once you try to DIY.
If I had to do it again, then I would have spent more time looking for a screen with the LG Logo and at least try to get something with some OEM "guarantee or promise"; which Fixez NEVER made and I just went for Low Price and USA Based. Might have been better to get something OEM from Asia; because I got ganked anyway and I suspect this screen is going to shorten the lifespan of what was a beautiful LG V20 - H918 from T-Mobile.
:crying:

Does anyone know how to find a decent quality replacement of the glass and digitizer? I'll certainly keep the ease of 'no frame' in mind. I would like an oem product for sure. But I want my phone back asap, so I'll take what I can get