Just got a few weeks ago my I9505 from a repair centre.. I cracked it's glass and got a replacement for around $40.
I can clearly see a lot of dust under the glass, above home button. I think it also penetrated below back button.
The touch works fine in the rest of the screen, only in the parties mentioned above it doesn't, works hard sometimes.:crying:
My question is: Can I remove the dust without cracking the glass? I don't want to buy a new one..
I heard that you can heat it with a hair dryer and pick just the glass up without cracking with metal tweezers..
crystybz2010 said:
Just got a few weeks ago my I9505 from a repair centre.. I cracked it's glass and got a replacement for around $40.
I can clearly see a lot of dust under the glass, above home button. I think it also penetrated below back button.
The touch works fine in the rest of the screen, only in the parties mentioned above it doesn't, works hard sometimes.:crying:
My question is: Can I remove the dust without cracking the glass? I don't want to buy a new one..
I heard that you can heat it with a hair dryer and pick just the glass up without cracking with metal tweezers..
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Well i suppose you didn't go to the official service of samsung because if you have gone, your service would cost 160$. So it's a second man job. You can go and tell him to restick the glass only or you can search on YouTube for a tutorial to do it by yourself... I prefer the second one. I don't trust anyone, only me!
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Well i suppose you didn't go to the official service of samsung because if you have gone, your service would cost 160$. So it's a second man job. You can go and tell him to restick the glass only or you can search on YouTube for a tutorial to do it by yourself... I prefer the second one. I don't trust anyone, only me!
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Thank you for the fast reply.. I don't have stick, I also don't know what kind of stick I need but .. Can I heat it with the hair dryer just where is dust and remove dust with a vaccuum cleaner or something?
crystybz2010 said:
Thank you for the fast reply.. I don't have stick, I also don't know what kind of stick I need but .. Can I heat it with the hair dryer just where is dust and remove dust with a vaccuum cleaner or something?
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At first you have to go o your service guy to mention your problem. After that,
if he won't do anything, you should buy a 2 mm double sized tape from eBay. But you must be very careful. The guy who changed your screen isn't the certified one huh?
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Hi,
after my wife dropped my phone (accidently she swears) I have some small scratches on the phone. (See Picture below)
Someone knows some ACME Cleaner&Scratch remover for that?
Greetings .. seems that I have had the HD2 for the longest time ...
OOO!! Ouch! Looks like it's time to see the phone doctor. Or, if you feel brave enough, you can fix it yourself. They have replacement screens on ebay. Since you have the EU model the contacts for the screen and the digitizer are soldered together. So you have 3 options. 1. Take it to someone else to fix it. 2. Attempt to order just the digitizer and if you have some time and surgical skills solder the contacts yourself or, 3. Get a fully assembled LCD and digitizer that is already soldered together and swap them out. The cheapest would be to just get the digitizer but if you have to factor in the time and headache of soldering those tiny contacts together, I think getting the assembled parts would be my choice. The US T-Mobile model has a small plug-in type connector on it so there is not soldering. I replaced mine and it is quite a chore. You have to be very careful and don't rush it or you will break things. Good luck!
Yeah you've got more than scratches there! You've got a smashed screen
You'll have to replace the glass
the guy above stated pretty much everything you need to know but here's a link to a lcd+digitizer combo that is fairly cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-LCD-Dis...192999?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45fdf14d27
I know guys, the scratches where just kidding
The complete replacement has been ordered already, will fix it by myself
RollerCoasting said:
Yeah you've got more than scratches there! You've got a smashed screen
You'll have to replace the glass
the guy above stated pretty much everything you need to know but here's a link to a lcd+digitizer combo that is fairly cheap: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-LCD-Dis...192999?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45fdf14d27
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He was being sarcastic with the 'scratches' thing :L
MasterMerlin said:
I know guys, the scratches where just kidding
The complete replacement has been ordered already, will fix it by myself
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That's great. Like I said be very careful in taking it apart. Especially the flex cable that controls the volume rocker. Take your time and you can get it fixed.
Check out this website: http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/official-htc-hd2-disassembly-assembly-training-videos-leaked
It has some videos on disassembling and assembling the HD2 just so you see what you have to deal with. Also another good investment would be to see if you can get some double sided tape to stick the back of the LCD to main frame if you can't salvage the stuff that's there already. It can't be too thick though because you'll run into problems of getting it put back together. They have that on ebay also.
yes
option one.... change screen..
option 2...change wife.....
hahaha change your wife my friend
htchd2fix said:
yes
option one.... change screen..
option 2...change wife.....
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haha change screen is cheaper i guess
Bah!
Just noticed the camera glass on the back on the phone has a nice crack through it... not sure how it happened as the phone has barely been used and never dropped!
Luckily it doesn't seem to be effecting the photos - but it is a bit of a worry and I don't want it getting worse and damaging the actual camera lens
Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK that I might be able to source a replacement part this early in the phones life cycle?
I don't really want to get Samsung or Vodafone to fix it as I had my S3 sent back due to a manufacturing issue and didn't see the phone for another 5 weeks!!
From what I can see in the tear down videos, the camera is quite easy to get to and the glass is quite easy to remove, so I might give it a go at home...
As for the warranty - I assume this voids it, but I can't see any security seals that would let them know this had been done, am I missing something?
Thanks for your help!
Are you sure it's a crack in the glass and not just a scratch in the protective seal? I've had some bubbles under what I assumed was the glass but it turned out I just didn't remove the plastic seal that was on the real glass.
Can't help you with replacement if it's really cracked, good luck though!
bioweb said:
Are you sure it's a crack in the glass and not just a scratch in the protective seal? I've had some bubbles under what I assumed was the glass but it turned out I just didn't remove the plastic seal that was on the real glass.
Can't help you with replacement if it's really cracked, good luck though!
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Nope, Unfortunately it's a pretty genuine crack, you can feel the two pieces shifting slightly when you gently tap the area - very frustrating
LoveJimbo said:
Nope, Unfortunately it's a pretty genuine crack, you can feel the two pieces shifting slightly when you gently tap the area - very frustrating
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On the S3 you could remove the glass cover the lens is actually further back in the housing, try this video see if it works the same on the S4.
Cant help with a replacement part but at least you can remove it and order one espares once they become available.
Ah that's a good idea!
Before I start hacking away at it to check, does anyone have an S3 and S4 and could compare the camera housing by eye - just to see if they do look like they are built in a similar way?
Thanks for your help!
Jim
LoveJimbo said:
Ah that's a good idea!
Before I start hacking away at it to check, does anyone have an S3 and S4 and could compare the camera housing by eye - just to see if they do look like they are built in a similar way?
Thanks for your help!
Jim
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I've just looked at my S3 and it is different appears the S4 is more intergrated theirs no natural place you could get a pin to lift it away.
My Ex droped her Phone and it had Spider Webs all accross. Her Provider send it in to see what it would cost to fix. The Phone also would stop working correctly in the middle of calls.
It turns out buying a new one would have come cheaper atleast thats what came back as a answear.
So I decided to bite the apple and try replacing the Screen myself. My Ex was not happy because she thought with the second Problem it is not worth the effort to fix the Screen and maybe loose everything. My reasoning was that when the Spider Web Screen touches the Digitizer it will react strangely. So I went ahead and searched the web on how to do it. I ordered a Screen for $9 on ebay (free shipping) which came with a couple of Tools. More on those later.
One of the first Problems I found was that all instructions that I found showed the beginning and the end. But in the middle how the phone will look like when the glass is finaly taken off, I was unable to find much Information about it. Also doing it Redneck style without Special liquids and or a heat guns was no where to be found.
I decided to just try it. Disasembly is well documented and easy enough to do on this device. Atleast to the Point where most electronics are removed so that you can apply heat without too much problems. I decided on using a blow dryer to heat up the Display. I layed the Blow Dryer on the Counter turned it on and Held the phone up to it. Thinking if my fingers get too hot chances are it is too hot for the Display too.. Might be a little incaccurate to read the temperature like that but hey it worked. But soon after I started to remove the first pieces of broken glass I ran into Problems.
As per instructions I found, I put a Piece of tape accros the Screen so that the individuall pieces stayed ogether. That did not work at all for me. It just made the individual pieces push against the valuable digitizer below it. My next Problem was that the Tools that came with the replacement glass, especially the Little plastic Tools did not hold up to the Job und the tip was soon useless. I had to Switch to a Raizor blade. A couple of times I sliped and hit the Digitizer. Thinking oh well I guess I Need to get a new one. Luckely on the end it all worked out much better then I would have hoped. The left over glue I rubbed mostly off with my finger which worked out nicely. To clean it completely from ist glue took some time. The black rubber allong the side of the phone allso suffered. You might want to look out that that does not get riped out completely. I had enough left over so that the glass would sit on it good enough luckely.
Take a look at these Pictures and remember it works perfectly again for $9. While it is not for everyone to seperate a Glass from a Digitizer it is acctualy less fragile as you might think. The third Picture Shows you how it looked with all the scuff marks from taking off the glass. You can still see a few little marks on the end but hard to notice and much better then before. I am sure next time I will be more carefull and use the blade from the beginning on.
I got more Pictures and will improve this Thread for others that have to go through it. Feel free to PM me if you have any Questions. A list of other resources will also be included. This is only to explain and Show the bare state.
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Do you know if we can replace the metal frame on the side?
My device is bent. I mean. I fell on a rock with my device in my pocket and the rock directly hit the phone. Luckily I had a hsrd case and the device is still alive.
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supreethms said:
Do you know if we can replace the metal frame on the side?
My device is bent. I mean. I fell on a rock with my device in my pocket and the rock directly hit the phone. Luckily I had a hsrd case and the device is still alive.
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You should be able to find a new Frame for a resonable Price. Now to remove the digitizer from the Frame that is another Story. Not sure if it was the Glue or what Held it in place but I could not figure out how to get that out. luckely the two Buttons at the bottom survived the Screen removal and so I did not hat to take the Digitizer out.
Useful information and explains why repair shops will usually only replace the complete assembly. Read many complaints that those cheap ebay screens are plastic and easily scratched, not genuine gorilla glass replacements?
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150998824149?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I've ordered one of these as mines a bit scuffed and what looks like a small crack in it.
boomboomer said:
Useful information and explains why repair shops will usually only replace the complete assembly. Read many complaints that those cheap ebay screens are plastic and easily scratched, not genuine gorilla glass replacements?
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It is definetly cheaper then the original but if you have done it once. Chances are You will be able to do it again much easier. So if the $9 Glass only holds for example a Year. You can just replace it again. Or spend a little more for a original replacement glass.
Now I should Point out if the rubber seal around it gets damaged in the process and if the 3M Tape that should come with the Screen is placed wrong it will Impact the sensitivity of the sreen touches. I guess I did it right because my Ex is happy how it performs and that is saying allot.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150998824149?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I've ordered one of these as mines a bit scuffed and what looks like a small crack in it.
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If you get down to removing the digitizer from the Frame take a couple of Pictures and post them here.
I've bought an s4 dead cheap 2nd hand and it works fine except the adhesive glue underneath the glass hasn't set properly giving this strange wavy effect around the outside.
Like I said the digitizer works fine so all I really need to do is take the glass off, clear the glue off and replace it with new adhesive. The problem is I don't think it's possible to get hold of Gorilla Glass so what's the best alternative? Is there a 'almost as good as Gorilla' type of glass for sale somewhere or are they all the same? One of the things I love about my nexus 4 is how smooth the glass so giving that up kind of sucks. Also what adhesive should I be using? Someone told me I might be able to double sided tape instead of glue, would that be a possibility?
If anyone has any experience with and wants to share some info that would be great!
Take a look this video -> HERE. You have the materials used in the description :highfive:
s4 glass
Joku1981 said:
Take a look this video -> HERE. You have the materials used in the description :highfive:
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Hi I would take it to a local repair shop won't cost much and get a professional job done
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Hi I would take it to a local repair shop won't cost much and get a professional job done
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Good choice :highfive:
Taking off the external "screen" is tricky and risky.Ive seen the guy in Jokus video link doing an s2 before, but youll notice hes replacing the whole thing (which costs £150+).
In another video, a guy manages to change the piece your on about, but he admits he ballsd up his 1st attempt...so he needed the whole screen....lol
Also it looked like you dont get any stuff to stick the screen down with the new part, as the guy used the existing tape.
I broke my OPT screen when I dropped the phone. I ordered a replacement screen on ebay and disassembled the OPT using videos I found on the internet. The OPT was relatively easy to take apart.
The replacement screen arrived. When trying to place the replacement screen into the frame, I noticed that it lacks the glue on the edge of the screen to attach to the frame.
Any ideas on how I can attach the replacement screen on to the frame? Is there any glue that I can buy? Or will regular glue like super glue(permanent glue) work? Just don't want to risk damaging the replacement screen.
Any ideas?
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I broke my OPT screen when I dropped the phone. I ordered a replacement screen on ebay and disassembled the OPT using videos I found on the internet. The OPT was relatively easy to take apart.
The replacement screen arrived. When trying to place the replacement screen into the frame, I noticed that it lacks the glue on the edge of the screen to attach to the frame.
Any ideas on how I can attach the replacement screen on to the frame? Is there any glue that I can buy? Or will regular glue like super glue(permanent glue) work? Just don't want to risk damaging the replacement screen.
Any ideas?
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Dont use glu you should be able to find adhesive strips on eBay or somewhere online
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Dont use glu you should be able to find adhesive strips on eBay or somewhere online
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Thanks for your reply. Anything in particular that you recommend? A link will help me.
If I order online its going to take alteast a week to ship and receive it. There is some urgency to fix my phone. I need to fix it up before an upcoming trip on this Sunday.
What will happen if I use superglue to attach the screen to the frame? Will it damage the screen?
Vishnu
vishnumrao said:
Thanks for your reply. Anything in particular that you recommend? A link will help me.
If I order online its going to take alteast a week to ship and receive it. There is some urgency to fix my phone. I need to fix it up before an upcoming trip on this Sunday.
What will happen if I use superglue to attach the screen to the frame? Will it damage the screen?
Vishnu
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Never use superglue.
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vishnumrao said:
Thanks for your reply. Anything in particular that you recommend? A link will help me.
If I order online its going to take alteast a week to ship and receive it. There is some urgency to fix my phone. I need to fix it up before an upcoming trip on this Sunday.
What will happen if I use superglue to attach the screen to the frame? Will it damage the screen?
Vishnu
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I'm sure what kind to look for but they are all over eBay and for superglu I'm not sure what will happen but I'm sure there a reason why they don't use it in the first place
Hello all, I went to a local store that repairs phones. I asked to if they would sell double sided tape and offered to pay a nominal fee. They were kind enough to give me a few and at no charge. With this I have put back my phone in working order.
In how much did you got your replacement screen???, I also broke my opt, it's easy
In how much did you got your replacement screen???, I also broke my opt, it's easy to replace glass??? I have seen videos on YouTube
drpratik97 said:
In how much did you got your replacement screen???, I also broke my opt, it's easy to replace glass??? I have seen videos on YouTube
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Sorry, have not been on xda in a while. I paid about 25 USD on ebay.
Its pretty easy to replace. Takes a lot of patience.
Since the thread has been revived already, I'll drop in my $0.05 since I just replaced my screen last week
* The assembly/disassembly is fairly easy following video tutorials, it's not even necessary to remove all parts if you're careful with the heat.
* Remember to move the fingerprint sensor, the glued-on touch buttons and the phone speaker cover on top to the new screen.
* As always, you need to be patient when heating and ungluing the old screen from the frame (luckily it's glued only on the borders).
* I got my screen from aliexpress just under $20. Couldn't find any difference between it and the original one.
* As previous posters said, do not use any cyanoacrylate glues (superglue, etc), they leave white stains on the glass.
* I was also surprised by no glue on the frame I didn't have time to order adhesive strips, used a really thin layer of silicone adhesive, worked well and there are no gluing signs.
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Since the thread has been revived already, I'll drop in my $0.05 since I just replaced my screen last week
* The assembly/disassembly is fairly easy following video tutorials, it's not even necessary to remove all parts if you're careful with the heat.
* Remember to move the fingerprint sensor, the glued-on touch buttons and the phone speaker cover on top to the new screen.
* As always, you need to be patient when heating and ungluing the old screen from the frame (luckily it's glued only on the borders).
* I got my screen from aliexpress just under $20. Couldn't find any difference between it and the original one.
* As previous posters said, do not use any cyanoacrylate glues (superglue, etc), they leave white stains on the glass.
* I was also surprised by no glue on the frame I didn't have time to order adhesive strips, used a really thin layer of silicone adhesive, worked well and there are no gluing signs.
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are you talking about whole screen or just outer glass?
chxei said:
are you talking about whole screen or just outer glass?
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Glass with the LCD. I think replacing only the glass would be very hard, if even possible without proffessional tools.
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Glass with the LCD. I think replacing only the glass would be very hard, if even possible without proffessional tools.
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so that lcd is as good as original one? can you link me?
chxei said:
so that lcd is as good as original one? can you link me?
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It certainly looks the same, both internally and running on the phone, compared to my gf's OP2 which still has the original screen.
I bought this one, but I guess all the aliexpress screens are the same
I dropped my phone too sadly. Contacted the local repair centre and they said I do need to replace outer screen and the digitizer. And the process is more than $100 if I convert it.
In Alixpress just about $5 for the outer screen. Do I need to replace both or just the outer screen?
thehackersz said:
I dropped my phone too sadly. Contacted the local repair centre and they said I do need to replace outer screen and the digitizer. And the process is more than $100 if I convert it.
In Alixpress just about $5 for the outer screen. Do I need to replace both or just the outer screen?
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I don't think changing just the glass is a good idea, I think there was video of a guy trying and braking everything. Just like the guy before said buy a screen for $20 and follow a guide. I also broke mine, but ordered a screen + frame for $50 because I thought it would be easier to just move the hardware.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-Sid...642287?hash=item3aeaef1d2f:g:HsIAAOSwEBxZbHWp
Adhesive for screen. I've changed my screen twice.. Mr. Sloppy hands -.-