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[Q] Derp! I dropped my Aria!

The digitizer cracked. Almost perfect straight line just below the soft keys, and just above the trackpad, and the bottom left corner was pretty nasty looking. It worked for about a week and stopped. I had it all apart, and no connections are loose. The actual digitizer seems to be intact, but the class is missing entirely below the soft keys (it didn't stay together during disassembly). I was going to replace the digitizer, and eventually upgrade to an Atrix. I'm stuck on my junker Samsung jack in the meantime.
Anyways, my question is, is the digitizer not working because that bit of glass is missing? I can attach pictures later if you guys would like. I'm concerned about putting money into this phone if I can't know for sure if it's going to work when I'm done. I have a feeling that the problem is bigger than just the bottom of the glass being cracked/missing, because the portion of the glass that is actually touch sensitive is totally intact. On the other hand, is it possible that it isn't working because the digitizer depends on the entirety of the glass being there (since the glass is an insulator) to output the correct resistance values? If somebody with more knowledge on this could help, that'd be great. I used to occasionally get the touchscreen to work a few minutes at a time, but I now get no response.
I've done all kinds of searching for more specific answers with no luck.
Thanks for your help!

I am in the same boat bud. I cracked my screen pretty bad and just dont want to dump money into this little thing when there are some sick phones coming out this year. My has a ton of cracks all through the screen and it works perfect still, but I also have all the glass intact,for the most part anyway. I would have to guess that its the missing glass, but I am far from a pro so...yeah. Last I checked the aria digitizers were kinda steep in price, have you found any "deals"? Good luck to you sir.

I ordered my digitizer from wholesalegadgetparts.com they're reliable and have fast shipping. The installation can be a bit tricky and usually leaves you with a malfunctioning proximity sensor if you're not careful. Let me know if this helped or if you need assistance.
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Well, out of curiosity, I fired up the phone tonight, and surprise surprise, it worked. Looks like the proximity sensor is shot though. When I take the phone aay from my ear, the screen doesn't turn back on, and I had to pull the battery to hang up. I'm going to try and work some magic and see if I can get an upgrade to an Atrix or Inspire next week, and I'll report back. Thanks for the help guys.

mine broke too
had the same problem - had to pull battery to get it to turn off - just wouldnt work.
I ordered a replacement - tried to replace it myself
couldnt quite get the glass to fit back nice an snuggly - and couldnt quite get it right .
ended up just buying a new one -
If your contract is almost over i would try to hold out for a new phone - so many nice new ones coming out...
although I love the little size of the aria

[Q] Cracked screen -> fast battery drain now

I cracked my screen pretty badly this weekend and am planning on ordering the replacement parts this week (debating the just glass or the new glass/LCD options). But I've noticed since then(last 2 days) the battery has drained pretty fast. Normally I get 2 days from a charge, today I pulled the phone off the cord at 8am and now at 3pm I got a pop-up saying <10%. The phone has only sat on the desk. No calls, no emails, no text, no web surfing.
Maybe the screen is getting mixed signals, being cracked and all.
Any ideas?

mattlikesbikes said:
I cracked my screen pretty badly this weekend and am planning on ordering the replacement parts this week (debating the just glass or the new glass/LCD options). But I've noticed since then(last 2 days) the battery has drained pretty fast. Normally I get 2 days from a charge, today I pulled the phone off the cord at 8am and now at 3pm I got a pop-up saying <10%. The phone has only sat on the desk. No calls, no emails, no text, no web surfing.
Maybe the screen is getting mixed signals, being cracked and all.
Any ideas?
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I am not really knowledgable about the exact interworkings of the HD2's internal hardware. But I do think it would be a pretty fair assumption that the cracked screen could be the cause of the sudden battery drain. You know your HD2 better than anybody else would as far as daily functionality of your HD2. So if it was not having a battery drain before you cracked the screen. And now you do after and this is the singular change in the state of the HD2 be it hardware wise or software wise. Then logic would say that is it.
Have you thought any about it might not just be the screen that is cracked. What about the internals. How hard did it hit, and how hard was the object the phone hit????
One last thing, be nice to your HD2, it is nice to you. ha ha ha....... But really take it easy on the hardware.

I trimmed the tape on it down to only covering the glass (finger protection mostly) and got it off the edges and out from around the back. This seemed to really help. I've noticed from the beginning of owning this phone that there are some sensitive spots on the sides that when pressure is applied the phone acts like a button was pressed etc. So I must have been causing this. Even with the screen off it was still reading a button push and having to process this action, using power.
I need to find a hard shell for the phone. The rubber thing that came with it is useless as it sticks in your pocket, I need smooth hard plastic I guess. The phone slipped out of my hand as I was getting out of the car and landed face down. Pure accident.

mattlikesbikes said:
I trimmed the tape on it down to only covering the glass (finger protection mostly) and got it off the edges and out from around the back. This seemed to really help. I've noticed from the beginning of owning this phone that there are some sensitive spots on the sides that when pressure is applied the phone acts like a button was pressed etc. So I must have been causing this. Even with the screen off it was still reading a button push and having to process this action, using power.
I need to find a hard shell for the phone. The rubber thing that came with it is useless as it sticks in your pocket, I need smooth hard plastic I guess. The phone slipped out of my hand as I was getting out of the car and landed face down. Pure accident.
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I too have notice the same thing about my HD2 that ertain areas around the edge are sensative, like you said almost like you were pressing abutton of some sort. I am glad you figured something out that helps stop the battery drain. I know that can be agrevating as hell.
If you have a T-Mobile HD2 like I do you could try the Body Glove. I have one on mine, it is a two piece hard plastic cover you HD2 slides up in. ig has a pull out kickstand on the back also, I really like it. It has help protect my HD2 several times when I accidently dropped it out of my hand. I do warn you though after having it on your HD2 for awhile it will make to little scuff marks of the clear coat on your battery cover. Also I have notice I have to make sure I have a ferm grip on it when I pick it up cause the plastic cover is a little slick not like when gou have the rubber case on it. I attached two photos of the cover, oh and you can buy it from T-mobile store or from the T-Mobile website. I suggest website it is cheaper there.

replacement Mytouch 4G Screen digitizer issues

Hey all,
I replaced my girlfriends shattered digitizer a couple of weeks ago. Everything went great. I attempted to reuse the adhesive that was originally on the phone but alot of it was not any good.
So after putting it back together using what i could for the adhesive, the phone booted up and worked fine. But after sometime of using it my girlfriend started to complain about it not responding to touch correctly. Random times when touched it would act like she was touching somewhere completely different. Or it would act like it wasn't even being touched. To fix that issue you have to put it to sleep and then reactivate.
A good example would be if you were on the phone dial pad and trying to press 9 it would press 2 or 5 or 1. Or sometimes it would just not activate anything. Sometimes it would even "press" something without it ever being touched.
I did replace my old iphone digitizer and had the same issue. Not sure how to fix it. My only other thing i can think of is maybe getting some adhesive and applying. But i want to see if anyone has had this same issue or if they have a fix?
We've reset the phone to factory settings, rebooted. I have no more ideas.
Also where cna i get mytouch 4g adhesive?

Bump....anyone?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961252
This thread might help you out. Someone in there also mentioned that you can use the same adhesive used on iphones, or 3M adhesive(whatever that is..)
Hope this helps you out a bit.

AlanB412 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961252
This thread might help you out. Someone in there also mentioned that you can use the same adhesive used on iphones, or 3M adhesive(whatever that is..)
Hope this helps you out a bit.
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THanks. I will have to give that a shot.
Anyone have any other ideas? Any one hit this issue before? There has to be atleast one person.

3M 2mm double sided adhesive OEM
chowdan said:
I did replace my old iphone digitizer and had the same issue. Not sure how to fix it. My only other thing i can think of is maybe getting some adhesive and applying. But i want to see if anyone has had this same issue or if they have a fix?
We've reset the phone to factory settings, rebooted. I have no more ideas.
Also where cna i get mytouch 4g adhesive?
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Hi there, this is what I use to re-adhere digitizers when I repair iPhone digitizers and MyTouch 4G digitizers: http://www.ebay.com/itm/37051618015...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1118wt_1141
Make sure that all connections inside the phone are properly connected, the issue with your girlfriend hitting a button and the touch not responding correctly usually indicates a defective digitizer or that a connection came loose or maybe moisture got underneath which will cause the digitizer to fail.
I hope this helps !!

I have the same issue. I replace one digitizer for a customer and she complained of certain spots not responding.
I replaced one on my phone and it does not respond in some places. Like i wouldnt work when its on horizontal mode.
I would draw a straight line on a drawing app and it goes down fine and get crooked towards the bottom area. almost like a lightening symbol.
The digitizer i got is not original. One of my original digitzer is acting up too. Tried it on different phones and its still the same.
I also tried using the adhesive tapes.
This is too much of a problem.. Wonder what the issue is...

It'd be ncie if we could get some more advice here. Or even some more reports of this issue.
@krnchonnom: Where did you purchase the digitizer? I picked mine up for repairs universe. Wonder if they got a bad batch.

I replaced my Digitizer this past week and I'm now expeirencing the same thing... Has anyone proven that using new adhesive solves the problem? This is the adhesive I used when replacing mine, http://www.repairsuniverse.com/adhesive-strips-for-touch-screens.html

Hey I had the touchdcreen problem after the OTA update from T-Mobile a couple of weeks ago. Now for the last two days it disappeared. I think it was software related...
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App

How could it be software related when I never had a problem with my old digitizer before and after I shattered it...
I took apart my phone once again today and spent about 2 hours sizing and cutting new adhesive strips and it appears that I have relieved the issue so that it only happens now and again, thus allowing some use out of the phone but now the digitizer is stuck to the LCD and making part of my screen looks like a piece of glass on top of some liquid ready to go under a microscope... I'll put up a pic tomorrow.
I'm just about to the point where I might just purchase a digi+LCD assembly instead.

Sooo. .. you guys replaced the digitizer and still no go, but cannot fathom it may be software related... May not be but mine was when stupid T-Mobile said it was hardware. I would type a certain letter yet it would type three others making it impossible to text. Just sharing my experience. Hope you guys figure it out.
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here is what it looks like
problem solved. My adhesive tape was too thin. I doubled the adhesive up and now I'm good, except for the intermittent unresponsiveness. I have to lock the screen and unlock it again to get it to work again...

I'm about to tear back into my wife's MT4G for this same issue. She cracked the screen a couple months back and had to use a MT3G for a while!
I bought several busted MT4G's off of ebay to tear down before I took hers apart. It really helped knowing where there are snaps and screws and such before you do the real thing.

[Q] Dropped phone/ part of screen does not work

I was running and i accidentally tugged on my headphones and my phone flew. i had an otter box defender on, and i found a small crack in the top left next to the front facing camera. now the crack is not the problem its the fact that a part of the screen doesn't work, it goes from edge to edge is about 1 cm up and down. does anybody know whats up?
btw i have cyanogenmod running on it and i already tried factory resetting it to no avail

blueman1122 said:
I was running and i accidentally tugged on my headphones and my phone flew. i had an otter box defender on, and i found a small crack in the top left next to the front facing camera. now the crack is not the problem its the fact that a part of the screen doesn't work, it goes from edge to edge is about 1 cm up and down. does anybody know whats up?
btw i have cyanogenmod running on it and i already tried factory resetting it to no avail
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the g2 screen is very fragile the way it was designed has the digitizer wires running around entire screen but the flex cable is in the top right around where the front camera is a single crack will break touch on almost entire screen mainly up to the area where it happened; you should look into a replacement or warranty if you decide to do it yourself make sure to buy lcd+digitizer, I know that replacing only digitizer is cheaper but it's an almost impossible difficult task, I have lots of experience in taking apart electronics and decided to try and replace only digitizer with my g2 in December which ended up in lcd breaking half way through screen dissasembly

XxZombiePikachu said:
the g2 screen is very fragile the way it was designed has the digitizer wires running around entire screen but the flex cable is in the top right around where the front camera is a single crack will break touch on almost entire screen mainly up to the area where it happened; you should look into a replacement or warranty if you decide to do it yourself make sure to buy lcd+digitizer, I know that replacing only digitizer is cheaper but it's an almost impossible difficult task, I have lots of experience in taking apart electronics and decided to try and replace only digitizer with my g2 in December which ended up in lcd breaking half way through screen dissasembly
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well thanks for the reply guess i have to wait another year for my contract to expire since the phones already rooted and warranty wont affect it :/

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